2020高考英語沖刺練習(xí)題

1、第一節(jié) 單項(xiàng)選擇21. If you want to buy a pet dog you may ask Mr. Green for some advice, for he has _ eye for dogs.A. aB. an C. theD. his22. Of all my friends I like Li Ping best;, he is myfavorite friend.A. or ratherB. in factC. in other words D. Inanother words23. While admitting that this forecast wasunce

2、rtain,we could have none of it.A. anyhow B. somewhat C. somewhere D. anyway24. The statistics clearly that the poverty in ruralareas is more widespread than before.A. directB. indicate C. mean D. sign25. If you hard all these days, your lessons wouldnt be going on so smoothly now.A. were not studyin

3、g B. couldn t study C. didn t study D. hadn t been studying26. It was hard to describe the nightmare she had .A. lived withB. lived throughC. lived out D.lived on27. I may be late. I have got one or two things to .A. look forward toB. attend toC. contribute toD. lead to28. As running a car is a grea

4、t , many people prefer toride to their offices, benefits both their bodiesand the environment.B. pay; whichC. burden; itA. expense; which amount; that29. -My apartment is only 10 minutes' walk from the office. Why not drop by some time? -.by sA. Because I didn't know you live so closely didn

5、't want to botherB.C. I'd love to. Can I I'll be there soon.youtake my roommate along? D.D.Because IThat's OK.30. -I can't spend too much money. Which restaurant is less expensive?-You spend up to 20 pounds at the Whole Duck. GoldenCity is much cheaper.A. couldB. must C.needshoul

6、dD.31. he was ill, I was expected to take his place greatlysurprised me for I didn t have much work experience.A. IfB. If thatC. ThatD.Thatif32. Only under special circumstances tests. to take make-upA. are freshmen permitted B. permitted are freshmen C. freshmen are permitted D. are permitted fresh

7、men33. -Are you still busy? -Yes, I my work, and itwon t take long.A. just finishB. am just finishing C. have just finishedD. am just going to finish34. There are instructions on the bottle to prevent the medicine from.A. abusing being accused 35. The programme to young people.devotesB. being abused

8、C. accusing D.Super Girl ” On Hunan TV especiallyB. prefersC. appeals D.第二節(jié)完形填空I had an interesting experience playing ping-pong last year. I was playing againsfa 36opponent . The score was 20 to 17 in her 37 二 I won the next three points which made the score 20 to 20. I 38-my paddle on the table an

9、d thanked my opponent and began to walk away. She called me 39 and said we had to continue untll“one of us 40 .“Look , I said-if we 41 , one of two events will takeplace. Either you or I will win. If you win, I will begin to 42 , my skill. If I win , you will be unhappy. Isn' t it better toknow

10、that we both played 43 , that we enjoyed the competition and that we played to an even score ?This was a 44 endinglent and for the persons watching this contest. It me to leave with a tie game, an impasse （ winner, no 46 !So, my friends, here is the problem 47 me. Our present technology makes it pos

11、sible fr nations to _ 48 other with time for retaliatory （寸艮復(fù)）strikes. In such a nuclear time there 49 be no winnersI was playing againsfaLook ,for m） madeI sai僵局）：nothe only choice to would be a 51（報(bào)復(fù)）strikes.losers. Under these conditions,nationsobal destruction is global impasse. This ie game whe

12、re no nation wins and no nation loses. An impasse reached through compromise . This is because compromise becomes the only means of 52 . We cannot destroy this beautiful planet by holding on to 53 understanding of victory. The 54 victory is in achieving a desirable impasse. No one wins, 55 no one lo

13、ses either.36. A. tiring B . poor C . fine D. brave37 . A . favor B . sideC. leadD. place38. A. threw B. placed C. stuckD. dropped39. A. up B. overD. backB . won C . gave up D . tired out41. A. perform B. stop C. continue D. leave40. A. lost46. A. loser B. fighter D. player47. A. encouraging frighte

14、ningC. shockingD. troubling48. A. destroy BC. seize D . rule49. A. mayB . should D. must50. A. escape B. flee D. avoidC. successB.attackC.42. A. doubt B. hate C. D. desert43. A. hard B .practise fair51. A. differentC. huge D . familiar52 . A. surviving Iaccept smallC. poorly D .44AB. surprising C .D

15、. reasonablewellclosesatisfyinglivingC. theC. staying D . pleasing 53. A. an old B. an unusual same D. a complete54 . A . great B .C. same D. equal 55. A. while B but C D. sinceAonlyas45. A. progress C. sense D . time 第三部分：閱讀理解It doesn t make any difference how long your speech is. Unless you tune i

16、n the first 60 seconds, the chances are they will tune you out.“Take the fellow who opens:Onmyway over to the club tonight,I ran into a bum （ 流跟漢）who asked me for $ 49.50 for a cup of coffee. I told him he d do much better if he asked for a quarter. He said,Do you think I ' mgoing into the Ritz

