河南省2020年高三英语高考预测卷(九)

1、高三英语高考预测卷（九）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A B.C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项Mathematical InductionBy Titu Andreescu & Vlad CrisanISBN: 9780996874595Price: US $ 84. 63Buy now at a 20% discount!'I serves as a very good resource and teaching material for anyone who wants to discover

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3、 now at a 10% discount!In this book, Larry Cuban looks at the uses and effects of digital technologies in K-12 classrooms, exploring if and how technology has transformed teaching and learning. In particular, he examines forty-one classrooms across six districts in Silicon Valley that have devoted m

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7、ars.21. How much is Mathematical Induction now?A. About $ 16. 93.B. About $ 64. 63.C. About $ 67. 70.D. About $ 84. 63.22. What do we know about the book written by Larry Cuban?A. It focuses on technological reform in education.B. It aims to improve pre-school education.C. It helps with students'

8、; mathematical ability.D. It is based on various academic studies.23. Which book is the most culture-specfic?A. Mathematical Induction.B. The Flight of a Butterfly or the Path of a Bullet?.C. The Fight for America's Schools.D. The White Chalk of Days.BWhen I first got to the dojo（ 柔道馆）at around

9、6, the first thing that I remember seeing was these groups of people,lined up to fight each other, which shook me. I really didn't want to come back. But I did. I stayed until my Blue Belt. After that, progressing was a little frightening. But my friends and instructors got me to keep coming.I w

10、as progressing well, but that took a turn as soon as I reached the Red Belt. My parents were switching jobs, and it was very difficult to match our schedules so that 1 could come to the dojo. During that year, 1 didn't come to the dojo as much. It was hard for my parents, as well as myself, to b

11、e able to fit it into our schedule as often.When I finally started coming regularly, it was bitter for me to see that all of my friends and peers were ahead. And that taught me a lesson: You should never be upset about yourself if other people are achieving something that you aren't.If anything,

12、 you should do the opposite for them. After that year, everything was back up to speed, and I entered Level 3. I couldn't believe how fast my training was going, and I was finally into the Brown Belt.Getting through the Brown Belt tests as a young student, and a girl, was very tough. And here, i

13、n one of the last stages before my First Degree Black Belt, I learned the biggest lesson - - I could do anything that I wanted to and I was capable of anything that I set my mind to. I just didn't think I could. But I proved myself wrong, and I was able to do it.Finally, getting my First Degree

14、Black Belt is a dream that comes true, literally. I have been dreaming about these I days for months on end, and it never loses the excitement that it gives me. And even after my ceremony, I think I will I look back on this day， and remember every secon，d every moment.24. How did the author feel whe

15、n she first got to the dojo?A. Scared. B. Thrilled. C. Annoyed. D. Disappointed.25. What made the author unable to come to the dojo regularly?A. Her dislike of her instructors.B. Her parents' not supporting her.C. Her little progress in the training.D. Her parents' changes of jobs.26. The au

16、thor thinks that when others did better than you, you shouldA. be respectful to themB. be happy for themC. learn from them modestlyD. work harder and harder27. Which saying can conclude the biggest lesson the author learmed?A. No pain, no gain.B. Well begun is half done.C. Nothing is impossible to a

17、 willing heart.D. All things are difficult before they are easy.Our dog Sandy is a golden retriever（ 寻 回 犬 ）. Once we performed an experiment to see how keen his nose was.There was one particular pile that must have had hundreds of sticks. We picked up one stick carved an X on it, walked away from t

18、he pile and then threw it back into the pile, not once but a dozen times into the pile. It was impossible for us to tell with any certainty which stick we had originally chosen. Each time he brought back that stick. It wasn't the shape or the size or the look of the stick that he used to pick it

19、 out from all the others. It was the smell we left on the stick. It is hard to imagine, but for dogs every living creature has its own distinctive smell.The noses of people have about 5 million cells that sense smell. Dogs' noses have anywhere from 125 to 300 million cells. Moreover, these cells

20、 are closer to the surface than cells in our noses, and more active. It has been estimated that dogs such as Sandy have noses that are a million times more sensitive than ours. Clothes that we haven't worn for week,and places we've only touched lightly indicate our presence to dogs.His ears

