1、2020普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英 语第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例:How much is the shirt?A.19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.答案是C.1. Where does the conversation probably take
2、place?A. In a supermarket.B. In the post office.C. In the street2. What did Carl do?A. He designed a medal.B. He fixed a TV set.C. He took a test.3. What does the man do?A. Hes a tailor. B. Hes a waiter.C. Hes a shop assistant.4. When will the flight arrive?A. At18:20.B. At 18:35.C. At 18:50.5. How
3、can the man improve his article?A. By deleting unnecessary words. B. By adding a couple of points.C. By correcting grammar mistakes. 第二节(共15小题:每小题15分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5移钟:听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6. What does Bill of
4、ten do on Friday night?A.Visit his parents.B. Go to the movies.C. Walk along Broadway.7. Who watches musical plays most often?A.Bill.B. Sarah.C. Bills parents.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。 8. Why does David want to speak to Mike?A. To invite him to a party.B. To discuss a schedule.C. To call off a meeting.9. What
5、 do we know about the speakers?A. They are colleagues.B. They are close friends.C. Theyve never met before.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. What kind of camera does the man want?A. A TV camera.B. A video camera.C. A movie camera.11. Which function is the man most interested in?A. Underwater filming.B. A large m
6、emory.C. Auto-focus.12. How much would the man pay for the second camera?A. 950 euros.B. 650 euros.C. 470 euros.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Who is Clifford?A. A little girl.B. The mans pet.C. A fictional character.14. Who suggested that Norman paint for childrens books?A. His wife.B. Elizabeth.C. A publish
7、er.I5. What is Normans story based on?A. A book.B. A painting.C. A young woman.16. What is it that shocked Norman?A. His unexpected success.B. His efforts made in vain.C. His editors disagreement.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. Who would like to make small talk according to the speaker?A. Relatives.B. Strange
8、rs.C. Visitors.18. Why do people have small talk?A. To express opinions.B. To avoid arguments.C. To show friendliness.19. Which of the following is a frequent topic in small talk?A. Politics.B. Movies.C. Salaries. 20. What does the speaker recommend at the end of his lecture?A. Asking open-ended que
9、stions.B. Feeling free to change topics.C. Making small talk interesting.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ATrain InformationAll customers travelling on TransLink services must be in possession of a valid ticket before boarding. For ticket information, pleas
10、e ask at your local station or call 13 12 30.While Queensland Rail makes every effort to ensure trains run as scheduled, there can be no guarantee of connections between trains or between train services and bus services.Lost property (失物招领)Call Lost Property on 13 16 17 during business hours for ite
11、ms lost on Queensland Rail services. The lost property office is open Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm and is located(位于) at Roma Street station.Public holidaysOn public holidays, generally a Sunday timetable operates. On certain major event days, i.e. Australia Day, Anzac Day, sporting and cultu
12、ral days, special additional services may operate.Christmas Day services operate to a Christmas Day timetable.Before travel please visit.au or call TransLink on 13 12 30 anytime.Customers using mobility devicesMany stations have wheelchair access from the car park or entrance to the station platform
13、s. For assistance, please call Queensland Rail on 13 16 17.Guardian trains (outbound)DepartOriginDestinationArrive6:42 pmAltandiVarsity Lakes7:37 pm7:29 pmCentralVarsity Lakes8:52 pm8:57 pmFortitude ValleyVarsity Lakes9:52 pm11:02 pmRoma StreetVarsity Lakes12:22 am21. What would you do to get ticket
14、 information?A. Call 13 16 17.B. Visit .au.C. Ask at the local station.D. Check the train schedule.22. At which station can you find the lost property office?A. Altandi.B. Roma Street.C. Varsity Lakes.D. Fortitude Valley.23. Which train would you take if you go from Central to Varsity Lakes?A. 6:42
15、pm.B. 7:29 pm.C. 8:57 pm.D. 11:02 pm.BReturning to a book youve read many times can feel like drinks with an old friend.Theres a welcome familiaritybut also sometimes a slight suspicion that time has changed you both, and thus the relationship. But books dont change, people do. And thats what makes
16、the act of rereading so rich and transformative.The beauty of rereading lies in the idea that our bond with the work is based on ourpresent mental register. Its true, the older I get, the more I feel time has wings. But withreading, its all about the present. Its about the now and what one contribut
