最新名校2020高考英语模拟试题

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4.20高三英语周测题
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分) 第一节 (共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分) 1.Which part of the man’s body hurts? A. His back. B. His neck. C. His arm. 2.What was the weather like on Saturday? A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Windy. 3.What does the man want to do next? A. Stop for some coffee. B. Keep on working. C. Leave for home. 4.Why does the girl talk with the man? A. To send an invitation. B. To seek for help. C. To ask for permission. 5.What are the speakers talking about? A. An applicant. B. An experience. C. A job. 第二节 (共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分) 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 6. Where will the man go first? A. To his office. B. To a library. C. To a shop. 7. What will the man buy? A. A book. B. A jacket. C. A CD. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 8. Why does the man dislike the telephone sales job? A. It’s unsuitable for him. B. It needs long working hours. C. Its pay is quite low. 9. What does the man think of working as a director assistant? A. Boring. B. Tiring. C. Appealing. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 10. Why does the man make the phone call? A. To ask for a day off. B. To make an appointment. C. To inform the woman of a lecture. 11. What is wrong with the man? A. He feels light-headed. B. He has a fever. C. He has no appetite. 12. When will the man go to see the doctor? A. At 3: 00 this afternoon. B. At 2: 00 tomorrow afternoon. C. At 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 13. What is the woman going to do? A. Meet some customers. B. Attend a make-up party. C. Meet her college friends. 14. What does the man suggest the woman doing? A. Buying a blue dress. B. Changing purple shoes. C. Wearing a white necklace. 15. Where will the man go first? A. To his company. B. To his daughter’s school. C. To his parents’ home. 16. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Manager and secretary. B. Father and daughter. C. Husband and wife. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. When did Alisha realize she wanted to be a singer?
A. When her classmate won a talent show. B. When her brother praised her voice.
C. When she first went on live TV.
18. How did Alisha feel when she heard the competition result?
A. Annoyed. B. Disappointed. C. Relieved.
19. What did the newspapers say after the talent show?
A. They praised Alisha for her singing. B. They commented on Alisha’s appearance.
C. They scolded Alisha’s performance style.
20. What advice does Alisha give on friendship?
A. Treasure your old friends. B. Learn from those famous friends.
C. Make friends with people around you.

第二节 阅读理解（40分；共20题；每题2分）
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From the most talked about politicians to the most popular TV shows, the social media
platform—Twitter has unveiled what its users have been most fixated (最关注的) with over the past year.
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Most tweeted-about TV shows 2019
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” claimed the title of the most tweeted-about TV show of the year, despite
many criticizing the series for an anti-climatic finale.
It was followed by streaming giant Netflix‟s “Stranger Things” and long-standing animated sitcom “The
Simpsons”.
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Most tweeted-about films 2019
2019 American superhero film “Avengers: Endgame” became the highest-grossing film of all time when
it was released earlier this year, grossing nearly $2.8 billion worldwide and its success was reflected on
Twitter, making it the platform’s most-talked about movie of the year. It was followed by “Toy Story 4” and
American psychological thriller “Joker”.
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Most tweeted-about hashtags 2019
The top news-related hashtags worldwide included NotreDame after France‟s landmark cathedral
caught fire, causing irreversible damage to the building which dates back to 856 and is considered to be one
of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture.
Other popular news hashtags included Brexit, Christ Church and Climate Strike, in line with the biggest
stories that have been dominating the global news agenda.
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Most tweeted-about politicians 2019
US politicians topped the list for the most tweeted-about politicians worldwide, with President Donald
Trump weighing in first. Former US President Obama was next on the list, followed by Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.

