2020年高考英语冲刺模拟试卷 (六）原卷版
第I卷
第一部分 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项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
72 Hours in Beijing
Traveling to China is no longer a luxury for many foreign passport holders. The Chinese government has permitted a 72-hour visa-free policy that offers access to visitors from 53 countries including the US, France and Austria. Let’s start with the capital of China, Beijing. Here’s a pick of the best in Beijing!
Mutianyu Great Wall
Your trip to Beijing isn’t really complete without seeing one of the “New Seven Wonders of the World”, the Great Wall of China. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is by far the most well-preserved of all. Taking a one-hour bus ride Mutianyu would be your ideal location for a half day of hiking away from the large crowds in the city. Also the authorities have allowed tourists to paint graffiti on a specific section of the Great Wall since 2014. The Great Wall was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.
798 Art Zone
This would be on the top of my list! Named after the 798 factory that was built in the 1950s. The art zone is home to various galleries, design studios, art exhibition spaces, fashionable shops and bars. You could easily spend half your day wandering around the complex, feeling the contrast of the present and the past.
Summer Palace
Located in northwestern Beijing, the Summer Palace is by far the city’s most well-preserved royal park. With its huge lake and hilltop views, the palace offers you a pastoral escape into the landscape of traditional Chinese paintings. The Summer Palace was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998.
Sichuan Provincial Restaurant
While in Beijing, apart from trying the city’s best-known Peking duck the Sichuan provincial restaurant is one of the places where you can enjoy regional delicious food. It offers one of China’s eight great cuisines, Sichuan, which ranges from Mapo tofu to spicy chicken.
21. Which of the following is true about the Mutianyu Great Wall?
A. You can paint graffiti anywhere.
B. You need a half day to get there.
C. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2014.
D. It is the most well-preserved part of the Great Wall.
22. When was the Summer Palace added to the UNESCO World Heritage List?
A. In1950. B. In 1987. C. In 1998. D. In 2014.
23. Which place is the author’s first choice when visiting Beijing?
A. Mutianyu Great Wall. B. Summer Palace.
C. 798 Art Zone. D. Sichuan Provincial Restaurant.
B
Stan Lee, co-founder of the Marvel Universe(漫威宇宙) and co-creator of many of its most popular superheroes, died at the age of 95.
Lee was born Stanley Martin Lieber in New York in 1992. As a son of working-class Jewish immigrants from Romania, times were hard and he lived with his family in a shabby single-bedroom apartment. After graduating from high school at 16, Lieber landed a job as an assistant at Timely Comics. By the early 1940s, he was a temporary editor for the company. It was at this time that he began using his pen name--Stan Lee. In 1947, two years after returning from serving for the U.S. Army, Lee married his wife, Joan. The two began their 70-year marriage and had two children.
In the late 1950s, DC Comics breathed new life into its classic superhero and experienced a significant success with its updated version of the Flash, and later with super-team the Justice League(正义联盟) of America.
To compete against DC Comics, Lee was given the task of creating their own group of superheroes. In 1961, Timely Comics changed its name into Marvel Comics after Atlas Comics, and that November saw the debut(首次亮相) of the Fantastic Four. Lee’s later famous and lasting creations of comic-book superheroes included Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and the X-men.
Over the course of his career, Lee was an icon of Marvel Comics. As a writer and editor and, at various points, both the publisher and vice president of Marvel Comics, Lee not only introduced interesting characters to the industry, but changed the way that comic books came together. He also created a cooperative workflow between writers and artists, which became known as the “Marvel Method”. Lee received a National Medal of Arts in 2008 for his innovations that revolutionized (=completely changed) American comic books.
24. What do we know about Lee from paragraph 2?
A. He served for the U.S. Army for two years. B. He suffered from an unfortunate marriage.
C. He had a tough and struggling childhood. D. He adopted his pen name at the age of 16.
25. What was the company called when Spider-Man was created?
A. Timely Comics. B. Marvel Comics.
C. Atlas Comics. D. DC Comics.
26. What does the underlined word “icon” in the last paragraph?
A. Theme. B. Character.
C. Assistant. D. Symbol.
27. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Stan Lee, the Godfather of Marvel Comics. B. The Development of Marvel Comics.
C. Stan Lee, a Superhero in Comic Books. D. The Popular Superheroes of Marvel Comics.
C
From the moment you open your eyes in the morning, you can feel sweat running down your body, even if you' re barely moving at all. That's what most people in China felt like this summer. In fact, the entire northern hemisphere(半球)saw high temperatures in July.
The Arctic Circle was no exception(例外). Temperatures in the city of Norilsk, which is in the Arctic Circle, reached a record high of 32 ℃, The Atlantic reported. Temperatures there are usually just 10 ℃ at this time of the year.
The heat wave in the Arctic is mainly a long-term result of global warming, according to the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences. In fact, while the whole world is getting warmer, the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. This is called the polar amplification effect (极地放大效应).
The most direct impact of Arctic warming is the melting of Arctic ice. According to NASA, Arctic sea ice is now disappearing at a rate of 13.2 percent every 10 years. NASA said that if this continues, the Arctic will have no ice by the year 2040.
This has put some Arctic animals, like polar bears, in danger. The ice that the bears live on has shrunk(缩小), the Toronto Star reported.
Melting ice can also cause sea levels to rise in the long term. Since 1993, sea levels have risen at a rate of 3.2 cm every 10 years, the Guardian reported. Some countries, such as Tuvalu(图瓦鲁) in the South Pacific Ocean and Maldives(马尔代夫) in the Indian Ocean, are at risk of disappearing into the sea.
