【名校试题】2020届广东省高考模拟英语试题(原卷版)

2020年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

广东省英语模拟试题（一）

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

Lecture-related events which are free and open to the public will be held in the National Gallery of Art. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Registration is not required. Don't miss an event!

Lecture One: The Moon in the Age of Photography

August 20 at 2:00, 2020

West Building Lecture Hall

Mia Fineman, department of photographs, Metropolitan Museum of Art

2019 marks 50 years since Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, capturing the attention of viewers worldwide who eagerly awaited the first photographs taken onsite. Mia Fineman explores the fascinating history of the moon imaging.

Lecture Two: Conversation with Oliver Lee Jackson

September 15 at 2:00, 2020

East Building Auditorium

Oliver, artist, has created a complex body of work which masterfully weaves together visual influences ranging from the Renaissance to modernism. His works are drawn from his study of African cultures and American jazz.

Lecture Three: Photography and Nation Building in the Nineteenth Century

October 6 at 2:00, 2020

East Building Auditorium

Makeda Best, master of Photography, Harvard Art Museums. In this lecture, Makeda Best will explore the function of slavery and enslaved people in visual narratives about the Civil War.

Lecture Four: Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art

December 8 at 2:00, 2020

West Building Lecture Hall

The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art features several scholars presenting original research on modern Italian art. This annual lecture series began in 1997 and is named after the great specialist of Italian art Sydney J.

Freedberg (1914 - 1997).

1. When and where will Lecture One be delivered?

A. July 20, 2020; National Gallery of Art.

B. August 20, 2020; National Gallery of Art.

C. July 20, 2020; Metropolitan Museum of Art.

D. August 20, 2020; Metropolitan Museum of Art.

2. In which lecture may you see pictures of battles?

A. Lecture One.

B. Lecture Two.

C. Lecture Three.

D. Lecture Four.

3. What is special about Lecture Four?

A. It involves several lecturers.

B. It takes place every two years.

C. It is related to the origin of art.

D. It is presented by an Italian expert.

B

Chinese-language teacher Xie Fang is excited that one of her former students from Indonesia has been admitted to Beijing Language and Culture University. The 19-year-old student, Alvin Rizqi Adrian, achieved his dream of studying in China with a scholarship provided by the Chinese government.

Xie met the boy five years ago when she was selected to teach Chinese at Budi Utama Three Languages National School in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The school, founded in 2006 by local Chinese, teaches in three languages - Indonesian, English and Chinese. The school has more than 970 primary, middle and high students, half of whom have Chinese ancestry.

Xie taught students to speak and comprehend Chinese during her year at the school. “Most Indonesian children start to learn Chinese after they enter primary s chool,” Xie said. “But the textbooks from Singapore seemed relatively difficult for them at that stage.” Xie modified the content of the textbooks to make it easier and more interesting for the Indonesian children to learn Chinese.

One student in particula r, Alvin Rizqi Adrian, impressed Xie a great deal. “At that time, he was a middle school student. He was so interested in Chinese that he worked very hard to learn and practice,” she said. Since 2004, Guangdong has sent 1, 000 Chinese teachers to more than 30 Chinese schools in 10 countries and regions.

Indonesia has the largest number of Chinese teachers sent from Guangdong, who mainly work in kindergartens, schools and universities founded by overseas Chinese. They usually spend one to two years on the foreign assignment.

11 Those days in Indonesia made me feel very appreciated. The local people have respect for Chinese teachers; Xie said. She keeps in touch with her Indonesian students through the Internet. "If I had the opportunity to go to Indonesia