17、es to the now, because reading is a give and take between author and reader. Each has to pull their own weight.There are three books I reread annually. The first, which I take to reading every spring, is Emest Hemingways A Moveable Feast. Published in 1964, its his classic memoir of 1920s Paris. The
18、 language is almost intoxicating(令人陶醉的), an aging writer looking back on an ambitious yet simpler time. Another is Annie Dillards Holy the Firm, her poetic 1975 ramble(随笔) about everything and nothing. The third book is Julio Cortzars Save Twilight: Selected Poems, because poetry. And because Cortza
19、r.While I tend to buy a lot of books, these three were given to me as gifts, which might add to the meaning I attach to them. But I imagine that, while money is indeed wonderful and necessary, rereading an authors work is the highest currency a reader can pay them. The best books are the ones that o
20、pen further as time passes. But remember, its you that has to grow and read and reread in order to better understand your friends.24. Why does the author like rereading?A. It evaluates the writer-reader relationship.B. Its a window to a whole new world.C. Its a substitute for drinking with a friend.
21、D. It extends the understanding of oneself.25. What do we know about the book A Moveable Feast?A. Its a brief account of a trip.B. Its about Hemingways life as a young man.C. Its a record of a historic event.D. Its about Hemingways friends in Paris.26. What does the underlined word “currency” in par
22、agraph 4 refer to?A. Debt.B. Reward.C. Allowance.D. Face value.27. What can we infer about the author from the text?A. He loves poetry.B. Hes an editor.C. Hes very ambitious.D. He teaches reading.CRace walking shares many fitness benefits with running, research shows, while most likely contributing
23、to fewer injuries. It does, however, have its own problem.Race walkers are conditioned athletes. The longest track and field event at the Summer Olympics is the 50-kilometer race walk, which is about five miles longer than the marathon. But the sports rules require that a race walkers knees stay str
24、aight through most of the leg swing and one foot remain in contact(接触) with the ground at all times. Its this strange form that makes race walking such an attractive activity, however, says Jaclyn Norberg, an assistant professor of exercise science at Salem State University in Salem, Mass.Like runni
25、ng, race walking is physically demanding, she says, According to most calculations, race walkers moving at a pace of six miles per hour would burn about 800 calories(卡路里) per hour, which is approximately twice as many as they would burn walking, although fewer than running, which would probably burn
26、 about 1,000 or more calories per hour.However, race walking does not pound the body as much as running does, Dr. Norberg says. According to her research, runners hit the ground with as much as four times their body weight per step, while race walkers, who do not leave the ground, create only about
27、1.4 times their body weight with each step.As a result, she says, some of the injuries associated with running, such as runners knee, are uncommon among race walkers. But the sports strange form does place considerable stress on the ankles and hips, so people with a history of such injuries might wa
28、nt to be cautious in adopting the sport. In fact, anyone wishing to try race walking should probably first consult a coach or experienced racer to learn proper technique, she says. It takes some practice.28. Why are race walkers conditioned athletes?A. They must run long distances.B. They are qualif
29、ied for the marathon.C. They have to follow special rules.D. They are good at swinging their legs.29. What advantage does race walking have over running?A. Its more popular at the Olympics.B. Its less challenging physically.C. Its more effective in body building.D. Its less likely to cause knee inju
30、ries.30. What is Dr. Norbergs suggestion for someone trying race walking?A. Getting experts opinions.B. Having a medical checkup.C. Hiring an experienced coach.D. Doing regular exercises.31. Which word best describes the authors attitude to race walking?A. Skeptical.B. Objective.C. Tolerant.D. Conse
31、rvative.DThe connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific research. Recent studies have found positive effects. A study conducted in Youngstown, Ohio, for example, discovered that greener areas of the city experienced less crime. In another, employees were shown to be
32、 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants.The engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have taken it a step furtherchanging the actual composition of plants in order to get them to perform diverse, even unusual functions. These include plants that
