2020届高考英语模拟训练

2020届高考英语寒假模拟练习题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

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Each applicant to Harvard College is considered with great care. We consider each applicant to Harvard College as a whole person, and put enormous care into evaluating every application. We hope you will explore the information in this section to understand what we look for in our admissions process.

How to Apply

Submit your application through the Common Application, the Coalition Application, or the Universal College Application. Each is treated equally by the Admissions Committee. Complete and submit your materials as soon as possible to ensure full and timely consideration of your application. View our Application Tips for step-by-step information.

What We Look For

We seek promising students who will contribute to the Harvard community during their college years, and to society throughout their lives. While academic accomplishment is the basic requirement, the Admission Committee considers many other factors—strong personal qualities, special talents or excellences of all kinds, perspectives formed by unusual personal circumstances, and the ability to take advantage of available resources and opportunities.

We outline everything you need to apply to Harvard.

Click https: //college. harvard. edu/admissions/apply to get detailed requirements.

1. Where can you find step-by-step information of how to apply?

A. Common Application.

B. Coalition Application.

C. Universal College Application.

D. Application Tips.

2. Which is the final day for Financial Aid Application?

A. November 1.

B. January 1.

C. March 1.

D. May 1.

3. What is the basic requirement to apply for Harvard University?

A.Academic accomplishment.

B.Strong personal qualities.

C.Special talents.

D. Unique perspectives.

4. Where does this passage probably come from?

A. Travel journal

B. Business newspaper

C. Fashion magazine.

D.University website.

B

The Gilroy Garlic（大蒜）Festival started with a "crazy idea" by Dr．Rudy Melone．

In 1978，Melone，the President of Gavilan College in Gilroy，read an article in a newspaper which was about a small town in France．The town hosted a garlic festival every year and regarded itself as the "Garlic Capital of the World"．He doubted that Gilroy's garlic production and processing were far greater．In fact，Christopher Ranch was then the largest shipper of garlic in

the world．

So Melone set about trying to convince Christopher Ranch's owner Don Christopher，to host a garlic festival of their own．At first，the idea seemed crazy．Outside of Italian families，garlic at the time was considered an esoteric material．It wasn't something thought to be normal and it wasn't something you generally shared in polite company．

But Melone had passion for Gilroy and garlic．He decided to stick to his idea．He and Christopher hired a local cook，Val Filice，to prepare a meal with a few garlicky dishes．The invited local media and food writers as well．The meal was a success，and the city leaders agreed to support them．

The first Gilroy Garlic Festival was held at Bloomfield Ranch in 1979．Rudy Melone served as the president；Don Christopher supplied all the garlic from his；and Val Filice was the head chef．They got about 50 community volunteers to help them and decided to give all the profits back to the community．Festival organizers weren't sure at first if anyone would come，but were quickly shocked by the number of visitors．Despite all the chaos, the first Gilroy Garlic Festival served over 15,000 guests and produced $19，000 for the local community．

To date,the Gilroy Garlic Festival has given the city of Gilroy a sense of true community pride as well as worldwide recognition．Not bad for one man's crazy idea!

5. What is Christopher Ranch?

A. A ship.

B. A farm.

C. A shop.

D. A businessman.

6. What does the underlined word "esoteric" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Very expensive.

B. Very strange.

C. Very ordinary.

D. Very popular.

7. What can we infer about the first Gilroy Garlic Festival?

A. Its purpose was to attract city leaders.

B. Its organizers were certain that no one would come.

C. It benefited the local community a lot.

D. It made Gilroy become the garlic capital of the world.

8.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Spreading the food culture.

