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湖南省
2020
年第一次高考模拟考试英语试题
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试卷满分
150
分,考试时间
120
分钟
)
考生注意事项:
1.
答卷前,着生务必将自已的姓名、准考证号填写在答題卡上
。
2.
回蓉选择题时,选出每小题答
案后,用
2B
铅笔把答題卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。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。
第一部分听力
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15
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第二部分阅读理解
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共两节,满分
40
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第一节
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共
15
小题
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每小题
2
分,满分
30
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阅读下
列短文,从每题所给的
A
、
BC
和
D
四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Bookstores are a traveller's best
friend: they provide convenient shelter in bad
weather, and they often
host
readings and other cultural events. Here is a look
at world’s six greatest bookstores.
Adrian
Harrington
—
since 1971. Rare
books; rare first editions; leather bound sets and
general
antiquarian
(
古玩
). Address: 64A
Kensington Church Street Kensington, London,
England, U.K.
Another
Country
—
Kreuzberg, Berlin,
Germany. Another Country is an English Language
second
hand bookshop which
is mostly used as a library. They have about
20,000 books that you can buy or
borrow. Some regular events are held at
the shop, such as readings, cultural events,
social evenings and film
nights.
Atlantis
Books
—
Oí
a,
Santorini, Greece. Atlantis Books is an
independent bookshop on the island of
Santorini, Greece, founded in 2004 by a
group of friends from Cyprus, England, and the
United States.
Throughout
the year it has hosted literary festivals, film
screenings, book readings, and good old
fashioned
dance
parties.
Bart’s
Books
—Ojai, California,
U.S.A. “The World’s Greatest Outdoor Bookstore”, a
bookstore founded by Richard Bartinsdale
in 1964. Shelves of books face the
street, and regular customers are asked
for any books they take whenever the
store is closed.
to drop
coins into the door’s coin box to pay
10 Corso
Como
—
Milan, Italy. Extensive
selection of publication on art, architecture,
design, graphics
and
fashion, along with a strong emphasis on
photography. It was founded in 1990 in Milan,
Italy, by Carla
The
Bookworm
—
A bookshop,
library, bar, restaurant and event space, now with
four divisions in
three
cities
—
Beijing, Suzhou and
Chengdu. The interconnecting rooms with floor-to-
ceiling books on
every wall
are light and airy in summer, yet warm and
comfortable in winter.
21.
Which of the following bookstores has the longest
history?
A. Adrian
Harrington.
B. Atlantis
Books.
C. Bart’s
Books.
D. 10 Como
Bookshop.
22. What can you
do in Atlantis Books?
A.
Attend a festival.
B. Learn
photography.
C. Enjoy rare
books.
D. Buy books
anytime.
23. How is The
Bookworm different from the other
bookstores?
A. It is used as
a library.
B. It hosts all
sorts of activities.
C. It
focuses on photography.
D.
It has branches in different cities.
B
One night
I rece ived a Facebook message from
Laura a former classmate. “Hey Steve,” she said,
know you’ve
always been an animal
lover. I’ve just had a baby and I can’t keep my
mini pig.
Being fond of
animals, I knew I wanted the pig. I just had to
figure out how to make it happen. I
lived
in a two-bedroom
single-
level house in Georgetwon,
Ontario. It’s tough to bring a pig back to the
house I share
with two dogs, two cats,
and my lifelong partner.
When I got home with the pig, I But I
was not letting that pig go. S
o I told
Laura I’d take the animal.
hid her in the bedroom, and began to
prepare a dinner for Alisha
—her
favourite bacon cheeseburgers. It’s
better to make her happy before
introducing the new member to her.
When I led her to the bedroom and
showed her the surprise, Alisha stood in the
doorway like a statue.
It
took her a few seconds to know what I had done.
She complained about my unreasonable action.
She
insisted there was no
more room in the house.
I
knew I was wrong, but I hoped I could smooth
things over. Soon enough, the lovely pig did
the
smoothing for me. Never
had we felt such joy as she brought to us. We got
her a name “Esther Esther’s arrival
changed our lives. A few weeks later,
we decided to stop eating bacon. We figured
it
was our turn to try to
change the world for other animals. A few months
later, we moved to a farm where
we cared for abandoned animals
—
so far, six rabbits, six
goats, two sheep, one horse, three cows and
three
24. Who does the
underlined phrase “my lifelong partner” in
Par
agraph 2 refer to?
A. Laura.
B.
Steve.
C. Alisha.
D. Esther.
25.
Why did the author cook Alisha a meal?
A. To please her to accept the
pig.
B. To make an apology
to her.
C. To celebrate
Esther’s arrival.
D. To show
off his cooking skills.
26.
What was Alis
ha’s reaction the moment
she saw Esther?
A. She burst
into tears.
B. She showed
interest in her.
C. She
quarreled with Steve.
D. She
was frozen for a while.
