广东省2020年高考英语二轮复习同步专题阅读理解25

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广东省佛山市2020届高考(二模)英语试题含答案

2020年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测（二）英语2020.4第Ⅰ卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AMobile phones and iPads are now wonderful tools for learning and teaching English. With the help of the thousands of education and language apps available online, students can make effective use of them to learn in an interactive environment. Given below is a list of some of the best apps for learning and teaching English.Grammar UpGrammar is the heart of any language and, thus, the Grammar Up app is one of the most highly recommended apps for English learners. This app is specifically designed for people who want to improve their grammar, vocabulary and word selection. It consists of more than 1,800 multiple-choice questions grouped under twenty different grammar categories.iFPoemsiFPoems is a fantastic app for poetry lovers. This app consists of a great collection of poems from famous poets around the world. It also allows users to save their favorites along with recording their own readings of the poems.iBooksiBooks is a complete book library for the iPad users. It includes the iBookstore and allows users to download and read books. The app features a beautiful bookshelf, on which you can browse various books or even add notes to your favorite paragraphs in the book. You can also create your own texts and upload them into the app.SpeakingPalRecommended as one of the best apps for English educators and learners, SpeakingPal allows you to record your speech and compare it with a native English speaker. This amazing app combines video with automatic speech recognition software that tests your English speaking skills. You just have to speak with a video character and get immediate response on how well you speak English.21. What do these apps have in common?A. They can be found online.B. They are free of charge.C. They improve users’ grammar.D. They’re designed by teachers.22. What can we do with iBooks?A. Download books for free.B. Write notes on it with pens.C. Save notes and texts.D. Create a bookstore.23. What is special about SpeakingPal?A. It offers video call service.B. It evaluates users’ speech.C. It offers talks with a native speaker.D. It includes English speaking contests.BI don’t want kids. I know I wouldn’t make for a very good mother. It’s not that I’d drop them or forget them at the grocery store or anything like that but they’re not a good fi t for me and the life I’ve created for myself. I’d rather be in Cambodia kissing elephants or cage diving with sharks in Cape Town, or wandering the streets of Paris, a city that has become my second home, than trapped at home doing the mom thing.The itch to become a mother isn’t in me but the itch to travel, and travel far and often, is.If the urge isn’t there, I don’t think it’s fair to live a life I don’t want and have a baby because someone else thinks I should. That would be awful.I like children. To say I love them wouldn’t be completely accurate. It’s not because I’m a monster —the same monster people who feel women should have children will call me —but I simply don’t love them because I’m not around them much. Very few of my friends have chi ldren, and the ones who do I don’t see much because, well, they have children.I have two nephews in Colorado whom I love to pieces, but I don’t see them very often. I don’t go out there as often as I probably should because I’d rather be traveling. Some people may call this selfish, but I call it “living my best life.”When I talk to my sister about my nephews, everything they do and say is exciting to her. The joy my sister feels by just playing with them in the yard is the same joy I feel every time I get off a plane in a new country. I’d rather be on the beaches of Spain every summer while she prefers to spend her days at home with them, climbing trees and such. I’m fulfilled one way, while she’s fulfilled another way.I’m very much certain that at th is point in my life my greatest fulfillment comes in the form of traveling and being free of kids. I can go anywhere at anytime; I don’t have to put my life on hold for someone else. It’s complete and total freedom.24. What does the underlined word “itch” in Paragraph Two mean?A. traditionB. competenceC. planD. desire25. Why is the author regarded as a monster?A. Because she doesn’t like kids.B. Because she doesn’t want children.C. Because she’s different fr om her friends.D. Because she rarely stays withchildren.26. Which is “living my best life” according to the author?A. To stay with her family.B. To see her nephews often.C. To visit a new country.D. To talk with her sister.27. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?A. To explain her choice of life.B. To persuade people to travel.C. To share her happiness in life.D. To introduce a unique lifestyle.CLong school holidays help students clear their heads, relax a little and stretch their brains in different ways.Traditionally, schooling schedules have long been based more on the needs of society than on efficient education strategies. For instance, in Iceland it was traditionally arranged to allow children to help out with harvest. Other countries have long summer vacations because it is simply too hot to study. In other areas where religion plays an important role in the holiday season, the religion calendar then calls for the break, so that students can have ample time to participate in the religious ceremonies and traditions of seasonal holidays.There are some obvious advantages to a vacation that lasts longer. Families who live a long distance from relatives are able to travel together, sometimes across the ocean, in order to connect with their loved ones. Even if there is no visiting family far away, a long holiday is a great opportunity for kids to interact with the community. From an educational point of view, a child that is able to experience another culture can gain valuable language, history, and social skills.Long school holidays are also needed in schools that have become overly academic and too exam-focused in recent years, which requires a considerably longer holiday break from such a “marathon pumping (灌输) of knowledge,” and it makes great sense!Great psychologists, like Freud and Piaget, have stressed play’s central role in the formation of fully-rounded (全面发展的) individuals, so the long holiday achieves this by allowing students to explore the world outside school. The students get to participate in activities that would be difficult to do during a regular school term.As a consequence, long school holiday can be quite constructive to our students!28. What traditionally determines the arrangement of school holidays?A. Local needs.B. Cultural activities.C. Religious customs.D. Academic performance.29. Which is one of the advantages of long holidays?A. Students run away from exams.B. Children can learn science and history.C. Fewer courses are required at school.D. Family bonds are strengthened.30. Freud and Piaget may probably agree that ________________.A. schools need longer holidaysB. holiday activities are necessaryC. play is more important than learningD. students should travel around the world31. What is the best title of the passage?A. Traditional School HolidaysB. Activities for Long HolidaysC. Benefits of Long HolidaysD. Advice from PsychologistsDEvery February 14, people worldwide demonstrate their affection for family members, friends, teachers, and significant others with a gift or two. However, this display of love does not come cheap. 55% o f Americans celebrate Valentine’s Day in 2020 by spending an average of 136.57 dollars each. It is no wonder that retailers (零售商) love the holiday.In 1861, Richard Cadbury, a man from a British chocolate company came up with the idea of packaging chocolates in heart-shaped boxes for Valentine’s Day. Not surprisingly, they were an instant success, and a tradition was born. Today, Americans spend over one billion dollars handing out boxes of chocolates to their loved ones. Sweethearts, the heart-shaped candy, are also very popular. According to the manufacturer, a majority of the 8 billion pieces of candy made annually are sold between January 1 and February 14.Massachusetts businesswoman Esther Howland popularized Valentine’s Day greeting cards in America. Often called “The Mother of the American Valentine”, the artist was the first to sell handmade paper cards with messages of love to retailers. With over 145 million cards bought in the US and over a billion worldwide, Valentine’s Day is now one of the biggest business chances for greeting card companies. It is no wonder that the day is often referred to as a “Hallmark Holiday”.Flowers are also very popular. About 51% of people, mainly men, buy red roses for their loved ones. Given that Valentine’s Day is very popular for wedding proposals (求婚), it should not come as a surprise that a lot of the money spent on this day is used to buy fine jewelry. With a quarter of Americans treating their loved ones to a romantic meal, the day is also much welcomed by restaurant owners.Pope Gelasius, the man who made February 14 Valentine’s Day in 496 AD, would have never imagined that this festival would change into such an expensive celebration!32. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?A. People buy their friends gifts on February 14.B. Valentine’s Day is celebrated every year.C. Valentine’s Day is a good time to show love.D. A lot of money is spent on Valentine’s Day.33. Which is true about Richard Cadbury’s idea?A. It resulted in a new taste of chocolate.B. It led to the birth of a new tradition.C. It was put forward on Valentine’s Day.D. It helped the company earn one billion dollars.34. Valentine’s Day is referred to “Hallmark Day” because _______________.A. people get greeting cards on that dayB. it was popularized by Miss HowlandC. it offers cards companies big business chancesD. retails help send messages of love on that day35. What is probably a necessary gift for a wedding proposal according to the passage?A. Heart-shaped candy.B. Messages of love.C. A romantic meal.D. A piece of jewelry.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。

