(江蘇專用)2020版高考英語沖刺提分模擬組合練四(aaab)

1、模擬組合練四(2).閱讀理解A(2019南通如皋中學(xué)高三上學(xué)期質(zhì)量調(diào)研)HistorianTomHollandistheaward-winningauthorofRubicon,PersianFireandMillennium.Heappearsregularlyonradio,TVandinprint.HislatestbookDynastyispublishedinpaperbackbyAbacus.MoominsummerMadnessByToveJanssonWhatIloveaboutthisbook,asachildandstilltoday,isitsmixofthefantas

2、ticalandnormal.Ontheonehand,itsaboutafamilyandtheirfriendsallenjoyingthemselves,quitehappynotdoingmuch.Ontheotherhand,itsaboutcharactersthatcanchangeintooddshapes,magicianscomingdownfromthemoonandpeculiarcreaturesemergingfromtheroof.Thatmixofthefamiliarandtheextraordinaryinformsallmywriting.TheHisto

3、riesByHerodotusBythetimeIwas12,IwasobsessedbyAncientGreeceandRome.Atfirst,IfoundtheearlysectionofTheHistoriesarealgrindbecauseitslikealongshaggydogstorythatnevergetstothepoint.InthesecondhalfIwasrewardedwiththestoriesIdbeenwaitingfor,likethebattlesofMarathon,SalamisandThermopylae.Overtheyears,Icomet

4、ovaluetheinfectiouscuriosityofthefirsthalfandtheportraitoftheworldinthefifthcenturyBCseenthroughtheeyesofthisextraordinaryGreekhistorian.ADistantMirrorByBarbaraW.TuchmanTuchmansbookTheGunsofAugustwonthePulitzerPrize,butitsthisslightlylesswell-knownworkthatprovidedmewitharolemodelformyownwriting.Both

5、scholarlyandinteresting,itsaportraitofthe14thcenturyinWesternEuropeandvividlyevokesmedievalcivilizationbuffetedbycataclysms:theBlackDeath,thePeasantsRevoltandtheGreatPapalSchism.IfeltIknewwhatitwastodieoftheplagueortohaveaswordputthroughmerealstoriestoldremarkably.1.TomHollandnowfindsthefirsthalfofT

6、heHistories.A.offthepointB.culture-centeredC.reallyboringD.quiteentertaining2.WhichbookdoesTomHollandappreciateandtrytocopyitsstyle?A.TheHistories.C.TheGunsofAugust.B.ADistantMirror.D.MoominsummerMadness.答案語篇解讀本文介紹了歷史學(xué)家TomHolland及其作品。他經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)在廣播、電視和印刷品上。他的最新著作Dynasty由Abacus出版平裝本。1.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)TheHistories

7、中Overtheyears,IcometovaluetheinfectiouscuriosityofthefirsthalfandtheportraitoftheworldinthefifthcenturyBCseenthroughtheeyesofthisextraordinaryGreekhistorian.可知,TomHolland現(xiàn)在發(fā)現(xiàn)TheHistories的前半部分很有趣。故選D。2.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)ADistantMirror中TuchmansbookTheGunsofAugustwonthePulitzerPrize,butitsthisslightlylesswell-k

8、nownworkthatprovidedmewitharolemodelformyownwriting.可知,TomHolland喜歡ADistantMirror,并試著模仿它的風(fēng)格。故選B。B(2019江蘇揚州一模)Anintroductiontothisbookisassuperfluousasacandleinfrontofapowerfulsearchlight.Butaconventionofpublishingseemstorequirethatthecandleshouldbethere,andIamproudtobetheonetoholdit.Abouttenyearsago

9、IpickedupfromthepileofnewbooksonmydeskacopyofSonsandLoversbyamanofwhomIhadneverheard,andIstartedtoracethroughitwiththeimmoralspeedoftheprofessionalreviewer.ButafterapageortwoIfoundmyselfreading,reallyreading.Herewashereisamasterpieceinwhicheverysentencecounts,abookpackedwithsignificantthoughtsandbea

10、utiful,arrestingphrases,theworkofaremarkablegeniuswhosegiftsaremorerichlyvariousthanthoseofanyotheryoungEnglishnovelist.ToappreciatetherichvarietyofMrLawrencewemustreadhislaternovelsandhisvolumesofpoetry.ButSonsandLoversrevealstherangeofhistypicalpower.Herearecombinedandblended(混合的)sortof“realism”an

11、dalmostlyric(抒情的)imageryandrhythm.Thespeechofthepeopleisthatofdailylifeandthethingsthathappentothemarenormaladventuresandaccidents;theyfallinlove,marry,work,fail,succeed,anddie.Butoftheirdeeperemotionsandoftherelationsoftheselittlehumanbeingstotheearthandtothestars,MrLawrencemakessomethingneartopoet

