2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题

2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题第1页（共1页）2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题，每小题6分肩分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．11．（6分）ACalendarListingofCulturalEventsTHURSDAYGypsyCaravanWith30musiciansanddancers，thisshowtracestheRoma（orgypsy）migrationfromIndiatoWesternEurope．RepresentingdancetraditionsfromIndia，Spain，Romania，andMacedonia．7：30P．M．SandersTheatre，Cambridge．＄20，＄30，and＄37．GalCostaWorldMusicpresentstheBostondebut（首演）ofBrazil'stropicalismosuperstar，backedbyDariCaymmiandhisQuintet．8P．M．BerkleePerformanceCentre，Boston．＄30，＄35，and＄40．FRIDAYHarvestBallGetouttheblacksuitorfancycocktaildressforanightofdancingtoMarkMorrisandtheCatunes．ThedanceisabenefitfortheDanaFarberCancerInstitute．8P．M．BackBayHilton，Boston．＄40inadvance，＄50atdoor．NocheFlamencaSpain'sflamboyantflamencodancecompanyreturnstoBoston．8：00P．M．＄20．＄30，and＄40．SATURDAYBerlinPhiharmonicOrchestraTheCelebritySeriesopensitsseasonwithanall﹣Beethovenprogram．8P．M．SymphonyHall，Boston．＄45﹣＄95．MUSEUMS2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题全文共10页，当前为第1页。GeometricAbstraction：LatinAmericanArt60paintings，drawings，andsculptures，FoggArtMuseum，Cambridge．2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题全文共10页，当前为第1页。SixthAnnualOutdoorSculptureExhibitionDeCordovaMuseum，Lincoln．AStudioofHerOwn：WomenArtistsinBoston1870﹣1940MuseumofFineArts，Boston．OpeneverydayexceptMonday．Admissionfree．（1）Wherewillyougoifyouwanttodance？A．GypsyCaravan．B．NocheFlamenca．C．HarvestBall．D．GalCosta．（2）WhatdoGypsyCaravanandNocheFlamencahaveincommon？A．Theshowtime．B．Spanishdance．C．Musicstyles．D．Theticketprices．（3）Youdon'thavetopayifyou．A．gotoseeLatinAmericanpaintingsB．hearBerlinPhiharmonicOrchestraC．watchtheperformancebytheBraziliansingerD．learnfineartsfromthewomenartistsinBoston12．（8分）Chessisoneoftheoldestboardgamesintheworld．AversionofthegamewasfirstplayedinIndiainthesixthcentury．Throughouttime，thegamehasbeenplayedbykings，knights，andgeneralswhowarnedloprovetheirmilitaryskillsandpracticewarstrategies．Today，thegameisplayedbymillionsofordinarypeopleaswell．Mostplayforfun，butthereareplayerswhocompeteseriouslyandhavegoneontogaintherankofgrandmaster﹣thehighestrankaplayercanachieve．2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题全文共10页，当前为第2页。In1991，whenHungarianJuditPolgarachievetherankofgrandmaster，itcausedquiteanuproar（骚动）．Firstofall，Polgarisafemaleplayinginasporttraditionallydominatedbymen．Aso，Polgarwasonly15yearsold，makinghertheyoungestinhistoryatthetime．In1993，shedefeatedformerworldchampionBorisSpasskyinBudapest，Hungary．In1998，shebecamethefirstwomaninhistorytowintheU．S，OpenChessChampionship，whichwasheldinKailua﹣Kona，Hawaii．2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题全文共10页，当前为第2页。Likehertwooldersisters，Polgarwasstrictlytrainedtobeamasterchessplayerasayounggirl．Shewashomeschooledinallhersubjectsandplayedchessseveralhourseveryday．Attheageoffive，shewasbeatingherfatheratthegame．Ateightyearsold，shewascompetinginternationally．Attheageofnine，shecompetedinandwontheNewYorkOpenChesstournament，placingfirstamongunrankedplayers．TheyoungPolgarwasjustgettingstarted．Knownforherfiercelycompetitivenatureandabilitytounderstandheropponentsstrategyearlyinagame，Polgarquicklywontherespectofbothfansandfellowchessplayers．Despiteherachievementsandcleartalent，sheoftenhadtroublegettingintotopcompetitivesituationsbecausemanyofthemdidn'tincludewomen．Polgarwantedtocompetewiththebest一tobeaworldchampionandnotjustafemalechampion．Forthisreason，sheabsolutelyrefusedtoplayinwomen﹣onlycompetitions．