1、精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上江西省2020年高考英語模擬試題及答案（二）（試卷滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘）考生注意事項：1.答卷前，著生務必將自已的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2.回蓉選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。第一部分 聽力(共兩節，滿分30分) （略）第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節，滿分40分)第一節 (共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、BC和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AIn 2018 to which weve

2、 just said goodbye, weve seen excellent movies such as Black Panther, Crazy Rich Asians and A Star Is Born. In 2019 there will be returns to classic movie characters and stories. Here are movies not to miss.Spider-Man-.Far H0- July 5, USTom Holland, the actor of 2017s Spider-Man: Homecoming, returns

3、 to play Peter Parker, a high school student who gains superpowers after being bitten by a spider(蜘蛛). When we see him again in theaters, Spider Man will have a new red - and black suit. The movie will take Peter on a global adventure outside of the US. According to Marved Studios President Kevin Fe

4、ige, Spider - Man will try a return to his “normal self; he will try to find his old powers on his new journey.Hobbs and Shaw, July 26,USTo most people the Fast and Furious series is all about crazy drivers racing in sports car. But in Hobbs and Shaw, humor is added to the action - packed thrills. T

5、he new film will hit US theaters on July 26. Famous English actor Jason Statham will star alongside Dwayne Johnson, “The Rock”, as Deckaid Shaw and Luke Hobbs respectively, as in their previous appearances in Fast and Furious 8. The action and chemistry really thrill their audience. But the new acti

6、on scenes between an MI6 agent Hobbs and the killer Shaw will have to be good to beat their stand - off in the 2017 movie.The Lion King, July 19, USThis is a brand - new version of the classic childrens film. The story of wide - eyed young lion Simba still remains in hearts of world audiences even a

7、fter 25 years. In this re-telling, Simba again begins the difficult journey to become the King of the Pride Lands，a vast African prairie(大草原).The favorite part of the story for many has always been the friendship between Simba, Timon and Punibaa. The last two sacrifice all they have to help Simba to

8、 become the king. How will the new movie re-imagine their famous relationship?1. Which movie will probably be most popular among children?A. Spider - Man: Far From Home.B. Hobbs and Shaw.C. Fast and Furious 8.D. The Lion King.2. What do the three movies have in common?A. The heroes have appeared in

9、previous movies.B. They have the complex plot and humor style.C. They will be on in theaters in July worldwide.D. Famous actors and actresses act in the movies.3. Whats the writing purpose of the text?A. To ask for movie reviews. B. To make comments on the movies.C. To encourage readers to watch fil

10、ms D. To instruct readers to know styles of movie.BA simple project to help a family in need stopped Luke Mickelson in his tracks. In 2012, he and his family were inspired to build and donate a bunk bed, one bed on top of the other, after learning there were local children who slept on the floor. Sh

11、ocked to discover how widespread this need was in his community, Mickelson founded Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit that builds and delivers beds to children in need.Born and raised in Idaho, Mickelson, now 41, had a thriving career. He coached his kids sports teams and fished in the nearby rive

12、r. But when he met children who were sleeping on the floor, his peaceful life changed course.Using safety guidelines and his daughters bunk bed as a model, Mickelson started buying wood and supplies to build beds with his own money. He recruited friends and family members to help around the holiday.

13、 As word spread, interest and involvement from his and other communities floodedalong with Mickelsons bunk bed output. “That first project, we built 11 bunk beds in my garage,” he said. “The next year, we did 15. Then it doubled every year. In 2017, we built 612 bunk beds.”With the motto “No kid sle

14、eps on the floor in our town”, the nonprofit and its more than 65 branches have built and delivered more than 1,500 free beds to children across America. But along with the rapid growth, Mickelson was faced with a tough choice: advancing his career or his nonprofit. He chose the latter and went from

15、 making “great money to zero money”. Hes never looked back. “I found that the need I have isnt financial,” he said. “The need I have is seeing the joy on kids faces, knowing that I can make a difference.”4. Why did Mickelson set up Sleep in Heavenly Peace?A. To help the poor children.B. To make a bi

16、g fortune.C. To inspire his community.D. To get more donations.5. What do we know about Luke Mickelson?A. He had his own fish farm.B. He changed his career from time to time.C. He used to sleep on the floor when he was a kid.D. He originally had a relaxing and pleasant life.6. How did other people r

17、eact to Mickelsons project?A. They showed little interest in it.B. They were supportive and involved in it.C. They were doubtful about the safety of the bunk bed.D. They volunteered to buy beds with their own money.7. What is Mickelsons attitude to the nonprofit?A. AmbiguousB. Defensive.C. Cautious.