2020学年广东省深圳市高考二模试题英语

2020年广东省深圳市高考二模试题英语第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AThe Metropolitan Museum of Art，more commonly known as "the Met", located in New York City，is the largest art museum in the United States．Its impressive permanent collection is home to over two million works, divided among seventeen specialized departments. It is among the most visited art museums in the world. The main building is one of the world's largest art galleries. On March 18, 2016, the museum opened the Met Breuer Museum, greatly enriching the museum's modern and up-to-date art program.The Mot's permanent collection consists of works of art from classical antiques to ancient Egyptian artifacts（史前古器物）, paintings and sculptures from all but a few of the European masters. It also has an outstanding collection of American and modern art and proudly houses extensive holdings of African, Asian, Oceanic, Indian and Islamic art. Visitors can also find large collections of musical instruments and costumes, as well as antique weapons from around the globe.The Metropolitan Museum of Art was found in 1870. It is the result of a project between businessmen, financier and influential thinkers of the day. They all shared the same passion of bringing art and art education to the American people. That dream became a reality when the museum opened its doors on February 20.1872.21. what is special about the Met?A. Its name.B. Its collection.C. Its building.D. Its location.解析：推理判断题。

广东省高考英语二轮复习同步专题阅读理解2

Dear all,Please read Professor Hume's email about his next lecture on Rosa Parks.Susan MillerSecretary＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊Dear Susan,Please forward this message to students of my history class.Besides the life story of Rosa Parks in the textbook, the students are also required to read the passage below and some related stories that can be borrowed from the school library.Ted Hume.＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊The early experiences of Rosa Parks(1913-2005), long know n as the “mother of the civil rights movement,” were not different from those of many African-Americans at that time. The black woman, however, turned the course of American history in December 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. “By sitting down,” remarked John Lewis, “she was standing up for all Americans.”Among the numerous awards Parks received in her life were the Presidential Medal of Freedom(1996) and the Congressional Gold Medal(1999).Parks died on Oct. 24, 2005. At St. Paul A. M. E. Church in Montgomery, a large crowd including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice celebrated her life. Rice said she and others, who grew up when the political activities of Parks held public attention, might not have realized her impact(影响) on their lives, “but I can honestly say that without Mrs. Parks, I probably would not be standing here as Secretary of State.”After her casket(灵柩) was placed at the Capitol, U. S. President Bush, members of Congress and ordinary Americans paid their respects. In American history Parks is the first woman to lie in state at the Capitol, a very high regard usually reserved for Presidents of the United States.31. What is the main purpose of Susan’s email?A. To make arrangements for Professor Hume's class.B. To introduce to the students Rosa Parks.C. To help the students organize a lecture.D. To answer Professor Hume's last email.32. What does the underlined word “forward” mean?A. Explain.B. Send.C. Take.D. Read.33. The political impact of Rosa Parks lies in the fact that she ______.A. helped Condoleezza Rice achieve political successB. joined the civil rights movement at a young ageC. made racial equality a common value in American societyD. set a good example in her early life for other black Americans34. How was Rosa Parks treated after her death?A. She was named “mother of the civil rights movement. “B. She was received by President Bush at the Capitol.C. She was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom.D. She was honored to lie in state at the Capitol.35. Which of the following statements about Rosa Parks is wrong？A. Rosa Parks was once forced to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.B. Parks received numerous awards in her life, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.C. Parks died at the age of 92.D. Rosa Parks won respects both ordinary Americans and members of Congress.【答案与解析】 31~35 ABCDA本文包含了两条短信息和一篇介绍美国黑人妇女Rosa Parks的短文。

2020届广东省普通高中高三下学期二模考试英语试题及解析

【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Vivienne Westwood — Get a Life标题下的内容The iconic fashion designer is the subject of this crossover exhibition of Chinese contemporary art and eco-friendly fashion inspired by Westwood's strong stance towards a climate revolution. Participating artists include Sun Xun, Wu Junyong and Zhang Ruyi. 这位标志性的时装设计师是这次中国当代艺术与环保时尚交叉展览的主题，这次展览的灵感来自韦斯特伍德对气候变化的坚定立场。参展艺术家包括孙逊、吴俊勇及张如意。可知，这次展览的设计主题是中国当代艺术与环保时尚，所以对于环保主义者而言，这个节日会吸引他们。选项D符合题意。故选D项。
June 21 ~ 22, 2-6p.m. (Sun.) 10a. m. ~ 2p. m. (Mon.), free entry. Shanghai Racquet Club.
Vivienne Westwood — Get a Life
The iconic fashion designer is the subject of this crossover exhibition of Chinese contemporary art and eco-friendly fashion inspired by Westwood's strong stance towards a climate revolution. Participating artists include Sun Xun, Wu Junyong and Zhang Ruyi.

