1、厦门市厦门市 2020 届高三第二轮复习模拟测试卷届高三第二轮复习模拟测试卷 英语试题英语试题(四四) 本试卷本试卷 6 页，满分页，满分 120 分。考试用时分。考试用时 120 分钟分钟 注意事项：注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的校名、姓名、考号、座位号等答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的校名、姓名、考号、座位号等 相关相关 信息填写在答题卡指定区域内。信息填写在答题卡指定区域内。 2.选择题每小题选出答案后，请用选择题每小题选出答案后，请用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，
2、 用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。 . 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域 内的内的 相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅；不准使用铅 笔和涂改液，笔和涂改液， 不按以上要求作答的答案无效。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4. 考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解阅读理解(共两节共两
3、节,满分满分 40 分分) 第一节第一节(共共 15 小题小题;每小题每小题 2 分分,满分满分 30 分分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该 项涂。项涂。 A Love sugar-white sand beaches? Whether youre looking to ski down the side of a mountain or surf in the sunshine, youll find the following four places in t
4、he best winter travel destination (目的地) list. Best for: Families and water babies The newly-built Coral Towers at the Atlantis resort (旅游胜地) in Paradise Island, Bahamas, with new next-door neighbor Marina Village, an open-air shopping and dining marketplace, are just two of the newest reasons to vis
5、it this Caribbean popular travel destination. Dont forget about Aquaventure, the worlds largest open-air water park. With the average winter temperatures between the mid 60F and high 70F, its a perfect place to escape the cold. Best for: Winter sports lovers Known as “Ski City” because of its positi
6、on as the gateway to “the Greatest Snow on Earth” at four of the U. S.A.s best ski resorts Alta, Brighton, Snowbird, and Solitude Salt Lake City welcomes winter sports lovers all around the world. In addition to wonderful skiing and snowboarding tracks, Utah Olympic Park offers an unforgettable expe
7、rience that will make you feel like an Olympian in training. Best for: Adventurers Iceland in the winter is simply dreamy and temperatures arent as cool as you might think. Plus, theres no better time than winter to view the Northern Lights. Short winter days mean youll have an even greater chance t
8、o catch the magic. An increasing number of flights in and out of Reykjavik make it easier than ever to visit. Best for: Families and theme park lovers Whether you come for the Pro Bowl in January, the new Toy Story land at Disneys Hollywood Studios, or Supercharged ride at Universal Studios Florida,
9、 Orlando is yet another warm-weather destination for winter travel. The weather is at its best and the crowds are at their thinnest. 1. Which of the following is a good place for shopping? A. Iceland. B. Aquaventure. C. Marina Village. D. Ski City. 2. What makes Iceland become one of the best winter
10、 travel destinations? A. The new Toy Story land. B. Sugar-white sand beaches. C. An open-air dinning marketplace. D. The magic of the Northern Lights. 3. To escape the cold in winter, you can go to _. A. Salt Lake City B. Orlando C. Reykjavik D. Brighton 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B 【解析】 这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了四个冬季最佳
11、旅游胜地。 【1 题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中 The newly-built Coral Towers at the Atlantis resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas, with new next-door neighbor Marina Village, an open-air shopping and dining marketplace, are just two of the newest reasons to visit this Caribbean popular travel destination.可知，巴哈马天堂岛亚特兰蒂斯度假村
12、新建的珊瑚塔和 隔壁的 Marina Village 村是一个露天购物和餐饮市场，这只是游览这个加勒比热门旅游目的地的两个最新理 由。由此可知，Marina村是购物的好地方。故选 C。 【2 题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中 Plus, theres no better time than winter to view the Northern Lights. Short winter days mean youll have an even greater chance to catch the magic.可知，此外，没有比冬天更好观赏北极光的 时间了。短暂的冬季意味着你将有更大的机
13、会去抓住这种魔力。由此可知，北极光的魔力让冰岛成为冬季 最佳旅游目的地之一。故选 D。 【3 题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中 Orlando is yet another warm-weather destination for winter travel.可知，奥兰多是 另一个温暖的冬季旅游目的地。由此可知，为了躲避冬天的寒冷，你可以去奥兰多。故选 B。 B After the Gold Congratulations! Youve won the gold medal! Stand still while the photo flashes (闪光灯) pop and TV jour