28. Which of the following is true?
A. Some countries in the ocean will disappear in 10 years.
B. China is the hottest in the northern hemisphere this summer.
C. The world gets warmer because of the heat wave in the Arctic.
D. The temperatures in Norilsk used to be lower than this summer.
29. What does the underlined word "this" in the third paragraph refer to?
A. The heat wave in the Arctic. B. The result of global warming.
C. The Arctic getting warm faster. D. Getting warmer in the world.
30. What may be the result of the melting of Arctic ice?
A. The polar will become dangerous. B. There will be an end of water shortage.
C. Sea levels rise in the long term. D. There will be no ice in the world by 2040.
31. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Heat hits Arctic. B. Arctic animals are in danger.
C. The world became hotter than before. D. Some countries may disappear into the sea.
D
Are you content with the shape of your nose? If not, the climate may be to blame, not your parents.
According to a recent study carried out by scientists from Pennsylvania State University, US, climate played a key role in shaping our noses. The findings were based on an examination of the size and shape of noses of 476 people from four regions — West Africa, East Asia, South Asia and Northern Europe, using 3D facial imaging technology.
“People have thought for a long time the difference in nose shape among humans across the world may have arisen as a result of natural selection because of climate，” Arslan Zaidi, one of the lead authors of the study, told The Guardian.But while previous studies were based on measurements from human skulls, Zaidi and his team looked at nose shape itself.
The result showed that wider noses are more common in warm and humid climate, while narrower noses are more common in cold and dry climate. That, Zaidi said, could be because narrower nasal passages help to increase the moisture (潮湿) content of air and warm it, which is easier on our lungs. This, in turn, led to a gradual decrease in nose width in populations living far away from the equator.
More studies are still needed to test the link between climate and nose shape, but Zaidi believes the current findings are valuable in understanding potential health issues.“As we become more of a global community, we are going to come across climate that we do not adapt to，” he told The Guardian.This means moving to a very different climate might increase the risk of breathing problems.
However, he added, “This may not be necessarily true for various reasons such as of modern medicine and the fact that our current climate is very different from what it used to be.”
32. From the passage we know most people from Singapore have noses.
A. wider B. narrower C. smaller D. larger
33. Narrower noses are helpful to .
A. cool the air B. warm the air C take in more oxygen D. dry the air
34. What can be learned about the study?
A. Zaidi’s team measured human skulls using 3D technology.
B. The shape of our noses is determined by our parents.
C. Nose shape helps people adapt to the environment.
D. It’s certain that people will suffer from more breathing problems.
35. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. What factors shape noses? B. How to make your nose attractive?
C Nose shape causes breathing problems D. Climate shapes noses
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项。
Try This at Home!
Are you looking for a new pastime that will create a balance between physical activity and relaxation? Then yoga may be the perfect choice for you. Yoga can be practiced by people of all ages and levels of fitness. 36 It’s a great way to strengthen your muscles and become more flexible.
In the 1930s, Indian Sri Tirumali and K. Pattabhi developed one of the most popular forms of yoga practiced worldwide today. They worked together using an ancient Sansknt text called Yoga Korunta to create a set routine of yoga movements and breathing exercises. __37____
Ashtanga is different from other forms of yoga. It is a very powerful form of aerobic (有氧的）exercise which creates deep heat in the body. 38 In other forms of yoga, however, the routine can change each time and the stretching exercises aren’t aerobic.
39 As well as making you stronger and more flexible, it can also help you to stay calm. By focusing on your breathing while doing physical exercise, you are able to get a balance between mind and body. In addition, yoga helps to make us healthier so we are less likely to get common illnesses like colds.
Furthermore, yoga encourages you to think about what you’re doing. Often you will close your eyes while doing certain movements. 40 After a few lessons you’ll stop looking at what the others around you are doing. You will stop comparing yourself and start focusing on yourself.
A. It can also be done anywhere at any time.
B. The result of their cooperation was ashtanga yoga.
C. Whatever kind of yoga you choose, there are many long-term benefits.
D. This allows you to concentrate better and it makes you less competitive.
E. Every time someone practices ashtanga, he or she does exactly the same movements.
F. If you’re interested in yoga, but can’t find a class near you, then it might be an excuse to travel.
G. Recently, it has become extremely common for beginners as well as advanced yoga students to go on yoga holidays.
第二部分 语言知识及应用（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，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was young my understanding of life was simple. This made it ___41___ for me to deal with the world around me. As I grew up, things seemed more ___42___, which made life more challenging. Now, middle-aged, I find my___43___ of the world is returning to the simple.
When I try to teach my daughter important ___44___ about life, I will break complicated things ___45___ into small pieces. One of those basics is ___46___, for yourself, and for others. I teach my daughter to ___47___. To fail feels bad, ___48___, but not to have tried feels worse, because you can't respect yourself for it. And as the saying ___49___, if you don't respect yourself, no one else will.
When I was seven or eight, I played at my cousin's house with his toys. His family was better off than mine, and he had many more toys. There was one ____50____ that I'd always wanted, and I ____51____ it into my pocket. But a moment later, I ____52____, even at that age, that I would never enjoy playing with the toy. I would always know I had ____53____, and my opinion of myself would ____54____. When his mother dropped me off later that day, I shamefacedly ____55____ out the toy and gave it back. She knew, I'm sure, what had happened, ____56____ she thanked me and never spoke of it again.