2020年高考英语二轮复习完形填空类（记叙文）专项练习题附答案

2020年高考英语二轮复习完形填空类（记叙文）专项练习题附答案第二讲完形填空---记叙文专项练习【分类真题】第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It’s about 250 miles from the hills of west-central Iowa to Ehlers’ home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting, Ehlers 41 about the small dog he had seen 42 alongside the road. He had 43 to coax（哄）the dog to him but, frightened, it had 44 .Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that 45 dog. So, four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove 46 . After a long and careful 47 , Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving 48 away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with49 . It just started licking（舔）Ehlers’ face.A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one 50 as lost in the local paper. The ad had a 51 number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers 52 the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had 53 their dog.Jeff had 54 in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Jeff searched 55 for Rosie in the next four days.Ehlers returned to Minnesota, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michi gan. "It’s good to know there’s still someon e out there who 56 enough to go to that kind of 57 ," says Lisa of Ehlers’ rescue 58 ."I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as 59 to it as I am to my dogs," says Ehlers. "If it had been my dog, I’d hope that somebody would be 60 to go that extra mile."41.A. read B. forgot C. thought D. heard【答案】.C【解析】考查动词。

广东省高考英语二轮复习同步专题阅读理解25

阅读理解精选25Camp memories last forever! We make sure they are unforgettable!Shadow Ridge Summer Camps offer so many exciting things for campers to do. Unlike other camp programs that include horses as a small part of their program, at Shadow Ridge horses are the program! We are 100% horse from stable(马厩) management, nature walks, and track rides to bedroom furnishings.Horses help us achieve many of our aims. Girls can learn to develop responsibility, self-confidence and personal connections in their lives while having fun. Using horses as a wonderful tool for education, our camps offer an interesting place for growth and learning.Imagine each girl having her very own horse to spend time with and a best friend to love and take care of. Each camper is responsible for a horse for the week. Our riding program provides a lot of riding and lesson time. Campers will learn how to take care of the horse and the tack(马具), as well as how to ride. Days are filled with horse-related activities to strengthen the connection between each girl and horse, as the girls learn to work safely around the horses.At Shadow Ridge we try to create a loving, caring family atmosphere for our campers. We have “The Bunkhouse”(4 girls), “the Wranglers Roost”(4 girls), and “The Hideout” (2 girls) in our comfortable 177-year-old farm house. All meals are home cooked, offering delicious and healthy food for the hungry rider.Our excellent activities create personalized memories of your child's vacation. Each child will receive a camp T-shirt and a photo album (usually 300~500 pictures) of their stay at camp.Our camps are offered during June, July and August 2007, for small groups of girls aged 13~16 years, not only from Canada but also other parts of the world.We will send you full program descriptions at your request.41. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To attract people to the camps.B. To talk about campingexperiences.C. To describe the programs of the camps.D. To explain the aims of the camps.42. What do we know about the camp programs at Shadow Ridge?A. Campers are required to wear camp T-shirts.B. Horses play a central role in the activities.C. Campers learn to cook food for themselves.D. Horse lessons are offered all the year round.43. The programs at Shadow Ridge mainly aim to help people .A. understand horses betterB. enjoy a family atmosphereC. have fun above other thingsD. achieve an educational purpose44. Which one of the following isn’t mentioned in the passage?A. The time of the camping.B. The cost of the camping.C. The advantages of the camping.D. The effect of the camping.45. The passage is written mainly for .A. horse ridersB. teenage girlsC. Canadian parentsD. international travelers【答案与解析】41—45 ABDBC本文是一则广告，目的是吸引更多的旅游者到Shadow Ridge度假。

2020高考英语二轮复习综合模拟卷解析版(二)

