安徽省安庆市桐城市2020届高考英语模拟试卷



英语模拟试卷
一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）
A
In this age of Internet chat， videogames and reality television， there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied． Yet， despite the competition， my -year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories． She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest， a competition she won last year．
As a writer I know about winning contests， and about losing them． I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher． I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories． What if she doesn't win the contest again ？ That's the strange thing about being a parent．
So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface．
A revelation（启示）came last week when I asked her， " Don't you want to win again ？" No， " she replied， " I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade．"
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously（自发地） told them． Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall， I offered suggestions for characters， conflicts and endings for her tales． The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly "guided" by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson． I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it．
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks． Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade， I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting（借用）my daughter's experience．
While stepping back was difficult for me， it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps， putting myself far enough a way to give her room but close enough to help if asked． All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment， grow and find their own voices．
1. What do we learn from the first paragraph？ ______
A. A lot of distractions compete for children's time nowadays．
B. Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities．
C. Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time．
D. Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing．
2. What did the author say about her own writing experience？ ______
A. She was constantly under pressure of writing more．
B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers．
C. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer．
D. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations．
3. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year's writing contest？ ______
A. She had won a prize in the previous contest．
B. She wanted to share her stories with readers．
C. She was sure of winning with her mother's help．
D. She believed she possessed real talent for writing．
B
Several months ago I decided it would be wise to investigate the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy， if for no other reason than because I understood it might be a good investment． I got the name of an insurance agent from a friend and called the agent to get some information．
From the kinds of questions I put to him， the agent would tell that I knew nothing about insurance so he kindly offered to explore the matter with me in more detail． -to help me determine the kind of policy I ought to be considering．
That evening he appeared at my door promptly at 7：30； without wasting time on amenities he spread his papers out on the kitchen table and launched into a lengthy explanation． I listened attentively as he talked about the difference between various types of policies， and he explained the kind of coverage he felt I ought to have because of my age bracket and financial objectives． Toward the end of the evening （after three or four hours of talking）， he kindly helped me fill out an application for a 50，000 dollar policy， and then he asked if I could go to a Dr． Luther's office on Friday for a physical examination．
I don't know why， but it was not until the mention of the doctor's appointment that I realized fully what was happening． I was about to sign a lifetime contract yet I had not really made a decision about whether I wanted to buy the policy or not． As a matter of fact， the question of the need for a decision from me one way or the other had not even come up． Suddenly I felt sure that I definitely did not want to buy the policy． However， since he had spent so much time with me， I didn't want to make him feel that he had wasted his time． So I invented an excuse about things I had to do on Friday， and I assured him I would call him in a few days． Actually， I had no intention of going to see Dr． Luther or of calling the agent again． I wanted to forget the whole thing．
It's been over three months now since our meeting， and my friendly insurance agent still calls at my office faithfully two or three times a week． My secretary knows that I don't want to talk to him， so when he calls she tells him that I'm in a meeting or that I'm out of the office or that I'm away on a business trip． I realize now that it was a mistake not to tell him outright that I'm not interested， and please not to bother me any more， all I can do is to avoid his calls and hope I don't run into him someplace．
4. The writer phoned the insurance agent because ______ ．
A. He wanted to fill out an application for a life insurance policy．
B. He had decided to buy a life insurance policy．
C. He wanted to explore the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy．
D. He took great interest in the insurance company．
5. According to the passage， the agent was ______ ．
A. an experienced salesman B. kind but inexperienced
C. ineffective D. easy to deal with
6. The writer didn't tell the agent the truth because ______ ．
A. he was afraid of him．
B. he felt embarrassed to do so．
C. he thought it none of the agent's business．
D. he didn't wish to lose the agents friendship．
7. The writer realizes that ______ ．
A. he should have told the truth to the agent earlier．
B. he should buy the policy．
C. the agent is a real friend．
D. insurance is but swindle（骗局）