B. Praising a man's crazy idea.

C. Showing the benefits of eating garlic.

D. Introducing the history of Gilroy Garlic Festival.

C

Bridge of Hope School is a private school.It was set up in Kalangala about two years ago.Unlike government schools，which have very large classes of 90children，many of whom do not want to learn，Bridge has small classes，so pupils get a great deal of attention．Small classes are good for teaching,but the school is always having difficulty with money since private schools are dependent on parents paying on time．

The school has five primary classes and three nursery classes.As the children progress through the school they will add another class next year.The total number of children in the primary classes is about 50.The parents of Bridge children are often higher earners than those that attend government schools.They want their children to have the best education available．The school is not yet finished．The classrooms have no windows or doors.But it is very formal and insists on children wearing uniforms（制服）.Discipline is strict and the children are well-behaved.Only English can be spoken and not the local language.Although English is the national language and the language of education,government schools teach in their own language for the first three years．

School starts at 7 a.M.and the children have to be on time.Classes are formal,but children have to copy lots of things from the blackboard,because there are few textbooks,sometimes only one for the teacher to use.Class work is heavy and the children have tests every week.They also study during the holiday．

9. What can we learn about government schools？______

A. The classes consist of a large number of students．

B. Teachers don't speak English in class．

C. Children always work very hard．

D. It is free for children to attend them．

10. Which of the following is TRUE about Bridge of Hope School according to the text？______

A. Children can wear what they like there．

B. Life there is easy for children

C. Lessons are given in the local language there．

D. There are few textbooks there．

11. The purpose of the writer in writing this passage is to ______ ．

A. list differences between a private and a government school

B. introduce a private school - Bridge of Hope School in Kalangala

C. tell the history of the private schools in Kalangala

D. show education development in Kalangala

D

Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know exactly where she’s been while she’s on her worldwide vacation in a special way. The traveler, who was born with a bone disease, had her right leg amputated (截肢) at the age of four. Although the amputation caused inconvenience for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as nothing short of inspiration for living her best life.

To spread that message. Gallagher has gone to social media, where she shares photos of her travels across the world, but instead of simply using a geo-tag(地理位置标签), she writes her location on her artificial leg before taking a picture.

Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, which show her cycling over the canal in Amsterdam relaxing on a wall overlooking the city of Barcelona, posing with a waffle in Brussels, taking in the beautiful Parthenon temple in Athens and enjoying a river ride in Budapest, all with the well-known locations written on her artificial leg.

“I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design on it. One day I had a sudden thought to get a chalk-board,” Gallagher said. “My mum and grandmother didn’t like the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did.”

Gallagher said people often stare when she’s writing on her leg, but once she shares the photos, she receives only positive feedback(反馈), “My leg hasn’t stopped me from doing anything I’ve wanted to do,” she said. “I don’t know if it’s my determination to prove to myself that I can do it, anyway, I’ve been able to keep up with people at my age and lead a pretty great life.”

Gallagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the way of your dreams. And if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.

12. What message did Gallapher want to spread in her special way?

A. She enjoys her travelling across the globe.

B. She suffers little from her leg’s amputation.

C. she looks on her misfortune as another form of blessing.

D. She has exactly fallen in love with posting photos online.

13. What does the word “which” underlined in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. the continent

B. the pictures

C. the leg

D. the location

14. Gallapher can best be described as ________.

A. helpful and ambitious

B. friendly and generous

C. determined and creative

D. independent and sensible

15. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A. Never Too Late to share

B. A Special Artificial Leg

C. An Outstanding Photographer

D. Gallagher’s Summer Holidays

第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

Public Speaking Training

Get a coach

___16___，so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses, here are some thin gs to look for when deciding the training that’s right for you.

Focus on positives

Any training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you

already do well. Nothing can hurt confidence more tha n being told that you aren’t doing well.___17___, so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldn’t do.

___18___

If you find a public speaking course that looks as though it’s going to give you lots of dos and don’ts, walk away! Your brain is so full of what you’re going to be talking about.___19___ . As far as we’re concerned, there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking. Your audience can be your friends.

You are a special person not a clone

Most importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with your own personal habits. __20___. Your training course should help you bring out your personality, not try to turn you into someone you’re not.