2020高考英语二轮复习综合模拟卷（二）一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AAttractive lakeside cottages and cabinsLafitte's Landing Guest Quarters，Uncertain，TexasThere are five cottages featuring high ceilings and spacious bedrooms．Lafitte's is a certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat，so you don't have to go far for bird-watching．Explore the lake on a steamboat，or head to Caddo Lake State Park for night adventures such as Owl Nights and Bat Watches．Rates：Summer nightly rates range from ﹩559 to ﹩1，899Lake Placid Lodge，Lake Placid，New YorkWith 17 cabins sitting along the shores of Lake Placid，the arts-and-crafts-style Lake Placid Lodge offers an exciting summer lake experience．Lakefront cabins come outfitted with hand-built beds and stone fireplaces．Go for a hike，or hit the lake for swimming，fishing ，or boating．Rates：Rates are ﹩120 per night for double occupancy；each additional person is ﹩20 per night．Lake Crescent Lodge，Olympic National Park，WashingtonIts cottages and cabins are listed on the National Register of Historic Places．Choose between one-and two-bedroom Singer Tavern Cottages，or stay in the always favored （and often booked）Roosevelt Fireplace Cabins．Spend your days hiking in the surrounding Olympic National Park，or exploring Lake Crescent by boat．Rates：Nightly rates for cottages and cabins range between ﹩317 and ﹩398．Tamarack Lodge Resort，Mammoth Lakes，CaliforniaIt is on the peaceful shores of the Twin Lakes．Choose between recently built Deluxe Cabins and old wood-and-stone cabins．Swimming，fishing，boating，biking，and hiking are popular pastimes．Rates：Summer cabin rates range from ﹩369 to ﹩999 per night．1.Where can you observe bats at night？A. At Caddo Lake State ParkB. At Lake PlacidC. At Olympic National ParkD. At the Twin Lakes2.If three people share one room in Lake Placid Lodge，how much will they pay？A. ﹩60B. ﹩120C. ﹩140D. ﹩3603.Which of the following is difficult to reserve？A. Cottages at Lafitte's Landing Guest QuartersB. Cabins at Lake Placid LodgeC. Deluxe CabinsD. Roosevelt Fireplace CabinsBGrowing up，I thought math class was something to be endured，not enjoyed．I disliked memorizing formulas（公式）and taking tests，all for the dull goal of getting a good grade．One of my teachers told my mother that I was "slow"．But my problem wasn't with math itself．In fact，when a topic seemed particularly interesting，I would go to thelibrary and read more about it．By high school，no one told me that I could become a professional mathematician．What I wanted to do then was to play college football．My ambition was to get an athletic scholarship to attend a Big Ten school．The chances of that happening were very low．But that didn't stop my coaches from encouraging me to believe I could reach my goal，and preparing and pushing me to work for it．They made video tapes of my performances and sent them to college coaches around the country．In the end，a Big Ten school，Penn State，did offer me a scholarship．I wish math teachers were more like football coaches．Students are affected by more than just the quality of a lesson plan．They also respond to the passion of their teachers and the engagement of their peers，and they seek a sense of purpose．They benefit from specific instructions and constant feedback（反馈）．Until I got to college，I didn't really know what mathematics was．I still thought of it as laborious（耗时费力的）calculations．Then my professor handed me a book and suggested that I think about a particular problem．It wasn't easy，but it was fascinating．My professor kept giving me problems，and I kept pursuing them，even though I couldn't always solve them immediately．The mathematical research I was doing had little in common with what I did in my high school classrooms．Instead，it was closer to the math and logic puzzles I did on my own as a boy．It gave me that same sense of wonder and curiosity，and it rewarded creativity．I am now a Ph．D candidate in mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology．4.Why did the writer think math class in school was "something to be endured" beforeentering college？A. Because he wasn't interested in math．B. Because his math teachers didn't care to push him．C. Because he was too smart and talented for math class．D. Because he was training hard for an athletic scholarship．5.According to the writer，students are affected by the following things from teachersorcoaches EXCEPT ______ ．A. a sense of purposeB. constant feedbackC. passionD. specific instructions6.We can conclude that after entering college，the writer ______ ．A. was busy looking for math problems to solveB. studied on his own just as he was in high schoolC. met with laborious calculations in his studiesD. began to realize what mathematics really is7.What is the best title for the text？A. Interest is the best teacherB. Be the best-you can make itC. Math，taught like footballD. Once your teacher，always your teacherCRecently I rolled into a local restaurant to try an Impossible Burger，an all-plant patty（人造肉饼）invented by Impossible Foods．It's well known for having an strangely chewy（有咀嚼感），even bloody，meat-like quality，a surprising verisimilitude（逼真）that has made it "perhaps the country's most famous burger，" as New York magazine wrote．One bite into its wonderful，smoky taste and，damn，I was convinced．This is good news，because the time has come to consume fake meat．In the fight against climate change，meat replacement is something we can try．A University of Oxford study recently found that，to keep global warming below 2 degrees this century，we need to be eating 75 percent less beef and 90 percent less pork．However，diets are culturally enshrined，so changing them will be hard．It isn't easy to replace 75 to 90 percent of beef and pork with fake meat．The first taste of an Impossible Burger-a moment when low expectations work a powerful magic in the product's favor-is one thing．But how do you keep meat-eaters asking for more after their sixth，and their 26th？ To get to true mass adoption，fake meat will need to compete favorably with the real thing on multiple fronts．Impossible Foods' goal is to drive the price of its product below that of Safeway's 80/20 hamburger meat，at which point people will simply vote with their wallets．The new industry also wants to improve on animal flesh in various ways．Fake meat has an advantage over traditional meat because "you won't need to refrigerate it" cofounder Niko Koffeman says．Plus，custom（定制的）production could improve choice．"You could have very soft and tender meat for elderly people，" Koffeman adds．"You could have a tailored meat for whatever you need．"You can tell the world is shifting this way，because the ranchers（牧场主）are nervous．Last year，the US Cattlemen's Association asked the government to define "meat" as a product "coming directly from animals．" That anxiety-and the power of the science driving it-goes to show that this grand shift isn't impossible．8.According to passage，the author was convinced by the Impossible Burger because______ ．A. it has a special taste that is different from normal ones．B. it contains all non-meat materials that taste like meat．C. more vegetables are used as main materials for the burger．D. one bite of this burger can provide people with the energy needed for a whole day．9.What does the author mean by saying "Diets are culturally enshrined"？A. That people think their diet is the best in the world．B. That people are unwilling to go against their culture by changing their diets．C. That people's preference for food is linked to the food choice available to them．D. That people's eating habits are consistently observed and closely connected with theirculture．10.Which of the following statements is true about the advantages that fake meat will have tobeat over traditional meat？A. Fake meat will not be necessarily stored in a refrigerator．B. The price of fake meat will be just one-fourth of traditional meat's．C. Fake meat will win over older people thanks to its tender and soft taste．D. Fake meat will own a taste that is not found in traditional meat．11.What can we infer from the last paragraph？A. Meat must come from animals．B. The world will probably embrace the idea of fake meat．C. The ranchers are suffering economic loss due to fake meat．D. The definition of meat has been changed because of fake meat．DA new study has found the amount of antibiotics（抗生素）given to farm animals is expected to increase by two-thirds over the next 15 years．Researchers are linking the growing dependence on the drugs to the increasing need for meat，milk and eggs．However，the drugs could quicken the development of antibiotic-resistant infections（感染）．Such infections are already a major public，health concern in the United States．The World Health Organization notes when people stop living in poverty（贫困），the first thing they want to do is eat better，rather than earn more money．For most people，that means their diet should contain more meat．