17、in these clothes?We know his purpose: to win his audience over with humor. Hisroombit of humor, however, has no connection with his speech. He has his audience, laughing at the wrong time. Once you have an audience laughing it ' s hard to get them to switch to an entirely different train of thou

18、ght. There is nothing wrong with humor in a speechas long as it has something to do with the purpose of his To open a speech with humor just to be entertaining invites an almost sure “turnoff “ for the remainder of the talk.56. What, in a speech, determines its failure or success?A. The purpose of t

19、he speech. B. A sense of humor. opening remarks. D. A forceful ending.57. If a speaker decides to be humorous, his humor should _.A. be connected with his subject B.make his audiencebe fresh and different D. be reserved for the endspeech.C. The laugh C.58. The underlined words mean .A. to make your

20、audience go away at once B.likely to causeyour audience to lose interest ghtsto other thingsD. likely to have tn you?ing best expresses the main idea of thepa8SThe opening part of your speech should not be long. B. Humor is important in the success of your speech.C. Your humor should be relevant （C.

21、 to switch their thouyour audience laugh wi 59. Which of the followingoutstanding speech is full of jokes.B相關(guān)的）and timely. D. AnShyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self- conscious; that is,they are over concerned with their own appearance and

22、actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds; what kind of impression ami making? Do they like me?Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?It is obvious that such ? comfortable feelings must affect people unfavorably. A person ' s self concept is reflected in t

23、he way he or she behaves and the way a person themselves has a deep effect on all areas oftheir lives. Shy people, who have low self - esteem （ 自尊），are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need faith that they are doing right thing . Shy people arevery sensitive to criticism. I

24、t makes them feel inferior （ 自單 j. They also find it difficult to be pleased by praises because they believe they are unworthy of praise. A shy person may respond to a praise with a statement like this one:丫?！浚瑀e just saying that to make me feel good,I know it ' s not true. " It is clear th

25、at, while self awareness overdoing it harmful. Can shyness be least reduced? Fortunately, people 二=:_二 It is important forweaknesses as well as their strengths,.or example, not fair for them to label themselves inferior because they have to be realistic. Living on the impossible leads to absence of

26、inferiority. Each one of us has his or her ownaking unattractive clothes? Do they like me?Do I sound stupid?low selfesteem“theis a healcompletelycan overcome shyness with determination. people to accept their tnr AYamnla nnt fair tr 11 Jrexai 1 ie_i 11 Jiail 11 ,characteristics.eare interested in ou

27、r own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to liveup to our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.60. The first paragraph is mainly about . A1ii ieiiii，i_】i，iiisi，isi/ijeiii iecaiseitisiix/i iess * w w w v w v C. the effect of shyness on peopleD. the questions in

28、 theminds of shy people61. According to the writer, self awareness is ,、A. harmful to people B. a weak point of shy people C. the causeof unhappiness D . a good characteristics62. What is the shy people -一八A. They are pleased by trueits reaction to praise?B. They feel it is notC.They worthy of itare

29、 very sensitive to itD. They feel they are63. We can learn from the passage that shyness can A. block our chances for a successful lifelive up to our full developmentC. enable us to understand ourselves better to do with lack of self esteem.B. help us toD. have nothingC EThe single, decisive factor（

30、 因素）that made it possible for mankind to settle in lasting communities（社區(qū)？ 聚居地 ）wasagriculture. After farming was developed in the Middle East in about 6500 BC, people living in family units did not have to be on the move continually searching for food or hunting their animals. Once people could con

31、trol the production of food and be assured of a reliable supply of it, their lives changed completely.Farming was a revolutionary discovery. It not only made settlements possible and later the building of cities but it also made available a reliable food supply. With more food available, more people

32、 could be fed. Population therefore increased. The growing number of people available for more kinds of work led to the development of new social formations. With more and more food, a community could support a variety of workers who were not farmers.Farming in the world over has always relied upon

33、a dependable water supply. For the earliest societies this meant rivers and streams or regular rainfall. The first great civilizations grew up along rivers. Later communities were able to develop by taking advantage of the rainy seasons.All otthe ancient civilizations probably developed in much cama

34、 wav in qhita nt a taa/ rh十十a(chǎn)ranrac Acnraa/esai iewa/_ii isijiiei，iaiewi_，iiierei ic .es_.vsviiiaL，esi，rew ,、不，、，、*、.,the production of more numerous goods became possible. Clothrew,coulages g production of more numerous goods became possibl ld be woven from wool. Houses made of wood, brick, and sto

35、necould be put up.The science of mathematics was an early outgrowth of agriculture. People studied the movements of the moon, the sun, and the planets to work out seasons. In so doing they created the first calendars（ 日歷）.With a calendar it was possible to find out the arrival of each growing season