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Also in the top 10 is US Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, popularly known as AOC, who made
waves on the US political stage this year and is a strong supporter of the Green New Deal. Brazilian
President Jair Bolsonaro and French President Emmanuel Macron were also in the top 10.
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Most tweeted-about emoji 2019
The social media platform kept track emoji usage as well, finding that the laughing face with tears of joy
was the most used, followed by the crying face and heart eyes emoji.
21．Which of the following can be WRONG from Most tweeted-about TV shows 2019 and Most
tweeted-about films 2019?
A．No film has earned more money than “Avengers: Endgame” so far.
B．When you see “Joker”, there is possibility that you will feel thrilled.
C．“Toy Story 4” is second only to “Avengers: Endgame” in popularity.
D．“Game of Thrones” enjoys a great success without any criticism.
22．It can be inferred that “hashtags” mainly refers to .
A．topics that people show little interest in
B．particular subjects that arouse people’s attention worldwide
C．events that have controversial endings
D．subjects that are prohibited from being talked about
23．According to Twitter, we can know that from the last two parts.
A．there is no Asian politician on the list of Most tweeted-about politicians 2019
B．crying face is used more frequently than the laughing face with tears
C．US politicians are relatively more influential than politicians from other countries in 2019
D．US Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is strongly against the Green New Deal
B Few people enjoying getting shots at the doctor's office. But many of these shots are important vaccines (疫苗)that help prevent us from getting certain diseases or types of infection. Vaccines got their start in Europe in the 1720s, when a British woman named Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was visiting Turkey. She saw Turkish doctors purposefully inoculating(接种), or inflecting, people with small amounts of smallpox. Smallpox is a painful, deadly disease that had no cure at the time. But Lady Montagu was amazed that the patients not only recovered, but then proved to be immune(免疫的)to the disease！ Lady Montagu quickly returned to England, excited to share this new procedure. But inoculation took many years to catch on. One problem was that no one had a precise way of inoculating people safely. Occasionally, patients would become fully inflected and begin spreading the disease. However, inoculation eventually saved enough people for it to become the common practice for preventing smallpox Some years later, a scientist named Edward Jenner discovered that people who had been inflected with a disease called cowpox became resistant to smallpox. Cowpox was less much harmful than smallpox. Jenner convinced doctors to inoculate people with cowpox, which led to a very safe vaccine and far fewer outbreaks of smallpox. Finally, a French scientist named Louis Pasteur realized that Jenner’s idea could be used to treat other diseases. Since then, vaccines have been made for many other diseases, such as polo, tetanus, and rabies Today, scientists and doctors continue to create new vaccines that could potentially save millions of lives worldwide. 24. Vaccines were first used by__________. A. Edward Jenner B. Lady Montagu C. Turkish doctors D. Louis Pasteur 25. What happened after Edward discovered a connection between cowpox and smallpox? A Inoculation became common in England B. Lady Montagu brought the idea to England C Cowpox became much less harmful than smallpox D. Louis Pasteur used Jenner's idea to make vaccines for other diseases 26. What's the author’s Purpose in writing the text? A. To tell the history of vaccines B. To explain how vaccines work C. To introduce three great scientists D To present newest studies on vaccines 27. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear? A. Education B. Technology C Medical D. Entertainment C As new technology is introduced, there are many who worry about its influence on our current and future lifestyles — particularly when it comes to jobs. It is a current belief that with the rise of automation and artificial intelligence (AI), many people’s jobs, and therefore their livelihoods, are likely to be lost. Automation in the workplace is nothing new. Machines have been performing dull tasks on our behalf for years, allowing us to escape many repetitive jobs. In fact, the International Federation of Robotics states that in manufacturing on average there are now 74 robots per 10,000 employees. That has risen from 66 in 2015.
A recent report from the McKinsey Global Institute states that nearly two thirds of all jobs could have at
least 30% of their activities automated by 2030. However, McKinsey also believes that this new technology
will also ‘create new occupations that do not exist today, much as technologies in the past have done.’ As the
horse gave way to the car, hostlers (马夫) became mechanics and mechanised manufacturing drove up wages
and created more long-term roles than it destroyed.
‘It’s an evolution of work,’ says Ian Barkin, a robotic process automation specialist. As low-skilled jobs
are taken on by AI, people will need to learn new skills. ‘This calls on us to focus on improving ourselves.
Technology can lead to job reductions but it doesn’t have to,’ says Barkin.
Whether or not robots and AI will leave us all jobless remains to be seen. Current views on the subject
are mixed. Increased automation could indeed lead to a loss of some jobs, but at the same time is likely to
create many more as new skills are required. Will they balance out? I’ll get my AI assistant to get back to you
on that one.
28. How do many people feel about the influence of AI?
A. Quite confused. B. Quite surprised. C. A sense of fear. D. A sense of pride.
29. What might be McKinsey’s attitude to the rise of automation?
A. Doubtful. B. Negative. C. Optimistic. D. Ambiguous.