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1、2020年高考英语模拟卷（4）（考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：120分）注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ACoolest Bookstores in the WorldWhere did

2、you buy your last book? Chances are that you bought it on the Internet. But if you did, you missed the remarkable experience of browsing in a real bookstore. These days bookstores offer lots of great books and plenty more.Eslite Dunnan StoreTime magazine once named Eslite Dunnan Store in Taiwan prov

3、ince, China Asias best bookstore. One visit to the store tells you why. The store, spread across five floors, offers a combination of restaurants, music and over 200,000 books. With its comfortable reading spots, visitors sometimes say its like a library. Others have called it the 7-Eleven of bookst

4、ores because its open 24 hours a day.Book GardenThe worlds biggest bookstore is Tehran, Irans Book Garden with 700,000 square feet of space. In addition to restaurants and a theater, the Book Garden features a park on the roof. Visitors can pick up one of 1,000 free books to read while enjoying the

5、fresh air and sunshine from the Book Gardens rooftop park.Saraiva BookstoreRio de Janeiros Saraiva Bookstore might be the worlds most colorful bookstore. The visible upper level is lined with books arranged by their colors. This rainbow effect provides a color welcoming for shoppers as they arrive.

6、A rainbow path also leads young readers into the childrens section.Liberia Acqua AltaVenice, Italy, is a city surrounded with water. Its books are displayed in all things related to water such as boats, bathtubs to protect them when the shop floods during high tide. It overlooks one of Venices many

7、canals, and the smell of old books fills the air.1. Which bookstore provides a special reading place on the roof?A. Eslite Dunnan Store.B. Book Garden.C. Saraiva Bookstore.D. Liberia Acqua Alta.2. What do we know about Saraiva Bookstore?A. It is open twenty-four hours a day.B. Shoppers can paint boo

8、ks with color.C. It greets people with colorful books.D. Shoppers can find a rainbow there .3. Why are the books in Liberia Acqua Alta kept in boats?A. Because the store is known for floods.B. Because they match canals in Venice.C. Because the store is surrounded with water.D. Because they can be pr

9、eserved from water.【答案】1. B2. C3. D【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了四家世界上最酷的书店。1. 细节理解题。由第三段In addition to restaurants and a theater, the Book Garden features a park on the roof.可知，除了餐馆和剧院之外，Book Garden以屋顶的花园为特色，即Book Garden提供了在屋顶上看书的特别场所。故选B。2. 细节理解题。由倒数第二段The visible upper level is lined with books arranged by

10、their colors. This rainbow effect provides a color welcoming for shoppers as they arrive.可知，在可以看见的层面排列着以颜色分类的书。在购物者到达时，彩虹的效果给他们提供了有色彩的欢迎仪式。即Saraiva Bookstore用各种颜色的书欢迎客人。故选C。3. 细节理解题。由最后一段Its books are displayed in all things related to water such as boats, bathtubs to protect them when the shop floo

11、ds during high tide.可知，这里书的陈列都跟水有关，比如船、浴缸等，在涨潮书店被淹时，它们可以被用来保护书。所以Liberia Acqua Alta的书放在船上是为了保护书不被水打湿。故选D。BRecently，as I watched my son Nathan play basketball for his high school team，I was starting to feel sorry for myself and for him. His team was facing adversity（逆境）on the court and he was playing

12、 in a hostile environment-it was the opponents home gym filled with their supporters，and Nathans team was trailing（落后）for three quarters of the game. As for me，I had been dismissed from my job earlier in the day. During my drive home，I kept telling myself that I will find work again in a short time-

13、I am confident in my experience and abilities. This is the same belief that I tried to instill in my son. The basketball game entered the fourth quarter with Nathans team still trailing. I saw the determination on his，as well as his teammatesfaces as they fought back to not only tie the game（平局），but

14、 then go ahead by three points. Then，a player from the other team made an unbelievable shot to tie the game up again. With a tie game and seconds on the clock，Nathan found himself with the ball and with skill and confidence，he proceeded to make the basket with a defender hanging all over him. The ot