12、ryandprose(散文)withoutviolatingitsproper“otherharmony”.TakethemarvellousparagraphnexttothelastpageofSonsandLovers(MrLawrencedependssolittleonplotintheordinarysensethatitisperfectlyfairtoreadtheendofhisbookfirst):Wherewashe?Onetinyuprightspeckofflesh,lessthananearofwheatlostinthefield.Hecouldnotbearit

13、.Oneverysidetheimmensedarksilenceseemedpressinghim,sotinyaspark,intoextinction,andyet,almostnothing,hecouldnotbeextinct.Night,inwhicheverythingwaslost,wentreachingout,beyondstarsandsun,starsandsun,afewbrightgrains,wentspinningroundforterror,andholdingeachotherinembrace,thereindarknessthatoutpassedth

14、emall,andleftthemtinyanddaunted.Somuch,andhimself,infinitesimal,atthecoreanothingness,andyetnotnothing.Suchgloriouswritingliftsthebookfaraboveanovelwhichismerelyastory.Ibegthereadertoattendtoeverylineofitandnottomissasingleoneofthemanysentencesthatawaitandsurpriseyou.Someareenthusiasticandimpressive

15、,liketheparagraphabove;othersarekeen,“realistic”observationsofthingsandpeople.InoneofhisbooksMrLawrencemakesacharactersay,orthink,thatlifeis“mixed”.Thatindicateshisphilosophyandhismethod.Heblendstheaccuratelyliteralandtrivial(瑣碎的)withtheextremelypoetic.Tofindasimilarblendoftinydailydetailandwideimag

16、inativevision,wemustgobacktotwooldernovelists,HardyandMeredith.IdonotmeanthatMrLawrencederives(起源于)directlyfromthemor,indeed,thatheisclearlythedisciple(門徒)ofanymaster.Idofeelsimplythatheisoftheelderstature(名望)ofHardyandMeredith,andIknowofnootheryoungnovelistwhoisquiteworthyoftheircompany.WhenIfirstt

17、riedtoexpressthiscomparison,thisconnection,Iwascontradictedbyafellow-critic,whopointedoutthatMeredithandHardyareentirelyunlikeeachotherandthatthereforeMrLawrencecannotresembleboth.Tobesure,nothingismorehatefulthanforcedcomparisons,nothingmoreboringthantodiscoverparallelsbetweenoneworkofartandanother

18、.Anartistsmasteryconsistsinhisdifferencefromothermasters.Buttoreferayoungmanofgeniustoanolderone,atthesametimepronouncinghisindependenceandoriginality,isafair,ifnotverysuperior,methodofpraisinghim.3.Theunderlinedword“superfluous”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.A.meaningfulC.fundamentalB.unnecessary

19、D.fashionable4.WhatistypicalofLawrencesworks?A.Theyequallyrevealhisgeniuspower.B.Theycontainlotsofgreatlyricpoetry.C.Theypresentsomereallivingsituations.D.Theyfocusonrelationsbetweenhumans.5.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoillustratebyincludingoneparagraphfromSonsandLovers?A.Theplotofthenovelhaslittletodowit

20、hdailylife.B.ItiswisetoreadLawrencesbooksfromtheend.C.Lawrenceisnotcapableoftellinggoodstories.D.ThelanguageinLawrencesbooksiselegant.6.WhowereHardyandMeredith?A.TheytaughtLawrenceliteraturewhenhewasyoung.B.TheyweretherealisticnovelistsofLawrencestime.C.Theywerenovelistswhoresembledeachotherinwritin

21、g.D.Theywerenovelistscombiningdetailswithimagination.7.Accordingtotheauthor,whatdoesanartistsmasterymean?A.Hemusthavepersonaldiversity.B.Hemusthavethecriticalspirits.C.Hemustbehappytobecompared.D.Hemustbeamanofgenius.8.Whatistheauthorspurposeofwritingthepassage?A.TointroduceLawrencesnovelSonsandLove

22、rs.B.Toshowhisexperiencesofreadingclassics.C.ToanalyzeLawrenceswritingcharacteristics.D.Tocomparethestylesofdifferentnovelists.答案語篇解讀作者通過引用兒子與情人中的一段文字,及與Hardy和Meredith的寫作特點對比,分析了Lawrence的寫作特色。3.B詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段第一句中Anintroductiontothisbookisassuperfluousasacandleinfrontofapowerfulsearchlight.可知,這本書的引言如同在

