2020年北京市西城区高三一模英语试题及参考答案

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2020届北京市西城区实验中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答案解析

2020届北京市西城区实验中学高三英语第一次联考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AArtificial intelligence (Al) is practically everywhere today. There are so many products out there which use Al. Some are being developed, some are already in use, and some failed and are being improved, so it’s very difficult to name a few of them and regard them as the best.ViIt is an Al personal trainer which is mainly concerned with fitness and coaching. It, however, requires the use of bio-sensing earphones and other fitness tracking equipment! It can play your favourite music while you work out and all you have to worry about is the exercise you're doing.Deep TextDo you ever wonder how an ad appears suddenly just when you are looking for something similar? This is because of Deep Text. It uses real-time consumer information to produce data which in turn is used to target consumers. Thus, if you search online for flight tickets fromBangaloretoDelhi, it is very likely that an ad relating to hotels inDelhiwill soon follow.Hello EggIf you live alone and miss your mother because you always miss your breakfast or don’t know what to eat for dinner, then Hello Egg is exactly what you are looking for. A very healthy choice of the 2-minute noodles and oats, Hello Egg provides you with a detailed weekly meal plan about the needs of your body. It is truly a modern AI-powered home cooking tool for the young.WordsmithYou can put Mr. Smith into your Microsoft Excel using their free API, and let it write up detailed analysis of the stories behind your numbers. It can produce detailed reports on thousands of pages of spreadsheets in seconds.1. What can we learn about Vi from the text?A. It is an AI music player.B. It is a bio-sensing earphone.C. It doesn't work without bio-sensing earphones.D. It can make you more energetic while you work out.2. Which can help you improve cooking skill?A. Deep Text.B. Vi.C. Wordsmith.D. Hello Egg.3. What can Wordsmith do for us?A. Produce a detailed report.B. Provide us with a detailed meal plan.C. Book a ticket ahead of time.D. Offer us information on hotels for traveling.BAustralia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost 50% of its corals (珊瑚) within 30 years, with climate change a key driver of reef disturbance, a new study has found.Researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, inQueensland, northeasternAustralia, studied coral communities and theirsize along the length of theGreat Barrier Reefbetween 1995 and 2017, finding all coral populations disappear gradually, they said.Reefs are important to the health of ocean ecosystems — without them, ecosystems break down and ocean life dies.Coral population decreases happened in both shallow and deep water coral species, experts found, but branching and table-shaped corals — which provide habitats for fish — were worst affected by mass bleaching (漂白) events in 2016.Warm ocean temperatures are the main reason of coral bleaching. Bleaching doesn’t kill coral immediately, but if temperatures remain high, eventually the coral will die, destroying a natural habitat for many species of ocean life.“We used to think the Great Barrier Reef is protected by its huge size — but in fact our results show that even the world’s largest and ly well-protected reef system is increasingly destroyed and in decline,” Terry Hughes, an outstanding professor at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, said.“There is no time to lose — we must sharply decrease greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible,” the reporter warned in the paper, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society journal.4. What has mainly influenced the coral populations of theGreat Barrier Reef?A. Destroyed habitats.B. Climate change.C. Lack of seafood.D. Bleaching events.5. What can we learn from the passage?A. Many species has been dying out slowly.B. The size of reefs contributes to their protection.C. Ocean ecosystems don’t develop without reefs.D. Bleaching continually disturbs table-shaped corals.6. What attitude does the reporter hold to the present situation of theGreat Barrier Reef?A. Worried.B. Angry.C. Hopeful.D. Surprised.7. What is probably the best title for the passage?A. Climate change damages theGreat Barrier ReefB. The Species of ocean Life Are In DangerC. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Get WorseD. Sea Ecosystems Are In DeclineCWe are in lack of enough sleep, according to Arianna Huffington, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post. And thishas great consequences on our health, our job performance, our relationships and our happiness. What is needed, she ly declares, is nothing short of a sleep revolution. Only by renewing our relationship with sleep can we take back control of our lives.In her bestseller Thrive, Arianna wrote about our need to redefine success through wellbeing, wisdom, wonder, and giving. Her discussion of the importance of sleep as a gateway to this more fulfilling way of living struck such a powerful chord (弦) that she realized the mystery and transformative power of sleep called for a fuller investigation (调查).The result is a scientifically sweeping and personal exploration of sleep from all angles, from the history of sleep, to the role of dreams in our lives, to the consequences of sleep deprivation (剥夺), and the new golden age of sleep science that is showing the vital role sleep plays in our every waking moment and every aspect of our health — from weight gain, diabetes, and heart disease to cancer and Alzheimer’s.In The Sleep Revolution, Arianna shows how our cultural removal of sleep as time wasted damages our health and our decision-making and our work lives and shortens our personal lives. She explores all the latest science on what exactly is going on while we sleep and dream. She decides the dangerous sleeping pill industry, and all the ways of our addiction to technology disturb our sleep. She also offers a range of recommendations and tips from leading scientists on how we can get better and more restorative sleep.In today’s fast-paced, always-connected and sleep-deprived world, our need for a good night’s sleep is more important than ever. The Sleep Revolution both sounds the alarm on our worldwide sleep crisis and provides a detailed road map to the great sleep awakening that can help transform our lives, our communities, and our world.8. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The importance of sleep.B. The necessity of improving sleep.C. The way to improve our sleep.D. The effect of sleep on health.9. What can be inferred about Arianna’s attitude to success?A. She thinks good sleep is more important.B. She doesn’t think much of becoming successful.C. She thinks it wrong to sacrifice health to success.D. She is concerned about the nature of success.10. What can be said about Arianna’s investigation?A. It is really of great value.B. It is scientific and historical.C. It costs Arianna’s sleep in practice.D. It covers all necessary aspects scientifically,11. What influence does TheSleep Revolution have on society?A. It helps to slow down the pace of modern life.B. It warns people against taking sleeping pills.C. It warns the harm of inadequate sleep of people.D. It helps to stress the value of sleep to success.DIt’s a big change from homeless teen to Yale (耶鲁)medical school student, butperseverancepaid off for Chelesa Fearce of Clayton County, Georgia.Fearce was a fourth grader when her mom was diagnosed (诊断) with Lymphoma (淋巴瘤).That began a hard time for the family. They had to move in and out of shelters,hotels and even the family car.“I know I have been made stronger. I was homeless. My family slept on the floor and we were lucky if we got more than one full meal a day. Getting a shower, food and clean clothes was an everyday struggle,” Fearce said in a speech she gave at her high school graduation ceremony. Fearce overcame her day-to-day struggles by focusingon a better day. “I just told myself to keep working, because the future will not be like this anymore. And that helped me get through,” she told WSBTV.Fearce was determined to be a good role model for her younger sister. She found inspiration in her late grandmother, struggling with deadly diseases, who gave Fearce emotional support. In her junior and senior year, Fearce took both high school and college courses, missing out on the free meals she depended on so she could get to her college classes. Despite having to use her cellphone to study after the shelter lights were turned off at night, she not only graduated as valedictorian (毕业生代表) of her 2013 class with a 4.5 grade average, but was also given a ride scholarship—including a meal plan to Spelman College in Atlanta.After graduation, she worked full time for two years at the National Institutes for Health inBethesda,Maryland,doing research on drugs. Last fall, she entered Yale and set a course to earn both a PhD and medical degree.12. What does the underlined word “perseverance” in paragraph 1 refer to?A. instant passion.B. continuous efforts.C. great patience.D. selfless ambitions.13. How did Fearce feel facing the sufferings?A. Sad and disappointed.B. Stressed and defeated.C. Determined and confident.D. Joyous and contented.14. What can we know about Fearce’s learning experience?A. Her grandma encouraged her to study medicine.B. Her high school offered her free meals and courses.C. She failed to study late due to frequent power cut.D. She gained remarkable high school achievement.15. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. From Homeless to YaleB. Meet American’s Top GirlC. Disabled but not DefeatedD. Chelesa Fearce: A Girl of Many Talents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。

2020年北京市西城区实验中学高三英语一模试卷及答案

2020年北京市西城区实验中学高三英语一模试卷及答案第一部分阅读（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ABird migration is described as the regular, seasonal movement of bird populations from one place to another and back again.The longer days and rich food of the northern summer provide greater chances for birds to feed their young. The longer daylight hours and enormous food resources allow birds to lay larger eggs than those of related non-migratory species that remain in the tropics all year round. As the days shorten in autumn and the breeding period is over, the birds return to warmer regions where the available food supply differs little with the seasons changing. The advantages of migration make up for the high stress, physical exertion（消耗）, and other risks of the migration.Day length is the primary environmental factor that encourages birds to prepare for migration. They have an increased appetite which results in weight gaining, giving them the fat reserves that provide energy for their migratory flight. They also show more activity at night, which is when most birds migrate. While the length of day is the primary reason for migration, birds also respond to temperature changes. For example, if a spring is late and the temperature is lower than normal, birds delay migration; if a spring is early, birds also begin migration early.The timing of the migratory cycle must allow birds to arrive on the breeding site so that there is time tobuild a breeding place, mate, lay the eggs, and hatch the young before the rich food is available to feed the young in the nest. Similarly, if birds wait until the climate in their northern breeding grounds becomes tolerable(可忍受的), there will be no time togain the necessary weight that provides the energy needed for their southbound migration.1. Why do birds migrate to the north in spring?A The temperature in the south has risen.B. They like traveling and enjoy the journey.C. The summer there is warmer than that in the south.D. The environment there is more suitable for them to feed their baby birds.2. What are the two factors that cause birds to migrate?A. Day length and food supply.B. Night length and high stress.C. Temperature changes and daylength.D. Food supply and temperature changes.3. Which can be the best title for the text?A. Birds' LifeB. Birds' MigrationC. Birds' Breeding HabitsD. Birds' Living EnvironmentBHardware in general,and smartphones in particular,have become a huge environmental and health problem in the Global South's landfill sites(垃圾填埋场).Electronic waste(e-waste) currently takes up 5 percent of all global waste,and it is set to increase rapidly as more of us own more than one smartphone,laptop and power bank They end up in places like Agbogbloshie on theoutskirts of Ghana's capital,Accra. It is the biggest e-waste dump in the world,where 10,000 informal workers walk through tons of abandoned goods as part of an informal recycling process.They risk their health searching for the precious metals that are found in abandoned smartphones.But Agbogbloshie should not exist.The Basel Convention,a 1989 treaty,aims to prevent developed nations from unauthorized dumping of e-waste in less developed countries.The e-waste industry,however,circumventsregulations by exporting e-waste labelled as "secondhand goods' to poor countries like Ghana,knowing full well hat it is heading for a landfill site.A recent report found Agbogbloshie contained some of the most dangerous chemicals.This is not surprising: smartphones contain chemicals like mercury（水银）,lead and even arsenic(砷).Reportedly, one egg from a free-range chicken in Agbogbloshie contained a certainchemical which can cause cancer and damage the immune system at a level that's about 220 times greater than a limit set by the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA).Most worryingly,these poisonous chemicals are free to pollute the broader soil and water system.This should concern us all, since some ofGhana's top exports are cocoa and nuts.Some governments have started to take responsibility for their consumers' waste.For example,Germanyhas started a project that includes a sustainable recycling system at Agbogbloshie,along with a health clinic for workers.However,governments cannot solve the problem alone, as there is an almost limitless consumer demandfor hardware,especially when governments' green policies are focused on issues like climate change.Only the manufacturers can fix this.A more economically sustainable and politically possible solution is through encouraging hardware manufacturers to make the repair, reuse and recycling of hardware profitable,or at least cost-neutral4. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A. Electronic waste requires more landfill sites acrossGhana.B. Electronic waste is too complex to get fully recycleC. Electronic products need to be improved urgentlyD. Electronic pollution is a burning question in Agbogbloshie5. What does the underlined word "circumvents"in Paragraph 3 mean?A. AbolishesB. TightensC. Brings inD. Gets around6. What should be the best concern according to the text?A. The thread of polluted food around the worldB. The damage of chicken’s immune systemC. The lack of diversity inGhana's exportsD. The violation of EFSA's standards7. What does the author think is the best solution to the e-waste problem?A. Manufacturers' developing a sustainable hardware economyB. Governments’ adjusting their green policies about e-waste.C. Reducing customers' demands for electronic productsD. Manufacturers’ urging the government to make effective policies to ensure more profit.CAt any moment, about half the world’s population is wearing denim（牛仔布）clothes. But few realize tiny bits of denim have been adding up to a surprising amount of pollution in water, as a new study shows.Sam Athey, one of the study’s authors, says, “Even though denim is made of a natural material—cotton, it contains chemicals.” Cotton fibers were treated with many types of chemicals, she notes. Some improve its durability and feel. Others give denim its distinctive blue color1 .Athey and her team washed jeans and found that about 50,000 microfibers came off from each pair per wash. Not all of those fibers make their way into the environment. Wastewater treatment plants catch about 83 to 99percent ofthem. Catching 99 percent may sound pretty good. But one percent of 50,000 is still 500 fibers per wash. And since every pair of jeans is washed again and again, it still adds up to lots of microfibers entering the water environment.Denim microfibers showed up in sediment（沉淀物）from the Great Lakes. More of these fibers polluted a series of shallow lakesin southern Ontario. They even turned up in sediment from the Arctic Ocean in northern Canada. The team found denim accounted for 12 to 23 percent of microfibers in the sediment. There were other microfibers too. But the team focused on denim because so many people wear jeans.“Everyone wears jeans so they could be our largest input of microfibers into our streams and soils,” Athey says. “An easy way to limit that is by washing our jeans less often.” Athey grew up thinking she should wash her jeans after wearing them every couple of times, but most jean companies recommend washing them no more than once a month. “The solution is not that you shouldn’t wear jeans,” she says. “We need to buy fewer denim clothes and only wash them when they truly need it.”8. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Chemicals are contained in natural cotton.B. Chemicals can make denim color1 ful.C. Chemicals prevent fibers from falling.D. Chemicals can make the life of denim longer.9. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Denim.B. Sediment.C. Microfibers.D. Chemicals.10. What does the author mainly want to tell us through Athey’s words ?A. To avoid wearing jeans.B. To reduce denim consumption.C. To wash jeans more often.D. To limit input in denim production.11. In which section of a magazine might the text be found?A. Science.B. Entertainment.C. Tourism.D. Geography.DI’ve never been the kind of person to say, “it’s the thought that counts” when it comes to gifts. That was until a couple of weeks ago, when my kids gave me a present thatblew me away.For years now, I’ve been wanting to sell our home, the place where my husband and I raised our kids. But to me, this house is much more than just a building.In the front room, there’s a wall that has hundreds of pencil lines, marking the progress of my children’s growth.Every growth stage is marked in grey, with each child’s name and the date they were measured. Of all the objects and all the memories, it’s this one thing in a home that’s the hardest to leave behind. Friends I know have returned home after work only to discover their wall of heights has been freshly painted over. A new paint job wouldn’t normally be greeted by tears, but erasing that evidence of motherhood hurts more than it should. Our kids grow in so many ways, but the wall is physical evidence of their progress, right there for everyone to see. Over the years, I’ve talked about how much I would hate leaving that wall behind when I moved, even though the last marks were made 10 years ago when my kids stopped growing.So one day, while I was at work, my childrendecided to do something about it.They hired Jacquie Manning, a professional photographer whose work is about capturing (捕捉) the beautiful things in life, from clear lakes and skies to diamonds and ballgowns (舞会礼服).She came to our house while I was at work, and over several hours, took photos of the hundreds of drawings and lines, little grey fingerprints (手印), and old marks. Somehow, she managed to photograph all those years of memories perfectly. Afterwards, she put all the photos together into one image, transforming them into a beautiful history of my family.Three weeks later, my children’s wonderful gift made its way to me—a life-size photo of the pencil lines and fingerprints that represents entire lifetimes of love and growth.12. The underlined phrase in Para. I “blew me away” probably means “________”.A. attracted meB. surprised meC. accepted meD. refused me13. What does the house really mean to the author?A. A house.B. Buildings.C. An object.D. Memories.14. What surprised the friends I know after work?A. Finding the wall repainted.B. Erasing the fingerprints.C. Greeting them by tears.D. Leaving the wall unfinished.15. What is the best title for the text?A. Gift Made with LoveB. Buildings Made by ChildrenC. A Very Wonderful PaintingD. A Family History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。