With the rapid development of Asia，people there are eating nearly four times as much meat，milk and other milk products as they did 50 year ago． To meet the need，farmers have put many animals into smaller spaces．As the animals are crowded together，the easiest way to deal with some of the problems d crowding is to give them antibiotics．It's clear that antibiotics help animals stay healthy in a crowded environment and grow faster．But bacteria can develop resistance to the drugs gradually．Nowadays，doctors find antibiotics that once worked against the infections no longer work ．The bacteria have learned ways to fight against the drugs．The heavy use of antibiotics in animals is responsible for the growth of antibiotic resistance worldwide．In the United States，at least two million people get drug-resistant infections each year and at least 23，000 die from an infection．Europe has banned the use of antibiotics to increase animal growth．And the United States is hoping to persuade farmers to stop using antibiotics for that purpose．12.What accounts for the increasing amount of antibiotics given to farm animals？A. The desire for new drugs．B. The less effective antibiotics．C. The outdated farm technology．D. The need for more various foods．13.What do most people want to do first when they get rid of poverty according to the WHO？A. Making a lot of money．B. Focusing more on health．C. Having more meat in their diet．D. Living in a better environment．14.What can be inferred from the passage？A. Antibiotics do harm to animals．B. Antibiotics help animals stay healthy．C. Antibiotics are used heavily in Europe．D. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread to people．15.What's the passage mainly about？A. A new way of raising farm animals．B. The advantages of using antibiotics．C. The reason for banning the use of antibiotics．D. The negative effect of antibiotics in farm animals．二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）Do you think studying in a different country is something that sounds very exciting？Certainly，it is a new experience，which brings the opportunity of discovering fascinating things and a feeling of freedom．(1) You will experience culture shock．Evidently，at least four essential stages of culture-shock adjustment occur．The first stage is called "the honeymoon"．In this stage，you feel excitement about living in a different place，and everything seems to be marvelous．(2)Eventually，however，the second stage of culture shock appears．This is the "hostility stage"．(3) You become tired of many things about the new culture．Moreover，people don't treat you like a guest anymore．Everything that seemed to be so wonderful at first isnow awful，and everything makes you feel distressed and tired．Then you come to the third stage called "recovery"．You start feeling more positive，and you try to develop comprehension of everything you don't understand．The whole situation starts to become more favorable．(4)The last stage of culture shock is called "adjustment"．(5) The things that initially made you feel uncomfortable or strange are now things that you understand．Now you feel comfortable；you have adjusted to the new culture．A．Actually，culture shock is something you cannot avoid when studying in a foreign country．B．You have reached a point where you feel good because you have learned enough to understand the new culture．C．You like everything，and everybody seems to be so nice to you．D．You recover from the symptoms of the first two stages．E．In spite of these advantages，however，there are also some challenges you will encounter．F．However，when you have completely adjusted to a new culture you can more fully enjoy it．G．You begin to notice that not everything is as good as you had originally thought it was．16. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G17. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G18. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G19. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G20. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）For centuries，Beijing has been one of China's most important cities．(21)a place for emperors and officials，today it is an international city and a popular tourist(22)．People from all over the country are moving to Beijing to (23)jobs and opportunities as this exciting city is a place where dreams can come true．Throughout the city，(24) dressed business people (25)for their offices，mobile phones held to their ears and visitors can only watch and imagine the deals and (26)being made at that very second．Beijing's streets provide a fascinating (27)of the past and the present．In tea houses，groups of old men play chess (28)the Macdonald's next door is filled with laughing teenagers sipping milkshakes．Walking through the broad streets (29)with designer stores and multi-storey skyscrapers，you can(30)a turn and suddenly find yourself in a century's old (31) where a fruit seller chats happily to an old woman sitting in the sun．Many of the road signs and advertising billboards are now in (32)，making Beijing more (33)to foreigners．Public transport is efficient，new businesses are (34)，and every modern convenience and international brand is(35)in this booming global city．Beijing has some of China's most stunning (36)．Visitors often come to Beijing with the single (37)to see the Great Wall，one of the ancient wondersof the world，but once they've arrived，they realize that this is only one of the city's (38)．In fact，what visitors ever seem to only(39)about Beijing，is that they simply(40)time before seeing it all．21. A. Separately B. Importantly C. Originally D. Specially22. A. place B. destination C. scenery D. feast23. A. search for B. look intoC. race withD. struggle against24. A. casually B. seriously C. smartly D. traditionally25. A. call B. work C. advertise D. head26. A. benefits B. fortunes C. calls D. appointments27. A. development B. description C. introduction D. mix28. A. while B. when C. as D. although29. A. filled B. accompanied C. lined D. equipped30. A. take B. cross C. find D. face31. A. shop B. square C. house D. lane32. A. English B. Chinese C. sight D. order33. A. attractive B. impressive C. unforgettable D. accessible34. A. changing B. growing C. trading D. declining35. A. affordable B. beneficial C. available D. significant36. A. sights B. traditions C. events D. records37. A. advantage B. desire C. benefit D. routine38. A. descriptions B. attractions C. possessions D. marks39. A. enjoy B. travel C. complain D. praise40. A. take up B. get rid of C. make use of D. run out of四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）41. In modern India，polluting sectors continue to be important pillars of the economy．Many argue that any attempt to get rid of coal would result （1）______awidespreadloss of jobs．（2）______（similar），much of India's commercialtransport is run on diesel（柴油）．The idea of replacing diesel trucks and cars with cleaner electric powered vehicles（3）______（consider）too expensive．As the change from coal to natural gaswould increase their operating （4）______（cost），business owners fear becoming less （5）______（compete）in an increasingly global market．One of the （6）______（large）contributors to air pollution in India，especially in the north of the country，is the agricultural sector．Every year，between October and November，thousands of farmers burn harvest residue（剩余物）as （7）______prepare fields for the new crop．The practice，（8）______（know）as stubble burning，leads to a smoky haze（雾霾）forming in much of northern India．The government （9）______（try）to encourage the use of green technology，such as so-called "Happy Seeder" machines （10）______can sow seeds without having to remove the agricultural residue．However，this has proven to be expensive．五、短文改错（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）42.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从笫11处起）不计分．My experience with a foreign language begins in junior middle school．I had a kind and patient English teacher which often praised all the students．Because his positivemethod，I eager answered all the questions I could，never worrying much about make mistakes．However，my experience in senior school was very difference from before．When my former teacher had been patient with all the student，my new teacher quickly punished those who gave incorrect answers．As a result，not only did he lose my joy in answering questions，but also I totally lost my desire to say anything at all in theEnglish．六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25.0分）43.假定你是李华，你要完成一项关于中美学生寒假生活的调查，请给你的美国笔友Peter写一封信，交流相关信息．要点如下：1．写信的原因；2．介绍中国学生的寒假生活：时长约20天；过春节等3．询问美国学生的寒假生活．注意：1．词数100左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．Dear Peter，Yours，Li Hua答案和解析1.【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】C【小题3】D【解析】1.根据文章Lafitte's Landing Guest Quarters介绍部分，Explore the lake on a steamboat，or head to Caddo Lake State Park for night adventures such as Owl Nights and Bat Watches．乘坐蒸汽船探索湖面，或前往卡多湖州立公园进行夜游，可以看到猫头鹰和大量的蝙蝠，结合选项，故选A。

