1、2020年高考英语模拟卷（4）（考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：120分）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）A Volunteer Organizations There are many wonderful volunteer organizations at
2、 Wellington High School that provide students with the opportunity to give back to the community.Each organization has its own purpose for what it wants to accomplish.Four volunteer organizations at Wellington include Hugs and Kisses inc, Key club, Think Pink Kids and Stand Up 2 Cancer.Hugs and Kiss
3、es incHugs and Kisses inc is a non-profit organization in which bracelets (手镯) are made out of buttons donated by the community. The money from the sale of the bracelets helps pay for local cancer patients' living expenses.Club members love that the organization helps those people reduce the cos
4、t of medical expenses.Key clubKey club is an international community service organization with the goal of leading leadership through serving others.However,it is rare to find such an organization led by students.The student-led organization has a variety of activities including money-raising events
5、 and performances where club members gain new experiences.Think Pink KidsThink Pink Kids is an organization all over the world that raises money for cancer awareness, research, and support groups.It gives away money to a local support group at Wellington Regional Medical center called Your Bussom Bu
6、ddies 2.It targets a specific group such as breast cancer research and expands each year.Members are proud of their accomplishment.Besides,it also donates money to environmental projects.Stand Up 2 CancerStand Up 2 Cancer is a volunteer organization that raises money for cancer research.Its members
7、regularly participate in events such as the 5k run and St.Baldricks.Members in Stand Up 2 Cancer join in order to contribute to cancer research. 1. What is special about Key club?A.It is a non-profit organization.B.It is a student-led organization.C.I
8、t is an international organization.D.It is an organization related to cancer.2. Who can get some financial help from Hugs and Kisses inc?A.Local cancer patients.B.Club members.C.Your Bussom Buddies 2.D.Breast cancer researchers.3.Which organization is in favor of environmental protection?A.Hugs and
9、Kisses inc. B.Key club.beC.Think Pink Kids. D.Stand Up 2 Cancer.
10、 B As a kid growing up in Pennsylvania,Lucien Weiss loved playing with Lego blocks.Now 31 years old and a post-doctoral student thousands of miles away from home,his childish enthusiasm hasn't waned-and those plastic toys are serving as the building blocks to his scientific re
11、search. Weiss studied chemistry at Harvard,and received his Ph.D.at Stanford.He now lives in the Israeli town of Haifa and studies at the famous Technion-Israel Institute of Technology,known in some circles as the MIT of the Mediterranean.In a lab of the Emerson Family Life Sciences Building,
12、he and his colleagues are using high-tech equipment,even Lego blocks as a way to test theories. So how did a kid from a small town in the US end up in a lab in northern Israel?Weiss should thank Mortimer Zuckerman for that.Zuckerman's the current publisher of US News&World Report.In 2
13、016,he donated$100 million to help support students like Weiss in science,technology,engineering and math in the United States and Israel. As part of the Mortimer B.Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program,high-achieving postdoctoral scholars from famous universities in the United States are given s
14、cholarships to do research at one of seven Israeli universities.Once they complete their research,many Zuckerman postdocs like Weiss are expected to accept faculty positions at top North American universities,creating a network of racademic collaboration(合作)between US and Israeli institutions.
15、; When asked if devoting his life to science was something he thought about growing up,Weiss laughed."I think what was special about coming here in general is that so many of your interests get satisfied.Growing up,I was certainly interested in science and I come from a family of scientists.But
16、 I also enjoy traveling and new experiences just as much.Israel's a place that you grow up reading about in all of your history courses-and it's all right here.”4.What does the underlined word “waned” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A.Appeared. B.Faded. C.Respo
17、nded. D.Increased.5.Why should Weiss owe his present life to Zuckerman?A.Weiss set up a lab with Zuckerman's help.B.Zuckerman donated money to his family.C.Zuckerman helped Weiss greatly in his life.6.What can we know about scholars like Weiss?A.They make Lego blocks using high-tech equip
18、ment.B.They all graduate from famous universities in Israel.C.They are “ambassadors" between the US and Israel.D.Many of them work in the lab of Mortimer Zuckerman.7.What made Weiss feel content working in Israel?A.He developed many interests there.B.Many of his interests got satisfied.C.He got
19、 large amounts of scholarships.D.His devotion to science was paid off. C While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland, New Zealand. They
20、became the worlds first kids to be taught by a digital teacher. Before you start imagining a human-like robot walking around the classroom, Will is just an avatar that appears on the students desktop, or smartphone screen, when ordered to come. The autonomous animation platform has been model
21、ed after the human brain and nervous system, allowing it to show human-like behavior. The digital teacher is assigned to teach Vectors Be sustainable with energy a free program for Auckland elementary schools. Just like the humans it replaced, Will is able to instantly react to the students r
22、esponses to the topic. Thanks to a webcam and microphone, the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have, but also picks up non-verbal cues. For instance, if a student smiles at Will, he responds by smiling back. This two-way interaction not only helps attract the students attention, bu
23、t also allows the programs developers to monitor their engagement, and make changes if needed. Nikhil Ravishankar believes that Will-like avatars could be a novel way to catch the attention of the next generation. He says, I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver cost-eff
24、ective, rich, educational experience in the future. The program, in place since August 2018, has been a great success thus far. Ravishankar says, What was fascinating to me was the reaction of the children to Will. The way they look at the world is so creative and different, and Will really c
25、aptured their attention. However, regardless of how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.8. What was special for some elementary school students in Auckland?A. A digital teacher taught them. B. They first saw something digital.C. This was the st
