高考英语考前冲刺 考前天天练 二（含答案解析）

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2020年高考英语考前冲刺 考前天天练 二1.请阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从（1）-（20）各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early   36   of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to   37   my parents. At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with  38  at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to   39   !”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time. At that age, I always did something   40   to whatever my parents did!If gardening were something they found  41  , I would plant a garden!I planted some lily(百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to   42  . I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild  43  joy, I found the first rose bloom(开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. 44  , I was touched by this land of wonder.   45  , my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even   46  at me because he found it was  47  to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s   48  , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds  49  flowers. Regardless of their   50  , I kept on planting my garden and  51  to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they   52   to care and love. It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to  53  my parents. Today I becomeknown as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardeningshow, which makes my parents feel very   54  . And now I could say it is my affection for   55   that makes me a real gardener.  （1）A. memory    B. dream    C. intention    D. design（2）A. please    B. change    C. help    D. annoy（3）A. doubt    B. appreciation    C. surprise    D. excitement（4）A. collect up    B. care about    C. clean up    D. come in（5）A. equal     B. similar    C. superior    D. opposite（6）A. painful    B. valuable    C. upsetting    D. interesting（7）A. come up    B. break out    C. hold on    D. get through（8）A. to    B. with    C. in    D. by（9）A. Luckily    B. Cheerfully    C. Regularly    D. Eventually（10）A. Instead    B. However    C. Therefore     D. Besides（11）A. shouted    B. laughed    C. glanced    D. jumped（12）A. convenient    B. troublesome    C. enjoyable    D. dangerous（13）A. sadness    B. displeasure    C. delight    D. relief（14）A. other than    B. more than    C. rather than    D. less than（15）A. dislike    B. encouragemen    C. threat    D. suggestion（16）A. decided    B. stopped    C. continued    D. struggled（17）A. devote    B. turn    C. respond    D. lead（18）A. defeat    B. satisfy    C. respect    D. challenge（19）A. proud    B. comfortable   C. strange    D. disappointed（20）A. freedom    B. life    C. growth    D. nature A2.　　Bad news sells.If it bleeds,it leads.No news is good news,and good news is no news.Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers.But now that information is being spread and monitored(监控)in different ways,researchers are discovering new rules.By tracking people’s e-mails and online posts,scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.　　“The‘if it bleeds’rule works for mass media,”says Jonah Berger,a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.“They want your eyeballs and don’t care how you’re feeling.But when you share a story with your friends,you care a lot more how they react.You don’t want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”　　Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication—e-mails,Web posts and reviews,face-to-face conversations—found that it tended to be more positive than negative(消极的),but that didn’t necessarily mean people preferred positive news.Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things?To test for that possibility,Dr.Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories:thousands of articles on The New York Times’website.He and a Penn colleague analyzed the“most e-mailed”list for six months.One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles.He found that science amazed Times’readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny,or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety,but not articles that left them merely sad.They needed to be aroused(激发)one way or the other,and they preferred good news to bad.The more positive an article,the more likely it was to be shared,as Dr.Berger explains in his new book,“Contagious:Why Things Catch On.”（1）What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?A.News reports.B.Research papers.C.Private e-mails.D.Daily conversations.（2）What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?A.They’re socially inactive.B.They’re good at telling stories.C.They’re inconsiderate of others.D.They’re careful with their words.（3）Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr.Berger’s research?A.Sports news.B.Science articles.C.Personal accounts.D.Financial reviews.（4）What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Sad Stories Travel Far and WideB.Online News Attracts More PeopleC.Reading Habits Change with the TimesD.Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks  B3.Spending money on time-saving services reduces stress and boosts (增进) happiness, according to a new research, but shockingly, few of us do it.  Whillans, a professor at HBS said, “Buying time helps to protect us from the stress in our lives caused by time pressure, and the feeling that we don’ t have enough minutes in the day to complete our tasks.’’  The effect was clearest in the Canadian experiment, in which 60 working adults were given $40 to spend in two different ways. One weekend, they were told to spend the money on a material purchase—a gift for themselves. The next weekend, they were instructed to spend the $40 on anything that saved them time, from paying the neighbor’s kid to run errands (跑腿) to taking a Uber instead of a bus.  “On the day they made the time-saving purchase, they felt happier, in a better mood, and lower feelings of time stress than on the day they bought a material purchase” said Whillans.  The biggest surprise to the researchers was how few people would spend money on time-saving services. When they asked 98 working adults how they would spend a “windfall” of $40, only two percent named a purchase that would save them time.  “One reason,’’ said Whillans, “is that we’re very bad at remembering how much we hate doing certain tasks once the suffering has passed. That makes us less likely to take active steps to avoid that over burdened feeling in the future.” But another possible cause is good old-fashioned guilt. “If you feel guilty about getting someone to clean your house for you, then you might get less happiness from outsourcing that task,” said Whillans, or you might just be less likely to spend your money in that way. ’’ （1）In the Canadian experiment, the participants__________.