15、her player was called for a foul（犯规）. As Nathan stood at the foul line preparing for a shot that would put his team up by three points，I saw the focus and determination on his face，there was no room for self doubt. Nathan was able to turn out all the distractions and nail the free throw with such sk

16、ill，it was as if he had done it a thousand times. As I sat there，my heart bursting with pride，it dawned on me. I had taught him perseverance in the face of adversity，and he had just taught me the same lesson. That brief moment of self-doubt and feeling sorry for myself was blown away by the actions

17、of my son on the basketball court. He will play in the finals，but it doesnt matter if he wins or loses，at this moment，we both won. 4. What did the author estimate his sons team would be like at first？ _A. The team would lose at home court. B. The team would finally win. C. The team would win the cha

18、mpionship. D. The team would lose at visiting court. 5. Which of the following words can best describe the author？ _A. Self-doubting and pessimistic. B. Self-confident and optimistic. C. Hardworking and intelligent. D. Easy-going and warmhearted. 6. What does the underlined phrasetune outin Paragrap

19、h 4 mean？ _A. AvoidB. Focus. C. CreateD. Receive. 7. Which of the following is the best title for the text？ _A. Life Goes Just Like Playing Basketball. B. It Matters Whether to Win or Lose. C. A Lesson in Life and Basketball. D. Father And Son in Life. 【答案】4. D5. B6. A7. C【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者在观看儿子篮

20、球比赛过程中，看到儿子球队在比赛临近尾声并处于劣势的情况下，依然满怀信心、坚持不懈，最后获得了胜利。这番情景让刚刚失业正处于沮丧不自信中的作者消除了自我怀疑，重新燃起了生活的斗志。4. 推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“Recently, as I watched my son Nathan play basketball for his high school team, I was starting to feel sorry for myself and for him. His team was facing adversity on the court and he was playi

21、ng in a hostile environment-it was the opponents home gym filled with their supporters, and Nathans team was trailing for three quarters of the game.（最近，当我看到我儿子Nathan为他的高中队打篮球时，我开始为自己和他感到难过。他的球队在球场上正面临着逆境，他在一个充满敌意的环境中打球，对手的主场体育馆里挤满了他们的支持者，Nathan的球队落后了3分比赛的四分之一。）”可知，一开始的时候，作者认为自己儿子所在的球队会失败，结合选项，故选D。5

22、. 推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“During my drive home, I kept telling myself that I will find work again in a short time-I am confident in my experience and abilities. This is the same belief that I tried to instill in my son.（在开车回家的路上，我一直告诉自己，我会在短时间内重新找到工作，我对自己的经验和能力充满信心，这和我试图灌输给儿子的信念是一样的。）”可知，作者对于自己是充满了信心，同时对生活也

23、是积极乐观的态度。结合选项，故选B。6. 词义猜测题。“and”前后为两个并列的短语，由短语“nail the free throw with such skill（用这样的技术把罚球钉住）”可知，Nathan能够把所有的分心都解除。故可推知划线单词意为：避免。A. Avoid避免；B. Focus集中注意力；C. Create创造；D. Receive接收。故选A。7. 主旨大意题。根据文章内容，本文讲述了作者在观看儿子篮球比赛过程中，看到儿子球队在比赛临近尾声并处于劣势的情况下，依然满怀信心、坚持不懈，最后获得了胜利，这番情景让刚刚失业正处于沮丧不自信中的作者消除了自我怀疑，重新燃起了生活

24、的斗志。所以选项C中的life与作者的生活状况呼应，其中的basketball与作者的孩子的比赛呼应，lesson与作者的体会呼应。故选C。CFor several months, Cara has been working up the courage to approach her mom about what she saw on Instagram. Not long ago, the 11-year-old girl discovered that her mom had been posting her photos for much of her life. “Ive wante

25、d to bring it up. Its strange to see myself up there, and sometimes there are pictures I dont like of myself,” she said.Like most other modern kids, Cara grew up under the influence of social media. Facebook, Twiter and YouTube were all founded before she was born. Instagram has been around since sh