I hope to help my daughter avoid similar ____57____. She first has to gain self-respect ____58____ she can start respecting others. I believe in respect, because ____59____ it we're all enemies. I'm not ____60____ in this regard, far from it. But I try my best, and I respect others for trying their best in this changing world.
41. A. funnier B. easier C. safer D. deeper
42. A. important B. awkward C. fragile D. complex
43. A. view B. experience C. aim D. expectation
44. A. basics B. facts C. subjects D. choices
45. A. away B. off C. down D. out
46. A. passion B. love C. respect D. desire
47. A. forgive B. accept C. share D. try
48. A. certainly B. eventually C. personally D. willingly
49. A. runs B. goes C. writes D. follows
50. A. for fun B. in particular C. with care D. at random
51. A. fetched B. arranged C. slipped D. fitted
52. A. doubted B. promised C. questioned D. sensed
53. A. lied B. stolen C. changed D. cheated
54. A. suffer B. improve C. fade D. spread
55. A. gave B. left C. pulled D. handed
56. A. so B. or C. for D. but
57. A. accidents B. mistakes C. results D. habits
58. A. before B. until C. in case D. now that
59. A. upon B. beyond C. without D. despite
60. A. honest B. casual C. curious D. perfect
第II卷
第二部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
If you always hate certain vegetables, you may be more than a picky eater. Instead, you might be a “super-taster”, a person ___61___ bitter genes (苦味基因). Those people who have the “bitter genes” are 2.6 times more likely to eat ___62___ (few) vegetables than others, according to a new study ___63___ (present) at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association.
“We don’t get the taste of food equally,” said professor Duffy, an expert in the study of food taste. “It could explain some of the differences in our food ___64___ (prefer).”
About half of us can taste bitter and sweet, so we are not especially sensitive to bitter food. Another 25% are called “non-tasters”, to ___65___ bitter food might actually be a bit sweeter. The rest of us are ___46___ (extreme) sensitive to the bitterness that some ___67___(plant) develop to keep animals from eating them.
Food scientists are trying to develop ways ___68___ (reduce) the bitterness in veggies, in the hope that we can keep super-tasters from rejecting vegetables. In fact, some vegetables we grow today ___69___ (be) much sweeter than before.
We might also try to use various cooking methods, either by adding some fat, sweetness, strong flavors like garlic __70___roasting them, to improve the taste of the vegetables.
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用删除符号（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Lucy was used to live in my community. Her father went abroad and didn’t support her financial. My mother saw the situation and decided to help her out. She bought us a same lunch bags. When we left for school every morning, whichever was in my lunch bag was in her. After school, she will get a snack or dinner. Then one day, her father returned to pick her up live with him abroad. Years later, we saw a stranger standing at our gate and looking into. It was Lucy, who came back to show appreciations to my mother for what she has done for her.
第二节 书面表达（共25分）
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Mike要来拜访你，你答应去高铁站接他，但是有事不能去。 请你根据以下内容给他写封邮件以表达歉意。
1 .表达歉意；
2. 解释不能去的原因；
3. 让朋友携带小礼物去接他；
4. 晚上请他吃中餐。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
2020年高考英语冲刺模拟试卷 (六）解析版
第I卷
第一部分 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项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
72 Hours in Beijing
Traveling to China is no longer a luxury for many foreign passport holders. The Chinese government has permitted a 72-hour visa-free policy that offers access to visitors from 53 countries including the US, France and Austria. Let’s start with the capital of China, Beijing. Here’s a pick of the best in Beijing!
Mutianyu Great Wall
Your trip to Beijing isn’t really complete without seeing one of the “New Seven Wonders of the World”, the Great Wall of China. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is by far the most well-preserved of all. Taking a one-hour bus ride Mutianyu would be your ideal location for a half day of hiking away from the large crowds in the city. Also the authorities have allowed tourists to paint graffiti on a specific section of the Great Wall since 2014. The Great Wall was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.
798 Art Zone
This would be on the top of my list! Named after the 798 factory that was built in the 1950s. The art zone is home to various galleries, design studios, art exhibition spaces, fashionable shops and bars. You could easily spend half your day wandering around the complex, feeling the contrast of the present and the past.
Summer Palace
Located in northwestern Beijing, the Summer Palace is by far the city’s most well-preserved royal park. With its huge lake and hilltop views, the palace offers you a pastoral escape into the landscape of traditional Chinese paintings. The Summer Palace was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998.
Sichuan Provincial Restaurant
While in Beijing, apart from trying the city’s best-known Peking duck the Sichuan provincial restaurant is one of the places where you can enjoy regional delicious food. It offers one of China’s eight great cuisines, Sichuan, which ranges from Mapo tofu to spicy chicken.
21. Which of the following is true about the Mutianyu Great Wall?
A. You can paint graffiti anywhere.
B. You need a half day to get there.
C. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2014.
