届高考英语模拟竞优卷 第五卷.docx
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届高考英语模拟竞优卷第五卷
2020届高考英语模拟竞优卷
第五卷
1、Herearethebesttripstotakein2020
Wheretogo,whattoknow,andhowtoseetheworldrightnow.
Tohoku,Japan
Whygonow:
EscapetheOlympiccrowdsnaturally
Whattoknow:
Comprising(包含)thesixnorthernmostprefecturesonJapan’smainislandofHonshu,thisregionfeaturesprimaryforests,gorges(峡谷)andcraterlakes(火口湖),thousand-year-oldtemplesandshrines,andvenerablelocalfestivals—yetlessthan2percentofinternationaltravelerscomehere.
Whentogo:
Year-round
Howtogo:
BaseyourselfatKoganezakiFurofushiOnsen,inAomori
MagdalenIslands,Canada
Whygonow:
Seeabeautifulbutworldofice—andtheharpseals(格陵兰海豹)thatdependonitWhattoknow:
Thisfrozenworldisstrippeddowntoessentials:
impossiblybluesky,brightsunbouncingoffablanketoffreshsnow,windthatvibrateslikeacello,whitenessallaround.
Whentogo:
February-March
Howtogo:
HotelMadelinotnanssmall-grouptoursviahelicopter.
NationalBlueTrail,Hungary
Whygonow:
TakeahikeonalesserknownEuropeanpath
Whattoknow:
Hungaryisadreamhikingdestination.Originatingin1938andrecognizedasEurope'sfirstlong-distancetrail,it'spartofthenearly6,500-mileEuropeanlong-distancewalkingrouteE4,whichbeginsinSpainandendsinCyprus.
Whentogo:
August-September
Howtogo:
GetaBlueTrailpassporttoearnstampsatcheckpointsalongtheroute.
KalahariDesert,SouthernAfrica
Whygonow:
Countthestarsinoneofthedarkestspotsontheplanet
Whattoknow:
Year-roundstabletemperatures,virtuallyzerolight-orsound-pollution,andlackofcloudcovermakethepark—whichscoredanalmostperfect21.9ontheSQM(skyqualitymeter)scaleofdarkness—oneoftheplanet’sbeststargazing(天体观察)destinations.
Whentogo:
August-September
Howtogo:
SpendtwonightsatXausLodgeonImagineAfrica’s14-night.
1.WhatwillyouseeinMagdalenIslands,Canada?
A.Harpseals.B.Gorges.C.RouteE4.D.Starsindarkness.
2.Whichisthebestchoiceforhikers?
A.MagdalenIslands,Canada.B.Tohoku,Japan.
C.NationalBlueTrail,Hungary.D.KalahariDesert,SouthernAfrica.
3.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthor’swritingthistext?
A.Totellyouthereasonsfortraveling.
B.Toteachyouhowtoseetheworld.
C.Tointroducethewebsite,NationalGeographic.
D.Torecommendtourdestinationstoyou.
2、SchooluniformshavenotbeencompulsoryinFranceallalong,butrecentlyaFrenchtownhasbrokentheconventionandintroduceduniformsforpupilsinitsprimaryschoolsforthefirsttime.
AilthesixstateschoolsinProvins,aFrenchtown,gavepupils—agedfrom6to11—therequirementofwearingauniformafteravoteofparentsorganisedbythelocalgovernment.Morethan60%oflocalparentsapprovedthedresscode(规定)inthevoteinJune.
The759primary-agechildreninProvins,populationabout12,000,arebeingencouragedtowearclothesfroma10-pieceuniformcollection.Thesetscostparents145,butthepriceishalvedifafamilyhasmorethanonechild,andfamiliesunabletoaffordthesetsareabletoapplyforsubsidies(补贴).
France’seducationminister,Jean-MichelBlanquer,hassaidheisinfavourofthedresscode,asit’sasymbolofequalityandlevellingsocialstatusandwealthaswellasawayof“encouragingprideintheschool”.However,theFrenchgovernmenthasnointentionofmakinguniformscompulsory.
Aroundhalfthetown’schildrenmadetheirappearanceinuniformonMonday,thefirstdayaftertheautumnhalf-termholiday.Therewasamixedresponsefromparentsandpupils.ApupilNoe,agedeight,admittedhewashesitant.“ButI’mhappybecausewe’redressedliketherolesinHarryPotter,”hetoldBFMTV.AnotheroneFillontoldFranceInforadio:
“It’scomfortable,however,asifwe’regoingbackwards.We’rein2019,not1900-and-something.”
Oneparent,AktasAyse,toldFrenchjournalistsshehadorderedauniformforherchildbutnotyetpickeditup.Shewaswaitingtoseehowitwent.“Eithereveryonewearsitornobodywearsit.Otherwiseit’scompletelyabsurd,”shesaid.
1.WhatdoweknowaboutProvins?
A.Thereare759children.
B.Manyfamiliescan’tafforduniforms.
C.Over7,200localpeoplevotedforthedresscode.
D.IfsthefirstFrenchtowntomakethedresscode.
2.WhydoesFrance’seducationministersupportthedresscode?
A.Itmakesstudentslooktidy.
B.Ithelpschildrenfeelequal.
C.Itstrengthensunityamongstudents.
D.Itcanimprovethequalityofeducation.
3.WhatdoFillon’swordsindicate?
A.Uniformsgaininpopularityin2019.
B.Uniforms’materialisthesameas1900,s.
C.Uniformsgiveasenseofbeingout-of-date.