2020年北京市西城区实验学校高三英语一模试卷及答案

2020年北京市西城区实验学校高三英语一模试卷及答案第一部分阅读（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AThe Internet can provide a wealth of educational resources for small children, if you know where to look.Enchanted LearningEnchanted learning is a great website for children, and I know several teachers who rely on it for materials for their classrooms. Most of the information is free, but for $ 20.00 per year, you can purchase a membership that allows you to have access to the site without the advertising. The pages here are great. There are color1 ed pages and worksheets for toddlers (学步儿童) and school-age children.StarfallStarfall is another good educational website for small children. Teachers often use this website in classrooms. It emphasizes reading skills for early learners. The website is aimed at first-grade-level learners, but it has tools that can help all children from pre-K to second grade. The website has reading activities, worksheets to download, and a store where you can purchase educational materials for your children.Sesame Street WorkshopKids loveSesame Street, and it is always educational. This is one of the funniest websites online for children because it is very well animated and has great sound effects. The website has games and stories for small kids, and they can create letters at the post office and mail them to their favorite characters.1. Why does Enchanted Learning offer purchasing memberships?A. Charging for the information.B. Charging for downloading materials.C. Giving access to the site without the ads.D. Providing unlimited search for more pages.2. Where can you buy educational materials for your children?A. Enchanted LearningB. StarfallC. Sesame Street WorkshopD. Colored pages3. What is the purpose of this text?A. To introduce.B. To discuss.C. To persuade.D. To educate.BCanadaIs Our NeighbourCanada and the United States are neighbours.They are on the same land.They share the same long boundary(国界).These two nations are similar in many ways.Canada buys many goods from the United States.Cars and clothes are two examples.The United States also buys goods from Canada.Much of the paper used in the United States comes from Canada.Some of the oilweuse comes from Canada,too.Americans travel toCanadaon holiday.And Canadians often visit the United States.It is easy for the people of one country to go to the other country.Canadians read about the United States in newspapers and magazines.Many Americans watch Canadian baseball and hockey (曲棍球)matches on Sundays.However,there are important differences between theUnited Statesand Canada.The United States has more people.Because the population is smaller,there are more open places in Canada.There is much unused land.This is another important difference.4.Canadabuys from theUnited States.A.oil and paperB.nothingC.many thingsD.everything5.In the first paragraph “we” means ________.A.CanadiansB.AmericansC.ChineseD.students6.The people in theUnited Stateslike Canadian ________.A.baseballB.basketballC.newspapersD.oil7.Which of the following statements is WRONG?A.Canada has less people than theUSA.B.Canada has not used all the land.C.Canada is connected withAmerica.D.Canadians don’t like hockey.CTeenagers from low-income families in particular are more likely than their middle-class peers（同龄人）to do less well in schoolwork and to drop out of school. Studies have shown, however, that a positive attitude towards schoolwork and the support and encouragement from their parents can help at-risk youngsters to overcome theeconomic barriersand lack of resources they face. Most of the evidence about the effects of parental involvement （参与）comes from research on mothers. Little is known, however, about how teenagers experience their fathers’ warmth and the beliefs and behavior that are most affected by it.This new study is part of a large one focusing on low-income families conducted in four middle schools in the southwestern United States. Researchers asked 183 sixth-graders about how optimistic and motivated they were about their school work, and how they experienced their fathers' warmth. The students' maths and language arts grades were also gained. The research team took into account the influence that mothers have on their children’s well-being in their analyses.Their findings show how fathers can support their teenagers in ways that result in greater optimism and higher achievement at school. “Low-income fathers affect their teenagers’ beliefs about themselves and their future, and these beliefs influence their achievement by increasing their determination to complete school tasks, “says Dr, Marie-Anne.These positive effects extend to both sons and daughters, although in different ways. Experiencing their fathers’ warmth first influences daughters’sense of optimism, and thenspills overinto their feeling more determined and certain about their academic abilities. This in turn leads to better maths grades. There is a more direct link between their fathers, love and boys' belief in their ability to succeed in academy.8. What is more likely to happen to teenagers from low-income families?A. They will be more determined to struggle.B. They will have fewer happy things to share.C. They will fail in their studies and quit school.D. They will receive less love from their parents.9. How is the new research different from the previous ones?A. It only researches families in the north of America.B. It only studies low-education families in the world.C. It combines questionnaire data and students, grades.D. It mainly focuses on the effects of fathers' involvement.10. What can we know about fathers' warmth?A. It is less effective than that of mothers.B. It affects girls and boys in different ways.C. It mainly applies to girls rather than boys.D. It has a more direct effect on girls thanon boys.11. Which of the following best explains "spills over" underlined in the last paragraph?A. Spreads.B. Changes.C. Bursts.D. Checks.DOnline education has grown fast over the past ten years. The explosion of technology has made teaching outside the traditional classroom possible for teachers and has provided learners with easy access to course materials. Its attractiveness, benefits, and challenges are addressed.In April, 2005, I was approached by a student who was interested in our doctoral program. However, the first question out of her mouth was, “Do you offer any online courses?” Later that day, as I was reading the conference program guide trying for interesting presentations, I noticed many workshops on web-based learning and online education. I later attended two of those workshops and met several professors from different universities who had either taught online courses for quite some time or who were discovering the best practice for teaching online. These experiences helped me realize at least to some extent the degree of growth in online education.My responsibilities for the term included gaining more understanding of online education. Consequently, I made several attempts to enrich my knowledge of distance learning and online teaching. I consulted with my colleagues who were teaching online courses. This helped me recognize the importance of getting materials prepared even before the start of a term. I also learned that online courses may consume more time than regular classroom teaching. And I attended several workshops regarding online education and established a network with those who were involved in online programs at other universities. I will consider these people as my consultants as I begin to design my own online course. Also, I conducted a brief survey with 15 students and two faculty members who had taken or taught an online course before to understand their experience. Eventually I completed a literature review which gave me the foundation and the background of understanding the need for online education.12. What benefits the development of online education?A. Teachers’ good teaching ability.B. Lack of traditional classrooms.C. Learners’ access to free courses.D. The rapid advance of technology.13. Why did the author take a student for example?A. To show students’ love for the doctoral program.B. To persuade learners of traditional education.C. To explain the growing trend of online education.D. To predict the future of the teaching career.14. What caused the author to know more about online education?A. The appetite for knowledge.B. The professional responsibilities.C. The requirement of research.D. The colleagues’ encouragement.15. What is the author’s attitude to online education?A. Carefree.B. Doubtful.C. Supportive.D. Unwilling.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。

北京市西城区2020届高三4月统一测试(一模)英语试卷有答案(加精)

西城区高三统一测试英语本试卷共11页，共150分。

考试时长120分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话你将听一遍。

例：What is the man going to read?A. A newspaper.B. A magazine.C. A book.答案是A。

1. Where are the two speakers?A. On the plane. A. On the bus. C. On the train.2. What is the weather going to be like this weekend?A. Sunny.B. Cloudy.C. Rainy.3. Who is the woman?A. A cleaner.B. A secretary.C. A manager.4. What will the woman probably do during the holiday?A. Visit her sister.B. Shop in her city.C. Travel in Hangzhou.5. Why can’t the woman take the direct route?A. The road is under construction.B. The right-hand lane is closed.C. There is no exit.第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）听下面4段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

