(江苏专用)2020版高考英语冲刺提分模拟组合练四(aaab)

1、模拟组合练四(2).阅读理解A(2019南通如皋中学高三上学期质量调研)HistorianTomHollandistheaward-winningauthorofRubicon,PersianFireandMillennium.Heappearsregularlyonradio,TVandinprint.HislatestbookDynastyispublishedinpaperbackbyAbacus.MoominsummerMadnessByToveJanssonWhatIloveaboutthisbook,asachildandstilltoday,isitsmixofthefantas

2、ticalandnormal.Ontheonehand,itsaboutafamilyandtheirfriendsallenjoyingthemselves,quitehappynotdoingmuch.Ontheotherhand,itsaboutcharactersthatcanchangeintooddshapes,magicianscomingdownfromthemoonandpeculiarcreaturesemergingfromtheroof.Thatmixofthefamiliarandtheextraordinaryinformsallmywriting.TheHisto

3、riesByHerodotusBythetimeIwas12,IwasobsessedbyAncientGreeceandRome.Atfirst,IfoundtheearlysectionofTheHistoriesarealgrindbecauseitslikealongshaggydogstorythatnevergetstothepoint.InthesecondhalfIwasrewardedwiththestoriesIdbeenwaitingfor,likethebattlesofMarathon,SalamisandThermopylae.Overtheyears,Icomet

4、ovaluetheinfectiouscuriosityofthefirsthalfandtheportraitoftheworldinthefifthcenturyBCseenthroughtheeyesofthisextraordinaryGreekhistorian.ADistantMirrorByBarbaraW.TuchmanTuchmansbookTheGunsofAugustwonthePulitzerPrize,butitsthisslightlylesswell-knownworkthatprovidedmewitharolemodelformyownwriting.Both

5、scholarlyandinteresting,itsaportraitofthe14thcenturyinWesternEuropeandvividlyevokesmedievalcivilizationbuffetedbycataclysms:theBlackDeath,thePeasantsRevoltandtheGreatPapalSchism.IfeltIknewwhatitwastodieoftheplagueortohaveaswordputthroughmerealstoriestoldremarkably.1.TomHollandnowfindsthefirsthalfofT

6、heHistories.A.offthepointB.culture-centeredC.reallyboringD.quiteentertaining2.WhichbookdoesTomHollandappreciateandtrytocopyitsstyle?A.TheHistories.C.TheGunsofAugust.B.ADistantMirror.D.MoominsummerMadness.答案语篇解读本文介绍了历史学家TomHolland及其作品。他经常出现在广播、电视和印刷品上。他的最新著作Dynasty由Abacus出版平装本。1.D细节理解题。根据TheHistories

7、中Overtheyears,IcometovaluetheinfectiouscuriosityofthefirsthalfandtheportraitoftheworldinthefifthcenturyBCseenthroughtheeyesofthisextraordinaryGreekhistorian.可知,TomHolland现在发现TheHistories的前半部分很有趣。故选D。2.B推理判断题。根据ADistantMirror中TuchmansbookTheGunsofAugustwonthePulitzerPrize,butitsthisslightlylesswell-k

8、nownworkthatprovidedmewitharolemodelformyownwriting.可知,TomHolland喜欢ADistantMirror,并试着模仿它的风格。故选B。B(2019江苏扬州一模)Anintroductiontothisbookisassuperfluousasacandleinfrontofapowerfulsearchlight.Butaconventionofpublishingseemstorequirethatthecandleshouldbethere,andIamproudtobetheonetoholdit.Abouttenyearsago

9、IpickedupfromthepileofnewbooksonmydeskacopyofSonsandLoversbyamanofwhomIhadneverheard,andIstartedtoracethroughitwiththeimmoralspeedoftheprofessionalreviewer.ButafterapageortwoIfoundmyselfreading,reallyreading.Herewashereisamasterpieceinwhicheverysentencecounts,abookpackedwithsignificantthoughtsandbea

10、utiful,arrestingphrases,theworkofaremarkablegeniuswhosegiftsaremorerichlyvariousthanthoseofanyotheryoungEnglishnovelist.ToappreciatetherichvarietyofMrLawrencewemustreadhislaternovelsandhisvolumesofpoetry.ButSonsandLoversrevealstherangeofhistypicalpower.Herearecombinedandblended(混合的)sortof“realism”an

