1、2020届高考英语专练之自我检测（十）1、My Favourite BooksJo Usmar is a writer for Cosmopolitan and co-author of the This Book Will series（系列）of lifestyle books. Here she picks her top reads.Matilda Roald Dahl I once wrote a paper on the influence of fairy tales on Roald Dahls writing and it gave me a new appreciation
2、 for his strange and delightful words. Matildas battles with her cruel parents and the bossy headmistress，Miss Trunchbull，are equally fumy and frightening，but theyre also aspirational.After DarkHaruki Murakami Its about two sisters-Eri，a model who either wont or cant stop sleeping，and Mari, a young
3、student . In trying to connect to her sister. Mari starts changing her life and discovers a world of diverse ”night people” who are hiding secrets.Gone Girl Gillian FlynnThere was a bit of me that didnt want to love this when everyone else on the planet did, but the horror story is brilliant. Theres
4、 tension and anxiety from the beginning as Nick and Amy battle for your trust. Its a real whodunit and the frustration when you realise whats going on is horribly enjoyableThe StandStephen KingThis is an excellent fantasy novel from one of the best storytellers around. After a serious flu outbreak w
5、ipes out 99.4% of the worlds population, a battle unfolds between good and evil among those left. Randall Flagg is one of the scariest characters ever. 1. Who does I refer to in the text?A. Stephen King.B. Gillian Flynn.C. Jo Usmar.D. Roald Dahl2. Which of the following tells about Mari and Eri? A.
6、Cosmopolitan.B. Matilda.C. After Dark.D. The Stand.3. What kind of book is Gone Girl?A.A folk tale. B.A biography.C.A love story.D.A horror story.2、 Every driver is familiar with the horrible blind spot problem. However, it is more than just an annoyance. According to the National Highway Traffic Sa
7、fety Administration, over 840,000 car accidents occur due to the blind spot. Those zones which cannot be directly observed by the driver often causes incidents that result in serious property damage and in some cases even death.While drivers can take precautions such as adjusting the drivers seat an
8、d side mirrors properly, installing backup cameras and so on, they wont remove the invisible spots completely. Therefore, the driver will always have to carry the responsibility of being constantly aware of blind spots because failing to do that can lead to accidents.Luckily, now theres a solution t
9、o that and it comes from a 14-year-old girl, who doesnt even have a drivers license yet. However, not being able to drive didnt prevent Alaina Gassier from understanding the important issue of traffic accidents resulting from blind spots. In fact, she knows the problem so well that she actually solv
10、ed it for us. And the way she did it is nothing but genius.Her project is called Improving Automobile Safety by Removing Blind Spots* and work in a relatively simple way as she explained: I did that by having a camera behind the A pillar of a car and the camera sent the video to a projector that pro
11、jected (投射)the image onto the pillar essentially making it invisible and making the driver see behind it.To complete this invention, she used easily attainable materials such as a webcam, projector, and 3D-printed materials that project the view from outside your vehicle onto the blind spots of your
12、 car.Gassier was awarded for her life-saving invention. It earned her the top place in a nationwide competition for middle schoolers with the $25,000 Samueli Foundation Prize in honor of overall STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) excellence.1.Why is the blind spot problem more than
13、 an annoyance?A.It is familiar to every driver.B.It cannot be seen by drivers.C.It may cause serious accidents.D.It is often overlooked by drivers.2.What does the underlined word that in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.Adjusting the drivers seat.B.Being constantly aware of blind spots.C.Adjusting side mirror
14、s.D.Installing backup cameras.3.Which of the following statement is wrong?A.Gassier is a student, who cant drive.B.Gassier is talented enough to make the invention.C.Gassier uses easily-accessible materials in her invention.D.Gassier won first place in an international competition.4.What can be the
15、best title for this passage?A.A Great Invention from A Young DriverB.Improving Vehicle Sale by Removing Blind SpotsC.A Girls Way to Solve the Blind Spot Problem in CarsD.A New Generation of Cars without the Blind Spot Problem3、I didnt know I was unable to see the difference between some colors until
16、 I started school. I had been excited to start school and I loved everything except coloring. I hated picking out crayons. I never asked for a coloring book at the bookstore.My parents didnt question it. They just assumed it was not the thing I enjoyed and often joked about the fact that I was very
17、smart but failed in my coloring test in preschool. That was true. One day I came home full of news about my new friend, Devon, who was tall, funny and green. After hearing what I said, my mom laughed it off at the time, assuming Devon must have been wearing a green shirt.A few days later I attended
18、my first flag football practice. My mom sat on the sideline watching as I learned for the first time the rules of football. I played with all my heart. At the end of the practice my new coach came up to my mom and me and told me what a good job I had done. When my dad called from work later that day
19、 to hear about my first football experience, I told him how the green coach had praised me. My mom began to question my problem with color after hearing my words.The following day my mom accompanied me into the classroom to meet my Martian friend. When I pointed him out, my mom began to chuckle. She
20、 told me that he was brown, not green. Realizing my mistake, I smiled as well. Within a few days I was sitting in a doctors office taking a color blindness exam and sure enough I tested positive. I was officially brown-green color blind.Since then I have learned how to deal with color blindness by r
21、eading the names on the crayons or colored pencils. Most importantly, I have learned that the color doesnt matter as long as I wake up each day and experience the wonders of brown grass and green tree trunks.1.What can we know about the author?A.He couldnt tell some colors apart.B.He was very naught
