2020年5月新课标I卷高考英语考前信息预测卷(12页)

1、A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对每段对话仅读一遍。C. The woman's father.C. Planting something.C. A nice hotel.C. In a hospital.C. A saleswoman.从题中所给的A、 B 、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时2020 年 5 月新课标 I 卷高考英语考前信息预测卷英语试题（考试时间120分钟试卷满分 150分）注意事项1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的

2、答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干 净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30 分 ）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 （共 5 小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Who likes Clint Eastwood's movies?A. The woman.B. Th

3、e woman's mother.2. What is the woman doing?A. Throwing away dirt. B. Looking for water.3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Diving in Sydney.B. A plan for their spring break.4. Where are the two speakers probably?A. In a hotel.B. In a car.5. What is Alice now?A. An insurance agent.

4、B. A lawyer.第二节（共15 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。 每段对话或独白后有几个小题，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 、 7 题。6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Roommates.B. Relatives.C.7. Why does Tom get full marks according to the man?A. He studies really hard.B.

5、He has good living habits. C.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. What does the woman think of lying?A. Lying is not always bad.B. One should never tell a lie.C.9. What is the man's idea about fighting?A. It's always bad.B. It's necessary sometimes.C.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What is the man doing?A

6、. Making plans for the holiday.B. Giving suggestions for the holiday.C. Reading maps on the Internet.11. When will the speakers see the castle?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C.12. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The speakers both live in Toulouse.B. The man has been to Bourges befo

7、re.C. The woman thinks the man is organized.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Where will the party be held?A. In Newcastle.B. At Peak Hill Llamas.C.14. When will Jenny move to Newcastle?A. Next week.B. On Saturday.C.15. How will the woman go to the party?Classmates.He is the teacher's pet.One cannot li

8、e to an ugly friend.People should refuse it.In the evening.At Central Park.On Friday.A. By bus.B. By car.C. By subway.16. What gift will the woman take for Jenny?A. An ice cream cake. B. Some flowers.C. A teddy bear.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is John Steinbeck's book Travels with Charley a

9、bout?A. Traveling around the USA.B. People with troubles and problems.C. People around the USA.18. Which shows the right traveling route of John and Charley?A. Midwest California Maine New York.B. Maine Midwest Texas California.C. Maine Midwest California New York.19. How long did the journey take?A

10、. Two months.B. Three months.C. Four months.20. What do we know about Charley?A. Charley traveled with a dog.B. Charley didn't like the trip.C. Charley said nothing about the trip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。ADisappearing animalsSince w

11、e don't see a lot of these animals in our everyday lives, we don't realize that they're in danger. Educate yourself on these animal populations and try to do what you can to help.VaquitaThis small porpoise is found only in the northern Gulf of California, and one reason you may have neve

12、r heard of the vaquita is that it is the rarest marine animal in the world; only 10 of them remain. With such a low population, this species could easily become extinct in your lifetime. These animals often get stuck and die in fishing nets as a result of illegal or poor fishing techniques.Amur leop

13、ardAlso known as the Far Eastern leopard, this Russian cat is dangerously close to extinction about 20-40 remain.Like many beautiful wild cats, the Amur Leopard is being poached（ 偷猎 ） for commercial reasons. Poachers arealso taking the Amur's prey, severely limiting their food supply and contrib

14、uting to the dwindling numbers. This iswhy the Amur leopard takes the title as the rarest wild cat on Earth.Cross River gorillaFound in the Congo Basin, the Cross River gorilla population is somewhere between 200 and 300 because of deforestation（ 毁林 ） and hunting. Cameroon and Nigeria are heading up

15、 the conservation effort by working with the WWF to protect the gorillas.SaolaIf you've never heard of the saola the Asian Unicorn it could be because the species was only disco26 years ago. The only known population of saola lives in the Annamite Mountains of Vietnam, but they are rarelyever si

16、ghted and the exact number of them is unknown. However, deforestation and hunting have made the species critically endangered, with estimates putting the population in the hundreds, and possibly as low as a few dozen.21. Which is the rarest marine animal in the world?A. VaquitaB. Amur leopardC. Cros

17、s River gorillaD. Saola22. Which of the following doesn t cause Amur leopard to be close to extinction?A. poachingB. deforestationC. lack of food supplyD. hunting23. What do the 4 endangered animals have in common according to the passage?A. They are all mammals.B. The populations are all less than

18、100.C. They are all the rarest in their species group.D. They become endangered partly because of human activities.BThe streets of Brussels are mostly quiet as people stay home to guard against the new coronavirus. But one bustraveling through the Belgian capital can be heard loud and clear. It is b

19、ringing messages of love and hope to peopleacross the city. The bright red bus is called the V oices of Brussels. But some have named it the“ love bus. ”Since the middle of April, the city s public bus company has been calling on people to send in voice messagesIt also wants to know where they live.