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山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（25）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

AScientific experiments can sometimes go wrong and when they do the results may range from the disastrous to the troubling. One such experiment took place in South America about fifty years ago. Whether its final consequences will cause serious damage or nothing more than a small trouble still remains to be seen.The story began in 1956 when an American scientist working in Brazil decided to solve the problem of increasing the productivity of that country's bees. He imported a very active type of African bee from Tanzania and mated it with the more easy-going native variety to produce a new kind of bees. The new bees worked harder and produced twice as much honey. It seemed that Professor Kerr, for that was the scientist's name, had a total success on his hands.Then things began to go wrong. For some reason as yet unseen, but perhaps as a result of something in their environment, the new bees began to develop extremely attacking personalities. They became bad-tempered and easy to be angry, attacked the native bees and drove them from their living places.But worse was to follow. Having taken over the countryside, the new bees, with their dangerous stings (叮), began to attack its neighbours — cats, dogs, horses, chickens and finally man himself. A long period of terror began that has so far killed a great number of animals and about 150 human beings.This would have been bad enough if the bees had stayed in Brazil. But now they are on the move, heading northwards in countless millions towards Central and North America, and moving at the alarming speed of 200 miles a year. The countries that lie in their path are naturally worried because it looks as if nothing can be done to stop them.1. The results of the South American experiment_______.A. have caused a serious troubleB. have proved to be wrongC. are not yet certainD. are not important2. The experiment mentioned in this passage was designed to_______.A. increase the amount of honey in BrazilB. make Brazilian bees more easy-goingC. increase the number of bees in BrazilD. make African bees less active3. Which of the following may be the cause of the new bees' attacking personalities?A. Their production of honey.B. Their hard work.C. Their living environment.D. Their bad temper.4. The last paragraph implies that _______.A. the bees have been driven to Central and North AmericaB. the bees may bring about trouble in more countriesC. the bees must be stopped from moving northD. the bees prefer to live in BrazilBHave you ever received a gift that was so clearly , not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? Maybe she responded with a polite “Why, thank you,” but you knew you had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and had) reflect about your personal qualities?Choosing the right is an art, I believe. It calls for empathy－the ability to put yourself into someone else’s head and heart. We’re all able to do this; in fact, we’re born with a kind of natural empathy. After the earliest period of childhood, however, it needs to be reinforced（加强）－by our parents, teachers, friends. When it isn’t, we’re not able to understand other people’s feelings as sharply. This can show in the gifts we select, and so can many other emotional qualities.Think back to the pr esents you’ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping, and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose displays your inner world. Of course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know.We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication.Ignoring the tradition won’t make it go away. If yo u really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends ahead of time.5. The underlined expression “you had missed the mark” means “you had failed to_________ ”.A. make her feel betterB. keep your friendshipC. receive a present in returnD. get the expected effect6. Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?A. Natural empathy needs to be reinforced.B. Emotional changes influence one’s choice of gifts.C. Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with.D. Choosing gifts requires one to understand the receivers.7. In the third paragraph, the author tells us that _____________. .A. attention should be paid to the receivers’ responsesB. one learns from what he did in the pastC. the choice of girls reflec ts one’s emotional qualitiesD. one should spend more time choosing gifts8. The best possible title for this passage is “___________”.A. Ways of Choosing GiftsB. An Important TraditionC. Exchanging PresentsD. Message in a GiftC9. Who is suitable to work as a Community Representative in YOUTH International?A. One who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries.B. One who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases.C. One who has a strong desire to improve his or her English.D. One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program.10. Where will Jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi?A. In some local offices in the US.B. In an ESL organization in China.C. In a preparation program in Demark.D. In an exchange student center in Africa.11. If Mrs. Black in the US hopes to learn some Chinese at home, she may contact _______.A. takeaction@B. ram3462@C. club3864@D. staff@12. What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do?A. To interview people online.B. To do some house work.C. To offer advice on Child AidD. To provide language exercises.DHe’s an old cobbler(修鞋匠) with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris. When I took him my shoes, he at first told me: “I haven't time. Take them to the other fell ow on the main street;he'll fix them for you right away.But I’d had my eye on his shop for a long time. Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman (手艺人). “No,” I replied, “the other fellow can’t do it well. ”“The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while-U-wait” —without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys. They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap (鞋带) you might as well just throw away the pair.My man saw I wouldn't give in, and he smiled. He wiped his hands on his blue apron (围裙), looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said,“Come back in a week. ”I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.“See what I can do?” he said with pride. “Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work. ”When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me. He was something out of an ancient legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange, dusty felt hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft.These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”, when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption (消费) rather than a way to realize their own abilities. In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.13. Which of the following is true about the old cobbler?A. He was equipped with the best repairing tools.B. He was the only cobbler in the Marais.C. He was proud of his skills.D. He was a native Parisian.14. The se ntence “He was something out of an ancient legend. ” (paragraph 7) implies that_______.A. nowadays you can hardly find anyone like himB. it was difficult to communicate with this manC. the man was very strangeD. the man was too old15. According to the author, many people work just to _______.A. realize their abilitiesB. gain happinessC. make moneyD. gain respect16. This story wants to tell us that_______.A. craftsmen make a lot of moneyB. whatever you do, do it wellC. craftsmen need self-respectD. people are born equalESilence is unnatural to man. He begins life with a cry and ends it in stillness. In between he does all he can to make a noise in the world, and he fears silence more than anything else. Even his conversation is an attempt to prevent a fearful silence. If he is introduced to another person, and a number of pauses occur in the conversation, he regards himself as a failure, a worthless person,and is full of envy of the emptiest-headed chatterbox. He knows that ninety nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing of a fly, but he is anxious to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure（蜡塑人像）.The aim of conversation is not, for the most part, to communicate ideas; it is to keep up the buzzing sound. There are, it must be admitted, different qualities of buzz; there is even a buzz that is as annoying as the continuous noise made by a mosquito(蚊子). But at a dinner party one would rather be a mosquito than a quiet person. Most buzzing, fortunately, is pleasant to the ear, and some of it is pleasant even to the mind. He would be a foolish man if he waited until he had a wise thought to take pert in the buzzing with his neighbors.Those who hate to pick up the weather as a conversational opening seem to me not to know the reason why human beings wish to talk. V ery few human beings join in a conversation in the hope of learning anything new. Some of them are content if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other people’s ears, though they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen two or three new plays or that they had food in a Swiss hotel. At the end of an evening during which they have said nothing meaningful for a long time, they just prove themselves to be successful conversationists.17. According to the author, people make conversation to _________.A. exchange ideasB. prove their valueC. achieve success in lifeD. overcome their fear of silence18. By “the buzzing of a fly” (Para. 1),the author means “_________”.A. the noise of an insectB. a low whispering soundC. meaningless talksD. the voice of a chatterbox19. According to the passage, people usually talk to their neighbors _________.A. about whatever they have preparedB. about whatever they want toC. in the hope of learning something newD. in the hope of getting on well20. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?A. To discuss why people like talking about weatherB. To encourage people to join in conversationsC. To persuade people to stop making noisesD. To explain why people keep talking1-20 CACBD DCDAC BDCAC BDCBD。

