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1、1 机密启用前 华大新高考联盟名校2020 年 5 月高考预测考试 英语 本试题卷共12 页。全卷满分150 分。考试用时120 分钟。 祝考试顺利 注意事项： 1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码贴在答题卡上 的指定位置。 2.选择题的作答： 每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在 试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上 的非答题区域均无效。 3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和 答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4.考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。 第一部分听力 (共两节，满分30 分 ) 做题时，先

2、将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案 转涂到答题卡上。 第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分7.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的A、B、 C 三个选项中选出最 佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题 和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例： How much is the shirt? A. 19. 15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. 答案是 C。 1. Where does the woman usually get the book? A. In the shop.

3、B. In the supermarket. C. On the Internet. 2. What is the woman doing? 2 A. Encouraging the man. B. Blaming the man. C. Comforting the man. 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. The cause of accidents. B. The necessity of fastening the seat belt. C. The tightness of the seat belt. 4. What is th

4、e relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Friends. C. Strangers. 5. Why is the boss mentioned in the conversation? A. He is vain and bossy. B. He is likely to be helpful. C. He is easy to please. 第二节 (共 15 小题，每小题1.5 分，满分 22.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、 B、C 三个 选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话

5、或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听 完后，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6段材料，回答第6、 7 题。 6. How does the woman feel about Tims situation? A. Disappointed. B. Concerned. C. Amused. 7. What will Tim probably do next? A. Go and get the ladder. B. Break the light bulb. C. Tidy up the mess. 听第 7段材料，回答第8 至 10 题。 8. W

6、hat does the woman want to know? A. The calculation result. B. The classroom rule. C. The grading policy. 9. Whats the percentage of mid-term and final exams? A. Twenty percent. B. Forty percent. C. Sixty percent. 10. Whats the professors attitude towards the first unexcused absence? A. Ambiguous. B

7、. Disapproving. C. Understanding. 听第 8段材料，回答第11 至 13 题。 11. When is the man supposed to arrive at the school for the field trip? 3 A. At 7:30. B. At 8:00. C. At 8:30. 12. How long does the field trip last? A: Two days. B. Seven days. C. Eight days. 13. Where can the man get more information? A. From

8、 the notebook. B. From the website. C. From the whiteboard. 听第 9段材料，回答第14 至 17 题。 14. What encouraged the man and his wife to go to the Antarctic? A. An article. B. A training course. C. A TV program. 15. What was the worst danger according to the man? A. Living in extreme temperature. B. Coming acr

9、oss a terrible wind. C. Falling into ice holes 16. What caused the funny noise? A. The snow. B. The plane. C. The wind. 17. What was a surprise for the man and his wife? A. They got some fresh food. B. They could leave the Antarctic earlier. C. Someone was living out there near them. 听第 10 段材料，回答第18

10、 至 20 题。 18. What can people enjoy at the Arts Center on Monday? A. A play. B. A concert. C. A dance performance. 19. What does the speaker say about the dance workshop? A. It will allow only 20 people to join. B. It will be led by Philip Cruise. C. It will last over two hours. 20. When will Maddie

11、Felix come? A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday. 4 第二部分阅读理解(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。 A Theres nothing quite like wilderness to calm the spirit and recharge the batteries. These great open spaces around the world should help to inspire fu

12、ture travels and to offer some mental shelter. Alaska Americas coolest state: Low summer temperatures make Alaska a great place to beat the heat. The scenery is a wonderful draw, too. There are whales, wolves and bears, glaciers, forest, and snowcapped peaks that have rarely been climbed. As America

13、s Last Frontier, it boasts more real wilderness covered with huge national parks and preserves, as well as the largest and most remote state park in the United States. Backpack camping and mountaineering count among the many outdoor adventures here. Patagonia (Chile) Located at the opposite end of t

14、he Western Hemisphere, the Patagonian region of southern Chile and Argentina offers many of the same attractions as Alaska: glaciers, fjords, copious wildlife and snowy peaks protected within the limits of multiple national parks. There are several great ways that independent travelers can explore t

15、he region. You can cruise the long and winding Carretera Austral, a one-way journey of more than 1,200 kilometers (770 miles) with 10 national parks along the way. The Pyrenees (France and Spain) The Alps get all the credit for being Europes greatest mountains. And with Mont Blanc, they certainly ha

