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届高考英语模拟竞优卷第一卷
2020届高考英语模拟竞优卷
第一卷
1、WhilemuseumsliketheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYorkCityarewell-knownthroughouttheworld,anewcropofmuseumshavesprungupthataresettomatchthegrandmasters.
Louvre
AbuDhabi
ThecreationwasbornoutofanintergovernmentalagreementsignedonMarch6,2007.It’sasignofgreathumanhistoryasseenthroughart,andshowsrespectforglobalism.Havingbeenputintouseforabouttwoyearssofar,itincludesimportantworksbyReneMagritteandAlbertoGiacometti.
CrystalBridgesMuseumofAmericanArt
Themuseum,openedinNovember2011inArkansas,welcomesallwiththemissionofcelebratingthenationalspiritinasettingthatunitesthepowerofartwiththebeautyofnature.ItexploresstoriesofAmericabyexhibitingandpreservingoutstandingworksthatrangefromtheColonialeratothecurrentdaybyinfluentialartists.
MuseeYvesSaintLaurentParis
Onlytwoyearsold,thismuseumcelebratesthefashiondesignerYvesSaintLaurent,whosecreations,fromtrousersuitsforfemalestotheconceptofblackasacolour,foreverchangedthewaywomendress.About20,000rarecollectionsaredisplayed.Fromthedesignpaintingtothepattern,peoplecanseetheprocessofproduction.Thebuilding’sdesignmakesuseofadvancedbuildingtechniques.
MuseoSoumaya
Themuseum,meetingitsfirstgroupofvisitorsinthebeginningof2011,isstrikingbothinsideandoutside.HousingthelargestcollectionofAugustRodin’ssculpturesoutofFrance,thisprivatemuseumalsohousesthevastandvariedcollectionsofMexicanbillionaire,CarlosSlim.
1.WhyisCrystalBridgesMuseumofAmericanArtbuilt?
A.ToshowAmericanspirit.B.Tohonorinfluentialartists.
C.Topreserveoutstandingworks.D.Tocombineartwithnature.
2.WhatwillvisitorsmostlikelyseeinMus6eYvesSaintLaurentParis?
A.Rarecolours.B.Fashionableclothing.
C.High-techproducts.D.Well-knownpaintings.
3.Whichmuseumopenedfirst?
A.LouvreAbuDhabi.B.CrystalBridgesMuseumofAmericanArt.
C.MuseeYvesSaintLaurentParis.D.MuseoSoumaya.
2、Whenyouheartheword"birthmark,"youprobablythinkofoneofthoseblackorbrownspotsthatyouhaveonyourbody.Forme,it’sdifferent—Ihavethemonmylipsandinsidemymouth.Pmusedtobeingasked,"Whatarethoseblackmarksonyourlips?
"WhenItellpeoplethey’rebirthmarks,theyusuallysay,"That’sstrange."Iusedtoconsiderthemugly.However,mymomcallsthembeautymarks.
Inpictures,Iusedtohidemybirthmarksbypursing(噘起)mylipssoIwouldn’thavetodealwithpeople’squestions.AsIwasgrowingup,peopleworemeoutwiththem.Somepeoplewouldaskmethesamequestionsevenbeforeknowingmyname.InsocietyIfeellikewejudgepeoplebytheirlooksbeforetheirpersonality.
Mybirthmarksarecausedbyagenetic(基因的)conditionfrommymom’ssideofthefamily.Mymom’smomhasbirthmarksonherlips,andmymom’suncleandmyunclehavesomeontheirbodies.EveryyearIplantohaveaproceduretoremovethem.Butwhenimaginingtheprocess,Ialwaysgetnervousandgiveup.
Mycousinfacesasimilarchallenge.Shehasahugebirthmarkthattakesupherwholearm.She’snevertriedtohideitorchangeherappearance.Once,hergrandmothertoldherthatthebirthmarklookedextremelyprominentandsuggestedthatsheshouldwearlongsleevesmoreoften.Ifmycousinhadactuallytakenthatsuggestion,shewouldn’tbesuchapersonassheis.
Inspiredbymycousin,IamfinallyacceptingwhoIamandnowIdon’thesitatewhensomeoneasksmeaboutthemeither.Isay,"They’rebeautymarks"andsmilewithoutpursingmylips.
1.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenaskedaboutthebirthmarks?
A.Shefeltexcitedtoshowherdifference.B.Shefeltannoyedtogiveothersananswer.
C.Shewasscaredtobemadefunofbypeople.D.Shewasboredtobefacedwiththequestion.
2.Whohasthesimilarbirthmarksliketheauthor?
A.Hermother.B.Hergrandmother.C.Hercousin.D.Heruncle.
3.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’scousin?
A.Shedislikestalkingaboutherbirthmark.B.Sheneverjudgesothersbytheirlooks.
C.Sheismoreconfidentthantheauthor.D.Shehastakenhergrandma’ssuggestion.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"prominent"inparagraph4mean?
A.Brilliant.B.Apparent.C.Harmful.D.Impressive.
3、Newsciencesayslandconservationmustdoubleby2030topreventdangerouswarminganddestructionofecosystems.