14、nalists ask how it feels. Thousands of new followers on social media, meanwhile, are waiting for what you have to say. Then, prepare for a different kind of downhill. Diann Roffe knows the experience well. The American Alpine ski racer (高山滑雪运动员) won a gold medal at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympi
15、cs after winning a silver at the 1992 Albertville Games. She immediately announced her retirement. She was 26, an age when most people have just begun a career. Joining society at 26 can be tough. A professional athletes life is remarkably self-centered. You wake up taking your heart rate. You think
16、 of your own workout goals. You write down what you eat. After years of self-focus, if everything works out just right, you win. Most people will never experience a high that high. But theres a downside. “It was like being taken up to the highest mountain peak to see the view, and then being brought
17、 down, never to be there again,” said Roffe. In the first years after her win, Roffe thought, “Here I am struggling with the masses to make ends meet and get school done, seeking that extraordinary feeling again.” Roffes friend, speed skater Cathy Turner, was the darling after she won a gold at the
18、1992 Albertville Games. “I woke up every day with a long to-do list,” she recalled her early days after retirement. “It was like, What speech am I giving? What company am I going to address? I was Cathy the skater, the Olympian. Then I was Cathy the motivational speaker.” Turner found it difficult t
19、o make a transition out of the sport. She returned to compete at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics, where she won another gold. She retired again, turned her attention to computers, but soon found herself with marital (婚姻的) troubles. Turner escaped her troubles the only way she knew she trained f
20、or the 1998 Games, where she didnt win a medal. If their stories illustrate how difficult post-gold years can be, Roffe and Turner also show why winning athletes often eventually succeed. “Think of what these people develop!” said California sports psychologist Doug Gardner. “Perseverance. Tenacity
21、in dealing with failure. These skills are very useful in other aspects of life.” Turner combined her perseverance with her love of computer technology. She finally became a valued database (数据库) manager at a company in New York state. Roffe, 23 years after her retirement, runs a successful business
22、which makes locker (储物柜) systems for team locker rooms, resorts and gyms. 4. Which of the following statements about Diann Roffe is true? A. She won her first Olympic gold medal in 1992. B. She was invited to address many big companies after her retirement. C. She has taken part in the Olympic Games
23、 three times in all. D. She has become a successful businesswoman. 5. According to the article what is the “downside” of winning Olympic gold medals? A. Athletes will have many sleepless nights as TV journalists pour in. B. Athletes will have a hard time deciding what to say to new followers on soci
24、al media. C. Athletes will find it challenging to relive such great feelings in daily life. D. Athletes earn small salaries and most of them will find it hard to make ends meet after retirement. 6. Doug Gardner thinks winning athletes can achieve success in life as well because _. A. they focus rema
25、rkably well on themselves B. most of them are very strong and healthy C. they tend to keep trying despite difficulties D. they know how to motivate others 7. We can tell from the article that Roffe felt happy after returning from the 2014 Sochi Winter Games because _. A. American Alpine ski racers w
26、on many gold medals B. she felt she had finally made a transition out of her sport C. the U.S.A. team used the products of her company D. her husband and kids accompanied her to the races 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. C 7. B 【解析】 这是一篇说明文。文章以美国高山滑雪选手 Diann Roffe 和 Cathy Turner 为例，她们二人都是在赢得了金牌 后宣布退役，说明了运动员在取得优秀的成绩