21、are also remarkable. He can hear sounds that humans can't and at distances which are astonishing. It is over our head to know and understand that world. Yet we have the advantage of being able to imagine what his experience is like, though he probably doesn't think too much about how we see

22、the world.The environment is the world that all living things share. Living creatures are born into the environment and are part of it. Yet there is no creature who perceive感 知至U) all of what is and what happens. For a dog like Sandy a book isn't much different than a stick, whereas for us one s

23、tick is pretty much like every other stick. There is no one world experienced by all living creatures.28. Why did the author conduct the experiment?A. To train Sandy to pick out sticks.B. To show how fast Sandy found sticks.C. To prove sensitivity of Sandy's nose.D. To teach Sandy to tell differ

24、ent smells.29. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 2?A. Support the conclusion with numbers.B. Summarize the previous paragraph.C. Provide some advice for the readers.D. Introduce a new topic for discussion.30. What does the underlined idiom in paragraph 3 mean?A. Amazing. B. Difficult. C

25、. Reasonable. D. Inconvenient.31. Which of the following best expresses the author's opinion in the last paragraph?A. Worlds to experience.B. An environment to share.C. No environment, no creatures.D. One environment, many worlds.DCrude oil （ 原油 ） taken from fields in Alaska's North Slope ne

26、ar Prudhoe Bay is carried by tube to the port of Valdez. From there it is shipped by tanker to the West Coast of the United States. Just after midnight on March24, 1989,the Exxon Valdez, a tanker more than three football fields long, went off course in Prince William Sound near Valdez and hit rocks

27、underwater. About 42 million liters of oil poured out from several slices in the ship, creating the worst escape of oil ever in the U. s. waters.In 1990， the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB） found the captain of the tanker guilty of drinking before sailing and of leaving the bridge and tur

28、ning over the ship to an inexperienced and tired third mate. The NTSB ruled that the accident was the result of drinking of the captain, an overworked crew member, and inadequate traffic control by the Coast Guard.In the early 1970s, conservationists said that a large, damaging oil escape would occu

29、r in these dangerous waters containing hidden rocks and frequented by icebergs and violent storms. They urged that Alaskan oil be brought to the lower 48 states by tube over land to reduce potential damage.Officials of Alyeska, a company formed by the seven oil companies taking oilfrom Alaska's

30、North Slope, said that a tube would take too long to build and that a large escape of oil was " highly unlikely". They assured Congress that they would be at the scene of any accident within five hours and have enough equipment and trained people to clean up any spill. However, when the S4

31、-ilion Valdez leak occurred, Alyeska and Exxon officials did too little too late.In the early 1970s, Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton told Congress that all oil tankers using Alaskan waters would have double hulls（ 船体 ）. Later, under pressure from oil companies, the requirement was dropped. A

32、fter the disaster,the oil industry had much to answer for. The accident led to an international push for double-hulled oil tankers.What if the Exxon Valdez had a double hull?32. What is the second paragraph mainly about?A. The consequence of drunk sailing.B. The cause of the Valdez accident.C. The r

33、esponsibility of the captain.D. The role of the Coast Guard in the accident.33. We can infer that conservationists advisedA. building an oil tube to save delivery timeB. stopping shipping oil in dangerous watersC. bringing Alaskan oil to the lower 48 statesD. making full preparations for any oil esc

34、ape34. What did the author indicate in the end?A. The Exxon Valdez had a double dull.B. Morton worked for an oil company.C. The accident might be preventable.D. Oil companies favored the requirement.35. What is the best title for the text?A. Valdez: The Predicted Oil LeakB. Alyeska: Lessons Not Lear

35、ntC. The Oil Accident: Who to BlameD. The Valdez Disaster: What to Remember第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。When it comes to creativity, one of our biggest concerns is usually how we can be more creative, or how to come up with better ideas. I've gathered some of the

36、 most practical studies to help improve creativity. 36Many people think that happiness is the ideal state to create something. Recently a study on creativity made a great conclusion.37 I don't want you to put yourself in a bad mood to create something, but next time you're in strong feeling,