A.were divided into two groups
B.were given $ 40 every two weeks
C.were asked to give money to a neighbor’s kid
D.were asked to spend the money in different ways
（2）According to the author, what can make people less time-stressed?
A.Paying much for a concert ticket.
B.Taking a regular bus to get to work.
C.Employing someone to clean the garden.
D.Buying themselves an expensive present.
（3）When it comes to spending money on ‘‘buying time”, _________.
A.no people would like to do it
B.a small percentage of people choose to do it
C.more people will do it if extra money is given
D.most people like the idea but don’t practice it in life
（4）What do the underlined words “that overburdened feeling” in Paragraph 6 refer to?
A.The good old-fashioned guilt.
B.The feeling of spending money on goods.
C.The stress of having someone clean your house.
D.The discomfort when completing tasks we hate doing. 4.短文改错Six­year­old Ismail Zulfic was born without arms and used to be scary of going into the water after a incident in a pool.So that changed when the little boy met Amel Kapo.He sets up a local swimming club after noticing how disabled kids struggled to swim in pools for lack of special equipments for them.Kapo taught Zulfic swim.Zulfic was able to swim well after a little months of practice.He even won a gold medal in a local swimming competition for disabled people, finish well ahead of other swimmers.This butterfly without wings shows up that desire, will and perseverance are things that real pay off.    5.假定你是李华,你班上最近转来一位身材肥胖的新生,很多同学都嘲笑他。这让你感到非常气愤,但又无计可施。就此请你用英语写封邮件给你的网友Tom求助,内容要点包括：（1）简略介绍该情况；（2）表达你对该事的看法；（3）征求Tom的建议。注意：（1）词数100左右；（2）可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；（3）开头和结尾已为你写好,不计人总词数。Dear Tom,How are you going? I miss you very much. Yours,Li Hua
答案解析1.【参考答案】【文章大意】叛逆时期的作者为了向父母挑战, 做了父母不喜欢的事情——园艺, 却没想到园艺激发了作者对大自然的热爱, 成就了作者的一番事业。（1）【解析】选C。作者最初从事园艺的想法或许并不是出于对大自然的爱。memory记忆;dream梦想;intention意图, 想法;design设计。（2）【解析】选D。由第二段中的“rubbish, a waste of time”可知作者的父母不喜欢园艺;由第三段又知作者当时正值叛逆期, 总想做与父母意愿相违背的事情。作者的父母不喜欢园艺, 那么作者就做园艺, 其目的就是惹怒父母。please取悦于;change改变;help帮助;annoy惹恼。（3）【解析】选A。由下一句Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her可知“母亲并不欣赏这个大自然的杰作, 对其持怀疑态度”。doubt怀疑;appreciation欣赏, 感激;surprise惊讶;excitement激动。（4）【解析】选C。既然在母亲眼里这些金黄色的叶子是垃圾, 那么就需要有人将其打扫掉。collect up收集;care about关心, 在乎;clean up打扫, 清理;come in进来。（5）【解析】选D。在那个年龄, 作者正处于叛逆期, 总是做些与父母意愿相违背的事情。equal相等的,胜任的;similar类似的;superior优秀的;opposite相反的。（6）【解析】选C。由上文父母对园艺的态度可知, 他们认为园艺是件令人烦恼的事情。painful痛苦的;valuable有价值的;upsetting令人烦恼的;interesting有趣的。（7）【解析】选A。百合花并没有发芽。come up发芽,被提出;break out突然发生;hold on继续,坚持;get through通过,接通(电话)。（8）【解析】选B。当发现第一朵玫瑰开花时,作者欣喜若狂。wild with joy欣喜若狂地。（9）【解析】选D。花儿渐渐地开放着,作者最终也被这块神奇的土地触动了。luckily幸运地;cheerfully高兴地;regularly有规律地,整齐地;eventually最终,终于。（10）【解析】选B。由上段最后一句可知,作者对园艺已经产生了兴趣,而父母对此依然不感兴趣。此处上下文之间是转折关系。instead代替,反而;however然而;therefore因此;besides此外,而且。（11）【解析】选A。父亲发现绕过花园去车道很麻烦,所以对作者大喊大叫。shout喊;laugh大笑;glance瞥;jump跳。（12）【解析】选B。绕路去车道当然是件麻烦事了。convenient方便的;troublesome麻烦的;enjoyable令人愉快的;dangerous危险的。