27、之后，往往面临的是下坡路。大多数人不会经历他们那样的 高潮，但是在日常生活中运动员重温这些伟大的感觉是很有挑战性的。但运动员所拥有的技能也成了她们 日后事业能够成功的条件。 【4 题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中 Roffe, 23 years after her retirement, runs a successful business which makes locker systems for team locker rooms, resorts and gyms.可知，在退休 23 年后，Roffe 经营着一家成功的企业，为球队 更衣室、度假村和健身房制造更衣室系统。由此可知，D
28、iann Roffe已成为一名成功的女商人。故选 D。 【5 题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“It was like being taken up to the highest mountain peak to see the view, and then being brought down, never to be there again,” said Roffe. In the first years after her win, Roffe thought, “Here I am struggling with the masses to make ends meet and g
29、et school done, seeking that extraordinary feeling again.” 可知，Roffe说：“这就像被带到最高的山峰去看风景，然后又被带下来，再也没有回来。”在她获胜后的 头几年里， Roffe认为， “我在这里和大众一起努力， 让收支平衡， 完成学业， 再次寻找那种不寻常的感觉。 ” 由此可推知，赢得奥运金牌的“坏处”是运动员会发现在日常生活中重温这种伟大的感觉是很有挑战性的。 故选 C。 【6 题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的 Perseverance. Tenacity in dealing with failure. These s
30、kills are very useful in other aspects of life.可知，毅力。坚韧地面对失败。这些技能在生活的其他方面非常有用。由此可知，Doug Gardner 认为，获胜的运动员也可以在生活中获得成功，因为他们往往会在困难面前不断尝试。故选 C。 【7 题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第四段中的 Turner found it difficult to make a transition out of the sport. She returned to compete at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics, where
31、she won another gold. (Turner发现很难从这项运动中 过渡出来。她又参加了 1994 年利勒哈默尔冬奥会，她再次夺冠)可推知，Roffe从 2014年索契冬奥会回来后 宣布退役，应该感到很高兴，因为她觉得自己终于从自己的运动项目中过渡出来了。故选 B。 C Tutoring a New Normal Its not piano lessons or dance classes. Nowadays, the biggest extracurricular activity in the West is going to a tutor. “I spend about 8
32、00 Canadian dollars a month on tutors. Its costly,” says Pat, a mother in Canada. However, she adds, “After finding out half my daughters class had tutors, I felt like my child was going to fall behind because everyone else seemed to be ahead.” Shelley, a mother of three, also has tutors constantly
33、coming in and out of her home. “When I used to sit down with my children, it was hard to get them focused. I was always yelling. When I got a tutor once a week, they became focused for one entire hour and could get most of their homework done.” Tutoring isnt simply a private school phenomenon. Nor i
34、s it geared only toward lower-achieving students. In Canada alone, seven percent of high school students reported using a tutor in 2010. That increased to 15 percent in five years. Overall, parents hire tutors because they are worried that schools are not meeting their expectations, but there is als
35、o a cultural shift. A special value is placed on education in Asia, where tutoring is viewed as an extension of the school day. With a large number of Asians emigrating (移民) to the West in recent years, their attitudes towards education have had an impact. Another reason for the growth in business i
36、s parental frustration and their packed schedules. “A lot of parents just dont have time to help their children with homework,” says Julie Diamond, president of an American tutoring company. “Others couldnt help their children after Grade Three.” There has been a shift in the attitudes, too. “Childr
37、en used to get bullied (欺侮) for having a tutor,” Diamond says. “Now its becoming the norm to have one.” Children themselves dont seem to mind that they have a tutor. One parent feels surprised that so many of her childs classmates have tutors. “For the amount we pay in tuition, they should have as m
38、uch extra help as they need,” she says. Still, shes now thinking of getting a tutor. Why? Her daughter has actually asked for one. 8. The tutoring business in the West has seen growth in recent years because_. immigrants from Asia have had an impact on peoples attitudes toward tutoring a lot of pare
39、nts are too occupied to help their children with homework children no longer get bullied for getting extra help from a tutor many schools cannot offer as much extra help as their students need A. B. C. D. 9. Between 2010 and 2015 in Canada, the number of high school students using a tutor grew by_.