Herrefusalpavedthewayforthenextgenerationoffemalechessplayers．（1）WhatisthepurposeofParagraph1？A．Tocallonpeopletoplaychess．B．Tointroducechessbriefly．C．Toexplainhowtoplaychess．D．Toshowthepopularityofchess．（2）WhatmadePolgaramasterchessplayeratsuchanearlyage？A．Herstrictchesstraining．B．Herinternationaltravel．C．Hertwooldersisters'help．D．Herbeinghomeschooled．（3）WhydidPolgarhavedifficultyenteringtopcompetitions？A．Shelackedenoughconfidence．B．Shewastooyoungtoentertournaments．C．Therewerenotournamentsinhercountry．D．Manyofthemdidnotadmitfemaleplayers．2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题全文共10页，当前为第3页。（4）WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePolgar？2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题全文共10页，当前为第3页。A．Proudbutwarm﹣hearted．B．Fiercebutconsiderate．C．Seriousandcautious．D．Talentedandambitious．13．（8分）MadagascarliesintheIndianOceanofftheeastcoastofAfrica．Theislandisperhapsbestknownastheuniquehomeofthelemur（狐猴）．Butthoselemursliveamongsomeofthemostrichandvariedflora（植物群）intheworld．AndsothreatenedisthatflorathatBritishandMalagasyscientistswereinvolvedinaprojecttocollectseedsfromtheislandtobestoredinaBritishseedbank．TheprojectisbeingdonebytheRoyalBotanicGardeninLondon．ThebotanistStewardCableisheadoftheconservationcenterthereandafrequentvisitoroftheisland．ImeanMadagascariswellknownasoneofthetopbiodiversityhotspotsintheworld．Ithasperhaps13，000plantspecies．90%ofthoseareuniquetothecountry，i．e．foundnowhereelseintheworld．Butalsomanyspecies，manyofthosespeciesareonlyfoundinsmallareas．AndIwouldsaythatprobablyabout80%ofthepopulationaredependentonfarming．Andalotoftheirfarmingisslashandburn，shiftingcultivation（耕作）wherefarmershavetomovetoanewpatchofforesteveryyear．Theycutitandtheyburnitandtheycangrowdryriceorcassavaforayearorsoortwoyearsatmost．Andthenutrientsaregoneandtheyhavetomovetoanewpatchofforest．Andforcenturiesthatwouldnothavebeenaproblemwiththelowpopulationandwithlongperiodsofnofarmingbutpeoplereturningafterthreeorfiveyearssomethinglikethat，thentheforestbecamegrassland，SowearelosingmanyofthosespeciesinMadagascar，thoseuniquespecies．（1）Whichofthefollowingisthehabitatofthelemur？A．Madagascar．B．Britain．C．AnIndianisland．D．Thecoast．（2）WhydoscientistscollectseedsfromMadagascar？A．Thelemurwilldieoutwithoutthem．2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题全文共10页，当前为第4页。B．ThefloraonMadagascarisingreatdanger．2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题全文共10页，当前为第4页。C．Theislandwillsinktothebottomoftheocean．D．TheBritishseedbankwantstomakemoneyfromthem．（3）Whatistheresultofthewaypeoplefarm？A．Manyfarmershavelosttheirhomes．B．Thepopulationisbecomingsmaller．C．Somerarespeciesaregone．D．Thecropsarepoorinnutrition．（4）Howdoestheauthorsound？A．Hopeless．B．Enthusiastic．C．Optimistic．D．Worried．14．（8分）ScientistswhostudytheSunwatchforsunspots﹣violentstormsthatcanaffectcommunications，navigationsystemsandevenelectricpowerstationsontheEarth．SunspotsareaproductofhugeelectromagneticstormsontheSun．ScientistsontheEarthareabletoobservesunspotseightminutesaftertheyhappen．ThatishowlongittakesfortheSun'slighttoreachus．Thefirstelectricallychargedparticles（颗粒）fromasunspotentertheEarth'satmosphereabout20to30minutesafterthestormhappens．Theseparticlescanharmhumanbeings．Sobeforetheyarrive，astronautsontheInternationalSpaceStationmoveintospecialareasdesignedtoprotectthemfromtheireffects．Aboutadayortwolater，thebiggestpartofthestormarrives．Itiscalledacoronalmassejection．"Thatisbillionsoftonsofsolarmaterialthat'sblownawayfromtheSun．It'stravelingmillionsofkilometersanhour，butthatisrelativelyslow．"saysAlexYoung，theAssociateDirectorforScienceatNASA'sHeliophysicsScienceDivision．