22、y at school.C.He liked drawing very much.D.He often went to the bookstore .2.What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 3?A.His coach was green.B.His illness was serious.C.His mom was aware of his problem.D.He had no concept of green and brown.3.Which of the following can best explain the und
23、erlined word “chuckle” in Paragraph 4?A.Breathe deeply.B.Laugh quietly.C.Cry sadly.D.Sigh heavily.4.What can be the best title for the text?A.Healing from WithinB.Gratitude RegainedC.My Wonderful School LifeD.The Color of Gratitude4、Vacation in the U. S. usually means slower days, and no school teac
24、hers know, however, that vacation means students will likely fall behind, and forget things they learned during the year. Simon Vanderpool, a special education teacher in Lexington, Kentucky, decided to do something about it.He started a program called Books and Barbers. Children go to the barber, c
25、hoose a book and read out loud while the barber cuts their hair. The child gets a sticker and can take the book home. And there is an added bonus: money. The kids get paid to read.Vanderpool says barber shops are places where kids can feel comfortable. “Once a student feels comfortable, thats whenev
26、er the brain opens up, and that they are able to start focusing on nothing but learning. ” Amir Shalash owns a barber shop. But he is doing more than cutting childrens hair. He is listening to them read, and helping them with their reading.Most of the children getting haircuts at barber shops are bo
27、ys. Vanderpools idea was to do more than just help them with reading and money. The teacher wants to help kids who are growing up in a home without a father liike he did. Also, I created the program in order to provide a positive mentor(指导者)for the kids that go into the barber shop, and are able to
28、have someone that they can rely on and they can trust in, and just build a bond between the two of them. ” Shalash says he and his fellow barbers like being mentors.“The biggest thing is that we try to influence as many kids as we can, and that was my whole intention of it. ”1.Why did Simon Vanderpo
29、ol start Books and Barbers ?A.To help children kill time.B.To bring children a fruitful vacationC.To reduce teachers,pressure from work.D.To improve childrens communication skills.2.What makes a barber shop suitable for Books and Barbers program?A.Its collection of books.B.Its quiet atmosphere.C.Its
30、 relaxing environment.D.Its friendly barbers.3.What is Amir Shalashs purpose of taking part in the program?A.To offer valuable guidance to children.B.To show the importance of bonding.C.To tell the necessity of trusting people.D.To influence his fellow barbers positively.4.What is the best title for
31、 the text?A.What It Takes to Be a Good BarberB.What to Expect During the VacationC.How Important Reading Is to ChildrenD.How a Haircut Is Helping Students Read5、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有 两项为多余选项。With the rise of basic economy and budget airline models that charge extra for seat selection, it
32、s become a lot harder for groups, especially families with kids, to secure seats next to each other._._The earlier you book your familys travel, the more likely that you will be able to reserve seats that arc next to each other.Contact your airline and ask it to accommodate your family, if you cant
33、initially be seated together. Discuss with the airline your concerns about a child being seated alone._, they may be able to assure you that each child is seated next to an adult family member.Check reservations and seat assignments directly with the airline, if you book through a third party online
34、 agency. If you did not book your travel directly with an airline, obtain or confirm your seat assignments directly with the airline as soon as possible before the day of travel._ .Confirm reservations and seat assignments again before you leave for the airport. You may wish to confirm your seat ass
35、ignments before you would normally go to the airport as your seat assignments could have changed after booking due to an aircraft adjustment with a different seating arrangement._. They will do what they can to help families who need to sit together.A.The earlier, the betterB.Book tickets as early a
36、s possibleC.Even if the airline is unable to seat the whole family togetherD.Here are some tips to help you sit together without paying extraE.Even though the airline is unwilling to take your concerns into considerationF.If your seat assignments have changed, you can contact the airline to ask for
37、helpG.This can be done either on the website or over the phone by contacting reservations6、阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Usually it is the children, not the parents, who are unwilling to spend their evenings practicing spelling and learning times tables. But a Canadian couple have jus
38、t won a legal 1 to free their children from homework after successfully arguing that there is no clear 2 that it improves academic performance. Shelli and Tom Milley, two lawyers from Calgary, Alberta, 3 their highly unusual case after years of 4 to make their three children do school work out of th
39、e classroom. After a long war with their eldest son, Jay, now 18, over his homework, they decided to do things 5 with their youngest two, Spencer, 11, and Brittany, 10. And being lawyers, they decided to make it 6 . It took two years to 7 the Milleys Differentiate Homework Plan, which ensures their
40、youngest two children will never have to do homework again at their 8 school. The two-page plan, 9 by the children, parents and teachers, stipulates (约定) that “homework will not be used as a form of 10 for the children”. 11 , the pupils promise to get their work done in class, to come to school 12 ,
41、 and to revise for tests. They must also read daily and practice their musical instruments at home. “It was a 13 homework battle every night,” Shelli told Canadas Globe and Mail newspaper. “Its hard to get a weeping child to 14 math problems. They are tired. They shouldnt be working a second 15 .” S
42、he then wondered, “Why did we let our family 16 through that stress? If we dont want it all, we shouldnt have to 17 it.” Two years ago, Shelli began 18 studies on homework, most of which suggest that, particularly for younger grades, there is no clear 19 between work at home and school performance.