11、dalmostlyric(抒情的)imageryandrhythm.Thespeechofthepeopleisthatofdailylifeandthethingsthathappentothemarenormaladventuresandaccidents;theyfallinlove,marry,work,fail,succeed,anddie.Butoftheirdeeperemotionsandoftherelationsoftheselittlehumanbeingstotheearthandtothestars,MrLawrencemakessomethingneartopoet

12、ryandprose(散文)withoutviolatingitsproper“otherharmony”.TakethemarvellousparagraphnexttothelastpageofSonsandLovers(MrLawrencedependssolittleonplotintheordinarysensethatitisperfectlyfairtoreadtheendofhisbookfirst):Wherewashe?Onetinyuprightspeckofflesh,lessthananearofwheatlostinthefield.Hecouldnotbearit

13、.Oneverysidetheimmensedarksilenceseemedpressinghim,sotinyaspark,intoextinction,andyet,almostnothing,hecouldnotbeextinct.Night,inwhicheverythingwaslost,wentreachingout,beyondstarsandsun,starsandsun,afewbrightgrains,wentspinningroundforterror,andholdingeachotherinembrace,thereindarknessthatoutpassedth

14、emall,andleftthemtinyanddaunted.Somuch,andhimself,infinitesimal,atthecoreanothingness,andyetnotnothing.Suchgloriouswritingliftsthebookfaraboveanovelwhichismerelyastory.Ibegthereadertoattendtoeverylineofitandnottomissasingleoneofthemanysentencesthatawaitandsurpriseyou.Someareenthusiasticandimpressive

15、,liketheparagraphabove;othersarekeen,“realistic”observationsofthingsandpeople.InoneofhisbooksMrLawrencemakesacharactersay,orthink,thatlifeis“mixed”.Thatindicateshisphilosophyandhismethod.Heblendstheaccuratelyliteralandtrivial(琐碎的)withtheextremelypoetic.Tofindasimilarblendoftinydailydetailandwideimag

16、inativevision,wemustgobacktotwooldernovelists,HardyandMeredith.IdonotmeanthatMrLawrencederives(起源于)directlyfromthemor,indeed,thatheisclearlythedisciple(门徒)ofanymaster.Idofeelsimplythatheisoftheelderstature(名望)ofHardyandMeredith,andIknowofnootheryoungnovelistwhoisquiteworthyoftheircompany.WhenIfirstt

17、riedtoexpressthiscomparison,thisconnection,Iwascontradictedbyafellow-critic,whopointedoutthatMeredithandHardyareentirelyunlikeeachotherandthatthereforeMrLawrencecannotresembleboth.Tobesure,nothingismorehatefulthanforcedcomparisons,nothingmoreboringthantodiscoverparallelsbetweenoneworkofartandanother

18、.Anartistsmasteryconsistsinhisdifferencefromothermasters.Buttoreferayoungmanofgeniustoanolderone,atthesametimepronouncinghisindependenceandoriginality,isafair,ifnotverysuperior,methodofpraisinghim.3.Theunderlinedword“superfluous”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.A.meaningfulC.fundamentalB.unnecessary

19、D.fashionable4.WhatistypicalofLawrencesworks?A.Theyequallyrevealhisgeniuspower.B.Theycontainlotsofgreatlyricpoetry.C.Theypresentsomereallivingsituations.D.Theyfocusonrelationsbetweenhumans.5.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoillustratebyincludingoneparagraphfromSonsandLovers?A.Theplotofthenovelhaslittletodowit

20、hdailylife.B.ItiswisetoreadLawrencesbooksfromtheend.C.Lawrenceisnotcapableoftellinggoodstories.D.ThelanguageinLawrencesbooksiselegant.6.WhowereHardyandMeredith?A.TheytaughtLawrenceliteraturewhenhewasyoung.B.TheyweretherealisticnovelistsofLawrencestime.C.Theywerenovelistswhoresembledeachotherinwritin

21、g.D.Theywerenovelistscombiningdetailswithimagination.7.Accordingtotheauthor,whatdoesanartistsmasterymean?A.Hemusthavepersonaldiversity.B.Hemusthavethecriticalspirits.C.Hemustbehappytobecompared.D.Hemustbeamanofgenius.8.Whatistheauthorspurposeofwritingthepassage?A.TointroduceLawrencesnovelSonsandLove

22、rs.B.Toshowhisexperiencesofreadingclassics.C.ToanalyzeLawrenceswritingcharacteristics.D.Tocomparethestylesofdifferentnovelists.答案语篇解读作者通过引用儿子与情人中的一段文字,及与Hardy和Meredith的写作特点对比,分析了Lawrence的写作特色。3.B词义猜测题。根据第一段第一句中Anintroductiontothisbookisassuperfluousasacandleinfrontofapowerfulsearchlight.可知,这本书的引言如同在

