山西省大同四中聯(lián)盟體2020屆高三英語(yǔ)模擬考試試題含解析

1、山西省大同四中聯(lián)盟體2020屆高三英語(yǔ)模擬考試試題（含解析）第卷（選擇題 共100分）第一部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分60分）第一節(jié)：（共15小題、每小題3分、滿分45分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的a、b、c和d四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng).awant to fit the best of london in your two-week vacation? here is a list of the best places you must visit in london. without visiting these, a trip to this city is no more than ju

2、st incomplete.buckingham palace perhaps the most famous palace in the world, buckingham palace is the official london residence of the british monarch (君主). state rooms are open to visitors only during the palaces summer opening, which takes place in most of august and september. however, if you are

3、 heading to the palace at a different time, you can witness changing of the guard, where the guard is changed daily from april to july, and on alternate days from august to march.british museum this museum showcases works from the birth of human civilization to the modern age, and has contributions

4、from all continents of the world. the main attractions include the much-debated parthenon marbles (elgin marbles), mummy of cleopatra from thebes, and the rosetta stone. entry to the museum is free.london eye the 32 capsules on the london eye carry many visitors every day. due to its 360 rotation ab

5、ility, you can almost see the entire city of london, when you reach the top. until the shards privately-operated deck opened in 2013, the london eye was the tallest public viewing point.london zoo the worlds oldest scientific zoo, the london zoo consists of many different types of animals. this is a

6、lso one of the best places for children, as you can book a vip encounter with the animals for them. and whats more? you can also stay overnight at the zoo in lookout lodge.1. when should you go if you want to visit a state room in the buckingham palace?a. in april.b. in september.c. in july.d. in ja

7、nuary.2. which of the following is not included in the british museum?a. parthenon marbles.b. the rosetta stone.c. royal ceremonial dress collection.d. mummy of cleopatra from thebes.3. which statement will the author disapprove of?a. you can visit the british museum free of charge.b. you can witnes

8、s changing of the guard every other day in december.c. you can see the almost entire city of london on the top of the london eye.d. you neednt buy a ticket for your kid to enter london zoo.【答案】1. b 2. c 3. d【解析】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了倫敦的幾大景點(diǎn)白金漢宮、大英博物館和倫敦動(dòng)物園?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的state rooms are open to visitors o

9、nly during the palaces summer opening, which takes place in most of august and september.可知，國(guó)事廳只在白金漢宮的夏季開(kāi)放日對(duì)游客開(kāi)放，開(kāi)放日是在八月和九月的大多數(shù)時(shí)間。b. in september. (九月)符合以上說(shuō)法，故選b項(xiàng)?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的the main attractions include the much debated parthenon marbles(elgin marbles), mummy of cleopatra from thebes, and the

10、 rosetta stone.可知，主要景點(diǎn)包括備受爭(zhēng)議的帕特農(nóng)神廟大理石、底比斯埃及艷后和羅塞塔石碑。c. royal ceremonial dress collection.不是大英博物館的展覽品，故選c項(xiàng)。【3題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的this is also one of the best places for children, as you can book a vip encounter with the animals for them.(這也是孩子們可去的最好地方之一，因?yàn)槟憧梢越o他們預(yù)定一次與動(dòng)物們的貴賓見(jiàn)面)可知，孩子們參觀動(dòng)物家長(zhǎng)可提前預(yù)定，故推測(cè)動(dòng)物園并不是免

11、票的。d. you neednt buy a ticket for your kid to enter london zoo. (孩子進(jìn)入倫敦動(dòng)物園，你不需要購(gòu)票)是作者不會(huì)同意的，故選d項(xiàng)。bim not much of a gardener. i love having beautiful flowers-but i dont have a good track record when it comes to making them grow.a few months after our son left for the middle east, my friend gifted me a

12、 box of tulip bulbs (郁金香球莖). she explained that these bulbs were put into the ground in the fall and lay sleeping all winter. they had all the nutrients they needed inside the bulb and would come out in the spring. when you see the leaves of the tiny flowers pushing toward the sun, youll know that i

13、ts almost time for your son to come home. theyll give you what you need most. she walked me through the process of planting them. i thanked her trying to show my gratitude for her gift.it was a long winter cold and dark. i endured both the weather and the loneliness and fear i felt with my son away.