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广东省高考英语二轮复习同步专题阅读理解20

阅读理解精选20If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say, “Hey, Butterfly Man,” his face would break into a smile. The title suits him. And he loves it.Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly, once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back —thanks to him. But years ago if you’d told him this was what he’d be doing someday, he would have laughed, “ You’re crazy.” As a boy, he used to be “ a little tough guy on the streets”. At age thirteen, he was caught by police stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting a man.“ I knew it had hurt my mom,” Bonner said after he got out of prison. “So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again.”One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat for an endangered butterfly called El Segundo blue.“I saw the sign ‘Butterfly Habitat’ and asked, ‘How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?’” Bonner recalls. “Dr. Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass(放大镜) , ‘Look at the leaves.’ I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant. Dr Mattoni explained, ‘Without the plant, there are no butterflies.’”Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he’s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragals, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.The butterfly’s population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni received lots of awards. But for Bonner, he earned something more: he turned his life around.For six years now Bonner has ke pt his promise to stay out of prison. While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too.41. When he was young, Arthur Bonner _______.A. broke the law and ended up in prisonB. was fond of shooting and hurt his momC. often laughed at people on the streetsD. often caught butterflies and took them home42. Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he _______.A. found the butterfly had died outB. won many prizes from his professorC. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biologyD. collected butterflies and put them into a lab43. From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has ________.A. made Bonner famousB. changed Bonner’s lifeC. brought Bonn er wealthD. enriched Bonner’s knowledge44. What does the underlined phrase “put through” mean in the 3rd paragraph?A. hurtB. recallC. rememberD. experience45. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. A Promise to MomB. A Man Saved by ButterfliesC. A Story of ButterfliesD. A Job Offered by Dr. Mattoni[答案及解析]本文主要讲述了一个叫阿瑟的人通过养蝴蝶既拯救了蝴蝶，又拯救了自己的故事。

