2020届湖北省黄石市第七中学高三英语二模试卷及答案解析

2020届湖北省黄石市第七中学高三英语二模试卷及答案解析

第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try some of these places.

★Visit art museums.They offer a variety of activities to excite your kids' interest. Many offer workshops for making hand-made pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings by children's favorite writer, and even musical performances and other arts.

★Head to a natural history museum.This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur(恐龙) models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up.

★Go to a Youtheater.Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors.

Pre-show play shops are conducted by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts Puppet(木偶)making and stage make-up are just a couple of the special offerings you might find.

★Tryhands-on science.Visit one of the many hands-on science museums aroundthe country.

These science play-lands are great fun for kids and grown-ups alike. They'll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building. When everyone is tired, enjoy a fun family science show, commonly found in these museums.

1.If a child is interested in the universe, he probably will visit _____.

A.a Youtheater

B.an art museum

C.a hands-on science museum

D.a natural history museum

2.What does "hands-on science" mean in the last paragraph?

A.Science games designed by kids.

B.Learning science by doing things.

C.A show of kids' science work.

D.Reading science books.

3.Where does this text probably come from?

A.A museum guide.

B.A tourist map.

C.A science textbook.

D.A news report.

B

When I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another

one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices (装置) tell the time — which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007. This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions — but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?

If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planesacross the world.

Watches are now classified as “investments” (投资). A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly £ 350,000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from £ 15,000 to £ 30,000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. It’s a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up — they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when of fashion. Prices may keep going up — they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that £ 350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Times.

4. The author don’t need another watch because ________.

A. he don’t like wearing a watch

B. he has mobile phone and can ask someone for help

C. he has no sense of time

D. he thinks watches too expensive

5. It seems ridiculous to the writer that________.

A. expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell

B. expensive clothes sell better than cheap ones

C. cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive ones

D. people dive 300 metres into the sea

6. What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?

A. It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.