SeveralciviliangovernmentagenciesandtheU．S．AirForcewatchweatherconditionsinspace24hoursaday．NASAdoessobecauseitmustprotectitsastronautsandtheelectronicdevicesonitsspacecraft．2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题全文共10页，当前为第5页。Scientistsarealsotryingtounderstandwhythenumberofsunspotsrisesandfallsatalmostregularintervalsevery11years．Inotherwords，scientistscanalmostpredicttheamountofsolaractivity．Sometimestheintensity（强度）ishigher，sometimeslower，Forexample，thecurrentsolarcycle，asitiscalled，ismuchlowerthanthepreviousone．2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题全文共10页，当前为第5页。SeveralsatelliteswatchtheSunandtheenvironmentbetweentheSunandthoEarth．PicturesandotherinformationfromthesatellitestellscientistswhatishappeningonandneartheSun．AlexYoungsayswehaveonlybeenlookingattheSunwithpowerfulinstrumentsforabout30to40years．Thaiisaveryshorttimecomparedtoll\ofourbillionyearsthatthostarhasbeenshining．（1）WhydoastronautsonInternationalSpaceStationmoveintospecialarea？A．Toavoidbeingharmed．B．Tochargethebattery．C．TowatchtheSunclosely．D．Toprotectdevicesonthespacecraft．（2）Howlongdoesasolarcyclelast？A．About8minutes．B．About20to30minutes．C．About11years．D．About30to40minutes．（3）WhatenablesscientiststowatchtheSun？A．Environmentalchanges．B．Goodweatherconditions．C．Advancedinstruments．D．Governmentagencies（4）Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout？A．Theroleofsatellites．B．Findingsaboutsunpots．C．Observationofspace．D．Communicationontheearth．第二节（共1小题；每小题10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．2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题全文共10页，当前为第6页。15．（10分）Whenyou'reonajourneytoimprovehealthandfitness，surelyfollowingtheexerciseandnutritionadviceofahotmodelisthewaytogo，right？Wrong!（1）Thefirststeptolongtermfitnesssuccessistobehonestwithyourself．2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题全文共10页，当前为第6页。♦（2）Begintobecomeawareofthelanguageyouuse．Whenyousayyoudon'thaveenoughtimetoexercise，checkinwithyourselftomakesureyou'rebeinghonest．Couldyoubeusingyourtimebetter？Doyoureallyhaveabsolutelynofreetimeatall？♦Tootiredtoexercise？Unlessyou'reaprofessionalathleteit'sunlikelythatyourbodyisevertootiredtotrain．However，itcouldbeneurological（神经的）tirednessthat'stalkingyououtofit．（3）Youneedtobattlethistypeoftirednessheadon．Thesecretistogiveyourbrainabreakandletyourbodyhaveaworkout．Whenyou'refeelingmentallytired，walkingcanhelpyouabsorbthefreshairandfeelgroundedyetdisconnectedfromallthepressures．♦Routineornoroutine？Soregularwalkingisgood．Butisfixingaregularexerciseroutinenecessarytoo？Thetrickistofindoutwhatworksbestforyou．Ifroutinemakesyoufeelbalanced*thenbyallaccountscreateaworkoutplan．（4）♦Setgoals．BehonestwithyourselfandrealisticaboutwhereyouareandwhereyouexpecttoIfyou'rejuststartingout，set．short﹣termgoals（everyfewdays）soyoucanexperiencesuccesssoonerandmoreoften．（5）Alltoooftenpeoplequittooquicklywhenthejourneyistoolong．A．Identifyyourfreetime．B．Listentoyourbodyornot？C．Butbepreparedtocontinuetosetnewgoalsregularly．D．It'scalledthebraindrain，comingfrommental．E．Ifyouhateroutinethendonaturallywithyourexerciseplans．F．Followinginthefootstepofotherscanleadyoutotallyofftrack．G．Ifyou'regellingboredofexercise，you'reprobablydoingtoomuch．2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题全文共10页，当前为第7页。第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共1小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题给的A、B、C和D四个项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项．2020届河北省衡水中学英语高考二模试题全文共10页，当前为第7页。16．（30分）Iwor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