北京市西城区2020届高三下学期4月一模考试英语含答案

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2020届北京市西城区高考英语一模试卷解析版

高考英语一模试卷题号I II III IV V总分得分一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AAmsterdam Destination GuideAmsterdam is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world，famous for its beautiful canals，top art museums，cycling culture and so on．It is the capital and most populous city in the Netherlands and often referred to as the "Venice of the North" because of its expansive system of bridges and canals．Here are some of the key points to remember as you plan your trip to Amsterdam．Boom Season Population Language（s）Currency January ClimateJulyClimateMay to October813，562Dutch Euro Averagehigh：5.8°CAveragehigh：22.0°CMust-See AttractionsMost visitors begin their Amsterdam adventure in the Old Centre，which is full of traditional architecture，shopping centers，and coffee shops．You'll also want to check out Amsterdam's Museum Quarter in the South District，which is great for shopping at the Albert Cuyp Market and having a picnic in the Vondelpark．The top museums to visit there are the Rijksmusuem，the Ann Frank House，and the Van Gogh Museum．If You Have TimeThere are several other unique districts in Amsterdam，and you should try to explore as many of them as time allows．The Canal Ring is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was originally built to attract wealthy home owners and is a center for celebrity spotting and nightlife today．The Plantage area has most of the city's museums，including the Jewish Historical Museum，the Scheepvaart Museum，and the botanical gardens．Money Saving Tips• Unless you really want to see the tulips （郁金香）blooming，avoid booking between mid-March and mid-May．This is when hotel and flight prices rise．• Look for accommodations in Amsterdam's South District，where rates are generally cheaper than in the city center．• Buy train tickets at the machine instead of the counter to save a bit of money．• Instead of hiring a tour guide，hop on a canal boat．They're inexpensive and will give you a unique point of view of the city．Check out our homepage to view price comparisons for flights，hotels，and rental cars before you book．1.What can be learned about Amsterdam from this passage？______A. Amsterdam is called the "Venice of the North" because of its location．B. The Van Gogh Museum lies in Amsterdam's Museum Quarter．C. The Old Centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site．D. The Canal Ring is a place to attract garden lovers．2.In order to save money in Amsterdam，you can ______ ．A. arrange a guided canal tourB. buy train tickets at the counterC. reserve a hotel in the South DistrictD. book flights between mid-March and mid-May3.Where is the passage most probably taken from？______A. A magazine．B. An essay．C. A report．D. A website．BThree months after Hurricane Katrina in 2005，Rebecca Sell，then 24，a photojournalist for Fredericksburg photographed a New Orleans couple worriedly examining water-spotted photo albums．As she took the photo，something within her clicked．"I told them I could take the ruined pictures，copy them and give them digitally restored （修复）photos，" she recalls．Although a bit sceptical，the couple agreed．Rebecca took their photos home，restored them and took them to the couple at their temporary home．"It felt so good to be able to do that for them，" says Rebecca．When her editor，Dave Ellis，saw the photo of the couple，he suggested they go back and restore damaged photos for even more people．So in January 2006，with paid time off from the paper，the two set up shop in Pass Christian．After posting a notice in the community newsletter，Rebecca and Dave received 500 photos in four days．For each，the pair took a new digital picture，then used high-tech software to erase water spots and restore colors．It just so happened that a popular website linked to Dave's blog about the experience，and soon Operation Photo Rescue，as it came to be known，had emails from hundreds of volunteers，including photographers and restoration experts，eager to help．Though digital restoration is a painstaking process，mending irreplaceable family pictures means the world to victims like Emily Lancaster，71，who took out piles of ruined photo albums after Katrina，never thinking the mess could be saved．But she just couldn't bear to part with a few treasured pictures，including a portrait of her father，who had passed away ，and a photo of her husband as a boy．Then she heard about Operation Photo Rescue．"I didn't have a whole lot of hope they could fix them，but they did，" Emily says．"Almost every day I think about all the pictures I've lost．I'm so happy to have these two．"In the five years since Katrina，Operation Photo Rescue has collected thousands of pictures ruined by floods，hurricanes and tornadoes．Volunteers make "copy runs" to disaster areas across the country to gather damaged photos from survivors；operating costs are covered by donations．"It's great to be able to give people some of their history back，" says Rebecca．"One person told me that thanks to us，her grandmother got to see her photos again before she passed away．Moments like that remind me why I do this．"4.When Rebecca took the picture of the New Orleans couple，she decided to ______ ．A. take them to their temporary homeB. help with their damaged photosC. set up shop in Pass ChristianD. cover Hurricane Katrina5.From Paragraph 2，we know that Dave and Rebecca ______ ．A. quit their jobs in 2006B. inspired volunteers to join themC. spent four days mending the photosD. made their work known in their newspaper6.How did Emily Lancaster feel when she first heard about Operation Photo Rescue？______A. Excited．B. Hopeless．C. Satisfied．D. Sceptical．7.What is the best title for the passage？______A. Surviving HurricanesB. An Act of GenerosityC. Saving MemoriesD. A Lucky CoupleCLike many other people who speak more than one language，I often have the sense that I'm a slightly different person in each of my languages-more confident in English，more relaxed in French，more emotional in Czech．Is it possible that，along with these differences，my moral compass （指南针）also points in somewhat different directions depending on the language I'm using at the time？Psychologists who study moral judgments have become very interested in this question．The findings of several recent studies suggest that when people are faced with moral dilemmas （困境），they do indeed respond differently when considering them in a foreign language than when using their native tongue．In a 2014 paper led by Albert Costa，volunteers were presented with a moral dilemma known as the "trolley problem"：imagine that a runaway trolley is moving quickly toward a group of five people standing on the tracks，unable to move．You are next to a switch that can move the trolley to a different set of tracks，therefore sparing the five people，but resulting in the death of one who is standing on the side tracks．Do you pull the switch？Most people agree that they would．But what if the only way to stop the trolley is by pushing a large stranger off a footbridge into its path？People tend to be very hesitant to say they would do this，even though in both situations，one person is sacrificed to save five．But Costa and his colleagues found that presenting the dilemma in a language that volunteers had learned as a foreign tongue dramatically increased their stated willingness to push the sacrificial person off the footbridge，from fewer than 20% of respondents working in their native language to about 50% of those using the foreign one．Why does it matter whether we judge morality in our native language or a foreign one？According to one explanation，such judgments involve two separate and competing ways of thinking-one of these，a quick，natural "feeling，" and the other，careful deliberation about the greatest good for the greatest number．When we use a foreign language，we unconsciously sink into the more careful way simply because the effort of operating in our non-native language signals our cognitive （认知的）system to prepare for difficult activity ．An alternative explanation is that differences arise between native and foreign tongues because our childhood languages are filled with greater emotions than are those learned in more academic settings．As a result，moral judgments made in a foreign language are less filled with the emotional reactions that surface when we use a language learned in childhood．There's strong evidence that memory connects a language with the experiences and interactions through which that language was learned．For example，people who are bilingual （双语的）are more likely to recall an experience if reminded in the language in which that event occurred．Our childhood languages，learned in the middle of passionate emotion，becomefilled with deep feeling．By comparison，languages acquired late in life，especially if they are learned through limited interactions in the classroom or dully delivered over computer screens and headphones，enter our minds lacking the emotionality that is present for their native speakers．8.What does "this question" in Paragraph 2 refer to？A. What contributes to one's language improvements？______B. Is it necessary to learn more than one foreign language？C. Does the language one uses influence one's moral judgments？D. How do people deal with moral dilemmas in a foreign language？9.When the "trolley problem" was presented in a foreign language，volunteers were morelikely to ______ ．A. care less about the five peopleB. pull the switch to the side tracksC. remain hesitant about what to doD. sacrifice the stranger on the footbridge10.The underlined word in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______ ．A. considerationB. guidanceC. selectionD. arrangement11.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs？______A. Bilingual people are less emotional than others．B. Native language learning involves greater emotions．C. Childhood memories limit foreign language learning．D. Academic settings promote foreign language learning．DWe talk continuously about how to make children more "resilient （有恢复力的）"，but whatever we're doing，it's not working．Rates of anxiety disorders and depression are rising rapidly among teenagers．What are we doing wrong？Nassim Taleb invented the word "antifragile" and used it to describe a small but very important class of systems that gain from shocks，challenges，and disorder．The immune （免疫的）system is one of them：it requires exposure to certain kinds of bacteria and potential allergens （过敏原）in childhood in order to develop to its full ability．Children's social and emotional abilities are as antifragile as their immune systems．If we overprotect kids and keep them "safe" from unpleasant social situations and negative emotions ，we deprive （剥夺）them of the challenges and opportunities for skill-building they need to grow strong．Such children are likely to suffer more when exposed later to other unpleasant but ordinary life events，such as teasing and social rejection．It's not the kids' fault．In the UK，as in the US，parents became much more fearful in the 1980s and 1990s as cable TV and later the Internet exposed everyone，more and more，to those rare occurrences of crimes and accidents that now occur less and less．Outdoor play and independent mobility went down；screen time and adult-monitored activities went up．Yet free play in which kids work out their own rules of engagement，take small risks，and learn to master small dangers turns out to be vital for the development of adult social and even physical competence．Depriving them of free play prevents their social-emotional growth．Norwegian play researchers Ellen Sandseter and Leif Kennair warned："We may observe an increased anxiety or mental disorders in society if children are forbidden from participating in age adequate risky play．"They wrote those words in 2011．Over the following few years，their prediction came true ．Kids born after 1994 are suffering from much higher rates of anxiety disorders anddepression than did the previous generation．Besides，there is also a rise in the rate at which teenage girls are admitted to hospital for deliberately harming themselves．What can we do to change these trends？How can we raise kids strong enough to handle the ordinary and extraordinary challenges of life？We can't guarantee that giving primary school children more independence today will bring down the rate of teenage suicide tomorrow．The links between childhood overprotection and teenage mental illness are suggestive but not clear-cut．Yet there are good reasons to suspect that by depriving our naturally antifragile kids of the wide range of experiences they need to become strong，we are systematically preventing their growth．We should let go-and let them grow．12.Why does the author mention the immune system in Paragraph 2？______A. To stress its importance．B. To analyze the cause of anxiety．C. To question the latest discovery．D. To help understand a new word．13.Parents overprotect children because ______ ．A. they are concerned about their children's safetyB. they want to keep children from being teasedC. parent-monitored activities are a mustD. children are not independent enough14.According to the author，free play can ______ ．A. promote children's resilienceB. strengthen children's friendshipC. reduce children's risky behaviorD. develop children's leadership skills15.Which of the following does the author probably agree with？______A. Stop trying to perfect your child．B. It takes great courage to raise children．C. Prepare the child for the road，not the road for the child．D. While we try to teach our children all about life，our children teach us what life is allabout．二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）Today's students are surrounded by information．The ability to figure out exactly why authors write-and not accept every opinion as fact-is a key skill．(1) The following strategies teach them how to figure out why authors really write．Start with why．"Why did the author write this piece？" is the key question asked to identify author's purpose．To help students expand their understanding of "why，" post various types of nonfiction （an advertisement，opinion article，news article，etc．）around your classroom and have students quickly identify a purpose for each．(2)Talk about structure．Authors use different structures for different purposes．For example，one author may use time order to explain an event，while another author uses compare and contrast to put that event into context．(3) Often when authors write，they're trying to get readers to feel a certain way．Perhaps the author of an article about whale conservation wants readers to feel sad about the difficult situation of whales．Or the author of a letter may want to make the recipient feel better about a situation．After students read a text，stop and ask：How do you feel？And how did the author get you to feel this way？Connect it to students' own writing．It doesn't have to be said that writing and reading go hand in hand．(4) When students are asked to write about a topic that they think everyoneshould know about，to explain a procedure or to share a personal memory，they'll become more conscious of how authors approach writing．Observe how purpose changes within a text．Author's purpose is often studied through the text as a whole，but authors have different reasons for writing within texts as well．(5) Then ，they may launch into a list of facts that make the reader feel discouraged about the situation．And finally，they may conclude with an appeal．Take a short article and break it apart，identifying the different purposes so that students see how author's purpose changes as they read．A．Get to the heart．B．Identify the topic．C．The readers may get more advanced in their work with informational text．D．For example，an author may include a funny anecdote （轶事）to draw the reader in．E．In particular，they'll need to figure out author's purpose and draw their own conclusions ．F．Expand students' awareness of why people write by having them write for different purposes．G．Or keep a running Author's Purpose board with a list of the various reasons that authors write．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）We first met Tom and Gee in the early days of our marriage．Someone had been (21) our garbage cans to the garage each garbage day，and Jim and I had wondered (22)．Then one day we (23) him：an elderly man who lived across the street．I baked cookies and left them on a chair outside the garage (24) a thank-you note．When we got home from work that day，a typed letter had replaced the (25)．The letter was from Tom and explained how he had come to (26) the neighborhood on garbage day，returning cans for people he (27) knew．Back when he'd been fighting a war I wasn't alive to see，his young wife，Gee，had found herself living alone．Neighbors had taken the time to (28) her garbage cans so (29) didn't have to，and he (30) forgot．Now he paid it forward by doing the same for all of us．A few years after we'd moved in，Tom died．We photocopied that letter and (31) it to one of our own for Gee．We told her how (32) Tom had been to us，how sad we felt sorry for her，how thankful we were to have (33) him．She wrote back and told us she still talked to Tom every day．These days，we're planning a (34)．The house that seemed so huge six years ago is filled with furniture and books and toys and，of course，people．We know it's time to go，and (35) we can't seem to stick the For Sale sign up on the lawn．Gaining a third bedroom sometimes seems like an awful trade for all we stand to (36)．It's not just Gee．It's the man who lets our kids pick peaches off the tree in his front yard．It's the ladies who (37) Jim when their pool filter （过滤器）breaks and leave overflowing baskets for our kids on Easter．It's the police officer living directly across from us，who smiles and waves and makes me feel a little (38) when Jim is away．The moving boxes are still neatly packed in our basement，but Jim and I agree to (39) until January．Maybe before leaving I'll talk to Tom，just as Gee still does．Thank you，I'll say ，for teaching us what it means to be a (40)．21. A. lifting B. returning C. delivering D. fixing22. A. who B. what C. how D. why23. A. visited B. caught C. spotted D. followed24. A. in B. for C. to D. with25. A. gift B. chair C. garbage D. cake26. A. protect B. search C. walk D. greet27. A. only B. barely C. nearly D. surely28. A. handle B. change C. recycle D. open29. A. they B. we C. he D. she30. A. never B. always C. sometimes D. seldom31. A. wrapped B. connected C. attached D. exposed32. A. special B. hopeful C. powerful D. lucky33. A. contacted B. remembered C. known D. understood34. A. party B. trip C. meeting D. move35. A. also B. yet C. then D. therefore36. A. win B. lose C. fail D. save37. A. help B. treat C. charge D. call38. A. stronger B. happier C. safer D. firmer39. A. plan B. wait C. prepare D. talk40. A. husband B. friend C. couple D. neighbor四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）41. A I often help my mom cook and baked chicken is my favorite thing to make．One day，when mom was sick，I tried to make the chicken all by myself．I washed the chicken and put it in a pan in the oven (1) （bake）．When the bell rang to tell me the chicken was done，I opened the oven door．Guess what？The chicken was not cooked! Istarted to laugh．I forgot to turn (2) the oven! Did you know what I did next？I (3) （order）pizza．Mom was happy I "cooked" by myself and we could eat the pizzatogether．B Chocolate was first used as a drink over 3，500 years ago in Central America．It wasvery popular with the Mayans and the Aztecs．In fact，cocoa beans were veryimportant to people there．That was (4) they were used as money．In the beginning，cocoa (5) （plant）in Ecuador，which was，for a long time，the world'snumber-one producer of cocoa beans．It is still one of the top (6) （producer）of the beans，but nowadays more than 70 per cent of cocoa beans come from West Africa．C Wallace's giant bee is the world's (7) （large）bee，with a body the size of ahuman thumb and wings that can spread to about 2.5 inches．That may sound (8) （frighten），but the bee isn't likely to hurt anyone．It uses its large jaws （嘴）tocollect a sticky goo，called resin，from trees．The bee (9) （make）its home in termite mounds （白蚁丘）found on trees，using the resin to protect its nest from the termites．Until recently，the bee had been seen by scientists only (10) （two），once in 1868 and again in 1981．五、书面表达（本大题共2小题，共35.0分）42.你的英国朋友Jim对你们学校的学生社会实践活动非常感兴趣．他来信希望你介绍这方面的有关情况．请你给他回信，内容包括：1．学校有哪些社会实践活动；2．你最喜欢哪一类活动；3．喜欢的原因．注意： 1．词数不少于50；2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．提示词：社会实践活动 extracurricular activityDear Jim，Yours，Li Hua43.假设你是红星中学高三年级学生李华．请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，记录上周你制作以 "我眼中的改革开放40年"为主题的小报的全过程．注意：词数不少于60．提示词：改革开放四十年 40 years of China's reform and opening-up改革开放四十周年展览exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up答案和解析1.【答案】略【解析】BCD4.【答案】略【解析】BBDC8.【答案】略【解析】CDAB12.【答案】略【解析】DAAC16.【答案】略【解析】=46．E 47．G 48．A 49．F 50．D21.【答案】略【解析】第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．（5分），共30分）=11．B12．A13．C14．D 15．A=16．C17．B 18．A19．D20．A=21．C22．A 23．C 24．D 25．B=26．B27．D28．C29．B30．D41.【答案】略【解析】=1．to bake2．on3．ordered 4．why 5．was planted =6．producers 7．largest8．frightening 9．makes 10．twice42.【答案】第三部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）第一节（15分）One possible version：Dear Jim，I'm happy to hear that you're interested in the extracurricular activities organized by our scho ol． Now， I'd like to give you more details．A variety of activities have been organized， such as visiting Capital Museum，taking a field trip to Qufu， Shandong， home of Confucius，planting trees in Mangshan Park and learning to bake a cake in a pastry shop，just to name a few．The activities mentioned above are quite popular with students．My favorite kind of activity is field trips．I went to Qufu in Senior One and Hangzhou in Senior Two．Both trips deeply impressed me． The reasons why I like field trips are as follows． First， field trips offer me a good chance to broaden my horizons． As the Chinese saying goes： "It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books．" Not only can I learn from locals and my own experiences，but also I can see with my own eyes our beautiful country and splendid culture． Second， field trips improve my research skills． Before we take field trips，we are always asked to prepare by searching online or in the library for useful information． Third， field trips help strengthen friendships．Since many of the field trips last several days，it is a good opportunity to bond with classmates better outside the classroom．I really hope that you can go on a field trip with us in the future．YoursLi Hua【解析】略43.【答案】第二节（20分）One possible version：Last week I participated in a school activity about making a poster entitled "40 years of China 's reform and opening-up in my eyes"．On Friday evening， I was wondering what topic to choose for my poster．Many ideas popped into my head like "transportation"， "environment"，but I finally decided on "great changes in my home"．Immediately I turned to my parents for help． Hearing that，they took out some photo albums and began their talk．Mom told me about what our home looked like twenty years ago while dad showed me some photos taken at that time．It was the first time I had seen an old-fashioned electric fan and tape recorder．Seeing my curious expression，my parents suggested a visit the next day to the exhibition commemorating the 40th annivers ary of China's reform and opening-up．At the exhibition，we were amazed by the brilliant achievements made in the past four decades．In the daily life area， what attracted me most was the evolution of electric appliances，especially TV sets， from the clumsy small ones to the modern high-tech ones．Dad pointed at one TV， saying his family had a similar one when he was a kid．Considering these TVs could be used on my poster， I took some photos．With all the material collected， I got down to my poster，on which I wrote about the great changes in my home and also included some pictures．My home is just one example． I am sure lots of Chinese families resemble mine，benefiting from China's reform and opening-up． How proud I feel about the great changes!【解析】略。

