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届高考二轮英语专练检测四Word版含答案

2020届高考英语专练之自我检测（四）

1、TheannualHongKongBookFairisoneofthelargestofitskindinAsia,attractingtheattendanceofseveralhundredthousandbooklovers.TheFairgivesreadersanopportunitytohaveapreviewofnewbooksandtocommunicatewithbookwriters.Italsoaimsatpromotinglocalreadingculturethroughtheorganizationofvariousactivities.

Duringtheseven-dayevent,it’salsohopedthatvisitorswouldrespondandcontributetotheFair’sappealforenvironmentalprotectiontomaketheHongKongBookFairagreenspotlight.

Downloadapptoreducepapers

TheHKBookFairappisnewlydevelopedthisyeartoprovideinstantfairupdatesforvisitors.Gogreenandreducetheuseofpapermaps.

Greentravel

Topreventserioustrafficjamsandreduceairpollution,askyourfriendstovisittheHongKongBookFairtogetherusingpublictransport.

Carryownshoppingbags

PlasticshoppingbagcharginghasbeenfullyconductedinHongKong.Exhibitorsshouldn’tdistributeplasticbagstocustomersforfree.They’llhavetochargecustomersnolessthan50centsforeachplasticbag.Therefore,visitorsareencouragedtocarrytheirownbags!

Wasterecycle

Categorizedwasterecyclebinsareplacedinside.Pleasesupportwasterecycle.

Sharetheloveforforests

DuringandaftertheFair,youmustbeeagertosharemanyphotoswithyourfriends,butpleasetrytodosothroughyourblogsore-mailsinordertoreducepaperconsumption,thuscontributingtotheprotectionofourforests.Also,drinkingmachinesandpapercupsareavailableinside.Butpleasebeenvironmentallyfriendlyandtrytobringyourownbottle. 

1.Accordingtothetext,theHongKongBookFair______.

A.takesplaceeveryyearB.lastsawholefortnight

C.hashadanappsinceitsbeginningD.justattractsthousandsofbookwriters

2.WhatarevisitorstotheFairencouragedtodo?

A.Rentacarwiththeirfriends.B.Bringwaterbottlesthemselves.

C.Stopusingshoppingbags.D.Sharephotoswithfriendsinanywaytheylike.

3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Introducingactivitiesofabookfair.B.Increasingattendancetoabookfair.

C.Providingdetailsaboutabookfair.D.Offeringgreentipsforabookfair.

2、Ihadverygoodparents.MymothercametothiscountyfromScotlandbyherselfwhenshewas11,andshedidn'thavemuchofaneducation.Mydadwaskindofastreetkid,andheeventuallywentintotheinsurancebusiness,sellingnickelpoliciesdoor-to-door.Itwasthe1930s,atimewhenAmericawasalotmoreracistandsegregated（被隔离的））thanitisnow.

Oneday,mydadaskedhisboss,“What’sthetoughestmarkettosell?

”andtheinsuranceguyreplied,“Well,blackpeople.Theydon’tbuyinsurance.”Mydadthought,theyhavekids;theyhavefamilies.Whywouldn’ttheybuyinsurance?

Sohesaid,“GivemeHarlem.”HetooktheHarlemterritoryandsoldnickelpolicies;everyFriday,hewouldgoaroundandcollectthenickelandgivehiscustomersareceiptonthepolicy.

Whenmydaddiedin1994,ItalkedabouthimonTheTonightShow.ItoldthestoryofhowheworkedinHarlemandhowhealwaystaughtustobeopen-mindedandnottosayorthinkracistthings.Thenoneday,Igotaletterfromawomanwhowasabout75yearsold.

Shewrotethatwhenshewasalittlegirl,amanusedtocometoherhousetocollectonpolicies,andhewouldalwaysbringheralollipop.Shesaidthismanwastheonlywhitepersonwhohadevercometodinnerattheirhouseandtheonlywhitepersonshehadeverhaddinnerwithuntilshegottobealmostanadult.Themanwasverykindtoher,shesaid,andhisnamewasAngelo—wasthismyfather?

Thelettermademecry.Icalledherupandsaidyes,thatwasinfactmydad,andshetoldmehowkindhehadbeentoherfamily.Herwholeattitudetowardswhitepeoplewasbasedonthatonenicemanshemetinherchildhood,whoalwaystreatedherwithkindnessandrespectandalwaysgaveherapieceofcandyandaskedherwhatshewantedtobewhenshegrewup.Fromthisexperience,Ilearnedavaluablelifelesson,toneverjudgepeopleandtobeopen-mindedandkindtoothers.

1.Whydidthewomanwritethelettertotheauthor?

A.Tobuynickelpolicies.B.Toteachalessontotheauthor.

C.ToshareherstoryaboutAngelo.D.TofindoutifAngelowasstillalive.

2.What’sthewoman’sattitudetowardswhitepeople?

A.Favorable.B.Indifferent.C.Ambiguous.D.Negative.

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Harlemisanareafullofwhitepeople.

B.Theauthor‘sfatherhadagoodeducation.

C.TheauthoristhehostoftheshowTheTonightShow.

D.BlackpeoplewerelookeddownuponinAmericainthe1930s.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Mydad’sgreatestlessons.B.Anunexpectedletterfromablackwoman.

C.Thelifestoryofaninsuranceguy.D.Thehelpawomanreceivedfrommyfather.