D. It is the most well-preserved part of the Great Wall.
22. When was the Summer Palace added to the UNESCO World Heritage List?
A. In1950. B. In 1987. C. In 1998. D. In 2014.
23. Which place is the author’s first choice when visiting Beijing?
A. Mutianyu Great Wall. B. Summer Palace.
C. 798 Art Zone. D. Sichuan Provincial Restaurant.
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. C
【解析】本文是一篇应用文。中国政府允许免签证的外籍游客可以在中国停留72小时。本文重点介绍了如何利用这72小时参观北京不容错过的四个目的地。
21.考查细节理解题。根据Mutianyu Great Wall中的第二句“The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is by far the most well-preserved of all.”可知，慕田峪长城是迄今为止保存最完好的长城。故选D。
22.考查细节理解题。根据Summer palace中的最后一句“The Summer Palace was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in1998.”可知，颐和园是1998年被列入世界文化遗产名录的。故选C。
23.考查细节理解题。根据798 Art zone中的第一句“This would be on the top of my list!”可知，作者参观北京第一个要去的地方就是798Art Zone。故选C。
B
Stan Lee, co-founder of the Marvel Universe(漫威宇宙) and co-creator of many of its most popular superheroes, died at the age of 95.
Lee was born Stanley Martin Lieber in New York in 1992. As a son of working-class Jewish immigrants from Romania, times were hard and he lived with his family in a shabby single-bedroom apartment. After graduating from high school at 16, Lieber landed a job as an assistant at Timely Comics. By the early 1940s, he was a temporary editor for the company. It was at this time that he began using his pen name--Stan Lee. In 1947, two years after returning from serving for the U.S. Army, Lee married his wife, Joan. The two began their 70-year marriage and had two children.
In the late 1950s, DC Comics breathed new life into its classic superhero and experienced a significant success with its updated version of the Flash, and later with super-team the Justice League(正义联盟) of America.
To compete against DC Comics, Lee was given the task of creating their own group of superheroes. In 1961, Timely Comics changed its name into Marvel Comics after Atlas Comics, and that November saw the debut(首次亮相) of the Fantastic Four. Lee’s later famous and lasting creations of comic-book superheroes included Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and the X-men.
Over the course of his career, Lee was an icon of Marvel Comics. As a writer and editor and, at various points, both the publisher and vice president of Marvel Comics, Lee not only introduced interesting characters to the industry, but changed the way that comic books came together. He also created a cooperative workflow between writers and artists, which became known as the “Marvel Method”. Lee received a National Medal of Arts in 2008 for his innovations that revolutionized (=completely changed) American comic books.
24. What do we know about Lee from paragraph 2?
A. He served for the U.S. Army for two years. B. He suffered from an unfortunate marriage.
C. He had a tough and struggling childhood. D. He adopted his pen name at the age of 16.
25. What was the company called when Spider-Man was created?
A. Timely Comics. B. Marvel Comics.
C. Atlas Comics. D. DC Comics.
26. What does the underlined word “icon” in the last paragraph?
A. Theme. B. Character.
C. Assistant. D. Symbol.
27. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Stan Lee, the Godfather of Marvel Comics. B. The Development of Marvel Comics.
C. Stan Lee, a Superhero in Comic Books. D. The Popular Superheroes of Marvel Comics.
【答案】24. C 25. B 26. D 27. A
【解析】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了漫威创始人Stan Lee具有传奇色彩的一生。作为一名漫威创始人，他对美国的漫画进行了革新，创造了许多超级英雄，荣获了国家艺术奖章。
24．考查推理判断题。根据第二段中As a son of working-class Jewish immigrants from Romania, times were hard and he lived with his family in a shabby single-bedroom apartment.可知作为一个来自罗马尼亚的犹太移民工人阶级的儿子，日子很艰难，他和家人住在一间破旧的单卧室公寓里。由此可推知，Stan Lee有一个艰辛的童年。故选C。
25.考查细节理解题。根据第四段中In 1961, Timely Comics changed its name into Marvel Comics after Atlas Comics可知1961年，《及时漫画》继《阿特拉斯》之后更名为漫威漫画，由此可知公司的名字依次为Timely Comics, Atlas Comics到最后Marvel Comics，神奇四侠于1961年首次推出，而蜘蛛侠是之后创作的，所以创作蜘蛛侠时公司的名字应该是漫威Marvel Comics，故选B。
26.考查词义猜测题。最后一段介绍了Stan Lee的成就，作为漫威宇宙的创始人之一，Stan Lee可以算作是美国漫画历史上最伟大的人物之一，没有他可能就没有现在的漫威世界，所以他可以被称为是漫威宇宙的标志。故可知划线单词意思为“标志”，故选D。
27.考查主旨大意题。根据文章第一段Stan Lee, co-founder of the Marvel Universe and co-creator of many of its most popular superheroes, died at the age of 95.可知Stan Lee，漫威宇宙的联合创始人和许多最受欢迎的超级英雄的共同创造者，去世，享年95岁。结合文章主要介绍了Stan Lee具有传奇色彩的一生。作为一名漫威创始人，他对美国的漫画进行了革新，创造了许多超级英雄，荣获了国家艺术奖章。故A选项“Stan Lee，漫威漫画的教父”符合文章标题。故选A。
C
From the moment you open your eyes in the morning, you can feel sweat running down your body, even if you' re barely moving at all. That's what most people in China felt like this summer. In fact, the entire northern hemisphere(半球)saw high temperatures in July.
The Arctic Circle was no exception(例外). Temperatures in the city of Norilsk, which is in the Arctic Circle, reached a record high of 32 ℃, The Atlantic reported. Temperatures there are usually just 10 ℃ at this time of the year.
The heat wave in the Arctic is mainly a long-term result of global warming, according to the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences. In fact, while the whole world is getting warmer, the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. This is called the polar amplification effect (极地放大效应).
The most direct impact of Arctic warming is the melting of Arctic ice. According to NASA, Arctic sea ice is now disappearing at a rate of 13.2 percent every 10 years. NASA said that if this continues, the Arctic will have no ice by the year 2040.