20、 The special bus then travels to those street addresses before sunset to deliverthe voice messages through a loudspeaker.We miss you a lot. Big kisses,was recently heard comingVoices of Brussels as it rolled down one city street.“ We are sending you a big kiss,” said anotas the bus continued through

21、 another neighborhood.A few people hearing the messages from inside their homes looked surprised and quickly closed curtains overtheir windows. But most of the time, people reacted with big, happy smiles. “ Itgives me pleasure, A” suncionMendez said, “ It brightens my day and helps ease my worries a

22、bout the coronavirus.” Mendez s dwatched and listened with her mother from an open window.“ It was a beautiful surprise. It warms the heart andmakes people come together despite the lockdown,” Diaz said.Like many city bus systems, the one in Brussels has been criticized by some riders. They say the

23、buses are toolate, too full or sometimes both. But in the current times, it is hard to criticize a bus carrying messages of love. Infact, a spokeswoman for the bus company said the Voices of Brussels program has been flooded with requests.More than 750 messages have included everything from the blow

24、ing of kisses to a request by a child for someone to become her godmother.“ The bus is a great idea. It can really have an impact on a lot of people, especially the older ones who do nothave access to technology, ” said Sanchez, the daughter of Diaz,“ It brings something very special.24. What do we

25、know about the V oices of Brussels?A. It is a broadcast program.B. It is a dark red bus which is named“ love bus ” by people.C. It brings messages of love and hope to people around the city.D. It is calling on people to stay at home to guard against the new coronavirus.25. Which of the following is

26、NOT true about the Voices of Brussels?A. It belongs to the city s public bus company.B. It delivers the voice messages in random places.C. Some people sent kiss messages through its loudspeaker.D It will stop giving messages when it is dark in the evening.26. What is Mendez s family s attitude towar

27、ds the ideoaicoefsthoef BVrussels?A. Supportive.B. Disapproving. C. SympatheticD. Critical27. What is the best title for the passage?A. The Love Bus: the Voices of BrusselsB. A Good Idea of Bus CompanyC. A Big Kiss Sent to YouD. A Great Way to Guard against COVID -19CLife expectancy rates in the Uni

28、ted States have been increasing for most of the past 60 years. But a new study has confirmed changes. It found that US life expectancy rates decreased for three years in a row after 2014. The main cause appears to be higher rates of death among middle-aged Americans.A report on the study notes that,

29、 among working -age Americans, death rates for all causes increased between2010 and 2017. The main reasons were drug overdoses, alcohol abuse, suicides, and organ system diseases, such as diabetes（糖尿病）.Doctor Steven Woolf, director emeritus of the Center on Society and Health at Virginia Commonwealt

30、hUniversity who helped to prepare the report, said,“ There has been an increase in death rates among workingAmericans. And it is a uniquely American problem since it is not seen in other countries.”“Economic hardship and the resulting despair, a sense of hopelessness, may be to blame," Wcit 

31、9; s a little difficult to place the blame on despair directly, the living conditions causing despair are leading to other problems, " he explained. " For example, if you live in an economically distressed community where income is and it ' s hard to find jobs, it can lead to chronic s

32、tress, which is harmful to health.”Dr. John Rowe - a professor at Columbia University 's Mailman School of Public Health in New York City 一 thinks it ' s not much of a surprise. He noted the problem of opioids （ 鸦片类药剂 ）in the United States, saying that“250,000 Americans have overdosed and di

33、ed " after taking the drugs.What is unusual is that the decrease in life expectancy is not the same for all age groups. "Thisis really evidence that mortality rates are increasing only in middle age while they ' continuing to decline in children, adolescents and people over 65,“ John s

34、aid.28. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. The increasing mortality rates and its main cause.B. A study about Life expectancy rates in the United StatesC. The decrease of US life expectancy rates and its main cause.D. Economic hardship and the resulting despair facing the mid -aged Americans29.

35、 The reason why death rates among working -age Americans increased doesn ' t include.A. pandemicB. alcohol abuse C. suicidesD. drug overdoses30. Which of the following words can replace the underlined wordfat" in Paragraph1 4?A. plainB. lowC. shallowD. apartment31. Which of the following is

36、 true according to the passage?A. 250,000 Americans died from overdosing opioids every year.B. Mortality rates are increasing in all age groups in the United States.C. High mortality rates among the mid -aged are also seen in other developed countries.D. Mortality rates are continuing to decrease in

37、 children, adolescents and people over 65.DA study of former professional football players in Scotland finds that they were more likely to die from dementia（痴呆）than any other cause. The results bring attention to the risks of head injuries from playing soccer.Researchers from the University of Glasg

38、ow reported the results in the New England Journal of Medicine. Theycompared the causes of death of 7,676 Scottish men who played professional soccer with 23,028 similar men from the general population. The men were all born between 1900 and 1976. Over 18 years of study, 1,180 players and 3,807 of t

