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广东省汕头市普通高考第二次模拟考试英语试题

2020年汕头市普通高考第二次模拟考试试题

英语

第二部分阅读理解（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。

Doyouwantapart-timejobtoearnsomeextramoney?

Checkoutthelistandfindonethatsuitsyourfancy.

TECHNICALSUPPORT

Itseemsalmosteveryonehasafriendwhoisatechnicalgenius.Suchpeopleearnmoneyusingtheirtalent.Ifyouareoneofthem,youcouldberesponsiblefortechnicalsupportinyourcollegeoruniversityandgetyourpart-timejob.Youcanenjoytheprocessofearningmoneywhiledoingyourfavoritething.

TUTOR

Alotofstudentshireatutortohelptheminhighschoolorcollege.Ifyouaregoodatsomesubjects,whynotworkasapeertutor?

Youhelpyourfriendsandearnmoneyatthesametime.Ifyouknowforeignlanguages,youcanmakemoremoney.Allyouneedtodoistomakeanappropriateadvertisementofyourservicesusingcollegenewspapers.Oneofthebestthingsaboutbeingatutoristhatyoucansetyourhours.

FITNESSINSTRUCTOR

Ifyourcollegeoruniversityhasafitnesscenterandifyouareasportyperson,goandsignuptogetthisjob.Youwillhaveanabsolutefreeopportunitytoengageyourselfinsports.Youneedtobeagoodpsychologist,becauseyouaregoingtoworkwithpeopleandit'llbeyourjobtopersuadeandmotivatethemtobecomesporty,healthyandstrong.Beingafitnessinstructorisaperfectpositionforthosewholovetohelpotherpeopleandwanttomakemorefriends.OFFICEWORKERNowadaysmanycompaniescooperatewithcollegestudents.givingthempart-timejobs.Someofthemajorjobdutiesofanofficeworkerareansweringcallsandschedulingappointments.Ifyouareinterestedindoingthisjob.contacttherepresentativesofdifferentcompaniestofindoutifthey’recurrentlyhiringanyone.

21.Ifyouwanttohaveaflexibleschedulewhileearningsomemoney,whichofthefollowingsuitsyoumost?

A.TechnicalsupportB.Tutor.C.FitnessinstructorD.Officeworker

22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Asapart-timeofficeworker.youareresponsibleforansweringemails

B.Ifyouworkasafitnessinstructor,youshouldbesportyandsociable

C.Ifyouaregoodatforeignlanguages,youareabletoearnmoreasatutor

D.Thefourkindsofpart-timejobsareintendedforcollegestudents

23.Howcanonegetajobasapart-timeofficeworker?

A.Bysubmittingtheapplication

B.Throughanonlineinterview

C.Byadvertisingonthenewspaper

D.Bycontactingtherepresentativeofthecompany.

B

CarolLeeLindnerclimbedintothe40-footboattiedtotheFairmountBoathousedock（码头）,andgavethenewmemberstheirfirstlessonintheancientsportofdragonboating.

The25women,aged29to65,watchedtheircoachcarefully.Allhadbreastcancerandsurvived.TheirdecisiontojointhePhiladelphiaWomen'sDragonBoatTeamwasbraveandcrazy.

Overthemonthsoftraining,onewouldbetoldthatcancerhadspreadtoherbonesandanotherwouldbehospitalizedforradiationtreatmentsideeffects.Butthesestronganddeterminedwomen---eachandeveryoneofthem---tookpartintheInternationalDragonBoatRacingChampionship.

Intheory,it'saterriblesportforwomenwhosemusclesandnerveshavebeendamaged.Doctorsgenerallyadvisedthemtoavoidhardandrepetitivearmexercise.Butsevenyearsago,CanadianDonaldMckenzie,asportsmedicinephysician,showeddragonboatingisgoodforsurvivors."Itbuildsboththeirphysicalandmentalstrength."Mckenziesai.

CoachLindner,60,wasinspiredbythatandincludedthe25womeninherthree-year-oldPhiladelphiaWomen'sDragonBoatTeam

Thesurvivorstriedhardanddidtheirbest.Noself-pity.

RenataWhitaker,herhairgrowingback,beganfeelingmoreconfident.Butshegrewtiredandeasilygotoutofbreath.Shehadtobeinhospitalforaweek.AsshegotbettershecalledLindner,sayingshehadgotwellenoughtobeinthegame.Lindnertoldherifshefeltuptoit,shewouldbewiththeteam.

“Butyouarenotgoingtopaddle,"Lindnersaid,"RememberwhatIsaid,"Tobestrong,fitwomenforlife.Iwantyoubymysidefortherestofourlives,notjustforonerace.”

Thesewomentestedtheirlimits.A500-meterracelastedaboutthreeminutes.

Asthecitydarkenedintheheat,theteamfinallypaddledtowardtheFairmountBoathouse.

Soon.theriverwasfilledwiththesoundsofpainfulbuthappywomensingingMerrilyWeRollAlong.

24.Whatdothetwenty-fivewomenhaveincommon

A.Theyarecrazyaboutdragonboating

B.Theyarecancersurvivors.

C.TheywereinspiredbyDonaldMckenzieandhavetrainedtogetherforthreeyears

D.TheyhavebrokentherecordoftheInternationalDragonBoatRacingChampionships

25.WhydidLindnerrefuseWhitaker'srequest?