This has put some Arctic animals, like polar bears, in danger. The ice that the bears live on has shrunk(缩小), the Toronto Star reported.
Melting ice can also cause sea levels to rise in the long term. Since 1993, sea levels have risen at a rate of 3.2 cm every 10 years, the Guardian reported. Some countries, such as Tuvalu(图瓦鲁) in the South Pacific Ocean and Maldives(马尔代夫) in the Indian Ocean, are at risk of disappearing into the sea.
28. Which of the following is true?
A. Some countries in the ocean will disappear in 10 years.
B. China is the hottest in the northern hemisphere this summer.
C. The world gets warmer because of the heat wave in the Arctic.
D. The temperatures in Norilsk used to be lower than this summer.
29. What does the underlined word "this" in the third paragraph refer to?
A. The heat wave in the Arctic. B. The result of global warming.
C. The Arctic getting warm faster. D. Getting warmer in the world.
30. What may be the result of the melting of Arctic ice?
A. The polar will become dangerous. B. There will be an end of water shortage.
C. Sea levels rise in the long term. D. There will be no ice in the world by 2040.
31. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Heat hits Arctic. B. Arctic animals are in danger.
C. The world became hotter than before. D. Some countries may disappear into the sea.
【答案】28. D 29. C 30. C 31. A
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。北极圈的温度升高，而这主要是受全球变暖的影响。温度的上升会导致冰川的融化，冰川的融化会影响动物如北极熊的生存以及从长远来看会导致海平面上升。
28.考查细节理解题。根据第二段Temperatures in the city of Norilsk, which is in the Arctic Circle, reached a record high of 32 ℃, The Atlantic reported. Temperatures there are usually just 10 ℃ at this time of the year.可知Norilsk(诺里尔斯克)的温度达到了创纪录的32℃。 而这里这个时候的温度通常只有10℃。也就是Norilsk的温度过去比这个夏天（的温度）低。故选D项。
29.考查词义猜测题。根据In fact, while the whole world is getting warmer, the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. This is called the polar amplification effect.可知当整个世界变暖时，北极圈变暖的速度是地球其他地方的两倍。这就叫极地放大效应。根据上下文，可知this指的就是北极圈变暖速度更快这件事，故选C项。
30.考查推理判断题。根据Melting ice can also cause sea levels to rise in the long term.可知从长远来看，融化的冰也可能导致海平面上升。所以北极冰层的融化可能会导致海平面上升。故选C项。
31.考查主旨大意题。本文主要讲了北极圈的温度升高以及会带来的影响：温度的上升会导致冰川的融化，冰川的融化会影响动物如北极熊的生存以及从长远来看会导致海平面上升。故选A项。
D
Are you content with the shape of your nose? If not, the climate may be to blame, not your parents.
According to a recent study carried out by scientists from Pennsylvania State University, US, climate played a key role in shaping our noses. The findings were based on an examination of the size and shape of noses of 476 people from four regions — West Africa, East Asia, South Asia and Northern Europe, using 3-D facial imaging technology.
“People have thought for a long time the difference in nose shape among humans across the world may have arisen as a result of natural selection because of climate，” Arslan Zaidi, one of the lead authors of the study, told The Guardian.But while previous studies were based on measurements from human skulls, Zaidi and his team looked at nose shape itself.
The result showed that wider noses are more common in warm and humid climate, while narrower noses are more common in cold and dry climate. That, Zaidi said, could be because narrower nasal passages help to increase the moisture (潮湿) content of air and warm it, which is easier on our lungs. This, in turn, led to a gradual decrease in nose width in populations living far away from the equator.
More studies are still needed to test the link between climate and nose shape, but Zaidi believes the current findings are valuable in understanding potential health issues.“As we become more of a global community, we are going to come across climate that we do not adapt to，” he told The Guardian.This means moving to a very different climate might increase the risk of breathing problems.
However, he added, “This may not be necessarily true for various reasons such as of modern medicine and the fact that our current climate is very different from what it used to be.”
32. From the passage we know most people from Singapore have noses.
A. wider B. narrower C. smaller D. larger
33. Narrower noses are helpful to .
A. cool the air B. warm the air C take in more oxygen D. dry the air
34. What can be learned about the study?
A. Zaidi’s team measured human skulls using 3-D technology.
B. The shape of our noses is determined by our parents.
C. Nose shape helps people adapt to the environment.
D. It’s certain that people will suffer from more breathing problems.
35. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. What factors shape noses? B. How to make your nose attractive?
C Nose shape causes breathing problems D. Climate shapes noses
【答案】32. A 33. B 34. C 35. D
【解析】这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲了研究表明人的鼻子的形状不只是由父母决定的，而且会受到生活地区气候的影响。
32.考查推理判断题。根据第四段第一句可知，居住在温暖潮湿环境中的人的鼻子普遍更宽，而居住在寒冷干燥环境中的人的鼻子普遍更窄，又因新加坡在温暖湿润地区，故大部分新加坡人应该有着较宽的鼻子，故选A。
33.考查细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“That, Zaidi said, could be because narrower nasal passages help to increase the moisture (潮湿) content of air and warm it, which is easier on our lungs.”可知狭窄的鼻孔能温暖进入鼻孔的空气，故选B。
34.考查推理判断题。根据文章第四段最后两句“That, Zaidi said, could be because narrower nasal passages ...to a gradual decrease in nose width in populations living far away from the equator.”可知鼻子的形状会慢慢改变来适应气候，故选C。
35.考查主旨大意题。根据全文，特别是从第一、二段的研究结果“the climate may be to blame, not your parents” “They found that climate played a key role in shaping our noses.”可知D项最恰当，即气候影响鼻子的形状，故选D。
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项。
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Are you looking for a new pastime that will create a balance between physical activity and relaxation? Then yoga may be the perfect choice for you. Yoga can be practiced by people of all ages and levels of fitness. 36 It’s a great way to strengthen your muscles and become more flexible.