18、D. Positive.CLearning how to face silence in conversation is an important skill especially when working across cultures.In international negotiations, experienced negotiator (談判者) stay silent and impassive on purpose because that will make others feel uncomfortable and possibly make compromises with

19、out having to do anything. Americans especially cant stand silence, so they often are the first to break the silence and sometimes might be at a disadvantage in negotiations.So whats the best response? Set your jaw and wait it out. Dont offer a compromise just because they are not speaking. If you h

20、ave to say something, ask a direct question, such as “Whats your initial reaction to that offer?” Once a silence is getting into 45 seconds you could say, “Lets come back to that in a minute and go on with the next part of our negotiation.”In presentations, silence can be far more effective than dra

21、matic passion (熱情). Before starting, look at the audience and be silent for a moment because that says, “Im in control. I know what Im doing. Im confident.”A classic example was when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs launched the first iPhone. He introduced with many pauses so that you didnt miss his key

22、points. Because silence makes us nervous, our natural reaction is that wed better pay attention, theres something going on here.Equally, when giving a speech to staff or trainees, pauses count-especially if there are negatives. If you keep talking youre spoon feeding. Give people a moment of silence

23、 to get beyond the emotional response and to start thinking consciously and processing.Silence can be an inward-focused thoughtful activity or an outward stillness where you give yourself the time to watch and think and listen to the world around you. Having observed the use of silence in Finland an

24、d also among the Blackfeet Nation, a North American Indian tribe in northern Montana in the US, we can see benefits far beyond wheeling and dealing.Silence can be a very powerful point for understanding ourselves, understanding others, for developing better common understanding and more productive o

25、utcomes and that applies to business, politics, education, law, medicine, every area of human life.8. What is most likely to be Americans idea?A. Speaking less gives the upper hand B. The shorter talking gaps are, the better.C. A silent man is the best one to listen to D. Speak out what you have in

26、your mind.9. What is the purpose of the example of Steve Jobs?A. To show the wisdom of Steve Jobs.B. To explain silence can be more effective.C. To introduce how to make a presentation.D. To prove silence can ease ones nervousness.10. What is the meaning of the underlined words “spoon feeding” in Pa

27、ragraph 6?A. Supporting some person with any selfless help.B. Feeding somebody patiently with a small spoon.C. Giving others some new ideas to think over carefully.D. Using a way that discourages independent thought.11. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Silence is the best defense.B. Silence i

28、n negotiations is of great help.C. Learning the skills about silence is important.D. Silence has different meanings in difficult culture.DBritish people work some of the longest hours in Europe, but are among the least productive. Now some companies are shortening the working week to increase effici

29、ency, health and happiness.Rich Leigh has introduced a four-day week at his PR company. In fact, his entire company has Friday off, because his firm has adopted a four-day week. It is one of a handful of UK businesses that now operate like this: staff still get paid their previous five-day salary, b

30、ut they work a day less. The company found that they achieved just as muchand there were even sighs of growth. “The key to the schemes success,” Leigh says, “is how happy our employees now are.”The average British worker takes only a 34 minute lunch break and works 10 hours overtime each week (more

31、often than not this is unpaid). Yet UK productivity falls seriously behind their European neighbors, who tend to work fewer hours.British working practices have caused loss and damage to the nations health and happiness. More than half a million workers in the UK were signed off with work-related st

32、ress or anxiety last year. Moreover, the work landscape itself is changing. Automation and AI will have a significant impact on the labor market, where unsteady work becomes more common.Britain is the only EU member that allows workers to ignore the EU working time limit and work longer hours. For c

33、ampaigners, now is the time for a change. OGrady, an advocate, argues that where businesses have increased their profits as a result of automation, success should be shared with workers in the form of reduced hours. “Its time to share the benefits from new technology, not allowing those at the top t

34、o grab them for themselves.” she says.12. We can learn from the passage that _.A. British people are the least productive in the worldB. Most companies in Britain have conducted a four-day weekC. PR company has witnessed a rise in employees happinessD. British people work longer and get more payment

35、 than other countries13. Which is the proper description of British working practices?A. The working time of British workers is within the EU limit.B. In terms of productivity, Britain is beaten by the United States.C. Profits gained from new technology are on the decrease.D. Automation and AI are l

36、ikely to cause an instable work market.14. Which can be inferred from OGrady s words in the last paragraph?A. Its time for employers to share the increased profits created by automation.B. Workers should benefit from automation in the form of less working hours.C. New technology should belong to bot

37、h businesses and workers.D. Businesses cant make more profits without new technology.15. What is the authors purpose of writing the passage?A. To introduce some British firms switch to a four-day working week.B. To explain the reasons why British workers suffer stress and anxiety.C. To appeal for mo

38、re reasonable working conditions.D. To present the current productivity problem in Britain.第二節 (共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Some people put their bicycles away once they learn how to drive a car. For many people, bicycling is not just an easy way of getting around town