26、e was a toddler (学步儿童). While many kids may not yet have accounts themselves, their parents, schools, sports teams have been organizing an online presence for them since birth. It is a shock to know that details about their lives have been shared online without their permission or knowledge. And thi

27、s has become a common experience for many teenagers.Recently a parenting blogger (博主)said that despite her 14-year-old daughters horror at discovering that her mother had shared years of highly personal stories and information about her online, she simply could not stop doing it.But its not just cra

28、zy mommy bloggers who share their childrens information on social media. Plenty of average parents do the same. Theres even a special word for it: sharenting (晒娃). Almost a quarter of children begin their digital lives when parents upload their prenatal sonogram scans (产前超声波扫描) to the Internet, acco

29、rding to a study conducted by the Internet-security firm AVG. The study also found that 92 percent of kids under the age of 2 already have their own unique digital identity.8. How does Cara feel about her moms behavior?A. Its supportive.B. Its appropriate.C. Its annoying.D. Its favorable.9. Who is m

30、ost likely to share childrens information?A. A quarter of students.B. Some crazy doctors.C. Kids under the age of 2.D. Many ordinary parents.10. What can we learn from Paragraph 4?A. Fathers dont like to share their kids information on social media.B. 25% of children begin their digital lives before

31、 they are born.C. The word “sharenting” can be found 10 years ago.D. AVG is the name of an internet company.11. What can be a suitable title for the article?A. Growing up on the InternetB. A New Term BornC. Parents Addicted to BloggingD. The Childrens Horror【答案】8. C9. D10. B11. A【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。本文说明了研

32、究显示有25%的孩子在出生之前就开始了他们的数字生活。许多父母热衷于在互联网上发布自己孩子的照片以及文章，而孩子们并不喜欢这样，是他们的烦恼。8. 细节理解题。根据第一段中Its strange to see myself up there, and sometimes there are pictures I dont like of myself（看到自己站在那里很奇怪，有时我不喜欢自己的照片）可知Cara并不喜欢她妈妈的这种行为，故选C。9. 细节理解题。根据最后一段中Plenty of average parents do the same. （许多普通父母也这么做）可知许多普通父母最

33、有可能分享孩子的信息。故选D。10. 细节理解题。根据最后一段中Almost a quarter of children begin their digital lives when parents upload their prenatal sonogram scans to the Internet, according to a study conducted by the Internet-security firm AVG.（互联网安全公司AVG进行的一项研究显示，近四分之一的儿童在父母将他们的产前超声波扫描结果上传到互联网后开始了他们的数字生活）可知有25%的孩子在出生之前就开始了

34、他们的数字生活。故选B。11. 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段中Almost a quarter of children begin their digital lives when parents upload their prenatal sonogram scans to the Internet, according to a study conducted by the Internet-security firm AVG.（互联网安全公司AVG进行的一项研究显示，近四分之一的儿童在父母将他们的产前超声波扫描结果上传到互联网后开始了他们的数字生活）结合文章主要说明了一些父母热衷于在互联

35、网上发布自己孩子的照片以及文章，而孩子们并不喜欢这样，是他们的烦恼。故A选项“在互联网上长大”最符合文章标题。故选A。DSome cities and lawmakers are resisting crime-fighting tech owing to bias (偏见) and accuracy concerns. Police departments around the U.S. are asking citizens to trust them to use facial recognition software as a handy tool in their crime-fig

36、hting toolbox. But some lawmakers and even some technology giants are against it.Take the western Massachusetts city of Springfield, where many residents are Latino or black. Springfield police say they have no plans to use facial recognition systems, but some City Council members are moving to bloc

37、k any future government use of the technology anyway.At an October hearing on the subject, Springfield City Councilman, Orlando Ramos, defended the technology. “The facial recognition technology does not drop a net from the sky and put you to prison,” he said, noting that it could serve as a useful