39、he other group died.The study showed that the players had a lower risk of death from any cause until age 70. However, they had a3.4 times higher rate of death from diseases affecting the brain, such as Alzheimer s or Parkinsonalso were more likely to receive dementia medicines than people in the oth

40、er group were.Doctor Robert Stern, a scientist of Boston University who studies sports -related brain injuries, noted that the findings were about professional players. He said they might not apply to those who play for fun, college players or women, and parents “ shouldfocus on the health benefits

41、from exercise and participation in a sport that their children enjoy. ” He added that parents should still consider the risks of he-ahdititningg the ball with one s head.The medical advisory group of the English Football Association which helped support the study has not said it is necessary to chan

42、ge how the game is played. Officials across all levels of soccer can stop games for three minutes to fully examine head injuries. However, some experts believe that is not long enough. The English Football Association also is pushing soccer s worldwide lawmaking body to permit substitutions（ 替换 ） fo

43、r players who suffer concussions（ 脑震荡 ） during gameplay.32. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Playing football is dangerous.B. The football players suffer greatly from diseases related to brain.C. Study shows the professional soccer players are more likely to die from dementia.D. The English F

44、ootball Association concerns about the health of professional footballers.33. The researchers concluded the results by.A. Analysing the causes of the death of the football playersB. Comparing the causes of the death of professional footballers and ordinary peopleC. Providing examples of the deaths o

45、f professional soccer playersD. List the numbers of the people who died from dementia and other diseases.34. Which of the following is true according to Doctor Robert Stern?A. The study is only related to professional players.B. College players or women shouldn' t play football again.C. Parents

46、should encourage their children to exercise and participate in sports.D. General football players still have the risks of suffering from heading -hitting the ball.35. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. It is necessary to change the way football is played.B. Officials across all levels of s

47、occer advise stop playing footall.C. The English Football Association rejects to substitute players who suffer concussions during playing.D. Some experts suggest that it should take more than 3 minutes to examine head injuries during a game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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

48、项。Research shows that growing fruits, vegetables and other plants can make us happier and relieve tension. 36 Well, you can garden in small spaces with containers even on a balcony or rooftop. Here are some tips about how you start your container gardening.Research your location.Before starting, dec

49、ide on a place. How much sunlight will it get? Do you have safe access to a rooftop? Is it protected from the wind? Are you able to easily water the plants? All these things are important.37In your containers, you can control the soil and the amount of water, but not the sunlight. So, find out which

50、 plants can grow in the light conditions you have. Most vegetables need at least six hours of sunlight every day or full sun. However, some plants can grow in partial shade. This means direct sunlight for about three to six hours.Pay attention to the container depthWhen growing in containers, the so

51、il depth is important. 38 Plants that do well in containers do not have very deep roots. However, you will have to research which plants grow well in your area of the world.Grow up!39 You can buy or build a lightweight, ladder -like structure for your plants to grow up. Plants that grow up nicely ar

52、e peas, beans, cucumbers and tomatoes.WindIf wind is a problem where you live, remember to protect the plants. Wind can damage parts of the plants. It canalso dry them out. Choose a location for your garden that has shelter from a building or make your own wind protection.WaterYour garden will need

53、a regular supply of water. So, try to water your plants at the same time each day unlessthere is rain. 40 Watering at night can cause problems.A. Group the plantsB. Pick the right plants.C. It is best to water early in the morning.D. In small spaces, do not forget about growing upward.E. But not all

54、 of us have space, time or money for a large garden.F. If you are using sand, do not use as much because sand is heavy.G. For example, potatoes and carrots need a deeper container than other vegetables.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）第一节 完形填空（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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Las

55、t summer, Katie Steller pulled off the freeway on her way to work in Minneapolis. She stopped at a trafficlight, where a man was sitting with a 41 asking for help. She rolled down her window.I' m dHeygaround giving 42 haircuts. Do you want a try now?"The man looked in his 60s. He laughed, a

56、nd paused." Actually, I have a funeral to attend this week. I was rea43_ to get a haircut. ”"I' ll be right 44 , " Steller said.She drove off, went to the salon（沙龙）she owns, and asked one of her stylists to help her load a red 45 intoher car. Then they drove back. After they had h

57、is curly graying hair cut, the man, called Edward, looked in a46," I look good! ”To date, Steller has 4730 or so such haircuts to people around the city who are in trouble, and she isobviously aware of the power of her cleanup job.48a hatircuts" she says. "I want it to be a gateway, toshow value and respect. ”Steller knows that a haircut can 49 a life. In 2009, she 50 what she now calls her Red Chair Project, in which people who 51 acts of kindness are invited for a free makeover at Steller52 , theysalon. Intell t