2020年北京市西城区高三一模英语试题(含答案)

2020北京西城高三一模英语2020.4本试卷共11页，120分。

考试时长100分钟。

考生务必将答案写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

AThe International Day of Families,which was started by the United Nations in1993,1(hold)on May15every year.The day celebrates the2(important)of families.It aims to deepen people’s understanding of issues3are related to families.With a different theme each year,the day is observed with a wide range of events that are organized at local,national and international4(level).BFor thousands of years,people have been trying to predict the weather.In China during the Shang Dynasty,people5(record)weather forecasts on animal bones and tortoise shells.Centuries later, 6Greece,the philosopher,Aristotle wrote his theories about how weather conditions formed.Weather forecasting advanced over time,with more and more instruments used to measure temperature,humidity and air pressure.Today,satellite data and computer technology help scientists predict the weather more7(precise).CLast year,China started testing5G mobile networks in several cities.The Hongkou District of Shanghai was the first to operate a5G network.To test the network,Wu Qing,vice mayor of Shanghai,made a phone call8(use) a Huawei MateX,Huawei’s first5G smartphone.According to The Telegraph,“5G is the innovation that9 (shape)all our lives for years to come.”It is10(fast)and more stable than4G,the previous generation of cellular(蜂窝状的)network technology.第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2020年北京市西城区实验学校高三英语一模试题及参考答案

2020年北京市西城区实验学校高三英语一模试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（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ALook at Some Greatest BookstoresAnother CountryKreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. Another Country is an English Language second hand bookshop which is mostly used as a library. They have about 20, 000 books that you can buy or borrow. Some regular events are held at the shop, such as readings, cultural events, social evenings and film nights.Atlantis BooksOia, Santorini, Greece. Atlantis Books is an independent bookshop on the island of Santorini, Greece. It was founded in 2004 by a group of friends from Cyprus, England, and the United States. Throughout the year it has hosted literary festivals, film screenings, book readings, and good old fashioned dance parties.Bart’s BooksOjai, California. U. S. A. “The World’s Greatest Outdoor Bookstore”, a bookstore founded by Richard Bartinsdale in 1964. Shelves of books face the street, and regular customers are asked to drop coins into the door’s coin box to pay for any books they take whenever the store is closed.Adrian Harringtonsince 1971. Rare books: rare first editions; leather bound sets and general antiquarian(古玩).Address: 64a Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London, England, UK.Corso Como BookshopMilan, Italy. Extensive selection of publication on art architecture, design graphics and fashion, along with a strong emphasis on photography. It was founded in 1990 in Milan, Italy, by Carla Sozzamil.The BookwormChina. A bookshop, library, bar, restaurant and event space, now with four divisions in three cities — Beijing, Suzhou and Chengdu. The interconnecting rooms with floor-to-ceiling books on every wall are light and airy in summer, yet warm and comfortable in winter.1.What can you do in Atlantis Books?A.Enjoy rare books.B.Attend a festival.C.Learn photography.D.Buy books anytime.2.Which bookstore has the longest history?A.Adrian Harrington.B.Atlantis Books.C.Bart’s Books.D.Corso Como Bookshop.3.How is The Bookworm different from the others?A.It is used as a library.B.It focuses on photography.C.It hosts all sorts of activities.D.It has branches in different cities.BMove over, helicopter parents. “Snowplow (扫雪机) parents” are the newest reflection of an intensive (强化的) parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, texting their college kids to wake them up so they don’t sleep through a test, and even calling their kids’ employers.Helicopter parenting the practice of wandering anxiously near one’s children, monitoring their every activity, is so 20th century. Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: machines moving ahead, clearing any difficulties in their children’s path to success, so they don’t have to suffer failure, frustration (挫折) or lose opportunities.It starts early, when parents get on wait lists for excellent preschools before their babies are born and try to make sure their kids never do anything that may frustrate them. It gets more intense when school starts: running forgotten homework to school or calling a coach to request that their children make the team.Rich parents may have more time and money to devote to making sure their children don’t ever meet with failure, but it’s not only rich parents practicing snowplow parenting. This intensive parenting has become the most welcome way to raise children, regardless of income, education, or race.Yes, it’s a parent’s job to support the children, and to use their adult wisdom to prepare for the future when their children aren’t mature enough to do so. That’s why parents hide certain toys from babies to avoid getting angry or take away a teenager’s car keys until he finishes his college applications.But snowplow parents can take it too far, some experts say. If children have never faced a difficulty, what happens when they get into the real world?“Solving problems, taking risks and overcoming frustration are key life skills,” many child development experts say, “and if parents don’t let their children experience failure, the children don’t acquire them.”4. What do we know about snowplow parenting?A. It appeared before helicopter parenting.B. It costs parents less than helicopter parenting.C. It was a typical phenomenon of the 20th century.D. It provides more than enough services for children.5. What is mainly discussed about snowplow parenting in Paragraph 4?A. Its cost.B. Its benefits.C. Its popularity.D. Its ending.6. Why does the author mention parents’ taking away car keys?A. To show teenagers are no better than babies.B. To advise teenagers not to treat their cars as toys.C. To advise parents not to buy cars for their teenagers.D. To show it’s appropriate to help children when necessary.7. What’s the possible result of snowplow parenting according to the experts?A. Children lacking problem-solving ability in reality.B. Children mastering more key life skills than parents.C. Children gaining great success in every aspect of life.D. Children meeting no problems or frustration after growing up.CScientists have made great discoveries. But how have they influenced our personal lives? Do kids in your classroom even know when Einstein lived? You may be wondering: but why is it important to teachkids about modern-day scientists?First, stories of scientists can encourage kids. Chris Hadfield is a Canadian who went to space, and he’s a real, guitar-playing person. He makes singing videos on YouTube! His story can make kids think scientists are also common people. Hearing scientists’ stories makes kids think “I can do that too!”But not only that, the stories of famous scientists can encourage kids to never give up. Bill Nye was always refused when trying to be an astronaut. But today, he’s made a lot of successes in his role as a popular science educator and engineer. Besides, it’s no secret that scientific discoveries require trying, and trying again.Another way some scientists can encourage kids is through their diversity. Neil deGrasse Tyson, for example, is an African-American, which is not common in his field. Such stories can make kids think anyone can be a scientist.It’s important to know that scientists don’t need to be “gifted” or “good” at school. Often we consider a scientist as being an extremely smart kid at school. That doesn’t have to be true. They just need to have a greatinterest in science. Telling students stories of scientists can encourage them to show interest in science. As long as they’re interested, they are likely to become a scientist in the future.Modern scientists teach kids that knowledge builds upon the foundation others have laid. This is important — no one can do it alone. Scientists’ stories can encourage today’s young scientists to keep trying. They’ll be encouraged not to give up on the dream of making discoveries. Even if they haven’t made important discoveries, their research may help the following scientists.8. What can Chris Hadfield’s story tell students?A. Scientists are interested in different things.B. Students should have a hobby of their own.C. Scientists can be ordinary like people around us.D. Students should consider scientists as their models.9. Which of the following would the author agree with?A. African-Americans are more likely to become scientists.B. Scientists are not necessarily very smart at school.C. Not all scientists really show interest in science.D. Scientists are usually good at their schooling.10. The last paragraph shows us that ________.A. scientists should help each otherB. a scientist should never give up tryingC. making discoveries is necessary for scientistsD. new scientific discoveries may be based on others’ findings11. What is the text mainly about?A. Why scientists are important to us.B. Why students should be taught about scientists.C. Why students love stories of scientists.D. Why scientists can encourage students.DNina Wygant, 11, sits in front of a long table in a classroom that looks more like a trendy coffee shop than an elementary school classroom. Some of her fifth-grade classmates at Hopewell Memorial Junior High School sit on high-top chairs at counters. Others choose to sit in club chairs or soft bean bags in comfortable. "I like it because itgives us an environment we like or need to settle down and read a book that we would like to concentrate on instead of having desks and being all quiet," said Vivian Garcia, 10. “You can just space out and have your own little area. I find it very amazing that you can pick your own books instead of being told what to read.”That’s the end goal, said teacher Heather Shadish. Reading has always been a passion for this English language arts and science teacher, a passion she instills（灌输）in her pupils. Back then, in her literature class in graduate school at Chatham University, a professor read aloud the first chapter ofBecause of Winn-Dixieby Kate DiCamillo, a Newbery Medalist. "That was the moment I knew I wanted to some day teach reading. There was a spark there. I just felt these are the kind of books I need to share with kids ---the books that are going to make them feel something and make them fall in love with reading instead of reading being achore.”But information in children's workbooks is limited, so they open tablets and connect to Epic - a digital library that's free to educators and librarians, but $7.99 a month for parents — giving kids unlimited access to approximately 35,000 books（both print and audio）, quizzes and videos to enhance learning.“Epic gives students access to information not found in a textbook and presents it in a more interesting way," she said.12. What does Vivian think of the reading experience?A. She favors club chairs and free discussion.B. She feels comfortable to be told what to read.C. She enjoys the environment and reading choice.D. She finds it easy to pick a book in a crowded area.13. What does the underlined word “chore" in paragraph 2 mean?A. Task.B. Process.C. Habit.D. Skill.14. What can children get from Epic?A. Free audio books.B. Tasks on reading levels.C. Advice from educators.D. Useful learning resources.15. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. A Teacher's New Reading MethodB. Pupils' love of Reading RoomC. Options of Teaching ReadingD. Easy Access to Digital Reading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。

西城区2020届高三一模英语试题及答案

西城区高三统一测试英语2020.4 本试卷共11 页，120 分。

考试时长100 分钟。

考生务必将答案写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分）第一节语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