A. You aren’t like an ybody else

B. You already do lots of things well

C. Turn your back on too many rules

D. Practise speaking whenever possible

E. Whatever the presentation, public speaking is tough

F .The one thing you don’t want is for them to fall asleep

G. So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse

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)

(一)

One winter nine years ago, I volunteered at a homeless shelter in Los Angeles, ___21___meals for people. There I met Albert, who said he l iked my ___22___. “Want to see mine?” he asked, lifting his___23___. He was barefoot. He said he had been hoping to get a pair but had never made it. I felt a ___24___feeling in my stomach.

The next day, ___25___, I went to buy socks-about $10 ___26___. That next morning, I___27___my alarm for 5 a.m. and drove to the local park, a common destination for___28___people.

It was still___29___out. I took out a bag of socks and ____30____a group of men, standing around a tree, ____31____with cold. When I handed each of them a pair of socks, they looked confused at first, ____32____my motives（动机）, but took them.

An hour later, I ____33____ all the socks. Most people were sleeping. I felt like Santa. When they would ____34____, they would find a very meaningful ____35____.

Every week I'll hand out many socks. If I'm away for____36____a week, I will bring socks with me and hand them out to the homeless in other states and countries.

In the past years, this has become my____37____. It's addictive, I suppose, and it's incredibly satisfying to help make some people's ____38____a little bit easier. Part of me hopes to see Albert out there, but ____39____I don't, I'd like to think one of the pairs will____40____him.

21. A. preparing B. giving C. donating D. buying

22. A. car B. meals C. socks D. help

23. A. leg B. arm C. hand D. head

24. A. magical B. sinking C. comforting D. surprising

25. A. finally B. in addition C. however D. after work

26. A. money B. worth C. value D. worthy

27. A. made B. placed C. set D. fixed

28. A. merciless B. sleepless C. jobless D. homeless

29. A. dark B. rainy C. quiet D. windy

30. A. signaled to B. shouted at C. headed for D. waved at

31. A. trembling B. smiling C. jumping D. sleeping

32. A. proving B. inquiring C. demanding D. questioning

33. A. took off B. took out C. gave off D. gave out

34. A. sit up B. wake up C. rise up D. set up

35. A. meat B. present C. act D. kindness

36. A. less than B. other than C. more than D. rather than

37. A. habit B. task C. past-time D. entertainment

38. A. winter B. lives C. families D. difficulties

39. A. unless B. until C. even if D. as if

40. A. suit B. fit C. match D. find

（二）The Cost of Dishonesty

David began studying in Germany two years ago.The college was a little far from ___41___ he lived, so he had to take the ___42___ every day.This clever student soon found it was ___43___ to escape buying subway tickets,___44___he often went and returned without a ticket to____45____ money. As a result, he had been caught with no___46___in the subway four times but he___47___ took them to heart. He thought what he should pay more attention___48___ was his study. He did work very hard in the last two years and graduated with____49____grades a month ago. Everyone, including David____50____ ,thought he would get a good job easily in Germany and have a bright____51____.He went to a big local company ____52____ .But to his surprise, he was not____53____ given his chance for an interview! He then went to____54____ famous company, only to receive the same treatment.When he was____55____ a third time, he couldn’t____56____ telephoning the company to ask why they didn’t ____57____ him. The answer was simple,”We don’t offer jobs to ___58___people in Germany!”

Being dishonest may bring us something useful sometimes,but the truth will____59____ sooner or later and the cost is high. So remember, ____60____ is the best policy.

41. A. which B. that C. where D. what

42. A. bus B. car C. plane D. subway

43. A. easy B. difficult C. free D. worth

44. A. or B. so C. and D. but

45. A. waste B. spend C. save D. cost

46. A. ticket B. money C. cost D. pay

47. A. never B. often C. sometimes D. always

48. A. for B. in C. into D. to

49. A. interesting B. disappointing C. poor D. amazing

50. A. him B. himself C. his D. he

51. A. result B. view C. future D. life

52. A. confidently B. actively C. sincerely D. willingly

53. A. only B. even C. just D. still

54. A. other B. one C. another D. either

55. A. refused B. accepted C. doubted D. requested

56. A. imagine B. prefer C. enjoy D. help

57. A. command B. want C. recognize D. vote

58. A. reliable B. devoted C. dishonest D. lazy

59. A. give up B. break in C. come out D. keep on

60. A. truth B. honesty C. dishonesty D. principle

第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）

For the first time in 94 years, the Palace Museum has extended its opening hours, allowing the public to celebrate the Lantern Festival at night in the ancient palace.