3、Imaginesomeonewhohasspentthemajorityoftheirlifesittingwithasignonthesideoftheroadandthatverypersongivingsomeonetheirlast20dollars.That’sexactlywhatMarineCorpsveteran（退伍军人）JohnnyBobbitt,34,didinOctoberinPhiladelphia.

BobbittservedintheU.S.MarineCorpsandworkedasaparamedic（医务辅助人员）inVanceCounty,N.C.beforehebecamehomeless.Nobodyknewhowhegottowherehewasbecausehewasdiscreetaboutthat.

OnenightinOctober,BobbittwassittingroadsidewithasigninPhiladelphiaasusual,whenKateMcClureofFlorenceTownship,N.J.wasdrivinghomedownInterstate95andranoutofgas.Scaredandnervous,shegotoutofthecartoheadtothenearestgasstation.AsMcClurewasheadingtothenearestgasstation,sheranintoBobbittandhetoldhertogetbackinthevehicleandlockthedoor.Minuteslater,heappearedwitharedgascan.He’dusedhislast$20tobuyhergas.

 Afterthatunexpectedmeeting,McClureandherboyfriend,MarkD'Amico,whobothliveinNewJersey,visitedBobbittseveraltimestodelivergiftcards,cash,snacksandtoiletries.Theythendecidedtocreateafund-raisingpagesohewouldn'thavetospendtheholidayssleepingonthestreet.

McClurestartedtheGoFundMepageonNovember10.Withthepage,thecouplehopedtoraise$10,000,enoughmoneyforhisrent,areliablevehicleanduptosixmonths’expenses.Bobbitt'sstoryraninalocalpaper.ByNovember15,morethan10,000localpeoplehadmadedonationsthroughtheGoFundMepageandmorethan$300,000hadbeenraised.

OnThanksgiving,Bobbittwasrestinginahotel,hisfeetuponthebed,drawingupagrandplanforhisnewlife,thankstoseveralthousanddollarsraisedtorepayhimforagooddeed.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discreet”inparagraph2mostprobablymean?

A.Doubtful.B.Cautious.C.Guilty.D.Optimistic.

2.McCluremetBobbittwhenshe______.

A.couldn'tfindagasstationB.gottothewayhome

C.couldn'tunlockhercarD.wasinsearchofgas

3.Itcanbeknownfromthetextthat_____.

A.Bobbitt’sstoryobtainedwideattention

B.Bobbittbecameworld-famousovernight

C.theGoFundMepagecollectedover$400,000forBobbitt

D.theGoFundMepagewasstartedtohelppeoplelikeBobbitt

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AHomelessVeteranPaidKindnessForwardB.AHomelessVeteranHadaGenerousHeart

C.AHomelessVeteran’sKindnessPaidOffD.ASmallKindnessMadeaBigDifference

4、Aresearchhasshownthatnearly90percentoftrafficaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerrors.Soouraimisafullyautonomouscarthatgetsridofthecauseofmostaccidents:

thedriver.ResearcherHodgsonpointsout,“Forsafety,thefasteryoucanremovehumans,thebetter,evenifthereareunfortunatelyafewaccidentsfromnewcauses.Itsaquestionofbalancingthenumberinjuredorkilledbyautonomousvehicleswiththepeoplewhoselivesarepotentiallysaved.”

It’sanideathatElonMusk,chiefexecutiveofelectriccarcompanyTeslaMotors,haslongbelieved.Hiscompanyaredeterminedtobethefirsttodeliverafullyautonomousvehicletoconsumers.Lastyear,MuskannouncedthatTesla’s2017goalwas“todoanexampledriveoffullautonomyallthewayfromLAtoNewYork…andhavethecarparkitself.”

However,evenTeslaadmitsthatthereareproblemstoovercome—thesoftwareneedsfurthervalidationandtheappropriateregulatoryapprovalneedstobeinplace.Indeed,recentcrashesofTeslavehiclesandGooglecarsconfirmthatthesoftwareisn’treadyyet.

TheUKgovernmentappearscommittedtoencouragingthedevelopmentofautonomousvehicles.It’ssupportingfourcitytrials,publishingtheModemTransportBilltoreduceredtapearoundtheirintroductionandadaptingthelegalsystemtotakeintoaccountproblemssuchasinsuranceliabilitywhenahumanisn’tincontrolofavehicle.

Theinsuranceindustryissimilarlyeagertohelpincreaseautonomyincars.AstheAssociationofBritishInsurers（ABI）pointsout,“Morethan90percentofroadaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerror.”Thiscostsmotorinsurersashocking£20mperdayinclaims.

1.WhatdifficultydoesthecompanyTeslaMotorshave?

A.Newinventionsmaycausemoreinjuriesanddeaths.

B.Thecompanylacksconfidencetomakenewcreations.

C.Thesoftwareshouldbemadeofficiallyacceptable.

D.Thetrafficregulationhasprovedunreasonable.

2.WhatistheUKgovernment’sattitudetoautonomouscars?

A.Ambiguous.B.Positive.C.Cautious.D.Disapproving.

3.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Insurancecompanieswouldliketosupportautonomouscars.

B.Humanmistakesmaybethekeycauseoftrafficaccidents.

C.Trafficaccidentswastesinsurancecompaniesquitealot.

D.Motoristsaresurprisedtohearaboutautonomouscars.

4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toshowhisdeeploveforautonomouscars.

B.Tointroduceanewdevelopmentintechno