1、 (建议用时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2020济南模拟)New York Walking ToursStatue of Liberty and Ellis Island Walking TourStart this exciting guided 4hour tour by getting early Reserve Line Access boarding on the ferry to Liberty Island. Once there, go inside the base of the statue and head to the observation decks for an a
2、wesome view of New York City and its surroundings. Then come back on the ferry to Ellis Island to learn about the history of immigration(移民入境) to America that took place here between 1892 and 1954.Central Park Walking TourWalk through Central Parks most picturesque highlights on a 2hour tour with a
3、professional photographer. Remember your New York City adventure with unforgettable images of you with family or friends as you circle the towers at Belvedere Castle, and walk through paths with flowers in the Conservatory Garden, or feed the swans by the Loeb Boathouse.New York City Architecture Wa
4、lking TourLearn about the history of the buildings that define the New York City skyline on a 3hour walking architecture tour. Walk down the famous 42nd Street corridor with a longtime New York resident(居民) and architectural expert, stopping along the way to learn about Midtown Manhattans most iconi
5、c structures like the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Station and the New York Public Library.Greenwich Village Walking TourGreenwich Village is one of New York Citys most beautiful and famous neighborhoods. Take a guided 2hour walking tour of this legendary Lower Manhattan space. Hear about the fa
6、mous artists who once lived here, from Edgar Allan Poe to Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and countless others. Walk the winding streets and visit popular Washington Square Park, reliving more than 200 years of history.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了四个在纽约进行徒步旅行的项目。1Why do tourists visit Ellis Island?ATo know about Ame
7、rican immigration history.BTo explore the surroundings of the island.CTo get a whole view of New York City.DTo observe Statue of Liberty closely.A解析：细节理解题。根据Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Walking Tour部分的最后一句“Then come back on the ferry to Ellis Island to learn about the history of immigration(移民
8、入境) to America that took place here between 1892 and 1954.”可知，旅游者参观埃利斯岛的目的是了解移民美国的历史。故选A。2Who will go with tourists on Central Park Walking Tour?AAn experienced guide.BAn architectural expert.CA professional photographer.DA longtime New York resident.C解析：细节理解题。根据Central Park Walking Tour部分的第一句“Walk
9、through Central Parks most picturesque highlights on a 2hour tour with a professional photographer.”可知，在中央公园的徒步旅行中会有一个专业摄影师和旅游者在一起。故选C。3Which tour takes the longest time?ACentral Park Walking Tour.BGreenwich Village Walking Tour.CNew York City Architecture Walking Tour.DStatue of Liberty and Ellis I
10、sland Walking Tour.D解析：细节理解题。根据Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Walking Tour部分第一句中的“Start this exciting guided 4hour tour”可知，这个徒步旅行需要4个小时。而其他三个徒步旅行需要的时间分别是：A：2个小时，B：2个小时，C：3个小时。故选D。4What can tourists do on Greenwich Village Walking Tour?ATake unforgettable pictures.BCome across Bob Dylan.CVisit Ne
11、w York Public Library.DLearn about famous artists.D解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第三句“Hear about the famous artists who once lived here, from Edgar Allan Poe to Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and countless others.”可知，游客可以通过Greenwich Village Walking Tour这个徒步旅行项目去了解著名的艺术家。故选D。B(2020合肥第一次质检)We can have video chat with astron