C
The letter arrives from a school that your son told you is his dream school． You dare not open it， instead， you hand it to him when he arrives home from school． You watch as his eyes light up and you know this is the beginning of something． You are just not sure what． Your son insists that the coach must really want him since he took the time to write him a letter． Is this in fact true？ Did he write other kids and if so how many？ How would you know？
The simple fact of the matter is that you can read very little into that first letter． Coaches cast a wide net in the first few stages of the recruiting（录取）cycle． That letter may in fact， be the first and last time your son ever hears from that particular coach． Think about it： if he has not seen your sons transcripts or his standardized test scores， if you have not visited the school， if he has no knowledge of your financial needs， can it be anything significant？
So how do you treat these letters or emails？ Is there some format you can apply？ Say tor instance， three letters mean real interest…or three letters and a call means a greater degree of interest？
My experience in deal with cases of various applications is that answers will not come automatically． Call the coach and find out how real the interest in fact is． "Is my son a top recruit in your mind？" "How many players at his position will you be recruiting this year？ " By asking these simple and direct questions， you as a parent， will have established a dialogue and hopefully figured out how much interest， if any really exists．However， here comes the challenge． Applicants and parents are vague with coaches about their intention and level of interest all the time． In fact， the coach's situation is no less confusing than yours． He is fighting a similar battle on multiple choices． There is little clarity on either end．
Enjoy that first letter． Let's hope it is one of many and let's hope you apply a bit of realism with a bit of wishful thinking about how happy your son should be when this is all over．
8. How did the parent feel about the letter that his son got from his dreamed school？ ______
A. expectant B. hesitant C. doubtful D. hopeful
9. According to the passage， by calling the coach， parents car ______ ．
A. determine the level of interest from coach
B. build up a communication with the coach
C. identify the real intention of the coach
D. understand more about the situation of the coach
10. The author of the passage is most likely to be ______ ．
A. a consultant to help students with their application
B. a parent with similar experiences
C. a school authority that supervises the application
D. a coach in charge of the application
11. The purpose of the passage is to ______ ．
A. remind parents of the importance of the first letter from coaches
B. tell parents how to react to the first letter from coaches
C. advise parents to ignore the first letter from coaches
D. warn parents to be realistic towards the first letter from coaches
D
Since we are social beings， the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships．
One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances． Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties．
Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily difficulties． People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties． Studies over a range of illnesses， from depression to heart disease， show that the presence of social support helps people protect themselves from illness， and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely．
Social support cushions stress in a number of ways． First， friends， relatives， and co-workers may let us know that they value us． Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties．
Second， other people often provide us with informational support． They help us to explain and understand our problems and find solutions to them． Third， we typically find social companionship supportive． Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting（转移……注意力）us from our worries and troubles． Finally， other people may give us instrumental support-financial aid， material resources， and needed services-that reduces stress by helping us solve and deal with our problems．
12. Research shows that people's physical and mental health has much to do with ______ ．
A. the social medical system
B. the amount of support they get from others
C. their strength for dealing with interpersonal ties
D. their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles
13. The underlined word "cushions" probably means" ______ "．
A. adds up to B. lessens the effect of
C. does away with D. lays the foundation for
14. Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of ______ ．
A. important support
B. informational support
C. social activity
D. the strengthening of self-respect
15. Social companionship is beneficial in that ______ ．
A. it helps strengthen our ties with relatives
B. it enables us to get rid of our faults and mistakes
C. it makes our leisure-time activities more enjoyable
D. it draws our attention away from our worries and troubles

二、单选题（本大题共30小题，共90.0分）
16. It was a long time before the cut on my hand______ completely．（）
A. healed B. cured C. improved D. recovered
17. As soon as the children were _____， their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom．（）
A. woke B. waken C. wake D. awake

18. The government's strong action demonstrated its _____to crush the rebellion．（）
A. energy B. resistance C. courage D. determination
19. Probability is the mathematical study of the_____ of an event's occurrence．（）
A. desire B. likelihood C. result D. effect
20. There were no tickets________for Friday's performance．（）
A. preferable B. considerable C. possible D. available
21. In a  typhoon，winds ________ a  speed greater than 120kilometers per hour．（）
A. assume B. accomplish C. attain D. assemble

22. The thief_____ the papers all over the room while he was searching．（）
A. abandoned B. vanished C. scattered D. deserted
23. Roses are quite _____ flowers in English gardens．（）
A. ordinary B. common C. usual D. general
24. The_____ of the trees in the water was very clear．（）
A. mirror B. sight C. reflection D. shadow


25. Her display of bad temper completely _______the party．（）
A. harmed B. damaged C. spoilt D. hurt


26. The dictionary is being printed and it will soon______．（）
A. turn out B. come out C. start out D. go out
27. Please tell me how the accident_____． I am still in the dark．（）
A. came by B. came out C. came to D. came about
28. -Four dollars a pair？ I think it's a bit too much．
-If you buy three pairs， the price for each will______ to three fifty．（）
A. come down B. take down C. turn over D. go over
29. -I'm dead tired．I can't walk any farther，Jenny．
-__________，Tommy．You can do it．（）
A. No problem B. No hurry C. Come on D. That's OK
30. I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson ______．（）
A. cut in B. cut down C. cut out D. cut up


31. He was in hospital for six months． He felt as if he was _____ from the outside world．（）
A. cut out B. cut off C. cut up D. cut down