27.
What is the best title for the text?
A. A Small Pig Making a Big
Difference
B. An Abandoned
Pig Finding a Warm Home
C. A
Little Pig Bringing Happiness to a
Family
D. A Lovely Pig
Removing a Couple’s Disagreement
C
Who can think
of the race between the tortoise and the rabbit
when it comes to the greatest races?
Sure,
that race only took
plac e in an
cient Aesop’s mind, but
while the great modern races can teach us a lot
about
commitment, perseverance
(
毅力
) and the virtues of
having a rather large engine, “The Tortoise and
the Rabbit”
may tell us everything
about animals and even vehicles on this
planet.
In a study published
this week, Adrian Bejan, a professor of mechanical
engineering, concludes that
no one should be surprised that the
tortoise wins over the seemingly speedier rabbit.
In fact, after analyzing
the
reported speeds of land-air-and-water-based
animals, Bejan concludes that the worlds well-
known
speedsters are
actually among the slowest when their movements
are averaged out over the course of a
lifetime.
ases
with mass The study builds on Bejan’s previous
research showing
that an animals speed
incre
regardless of species.
And that principle can also be extended to non-
living things, like aircraft.
After studying data from historical
airplane models, Bajan noted the speed of each
model increased
ht. What
about the modern jet fighter? How is that
relatively small
with its
size, too. That doesn’t sound rig
craft not faster than a clumsy large
transport plane?
Again,
Bejan harks back to the tortoise. That transport
plane spends lots of time in the air,
moving
regularly across long
distances. The fighter jet, on the other hand, may
fly across the sky occasionally,
but-like the rabbit-
it’s
often found resting on the ground.
The slow and steady transport plane
wins the marathon of life.
than a lesson in
perseverance.
But like so
m
any good stories, Aesop’s tale offers
even more
At one point, the
rabbit asks the tortoise how he expects to win a
race at such a slow pace.
The tortoise
—
ever
focused
—doesn’t respond But it’s the
rabbits own words that provide the moment to
reflect
on, especially in modem
times.
“There is plenty of
time to relax,” Until there isn’t.
28. Why is the story “The Tortoise and
the Rabbit” mentioned?
A. To
warm people not to be proud.
B. To introduce a unique
phenomenon.
C. To help put
forward the author’s idea.
D. To show the importance of
perseverance.
29. What has
Bejan proved in his research?
A. Airplanes improve in
speed.
B. Speed has nothing
to do with size.
C. Speed
matters most in the animal world
D. Animals’ speed and mass go hand in
hand.
30. What lesson does
the author want to teach us?
A. We shouldn’t look down on
others
B. We should put our
time to good use.
C. Staying
focused during races is important.
D. People should often reflect on
themselves.
31. What is the
main idea of the passage?
A.
Life is just like a race.
B.
Nearly all races are the same
C. Quickness is not all advantage in a
race.
D. The slow but steady
are always winners.
D
The long, white
robot weighs more than 450 kilograms. Like other
robots, it is equipped with cameras
and mechanical arms to automatically
perform many different jobs.
Angus is a major part of operations at
Alexander’s indoor robot farm. about 40 kilometers
south of San Francisco.
The 743-square
meter farm uses a hydroponic system that grows
plants without soil. The
plants grow inside equipment that
provides a continuous flow of water. The indoor
farm uses electrical light
instead of sunlight.
This kind of farm uses much less water
and does not require human labor to run. The main
job for
Angus is to move
thousands of plants around the farm, from small
containers to larger ones as they grow.
Angus also carries plants to another
robot that does not have a name yet. Angus moves
slowly to complete
its work.
But the robot is very strong and can lift about
300 kilograms.
For now, the
farm uses humans to collect vegetables and other
crops when they are ready. But
Alexander says he is working on a robot
that will eventually take over that job
too.
Alexander helped start
the company Iron Ox after leaving Google, where he
worked on robotics at the
company’s Google x project. He teamed
up with another former Google employee, Jon
Binney. Together
they
founded Iron Ox.
Iron Ox’s
website says the hydroponic growing system uses 90
percent less water. It also said the
growing method is up to 30 times more
productive than growing crops on land.
Alexander said growing food robotically
throughout the year in major cities will provide a
more
consistent and fresh
product. Most of the vegetables sold in the U.S.
are grown in California, Arizona,
Mexico and other nations. That means
that many people in U.S. cities are eating
vegetables that are nearly a
week old by the time they arrive in
stores.
Indoor farms operate
all year and are not generally affected by bad
weather. This will permit the
company to provide a steady flow of
goods without major price changes.
32. How does Angus work in the
farm?
A. It provides a
continuous flow of water for the
plants.
B. It directs other
robots to work in the farm.
C. It works on collecting
vegetables.
D. It is in
charge of transferring plants.
33. What do we know about
Alexander?
A. He used to
work on robotics at Google.
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