36、. Measurement of land areas was necessary if field was to be divided accurately. Measurements of amounts, for example, of seeds or grains was also a factor in farming and housekeeping. Later came measures of value as money exchange became common.All of the major ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia,

37、 the Indus Valley, and China appeared in the 4th millennium BC. Historians still argue over which one came into being first. It may well have been the Middle East. This place reaches out from the Nile River in Egypt northward along the coast of former Palestine, then eastward into Asia to include Me

38、sopotamia. In this area people settled along the riverbanks and practiced agriculture. This kind of farming depended on the reproduction of seed, normally from grain crops.64. The finalresultof the development of agricultureXI xLDthat_.A. the population increased slowlyB. a constantof food was certa

39、inEgypt,fieldwassupplyC. a new social formation came into beingD. a variety ofjobs were open to people65. Which of the following is true according to the writer?A. Mathematics helped create the agricultural society.B. Societies in the past in different parts of the world grew in similar ways.C. Mode

40、rn cities developed out of originally wealthiervillages.D. Cloth-making marked an important period in agricultural development.66. The development of mathematics .A. enabled people to arrange their agricultural activities better B. got the society out of the agricultural ageC. helped create early ag

41、ricultural civilization around the worldD. made possible the exchange of agricultural goods67. It can be safely concluded that .A. the development of mathematics played a decisive role in the birth of modern citiesB. the earliest civilization first came into being in the Middle EastC. all ancient ci

42、vilizations around the world developed in exactly the same wayD. the development of agriculture in human history68. The text is mainly about A. the importance of agriculture between agriculture and mankindC. the origin of agriculture civilizationplayed a very important roleB.D.thetherelationshipanci

43、entBeing assertive is being able to communicate with other people clearly. If you felt that you had expressed what was important to you and allowed the other person to respond own way then, regardless of the final outcome, you assertively. It is important to remember that being assertive refers to a

44、 way of coping with confrontations (對(duì)抗 ) 。not mean getting your own way every time or winning some battlein theirbehavedIt doesof wits against another person. In practice assertive behaviour is usually most likely to produce a result which is generally acceptable to all concerned, without anyone fee

45、ling that they have been unfairly treated.Assertiveness i 犯行為 ). An aggressive confrontation is when one or both attempt to put forward their feelings and beliefs at the of others. In an assertive confrontation, however, each party stands up for their personal rights, but each shows respect and unde

46、rstanding for the other s viewpoint.The reason why assertiveness may not come naturally we often tend to believe that we must talk around a subject than be direct, or that we must offer excuses or justifications for our actions.is often wrongly confused with aggression ( 侵 partiesexpenseis thatrathe

47、rIn fact we all have a right to use assertive behaviour in a variety of situations. We are often schooled early in life to believe that sometimes our own need to express ourselves must take secondary place. For example, in dealing with those in privileged positions such as specialists, we often feel

48、 that speaking assertively is, in some way, "breaking the rules". Everybody has certain basic human rights, but often we feel guilty about exercising them.69. According to the passage, an assertive person .A. makes other people feel unfairly treatedB. puts forwardhis ideas at the expense o

49、f othersC. does not show respect to other people D.speaks out whathe wants to say forcefully70. Which of the following is NOT the reason that many people prefer not to be assertive?A. They would rather be aggressive than be assertive.B. It s often straightforward.C. Their needs to important persons.

50、D. They tend to actions.better to give people hintsexpress themselves take secondarygive excuses and justificationsthan place forto bebeforetheir71. In this passage, the author intends to encourage people to.A. fight for their personal rightsB. be aggressivewhen they talk to othersC. assert themselv

51、es regardless of whether others suffer or not D. be assertive at any timeERoad research experts, puzzled by “ motorway madness ” , are to makean attempt to discover why drivers continue to take deadly risks in mist and fog. Studies of motorway accidents have given us surprising fact that 98% of driv

52、ers ignore all warning of coming danger, particularly fog.After two years of computerized research into driving and crashes, Dr Peter Lewis, a lecturer at Birmingham University Department of Transportation, says:“ the positive fright of acrash appears to be the only thing that will make a driver mor

53、e r 1 1 7>JDcareful. ”His findings agree with those of experts in the Departmentof the Environment, who have persuaded R. John Gilbert, Minister of Transport, to give the right to the latest of a series ofprojects to stop the killer resulting from many crashed on motorways.Next month, a 5000-poun

54、d American automatic speed-recording machine that photographs vehicle （ 車輛 ）exceeding a set speed will be installed on a stretch of the M4near Reading. The machine, called Orbis takes a photograph of the vehicle and its numberits speed the time and the date It can record ,.hour in a 24-hour period.p

55、late, and recordsup to 900 vehicles anSimilar machines are used in Germany and the USAasbut Dr Gilbert is determined thatOrbis withe Transport and Road Research Laboratory.“ We shall use the machine tospeed ill be used only fortraps,experiment byDr Gilbert said last week, identify drivers who drive fast in fog.” The depart