38、investigative tool. However, he doesnt want to take any risks. “It would only lead to more racial discrimination.” he said, citing studies that found higher error rates for facial recognition software used to identify women and people with darker skins.Similar debates across the country are highligh

39、ting racial issues and concerns about the technologys accuracy. Axon, which supplies body-worn cameras nationwide, had already formed an artificial intelligence ethics board (伦理委员会)that concluded facial recognition technology isnt yet dependable enough to justify its use on police cameras. Axon Chie

40、f Executive Rick Smith said, “Even if facial recognition software was perfectly accurate, the ability to track people raises privacy concerns. “Do we want everybody who walks near a police officer to get their face identified and logged in a database?” he said.Nevertheless, Todd Pastorini, general m

41、anager at biometric forensics (生物取证) company DataWorks Plus, said its the “extremely effective” method of running images through photos to help identify a suspect. “Society and the public are going to get frustrated, if governments refuse to adopt a technology that keeps improving”, he said. In his

42、eyes, facial recognition hits are just one part of an investigation.12. What is Orlando Ramos attitude towards facial recognition?A. Hopeful.B. Cautious.C. Ambiguous.D. Tolerant.13. What is one focus of the debates about facial recognition?A. Gender discrimination.B. Speed limit.C. Accuracy rate.D.

43、Steadiness control.14. What does Rick Smith think of facial recognition?A. It appears to cause prejudice.B. It brings about privacy concerns.C. Its technology is reliable.D. Its accuracy needs improving.15. What can we learn from the passage?A. Facial recognition tool meets with resistance.B. All th

44、e people disapprove of facial recognition.C. Facial recognition is the only tool of investigation.D. Governments should ban facial recognition.【答案】12. B13. C14. B15. A【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国警察部门要求用面部识别软件进行犯罪打击，但一些立法者和科技巨头对此提出的反对意见，因为在某些州内，该软件对于识别肤色较深的人和女性的错误率更高，而且还有可能引起个人隐私问题。但也有人提出面部识别只是调查中的一部分，如果拒绝采

45、用这一不断进步的技术，社会和公众将会感到沮丧。12. 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The facial recognition technology does not drop a net from the sky and put you to prison,” he said, noting that it could serve as a useful investigative tool. However, he doesnt want to take any risks. “It would only lead to more racial discrimination.” he sa

46、id, citing studies that found higher error rates for facial recognition software used to identify women and people with darker skins.可知，Orlando认为可以将这个软件作为一个有用的调查工具，但他也不愿意冒任何的风险，因为这个软件很有可能导致更多的种族歧视，研究发现识别女性和肤色较深的人时错误率更高。由此可知，Orlando对这个软件持谨慎态度。A. Hopeful.充满希望的；B. Cautious.小心的，谨慎的；C. Ambiguous.模棱两可的，模糊

47、的；D. Tolerant.宽容的。故选B。13. 细节理解题。根据第四段中的Similar debates across the country are highlighting racial issues and concerns about the technologys accuracy.可知，类似的争辩都突显了种族问题和对该技术准确性的担忧。由此可知，现在关注的是识别的准确度。故选C。14. 细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第二句Axon Chief Executive Rick Smith said, “Even if facial recognition software was pe

48、rfectly accurate, the ability to track people raises privacy concerns.”可知，Rick Smith认为就算面部识别的识别度非常准确，追踪人们的能力也会引起隐私问题。由此可知，这会引发一些隐私方面的问题。故选B。15. 推理判断题。根据第三段中的At an October hearing on the subject, Springfield City Councilman, Orlando Ramos, defended the technology.可知，议员在为这项技术进行辩护，说明并不是所有人都反对面部识别，故B项错误。最后一段最后一句facial recognition hits are just one part of an investigation.可知，面部识别只是调查的一部分，故C项错误。最后一段倒数第二句Society and the public are going to get frustrated, if governments refuse to adopt a technology that keeps improving可知，如果政府不接受这种不断进步的技术，社会和公众将会感到沮丧，而这是一个更严重的问题，故D