About 3,000 lucky visitors received free tickets from the government, among ___1___ was Zhang Zhifu, a 77-year-old public security volunte er. It’s a mark of gratitude for her volunteer work. “It is ___2___ (true) an honor to be granted this special privilege,” Zhang said.

To guarantee the ___3___ (safe) of the palace, festival organizers ___4___ (plan) this year’s Lantern Festival event use d LED lights rather than traditional paper lanterns and red candles. It’s a fascinating event for visitors to absorb ___5___ (t hey) in the festive atmosphere in the museum. Discussion of the Palace Museum’s new look lit up social media following Tuesday’s display.

Since he became director of the Palace Museum, Shan Jixiang ___6___ (bring) many changes to the world’s ___7___ (large) royal complex (建筑群). Once in a speech the 64-year-old director shared his idea about how to make traditional ___8___ (treasure) come alive again. “ ___9___ matters to a museum is not how many visitors they have, but how close they are ___10___ people’s daily lives,” he said.

第四部分: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)

China and Western country may have different cultural beliefs about certain animals. But when it comes to pigs, we somehow reach an agreement that pigs are lazy, ugly, stupidly and shameless. Neither of these words describing pigs are exactly positive. Moreover, the truth is what pigs have some good qualities. And there’s probably no good time to clear their names than now, with the arrival of the Year of the Pig on Chinese Spring Festival, which fell February 5 this year. According to a paper publishing in 2017, pigs can tell between those who treat them well or t hose who don’t. Perhaps these are the qualities of pigs to keep it in mind—their intelligence, cuteness and patience.

第二节书面表达（共1题，满分25分）

假如你叫李华。你的笔友Chris写信告诉你，他打算暑期来你的家乡北京旅游。在信中他向你咨询关于北京的一些情况。请你从以下几个方面给他写一封回信：

1. 气候宜人；

2. 历史名胜众多、自然风景闻名；

3. 美食荟萃；

4. 交通便利。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当发挥，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：故宫the Forbidden City；香山公园Fragrant Hills Park；北京烤鸭Beijing Roast Duck；炸酱面Noodles with Soy Bean Paste

参考答案

阅读：DCAD BBCD ADBCBCB EBCGA

完型：（一）ACABD BCDAC ADDBB CABCD

（二）CDABC AADDB CABCA DBCCB

语填1. whom 2. truly 3. safety 4. planning 5. themselves

6. has brought

7. largest

8. treasures

9. What 10. to

改错1. country改为countries2. stupidly改成stupid3. Neither改成None4. Moreover改成However

5. what改that

6. good改成better

7. February 5 前面加on

8. publishing改成published

9. or改成and

10. it去掉

作文：

【答案】Dear Chris,

I’m so delighted to know that you are planning to visit Beijing in the coming vacation. It’ a great pleasure for me to introduce to you my home town as follows.

My hometown is a beautiful city with a pleasant climate all (the) year round. It is not only rich with historical relics and ancient sites like the Forbidden City, but also famous for its scenic spots like Fragrant Hills Park, where you can admire different wonderful natural scenery. You may also like the various delicious foods，such as Beijing Roast Duck or Noodles with Soy Bean Paste, whose color and taste are extremely inviting.

It’s convenient to get around our city. You can find almost every means of transport here, like buses , taxis, trains and subways, which can take you anywhere you like. For a tour in the city center, pedicabs must be the best choice, because it is easy for them to beat the other means of transport in a traffic jam.

Looking forward to meeting you here and best wishes to you.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua