1、2020年高考英语模拟卷（新课标卷）05（考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：120分）注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题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。3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A With all the atte
2、ntion Thanksgiving and Christmas get from travellers, its easy to overlook Halloween as a destination holiday. While a few cities provide a ghostly atmosphere all year round, annual festivals, theme park pop-up events and other haunted happenings elsewhere have helped make the holiday a travel mini-
3、season all its own.New Orleans Home to year-round cemetery walks, New Orleans is among the cities that naturally harmonize with Halloween. Worth noting every October is the family-friendly Halloween parade, happening this year on Oct. 21, with floats devoted to themes like werewolves and vampires. F
4、loat riders throw locally made candies to the crowd. New Orleans hosts plenty of after-event-parties, but the procession itself draws all ages in costume.Whitby, EnglandThis picturesque town on Englands Yorkshire coast is considered to be the home of Dracula, though in a different way. Bram Stoker s
5、pent just a month in Whitby, but those four weeks in July and August 1890 were important in the creation of his most famous book, “Dracula”, which was published in 1897. Whitby celebrated the 125th anniversary of Stokers visit in 2015, but this year you can see the skeletal remains of Whitby Abbey i
6、lluminated throughout the final week of October.Salem, MassachusettsHome to the infamous witch trials of the early 1690s, it should come as no surprise that this town is a hotbed for Halloween activity. One way Salem builds on its spectral past is with the nearly month-long festival of the Dead. Eve
7、nts starting from mid-October this year include psychic readings, mourning-themed tea and on Halloween night, a witches gathering.Orlando, FloridaThe home of Disney World and Universal Studios goes all-out with huge Halloween events. Universal this year will hold its 27th Halloween Horror Night on O
8、ct. 30, a seasonal pop-up featuring haunted houses and “scareactors” employed to frighten visitors. Plus, there are many other activities like trick-or-treating, Disney character encounters, a Halloween ball and fireworks.1. Which of the following is most recommended for a family going together?A. N
9、ew Orleans.B. Whitby, England.C. Salem, Massachusetts.D. Orlando, Florida.2. Where do Halloween activities last the longest this year?A. New Orleans.B. Whitby, England.C. Salem, Massachusetts.D. Orlando, Florida.3. What can you do in Orlando, Florida ?A. Have mourning-themed tea.B. Enjoy dancing.C.
10、Watch Disney movies.D. See skeletal remains.【答案】1. A2. C3. B【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了在一些城市，万圣节以年度节日、主题公园的快闪活动和其他的一些闹鬼事件为体现形式，形成了一个独立的旅游小假日。1. 细节理解题。根据第一个黑色小标题下“Worth noting every October is the family-friendly Halloween parade, happening this year on Oct. 21, with floats devoted to themes like werewolves
11、and vampires.（值得注意的是，每年10月都会举行适合家庭的万圣节游行，今年的万圣节游行将于10月21日举行，花车主题包括狼人和吸血鬼。）”文中的“family-friendly”和题干中的“a family going together”相呼应。故选A项。2. 细节理解题。本题问的是“今年哪里的万圣节活动持续的时间最长”。根据第一个小黑标题下的“happening this year on Oct. 21”可知New Orleans的万圣节活动时间是一天。根据第二个小黑标题下的“but this year you can see the skeletal remains of Wh
12、itby Abbey illuminated throughout the final week of October.（但今年你可以看到惠特比修道院的遗骸将照亮整个10月的最后一周。）”可知Whitby, England的万圣节活动时间是一周。根据第三个小黑标题下的“One way Salem builds on its spectral past is with the nearly month-long festival of the Dead. （塞勒姆建立在过去幽灵般的历史上的一种方式是伴随近一个月的亡灵节。）”可知Salem, Massachusetts的万圣节活动时间是将近一个月
13、。根据第四个小黑标题下的“Universal this year will hold its 27th Halloween Horror Night on Oct. 30”可知Orlando, Florida的万圣节活动时间是一天。故选C项。3. 细节理解题。根据题干中的“Orlando, Florida”可将答案定位在第四个小黑标题下。由最后一句话中的“a Halloween ball and fireworks.（万圣节舞会和烟火。）”可知在这个活动中你可以跳舞。故选B项。BOn November 7, Lewis Pugh completed a one-kilometer swim i
14、n the freezing waters of King Edward Cove, off South Georgia in Antarctica. He was wearing only his swimming glasses, cap and speedos!Pugh is an advocate for our oceans and seas, working to protect these ecosystem with their large diversity of marine life. When asked why he doesnt wear a wetsuit, Le
15、wis says, “I ask world leaders to do everything they can to protect our oceans. Sometimes the steps they need to take are difficult and unpopular. If Im asking them to be courageous, I must also be. Swimming in a wetsuit would not send the right message.”It took Pugh about 19 minutes to complete the
16、 one-kilometer swim in Antarctica where the water averaged about 1.6 degrees Celsius . He says that his body can only tolerate about 20 minutes in the freezing waters before it starts shutting down. As he swims, his body temperature steadily drops, which in turn causes his muscle control to drop, sl
17、owing him down. When he is done with his swim, his support team rushes him to a hot shower and it takes almost an hour for his body temperature to return to normal.Doctors and Pugh caution that one must receive months of training to swim in such cold waters. Even expert swimmers who are unused to fr
18、eezing water can drown within minutes because of the physical shock experienced by the body. Pugh says he trained for six months before this swim.This is not the first time that Lewis has swum in dangerous conditions. In 2007, he swam one kilometer in the North Pole to draw attention to the melting
19、Arctic ice due to climate change. In 2015, he swam in the Bay of Whales in Antarcticas Ross Sea as part of his successful campaign to help set up a marine reserve there.4. Why did Lewis Pugh swim without a wetsuit?A. To swim faster.B. To show his bravery.C. To build up his body.D. To win public atte
20、ntion.5. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. His body.B. The water.C. His body temperature.D. The water temperature.6. Whats Pughs advice about swimming in freezing waters?A. One must be fully prepared.B. One should be expert at swimming.C. One should be ready to take on ch
21、allenges.D. One must be used to long-distance swimming.7. What may be the best title for the text?A. Lewis Pugh: swimming for a causeB. How to survive a swim in cold watersC. How to prepare for extreme swimmingD. Lewis Pugh: achieving the impossible【答案】4. B5. A6. A7. A【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Lewis Pugh为了
22、呼吁政府采取措施保护海洋而在南极海洋水温很低的情况下，不穿防寒泳衣游泳的勇敢事迹。4. 细节理解题。根据第二段的I ask world leaders to do everything they can to protect our oceans. Sometimes the steps they need to take are difficult and unpopular. If Im asking them to be courageous, I must also be. Swimming in a wetsuit would not send the right message.可
23、知，他不穿防寒泳衣的原因是展示他的勇敢，故选B。5. 词义猜测题。此题要结合上文语境He says that his body can only tolerate about 20 minutes in the freezing waters before可知他在冰水里游泳身体只能忍受20分钟，下文中提到他游泳时体温在慢慢下降，肌肉控制力也在下降，可推测出此处的it指的是his body，故选A。6. 细节理解题。根据第四段的Doctors and Pugh caution that one must receive months of training to swim in such col
24、d waters.可知，一个人要想在冰冷的水里游泳必须得训练很长时间才可以，即要做足准备工作才行，故选A。7. 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述的是Pugh为保护海洋而在极寒的水里游泳，他用行动去展示他保护海洋的决心和勇气，由此可知A项是最佳标题。CAttending college can be expensive, and applying to college can be costly as well. With todays college application fees averaging around $ 80, you can expect to spend hundreds of
25、dollars on college before you are even accepted into a school.One of the easiest ways to save money on college application fees before you begin applying is to narrow down your list of schools. To save money, try to limit the schools to which you apply to about 2-3 reach schools and 2-3 safety schoo
26、ls.At some schools, being a relative of a graduate can secure you a free application. If you are applying to a school where one of your parents or grandparents is a former graduate, check to see if you re qualified for it.Research the preferred method of applying for each school on your list. Some s
27、chools offer free online applications, yet charge a fee for paper submissions. This is because online applications save schools the cost of employing a staff member to physically enter the application information.Several states, such as Michigan and North Carolina, take part in College Application W
28、eek, where many schools in the participating states cancel their application fee for the week. Be sure to contact the schools to I j which you are applying to see if they participate in College Application Week and when the program takes place in that state.Apply for early admission. If you have alr
29、eady decided on which college is your top choice, consider applying under an Early Action or Early Decision admission program. If you are accepted, you wont have to submit application fees to other schools.For more information regarding college applications and the fees associated with them, contact
30、 your high I school advisor or the admissions department at your school(s) of interest.8. The passage is mainly written to_.A. introduce famous universities in the United StalesB. show some practical ways to apply an ideal collegeC. advertise for successful applications and advisorsD. offer tips to
31、save money on college application fees9. What does the author advise to do in the second paragraph?A. Write down your favorite universities.B. Reduce the number of your university choices.C. Apply to two universities each time.D. Mind your safety when applying to college.10. Some schools offer free
32、online application to_,A. receive fees faster than beforeB. employ someone else to workC. cut down the cost of employmentD. enter the application information11. It can be known from the passage that_,A. application fee might be canceled conditionallyB. many countries attend College Application WeekC
33、. applying for early admission is the best policyD. admission departments determine your future【答案】8. D9. B10. C11. A【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。介绍一些方法节省申请大学的相关费用。8. 推理判断题。由第二段到第六段“One of the easiest ways to save money on college application fees before you begin applying is to narrow down your list of schools.
34、At some schools, being a relative of a graduate can secure you a free application. Research the preferred method of applying for each school on your list. Several states, such as Michigan and North Carolina, take part in College Application Week, where many schools in the participating states cancel
35、 their application fee for the week. Apply for early admission ”可知，在你开始申请之前，节省大学申请费用最简单的方法之一就是缩小你申请的学校范围。在一些学校，成为毕业生的亲戚可以让你免费申请。研究申请名单上每所学校的首选方法。一些州，如密歇根州和北卡罗莱纳州，参加了大学申请周，参加申请周的许多学校会取消他们的申请费用。申请提早入学。所以本文旨在介绍一些方法节省申请大学的相关费用，故选D.9. 细节理解题。由第二段的One of the easiest ways to save money on college applicatio
36、n fees before you begin applying is to narrow down your list of schools可知，在你开始申请之前，节省大学申请费用最简单的方法之一就是缩小你的学校范围。所以作者建议缩减申请学校。故选B.10. 细节理解题。由第4段“This is because online applications save schools the cost of employing a staff member to physically enter the application information.”可知，这是因为在线申请为学校节省了雇佣职员来输
37、入信息的费用。所以一些学校提供免费的网上申请，以降低雇佣成本。故选C.11. 推理判断题。由第二段到第六段“One of the easiest ways to save money on college application fees before you begin applying is to narrow down your list of schools. At some schools, being a relative of a graduate can secure you a free application. Research the preferred method o
38、f applying for each school on your list. Several states, such as Michigan and North Carolina, take part in College Application Week, where many schools in the participating states cancel their application fee for the week. Apply for early admission ”可知，在你开始申请之前，节省大学申请费用最简单的方法之一就是缩小你申请的学校范围。在一些学校，成为毕
39、业生的亲戚可以让你免费申请。研究申请名单上每所学校的首选方法。一些州，如密歇根州和北卡罗莱纳州，参加了大学申请周，参加申请周的许多学校会取消他们的申请费用。申请提早入学。所以本文介绍了一些方法节省申请大学的相关费用，故申报费用“在某些条件”是不用交的。故选A.DEvery summer, the Serengeti plains (平原) of Africa are worth visiting. Millions of wild animals begin their 1,800-mile journey northwards on their annual migratory (迁移的)
40、route.In the month of November, polar bears in their thousands cross the Canadian Arctic, as they head towards the ice sheets of Hudson Bay. The sea ice that forms every winter is the key to the bears managing to exist, for here they hunt for seals (海豹).The Great Bustard, one of the heaviest flying
41、birds, migrates each year across Europe and Asia to its wintering grounds. Unluckily, these and other migratory animals are in danger from human activity.We have written several articles on climate change and the effect of rising ocean temperatures. Since 1979, ice sheets in the Arctic have gone dow
42、n by 30 percent. What does this mean for polar bears? They are forced to stay on land for longer periods of time, which delays their search for food. As a result, bears today are 60 pounds lighter than what they were. Besides, smaller bears also produce weaker babies, and their chances of survival a
43、re at risk. In the plains of Africa, migratory animals like gazelles are traveling long distances for food, just to avoid falling prey (牺牲品) to humans who hunt them.In an unusual step, experts from 120 countries have agreed to protect 31 migratory mammals, fish and birds. The United Nations 11th ann
44、ual Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) was held in Quito, Ecuador. For the first time, 900 experts attended the conference, and the enthusiastic support shows the world is united in conservation (保护) efforts.What does getting on a protected list mean? Countries that have signed
45、the agreement will be required to pass laws locally and work with other countries that fall within the animals migratory path. Only one animal did not make the list. The African lion was rejected (拒绝) for lack of information of the countries where it lives.12. What can we learn from the passage?A. T
46、he Great Bustard is one of the largest flying birds.B. The weight of polar bears today is lighter than what it was.C. In the 1970s, ice sheets went down by 30 percent.D. 120 experts have agreed to protect 21 migratory animals.13. Why was the African lion not included in the list from the passage?A.
47、We dont know which countries it lives in.B. It isnt a migratory animal.C. Experts were not interested in this animal.D. It was not traveling long distances for food.14. The writer writes this passage aiming to _.A. let us know about the animalsB. prevent the rare animals from dying outC. inform us o
48、f the effects of climate changeD. draw our attention to helping the migratory animals15. All these factors have probably put the migratory animals in danger EXCEPT _.A. some human activity B. the enthusiastic support from expertsC. rising ocean temperatures D. climate chang
49、e【答案】12. B 13. A 14. D 15. B 【语篇解读】本文是一篇生态环保类说明文，介绍了很多野生动物在迁徙途中遭受人类的捕杀或受到人类活动的影响导致数量急剧下降，在联合国第11届野生动物迁徙物种年度保护大会上，专家们呼吁世界各国联合起来保护迁徙物种。12. 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“As a result, bears today are 60 pounds lighter than what they were.”可知，现在北极熊的体重比原来少了60磅，故B项正确。13. 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Only one animal did not make the list. The African l
