2020年高考英语模拟卷含答案解析(8)
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1、2020年高考英语模拟卷(8)第一部分阅读理解(共两节, 满分40分)第一节(共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。AThe US has countless secret swimming holes throughout most states, many of which youve likely never heard of unless youre from the area.Havasu FallsThis attractive waterfall in the Grand Canyon is undoubte
2、dly a destination spot requiring a 10mile walk to the falls. You can take a guided tour to the falls, or make it on your own. The Havasu Falls is on the Havasupai Indian Reservation, which means youll need to get a permit to visitthis has become increasingly difficult as more people discover this hi
3、dden place.Hamilton PoolHamilton Pool was created when an underground rivers roof fell down suddenly, exposing what is now the swimming hole and creating a 50foot waterfall that flows over the above limestone(石灰岩). Youll have to reserve beforehand to gain entry to the Hamilton Pool Preserve.Chutes a
4、nd LaddersTo get to this secret swimming hole, youll have to grasp a rope and slide down the face of a cliff for 40 feet, and then climb down about 8 feet of lava rock to the pool. Once there, however, youll be glad you have made the journey. The swimming hole is on the edge of the ocean, a natural
5、pool, you could say, with a depth that invites you to jump in without crowds of people around to watch.Homestead CraterThe Homestead Crater is hidden under a rock dome(穹顶) with an opening at the top that allows for sunlight and air. It was once only accessible by that top opening, but there is now e
6、asy access through a side path for visitors. Go for a swim in the beautiful mineral spring water.1Which of the following do you need an official written statement to visit?AHavasu Falls.BHamilton Pool.CChutes and Ladders. DHomestead Crater.2What do you need to get to Chutes and Ladders?AA tour guide
7、.BAn invitation.CMore outdoor skills.DA reservation in advance.3Which of the following can best describe the four places?AThey are hidden in remote areas.BThey are shaped by limestone.CThey are created by local people.DThey are accessible through a hole.BKeeping fit often means sharing a busy pathwa
8、y with cyclists, runners and walkers, but imagine facing the task of doing it all without being able to see or hear. It is a challenge many disabled athletes face, unless someone agrees to be their eyes and ears.Newly formed group Achilles Brisbane pairs visionand hearingimpaired(视觉和听觉受损的) athletes
9、with people who would like to guide them.Jane Britt, president of Achilles Brisbane, who is visionand hearingimpaired, said,“When we go out, its much less frightening to have someone beside us that has full hearing to listen for us and tell us whats there.”Ms.Cullen and Ms.Britt meet up most Saturda
10、y mornings to take part in the free fivekilometer park run. Their partnership is built on trust, but Ms.Britt said that it took time to develop.Ms.Britt said it took an unexpected storm for her to trust Ms.Cullen completely.“There was violent rain, my glasses were broken and we were walking together
11、. I suddenly had to tell her I couldnt see anything, and I was going to have to completely trust her. From that time I knew it was going to work because she was so good about dealing with the special situation we both found ourselves in,”she said.Isabella Allen and her seeing eye dog Tatum are two n
12、ew additions to the Achilles Brisbane. Ms.Allen kept active by rowing, running and cycling but found it difficult to keep going as her vision became worse.After nearly giving up completely, she worked up the courage to ask Achilles Brisbane to find someone to share a boat with her.Ms.Allen said the
13、fear of not finding anyone to row with almost stopped her from reaching out to Achilles Brisbane.“But, they found people and matched me to them,”she said.“Its the best thing Ive ever done.”4What does Paragraph 1 try to show?AThe danger of walking on a busy road.BThe difficulty the disabled athletes
14、face.CThe exercise people do to keep fit.DThe necessity of building roads for the blind.5How does Jane Britt feel about going out alone?ARelaxed.BExcited.CWorried. DBored.6What happened in the heavy rain according to Ms.Britt?AShe developed a strong sense of teamwork.BShe led Ms. Cullen forward on t
15、he road.CShe began to rely on Ms.Cullen as her guide.DShe fell down on the ground.7What was the best thing Ms. Allen has done?AAsking Achilles Brisbane for help.BWorking in Achilles Brisbane.CExercising nonstop.DMeeting Tatum.CPlants cannot run or hide, so they need other strategies to avoid being e
16、aten. Some curl up their leaves; others produce chemicals to make themselves taste bad if they sense animals drooling on them, chewing them up or laying eggs on themall signals of an attack.New research now shows some flora can feel a planteating animal well before it launches an attack, letti
17、ng a plant prepare a preemptive(先发制人的) defense that even works against other pest species.When ecologist John Orrock of the University of WisconsinMadison sprayed snail slimea liquid the animals release as they slide alongonto soil, nearby tomato plants appeared to notice. They increased their
18、 levels of an enzyme(酶), which is known to prevent planteating animals.“None of the plants were ever actually attacked,” Orrock says. “We just gave them cues that suggested an attack was coming, and that was enough to cause big changes in their chemistry.”Initially Orrock found this defense wo
19、rked against snails; in the latest study, his team measured the slimy warnings impact on another potential threat. The investigators found that hungry caterpillars(毛虫), which usually eat tomato leaves greedily, had no appetite for them after the plants were exposed to snail slime and act
20、ivated their chemical resistance.“This nonspecific defense may be a strategy that benefits the plants by further improving their overall possibilities of survival,” says Orrock, who reported the results with his colleagues in March in Oecologia.The finding that a snails approach can cause a plant &n
21、bsp;response that affects a different animal made Richard Karban curious, a plant communications expert, who was not involved in the study.“It is significant that the plants are responding before being damaged and that these cues are having such farranging effects,” Karban says. The research w
22、as comprehensive, he adds, but he wonders how the tomato plants felt chemicals in snail slime that never actually touched them.“Thats the milliondollar question,” Orrock says. He hopes future research will make out the mechanisms that enable plants to sense these relatively distant cues.8John Orrock
23、 sprayed a liquid onto soil near tomato plants to _Amake them grow betterBgive them a warningCkeep planteating animals awayDinform planteating animals of danger9Why is the example of “caterpillars” mentioned in Paragraph 3?ATo introduce another animal.BTo confirm the result of the study.CTo appeal t
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