12、auts aboard the International Space Station and watch live footage from the frozen heights of a mountain. But communicating with a submarine(潜艇) or a diver is not so easy. The lack of practical methods for sharing data between underwater and airborne(空气传播的) devices has long been a frustration for sc
13、ientists. The difficulty stems from the fact that radio signals work perfectly in air travel but poorly in water. Sonar signals used by underwater sensors reflect off the surface of water rather than reaching the air.Now, researchers at MIT have developed a method with the potential to revolutionize
14、 underwater communication. “What weve shown is that its actually feasible to communicate from underwater to the air，” says Fadel Adib, a professor at MITs Media Lab, who led the research.The MIT researchers designed a system that uses an underwater machine to send sonar signals to the surface, makin
15、g vibrations(震动) corresponding to the 1s and 0s of the data. A surface receiver then reads and decodes these tiny vibrations. The researchers call the system TARF. “It has any number of potential realworld uses，” Adib says. “It could be used to find downed planes underwater by reading signals from s
16、onar devices in a planes black box and it could allow submarines to communicate with the surface.”Right now the technology is lowresolution. The initial study was conducted in the MIT swimming pool at maximum depths of around 11 or 12 feet. The next steps for the researchers are to see if TARF is wo
17、rkable at much greater depths and under varying conditionshigh waves, storms, schools of fish. They also want to see if they can make the technology work in the other directionair to water. If the technology proves successful in realworld conditions, expect “texting while diving” to be the latest un
18、derwater fashion.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一项麻省理工学院的科学家发明的从水下与地面上的人进行通信的技术。5What does the author mainly talk about in Paragraph 1?AThe future of video chat underwater and in air.BThe frustrations of developing underwater devices.CThe difficulty of communication from water to air.DThe current situation of
19、communicating with a submarine.C解析：段落大意题。通读第一段的内容可知，该段主要讲的是从水下与地面的人进行通信非常困难，故选C。6What does the underlined word “feasible” mean?AAchievable.BConvenient.CChangeable. DAlternative.A解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句“Now, researchers at MIT have developed.underwater communication.”可知，麻省理工学院的研究人员发明了一种可能改变水下通信的方法，使从水下与地面上
20、的人进行沟通成为可能，故A项“可实现的”与画线词意思最相近。故选A。7What do we know about TARF?AIt is widely used to find downed planes.BIt can work well at great depths underwater.CIt is an underwater machine that sends signals.DIt can send, receive and read signals from underwater.D解析：推理判断题。文章第三段详细讲述了TARF系统的工作原理：该系统使用一个水下机器向水面发送声
21、呐信号，对0到1秒的数据产生震动，然后水面接收器读取并对这些微小的震动进行重新编码，这样可以从水下与地面上的人进行通信。故选D。8What is the best title for the text?AThe Realworld Uses of Sonar TechnologyBFull Watertoair Communication Closer to RealityCA Breakthrough in the Application of Video ChatDTARF Becoming a New Means of CommunicationB解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要
22、介绍了科学家发明的一种从水下与地面上的人进行通信联系的系统，研究人员将会把它投入到真实的状况下进行验证，因此B项最适合作本文标题。.完形填空(2020重庆调研)In a remote village, selling chestnuts was the main source of livelihood for local villagers. In late autumn, the hills were covered by the trees and chestnuts were _1_ from the branches of the trees, which _2_ with the
23、wind attracting local villagers to _3_ them at this time of year.The villagers took the chestnuts, carried them home and _4_ them out. The whole family sifted(筛) and sorted them according to their _5_， and then transported them to the city for wholesale or retail. Every villager knew that if they wa