AThe International Day of Families, which was started by the United Nations in 1993, 1(hold) on May 15 every year. The day celebrates the 2(important) of families. It aims to deepen people’s understanding of issues 3are related to families. With a different theme each year, the day is observed with a wide range of events that are organized at local, national and international 4(level).BFor thousands of years, people have been trying to predict the weather. In China during the Shang Dynasty, people 5 (record) weather forecasts on animal bones and tortoise shells. Centuries later, 6 Greece, the philosopher, Aristotle wrote his theories about how weather conditions formed. Weather forecasting advanced over time, with more and more instruments used to measure temperature, humidity and air pressure. Today, satellite data and computer technology help scientists predict the weather more 7 (precise).CLast year, China started testing 5G mobile networks in several cities. The Hongkou District of Shanghai was the first to operate a 5G network. To test the network, Wu Qing, vice mayor of Shanghai, made a phone call 8 (use) a Huawei MateX, Huawei’s first 5G smartphone. According to The Telegraph, “5G is the innovation that 9 (shape) all our lives for years to come.” It is 10 (fast) and more stable than 4G, the previous generation of cellular ( 蜂窝状的) network technology.第二节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

北京市西城区2020届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题及答案

北京市西城区2020届高三第一次统一测试英语试题2020.4第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分）第一节语法填空（共10 小题；每小题1.5 分，共15 分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

AThe International Day of Families, which was started by the United Nations in 1993, 1 (hold) on May 15 every year. The day celebrates the 2 (important) of families. It aims to deepen people’s understanding of issues 3 are related to families. With a different theme each year, the day is observed with a wide range of events that are organized at local, national and international 4 (level).BFor thousands of years, people have been trying to predict the weather. In China during the Shang Dynasty, people 5 (record) weather forecasts on animal bones and tortoise shells. Centuries later, 6 Greece, the philosopher, Aristotle wrote his theories about how weather conditions formed. Weather forecasting advanced over time, with more and more instruments used to measure temperature, humidity and air pressure. Today, satellite data and computer technology help scientists predict the weather more 7 (precise).CLast year, China started testing 5G mobile networks in several cities. The Hongkou District of Shanghai was the first to operate a 5G network. To test the network, Wu Qing, vice mayor of Shanghai, made a phone call 8 (use) a Huawei MateX, Huawei’s first 5G smartphone. According to The Telegraph, “5G is the innovation that 9 (shape) all our lives for year s to come.” It is 10 (fast) and more stable than 4G, the previous generation of cellular ( 蜂窝状的) network technology.第二节完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分，共30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2020年西城高三一模英语试题及答案

2020北京西城高三一模英语2020.4本试卷共11页，120分。

考试时长100分钟。

考生务必将答案写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

202004西城一模英语答案

西城区高三统一测试英语参考答案2020.4第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节语法填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）1．is held2．importance3．that/which4．levels5．recorded 6．in7．precisely8．using9．will shape10．faster第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）11．A12．B13．A14．C15．D16．C17．A18．A19．C20．B21．A22．B23．D24．D25．B26．B27．C28．D29．C30．D第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）31．D32．C33．B34．B35．A36．D37．B38．C39．A40．C41．D42．C43．B44．A45．D第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）46．B47．F48．G49．E50．C第三部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）第一节（15分）一、评分原则：1．本题总分为15分，按4个档次给分。

2．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言质量初步确定其档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。

3．评分时应考虑：内容是否完整，条理是否清楚，交际是否得体，语言是否准确。

4．拼写、标点符号或书写影响内容表达时，应视其影响程度予以考虑。

英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。

5．词数少于50，从总分中减去1分。

二、各档次的给分范围和要求：第一档(13分~15分)完全完成了试题规定的任务。

·内容完整，条理清楚；北京市西城区2020年4月高三英语参考答案第1页（共4页）·交际得体，表达时充分考虑到了交际的需求；体现出较强的语言运用能力。

完全达到了预期的写作目的。

第二档(9分~12分)基本完成了试题规定的任务。

·内容、条理和交际等方面基本符合要求；·所用语法和词汇满足了任务的要求；·语法和用词方面有一些错误，但不影响理解。

2020北京西城区高三英语一模考试试题详细解析

2020西城高三英语一模试题解析本试卷共11页，120分。

考试时长100分钟。

考生务必将答案写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

文章介绍了国际家庭日。

【1题详解】考查时态和语态。

解析：句意：国际家庭日于1993年由联合国发起，每年5月15日举行。

根据every year可知时态是一般现在时，且主语是The International Day of Families，因此此处要用被动语态。

故填is held。

【本题考查时态语态；提示词 hold 为动词，句子中，除去定语从句外，主语是the International Day of Families，且除去提示词外无谓语动词，因此考查时态语态。