26、art of a new school year. D. They could get close to smartphone screen.9. What is the benefit of this two-way interaction?A. It can smile back. B. It can use microphone.C. It can change if necessary. D. It can talk any topic for free.10. Whats Ravishan
27、kars attitude to Wills replacing Human educators soon?A. Optimistic. B. Doubtful. C. Unclear. D. Disapproving.11. What might be the best title for the passage?A. New High-tech Contributes to EducationB. New Zealand Will Replace Teachers in ClassroomsC. The Worlds First Digital Teacher, a Help to Stu
28、dentsD. The Worlds First Digital Teacher Appears in ClassroomsD Brandon Alexander is a former Google engineer who is trying to change American agriculture through robotics. Alexander operates a machine-powered farm. He recently introduced his star robot named Angus to the Associated Press.The
29、 long, white robot weighs more than 450 kilograms. The 743-square meter farm uses a hydroponicsystem 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 u
30、ses 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. For now, the farm uses humans to collect vegetables and other crops when they are ready. But Alexander says he is wor
31、king 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 companys Google X project. He teamed up with another former Google employee, Jon Binney. Together they founded Iron Ox. Alexa
32、nder 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 nearl
33、y a week old by the time they arrive in stores. Iron Ox is currently negotiating with several San Francisco area restaurants that have expressed interest in buying vegetables, Alexander said. The company also expects to begin selling its products to local stores next year.Indoor farms operate
34、 all year and are not generally affected by bad weather. During the next few years, Iron Ox plans to open robot farms in other areas near U.S. cities. 12.What is Alexander's advantage in his new career?7A.His interest in agriculture.B.His desire to serve others.C.His past work experience.D.His w
35、ish to change people's shopping habits.13.What does Angus do on the farm?A.Change water.B.Move containers.C.Collect vegetables.D.Change places for plants.14.Which of the following best describes products from Alexander's farm?A.Cheaper.B.Fresher.C.Safer.D.More costly15.What do we know from t
36、he last paragraph?A.Iron Ox keeps enlarging its business.B.Iron Ox will entirely replace other farms.D.There will be a tough competition among farms.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。The effect of bullying(欺凌) can be serious and even lead to tragedy. Unfortunately, it is
37、 still a mostly unresearched area. 16_That year, two students with shotguns, both of whom had been considered gifted and who had been bullied for years, killed 13 people, wounded 24 and then committed suicide. A year later, an analysis by the US government found that bullying played a major role in
38、more than two- thirds of the campus violence.17_Numerous invaders throughout history have tried to defend their bullying behavior by claiming that they themselves were bullied. 18_Although there is no justification for bullying, many of the worst humans in history have indeed been bullies and victim
39、s of bullying. Since bullying is often ignored, it may provide an important clue in crowd behavior and passer-by behavior. 19_Many of them have suggested bullying as one of the reasons of this decline in emotional sensitivity and acceptance of violence as normal. When someone is bullied, it i
40、s not only the bully and the victim who are becoming less sensitive to violence. 20_In this sense, bullying affects not only the bullied but his friends and classmates and the whole society. A. Research indicates that the victim often becomes the bully.B. Psyc
41、hologists have been puzzled by the inactivity of crowds and bystanders when crimes occur in very crowded places. C. More attention should be paid to people's reaction to bullying when it happens.
42、D. Hitler, for example, is claimed to have been a victim of bullying in his childhood.E.Campus bullying is becoming a serious problem in some high schools in big cities.F. The frie
43、nds and classmates of the bully and the victim also accept the violence as normG. The link between bullying and school violence has attracted increasing attention since 1999.
44、 第二部分语言知识运用（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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite ri
45、ght? Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not (21) _ enough.Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, (22) _ whatever it is that we work so hard doing, it se
46、ems that there is (23) _ someone else who can do it much better. I have always enjoyed music and it is (24) _ to me that every musician has a (25) _of their own. My father (26
47、) _ several instruments and when he played with other people, it was not difficult to (27) _ his sound in a group. Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own (28) _sound. &n
48、bsp; I (29) _ read of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, “ (30) _ else can make the sound that you make?” The sound that you make may not be the
49、 same as someone else's, but who is to say which is (31)_? It is said that, “(32)_ is in the eye of the beholder(观看者).” Perhaps it could be said that "A delightful sound i
50、s in the ear of the (33)_. Every person has a different tone of voice that (34)_ only to them, (35)_ we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a wa
51、y of (36)_that is unique to them. Perhaps it is not the sound of your music or your voice at all.It (37)_be the way you whistle or the sound of yourfootsteps. Each person has&nb
52、sp;a(n) (38)_ on the world in some way. Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it (39)_ the same way that you do it. The next time you feel (40)_, remember &
53、quot;Nobody else can make the sound that you make."21. A.easy B.good C.simple D.hard22.A.becauseB.although C.whenD.if23.A.seldomB.frequentlyC.neverD.merely24.A.satisfyingB.frustrating C.worryingD.interesting25.A.taste B.soundC.lifeD.song26.A
54、.playedB.designedC.createdD.checked27.A.turn downB.let outC.pick out D.give off28.A.loudB.powerfulC.beautifulD.special29.A.onceB.yet C.evenD.still30.A.AnybodyB.Somebody C.NobodyD.Everybody31.A.biggerB.betterC.deeperD.lower32. A.BeautyB.InterestC.PatienceD.Honesty33. A.speakerB.re
55、ceiverC.listenerD.looker34. A.devotesB.addsC.adaptsD.belongs35. A.butB.yet C.andD.for36. A.hesitatingB.spreadingC.jumpingD.speaking37. A.mustB.mightC.wouldD.should38. A.choiceB.opinionC.advantageD.effect39. A.exactlyB.skillfullyC.cautiouslyD.seriously40. A.annoyedB.puzzledC.discouragedD.bothered第二节 语法填空（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