D.UniformsaresimilartothoseinHarryPotter.
4.HowdoesAktasAyserespondtotheschooluniform?
A.Shefavoursthechange.
B.Sheishesitantaboutit.
C.Sheisstronglyagainstit.
D.Shewon’ttakeitseriously.
3、Theturtledove,thesymboloftruelove,isalegendarycreature.Yetitsdeclinehasbeenheartbreaking.Theturtledoveleadstheway.Thenightingaleisclosebehind,followedbythewoodwarbler,thespottedandpiedflycatchers,andthecuckoo,aswellassomeotherbirds.Manyofthesebirdsarenotonlycherishedbybird-loversbuthaveplayedvitalrolesinourculture,yetallhavetumbledinnumbers.
Breathtakingtolookat,40yearsagotheturtledovewasasvisibleovermuchofBritainasthepigeonsaretoday.Yetthereisverylittletimeleftforustoseeone.Ithasdroppedby93%since1970,andinmostplaceswhereonceitwasfamiliaritisnowbutamemory.
Thenightingale,thebirdwhichhasinspiredmorepoetsthananyother.I^sahardspeciestomonitornow.ThefirstfiguresonitsdeclinewereonlypublishedbytheBritishInistforOrnithology(BTO)in2008,suggestingthatithaddroppedby60%since1995.ButmorerecentlytheBTOhascalculatedafiguregoingbackto1970,demonstratingadeclineofnolessthan91%,whichmeansnineoutofevery10nightingalessinginginBritainhavefallensilent.
Thecuckoo,whosetwo-notecallisthemostnotablesoundofourspring,isanotherbirdwhoserealdeclineisbecomingmoreapparent.ThecurrentBTOheadlinefigureisofa52%dropinBritainsince1995,butifyougomoredeeplyintothedatayouwillfindthatthedeclineinEngland,whereitismostsevere,is63%,andthelong-termdeclineinEngland,since1970,is73%.
RecentlyafilmforChannel4NewsaspartofitsGreenandPleasantLandseriesisexaminingthestateoftheBritishcountryside,whichrevealsanevenmoreserioussituationthanwhathavebeenmentioned.
1.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Thedeclineofcuckooisamongthetop3.B.Thebirdspeciessufferedalotinthe1970s.
C.Thenightingalecan’tsinganymore.D.TheturtledoveusedtohecommonlyseeninBritain.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"tumbled"inthefirstparagraphmean?
A.Distinguished.B.Counted.C.Decreased.D.Surprised.
3.Whydoestheauthormentionafilminthelastparagraph?
A.Toconcludethearticle.B.Tointroduceapossiblesolution.
C.Toleadinanothertopic.D.Toshowpeople’sconcernaboutthesituation.
4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.SomebirdsinBritainarecreatingalegend.B.TheBritishcountrysideischanging.
C.Somebirdspeciesaredisappearing.D.Thestatisticsofsomebirdsareheartbreaking.
4、IntheUnitedStates,mostcitieshavepubliclibraries.Insidemostlibrariesarethousandsofbooks—andsometimesmore—manyofwhichareavailablefortakinghome.Ofcourse,youhavetobringanybookyouborrowbacktothelibrarywhenyou’redone.
Librarieshelppeoplefindinformation.Asthewayspeoplefindinformationchange,librariesalsoneedtodosomething.TheInternetisatoolthathelpspeoplefindinformationmuchfasterthaniftheyweretolookupinbooks.Thattransformslibraries,andalotoflibrarieshavebegunusingcomputersandtechnologytohelppeoplekeeplearning.
TheNewYorkPublicLibrary(NYPL)isthemostfamouslibraryinNewYorkCity.Itwasopenedin1911.Sincethelibraryisold,bringinginnewtechnologyisnoteasy.However,itnowhascomputersineverybuilding.YoucanusethecomputerstogoontheInternetortowriteapaper.Thelibrarianswillhelpifyouhaveaquestionandthereareevenfreeclassestohelppeoplelearnhowtousenewcomputerprograms.Butthisisonlythebeginningofhowthelibrarywantstousetechnology.
Inthebasementofthelibrary,thereisaroomfilledwithcomputerprogrammersanddesignerswhoarebringingnewtechnologytothelibrary.ThisplaceiscalledtheNYPLLabs.BenrunstheNYPLLabsandwantstohelpthelibraryreachmorepeople.Herunsprojectsusing“crowdsourcing”.Forexample,BeniscurrentlyusingtheInternettofindpeopletodealwiththelibrary9scollectionofmenus.Thelibraryhasthousandsandthousandsofoldmenus.Youcanseewhatpeopleateintheyear1900andfindouthowmuchthatfoodcost.
Inthepast,onlypeopleinNewYorkcouldusetheNewYorkPublicLibrary.Now,thelibraryisonlineandeveryonecanenjoyit.Thankstotechnology,wehaveanewkindoflibrary.
1.WhyhasUSlibrariesturnedtotechnology?
A.Paperbooksarelesspopularnow.
B.TheInternetmakesinformationeasilyfound.
C.Moreandmorepeopledon9tvisitlibraries.
D.Theircomplexprocedurecausesinconvenience.
2.Accordingtoparagraph3,theNYPL.
A.isthemostwell-knownintheUS
B.hasanearly100-year-longhistory
C.meetsmuchoppositiontonewtechnology
D.helpspeopletofollowitstransformation
3.Whatdoes"crowdsourcing"underlinedinparagraph4mean?
A.Gettingpeopletoassistintheproject.
B.Researchingoldmenusinthelib
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