33、 have sensors printed onto their leaves to show when theyre short of water and a plant that can detect harmful chemicals in groundwater. “Were thinking about how we can engineer plants to replace functions of the things that we use every day,” explained Michael Strano, a professor of chemical engine
34、ering at MIT. One of his latest projects has been to make plants grow(发光) in experiments using some common vegetables. Stranos team found that they could create a faint light for three-and-a-half hours. The light, about one-thousandth of the amount needed to read by, is just a start. The technology,
35、 Strano said, could one day be used to light the rooms or even to turn trees into self-powered street lamps. In the future, the team hopes to develop a version of the technology that can be sprayed onto plant leaves in a one-off treatment that would last the plants lifetime. The engineers are also t
36、rying to develop an on and off “switch” where the glow would fade when exposed to daylight.Lighting accounts for about 7% of the total electricity consumed in the US. Since lighting is often far removed from the power source(电源)such as the distance from a power plant to street lamps on a remote high
37、waya lot of energy is lost during transmission(传输). Glowing plants could reduce this distance and therefore help save energy. 32. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. A new study of different plants.B. A big fall in crime rates.C. Employees from various workplaces.D. Benefits from green plant
38、s.33. What is the function of the sensors printed on plant leaves by MIT engineer?A. To detect plants lack of water .B. To change compositions of plants. C. To make the life of plants longer.D. To test chemicals in plants.34. What can we expect of the glowing plants in the future?A. They will speed
39、up energy production.B. They may transmit electricity to the home.C. They might help reduce energy consumption. D. They could take the place of power plants.35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Can we grow more glowing plants? B. How do we live with glowing plants?C. Coul
40、d glowing plants replace lamps? D. How are glowing plants made pollution-free?第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分) 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。A Few Tips for Self-AcceptanceWe all want it . to accept and love ourselves. But at times it seems too difficult and too far out of reach. 36 Heres a handful
41、of ways that will set you in the right direction. 37 Do not follow the people who make you feel not-good-enough. Why do you follow them? Are you hoping that eventually you will feel empowered because your life is better than theirs? Know that your life is your own; you are the only you in this world
42、 Forgive yourself for mistakes that you have made. We are often ashamed of our shortcomings, our mistakes and our failures. 38 You will make mistakes, time and time again. Rather than getting caught up in how you could have done better, why not offer yourself a compassionate (有同情心) response? “That
43、didnt go as planned. But, I tried my best.” Recognize all of your strengths. Write them down in a journal. Begin to train your brain to look at strength before weakness. List all of your accomplishments and achievements. You have a job, earned your degree, and you got out of bed today. 39 Now that y
44、ouve listed your strengths, list your imperfections. Turn the page in your journal. Put into words why you feel unworthy, why you dont feel good enough. Now, read these words back to yourself. 40 Turn to a page in your journal to your list of strengths and achievements. See how awesome you are?A. Fe
45、eling upset again?B. Where do you start?C. Nothing is too small to celebrate.D. Remember, you are only human.E Set an intention for self-acceptance.F. Stop comparing yourself with others.G. When does the comparison game start?第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四
46、个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Since our twins began learning to walk, my wife and I have kept telling them that our sliding glass door is just a window. The 41 is obvious. If we 42 it is a door, theyll want to go outside 43 . It will drive us crazy. The kids apparently know the 44 . But our insisting its 45 a
47、 window has kept them from 46 millions of requests to open the door.I hate lying to the kids. One day theyll 47 and discover that everything theyve always known about windows is a 48 .I wonder if 49 should always tell the truth no matter the 50 . I have a very strong 51 that the lie were telling is doing 52 damage to our children. Windows and doors have 53 metaphorical(比喻) meanings. Im