40、A. seven percent B. eight percent C. ten percent D. fifteen percent 10. Shelley decided to equip her children with a tutor because cause_. A. her childrens school was not meeting her expectations B. over half of her childrens classmates had tutors C. her childrens homework was too difficult for her
41、D. she had a hard time getting her children focused 11. According to the article, which of the following statements is true? A. Pat got a tutor because she couldnt help her child with homework. B. Shelley spends about 800 Canadian dollars on tutors every month. C. Most students who use a tutor have
42、poor scores at school. D. Asians usually place more emphasis on education than Westerners. 【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. D 【解析】 这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了家教热蔓延到西方，国外的孩子也忙着补课。文章介绍了西方国家家教 现状，中小学请家教日益增长，家长对此褒贬不一。 【8 题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中的 With a large number of Asians emigrating to the West in recent years, their attitudes
43、 towards education have had an impact. (近年来，随着大量亚洲人移居西方，他们对教育的态度产生了影响)可 知，由于亚洲移民对人们的家教态度产生了影响，西方的家教行业出现了增长，故选；根据第五段中的 Another reason for the growth in business is parental frustration and their packed schedules.(业务增长的另一个原 因是父母的沮丧和他们紧凑的日程安排)可知，由于许多家长太忙没时间帮助孩子做家庭作业，导致西方的 辅导业务增长迅速， 故选； 根据倒数第二段中的“Childr
44、en used to get bullied for having a tutor,” Diamond says. “Now its becoming the norm to have one.”( “过去，孩子们因为请家教而被欺负，” Diamond说，“现在， 拥有一个家教正成为一种常态。”)可知，孩子们不再因为得到家教的额外帮助而被欺负是辅导业务增长迅 速的另一个原因，故选。故选 A。 【9 题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中 In Canada alone, seven percent of high school students reported using a tutor in
45、2010. That increased to 15 percent in five years.可知，仅在加拿大，2010 年就有 7%的高中生请家教。这一比例在五 年内上升到了 15%。由此可知，2010 年至 2015年，加拿大高中学生请家教的人数增长了 15%-7%=8%。故 选 B。 【10 题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的 When I used to sit down with my children, it was hard to get them focused. I was always yelling. When I got a tutor once a week,
46、they became focused for one entire hour and could get most of their homework done.可知，当我和孩子们坐在一起的时候，很难让他们集中注意力。我总是大喊大叫。当我每周 请一次家教时，他们就会专注一个小时，完成大部分作业。由此可知，Shelley 决定为她的孩子配备一名家 庭教师，因为她很难让她的孩子集中注意力。故选 D。 【11 题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中的 A special value is placed on education in Asia, where tutoring is viewed as
47、an extension of the school day. With a large number of Asians emigrating to the West in recent years, their attitudes towards education have had an impact.可知，在亚洲，教育具有特殊的价值，辅导被看作是上课时间的延伸。 近年来，随着大量亚洲人移居西方，他们对教育的态度产生了影响。由此可知，D 选项“亚洲人通常比西 方人更重视教育”正确。故选 D。 D Do big sporting events make us do more sport?
48、I recently spent half a weekend sitting on the sofa watching the Davis Cup. I thought about going for a run, but I did not want to miss the rest of the match. Soon it was starting to get dark, so I did not bother. Whenever I watch tennis, I think how nice it would be to play it regularly. But I have
49、 been thinking that for almost 20 years without actually setting foot on a court. The evidence would suggest that Im not the only one. When a country or city bids to host an international sporting event, it often promises that more people will take up sports as a result. London was no exception. Tessa Jowell, who helped to secure the 2012 Olympics for London, said they would be the first to set challenging but achievable targets as a measure of their ambition: By 2012 two