16、ve the highest peak in the west of the continent. But when it comes to pure wilderness escape-and long-distance backpack camping-nothing beats the Pyrenees that cross the border region of France and Spain. The classic route is a trek which passes from one country into another via the spectacular Bre

17、che de Roland, a mountain pass named for the medieval knight( 中世纪骑士 ). 5 Lapland (Finland, Norway and Sweden) Home to the nomadic( 游牧的 )S mi people and their reindeer herds for around 3, 500 years, the northern reaches of Finland, Norway and Sweden embrace Europes single largest wilderness area. Ult

18、raremote national parks offer plenty of scope for hiking, camping and boating by summer or cross-skiing, snowshoeing and snow camping in winter. Lapland also provides the best chance in Western Europe to see creatures such as the brown bear, wolverine, Arctic fox, moose and reindeer in their natural

19、 habitat. 21. If you want to see the glaciers in the wild, which are the suitable places? A. The Pyrenees and Lapland. B. Alaska and Patagonia. C. Patagonia and the Pyrenees. D. Alaska and the Pyrenees. 22. What is a recommended activity in Lapland? A. Watching wild animals. B. Boating all year roun

20、d. C. Feeding various bears. D. Experiencing nomadic life. 23. What is the apparent similarity between the Pyrenees and Lapland? A. The climate. B. The history. C. The cross-border wildness. D. The unique wildlife. B Last summer, Katie Steller stopped at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with

21、 a sign asking for help. She rolled down her car window. Hey! she shouted. Im driving around giving free haircuts. If I go grab my chair, do you want one right now? No problem he said. Ill be right back. Steller said. She drove off, went to the salon she owns, and loaded a red chair into her car. Th

22、en she drove back. The man, named Edward, took a seat, and she cut his curly graying hair. After Steller was done, Edward looked in a mirror. I look good! he said. To date, Steller has given 30 or so such haircuts to people around the city. These clients are all living on the margins, and she is ful

23、ly aware of the power of her cleanup job. Its more than a haircut, she says. I want it to be a gateway, to show value and respect, but also to get to know people. I want to build relationships. 6 Steller knows that a haircut can change a life. One changed hers: as a teen, she suffered from a disease

24、 called ulcerative colitis( 溃疡性结肠炎)that was so severe and her hair thinned suddenly. Seeing this, her mother arranged for Stellers first professional haircut. To sit down and have somebody talk to me like a person, it helped me feel cared about. she says. After that, Steller knew she wanted to have

25、her own salon so she could help people feel the way shed felt that day. Not long after finishing cosmetology school in 2009, she began what she now calls her Red Chair Project. Steller listens to peoples stories of loss, addiction, and struggle to get back on their feet. The attention apparently wor

26、ks. When she was cutting a womans hair one day, someone drove by and yelled, You look amazing! The woman in the chair smiled very happily. Im not unnoticed, she exclaimed. Look, people see me! The way you show up in the world matters, says Steller. You have no idea what people are going to do with t

27、he kindness that you give them. 24. Steller gives haircuts to those who . A. live with low social status B. live in the countryside C. live on the edge of the cities D. live in small communities 25. What inspired Steller to start her Red Chair Project? A. Her generosity to the poor. B. Her experienc

28、e in illness. C. Her fear of being alone. D. Her skill of doing hair. 26. How did the woman in the chair feel? A. Confident. B. Shy. C. Shocked. D. Cheerful. 27. Which is the best title for the text? A. Simple Action of Kindness. B. A Successful Salon Owner. C. The Power of Free Cuts. D. The Change

29、of Life. C As the cost of a university education continues to balloon, many wonder whether the return on the investment(投资 )is worth it and if there might be alternative paths to job success. Enter micro-credentials( 微证书 ). 7 Simon Nelson, CEO of FutureLearn, a UK-based learning platform that partne

30、rs with universities to provide massive open online courses (MOOCs), believes that micro-credentials arose out of three global macro trends. One is the rapidly-growing demand for high-quality higher education in developing societies, while the second is the digital transformation that has taken plac

31、e in many industries. This change is broadening the traditional skills gap, says Nelson, and universities arent providing the training for the range of new skills that are in high demand. The third aspect is the digitization of the higher education sector, he adds. Its no longer enough to obtain a d

