1、普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟卷 32020年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（模拟卷）英语试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。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（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AStill seeking a destinatio
2、n for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.Kings Art CentreA day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition（展览）of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. This weekend sees the opening of an exhib
3、ition of four local artists.You could attend a class teaching you how to learn from the masters or get more creative with paintfree of charge.The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.The Botanic GardenThe Garden has over 8,000 plant species; it holds the research
4、and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss.Get to the display house to see Dianaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytr
5、ap that feeds on insects and other small animals.The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts（热爱者）. Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called Hissing Sid is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.Byrons PoolMany stories surround Lard Byrons time as a student of Cambridge Uni
6、versity. Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”. However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough. Im not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.I
7、t is also said that on one occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byrons Pool. A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the t
8、rip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you dont trust me, then perhaps youll take it from Virginia Woolf-over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.1. As is mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge
9、 for _.A. attending the masters class B. working with local artistsC. learning life drawing D. seeing an exhibition2. “Torch Aloe” and “Venus Flytrap” are _.A. common insects B. impressive plantsC. rarely-seen snakes D. wildlife-enthusiasts3. We can learn from the passage that Byron seemed _.A. to f
10、ear pet bears B. to like walkingC. to be a heavy drinker D. to finish university in 1805【答案】1. C 2. B 3. B【解析】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍的是几处周末度假去处。介绍这些地方的好处，吸引人的地方。【1题详解】细节考查题。根据第一则广告的第三段The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.，可知学习写生需要少量的费用。故选C。【2题详解】细节考查题。根据第二则广告的第二段第一句话The
11、 multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive.可知“Torch Aloe”是“Venus Flytrap”给人印象深刻的植物。本题易误选A，原文说Dionaea muscipula更常见被称为venus flytrap（捕蝇草），common insects明显不对。所以应该为两种不同的植物。故选B。【3题详解】推理判断题。由He spent a great deal of time walking in the village一句可知Byron他花了很多时间村子里散步，可推断他看起来喜欢散步。故选B。BTraders desperate to a
12、void owning oil fled the markets on April 27,2020, sending crude （JM 油）futures into negative territory for the first time ever, in recognition that the COVID-19 pandemic has weakened demand for fuel and there is not enough storage for the massive glut（供 过于求）of oil present on US soil.Investors sold t
13、he May futures contract due to expire（期满）on Tuesday in a series of waves. At one point, the contract hit negative $ 40. When the trading stopped, crude oil had finished the day at a negative $ 37. 63 a barrel, a decline of some 305 percent, or $ 55. 90 a barrel.That unwanted oil is instead going int
14、o storage, but in the United States, storage is filling up much more quickly than expected. Cushing, Oklahoma , the tiny town of less than 10,000 people that serves as the main US storage centre, was 70 percent full as of last week, and traders say it will be full within two weeks.The price decline
15、is good news for drivers pulling up to the pump for a fill-up, but bad news for hydraulic frackers who need higher crude oil prices of about $ 30 to $ 40 a barrel to operate profitably.US stocks dropped on Monday as investors surveyed the economic damage and considered gloomy prospects for a sustain
16、ed rebound as oil prices hit the bottom of the barrel.On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2.44 percent, and closed at 23,650.44. The S&P 500 slipped 1. 79 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 1. 03 percent.4. Traders fled the oil markets because of _.A. the COVID-19 pandemic B. no d
17、emand for fuelC. sufficient storage for the glut of oil D. no investment5. What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 5?A. Hopeful. B. Great. C. Poor. D. Little.6 Whats the main idea of this passage?A. The effects of the negative US oil price.B. The facts of US stocks.C. The reaction to the neg