14、 dead leaves, frost and finally a heavy snow covered the area where id planted those flowers, and i soon forgot they were there.finally the weather began to warm. one day, as i walked down my front steps, i noticed an area of green. i bent down to inspect the situation more clearly and saw that thos

15、e tulips had begun to grow, their tiny leaves forcing their way to the sun.day after day i noted the flowers progress. and day after day, the time approached when my son would finally be home. now with spring just around the corner, nothing could keep either of us from marching toward the light. alm

16、ost all of those bulbs bloomed. and with each brightly colored flower, i marked off one day closer to getting to hold my son in my arms again.4. what can we know about the author?a. she is a professional gardener.b. she is not good at growing flowers.c. she never plants flowers at home.d. she often

17、sends friends flowers as gifts.5 why did the writer forget the tulip bulbs soon?a. the bitter winter reminded her of her son far away.b. she was discouraged from making another attempt.c. they failed to live through the cold and long winter.d. she had no hope for beautiful flowers indeed.6. what wer

18、e those flowers mentioned in the last paragraph referred to?a. a physical representation of the hope.b. things deep inside her heart and soul.c. a lesson she will never forget completely.d. the trouble she had in making them come out.7. what can be a suitable title for the text?a. a dark winter with

19、 hope.b. planting hope in winter.c. an area of green in spring.d. living a changeable life.【答案】4. b 5. d 6. a 7. b【解析】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者的兒子去了中東，作者感到孤獨(dú)和寂寞。一位朋友送來(lái)了一盒郁金香球莖，這種花的種植，給作者帶來(lái)了希望?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的im not much of a gardener. i love having beautiful flowers-but i dont have a good track record whe

20、n it comes to making them grow.(我不是個(gè)好園丁，我喜歡漂亮的花，但我在種植方面沒(méi)有良好的記錄)可知，作者雖然喜歡花，但不擅長(zhǎng)種花。b. she is not good at growing flowers. (她不擅長(zhǎng)種花)符合以上說(shuō)法，故選b項(xiàng)?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的it was a long winter cold and dark dead leaves, frost and finally a heavy snow covered the area where id planted those flowers, and i soon for

21、got they were there. (那是一個(gè)漫長(zhǎng)的冬天又冷又黑枯葉、霜和最后那場(chǎng)雪覆蓋了我種那些花的地方，我很快救忘記了它們的存在)可知，冬天很冷、很長(zhǎng)，故推測(cè)作者忘記它們是因?yàn)橛X(jué)得它們熬不過(guò)這個(gè)冬天，即沒(méi)對(duì)它們抱有希望。 d. she had no hope for beautiful flowers indeed. (她根本沒(méi)對(duì)這些花種抱有希望)符合以上推測(cè)，故選d項(xiàng)?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的day after day i noted the flowers progress. and day after day, the time approached when m

22、y son would finally be home. (我日復(fù)一日的關(guān)注這花的成長(zhǎng)。一天又一天我的兒子終于要回家了)和and with each brightly colored flower, i marked off one day closer to getting to hold my son in my arms again. (每開(kāi)一朵色彩鮮艷的花，都標(biāo)志著我離再次把兒子抱在懷里的日子又近了一天)可知，每開(kāi)一朵花就代表作者兒子的歸來(lái)近了一天，即花就是兒子回來(lái)的希望。a. a physical representation of the hope. (希望的實(shí)物表現(xiàn))符合以上說(shuō)法

23、，故選a項(xiàng)?！?題詳解】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章的主要內(nèi)容，尤其是第二段的she explained that these bulbs were put into the ground in the fall and lay sleeping all winter. they had all the nutrients they needed inside the bulb and would come out in the spring. when you see the leaves of the tiny flowers pushing toward the sun, youll know