32、egree; having a job now requires people to upskill continuously, yet people cant take the time out of their lives to attend physical establishments. Many individuals already use micro-credentials to broaden their skillsets. Still, some have suggested that in the future, a potential employee might be

33、 able to combine these credentials together in place of a university degree. The idea is that it would be more accessible and provide a more affordable-perhaps more targeted-path into employment. But according to research conducted in 2018 by Sean Gallagher, the founder and executive director of Nor

34、theastern Universitys Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy, that doesnt mean university degrees dont have significant value. When he surveyed 750 human resource leaders in US companies across various industries, Gallagher found that many of the applicants were degree-holders

35、 who had obtained micro-credentials to add their main qualification, rather than accumulating certificates as an alternative. For employers to buy into micro-credentials as an alternative, there needs to be data that proves employees with micro-credentials can perform better, or at least just as wel

36、l as those with university degrees. That type of data doesnt exist quite yet. says Gallagher. 28. What does the underlined word balloon in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Change. B. Increase. C. Fly. D. Shrink. 29. Why did micro-credentials come into being? A. To improve higher education. B. To update occupati

37、onal skills. C. To replace main qualification. D. To decrease working hours. 8 30. What might be the advantage of micro-credentials? A. Reasonable cost. B. Ambitious target. C. Wide recognition. D. Instant accessibility. 31. What is Sean Gallaghers attitude to the future of micro-credentials? A. Pos

38、itive. B. Ambiguous. C. Cautious. D. Uninterested. D After United Airlines baggage handlers broke Dave Carrolls $ 3,500 guitar during a 2008 flight, he spent months fruitlessly seeking compensation. Then he created a music video about the experience and posted it on YouTube. United Breaks Guitars so

39、on went viral(疯狂传播 ), causing the airline to try to improve matters-but the reputational damage had been done. Among the 1.5 million viewers, many liked and shared it along with their similar experiences. A firestorm can erupt when someone puts up a complaint and other customers follow suit, says De

40、nnis Herhausen, a professor at KEDGE Business School. In a recent study, he and his colleagues looked at 472,995 negative comments posted in the Facebook communities of 89 firms. To assess the relationship between a posts author and the rest of the online community, they counted their communications

41、; the higher the number, the stronger the tie and the greater the likelihood that the person served as an influencer. They also measured the language similarity between each post and the communitys overall content. Of the nearly half a million posts in the study, those that went viral fell into thes

42、e patterns: posts containing strong emotions were more likely to spread. Strong ties between a posts author and the community drove contagion(传播 ), as did language similarity. An active member of the community saying delete this company in language very similar to the rest of the communitys-thats a

43、risky situation for the firm. Firms responses, then, mainly included: firms suggested moving the conversation to a private channel, apologized, provided an explanation, expressed empathy( 共情 ), and offered compensation. The first two, when communicated right away, generally lowered virality. Offerin

44、g to compensate an unhappy customer immediately had the opposite effect. In general, early expressions of empathy 9 were more effective than explanations. Yet, if customers are extremely upset, an empathetic reply may feed their dissatisfaction, while a rational, fact-based explanation often helps c

45、ool them down. Theres no one-size-fits-all approach to online complaints, and as a firestorm develops, a company should take care to limit permanent damage to a companys reputation and fortunes with appropriate handling. 32. What do we know about the incident about Dave Carolls guitar? A. The music

46、video met with mixed responses. B. A compensation was negotiated in private. C. Dave advocated boycotting United Airlines. D. United Airlines should have acted sooner. 33. What does the underlined words the person in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Staff member of a firm. B. Sender of a complaint. C. Organ

47、izer of a community. D. Speaker of a certain language. 34. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3? A. Signs to identify potential firestorms. B. Conflicts between firms and customers. C. Things that bond a community closer. D. Process in which a post went viral. 35. As to handling online complai

48、nts, which would the researchers probably suggest? A. Delay compensation as much as possible. B. Favor explanations over empathetic replies. C. Value customers interests above all else. D. Vary the strategy based on specific cases. 第二节 (共 5 小题；每小题2 分，满分10 分 ) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选

49、项。 The COVID-19 continues to be a health threat around the world. Governments, communities and individuals are looking for ways to teach children how to protect themselves. 36 They might want to follow the advice of imaginative creatures that are adorable, colorful and furry! Muppets(提线木偶 )are puppets from the childrens show Sesame Street created by Sesame Workshop. Sesam