2020届北京市西城区高考英语一模试卷含答案

高考英语一模试卷题号I II III IV V 总分得分一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AAmsterdam Destination GuideAmsterdam is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world，famous for its beautiful canals，top art museums，cycling culture and so on．It is the capital and most populous city in the Netherlands and often referred to as the "Venice of the North" because of its expansive system of bridges and canals．Here are some of the key points to remember as you plan your trip to Amsterdam．Boom Season Population Language（s） Currency JanuaryClimateJulyClimateMay to October 813，562 Dutch Euro Averagehigh：5.8°CAveragehigh：22.0°CMust-See AttractionsMost visitors begin their Amsterdam adventure in the Old Centre，which is full of traditional architecture，shopping centers，and coffee shops．You'll also want to check out Amsterdam's Museum Quarter in the South District，which is great for shopping at the Albert Cuyp Market and having a picnic in the Vondelpark．The top museums to visit there are the Rijksmusuem，the Ann Frank House，and the Van Gogh Museum．If You Have TimeThere are several other unique districts in Amsterdam，and you should try to explore as many of them as time allows．The Canal Ring is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was originally built to attract wealthy home owners and is a center for celebrity spotting and nightlife today．The Plantage area has most of the city's museums，including the Jewish Historical Museum，the Scheepvaart Museum，and the botanical gardens．Money Saving TipsUnless you really want to see the tulips （郁金香）blooming，avoid booking between mid-March and mid-May．This is when hotel and flight prices rise．Look for accommodations in Amsterdam's South District，where rates are generally cheaper than in the city center．Buy train tickets at the machine instead of the counter to save a bit of money．Instead of hiring a tour guide，hop on a canal boat．They're inexpensive and will give you a unique point of view of the city．Check out our homepage to view price comparisons for flights，hotels，and rental cars before you book．1.What can be learned about Amsterdam from this passage？______A. Amsterdam is called the "Venice of the North" because of its location．B. The Van Gogh Museum lies in Amsterdam's Museum Quarter．C. The Old Centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site．D. The Canal Ring is a place to attract garden lovers．2.In order to save money in Amsterdam，you can ______ ．A. arrange a guided canal tourB. buy train tickets at the counterC. reserve a hotel in the South DistrictD. book flights between mid-March and mid-May3.Where is the passage most probably taken from？______A. A magazine．B. An essay．C. A report．D. A website．BThree months after Hurricane Katrina in 2005，Rebecca Sell，then 24，a photojournalist for Fredericksburg photographed a New Orleans couple worriedly examining water-spotted photo albums．As she took the photo，something within her clicked．"I told them I could take the ruined pictures，copy them and give them digitally restored （修复）photos，" she recalls．Although a bit sceptical，the couple agreed．Rebecca took their photos home，restored them and took them to the couple at their temporary home．"It felt so good to be able to do that for them，" says Rebecca．When her editor，Dave Ellis，saw the photo of the couple，he suggested they go back and restore damaged photos for even more people．So in January 2006，with paid time off from the paper，the two set up shop in Pass Christian．After posting a notice in the community newsletter，Rebecca and Dave received 500 photos in four days．For each，the pair took a new digital picture，then used high-tech software to erase water spots and restore colors．It just so happened that a popular website linked to Dave's blog about the experience，and soon Operation Photo Rescue，as it came to be known，had emails from hundreds of volunteers，including photographers and restoration experts，eager to help．Though digital restoration is a painstaking process，mending irreplaceable family pictures means the world to victims like Emily Lancaster，71，who took out piles of ruined photo albums after Katrina，never thinking the mess could be saved．But she just couldn't bear to part with a few treasured pictures，including a portrait of her father，who had passed away，and a photo of her husband as a boy．Then she heard about Operation Photo Rescue．"I didn't have a whole lot of hope they could fix them，but they did，" Emily says．"Almost every day I think about all the pictures I've lost．I'm so happy to have these two．"In the five years since Katrina，Operation Photo Rescue has collected thousands of pictures ruined by floods，hurricanes and tornadoes．Volunteers make "copy runs" to disaster areas across the country to gather damaged photos from survivors；operating costs are covered by donations．"It's great to be able to give people some of their history back，" says Rebecca．"One person told me that thanks to us，her grandmother got to see her photos again before she passed away．Moments like that remind me why I do this．"4.When Rebecca took the picture of the New Orleans couple，she decided to ______ ．A. take them to their temporary homeB. help with their damaged photosC. set up shop in Pass ChristianD. cover Hurricane Katrina5.From Paragraph 2，we know that Dave and Rebecca ______ ．A. quit their jobs in 2006B. inspired volunteers to join themC. spent four days mending the photosD. made their work known in their newspaper6.How did Emily Lancaster feel when she first heard about Operation Photo Rescue？______A. Excited．B. Hopeless．C. Satisfied．D. Sceptical．7.What is the best title for the passage______A. Surviving HurricanesB. An Act of GenerosityC. Saving MemoriesD. A Lucky CoupleCLike many other people who speak more than one language，I often have the sense that I'm a slightly different person in each of my languages-more confident in English，more relaxed in French，more emotional in Czech．Is it possible that，along with these differences，my moral compass （指南针）also points in somewhat different directions depending on the language I'm using at the time？Psychologists who study moral judgments have become very interested in this question．The findings of several recent studies suggest that when people are faced with moral dilemmas （困境），they do indeed respond differently when considering them in a foreign language than when using their native tongue．In a 2014 paper led by Albert Costa，volunteers were presented with a moral dilemma known as the "trolley problem"：imagine that a runaway trolley is moving quickly toward a group of five people standing on the tracks，unable to move．You are next to a switch that can move the trolley to a different set of tracks，therefore sparing the five people，but resulting in the death of one who is standing on the side tracks．Do you pull the switch？Most people agree that they would．But what if the only way to stop the trolley is by pushing a large stranger off a footbridge into its path People tend to be very hesitant to say they would do this，even though in both situations，one person is sacrificed to save five．But Costa and his colleagues found that presenting the dilemma in a language that volunteers had learned as a foreign tongue dramatically increased their stated willingness to push the sacrificial person off the footbridge，from fewer than 20% of respondents working in their native language to about 50% of those using the foreign one．Why does it matter whether we judge morality in our native language or a foreign one？According to one explanation，such judgments involve two separate and competing ways of thinking-one of these，a quick，natural "feeling，" and the other，careful deliberation about the greatest good for the greatest number．When we use a foreign language，we unconsciously sink into the more careful way simply because the effort of operating in ournon-native language signals our cognitive （认知的）system to prepare for difficult activity．An alternative explanation is that differences arise between native and foreign tongues because our childhood languages are filled with greater emotions than are those learned in more academic settings．As a result，moral judgments made in a foreign language are less filled with the emotional reactions that surface when we use a language learned in childhood．There's strong evidence that memory connects a language with the experiences and interactions through which that language was learned．For example，people who are bilingual （双语的）are more likely to recall an experience if reminded in the language in which that event occurred．Our childhood languages，learned in the middle of passionate emotion，become filled with deep feeling．By comparison，languages acquired late in life，especially if theyare learned through limited interactions in the classroom or dully delivered over computer screens and headphones，enter our minds lacking the emotionality that is present for their native speakers．8.What does "this question" in Paragraph 2 refer to？A. What contributes to one's language improvements______B. Is it necessary to learn more than one foreign language？C. Does the language one uses influence one's moral judgmentsD. How do people deal with moral dilemmas in a foreign language？9.When the "trolley problem" was presented in a foreign language，volunteers were morelikely to ______ ．A. care less about the five peopleB. pull the switch to the side tracksC. remain hesitant about what to doD. sacrifice the stranger on the footbridge10.The underlined word in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______ ．A. considerationB. guidanceC. selectionD. arrangement11.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs？______A. Bilingual people are less emotional than others．B. Native language learning involves greater emotions．C. Childhood memories limit foreign language learning．D. Academic settings promote foreign language learning．DWe talk continuously about how to make children more "resilient （有恢复力的）"，but whatever we're doing，it's not working．Rates of anxiety disorders and depression are rising rapidly among teenagers．What are we doing wrong？Nassim Taleb invented the word "antifragile" and used it to describe a small but very important class of systems that gain from shocks，challenges，and disorder．The immune （免疫的）system is one of them：it requires exposure to certain kinds of bacteria and potential allergens （过敏原）in childhood in order to develop to its full ability．Children's social and emotional abilities are as antifragile as their immune systems．If we overprotect kids and keep them "safe" from unpleasant social situations and negative emotions，we deprive （剥夺）them of the challenges and opportunities for skill-building they need to grow strong．Such children are likely to suffer more when exposed later to other unpleasant but ordinary life events，such as teasing and social rejection．It's not the kids' fault．In the UK，as in the US，parents became much more fearful in the 1980s and 1990s as cable TV and later the Internet exposed everyone，more and more，to those rare occurrences of crimes and accidents that now occur less and less．Outdoor play and independent mobility went down；screen time and adult-monitored activities went up．Yet free play in which kids work out their own rules of engagement，take small risks，and learn to master small dangers turns out to be vital for the development of adult social and even physical competence．Depriving them of free play prevents their social-emotional growth．Norwegian play researchers Ellen Sandseter and Leif Kennair warned："We may observe an increased anxiety or mental disorders in society if children are forbidden from participating in age adequate risky play．"They wrote those words in 2011．Over the following few years，their prediction came true．Kids born after 1994 are suffering from much higher rates of anxiety disorders and depression than did the previous generation．Besides，there is also a rise in the rate at whichteenage girls are admitted to hospital for deliberately harming themselves．What can we do to change these trends？How can we raise kids strong enough to handle the ordinary and extraordinary challenges of life We can't guarantee that giving primary school children more independence today will bring down the rate of teenage suicide tomorrow．The links between childhood overprotection and teenage mental illness are suggestive but notclear-cut．Yet there are good reasons to suspect that by depriving our naturally antifragile kids of the wide range of experiences they need to become strong，we are systematically preventing their growth．We should let go-and let them grow．12.Why does the author mention the immune system in Paragraph 2？______A. To stress its importance．B. To analyze the cause of anxiety．C. To question the latest discovery．D. To help understand a new word．13.Parents overprotect children because ______ ．A. they are concerned about their children's safetyB. they want to keep children from being teasedC. parent-monitored activities are a mustD. children are not independent enough14.According to the author，free play can ______ ．A. promote children's resilienceB. strengthen children's friendshipC. reduce children's risky behaviorD. develop children's leadership skills15.Which of the following does the author probably agree with？______A. Stop trying to perfect your child．B. It takes great courage to raise children．C. Prepare the child for the road，not the road for the child．D. While we try to teach our children all about life，our children teach us what life is allabout．二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）Today's students are surrounded by information．The ability to figure out exactly why authors write-and not accept every opinion as fact-is a key skill．(1) The following strategies teach them how to figure out why authors really write．Start with why．"Why did the author write this piece？" is the key question asked to identify author's purpose．To help students expand their understanding of "why，" post various types of nonfiction （an advertisement，opinion article，news article，etc．）around your classroom and have students quickly identify a purpose for each．(2)Talk about structure．Authors use different structures for different purposes．For example，one author may use time order to explain an event，while another author uses compare and contrast to put that event into context．(3) Often when authors write，they're trying to get readers to feel a certain way．Perhaps the author of an article about whale conservation wants readers to feel sad about the difficult situation of whales．Or the author of a letter may want to make the recipient feel better about a situation．After students read a text，stop and ask：How do you feel？And how did the author get you to feel this wayConnect it to students' own writing．It doesn't have to be said that writing and reading go hand in hand．(4) When students are asked to write about a topic that they think everyone should know about，to explain a procedure or to share a personal memory，they'll become moreconscious of how authors approach writing．Observe how purpose changes within a text．Author's purpose is often studied through the text as a whole，but authors have different reasons for writing within texts as well．(5) Then，they may launch into a list of facts that make the reader feel discouraged about the situation．And finally，they may conclude with an appeal．Take a short article and break it apart，identifying the different purposes so that students see how author's purpose changes as they read．A．Get to the heart．B．Identify the topic．C．The readers may get more advanced in their work with informational text．D．For example，an author may include a funny anecdote （轶事）to draw the reader in．E．In particular，they'll need to figure out author's purpose and draw their own conclusions．F．Expand students' awareness of why people write by having them write for different purposes．G．Or keep a running Author's Purpose board with a list of the various reasons that authors write．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）We first met Tom and Gee in the early days of our marriage．Someone had been (21) our garbage cans to the garage each garbage day，and Jim and I had wondered (22)．Then one day we (23) him：an elderly man who lived across the street．I baked cookies and left them on a chair outside the garage (24) a thank-you note．When we got home from work that day， a typed letter had replaced the (25)．The letter was from Tom and explained how he had come to (26) the neighborhood on garbage day，returning cans for people he (27) knew．Back when he'd been fighting a war I wasn't alive to see，his young wife，Gee，had found herself living alone．Neighbors had taken the time to (28) her garbage cans so (29) didn't have to，and he (30) forgot．Now he paid it forward by doing the same for all of us．A few years after we'd moved in，Tom died．We photocopied that letter and (31) it to one of our own for Gee．We told her how (32) Tom had been to us，how sad we felt sorry for her，how thankful we were to have (33) him．She wrote back and told us she still talked to Tom every day．These days，we're planning a (34)．The house that seemed so huge six years ago is filled with furniture and books and toys and，of course，people．We know it's time to go，and (35) we can't seem to stick the For Sale sign up on the lawn．Gaining a third bedroom sometimes seems like an awful trade for all we stand to (36)．It's not just Gee．It's the man who lets our kids pick peaches off the tree in his front yard．It's the ladies who (37) Jim when their pool filter （过滤器）breaks and leave overflowing baskets for our kids on Easter．It's the police officer living directly across from us，who smiles andwaves and makes me feel a little (38) when Jim is away．The moving boxes are still neatly packed in our basement，but Jim and I agree to (39) until January．Maybe before leaving I'll talk to Tom，just as Gee still does．Thank you，I'll say，for teaching us what it means to be a (40)．21. A. lifting B. returning C. delivering D. fixing22. A. who B. what C. how D. why23. A. visited B. caught C. spotted D. followed24. A. in B. for C. to D. with25. A. gift B. chair C. garbage D. cake26. A. protect B. search C. walk D. greet27. A. only B. barely C. nearly D. surely28. A. handle B. change C. recycle D. open29. A. they B. we C. he D. she30. A. never B. always C. sometimes D. seldom31. A. wrapped B. connected C. attached D. exposed32. A. special B. hopeful C. powerful D. lucky33. A. contacted B. remembered C. known D. understood34. A. party B. trip C. meeting D. move35. A. also B. yet C. then D. therefore36. A. win B. lose C. fail D. save37. A. help B. treat C. charge D. call38. A. stronger B. happier C. safer D. firmer39. A. plan B. wait C. prepare D. talk40. A. husband B. friend C. couple D. neighbor四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）41. A I often help my mom cook and baked chicken is my favorite thing to make．One day，when mom was sick，I tried to make the chicken all by myself．I washed the chicken and put it in a pan in the oven (1) （bake）．When the bell rang to tell me the chicken was done，I opened the oven door．Guess what？The chicken was not cooked! I started to laugh．I forgot to turn (2) the oven! Did you know what I did next？I (3) （order）pizza．Mom was happy I "cooked" by myself and we could eat the pizza together．B Chocolate was first used as a drink over 3，500 years ago in Central America．It wasvery popular with the Mayans and the Aztecs．In fact，cocoa beans were very important to people there．That was (4) they were used as money．In the beginning，cocoa (5) （plant）in Ecuador，which was，for a long time，the world's number-one producer of cocoa beans．It is still one of the top (6) （producer）of the beans，but nowadays more than 70 per cent of cocoa beans come from West Africa．C Wallace's giant bee is the world's (7) （large）bee，with a body the size of a humanthumb and wings that can spread to about 2.5 inches．That may sound (8) （frighten），but the bee isn't likely to hurt anyone．It uses its large jaws （嘴）to collect a sticky goo，called resin，from trees．The bee (9) （make）its home in termite mounds （白蚁丘）found on trees，using the resin to protect its nest from the termites．Until recently，the bee had been seen by scientists only (10) （two），once in 1868 and again in 1981．五、书面表达（本大题共2小题，共35.0分）42.你的英国朋友Jim对你们学校的学生社会实践活动非常感兴趣．他来信希望你介绍这方面的有关情况．请你给他回信，内容包括：1．学校有哪些社会实践活动；2．你最喜欢哪一类活动；3．喜欢的原因．注意： 1．词数不少于50；2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．提示词：社会实践活动 extracurricular activityDear Jim，Yours，Li Hua43.假设你是红星中学高三年级学生李华．请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，记录上周你制作以 "我眼中的改革开放40年"为主题的小报的全过程．注意：词数不少于60．提示词：改革开放四十年 40 years of China's reform and opening-up改革开放四十周年展览exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up答案和解析1.【答案】略【解析】BCD4.【答案】略【解析】BBDC8.【答案】略【解析】CDAB12.【答案】略【解析】DAAC16.【答案】略【解析】=46．E 47．G 48．A 49．F 50．D21.【答案】略【解析】第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．（5分），共30分）=11．B12．A13．C14．D 15．A=16．C17．B 18．A19．D20．A=21．C22．A 23．C 24．D 25．B=26．B27．D28．C29．B30．D41.【答案】略【解析】=1．to bake2．on3．ordered 4．why 5．was planted =6．producers 7．largest8．frightening 9．makes 10．twice42.【答案】第三部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）第一节（15分）One possible version：Dear Jim，I'm happy to hear that you're interested in the extracurricular activities organized by our scho ol． Now， I'd like to give you more details．A variety of activities have been organized， such as visiting Capital Museum， taking a fiel d trip to Qufu， Shandong， home of Confucius， planting trees in Mangshan Park and lear ning to bake a cake in a pastry shop， just to name a few．The activities mentioned above are quite popular with students． My favorite kind of activity is field trips． I went to Qufu in Senior One and Hangzhou in Senior Two． Both trips deepl y impressed me． The reasons why I like field trips are as follows． First， field trips offer me a good chance to broaden my horizons． As the Chinese saying goes： "It is better to tra vel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books．" Not only can I learn from locals an d my own experiences， but also I can see with my own eyes our beautiful country and splen did culture． Second， field trips improve my research skills． Before we take field trips，we are always asked to prepare by searching online or in the library for useful information．Third， field trips help strengthen friendships． Since many of the field trips last several days， it is a good opportunity to bond with classmates better outside the classroom．I really hope that you can go on a field trip with us in the future．YoursLi Hua【解析】略43.【答案】第二节（20分）One possible version：Last week I participated in a school activity about making a poster entitled "40 years of China's reform and opening-up in my eyes"．On Friday evening， I was wondering what topic to choose for my poster． Many ideas pop ped into my head like "transportation"， "environment"， but I finally decided on "great cha nges in my home"． Immediately I turned to my parents for help． Hearing that， they took out some photo albums and began their talk． Mom told me about what our home looked like twenty years ago while dad showed me some photos taken at that time． It was the first time I had seen an old-fashioned electric fan and tape recorder． Seeing my curious expression，my parents suggested a visit the next day to the exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversa ry of China's reform and opening-up．At the exhibition， we were amazed by the brilliant achievements made in the past four deca des． In the daily life area， what attracted me most was the evolution of electric appliances ， especially TV sets， from the clumsy small ones to the modern high-tech ones． Dad poi nted at one TV， saying his family had a similar one when he was a kid． Considering these TVs could be used on my poster， I took some photos． With all the material collected， I g ot down to my poster， on which I wrote about the great changes in my home and also includ ed some pictures．My home is just one example． I am sure lots of Chinese families resemble mine， benefitin g from China's reform and opening-up． How proud I feel about the great changes!【解析】略。