18、ative US oil price.D. The situation of the negative US oil price.7. From which part of the newspaper is the passage probably taken?A. Science and technology. B. Economy.C. Health. D. Culture.【答案】4. A 5. C 6. D 7. B【解析】【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了在美国新冠肺炎疫情的严重环境下 ，美国原油期货价格跌入负值的情况。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段的“in recogniti
19、on that the COVID-19 pandemic has weakened demand for fuel and there is not enough storage for the massive glut (供过于求) of oil present on US soil” ，可判断出 ，交易者逃离原油市场是因为，新冠病毒削弱了对燃料的需求，目前美国本土对于原油的供过于求没有足够的短缺，所以新冠病毒疫情是根本原因 ，B项“没有需求”与原文的“需求减弱”不符；C项“充分的储备”与文中的“储备不足”不符；D项“没有投资”在文中未提及。故选A项。【5题详解】词义猜测题。根据此句中的“
20、oil prices hit the bottom of the barrel”(油价每桶跌至底部) ，可以推断出“gloomy”指的是“低迷的 ，差的”。故选C项。【6题详解】主旨大意题。文中讲述了是在美国新冠肺炎疫情肆虐的严重情况下 ，美国原油期货价格跌入负值，并讲述了跌入负值的原因及相关的影响等情况，D项“美国原油期货价格跌入负值的形势”正确；而A项“美国原油期货价格跌入负值的影响” ，B项“美国期货的事实”及C项“对美国油价下跌的反应”均是片面的。故选D项。【7题详解】文章出处题。文中讲述了在美国新冠肺炎疫情的严重环境下 ，美国原油期货价格跌入负值 ，并讲述了跌入负值的原因及相关的影响
21、等情况，很明显属于经济方面 ，B项正确。故选B项。【点睛】CThe first organized system for sending messages began in Egypt around 1500 B.C. This system developed because the pharaohs frequently needed to send messages up and down the Nile River in order to keep their empire running smoothly. Later, the Persians developed a more
22、efficient system for sending messages using men and horses. Messages carriers rode along the road system stretching from one end of the Persian Empire to the other. Along these roads, fresh men and horses waited at special stations to take and pass along any messages that needed to be sent. The stat
23、ions where riders passed messages back and forth were built 23 kilometers apart, so the men and horses were able to travel quickly between them. The Romans later took up his idea and improved it by using a more advanced and extensive road system.In China, however, Kublai Khan had built up his own sy
24、stem for delivering messages. This system worked in the same basic way as the Roman system. The difference was that Kublai Khan kept 300,000 horses along the roads of this delivery lines. There were over 10,000 stations where a message would be passed from one rider to another with a fresh horse. In
25、 this way, Kublai Khan could receive messages from anywhere in the country in only a few days.It was not until the 1500s that a well-organized postal system appeared again in Europe. One family, the von Taxis family, gained the right to deliver mail for the Holy Roman Empire and parts of Spain. This
26、 family continued to carry mail, both government and private, throughout Europe for almost 300 years.In 1653, a Frenchman, Renouard de Velayer, established a system for delivering post in Paris. Postal charges at that time were paid by the recipient , but de Velayers system was unique by allowing th
27、e sender to pre-pay the charges, in a similar way to the modern stamp. Unfortunately, de Velayers system came to an end when jealous competitors put live mice in his letter boxes, ruining his business. Eventually, government-controlled postal systems took over from private postal businesses, and by
28、the 1700s government ownership of most postal systems in Europe was an accepted fact of life.The thing that all these early systems had in common was that they were quite expensive for public use, and were intended for use by the government and the wealthy. However, in 1840, a British schoolteacher
29、named Roland Hill suggested introducing postage stamps, and a postal rate based on weight. This resulted in lowering postal rates, encouraging more people to use the system to stay in touch with each other, His idea helped the British postal system begin to earn profits as early as 1850. Soon after
30、that many other countries took up Mr. Hills idea. And letter writing became accessible to anyone who could write. Today, the Roland Hill awards are given each year to encourage and reward fresh ideas which help promote philately (stamp collecting).8. What is the main topic of the passage?A. How inte
31、rnational letters travel. B. A surprising method for delivering mail.C. The history of postal systems. D. Changes in the methods of communication.9. Which of the following statements about Renouard de Velayer is true?A. His was a government-controlled system.B. His competitors destroyed his business
32、.C. His system lasted for hundreds of years.D. In his system the person who received the letter paid the postage fees.10. Which of the systems mentioned in the passage was most like the postal system today?A. Egyptian. B. Chinese.C. de Velayers. D. von Taxiss.11. What was Roland Hills greatest achievement?A. He made letter writing accessible to the average person.B. He made a lot of money for the British postal system.C. He made stamp collecting a popu