37、 try to sit down and focus that energy on creating something.38Reading or feeling absurd （ or dreamlike） things can help boost侬进）pattern recognition and creative thinking. Because the mind is always seeking to make sense of the things that it sees, and such objects put it in"overdrive" whi

38、le the mind tries to work out exactly what it is looking at or reading. I like reading interesting short stories like The Last Questionwhen looking for inspiration.You can also get moving, because it's suggested that exercise can actually improve creative thinking as well, due to its ability to

39、get the heart pumping and putpeople in a positive mood. 39_ I's not necessarily the act; it's the change in moods. f you' re stuck in a creative job and want to take a break, try exercise while your brain is subconsciously at work._ 40 _ I tend to jogging outdoors in this case , and it&#

40、39;s truly helpful for me.A. Why not stick to reading?B. Experiencing something unreasonable works.C. It may help to speed up your " Aha!" moment.D. Creativity increases when whatever feelings run high.E. Try a few out for yourself and see which ones work best.F. It can produce more creati

41、ve thoughts just like thinking about love.G. We are in two very different states of mind when trying to create something.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A.B.C和D四个选项中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。For over four years, I learned ballet. It was a 41 part of my life. I loved it because of

42、the challenge, the 42 required to improve every single day. However, whenthe teachers in Florida told us to_ 43 , 1 found myself designing an unhealthy weight. Unfortunately, as my weight went down, my _44 got worse.I'd heard about eating disorders but I never_ 45 that it would happen to me. Bec

43、ause I had lost so many 46 in such a short amount of time, my organs_47. Ihad to stay in the hospital for four nights and five days.1 realized the serious 48_ I had caused to my body, and I was ready to_49As part of recovery from an eating disorder, I was not 50_to exercise for a fewweeks. During th

44、is time, I_ 51 ballet and whether I truly wanted to continue it. Did it buy my 52 ? Not any more. It was something that I could 53 _. So I did, but not even once have I ever 54 it. I began with walks around the neighborhood with my mom when I was _ 55 allowed to exercise, and I also took long hikes.

45、 These 56 were incredibly enjoyable for me. Being outside in the sunshine was 57 I became happy.As for where I'm in my recovery, I take every day as a(n) 58 to get a little bit better. I celebrate every minute I exercise, and every day I am 59 of anorexia (厌食 症).I do not exercise to 60 calories,

46、 and I do it because I love it.41. A. challenging42. A. trend43. A. slim44. A. performance45. A. doubted46. A. things47. A. faded48. A. damageB. significantB. chanceB. exerciseB. appetiteB. noticedB. mealsB. struggledB. troubleB. dropC. traditionalC. effortC. trainD. harmonious49. A. dance50. A. for

47、cedB. asked51. A. thought about B. gave up52. A. wonderB. joy53. A. run out ofC. take advantage of54. A. regretted B. rememberedC. spiritC. acknowledgedC.poundsC. diedC. pressureC. returnC. permittedC. called forC. admirationB. get tired ofD.let go ofC. prayedD. techniqueD. competeD. diseaseD. imagi

48、nedD. businessesD. sufferedD. lossD. recoverD. expectedD. focused onD. trustD. advocated1155. A. instantly B. eventually C. simply D. constantly56. A. programsB. servicesC. activitiesD. routines57. A. safeB. dreamlikeC. ordinaryD. magic58. A. reward B. promiseC. opportunity D. attempt59. A. free B.

49、aware C. ashamed D. scared60. A. digest B. consume C. count D. waste第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。China has named 24,126 primary and middle schools across the country specialist football schools 61(lead )youth football development, accordingto the Ministry of Education ( MO

50、E). It's required that at least one football class 62(offer) each week in these schools s0 that they can encourage their students to, 63 ( active) participate in football training and matches.China aims to have 50 ,000 schools specializing in youth football by the end of 2025, said Wang Dengfeng

51、, an official with the MOE,64 ( add) that to realize this goal, the ministry will take various measures that include building school football fields, training football coaches and providing extra funding and policy support. 65 those measuresin schools, 47 football training camps have also been built in_ 66 effort to promote the sport among young people. And outstandingor_ 67_(gift) players will also have the chance to join inte-school teams for regional68( compete) and even national summer camps.In the past four years, local education d