24、that its almost time for your son to come home. (她說(shuō)這些郁金香球莖秋天種下，整個(gè)冬天都在土里。它們的球莖內(nèi)有生長(zhǎng)所需的營(yíng)養(yǎng)物質(zhì)，到了春天的就會(huì)從土里出來(lái)。當(dāng)你看到這些小花的葉子朝著太陽(yáng)的方向生長(zhǎng)時(shí)，你就知道你的兒子差不多該回家了)可知，本文主要講述了冬天種下的郁金香球莖在春天會(huì)長(zhǎng)出來(lái)，這也意味著作者的兒子快要回來(lái)，即花代表著作者兒子回來(lái)的希望。b. planting hope in winter. (在冬天種下希望)可以作為本文標(biāo)題，故選b項(xiàng)。cevery time a new year is coming, people set out to

25、 better themselves. they promise they will lose weight, find a new job, or maybe even take that vacation theyve always talked about. but why do we make these promises to ourselves, and where did this tradition come from? why does this tradition live on when so many people fail to keep the resolution

26、s(決定) they made? well, we can start by blaming the ancient babylonians.around 4,000 years ago in babylon, the earliest recorded celebration honoring the coming of a new year was held. calendars werent as they are today, so the babylonians did it in late march during the first new moon after the spri

27、ng equinox(春分). the festivities were meant for the rebirth of the sun god, but the babylonians made promises in order to please their gods. they felt this would help them start the new year off well.resolutions continued on with the romans. when the early roman calendar no longer synced(同步) up with

28、the sun, julius caesar decided to make a change. he consulted with the best astronomers and mathematicians of the time and introduced the julian calendar, which more closely represents the modern calendar we use today. caesar declared january 1 the first day of the year to honor the god of new begin

29、nings, janus. the romans celebrated the new year by offering sacrifices to janus.to this day, the traditions of the ancient babylonians and romans continue around the world. so much that google launched a resolution map in 2013 where people could add resolutions and see others adding theirs in real

30、time. however, no matter how many people participated in googles project, the numbers are bleak when it comes to the number of people who maintain their resolutions-only eight percent of people are successful in sticking them out.8. why did the ancient babylonians make promises to their gods?a. to h

31、onor the god of new beginnings.b. to observe the rebirth of the sun god and please him.c. to honor the coming of a new year and satisfy their gods.d. to please their gods and hope for a good start of the year.9. what can we know about the tradition of the new years resolutions?a. the tradition of ma

32、king new years resolutions will soon die.b. a lot of people dont feel like making new years resolutions.c. julius caesar made january 1 the first day of a year on his own.d. the history of making new years resolutions is not well known.10. what does the underlined word “bleak” in the last paragraph

33、mean?a. large.b. unpleasant.c. encouraging.d. hopeful.11. which of the following can be the best title for the text?a. how making new years resolutions came into being?b. the ancient babylonians and the romansc. the change of roman calendarsd. how people better themselves【答案】8. d 9. d 10. b 11. a【解析

34、】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹的是人們?cè)S下新年愿望這一傳統(tǒng)的由來(lái)以及現(xiàn)狀。【8題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后the babylonians made promises in order to please their gods. they felt this would help them start the new year off well可知巴比倫人為了取悅他們的神做出了承諾，他們覺(jué)得這會(huì)幫助他們?cè)谛碌囊荒昀镉幸粋€(gè)好的開(kāi)始。故選d。【9題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段可知，作者寫(xiě)文章的目的是要闡明新年許愿這一傳統(tǒng)的由來(lái)，可以推斷出有很多人對(duì)此是不了解的。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的t

35、o this day, the traditions of the ancient babylonians and romans continue around the world可知這一傳統(tǒng)會(huì)持續(xù)下去的，a項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)文章第一句可看出，人們還是很喜歡許新年愿望的，b項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)文章第三段提供的信息可知 julius caesar做出改變時(shí)參考了天文學(xué)家和數(shù)學(xué)家的意見(jiàn)，c項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。故選d?！?0題詳解】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)前文的 no matter how many和后文的 only eight percent of people are successful in sticking them ou

36、t可知許下新年愿望的人很多，但真正實(shí)現(xiàn)的人卻很少，這一數(shù)量“不容樂(lè)觀”，故選b?！?1題詳解】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段but why do we make these promises to ourselves, and where did this tradition come from? why does this tradition live on when so many people fail to keep the resolutions(決定) they made? well, we can start by blaming the ancient babylonians.及全