2020届广州市第二十五中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析

2020届广州市第二十五中学高三英语第二次联考试题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AThree Things to Do Before You Are 18Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18.★Learn to swimSeriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you can’t swim well, you won’t be able to dowater sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you. Make sure you do it.★Try at least one kind of team sportsBeing a good team player is an important skill in life. You can’t just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people. Other advantages of team sports like basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too—you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.★Collect somethingOne of the best hobbies for under-18s is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done, like cinema tickets for films you have seen or letters from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.1. The most important reason for learning to swim is that ________.A. you might feel wellB. it can make you healthyC. you might easily do lots of thingsD. it can save your life2. The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to ________ .A. collect somethingB. do some water sportsC. send letters to your friendsD. play basketball with your friends23. The passage is mainly about ________before you are 18.A. good habits to keepB. skills to haveC. things to doD. sports to playBMost animals living in crowded conditions have particularly strong immune systems, so it long puzzled researchers that honeybees do not.Part of the answer, discovered in 2015, is that queen bees vaccinate their eggs by moving parts of proteins from disease-causing pathogens to them before they are laid. These act as antigens totriggerthe development of a protective immune response in the developing young. But that observation raises the question of how the queen receives her antigen supply in the first place? Dr. Harwood wondered if the nurse bees were taking in parts of pathogens and passing them to royal jelly they were producing while eating the food brought to the hive.To test this idea, he teamed up with a group at theUniversityofHelsinki, inFinland, led by Dr Heli Salmela. Together, they collected about 150 nurse bees and divided them among six queenless mini hives equipped with baby bees to look after. Instead of honey, they fed the nurses on sugar water, and for three of the hives they added P. larvae, a bacterium causing a hive-killing disease, to the sugar water.In this case, to stop such an infection happening, Dr Harwood and Dr Salmela heat-treated the pathogens and so killed them in advance. They also labelled the dead bacteria with a fluorescent dye, to track them easily. And, sure enough, it was confirmed that parts of P. larvae were getting into royal jelly released by those bees which had been fed with the sugar water containing that.All told, these findings suggest that nurse bees are indeed, through their royal jelly, passing antigens onto the queen for vaccinating her eggs. They also mean the nurses are vaccinating baby bees as well, because baby bees, too, receive royal jelly for the first few days after they come out.4. What does the underlined word “trigger" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Cut out.B. Set off.C. Slow down.D. Put off.5. Which is the main experimental subject in Paragraph 3?A. Queen bees.B. Nurse bees.C. Bee eggs.D. Baby bees.6. Why was P. larvae added to the sugar water?A. To test if it would cause a hive-killing disease.B. To check how the bacterium would affect the hive.C. To see whether the target bees would favor the taste.D. To confirm the bees would pass pathogens to royal jelly.7. What is the text mainly about?A. How bees multiply.B. How antigens function.C. How bees get vaccinated.D. How immune system works.C“My P.E. teacher taught me maths.”It has been a common joke for years but when a P.E. teacher applied for the head-teacher job, many parents worried that “the joke could come true”. Some parents asked, “Does the P.E. teacher know maths and English?If not, how is he supposed to tutor the students?” But there were still parents who believed P.E. teachers had more time to discipline the students since they didn’t have many classes.This concern is actually a “subject bias”, that is, choosing a P.E. teacher as the head-teacher is not good for the students’ grades since he doesn’t know Chinese, maths, or English. It is acceptable for Chinese teachers, maths teachers and English teachers to be head-teachers because these subjects are important to entrance exams and scores. Such a concern reflects parents’ anxiety in the current educational environment, which tends to link the head-teacher’s responsible subject with the facts whether the school cares about the class and the children’s performances in the subject.Many people care about their kids’ academic performances only. They don’t care about their kids’ P.E. performance at all. Even if kids have P.E. classes, parents care little. P.E. teachers are in humble position and their classes are often occupied by other teachers. Of course, if students, P.E. performance is related to grades and entrance exams, parents won’t mind “a P.E. teacher being the head-teacher”.At the moment, P.E. is gradually included in entrance exams.In terms of high school entrance examination,Guangzhouwill launch a new high school entrance exam which includes P.E. performance and Health examination in 2021, raising the score to 70 points.In terms of the college entrance examination, universities having the right of independent enrollments added P.E. tests to their entrance exams in 2019. This practice is seen as an important signal that the assessment of physical fitness and athletic ability, which are important aspects of a student’s overall quality, may be included in the college entrance examination in the future.We hope that it’s a trend for P.E. teachers, music teachers and art teachers to become head-teachers.8. By saying “My P.E. teacher taught me maths”, what does the author intend to show us?A. It is just a joke that seldom happened in reality.B. P.E. teachers hardly assist students in maths.C. P.E. teachers are good at teaching maths..D. Parents doubt the ability of P.E. teacher.9. We can infer from paragraph 2 that a P.E. teacher .A. is of little benefit for students’ academic performanceB. is humbler than Chinese, math or English teachersC. reflects whether the school cares about the classD. gets unfairly judged due to the current educational system10. Why doesGuangzhouraise proportion of P.E. performance in high school entrance examination?A. To raise students’ awareness of physical health.B. To call on parents to pay attention to P.E. teachers.C. To test the overall ability of high school students.D. To make P.E. teachers equal with other teachers.11. What opinion does the author hold towards P.E. teachers working as head-teachers?A. Neutral.B. Unexpected.C. Supportive.D. Critical.DWith graduation days being celebrated all over the country, a student who has to use a wheelchair honored his mother on his graduation day in a special way. Easley High School graduate, Alex Mays surprised people present when he got up and walked across the stage at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum.“I was really happy—it made me feel good,” Alex said.Alex was not given a chance to live right from his birth. He was born at 25 weeks and weighed just 1 pound, 10 ounces at birth. When he was very young, he had a disease and lost the ability to walk. After his mother's death in 2013, Alex had several other difficult life changes until he came to live with his grandparents, Dousay and her husband, Dewayne. Dousay said that when Alex came to live with them, they decided to bring him up in the best possible way they could.Last fall, Alex said that he would walk across the stage to get his diploma to honor his late mother. He practiced hard and worked with a physical therapist for 9 months to complete his plan.The only help Alex got was from his mom's best friend, Tonya Johnson, who pushed his wheelchair to the stage wearing one of his mother's favorite shirts. “I had support from my family. I couldn't have done it without them,” Alex said.“Alex made everyone in the building feel encouraged that day” Pickens County School District public information specialist John Eby said. “The school teachers knew he was going to get up to get his diploma, but the distance he walked was a surprise, even to them,” Eby said.“Some of life's most important tests aren’t given in a classroom; Alex tested himself and passed with flying color1 s,” Eby added.12. In what way did Alex honor his late mother on his graduation day?A. By dressing like her.B. By saying sorry to her.C. By inviting her best friend.D. By walking to get his diploma.13. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A. Alex was born healthy.B. Alex went through a lot.C. Alex had a purpose in life as a child.D. Alex has lived with his grandparents all the time.14. What did Alex also express on his graduation day?A. His big regret in life.B. His feelings for hisschool.C. His thanks for his family.D. His will to complete his study.15. Which of the following words can best describe Alex?A. Strong-minded.B. Warm-hearted.C. Cool-headed.D. Easy-going.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。