A.BecauseWhitakerwasn’treallygoodatpaddling.

B.BecauseWhitakereasilygottiredandoutofbreath.

C.BecauseWhitakerhadn'trecoveredcompletely.

D.BecauseanewpaddlerwouldbeinWhitaker'splace.

26.WhichofthefollowingwillMckenziesupport?

A.Dragonboatingwillhelprepairpatients'damagednervesB,PatientsshouldfeelsorryforthemselvesiftheydonttakepartindragonboatracesCDragonboatingwillbenefitthepatientsphysicallyandmentally.DCancersurvivorsshouldavoidhardandrepetitivearmexercise

27.WhatcanweknowaboutLindner?

A.Sheenjoysthesportofboatracing

B.Sheistoughwithherteammembers

C.Sheisalsoacancersurvivor.

D.Sheishelpfulandinspiring.

C

InadvanceofWorldBookDayonApril23,theChineseAcademyofPressandPublicationreleaseditsI7thannualreportonthestudyofChinesepeople'sreadinghabitsonMonday.

BasedonasurveythatrangedfromAugust2019toFebruary2020,thereportshowed81.1percentofadultChinesesurveyedhaveahabitofreading,whetherinprintorondigitaldevices,aslightincreaseof0.3percentfrom2018.WeiYushan,directoroftheacademy,saidthesurveycovered55citiesandtownsinthecountryanditcancrediblyrepresentthesituationofthewholepopulation.

In2019,adultChinesereadonaverage4.6.5booksinprintand2.84digitalbooks,whilein2018itwas4.67and3.32,asmalldropforboth.

WhilethereportsaidmostChinesefeelthey'renotsatisfiedwiththeamountofbookstheyreadinayear.11.Ipercentreadmorethan10booksinprint,and7.6percentmorethan10e-books.Asforchildrenandyoungpeopleunder17,"theresultsaremoreencouraging,accordingtoWei.Thesurveyrevealedtheyread10.36booksayearonaverage,1.45morethanin2018.

Audio（有声的）booksareattractingmoreChinese,as30.3percentofadultsand34.7percentofminorshadahabitoflisteningtoaudiobooksin2019,increasingby4.3and8.5percentcomparedto2018.ThereportfoundmobilephoneswerethetopchoiceofmediumwhenChinesepeopleread.Onaverage,adultsspent100.41minutesadayonmobilephones,15.54minutesmorethanin2018.

Acloserlookatthereportshowspeople'sprioritywhenusingtheInternetwastosocialize（60.2percent）,followedbygettingnews（59percent）andenjoyingvideoclips（56.9percent）.Only20.5percentofthemusedittoconnecttobooks,newspapersorjournals.

Still,there'sgoodnewsinthedatafromyoungerreaders.Weisaid94.3percentofChinesefamilieswithchildrenunder8hadahabitofreading,andparentsspentalmost25minuteseverydayreadingwiththeirkids,2.37minutesmorethan2018

28.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.The17thWorldBookDaywillbecelebratedonApril23

B.ThereportisreleasedeveryyearbytheChineseAcademyofPressandPublication

C.Morethan80%oftheadultChineseprefertoreadondigitaldevicesthaninprint.

D.Thesurveywasconductedthroughoutthecountryin2019

29.Whatdoes"they""inParagraph4referto?

AKidsandteenagers

B.Adult

C.Students

D.Theresults

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Chinesepeoplespentmoretimereadingaudiobooksin2018thanin2019

B.ThereportindicatesChinesereaders'growinginterestinonlinereading

C.TherewasadropinthenumberofbooksreadbyaverageadultChinesein2018

D.MoreChinesereaderstendtoreadthroughthemobilephones

31.WhatisWeiYushan'sattitudetowardthedatafromyoungerreaders?

A.UnclearB.PositiveCSkepticalD.Casual

D

TheMars2020rover（02W）,whichsetsofffortheRedPlanetthisyear,willnotonlysearchfortracesofancientlife,butpavethewayforfuturehumanmissions,NASAscientistssaidFridayastheyintroducedthevehicle.

Theroverhasbeenconstructedinalarge,sterile（ik））roomattheJetPropulsionLaboratoryinPasadena,nearLosAngeles,whereitsdrivingequipmentwasgivenitsfirstsuccessfultestlastweek.

ShowntoinvitedjournalistsonFriday,itisscheduledtoleaveEarthinJuly2020fromFloridasCapeCanaveral,becomingthefifthUSrovertolandonMarssevenmonthslaterinFebruary.

“It'sdesignedtoseekthesignsoflife,sowe’recarryinganumberofdifferentinstrumentsthatwillhelpusunderstandthegeologicalandchemicalcontextonthesurfaceofMars,"deputymissionleaderMattWallacetoldAFP.

Amongthedevicesonboardtheroverare23cameras,two"ears"thatwillallowittolistentoMartianwinds,andlasersusedforchemicalanalysis.

Approximatelythesizeofacar,theroverisequippedwithsixwheelsliketheformerUSrover,Curiosity,allowingittotravelalongrockyland.

Speedisnotapriorityforthevehicle,whichonlyhastocoveraround200yards（180metres）perMartianday-approximatelythesameasadayonEarth.

Fuelledbyatinynuclearreactor,Mars202（hasseven-foo