（13）【解析】选B。作者把真正的玫瑰花放到母亲的花瓶里,但母亲却视其为野草,说明母亲并不高兴作者这样做。sadness伤心;displeasure不高兴;delight高兴;relief宽慰。（14）【解析】选C。母亲把作者的真玫瑰花视为野草而非鲜花。other than除了……之外;more than多于;rather than而不是;less than少于,不超过。（15）【解析】选A。由上文可知作者的父母不喜欢作者从事园艺,所以此处填“不喜欢”。dislike不喜欢;encouragement鼓励;threat威胁;suggestion建议。（16）【解析】选C。作者已经体会到了园艺的乐趣,所以虽然父母不喜欢园艺,但是作者还是坚持下去,继续享受园艺带来的乐趣。decide决定;stop停止;continue继续;struggle挣扎。（17）【解析】选C。在作者眼里,植物像人一样是很好的伙伴,它们会呼吸,会怒放,还会对人所给予的关心和爱有所反应。devote奉献;turn转向;respond反应;lead导致,通向。（18）【解析】选D。由上文可知,作者最初从事园艺是为了惹恼父母,即向父母挑战。defeat打败;satisfy使满意;respect尊重;challenge挑战。（19）【解析】选A。作者在园艺上获得了一些成就,当然会让父母感到骄傲了。proud骄傲的,自豪的;comfortable舒服的;strange陌生的,奇怪的;disappointed失望的。（20）【解析】选D。与第一段形成对比。作者最初从事园艺是为了向父母挑战,而现在却是出于对大自然的爱。freedom自由;life生命,生活;growth成长;nature自然。【长难句分析】Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very proud. 分析：本句是个复合句。which引导的是定语从句,修饰整个主句。句中teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show是并列的现在分词短语作伴随状语。译文：今天我成了众所周知的Mrs. Greenthumbs,教园艺,还主持一个园艺展,这使我的父母感到非常骄傲。 2.【参考答案】【文章大意】俗话说,好事不出门,坏事传千里。但科学家的研究发现却推翻了这一俗语。（1）【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers.可知。（2）【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段的最后两句可知,当你和朋友分享一个故事时,你会在乎他们的反应,你不想让他们认为你是一个不考虑他人感受的人。故选C。（3）【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知,Dr.Berger的研究发现,与其他类型的文章相比,科学类的文章通过e-mail传播得更快更多。故选B。（4）【解析】选D。主旨大意题。本文的主要内容为:通过研究表明,好消息比坏消息在网络上传播得快。故选D。  3.答案及解析：答案：（1）D; （2）C;（3）B; （4）D解析：（1）细节理解题:根据The effect was clearest in the Canadian experiment,in which 60 working adults were given $40 to spend in two different ways.可知,在加拿大的这个实验中,参加实验的人被要求用不同的方式花钱.故选D.
（2）细节理解题. 根据 On the day they made the time-saving purchase, they felt happier, in a better mood, and lower feelings of time stress than on the day they bought a material purchase可知,花钱雇用别人打扫花园的人时间压力更少些。故选C。
（3）细节理解题。根据 The biggest surprise to the researchers was how few people would spend money on time-saving services.可知选B。
（4）词义猜测题。根据“One reason,” said Whillans,“ is that we’re very bad at remembering how much we hate doing certain tasks once the suffering has passed. That makes us less likely to take active steps to avoid that overburdened feeling in the future. ” 可知选D.  4.参考答案：第一句：scary→scared; 第一个a→an第二句：So→But第三句：sets→set; equipments→equipment第四句：swim前加to第五句：little→few第六句：finish→finishing第七句：去掉up; real→really 5.【参考范文】One possible version:    Dear Tom,    How are you going? I miss you very much. I feel very depressed now because there is an annoying thing that discourages me.    There is a new classmate who is very fat coming to my class. Many classmates laugh at him just because of his weight, which makes me angry. In my opinion, looking down on the newcomer is a foolish behavior, and it makes themselves look like a fool. As a result, the relationship between classmates must be broken.    Unluckily, I have no idea to solve the problem. So I hope you can give me some suggestions. I will appreciate it if you can help me get out of the trouble.    Best wishes!Yours,Li Hua