2020届北京市西城区实验学校高三英语一模试题及答案

2020届北京市西城区实验学校高三英语一模试题及答案第一部分阅读（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AFour Truly Unique Canadian Camping ExperiencesMount Robson Provincial Park,British ColumbiaNamed after the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies, this park gives you breathtaking views of mountain landscapes along with lakes, waterfalls, canyons, and caves. The Berg Lake campground is located right at the northern base of the 3, 954-meter peak (山巅), which is about a day's hike in.Fundy National Park,New BrunswickIf you've grown tired of the tent or RV, this park is one of the few national parks offering yurt (蒙古包) rentals. Make sure you visit theBay of Fundywhere the world's highest tides make for some great surfing. You also can't miss the amazing Acadian forest waterfall. If you're looking for even more entertainment, the park also hostsmusic and cultural festivals each summer and has its own golf course.KluaneNational Parkand ReserveYukonFrom May to September, theKathleenLakecampground sees visitors come from far and wide to camp, hike and fish. Mountaineering is especially popular as Kluane is home to 17 of Canada's 20 highest peaks. Flightseeing over the park's glaciers and rafting (漂流) the winding Alsek River will also keep you out enjoying the wilderness.Prince Edward Island National Park,Prince Edward IslandIf you're looking for a family-friendly park, this one is wonderful. Between the seven beaches and more than 50 kilometersof hiking and cycling trails, you'll certainly be kept busy. Literature lovers, you can see what inspired L.M. Montgomery'sAnne of Green Gables at the nearby Green Gables Heritage Place and even explore the original house.1. Where is the park offering yurt rentals located?A. InBritish Columbia.B. InNew Brunswick.C. InYukon.D. InPrince Edward Island.2. What can you do inKluaneNational Parkand Reserve?A. Climb the highest mountain inCanada.B. Experience the highest tides.C. Raft the windingAlsekRiver.D. Attend music and cultural festivals.3. Which will you choose if you are a fan of Anne of Green Gables?A.Mount RobsonProvincialPark.B. Fundy National Park.C.KluaneNational Parkand Reserve.D.Prince Edward IslandNational Park.BWhile the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students inAuckland,New Zealand. They became the world’s first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher.Before you start imagining a human-like robot walking around the classroom, Will is just an avatar that appears on the student’s desktop, or smartphone screen, when ordered to come.The autonomous animation platform has been modeled after the human brain and nervous system, allowing it to show human-like behavior. The digital teacher is assigned to teach Vector’s “Be sustainable with energy”— a free program forAucklandelementary schools.Just like the humans it replaced, Will is able to instantly react to the students’ responses to the topic. Thanks to a webcam and microphone, the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have, but also picks up non-verbal cues. For instance, if a student smiles at Will, he responds by smiling back. This two-way interaction not only helps attract the students’ attention, but also allows the program’s developers to monitor their engagement, and make changes if needed.Nikhil Ravishankar believes that Will-like avatars could be a novel way to catch the attention of the next generation. He says, “I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver cost-effective, rich, educational experience in the future.”The program, in place since August 2018, has been a great success thus far. Ravishankar says, “ What was fascinating to me was the reaction of the children to Will. The way they look at the world is so creative and different, and Will really captured their attention.” However, regardless of how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.4. What was special for some elementary school students inAuckland?A. A digital teacher taught them.B. They first saw something digital.C. This was the start of a new school year.D. They could get close to smartphone screen.5. What is the benefit of this two-way interaction?A. It can smile back.B. It can use microphone.C. It can talk any topic for free.D. It can change if necessary.6. What’s Ravishankar’s attitude to Will’s replacing Human educators soon?A. Optimistic.B. Doubtful.C. Unclear.D. Disapproving.7. What might be the best title for the passage?A. New High-tech Contributes to EducationB. The World’s First Digital Teacher Appears in Classroom.C. The World’s First Digital Teacher, a Help to StudentsD.New ZealandWill Replace Teachers in ClassroomsCJapan is known to have higher than average rates of stomach cancer. Recently, the town of Kaneyama in Yamagata Prefecture decided to get its 6, 000 residents (居民) tested.However, the frozen urine samples (尿样) are not tested in conventional ways. Instead, Professor Masao Miyashita and his team are using them in a trial to determine if specially trained cancer-sniffing dogs can accurately detect the disease. Though the study is still in its early stages, Miyashita is thrilled with the results. He said, “In our research so far, cancer detection dogs have been able to find signs of cancer with an accuracy of nearly 100 percent.”Researchers have known about the animals’ superior sensory skills for decades. However, their ability to detect cancer in humans came to light in 1989, after a dog sniffed out early-stage malignant melanoma (恶性黑色素瘤) on a patient’s leg in London. Since then, scientists from many countries have conducted studies to test dogs’ great skill at identifying cancer chemicals.While most dogs can be trained for the task researchers say the best candidates are dogs that are precise, quiet, and perhaps even a little shy. The training process is similar to how dogs are taught to learn any trick — by rewarding them with treats! However, it takes much longer because the dogs have to learn to separate the “cancer scent (气味)”from the thousands of organic compounds (有机化合物) in the human body. Researchers begin by exposing the dogs to urine samples from people with cancer, people with other diseases, and patients with no health issues, Once the dogs are able to accurately identify cancer, they are further trained to detect particular kinds of cancer.Successful as they may be, experts think dogs are unlikely to replace conventional tests. For one, it takes about seven years and costs as much as $45,000 to train a single dog. Klaus Hackner, a researcher and physicianwho studies dogs detecting cancer in breath samples at Krems University Hospital in Austria, is also not convinced dogs can be relied upon alone. Patients, therefore, have to receive further tests to confirm if they have the disease.8. What do we know about the cancer-sniffing dogs mentioned in Paragraph 2?A. They have done a great job.B. They are trained in a special way.C. They can easily learn to distinguish cancer.D. They can be seen in many Japanese hospitals.9. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?A. Offer readers some advice.B. Add some background information.C. Summarize the previous paragraphs.D. Introduce a new topic for discussion.10. What kind of dog is suitable for the cancer-sniffing job?A. Smart and brave.B. Active and faithful.C. Strong and patient.D. Careful and peaceful.11. What is Klaus Hackner’s opinion on cancer-sniffing dogs?A. They should work as a team.B. They need to receive more training.C. They can replace doctors in detecting cancer.D. They should be used together with traditional tests.D"Long time no see." is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend's e-mail, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect example of Chinglish.Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greeting with wrong English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I was too surprised to believe her. Her words were unbelievable at all. So I did research onGoogle. com. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages containing "Long time no see." Though it is sort of informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. Interestingly, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan's movies. In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a worldwide famous Chinese detective named "Charlie Chan" on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius. "Long time no see." was his symbol. Soon after Charlie Chan, "Long time no see." became a popular expression in America thanks to the popularity of these movies.Some scholars compare America to a hugemelting pot. All kinds of cultures are mixed in the pot together, and they change the colour and taste of each other. Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed pot.You can have some examples from other countries such as pizza from Italian, sushi from Japanese, and déjà vu from French etc. There is a long list! Since Americans admire Chinese culture more and more nowadays, I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future. In this way, the American's melting pot keeps adding richness and flavour.12. What did the writer himself feel surprised at?A. The Chinglish expression "Long time no see."B. So many literal translations of the expressions used in America.C. "Long time no see." is used as a standard American English greeting.D. Finding out Americans use the expression every day.13. What do the underlined words "melting pot" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Confucius's words.B. Culture mixture.C. A kind of cooked dish.D. American changing cultures.14. According to the passage, what can be inferred?A. Detectives translated the phrase "Long time no see."B. Cultures cannot be changed in the huge melting pot.C. The huge melting pot greatly affects all kinds of languages.D. Hollywood made "Long time no see." popular.15. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Some Chinese expressions are introduced into English.B. You'll not be surprised at a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant in America.C. Some American expressions can be used in China.D. American English keeps being enriched by different cultures.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。

2020年高考一模英语试题及参考答案(英语)

2020北京西城高三一模英语2020.4本试卷共11页，120分。

考试时长100分钟。

考生务必将答案写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

2020届北京市西城区实验学校高三英语第一次联考试题及答案解析

2020届北京市西城区实验学校高三英语第一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AMany workers have had no choice but to adapt to working from home in recent months since offices shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic (新冠疫情). And the noisy situation and endless housework may result in a terrible emotion. A new option is waiting foryou. That is WFH: work from a hotel.Hotel FigueroA special program titled Work Perks aims to reposition some of 94-year-old Hotel Figuero’s 268 rooms as day-use offices.According to Managing Director Connie Wang, the set-up launched in June and is a great opportunity to get out of their houses with high-speed Wi-Fi, unlimited printing privileges and free parking. The 350-square-foot rooms sell for $ 129 per day, with an option to extend to an overnight stay for an additional $ 20.The WytheA boutique hotel inBrooklyn. The hotel recently announced a partnership with co-working office space company Industrious through which it is recycling 13 second-story guest rooms to serve as offices for up to four people.Each of the rooms has a small outdoor platform, and dogs are welcome. Pricing starts at $ 200 and goes up to $ 275, depending on how many people use the space.The SawyerThe Sawyer, in Sacramento, California, is offering pool cabanas (更衣室) for use as outdoor offices, complete with fast Wi-Fi, free parking and catered lunch for $ 150 per day.HotelsByDayYannis Moati founded HotelsByDay back in 2015. That company has grown to include more than 1,500 hotels, and has seen a significant increase in the number of inquiries for day-use bookings lately.Moati said the current situation will force hotels to upgrade themselves to stay alive, and he predicted that offering rooms for day-use only is one of the directions they will go.1. How much should one pay for a 24-hour stay in Hotel Figuero?A. $ 129.B. $ 149.C. $ 150.D. $ 200.2. Which hotel allows pets in?A. The Wythe.B. The Sawyer.C. HotelsByDay.D. Hotel Figuero.3. What do we know about Yannis Moati?A. He started a program titledWork Perks.B. He has upgraded at least 1,500 rooms.C. He usually predicts everything correctly.D. He is optimistic about the WFH trend.BPeggy Whitson's job demands a daily twohour workout in a gym where weight has no meaning and the view changes at 17,000 miles an hour.Whitson makes it look easy. At 57, she is the oldest woman to fly in space, breaking the record last November, 2016, when she began her third longterm stay at the International Space Station. After returning home in September, 2017, the NASA astronaut feltmatter-of-factabout the age milestone.“It wasn't a record I was seeking for,” Whitson said. “I was 42 and 48 for my first two space flights. I feel lucky that I was able to get to do another one in my 50s. I don't think people should let age discourage them, even on those jobs that require some amount of physical fitness. The oldest man is John Glenn (at 77), and we've had male astronauts in their 60s before, so it's just a matter of time before women start flying in space at this age”.On the earth, she stays fit by weightlifting, biking, playing basketball and water skiing. She shared what it's like to live in microgravity: “It's like you're in a swimming pool, but you don't have to worry about breathing. If I push off from one side, I'm going to float to the other side. Every direction feels exactly the same, which is really hard for your brain to grasp, but it's amazing how fast you adapt.It's a big shock for the body to come back to Earth—everything is so heavy. We spend a lot of time getting used to being back in gravity again. Back pain was really the most dramatic for me this time. For me, coming home is harder than going up into space.”4. How long did Peggy Whitson spend for her third stay in the International Space Station?A. About 300 days.B. About 708 days.C. About 107 days.D. About57 days.5. What does the underlined word probably mean in the passage?A. Amazing.B. Not surprising.C. Enthusiastic.D. Unbelievable.6. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. Peggy Whitson likes swimming most.B. Peggy Whitson is the oldest person to fly in space.C. Peggy Whitson had been in space in 2002 and 2008.D. There had been female astronauts over 60s flying in space before.7. Which of the following will Peggy Whitson probably say?A. You can still be successful and do physical things when old.B. I spent quite a lot of time getting used to the life in space.C. The moment we reached the earth, we felt so relaxed.D. I feel lucky that I am physically well after the whole journey.CJules Verne was born on 8 February1828 inthe French city of Nantes. From an early age, he had a fascination with exploration and discovery. When he was six, his teacher, Madame Sambin, told him stories about her husband, who disappeared while traveling the world on a ship 30 years before. She told her class that he was like Robinson Crusoe, a fictional castaway who lived on a desert island. Verne would later write stories about similar characters.In 1847, Verne was sent by his family to study law at a university in Paris, but he preferred to write novels, poems and plays. After graduating, he realized he wanted to write adventure stories based on science and technology.Thishad never been done before, but Verne was sure that it would be a success. His first story, Five Weeks in a Balloon, was published in September 1862. His career lasted for more than 40 years, during which time he wrote more than 60 gripping stories.To begin with, Verne wrote positive and optimistic books. Many of these were to be his most popular creations. Although some included fantastical elements, they were usually based in scientific fact, making them believable. These happy stories weren’t to last. As he got older, Verne became less confident in the idea that science and technology were always good for the planet. His books started to include more scientists who used technology for their own-sometimes evil - purposes. Verne died on 24 March 1905, but new books continued to be published until 1919. These stories were based on ideas Verne had written about while he was still alive, but featured new characters and plots created by his son, Michel.In the 20th century, his books were translated into more than 140 languages and several successful film versions were released. His creations have been recognized as an inspiration for many scientists and inventors.Many of the futuristic ideas from his most popular books have since come true.8. What is the purpose of Paragraph 1?A To show Verne’s discovery.B. To offer the background information of Verne.C. To tell of the adventure of Sambin’s husband.D. To explain how Verne began his writing career.9. What does the underlined word “This” refer to in Paragraph 2:A. Writing novels, poems and plays.B. Studying law.C. Graduating from university.D. Wring adventure stories.10. What can be learned about Verne’s late works?A. They covered happy elements.B. They were unbelievable stories.C. They revealed Verne’s doubt on science.D. They were partly written by Berne’s son.11. Which of the following best describes Verne?A. Talented and productive.B. Popular and caring.C. Optimistic and generous.D. Friendly and honest.D“Your mind is a garden; your thoughts are the seeds. The harvest can either be flowers or weeds,” William Wordsworth wrote. In the above quote, William suggests that the process of gardening mirrors human life. Depending on what we “plant” in our lives, we bloom (生长茂盛) or don’t. Before you start to work in your garden, it’s necessary to have a vision for it. Thinking of what youwant to grow in your garden and how to lay it out is a good first step in making your vision a fruitful reality. In life, you should consider what you want to create and what you want to achieve, because your mind-garden is like the white paper and the possibilities are endless. Regardless of what you choose to plant, poor soil isn’t suitable for growth. This is why gardeners take the time and energy to upgrade the soil before planting. So, creating the right soil is important to the realization of your goalsand dreams. Fortunately, there are countless ways to make your personal bedrock better. Getting an education is one of the most effective ways, which can help you enrich your life’s soil.You don’t have to be an enthusiastic gardener to understand the meaning of “You reap(收获) what you sow.” When a gardener wants tomatoes, they just need to plant tomato seeds. It’s a very clear act that produces an expected result. Each of us has the power to decide which “life seeds” to plant. For example, if you plant ill seeds, it's likely that you’ll experience pain in return. Contrarily, if you plant seeds of kindness and understanding, your life will bloom with happiness and love.A gardener’s trulyarduouswork begins after the seeds are in the ground because a garden requires a lot of care and attention. Regular watering and weeding are required for a healthy garden. So, to ensure your dreams take root, you should be devoted, aware, and present. After countless hours and energy spent, the crops have grown well and are finally ready to be harvested.12. What is important before gardeners break ground in their gardens?A. Receiving some training in planting.B. Drawing up a good plan for their gardens.C. Having the courage to accept the worst outcome.D. Doing research on the common local garden plants.13. What is compared to getting education by the author?A. Improving the condition of the soil.B. Growing your most favorable plants.C. Taking care of the plants in your garden.D. Selecting proper goals in gardening work.14. What does the author want to express in Paragraph 3?A. Your quality of life depends on your positive action.B. Your experience can help you understand plants better.C. Your choice of soil is an important part in your gardening.D. Your knowledge of planting will make you a successful gardener.15. What does the underlined word “arduous” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. BeneficialB. CreativeC. Boring.D. Tough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。