37、文內(nèi)容可知，文章主要講述新年愿望這一傳統(tǒng)的歷史淵源，a項(xiàng)表述最契合文章主旨，故選a。dimagine your clothing could release enough heat to keep you warm and cozy, allowing you to stay comfortable in a cooler room. or, picture a car windshield that stores the suns energy and then releases it as heat to make the ice on the windshield disappear.a

38、ccording to a team of researchers at mit, both cases may be possible before long, thanks to a new material that can store solar energy during the day and release it later as heat. this transparent polymer film could be applied to many different surfaces, such as window glass or clothing.solar energy

39、 is only available about half the time we need it during daylight. for the sun to become a major power provider for human needs, there has to be an efficient way to save it up for use during nighttime and stormy days. most such efforts have focused on storing and recovering solar energy in the form

40、of electricity, but the new finding, by mli professor jeffrey grossman, postdoc david zhitomirsky and graduate student eugene cho, could provide a highly efficient method for storing the suns energy through a chemical reaction and releasing it later as heat.the key to enabling long-term, stable stor

41、age of solar heat, the team said, is to store it in the form of a chemical change rather than storing the heat itself. but heat will disappear over time no matter how good the material around it is, so the team set up a chemical storage system that can keep the energy in a stable molecular configura

42、tion. when exposed to sunlight, the molecules can stay that way for long periods then, when triggered (觸發(fā))by a very specific temperature or something else, the molecules return to their original shape , giving off heat in the process.such chemically-based storage materials, known as solar thermal fu

43、els(stf), have been developed before. but those earlier efforts were designed to be used in liquid solutions and not able to make durable (耐用的) solid-state films. the new approach is the first based on a solid-state material, in this case a polymer, and the first based on inexpensive materials and w

44、idespread production technology.12. what is the main purpose of paragraph 1?a. to show the main idea of the passage.b. to practice readers imagination.c. to interest readers in the passage.d. to introduce a new kind of material.13. according to the passage, what can the polymer film do?a. it can be

45、made into window glass.b. it can make necessary electricity.c. it can store energy and release sunshine.d. it can absorb sunshine and give off heat.14. according to the passage, what is stf based on?a. the chemical reaction.b. the movement of heat.c. the form of electricity.d. the physical reaction.

46、15. what is the advantage of the molecular configuration?a. it is less expensive.b. it is very powerful.c. it is easily available.d. it is less changeable.【答案】12. c 13. d 14. a 15. d【解析】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了一種新型材料，它可以通過(guò)自身吸熱并儲(chǔ)存熱量，之后能夠根據(jù)需要釋放熱。【12題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的整體結(jié)構(gòu)，和第一段的imagine your clothing could release e

47、nough heat to keep you warm and cozy, allowing you to stay comfortable in a cooler room. or, picture a car windshield that stores the suns energy and then releases it as heat to make the ice on the windshield disappear. (想象一下你的衣服可以釋放足夠的熱量讓你溫暖和舒適，讓你可以在冰冷的房間里保持舒適?；蛘?，再想象一下車(chē)的擋風(fēng)玻璃可以儲(chǔ)存太陽(yáng)的能量，然后釋放熱量使擋風(fēng)玻璃上的冰

48、消失)可推測(cè)，本段以衣服和騎車(chē)擋風(fēng)玻璃為例，提到了如果衣服能夠吸熱和放熱、汽車(chē)的擋風(fēng)玻璃能夠吸熱和自動(dòng)除冰那該是多么好的事，以此來(lái)吸引對(duì)著對(duì)本文的興趣。c. to interest readers in the passage.(為了讓讀者對(duì)文章感興趣)符合以上說(shuō)法，故選c項(xiàng)?！?3題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的thanks to a new material that can store solar energy during the day and release it later as heat. this transparent polymer film could be appli