23、強(qiáng)力探照燈前的蠟燭一樣是多余的。meaningful有意義的;unnecessary多余的,不必要的;fundamental基本的;fashionable流行的。故選B項。4.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二、三句ButSonsandLoversrevealstherangeofhistypicalpower.Herearecombinedandblendedsortof“realism”andalmostlyricimageryandrhythm.可知,兒子與情人體現(xiàn)了他典型的寫作風(fēng)格:混合了“現(xiàn)實主義”和抒情的意象和節(jié)奏。由此可見,他的寫作特色之一是表現(xiàn)生活的真實性,故選C項。5.D推理判斷題

24、。根據(jù)第二段最后一句.MrLawrencemakessomethingneartopoetryandprosewithoutviolatingitsproper“otherharmony”.及倒數(shù)第二段第一句Suchgloriouswritingliftsthebookfaraboveanovelwhichismerelyastory.可知,引用這個段落是為了體現(xiàn)他的文字的優(yōu)美和諧,故選D項。6.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句Tofindasimilarblendoftinydailydetailandwideimaginativevision,wemustgobacktotwooldern

25、ovelists,HardyandMeredith.可知,應(yīng)選D項。7.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段倒數(shù)第二句Anartistsmasteryconsistsinhisdifferencefromothermasters.可知,作者認(rèn)為,一位藝術(shù)家的造詣就在于他與其他大師的不同。A項中personaldiversity指的是個體多樣性或個人差異,相當(dāng)于differencefromothermasters,故選A項。8.C主旨大意題?？v觀全文,作者通過引用兒子與情人中的一段文字,及與Hardy和Meredith的寫作特點對比,分析了Lawrence的寫作特色。故選C項。.任務(wù)型閱讀(2019興化第

26、一中學(xué)模擬考試)IvealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposethatisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldabetterplace.ForaslongasIcanremember,Ivelovedlearningnewthingsandsolvingproblems.SowhenIsatdownatacomputerforthefirsttimeinseventhgrade,Iwashooked.ItwasaclunkyoldTeletypemachineandit

27、couldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday.Butitchangedmylife.WhenmyfriendPaulAllenandIstartedMicrosoft30yearsago,wehadavisionof“acomputeroneverydeskandineveryhome”,whichprobablysoundedalittletoooptimisticatatimewhenmostcomputerswerethesizeofrefrigerators.Butwebelievedthatpersonalcompute

28、rswouldchangetheworld.Andtheyhave.Andafter30years,ImstillasinspiredbycomputersasIwasbackinseventhgrade.Ibelievethatcomputersarethemostincredibletoolwecanusetofeedourcuriosityandinventivenesstohelpussolveproblemsthateventhesmartestpeoplecouldntsolveontheirown.Computershavetransformedhowwelearn,giving

29、kidseverywhereawindowintoalloftheworldsknowledge.Theyrehelpingusbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandtostayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare.LikemyfriendWarrenBuffett,IfeelparticularlyluckytodosomethingeverydaythatIlovetodo.Hecallsit“tap-dancingtowork”.MyjobatMicrosoft

30、isaschallengingasever,butwhatmakesme“tap-dancetowork”iswhenweshowpeoplesomethingnew,likeacomputerthatcanrecognizeyourhandwritingoryourspeech,oronethatcanstorealifetimesworthofphotos,andtheysay,“IdidntknowyoucoulddothatwithaPC!”ButforallthecoolthingsthatapersoncandowithaPC,therearelotsofotherwaysweca

31、nputourcreativityandintelligencetoworktoimproveourworld.Therearestillfartoomanypeopleintheworldwhosemostbasicneedsgounmet.Everyyear,forexample,millionsofpeoplediefromdiseasesthatareeasytopreventortreatinthedevelopedworld.Ibelievethatmyowngoodfortunebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.Myw

32、ife,Melinda,andIhavecommittedtoimprovinghealthandeducationinawaythatcanhelpasmanypeopleaspossible.Asafather,IbelievethatthedeathofachildinAfricaisnolesspoignantortragicthanthedeathofachildanywhereelse,andthatitdoesnttakemuchtomakeanimmensedifferenceinthesechildrenslives.Imstillverymuchanoptimist,and

33、Ibelievethatprogressoneventheworldstoughestproblemsispossibleanditshappeningeveryday.Wereseeingnewdrugsfordeadlydiseases,newdiagnostictools,andnewattentionpaidtothehealthproblemsinthedevelopingworld.ImexcitedbythepossibilitiesIseeformedicine,foreducationand,ofcourse,fortechnology.AndIbelievethatthro

34、ughournaturalinventiveness,creativityandwillingnesstosolvetoughproblems,weregoingtomakesomeamazingachievementsinalltheseareasinmylifetime.FuelingourcreativityOutlineSupportingdetailsBeing9,Ibelievethepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldenthusiabetter.sticeqoac(,An)oldTeletypemachine,which