23、强力探照灯前的蜡烛一样是多余的。meaningful有意义的;unnecessary多余的,不必要的;fundamental基本的;fashionable流行的。故选B项。4.C细节理解题。根据第二段第二、三句ButSonsandLoversrevealstherangeofhistypicalpower.Herearecombinedandblendedsortof“realism”andalmostlyricimageryandrhythm.可知,儿子与情人体现了他典型的写作风格:混合了“现实主义”和抒情的意象和节奏。由此可见,他的写作特色之一是表现生活的真实性,故选C项。5.D推理判断题

24、。根据第二段最后一句.MrLawrencemakessomethingneartopoetryandprosewithoutviolatingitsproper“otherharmony”.及倒数第二段第一句Suchgloriouswritingliftsthebookfaraboveanovelwhichismerelyastory.可知,引用这个段落是为了体现他的文字的优美和谐,故选D项。6.D细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句Tofindasimilarblendoftinydailydetailandwideimaginativevision,wemustgobacktotwooldern

25、ovelists,HardyandMeredith.可知,应选D项。7.A推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第二句Anartistsmasteryconsistsinhisdifferencefromothermasters.可知,作者认为,一位艺术家的造诣就在于他与其他大师的不同。A项中personaldiversity指的是个体多样性或个人差异,相当于differencefromothermasters,故选A项。8.C主旨大意题。纵观全文,作者通过引用儿子与情人中的一段文字,及与Hardy和Meredith的写作特点对比,分析了Lawrence的写作特色。故选C项。.任务型阅读(2019兴化第

26、一中学模拟考试)IvealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposethatisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldabetterplace.ForaslongasIcanremember,Ivelovedlearningnewthingsandsolvingproblems.SowhenIsatdownatacomputerforthefirsttimeinseventhgrade,Iwashooked.ItwasaclunkyoldTeletypemachineandit

27、couldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday.Butitchangedmylife.WhenmyfriendPaulAllenandIstartedMicrosoft30yearsago,wehadavisionof“acomputeroneverydeskandineveryhome”,whichprobablysoundedalittletoooptimisticatatimewhenmostcomputerswerethesizeofrefrigerators.Butwebelievedthatpersonalcompute

28、rswouldchangetheworld.Andtheyhave.Andafter30years,ImstillasinspiredbycomputersasIwasbackinseventhgrade.Ibelievethatcomputersarethemostincredibletoolwecanusetofeedourcuriosityandinventivenesstohelpussolveproblemsthateventhesmartestpeoplecouldntsolveontheirown.Computershavetransformedhowwelearn,giving

29、kidseverywhereawindowintoalloftheworldsknowledge.Theyrehelpingusbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandtostayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare.LikemyfriendWarrenBuffett,IfeelparticularlyluckytodosomethingeverydaythatIlovetodo.Hecallsit“tap-dancingtowork”.MyjobatMicrosoft

30、isaschallengingasever,butwhatmakesme“tap-dancetowork”iswhenweshowpeoplesomethingnew,likeacomputerthatcanrecognizeyourhandwritingoryourspeech,oronethatcanstorealifetimesworthofphotos,andtheysay,“IdidntknowyoucoulddothatwithaPC!”ButforallthecoolthingsthatapersoncandowithaPC,therearelotsofotherwaysweca

31、nputourcreativityandintelligencetoworktoimproveourworld.Therearestillfartoomanypeopleintheworldwhosemostbasicneedsgounmet.Everyyear,forexample,millionsofpeoplediefromdiseasesthatareeasytopreventortreatinthedevelopedworld.Ibelievethatmyowngoodfortunebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.Myw

32、ife,Melinda,andIhavecommittedtoimprovinghealthandeducationinawaythatcanhelpasmanypeopleaspossible.Asafather,IbelievethatthedeathofachildinAfricaisnolesspoignantortragicthanthedeathofachildanywhereelse,andthatitdoesnttakemuchtomakeanimmensedifferenceinthesechildrenslives.Imstillverymuchanoptimist,and

33、Ibelievethatprogressoneventheworldstoughestproblemsispossibleanditshappeningeveryday.Wereseeingnewdrugsfordeadlydiseases,newdiagnostictools,andnewattentionpaidtothehealthproblemsinthedevelopingworld.ImexcitedbythepossibilitiesIseeformedicine,foreducationand,ofcourse,fortechnology.AndIbelievethatthro