Countriesshoulddoubletheirprotectedzonesto30percentoftheEarth'slandarea,andadd20percentmoreasclimatestabilizationareas,foratotalof50percentofalllandkeptinanaturalstate,scientistsconclude.“Thebenefitsaregreat,”saysEricDinerstein,leadauthorofScienceAdvances.Onlywhen50percentoftheEarth’sareasareprotected,alongwithbasiccutsinfossil-fueluseandmajorincreasesinrenewableenergy,willwehaveagoodchanceofmeetingtheParisclimatetargetoflessthan1.5degreesCelsiusofwarming.Andifwarminggoesbeyondthat,welosesomeofthosenaturalsystemsandtheservicestheyprovidehumanity,includingtheirabilitytoabsorbcarbon.
Climatestabilizationareasarelandsthatarecurrentlyundamagedbutlargelyoutsideofthetraditionalprotectedareasystem.Governmentsonlyneedtopreventactivitiesthataffecttheirnaturalfunction.Since37percentofallremainingnaturallandsareoriginallands,itisvitaltheyaresupportedintheGlobalDealforNature,thestudysaid.
AlthoughtheGlobalDealforNatureisfocusedonland,thestudyauthorssupporttheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNatureanditsmemberorganizationcallfor30percentprotectionoftheoceansby2030.Theworld’scoralreefs(珊瑚礁)arealreadysufferingwithjust1Tlofwarming,theteamnotes.Scientistsfearfewwillsurviveshouldtemperaturesgobeyond2Tl.Yetcoralsaren’tjustcolorfultolookat,theyarethenurseriesformuchoftheocean'sfishandothermarinelifeonwhichoneormorebillionpeopledepend.
In2017,thefoundationcampaignedOneEarthInitiativetohelpcreateavisionofthefuturebasedon100percentrenewableenergy,protectionandrestorationof50percentoftheworld’slandsandoceans,andatransitiontonewagriculture.Thefoundationisworkingonshowinghowourhappinessisconnectedtonature,JustinWinters,executivedirectorofthefoundation,said.“Wehopetoinspirepeopletotakeaction.”
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph2referto?
A.TheParisclimatetarget.B.Theabilitytoabsorbcarbon.
C.50percentoftheprotectedland.D.20percentofthestabilizationareas.
2.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlytellus?
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A.Protectionoftheoceansmatters.B.Coralsareworthlesstoappreciate.
C.Scientistspaymoreattentiontothesea.D.Theworld’scoralreefsarebecomingwarmer.
3.Whatcanwedotopreventpoorenvironmentaccordingtothetext?
A.Tokeepalllandinanaturalstate.B.Toprotect50percentofthecorals.
C.Todeveloptheworld’slandsandoceans.D.Topayattentiontotheeffectofwarming.
4.Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?
A.Theimportanceofprotectingland.B.Activitiespeoplecando.
C.Thepricegovernmentmustpay.D.Reasonsforclimatechange.
4、ChinaofficiallyinformedtheWorldTradeOrganizationonTuesdaythatitwillbantheimportof24differenttypesofsolidwastebytheendofthisyearaspartofacampaigntodealwithenvironmentalpollutionandprotectpeople’shealth.
Inresponsetogrowingpublicconcernsoverthepotentialenvironmentalandhealthdangercausedbytheincreasingamountsofsolidwasteimportedintothecountryforrecyclingandtreatment,Chinapassedaspeciallawin1995tocontrolimportsofwastematerials,suchasplastics,slagfromsteelmaking,unsortedscrappaperanddiscardedtextilematerials.
Ayearlater,thecountrypublishedalistforsolidwasteimportsandbeganimplementingapermitsystemtocontroltheimportvolumesandtypesofwasteimported.
However,duetothelackofeffectivesupervision(监管)andthefailureofrelevantdepartmentstofulfilltheirduties,solidwasteimportshavenotbeeneffectivelycontrolled.
Sofar,Chinaistheworld’slargestimporterofsolidwaste.AccordingtotheMinistryofEnvironmentalProtection,Chinaimported7.3millionmetrictonsofplasticwasteworth$3.7billionin2016,accountingfor56percentofglobalimportsofsolidwaste.
Correctrecyclingofsolidwastematerialsisanimportantpartoftheglobaleconomy,andmoderateimportsofscrapplastic,scrappaperandscraprubberproducts,suchasvehicletires,cantosomeextent,makeupforChina'sshortageofvariousrawmaterials.
However,thelackofsupervisionhasresultedinthecountry’sseveresoilandenvironmentalworsening.
GiventhatChina’scontinuingeffortstopushforindustrialtransformationandupgradinghaveresultedinanoticeabledeclineinthedemandforthematerialsrecycledfromsolidwasteimports.Itisrightforthecountrytorestrictsuchimportsforthesakeoftheenvironmentandpublichealth,andtobetteradapttothechangedindustrialstructure.
1.WhywillChinabantheimportofsomewastematerials?
A.Theamountofimportedsolidwasteisincreasing.
B.Thedemandforimportedsolidwasteisindecline.
C.Peoplearemoreconcernedabouttheenvironmentandhealthnow.
D.Somesolidwastehasdamagedtheenvironmentandpublichealth.
2.Whichphrasehasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedword?
A.Puttingoff.B.Carryingout.C.Callingoff.D.Fightingagainst.
3.WhatistheproblemwhenChinadealswiththeimportedwaste?
A.Someimportedwasteisdifficulttocontrol.