39、but also an exciting sport. _16_.One kind of race is the time trial. Each racer leaves the starting line at a different time and heads hard for the finish line. The cyclist who covers the distance in the shortest amount of time wins the race. _17_, because the bicycles are spread out and are not lik

40、ely to run into each other.Another kind of race is more difficult. A few city blocks are closed to traffic. Then all the racers line up in a tight pack and begin racing at the same time. _18_. The race requires more than speed. It also requires skillful handling of the bicycle as it runs at full spe

41、ed around other bicycles. The racer who completes all the laps first is the winner._19_. Racers have to cover anywhere from 35 miles to almost 3,000 miles. The race course may be a straight stretch of road or a long series of roads across the country. The prize goes to the first person who crosses t

42、he finish line.Between races cyclists stay in condition by doing exercise that builds their strength so that they can keep riding for long periods of time. _20_, they often join bicycling groups and become licensed racers. Then they can enter special races all over the country. If youre a cyclist, k

43、eep practicing. You could become a star.A. As cyclists become more experiencedB. A time trial is a very safe race for beginnersC. Serious cyclists often arrange to take part in racesD. Road races are usually the longest cycling contestsE. Most people will seize possible chances to get around townF.

44、They cover many laps, going around and around the city blocksG. When cyclists still need to build themselves up for those special races第三部分 語言知識運用(共兩節，滿分45分第一節 (共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Why study history?People live in the present. They plan for the _21_. Histo

45、ry, however, is the study of the past. Given all the _22_ and pressures that come from living in the present and _23_ what is yet to come, why bother with what has been? Given all the available branches of knowledge, why insist - as most _24_ systems do - on history? And why urge many students to st

46、udy even more history than they are _25_ to?Any subject of study needs _26_: supporters must explain why it is worth _27_. Like most widely accepted _28_, history attracts people who simply _29_ the information and modes of thought involved. But for people who are less interested in the subject and

47、more _30_ about why they should bother with it, a clearer explanation of its purpose is required._31_ do not perform heart transplants, improve highway design, or arrest criminals. In a society that quite correctly expects education to serve _32_ purposes, historys functions can seem more difficult

48、to _33_ than those of engineering or medicine. History is in fact very useful, actually _34_, but the products of historical study are often less _35_ and immediate than those of other subjects.History helps us understand people, societies and how they _36_. For example, how can we _37_ past wars (a

49、nd future threats) without using historical materials? Unfortunately, major aspects of a societys operation cannot be set up as precise experiments. _38_, history must serve, however imperfectly, as our _39_, helping us understand who we are and why we do what we do. This, fundamentally, is why we c

50、annot _40_ history.21. A. processB. resultC. futureD. environment22. A. causesB. demandsC. choicesD. orders23. A. avoidingB. fearingC. celebratingD. anticipating24. A. financialB. socialC. educationalD. political25. A. requiredB. invitedC. forcedD. permitted26. A. directionB. explorationC. justifica

51、tionD. revolution27. A. assessmentB. attentionC. expectationD. mention28. A. subjectsB. conceptsC. topicsD. concerns29. A. provideB. receiveC. shareD. like30. A. doubtfulB. worriedC. thoughtfulD. certain31. A. SupportersB. HistoriansC. AudiencesD. Teachers32. A. publicB. multipleC. differentD. usefu

52、l33. A. defineB. expectC. satisfyD. ignore34. A. optionalB. attractiveC. accessibleD. essential35. A. valuableB. interestingC. obviousD. instructive36. A. imagineB. behaveC. fightD. fade37. A. preventB. rememberC. evaluateD. declare38. A. ConsequentlyB. AlternativelyC. FortunatelyD. Admittedly39. A.

53、 libraryB. laboratoryC. clinicD. museum40. A. make up forB. give in toC. get close toD. stay away from第二節 (共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式Xu Lizhen, a 74-year-old lady, has been acting as a tour guide for nearly 20 years in Yang Shuo, Gui Lin,_41_is a city known both in China and

54、 abroad for its beautiful landscape. _42_ she attended only primary school when she was young, she can now speak approximately 11 foreign languages_43_(fluent).Since 20 years ago, tourists_44_( show )affection for Yang Shuo, including a great many foreigners, In order to make a_45_(live), Xu Lizhen

55、began to sell water. However, she could hardly make any money at first because foreigners didnt understand her accent. She tried to imitate the_46_(pronounce) of the foreigners, take notes and learn them_47_heart. If she came across tourists who can speak both Chinese and a foreign language, she would ask them to translate their words many times so that she could remember them_48_(well). It is in this way that the old granny masters 11 languages, such as English, French, Russian, Kor