34、ughournaturalinventiveness,creativityandwillingnesstosolvetoughproblems,weregoingtomakesomeamazingachievementsinalltheseareasinmylifetime.FuelingourcreativityOutlineSupportingdetailsBeing9,Ibelievethepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldenthusiabetter.sticeqoac(,An)oldTeletypemachine,which

35、mademe10inthecomputer,changedmylife.11whatsoundedcrazy,PaulAllenandIdreamtoftherebeingacomputerforeveryone.For3decades,Istillhaveadeep12forthecomputer.IfeelluckytodosomethingchallengingatMicrosoft,andIhaveasenseof13whenwepresentpeoplesomethingnew.BeingComputersarethemostincredibletool,andthereisno14

36、intermsofproblemdevotedsolving.Computersaretransforminghowwelearn,15ourhorizonswhereverweare.Imboundtogivemyfortunetotheworldjustin17.BeingAllchildrenarecreatedequal,anditdoesnttakemuchtomakeadifferencein16theirlives.Greatimportanceisbeing18tothehealthproblemsindevelopingcountries.答案语篇解读作者一直都是一个乐观主义

37、者,他认为这根植于自己的信念,即创造力和智慧的力量可以让世界变得更美好。本文作者论述的是“如何推动我们的创造力”。9.Optimistically根据第一段IvealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposethatisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldabetterplace.中的optimist可知,我乐观地认为,创造力和智慧的力量可以让世界变得更美好。此处副词修饰整个句子,故答案为Oerested根据第二段中的SowhenIsa

38、tdownatacomputerforthefirsttimeinseventhgrade,Iwashooked.ItwasaclunkyoldTeletypemachineanditcouldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday.Butitchangedmylife.可知,一台老式的电传打字机,让我对电脑产生了兴趣,改变了我的生活。故答案为interested。11.Despite根据第三段中的WhenmyfriendPaulAllenandIstartedMicrosoft30yearsago,wehadavisionof“ac

39、omputeroneverydeskandineveryhome”,whichprobablysoundedalittletoooptimisticatatimewhenmostcomputerswerethesizeofrefrigerators.可知,尽管听起来很疯狂,PaulAllen和我都梦想着能让每个人都有一台电脑。故答案为Despite。12.affection根据第四段Andafter30years,ImstillasinspiredbycomputersasIwasbackinseventhgrade.可知,30年来,我仍然对电脑有很深的感情。故答案为affection。13.

40、achievement/satisfaction根据第七段中的MyjobatMicrosoftisaschallengingasever,butwhatmakesme“tap-dancetowork”iswhenweshowpeoplesomethingnew,likeacomputerthatcanrecognizeyourhandwritingoryourspeech,oronethatcanstorealifetimesworthofphotos.可知,我很幸运能在微软做一些有挑战性的事情,当我们向人们展示一些新的东西时,我有一种满足感。故答案为achievement/satisfact

41、ion。14.match/equal/comparison根据第五段Ibelievethatcomputersarethemostincredibletoolwecanusetofeedourcuriosityandinventivenesstohelpussolveproblemsthateventhesmartestpeoplecouldntsolveontheirown.可知,计算机是最不可思议的工具,在解决问题方面没有什么可以与它匹敌。故答案为match/equal/comparison。15.broadening/widening根据第六段Computershavetransform

42、edhowwelearn,givingkidseverywhereawindowintoalloftheworldsknowledge.Theyrehelpingusbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandtostayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare.可知,计算机正在改变我们学习的方式,无论我们在哪里,都在拓宽我们的视野。故答案为broadening/widening。16.responsible根据倒数第四段第一句Ibelievethatmyowngoodfort

43、unebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.可知,要有责任感。故答案为responsible。17.reward/return根据倒数第四段第一句Ibelievethatmyowngoodfortunebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.可知,我一定会把我的财富给这个世界,作为回报。故答案为reward/return。18.attached根据倒数第二段最后一句Wereseeingnewdrugsfordeadlydiseases,newdiagnostictools,andn

44、ewattentionpaidtothehealthproblemsinthedevelopingworld.可知,发展中国家的健康问题非常重要。故答案为attached。.书面表达请阅读下面短文,并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。(2018启东中学高三最后一模)Recently,theStateAdministrationofCulturalHeritage(SACH)issuedaguidancetoopenculturalheritagebuildingstothepublic,encouraginglocalgovernments,culturalheritagedepartmentsandorganizationsusingormanagingsuchbuildingstobetterbringthesebuildingsculturalandsocialvalueintoplay,onthepreconditio