In the 1930s, Indian Sri Tirumali and K. Pattabhi developed one of the most popular forms of yoga practiced worldwide today. They worked together using an ancient Sansknt text called Yoga Korunta to create a set routine of yoga movements and breathing exercises. __37____
Ashtanga is different from other forms of yoga. It is a very powerful form of aerobic (有氧的）exercise which creates deep heat in the body. 38 In other forms of yoga, however, the routine can change each time and the stretching exercises aren’t aerobic.
39 As well as making you stronger and more flexible, it can also help you to stay calm. By focusing on your breathing while doing physical exercise, you are able to get a balance between mind and body. In addition, yoga helps to make us healthier so we are less likely to get common illnesses like colds.
Furthermore, yoga encourages you to think about what you’re doing. Often you will close your eyes while doing certain movements. 40 After a few lessons you’ll stop looking at what the others around you are doing. You will stop comparing yourself and start focusing on yourself.
A. It can also be done anywhere at any time.
B. The result of their cooperation was ashtanga yoga.
C. Whatever kind of yoga you choose, there are many long-term benefits.
D. This allows you to concentrate better and it makes you less competitive.
E. Every time someone practices ashtanga, he or she does exactly the same movements.
F. If you’re interested in yoga, but can’t find a class near you, then it might be an excuse to travel.
G. Recently, it has become extremely common for beginners as well as advanced yoga students to go on yoga holidays.
【答案】36. A 37. B 38. E 39. C 40. D
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项适合在家里做的有氧锻炼——阿斯汤加瑜伽。?
36.?空前一句说“瑜伽可以供所有年龄段以及不同健康程度的人练习”。?A?项中的?also一词承上进一步说明?了“瑜伽也可以?供人们在任何?时间、任何地点来做”。?故选?A?。?
37.这是段尾句。空前一句说到两位创始人合作(?They?worked?together?…)共创了一套瑜伽动作和呼吸练习法?。空后一段接着介绍了ashtanga?。B?项中的co-operation?和?ashtanga?yoga?与上下?文信息?呼应?，起到了?总结上文、开启下段的?作用。故选?B。?
38.空后一句中的?however?表明前后为转折关系，该旬中的?the?routine?can?change?each?time?与?E?项中?的?Every?time...?does?exactly?the?same?movements?正好形成对比。故选?E。?
39.这是段首句，起到开启下文的作用。本段主要介绍了做瑜伽锻炼?能够给人带来的益处。C?项正是说“无论你选择哪种瑜伽，都会有长期的益处”?。?故选?C?。?
40.?该空位于段中，根据上下文可知?，本段重点介绍了?瑜伽具有使人注意力集中、减轻竞争压力的作用。D?项既符合上下文语境，又起到了承上启下的作用。故选?D。?
第二部分 语言知识及应用（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，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was young my understanding of life was simple. This made it ___41___ for me to deal with the world around me. As I grew up, things seemed more ___42___, which made life more challenging. Now, middle-aged, I find my___43___ of the world is returning to the simple.
When I try to teach my daughter important ___44___ about life, I will break complicated things ___45___ into small pieces. One of those basics is ___46___, for yourself, and for others. I teach my daughter to ___47___. To fail feels bad, ___48___, but not to have tried feels worse, because you can't respect yourself for it. And as the saying ___49___, if you don't respect yourself, no one else will.
When I was seven or eight, I played at my cousin's house with his toys. His family was better off than mine, and he had many more toys. There was one ____50____ that I'd always wanted, and I ____51____ it into my pocket. But a moment later, I ____52____, even at that age, that I would never enjoy playing with the toy. I would always know I had ____53____, and my opinion of myself would ____54____. When his mother dropped me off later that day, I shamefacedly ____55____ out the toy and gave it back. She knew, I'm sure, what had happened, ____56____ she thanked me and never spoke of it again.
I hope to help my daughter avoid similar ____57____. She first has to gain self-respect ____58____ she can start respecting others. I believe in respect, because ____59____ it we're all enemies. I'm not ____60____ in this regard, far from it. But I try my best, and I respect others for trying their best in this changing world.