43、Working with the staff at St Brigid Elementary Junior High School, she formed a homework committee. When no firm changes resulted from the committee, the couple began negotiating the legal document that 20 the matter. “We think its a parents right to choose whats in our childrens best interests,” sa
44、id Shelli. “But were grateful the school did the right thing.”1.A.battleB.competitionC.conflictD.attack2.A.resourceB.sourceC.evidenceD.clue3.A.triedB.launchedC.solvedD.researched4.A.strugglingB.demandingC.decidingD.commanding5.A.independentlyB.separatelyC.similarlyD.differently6.A.socialB.logicalC.o
45、fficialD.natural7.A.debateB.negotiateC.claimD.argue8.A., currentB.latterC.formerD.normal9.A.plannedB.releasedC.designedD.signed10.A.evaluationB.inspirationC.educationD.calculation11.A.On the wholeB.In returnC.For instanceD.In general12.A.encouragedB.interestedC.preparedD.experienced13.A.permanentB.i
46、nstantC.temporaryD.constant14.A.take inB.write downC.give upD.put away15.A.roundB.shiftC.pieceD.time16.A.breakB.walkC.goD.see17.A.haveB.buyC.getD.bring18.A.learningB.documentingC.appreciatingD.collecting19.A.linkB.markC.differenceD.progress20.A.dividedB.decidedC.praisedD.commented7、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当
47、的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。It is often said that if you are in Beijing, there are _(basic) two things that you must do; one is to climb the Great Wall of China, and the other is to eat Peking Duck. Once _(limit) to the kitchens of the palace, the legendary Peking Duck now _(serve) at thousands of restaurants ar
48、ound Beijing, as well as around the world.The origin of the Peking Duck _(date) back to the Ming Dynasty. Cooks from all over China travelled to the capital Beijing _(cook) for the Emperor. It was a prestigious(有声望的) occupation as only the _(good) chefs could enter the palace kitchens. A top cook wa
49、s even able to reach the rank of _minister!It was in these kitchens where dishes of exceptional quality such as the Peking Duck were first created by palace chefs. _, many of the recipes for such foods of the Emperor were later smuggled(走私) out of the kitchen and onto the streets of Beijing. With th
50、e eventual fall of the Ching dynasty in 1911, court chefs _left the Forbidden City set up restaurants around Beijing and brought Peking Duck and other delicious dishes to the _(mass).8、假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用
51、斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。This morning, before going to my office, I went to a restaurant to get something on breakfast. It turned out that I was there not just for myself, and for Bevan as well.On my way in, I saw someone seating outside the door,
52、 which appeared to be homeless. When asked, she says her name was Bevan. Unlucky, Bevan was living without shelter then. I felt necessary to help her in a small way. So I went inside and bought her several hamburger and a hot coffee. When receiving them, he smiled and kept thanking to me. Her smile
53、also brightened my whole day.9、假如你是双鸭山一中学生李华,上周日和父母驾车去爬青山(the Qing Mountain)。请根据下面几幅图片的内容,用英文写一篇短文,记述这次旅程,并谈谈自己的感受。注意:1. 词数100-120词;2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3. 开头已给出,不计入总词数。Last Sunday,_ 答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1.C；2.C；3.D解析：1.细节理解题。由Matilda中的“I once wrote a paper on the influence of fairy tales on Roald Dahls wri