32. We went to Canada to travel and my cousin _______as our guide．（）
A. played B. showed C. acted D. performed
33. You will find as you read this book that you just can't keep some of these stories to____． You will want to share them with a friend．（）
A. itself B. yourself C. himself D. themselves
34. Would you slow down a bit，please？I can't________you．（）
A. keep up with B. put up with C. make up to D. hold on to


35. The computer system_______ suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet．（）
A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in

36. I was still sleeping when the fire______， and then it spread quickly．（）
A. broke out B. put out C. came out D. got out
37. It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly ______ my friend．（）
A. turn out B. bring out C. call out D. pick out


38. She ______ Japanese when she was in Japan．Now she can speak it freely．（）
A. picked out B. made out C. made up D. picked up
39. His idea of having weekly family meals together，which seemed difficult at first，has ______ many    good changes in their lives．（）
A. got through B. resulted from C. turned into D. brought about


40. —Smoking is bad for your health．
—Yes，I know．But I simply can't ________．（）
A. give it up B. give it in C. give it out D. give it away
41. What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has been _____？（）
A. given out B. put out C. held up D. used up
42. In some western countries， demand for graduates from MBA courses has______．（）
A. turned down B. turned over C. fallen down D. fallen over

43. -I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight？
-________．I'm not using it anyhow．（）
A. Sure，go ahead B. I don't know
C. Yes，indeed D. I don't care
44. -Could I use your computer for a few moments，please？
- ．I'm not using it myself．（）
A. Come on B. It depends C. Go ahead D. That's great
45. - Didn't you have a good time at the party？
- Of course I did． As a matter of fact， I had such fun that time seemed to________ so quickly．（）
A. go by B. go away C. go out D. go over

三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）
Tianwu has climbed Huashan more than 3， 000 times in the past decade． He is a(46)，transporting goods up the slopes on his back， for a living． But he is most(47)for his disability： He has only one arm．
He(48)his left arm in an accident in 1992 at the coal mine． With two young children and parents to(49)， he was working overtime that day when a pulley brake(50)after that he opened a store， but it went bankrupt from too many(51)sales(52)his hard work， he was left with nothing but debts． Then he heard about bearers for Huashan Mountain from a friend and thought it would be an(53)job．
His first job was to(54)30 kilograms of goods to High Ladder． He had a companion who(55)mid-way， but he finished his job with(56)pain in his knees． But as he(57)experience through the years， he has developed his own(58)for climbing the mountain．
Now he carries 60 kilograms of goods up the mountain every day-1 kilogram more than his own body weight．(59)， he makes three to four trips each day to and fro．" I(60)each step very carefully and have never had any accident in the past 10 years，" He said．
Being a bearer is a tiresome and dull job in many people's minds， but he enjoys himself． He appreciates and remembers the calligraphy(61)in the rocks and copies them． His favorite one is， " Though heavy snow falls down on verdant pines， the pines still stand(62)．" He once said，" I'd like to stay here because the mountain pays my hard work(63)"
"I don't lament for my(64)days and will not fear the future，" He said． The painstaking job has given him a strong(65)．
46.  A. carrier B. guide C. bearer D. servant
47.  A. noted B. famous C. well-known D. pitied
48.  A. destroyed B. damaged C. disabled D. lost
49.  A. stand for B. live for C. look for D. care for
50.  A. failed B. fell C. disappear D. broke
51.  A. casual B. credit C. chain D. constant
52.  A. Besides B. Regardless C. Except D. Despite
53.  A. ideal B. satisfying C. loose D. outstanding
54.  A. take B. carry C. fetch D. load
55.  A. stopped B. paused C. quitted D. rested
56.  A. hard B. intense C. severe D. serious
57.  A. received B. gained C. established D. desired
58.  A. way B. technique C. procedure D. assistance
59.  A. Nevertheless B. Therefore C. Moreover D. thus
60.  A. care B. mind C. follow D. watch
61.  A. painted B. printed C. written• D. carved
62.  A. straight B. still C. high D. verdant
63.  A. back B. off C. away D. up
64.  A. old B. last C. past D. hard
65.  A. body B. health C. heart D. mind











英语模拟试卷答案
一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）
【答案】
【小题1】A
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】A
【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
【小题1】B
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】D

二、单选题（本大题共30小题，共90.0分）
ADDBD CCBCC BDACA BCBAA ADDDA DCACA
三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）
【答案】
【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】D
【小题5】A
【小题6】B
【小题7】D
【小题8】A
【小题9】B
【小题10】C
【小题11】C
【小题12】B
【小题13】B
【小题14】C
【小题15】D
【小题16】D
【小题17】A
【小题18】A
【小题19】C
【小题20】C