41. A. funnier B. easier C. safer D. deeper
42. A. important B. awkward C. fragile D. complex
43. A. view B. experience C. aim D. expectation
44. A. basics B. facts C. subjects D. choices
45. A. away B. off C. down D. out
46. A. passion B. love C. respect D. desire
47. A. forgive B. accept C. share D. try
48. A. certainly B. eventually C. personally D. willingly
49. A. runs B. goes C. writes D. follows
50. A. for fun B. in particular C. with care D. at random
51. A. fetched B. arranged C. slipped D. fitted
52. A. doubted B. promised C. questioned D. sensed
53. A. lied B. stolen C. changed D. cheated
54. A. suffer B. improve C. fade D. spread
55. A. gave B. left C. pulled D. handed
56. A. so B. or C. for D. but
57. A. accidents B. mistakes C. results D. habits
58. A. before B. until C. in case D. now that
59. A. upon B. beyond C. without D. despite
60. A. honest B. casual C. curious D. perfect
【答案】41. B 42. D 43. A 44. A 45. C 46. C 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. B 51. C 52. D 53. B 54. A 55. C 56. D 57. B 58. A 59. C 60. D
【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章作者通过自己成长过程中的亲身经历，教育自己的女儿，在开始尊重其他人之前，她首先要获得自尊。
41.考查形容词辨析。根据When I was young, my understanding of life was simple.可知，这让我更容易与周围的世界打交道。A. funnier更滑稽的；B. easier更容易的；C. safer更安全的；D. deeper更深，故选B。
42.考查形容词辨析。根据which made life more challenging.可知，随着我的长大，事情似乎变得更加复杂。A. important重要的；B. awkward尴尬的；C. fragile易碎的；D. complex复杂的，故选D。
43.考查名词辨析。句意：现在，中年了，我发现我的世界观正在回归简单。A. view观点；B. experience经历；C. aim目的；D. expectation期待，故选A。
44.考查名词辨析。根据One of those basics is ___46___可知，这里意思是我试着教我女儿重要的生活基础知识。A. basics基础知识；B. facts事实；C. subjects科目；D. choices选择，故选A。
45.考查固定短语。句意：当我试图教我女儿重要的生活基础知识时，我会把复杂的东西分解成小块。break down into分解成，该短语是固定短语，故选C。
46.考查名词辨析。根据because you can't respect yourself for it.可知，这里意思是其中一个基本要素就是尊重。A. passion激情；B. love爱；C. respect尊重；D. desire欲望，故选C。
47.考查动词辨析。根据but not to have tried feels worse可知，这里意思是我教我的女儿去尝试。A. forgive原谅；B. accept接受；C. share分享；D. try尝试，故选D。
48.考查副词辨析。句意：当然，失败让人感觉很糟糕，但没有尝试让人感觉更糟，因为你无法为此尊重自己。A. certainly当然；B. eventually最后；C. personally亲自地；D. willingly愿意地，故选A。
49.考查固定用法。句意：俗话说，如果你不尊重自己，没有人会尊重你。as the saying goes俗话说，该短语是固定短语，故选B。
50.考查固定短语辨析。句意：有一个是我一直特别想要的，我让它滑进了口袋。A. for fun开玩笑地；B. in particular特别；C. with care小心地；D. at random随便地，故选B。
51.考查动词辨析。句意：有一个是我一直特别想要的，我让它滑进了口袋。A. fetched取来；B. arranged安排；C. slipped滑动；D. fitted适用，C项符合语境，故选C。
52.考查动词辨析。句意：但过了一会儿，我感觉到，即使在那个年纪，我也不会永远喜欢玩这个玩具。A. doubted疑惑；B. promised许诺；C. questioned怀疑；D. sensed感觉，故选D。
53.考查动词辨析。句意：我将永远知道我偷了东西，我对自己的看法也会受损害。A. lied撒谎；B. stolen偷窃；C. changed改变；D. cheated欺骗，故选B。
54.考查动词辨析。句意：我将永远知道我偷了东西，我对自己的看法也会受损害。A. suffer受损害；B. improve改善；C. fade褪色；D. spread传播，故选A。
55.考查动词辨析。根据and gave it back可知，这里意思是我羞愧地把玩具拉了出来。A. gave给；B. left离开；C. pulled拉；D. handed递送，故选C。
56.考查连词辨析。句意：我敢肯定，她知道发生了什么事，但她感谢我，而且再也没有提起这件事。A. so所以；B. or或者；C. for因为；D. but但是，故选D。
57.考查名词辨析。句意：我希望能帮助我的女儿避免类似的错误。A. accidents事故；B. mistakes错误；C. results结果；D. habits习惯，故选B。
58.考查连词辨析。句意：在她开始尊重其他人之前，她首先要获得自尊。A. before在……以前；B. until到……为止；C. in case万一；D. now that既然，故选A。
59.考查介词辨析。句意：我相信尊重，因为没有尊重，我们都是敌人。A. upon在……之上；B. beyond超过；C. without没有；D. despite尽管，故选C。
60.考查形容词辨析。根据far from it.可知，这里意思是在这方面我并不完美。A. honest诚实的；B. casual随便的；C. curious好奇的；D. perfect完美的，故选D。
第II卷
第二部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
If you always hate certain vegetables, you may be more than a picky eater. Instead, you might be a “super-taster”, a person ___61___ bitter genes (苦味基因). Those people who have the “bitter genes” are 2.6 times more likely to eat ___62___ (few) vegetables than others, according to a new study ___63___ (present) at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association.
“We don’t get the taste of food equally,” said professor Duffy, an expert in the study of food taste. “It could explain some of the differences in our food ___64___ (prefer).”
About half of us can taste bitter and sweet, so we are not especially sensitive to bitter food. Another 25% are called “non-tasters”, to ___65___ bitter food might actually be a bit sweeter. The rest of us are ___46___ (extreme) sensitive to the bitterness that some ___67___(plant) develop to keep animals from eating them.
Food scientists are trying to develop ways ___68___ (reduce) the bitterness in veggies, in the hope that we can keep super-tasters from rejecting vegetables. In fact, some vegetables we grow today ___69___ (be) much sweeter than before.
We might also try to use various cooking methods, either by adding some fat, sweetness, strong flavors like garlic __70___roasting them, to improve the taste of the vegetables.