24、nted to sell for a good price, what really _6_ was to send the selected chestnuts to the market first. Many families, which were short of _7_， would go to the nearby villages to hire workers with high _8_Still, to many peoples _9_， there was a young man in the village who could never need help, _10_
25、 he had limited hands. He lived with his blind and old mother. He always arrived at the market one step ahead of the other ones _11_ he could sell out of all the chestnuts and then happily drove back with his truck _12_The secret of the young man was: after picking chestnuts, he put them _13_ into a
26、 sack(麻袋) and carried them to the truck. When he set out, he chose the road, _14_ and bumpy(不平的), to go, _15_ the small ones would jump to the _16_ of the bag and the larger ones would stay on the top of the bag. It would save time for classification and selection. When inquired how he found the way
27、, the young man _17_：“If you put your heart into it, you will find the right way. This is not an accident but a(n) _18_ result.”There will always be people who get _19_ or complain when they hear bad news. As a matter of fact, if you use your head, you will be _20_ to the people and things in the en
28、vironment. When you turn your mind into action to move forward step by step, you can also create a new world for yourself.【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲述了一个年轻人用便捷的方法筛选栗子的故事，进而启迪读者世上无难事，只怕有心人。1A.holdingBfillingCplanting DhangingD解析：根据语境及常识可知，山丘上遍布树木，栗子从树枝上垂下来(hanging)，故选D。2A.fell BshookCjumped DfoldedB解析：根据空后的
29、“with the wind”可推知，栗子随风摇动(shook)，吸引当地的村民们在一年中的这个时候来采摘(pick)，故选B。3A.enjoy BviewCseek DpickD解析：参见上题解析。4A.poured BtookCthought DfiguredA解析：根据下文中的“The whole family sifted(筛) and sorted them”可推知，村民们把采摘的栗子带回家，倒(poured)出来，然后才能进行筛选和分类，故选A。5A.shape BsizeCtaste DcolorB解析：根据下文中的“the small ones would jump to th
30、e _ of the bag and the larger ones would stay on the top of the bag”可推知，整个家庭根据栗子的大小(size)进行筛选和分类，故选B。6A.mattered BcaredCinterested DmindedA解析：根据语境可推知，真正要紧(mattered)的是要把挑选好的栗子先送到市场上去，故选A。7A.hands BpowerCexperience DwaysA解析：根据下文中的“he had limited hands”可推知，许多家庭在这个时候就会缺少人手，会去附近的村子里以高薪(salary)雇人干活，故选A。8A
31、.quality BquantityCmoney DsalaryD解析：参见上题解析。9A.puzzlement BreliefCastonishment DdelightA解析：根据上文可知，在栗子收获的季节许多家庭往往缺少人手，并结合下文可知，这个年轻人从不需要帮忙，由此可推知，这点让很多人困惑(puzzlement)，故选A。10A.only if Bas ifCeven if Dif onlyC解析：根据语境可知，即使(even if)这个年轻人人手有限，但他从不需要帮助。11A.which BwhereCwhom DwhoB解析：分析句子结构可知，本句是一个定语从句，空处在从句中作地
32、点状语，修饰先行词“the market”，故选B。12A.full BfilledCempty DloadedC解析：根据空前的“he could sell out of all the chestnuts”可知，他能够卖光自己所有的栗子，然后开心地开着空(empty)卡车回家，故选C。13A.suddenly BshortlyCdirectly DhurriedlyC解析：根据上文可知，人们把采摘的栗子带回家，倒出来，然后进行筛选和分类，最后才运到市场上卖掉，而这个年轻人直接(directly)把采摘的栗子装进麻袋里，将它们搬上卡车，故选C。14A.tough BroughCregular
33、 DsmoothB解析：由空后的“bumpy”为并列结构可推知，他选择的路是高低不平的(rough)，故选B。15A.even BorCbut DsoD解析：根据语境可知，空处前后表示逻辑上的因果关系，前因后果，故选D。16A.hole BtipCmiddle DbottomD解析：根据下文中的“and the larger ones would stay on the top of the bag”可推知，小些的栗子会快速移动到袋子的底部(bottom)，而大些的栗子会留在上面，故选D。17A.sighed BexcitedCsmiled DsneezedC解析：根据空后的内容可推知，这个年
34、轻人当时是微笑(smiled)着(说)的。sigh“叹气”；excite“使激动，使兴奋”；sneeze“打喷嚏”。18A.unexpected BnecessaryCaccidental DdeliberateB解析：根据该句中的“This is not an accident but”可推知，这并非意外，而是必然的(necessary)结果，故选B。19A.stricken BsatisfiedCupset DsurprisedC解析：根据空后的“or complain when they hear bad news”可知，此处与“complain”并列，故C项符合语境。20A.sensitive BaccessibleCrelative DflexibleA解析：根据上文年轻人的回答“If you put your heart into it, you will find the right way.”和本句中的“if you use your head”可推知，A项符合语境。sensitive“敏感的”；accessible“可进入的”；relative“相对的”；flexible“灵活的”。