2020年北京市西城区实验中学高三英语第一次联考试题及参考答案

2020年北京市西城区实验中学高三英语第一次联考试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（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AA 21-year-old female student has become the youngest womanever to be elected as Mayor (市长) after first entering politics to campaign about food.Labor Party (工党) member Rosie Corrigan was elected as Mayor of Selby a market town in North Yorkshire, on Monday. The student’s election was unchallenged to the mayoralty, following a year serving as deputy mayor. Corrigan has just finished her second year studying politics at theUniversityofHull. A political activist since secondary school, lifelong Selby citizen Corrigan has always been ambitious. As a member of the UK Youth Parliament, she co-founded the Selby Youth council, and then went on to run for and win the local council election as a Labour candidate (候选人) aged just 18.Corrigan plan to use her year in office to further encourage political awareness in the youth of Selby. By breaking a political record of being the youngest woman ever elected inUKhistory, Corrigan hopes this will break the misunderstanding of Selby being a sleepy town with old-fashioned views. “It’s an honor to be the Mayor of my lovely hometown,” Corrigan told a newspaper. “I plan on using the year to encourage children and young people to champion their communities.”The politics student’s election has been supported whole heartedly by the politicians she has worked with throughout her early-developing career, including thebackingof former deputy Prime Minister (副首相) John Prescott. Simon Darvill said in an interview, “I hope that the success of Rosie and others like her encourages more young people to get involved in politics and change where they live for the better.”1. Which statement is true according to Paragraph 2?A. Corrigan is new to the political scene of Selby.B. Corrigan became interested in politics in childhood.C. Corrigan has been living in Selby since she was born.D. Corrigan founded the Selby Youth council by herself.2. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?A. Corrigan plans to further her time in office by at least a year.B. The people of Selby are passive and have out-of-date views.C. Corrigan is the youngest person ever elected inUKhistory.D. Corrigan intends to increase Selby’s youth’spolitical involvement.3. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “backing” in Paragraph 4?A. ApprovalB. AppreciationC. PraiseD. SupportBSome people take their holiday decoration very seriously. And some take it to the next level. The Griffith family in Kenova, West Virginia, is in this camp. They put on a display that shows they’re just filled with Halloween spirit.Each year, this family displays 3,000 pumpkins (南瓜) in front of their home for the Halloween season. Yes, you readthatright. Ric Griffith puts out one jack-o’ -lantern (南瓜灯) for every person who lives in Kenova.Of course he doesn’t do it all on his own. He has a lot of help from his family, and also from members of the community who are super-proud of what has become quite the tourist attraction over the years. More than 30,000 people stop by to see the amazing display, which includes jack‑o’‑lanterns cut to look like the faces of famous people, animals, cartoon characters, and other creative designs. It’s certainly a must-see as part of the area’s Ceredo-Kenova Autumnfest.To fit in all 3,000 pumpkins, Griffith and his helpers spread them across the home’s garden and front porch (门廊), as well as on the roof!Griffith began the tradition back in 1978 with just fivepumpkins and, many years later, it’s much bigger and better. People can’t help but come to the area, walking along the sidewalk outside the house to get that perfect Halloween experience.“Locals take great pride in it, and then there are people from around the country who plan fall trips and include it in their trips so they can see it,” said Tyson Compton, president of the Cabell‑Huntington Convention and Visitors Bureau. “It’s really something.”“It’s become a tradition for many people in our area, and it feels good to keep that going,” Griffith said.4. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The Griffiths selling 3,000 pumpkins a day.B. Ric Griffith giving 3,000 jack-o’‑lanterns to tourists.C. Ric Griffith teaching 3,000 people how to display jack-o’‑lanterns.D. The Griffiths decorating their house with 3,000 pumpkins.5. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A. Ric Griffith’s idea has received support from his community.B. There are only two kinds of jack-o’‑lanterns.C. Ric Griffith dislikes asking for help from others.D. There are 30,000 people in Kenova.6. What do we know about the tradition?A. It began with 1,978 pumpkins.B. It has lasted more than 40 years.C. It includes five pumpkin competitions.D. It encourages people to do more exercise.7. What’s Tyson Compton’s attitude towards the tradition?A. Worried.B. Uncaring.C. Favorable.D. Uncertain.CPeople saved a 20-foot orca (虎鲸) that was stuck between rocks on an Alaskan shore by continuously pouring water over it and protecting it from birds who circled above the defenseless whale.The whale was ultimately saved after a six-hour, labor-intensive life-saving operation. Someone spotted the large whale on the Prince of Wales Island near the coast of British Columbia on the morning of July 29th. The Coast Guard was called around 9 a.m. local time. Chance Strickland, the captain of a private yacht in Alaska, and his crew anchored and began life-saving action that were videoed by Aroon Melane and posted on the Internet.Strickland could hear the orca calling out to killer whales swimming in the area. People on other boats stopped with water and buckets to pour water over the animal. “There were tears coming out of its eyes,” Mr. Strickland told the local newspaper. “It was pretty sad.”The group of people formed a chain that passed buckets of seawater back and forth and poured the water on the orca, which seemed to liven it up. It made a noise and raised its tail when it got water.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was called in, which can be seen on the video using a machine to spray amist of seawater on the orca, which doubled as a way to keep the whale cool and scare the large group of birds that were hoping to feast on the beast.Melane said in her video that the orca was stranded (搁浅) for about six hours until the tide came in andswept it back into the ocean. The group efforts of Strickland’s crew and the NOAA saved the 13-year-old killerwhale.8. Why did birds circle above the orca?A. They were eager to eat it.B. They wished to protect it.C. They were attracted by the people.D. They wanted to find a place to rest.9. What did Strickland do immediately after finding the whale?A. Posted pictures online.B. Called friends for help.C. Took action to save it.D. Videoed the trapped animal.10. Why did the whale make a noise and raise its tail?A. To express its eager for water.B. To extend its thanks to people.C. To call out to its fellow whales.D. To show its power and sadness.11. Which can be the best title for the text?A. Killer Whale Got SavedB. The Orca Inspired KindnessC. Combined Efforts WantedD. Animals and Humans UnitedDWe've all heard it before：to be successful, get out of bed early. After all, Apple CEO Tim Cook gets up at 3：45 am, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne at 3：30 am and Richard Branson at 5：45 am﹣and, as we all know, "the early bird's catches the worm. "But just because some successful people wake up early, does that mean it's a trait most of them share？And if the idea of having exercised, planned your day, eaten breakfast, visualized and done one task before 8 am makes you want to roll over and hit snooze till next Saturday, are you really doomed to a less successful life？For about half of us, this isn't really an issue. It's estimated that some 50% of the population isn't really morning or evening﹣oriented, but somewhere in the middle. Roughly one in four of us, though, tend more toward bright﹣eyed early risers, and another one in four are night owls. For them, the effects can go beyond falling asleep in front of the TV at 10 pm or being regularly late for work.Numerous studies have found that morning people are more self﹣directed and agreeable. And compared to night owls, they plan for the future more and have a better sense of well﹣being.Although morning types may achieve more academically, night owls tend to perform better on measures of memory, processing speed and cognitive（认知）ability, even when they have to perform those tasks in the morning. Night﹣time people are also more open and more creative. And one study shows that night owls areas healthy and wise as morning types﹣and a little bit wealthier.Still think the morning people sound more like CEO material？Don't set your alarm for 5 am Just yet. As it turns out, overhauling（全面改革）your sleep time may not have much effect"If people are left to their naturally preferred time, they feel much better. They say that they are much more productive. The mental capacity they have is much broader, " says Oxford University biologist Katharina Wulff. On the other hand, she says, pushing people too far out of their natural preference can be harmful. When they wake early, for example, night owls are still producing melatonin（褪黑素）. "Then you disrupt it and push the body to be in the daytime mode. That can have lots of negative physiological consequence. " Wulff says, like a different sensitivity to insulin and glucose（葡萄糖）which can cause weight gain.12. What does the authordo in the first three paragraph？A. raising the problem→analyzing the problem → solving the problemB. leading in the topic→challenging a viewpoint → discussing about the topicC. presenting a viewpoint → providing supporting proofs→making a conclusionD. introducing a viewpoint →raising the question→presenting author's viewpoint13. What can we know from the 4th and 5th paragraph？A. Morning types tend to have clear goals and better mood.B. To beat night﹣time people ask them to do math calculation in themorning.C. Night owls tend to sacrifice their health for their wealth.D. Neither night owls nor morning persons perform better than the middle ones.14. Which of the following does Katharina Wulff support？A. Don't fall sleep in front of the TV.B. Avoid being regularly late for work.C. Stop setting your alarm for 5 am.D. Better not overhaul your sleep time.15. Why does the author write this article？A. To explain why some people are more successful.B.To compare the differences between early risersand night owls.C. To advise people to get up neither too early nor too late.D. To argue against this view that the Carly bird catches the worm.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。

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2020年北京市西城区高三一模英语本试卷共11页，120分。

考试时长100分钟。

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第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

AThe International Day of Families, which was started by the United Nations in 1993,___1___ (hold) on May 15 every year. The day celebrates the ___2___ (important) of families. It aims to deepen people’s understanding of issue ___3___are related to families. With a different theme each year, the day is observed with a wide range of events that are organized at local, national and international ___4___ (level).BFor thousands of years, people have been trying to predict the weather. In China during the Shang Dynasty, people ___5___ (record) weather forecasts on animal bones and tortoise shells. Centuries later, ___6___ Greece, the philosopher, Aristotle wrote his theories about how weather conditions formed. Weather forecasting advanced over time, with more and more instruments used to measure temperature, humidity and air pressure. Today, satellite data and computer technology help scientists predict the weather more ___7___ (precise).CLast year, China started testing 5G mobile networks in several cities. The Hongkou District of Shanghai was the first to operate a 5G network. To test the network, Wu Qing, vice mayor of Shanghai, made a phone call ___8___ (use) a Huawei MateX, Huawei’s first 5G smartphone. According to The Telegraph, “5G is the innovation that ___9___ (shape) all our lives for years to come.” It is ___10___ (fast) and more stable than 4G, the previous generation of cellular ( 蜂窝状的) network technology.第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was late, about 10:15 p.m., when Janice Esposito arrived at the Bellport train station; she jumped into her Honda Odyssey and began the 20-minute drive home to her husband and seven-year-old son. She’d just returned from visiting her mother and had traveled the route many times before. She practically ___11___ on autopilot: a left onto Station Road, then a left on Montauk Highway, and then—wham! Out of nowhere a car T-boned Esposito’s minivan, ___12___ her to move backward some 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. She ___13___ in the minivan, bruised (撞伤) but mostly just knocked out by the ____14____ and the airbags.As it happened, Pete DiPinto was getting ready for ___15___. He’d just closed his book and was getting under the covers when he heard the sound of metal on metal and breaking glass coming from not far outside his bedroom window. A volunteer___16___and retired teacher, DiPinto, 64, never ___17___to think. He grabbed a flashlight and, still dressed in his pajamas (睡衣), ran out the door. “Any firefighter would have done what I did,” he told Newsday. “We’re always on___18___.”The first car he came upon, 2,000 feet from his front yard, was the one that had ___19___Esposito. Once DiPinto concluded the driver was OK, he looked around and _____20_____Esposito’s minivan positioned on the railroad tracks. And then he heard a terrible sound: the bells signaling an oncoming _____21_____.“The gates were starting to come down,” he told Newsday. “I see the headlight of the train.” DiPinto ran quickly to Esposito’s minivan and knocked on the driver’s side window. She _____22_____ looked at him, her eyes unfocused. “I don’t know where I am,” she said. She seemed unhurt. “Honey, you’re on the railroad _____23_____,” DiPinto shouted. “We have to get you off right now!” He pulled hard on the _____24_____, but the door was crashed in and _____25_____. The heavy diesel train, traveling at 65 miles per hour, was moving fast toward them. DiPinto ran to the passenger side and threwopen the _____26_____. “Please, don’t let her be _____27_____,” he thought. He pushed aside the deflating (瘪了的) airbags, grabbed Esposito’s arms, and_____28_____her toward him across the passenger seat until he could help her out and quickly get her to ______29______ behind a signal box a few feet away. Within six seconds, he estimated, the train crashed into the minivan. “It was like a Hollywood movie,” DiPinto told reporters the next day.But this one had a twist. “Last night,” South Country Ambulance chief Greg Miglino told CBS New York, “the_____30_____ arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck.”11. A. drove B. walked C. rode D. hiked12. A. allowing B. forcing C. ordering D. reminding13. A. sat B. stood C. hid D. waited14. A. action B. noise C. impact D. bomb15. A. class B. work C. dinner D. bed16. A. doctor B. driver C. firefighter D. engineer17. A. stopped B. troubled C. intended D. wanted18. A. duty B. time C. target D. schedule19. A. warned B. caught C. hit D. followed20. A. observed B. spotted C. realized D. predicted21. A. train B. truck C. car D. ambulance22. A. yet B. just C. still D. even23. A. yards B. stations C. bridges D. tracks24. A. belt B. key C. bell D. handle25. A. unlocked B. jammed C. open D. gone26. A. bag B. door C. book D. box27. A. scared B. ignored C. trapped D. defeated28. A. carried B. rushed C. guided D. pulled29. A. return B. work C. safety D. life30. A. police B. actor C. reporter D. hero第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分）第一节（共15 小题；每小题 2 分，共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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。