【答案】61. with 62. fewer 63. presented 64. preference 65. whom 66. extremely 67. plants 68. to reduce 69. are 70. or
【解析】这是一篇说明文，作者主要介绍了科学家关于人类味觉的新研究成果：有的人有“苦味基因”，有的人则没有，这些人对食物的感觉不尽相同。现代人们通过多种方法使蔬菜食物更为可口。
61.考查介词用法，句意：你或许是个超级品味师，一个有着“苦味”基因的人。with在此处表示“有着、带着”的意思，故填with。
62.考查形容词的比较级，该空后有提示词than，故此处应将few改为其比较级，故填fewer。
63.考查非谓语动词，本句 present 处及其后内容作定语，修饰前面的a new study。present属于非谓语动词，且表被动含义（研究成果在年会上被展示、介绍），故填presented。
64.考查名词，our后面用名词或名词短语，此处表示“我们的食物喜好”，故填preference。
65.考查定语从句，句意：对于这些人来说，苦味食物可能确实会有点甜（没那么苦）。分析句子结构可知，这是一个非限制性定语从句，先行词是non-tasters，因而引导词为who/whom，介词to之后应接whom，指代non-tasters，在从句中作宾语，故填whom。
66.考查词类转换，副词修饰形容词，构成extremely sensitive，表示程度，故填extremely。
67.考查名词单复数形式，plant在some之后应改为复数，故为plants。
68.考查非谓语动词，本句已有谓语动词are trying，故reduce为非谓语动词，此处表示目的，故填to reduce。
69.考查主谓一致和句子结构分析，本句主语部分含定语从句we grow today，修饰先行词vegetables，分析句子结构时应将定语从句整体隐去，可看出主语some vegetables，谓语动词be用复数/现在时形式，故填are。
70.考查连词，本句中either…or…（或者……或者……）为固定搭配，表示roasting...与adding...两者二选一的选择关系，故填or。
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用删除符号（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Lucy was used to live in my community. Her father went abroad and didn’t support her financial. My mother saw the situation and decided to help her out. She bought us a same lunch bags. When we left for school every morning, whichever was in my lunch bag was in her. After school, she will get a snack or dinner. Then one day, her father returned to pick her up live with him abroad. Years later, we saw a stranger standing at our gate and looking into. It was Lucy, who came back to show appreciations to my mother for what she has done for her.
【答案】1. 去掉was used to中was 2.financial → financially 3.a → the 4.whichever → whatever
5.her → hers 6.will → would 7.在live前加to 8.into→ in 9.appreciations → appreciation
10.has → had
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者的母亲在Lucy的父亲出国期间一直帮助照顾Lucy的生活，给她买和作者一样的午餐袋，每天带和作者一样的饭菜。后来Lucy被父亲接出国一起生活了，有一天，她回来感谢作者母亲为她所做的一切。
1. 考查固定搭配。句意：Lucy过去住在我的社区。短语used to意为“过去常常，过去一直”，be used to意为“习惯于，被用来做”，根据live in my community可知此处表示过去一直居住在我的社区。故将was used to中was去掉 。
2. 考查副词。句意：她父亲出国了，在经济上不支持她。此处要用副词修饰谓语动词didn’t support。故将financial改为financially。
3. 考查冠词。句意：她给我们买了一样的午餐袋。根据形容词same可知此处要用the表示特指，the same“同样的”。故将a改为the。
4. 考查主语从句的引导词。句意：每天早上我们去学校的时候，我午餐袋里装的无论什么东西，她的午餐袋里也是一样的。此处要用whatever引导主语从句，表示“无论什么”。故将whichever改为whatever。
5. 考查代词。句意：根据in my lunch bag可知此处要用名词性物主代词hers，hers=her lunch bag，表示“她的午餐袋”。故将her改为hers。
6. 考查时态。句意：放学后，她会吃点零食或晚饭。根据上文可知时态是一般过去时，因此此处情态动词要用would。故将will改为would。
7. 考查不定式。句意：然后有一天，她的父亲回来接她和他一起住在国外。根据returned to pick her up可知此处要用不定式作目的状语，表示目的。故将在live前加to。
8. 考查介词。句意：多年后，我们看到一个陌生人站在门口往里看。固定短语look into意为“调查”，look in意为“向里面看”，根据standing at our gate可知此处表示向里面看。故将into改为in。
9. 考查名词的单复数。句意：是Lucy，她回来是为了感谢我母亲为她所做的一切。名词appreciation意为“感激，感谢”，是不可数名词，没有复数形式。故将appreciations改为appreciation。
10. 考查动词的时态。此处表示我母亲为她做的一切，动作已经在过去完成，因此要用过去完成时。故将has改为had。
第二节 书面表达（共25分）
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Mike要来拜访你，你答应去高铁站接他，但是有事不能去。 请你根据以下内容给他写封邮件以表达歉意。
1 .表达歉意；
2. 解释不能去的原因；
3. 让朋友携带小礼物去接他；
4. 晚上请他吃中餐。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
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Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Mike,
I am writing to sincerely apologize for the fact that I can’t go to the High-speed railway station to pick you up tomorrow because I will take an important test tomorrow morning.
It's unnecessary for you to worry about it. I will let my fiend Li Ming, who you met with last year, meet you at the High-speed railway station with a small gift that you have been longing for for a long time.
For the sake of making up for my absence and welcoming you, I will treat you to Chinese food in the restaurant the moment you arrive.
Yours,
Li Hua