54、ting and it gave me a new appreciation for his strange and delightful words”可知,我曾经写过一篇关于童话故事对罗尔德达尔写作有影响的论文,这篇论文让我对他奇怪而有趣的文字有了新的认识。所以Jo Usmar在介绍Matilda这本书,用第一人称“I”口吻来说明自己曾经写过一篇关于童话故事对罗尔德达尔写作有影响的论文。所以“I”指的是Jo Usmar。故C选项正确。2.细节理解题。由After Dark中的“Its about two sister-Eri,a model who either wont or cant s
55、top sleeping, and Mari,a young student”可知,故事讲的是两个姐妹-Eri是一个突然一觉不醒的模特。玛丽,是一个充满青春活力的学生。所以After Dark中讲述了Eri和Mari的故事。故C选项正确。3.细节理解题。由Gone Girl中的“.but the horror story is brilliant”可知,但是这个恐怖的故事很精彩。所以Gone Girl讲述的是一个恐怖故事。故D选项正确。 2答案及解析：答案：1.C; 2.B; 3.D; 4.C解析： 3答案及解析：答案：1.A; 2.C; 3.B; 4.D解析： 4答案及解析：答案：1.B;
56、2.C; 3.A; 4.D解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“however, that vacation means students will likely fall behind, and forget things they learned during the year.”可知,孩子们在假期可能会忘掉所学的东西,学习退步,所以Simon Vanderpool创办图书和理发店项目是要给孩子们带来一个富有成效的假期,故B项正确。2.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Vanderpool says barber shops are places where kids can feel comf
57、ortable. “Once a student feels comfortable, thats whenever the brain opens up, and that they are able to start focusing on nothing but learning.”可知,理发店是孩子们感到舒适的地方,一旦他们感到舒适,他们就可以开始专注于学习,由此可知,放松的环境使理发店适合图书和理发店项目,故C项正确。3.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Amir Shalash owns a barber shop. But he is doing more than cutting c
58、hildrens hair. He is listening to them read, and helping them with their reading.”可知,Amir Shalash拥有这样的一家理发店,但他所做的不仅仅是给孩子们剪头发,他在听他们阅读,帮助他们阅读,由此可知,Amir Shalash参加这个项目的目的是给孩子提供有价值的指导,故A项正确。4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要讲述的是Simon Vanderpool把理发和阅读结合起来,创办图书和理发店项目以给孩子们带来一个富有成效的假期,故D项(理发如何帮助学生阅读)作标题最能概括出文章内容。 5答案及解析：答案
59、：1. D2. B3. C4. G5. F解析： 6答案及解析：答案：1.A; 2.C; 3.B; 4.A; 5.D; 6.C; 7.B; 8.A; 9.D; 10.A; 11.B; 12.C; 13.D; 14.A; 15.B; 16.C; 17.A; 18.D; 19.A; 20.B解析： 7答案及解析：答案：1. basically2. limited3. is served4. dates5. to cook6. best 7. a8. However9. who/that10. masses解析： 1.考查词类转换。这里要用basic的副词形式basically,表示基本上。2.考查
60、非谓语动词。Limit的逻辑主语是the legendary Peking Duck,两者形成被动关系,因此用done的形式,填limited.3.考查被动语态。因serve与前面的duck形成被动关系,因此填写is served。4.考查动词的时态语态。短语date back to与主语构成主动关系,客观描述,时态为一般现在时。5.考查非谓语动词。厨师来到北京为皇帝烹饪,表目的,因此用to cook。6.考查形容词最高级。最好的厨师,因此用good的最高级best。7.考查冠词,这里的部长为泛指,因此填写a。8.考查表逻辑关系的副词。前后句形成转折关系,因此用However.9.考查定语从句
61、。这里是定语从句,后面从句结构缺少主语,先行词是court chefs,因此填写that或者who。10.考查名词单复数。这里指的是北京烤鸭令到更多人得以品尝,masses表示大众。 8答案及解析：答案：This morning, before going to my office, I went to a restaurant to get something breakfast. It turned out that I was there not just for myself, for Bevan as well.On my way in, I saw someone outside
62、the door, appeared to be homeless. When asked, she her name was Bevan. , Bevan was living without shelter then. I felt necessary to help her in a small way. So I went inside and bought her several and a hot coffee. When receiving them, smiled and kept thanking to me. Her smile also brightened my who
63、le day.解析： 9答案及解析：答案： Last Sunday, my parents and I went to climb the Qing Mountain.On Saturday afternoon, my mother and I went to the supermarket and bought various food and drinks to prepare for the trip. Early the next morning, we set off happily. Fascinated by the fantastic scenery along the pat
64、h, we walked energetically.However, half way up the mountain, I was too exhausted to go a step further. My parents encouraged and helped me a lot. Finally, we got to the top, where we joyfully appreciated the natural beauty of the Qing mountain.Although I was worn out, I experienced the pleasure that I had never had before.解析：