35、mademe10inthecomputer,changedmylife.11whatsoundedcrazy,PaulAllenandIdreamtoftherebeingacomputerforeveryone.For3decades,Istillhaveadeep12forthecomputer.IfeelluckytodosomethingchallengingatMicrosoft,andIhaveasenseof13whenwepresentpeoplesomethingnew.BeingComputersarethemostincredibletool,andthereisno14

36、intermsofproblemdevotedsolving.Computersaretransforminghowwelearn,15ourhorizonswhereverweare.Imboundtogivemyfortunetotheworldjustin17.BeingAllchildrenarecreatedequal,anditdoesnttakemuchtomakeadifferencein16theirlives.Greatimportanceisbeing18tothehealthproblemsindevelopingcountries.答案語篇解讀作者一直都是一個樂觀主義

37、者,他認(rèn)為這根植于自己的信念,即創(chuàng)造力和智慧的力量可以讓世界變得更美好。本文作者論述的是“如何推動我們的創(chuàng)造力”。9.Optimistically根據(jù)第一段IvealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposethatisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldabetterplace.中的optimist可知,我樂觀地認(rèn)為,創(chuàng)造力和智慧的力量可以讓世界變得更美好。此處副詞修飾整個句子,故答案為Oerested根據(jù)第二段中的SowhenIsa

38、tdownatacomputerforthefirsttimeinseventhgrade,Iwashooked.ItwasaclunkyoldTeletypemachineanditcouldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday.Butitchangedmylife.可知,一臺老式的電傳打字機(jī),讓我對電腦產(chǎn)生了興趣,改變了我的生活。故答案為interested。11.Despite根據(jù)第三段中的WhenmyfriendPaulAllenandIstartedMicrosoft30yearsago,wehadavisionof“ac

39、omputeroneverydeskandineveryhome”,whichprobablysoundedalittletoooptimisticatatimewhenmostcomputerswerethesizeofrefrigerators.可知,盡管聽起來很瘋狂,PaulAllen和我都夢想著能讓每個人都有一臺電腦。故答案為Despite。12.affection根據(jù)第四段Andafter30years,ImstillasinspiredbycomputersasIwasbackinseventhgrade.可知,30年來,我仍然對電腦有很深的感情。故答案為affection。13.

40、achievement/satisfaction根據(jù)第七段中的MyjobatMicrosoftisaschallengingasever,butwhatmakesme“tap-dancetowork”iswhenweshowpeoplesomethingnew,likeacomputerthatcanrecognizeyourhandwritingoryourspeech,oronethatcanstorealifetimesworthofphotos.可知,我很幸運能在微軟做一些有挑戰(zhàn)性的事情,當(dāng)我們向人們展示一些新的東西時,我有一種滿足感。故答案為achievement/satisfact

41、ion。14.match/equal/comparison根據(jù)第五段Ibelievethatcomputersarethemostincredibletoolwecanusetofeedourcuriosityandinventivenesstohelpussolveproblemsthateventhesmartestpeoplecouldntsolveontheirown.可知,計算機(jī)是最不可思議的工具,在解決問題方面沒有什么可以與它匹敵。故答案為match/equal/comparison。15.broadening/widening根據(jù)第六段Computershavetransform

42、edhowwelearn,givingkidseverywhereawindowintoalloftheworldsknowledge.Theyrehelpingusbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandtostayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare.可知,計算機(jī)正在改變我們學(xué)習(xí)的方式,無論我們在哪里,都在拓寬我們的視野。故答案為broadening/widening。16.responsible根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段第一句Ibelievethatmyowngoodfort

43、unebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.可知,要有責(zé)任感。故答案為responsible。17.reward/return根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段第一句Ibelievethatmyowngoodfortunebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.可知,我一定會把我的財富給這個世界,作為回報。故答案為reward/return。18.attached根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句Wereseeingnewdrugsfordeadlydiseases,newdiagnostictools,andn

44、ewattentionpaidtothehealthproblemsinthedevelopingworld.可知,發(fā)展中國家的健康問題非常重要。故答案為attached。.書面表達(dá)請閱讀下面短文,并按照要求用英語寫一篇150詞左右的文章。(2018啟東中學(xué)高三最后一模)Recently,theStateAdministrationofCulturalHeritage(SACH)issuedaguidancetoopenculturalheritagebuildingstothepublic,encouraginglocalgovernments,culturalheritagedepartmentsandorganizationsusingormanagingsuchbuildingstobetterbringthesebuildingsculturalandsocialvalueintoplay,onthepreconditio