49、ed to many different surfaces, such as window glass or clothing. (多虧了這種能在白天吸熱之后以熱能形式釋放的新型材料，這個(gè)透明的聚合物膜可以應(yīng)用于許多不同的表面，如窗戶玻璃或服裝)可知，這種聚合物膜可以吸熱，此后再以熱能的形式釋放出來(lái)。d. it can absorb sunshine and give off heat. (它可以吸收陽(yáng)光的熱，然后散發(fā)熱量)符合以上說(shuō)法，故選d項(xiàng)。【14題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的such chemically-based storage materials, known as sola

50、r thermal fuels(stf), have been developed before. (這種以化學(xué)反應(yīng)為基礎(chǔ)的儲(chǔ)存材料，即太陽(yáng)能熱燃料(stf)，以前就已經(jīng)被開(kāi)發(fā)出來(lái)了)可知，stf是以化學(xué)反應(yīng)為基礎(chǔ)。a. the chemical reaction. (化學(xué)反應(yīng))符合以上說(shuō)法，故選a項(xiàng)?！?5題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的but heat will disappear over time no matter how good the material around it is, so the team set up a chemical storage system that

51、 can keep the energy in a stable molecular configuration. (但是熱量會(huì)隨著時(shí)間的推移而消失，不管周?chē)奈镔|(zhì)有多好，所以研究小組建立了一個(gè)化學(xué)儲(chǔ)存系統(tǒng)，可以將能量保持在一個(gè)穩(wěn)定的分子結(jié)構(gòu)中)可推斷，這種分子結(jié)構(gòu)的優(yōu)勢(shì)是相對(duì)穩(wěn)定。d. it is less changeable. (它不易改變)符合以上說(shuō)法，故選d項(xiàng)。第二節(jié)（共五小題，每小題3分，滿分15分）閱讀短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。challenges are regular visitors in our life, and nobody is immu

52、ne (不受影響) to them. _16_ however, we can use these challenges to make positive changes in our life. for instance:develop your passion. _17_ when you are setting your goals, you always want to be passionate about those goals, because if you love what you do, you will be driven by the desire to achieve

53、 success._18_ when you have doubts about yourself, you are doing damage to your progress. therefore, you are supposed to see yourself as a winner, and trust yourself. feeding your mind with positives will reinforce your beliefs and sweep any doubts out of your system. track your progress. it is impo

54、rtant that you take note of every improvement you make. _19_ every step forward will give you a boost, and accelerate your efforts to the achievement of your ultimate goal.learn how to control your emotions. it is important that you use your emotional intelligence when you encounter problems in your

55、 life. you are a product of your thoughts and feelings. any negative emotions that show up can negate (否定) the positive forward movement you enjoyed earlier. so approach any challenge with a positive attitude. _20_ instead, strongly believe that you have all the tools you need in order to make posit

56、ive changes in your life. it is in your hands to make the changes necessary and to take your life to new heights.a. practice makes perfect.b. consider confidence as a must for success.c. this will motivate you to work even harder.d. they can make us lose hope and even give up.e. dont feel negative w

57、hen you meet with difficulties.f. there is nothing to be gained from delaying decisions and thoughts.g. having an enthusiasm for something will inspire you to achieve your goals.【答案】16. d 17. g 18. b 19. c 20. e【解析】這是一篇議論文。文章作者對(duì)于在生活中，如何利用挑戰(zhàn)，作出積極的改變這一問(wèn)題，給出了一些建議。【16題詳解】根據(jù)上文challenges are regular visit

58、ors in our life, and nobody is immune (不受影響) to them(挑戰(zhàn)是我們生活的常客，沒(méi)有人不受它們影響)及下文however, we can use these challenges to make positive changes in our life.(然而，在我們的生活中，我們能用這些挑戰(zhàn)進(jìn)行積極的改變)可知，此處承上啟下，d選項(xiàng)“它們可能會(huì)讓我們失去希望，甚至放棄”切題。故選d?！?7題詳解】根據(jù)上文develop your passion.(開(kāi)發(fā)你的激情)可知，此處承接上文，g選項(xiàng)“對(duì)某事有熱情會(huì)激勵(lì)你實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo)”切題，enthusiasm與passion相對(duì)應(yīng)。故選g?！?8題詳解】根據(jù)下文when you have doubts about yourself, you are doing damage to your