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1、2020届江西省宜春市英语高考5月模拟试题第二部分 阅读理解第一节 （共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑11（6分）Boma International Hospitality College （BIHC）， in partnership with the Business & Hotel Management School， Switzerland （BHMS）， is a hospitality（酒店管理）college based in Nairobi，Kenya It is focused on

2、 developing the next generation of worldclass hospitality professionals The college is devoted to offering students state of the art study programs， designed to promote access to demanding， but rewarding careers BIHC is currently seeking for a College Principal whose key responsibilities include， bu

3、t are not limited to： Reporting to the BIHC Board of Directors for meeting the colleges overall objectives and plans； Providing leadership and carrying out academic and operational excellence across the institution； Developing and carrying out the colleges strategic plan； Establishment and improveme

4、nt of standard operating policies and procedures to ensure academic and operational excellence； Management of budgets and financial performance； Encouraging continued improvement in curriculum and teaching methods； Promoting the reputation of the College， locally and internationally Our ideal candid

5、ate has the following key characteristics： Possesses a thorough understanding of international hospitality standards； Has 10+ years experience in an institution of higher learning； Passionate about the hospitality industry and developing themselves and the people within it If interested， please ensu

6、re to submit the following documents： A cover letter； Curriculum Vitae； Copies of relevant diplomas and corresponding transcripts Professional references， with contact details may also be submitted Interested candidates are welcome to submit their applications to the following email address： recruit

7、mentpreferredpersonnelcoke no later than April 24th， 2020（1）An ideal candidate should have some necessary qualities EXCEPT Aloving the hospitality industryBhaving over 10 years experience of teachingCbeing familiar with international hospitality standardsDkeeping improving himself or herself（2）What

8、can we learn from the passage？ ABIHC aims to develop worldclass hospitality principalsBApplications mailed on April 25th， 2020 are also validCCollege Principal should design art study programs for studentsDAn applicant must hand in copies of his or her certificates（3）Whats the purpose of the passage

9、？ ATo advertise for a college principal in BIHCBTo list responsibilities of a college principalCTo briefly introduce BIHC， a hospitality collegeDTo recommend a hotel BIHC to visitors12（8分）Time magazines tradition Person of the Year originated in 1927， when it honored 25yearold pilot Charles Lindberg

10、h for the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean Though the magazine has recognized several young people for their global influence， it has never given the important honor to a teenager But its 2019s Person of The Year is the 16yearold Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg Thun

11、bergs rise to global reputation is even more surprising given that just over a year ago， she was a shy 15yearold anxious about the increasing threat of climate change In August 2018， tired of the refusal of world leaders to take action， the young girl started camping out in front of the Swedish Parl

12、iament every Friday with a sign that said： School Strike for Climate The teens act of protest soon drew public attention， inspiring kids and adults worldwide to take action By September 2018， her weekly strike became a global climate change movement called Fridays for the Future， with tens of thousa

13、nds of students skipping school on this day to protest the inaction of the leaders of their respective countries Her appeal for progress in environment protection also encouraged other young activists to begin their own climate change movements Varshini Prakash， cofounder of the US YouthLed Sunrise

14、Movement， says Thunbergsymbolizes the suffering， the frustration， the desperation， the anger at some level， the hope of many young people who wont even be of age to vote by the time their futures are doomed The teenager， who has singlehandedly helped bring climate change to the forefront of the glob

15、al conversation， owes her success to her Aspergers syndrome（阿斯佩各综合征） She says， I see the world in black and white， and I dont like compromising If I were like everyone else， I would have continued on and not seen this crisis Right now， we have entered a new decade a decade that will define our futur

16、e And Ive seen hope， but it does not come from the governments or companies It comes from the people（1）Why did Greta Thunberg camp out in front of Swedish Parliament every Friday？ ATo heighten public awareness of environmental protectionBTo show her support for school strike for climateCTo condemn t

17、he governments inaction on climate changeDTo win a global reputation as a teenager climate change activist（2）Where can we find the direct influence of Greta Thunbergs behavior？ A In paragraph 2B In paragraph 3C In paragraph 4D In paragraph 5（3）What kind of girl is Greta Thunberg according to the pas

18、sage？ A positive and sensitiveB uncaring but reliableC selfish but intelligentD brave and determined（4）We can learn from the passage that ACharles Lindbergh is the first adolescent Person of the Year of Time magazineBon account of Aspergers syndrome， Greta Thunberg has suffered a lotCall governments

19、 havent already taken effective measures to deal with climate changeDVarshini Prakash thinks little of Thunberg and her strike for climate change13（8分）Strange ice rings in Siberias Lake Baikal have puzzled scientists for decades， but now the mystery apparently has been solved The answer： the rings a

20、re caused by warm， circular currents of water under the ice， called eddies（漩涡） The eddies strong currents melt the ice at the edge， but weaker ones keep the center frozen Results of our field surveys show that there are warm eddies that circulate in a clockwise（顺时针的）direction under the ice cover， sa

21、id Alexei Kouraev， a hydrologist at the University of Toulouse，in a NASA statement In the eddy center， the ice does not melt even though the water is warm because the currents are weak， he said But on the eddy boundary， the currents are stronger， and warmer water leads to rapid melting During field

22、work， Kouraev and his colleagues drilled holes near ice rings and set sensors capable of measuring the temperature and salinity（盐浓度）of the water to a depth of 700 feet They found that the water in the eddies was 2 to 4 warmer than the surrounding water Most of the rings appear in March or April and

23、have a width of about 3 to 4 miles too big to recognize from the ground but easily seen from satellites above Some rings were ephemeral while others lasted for weeks or even months Lake Baikal is the worlds largest and deepest freshwater lake， according to Gizmodo Its home to many varieties of fish

24、not seen anywhere else in the world， and even a population of freshwater seals Researchers are still investigating what causes Baikals eddies but think its likely because of wind patterns， rivers that flow into the lake and the shape of the lakes coastline and bottom（1）Which word can best replace th

25、e underlined word ephemeral in paragraph 4？ A steadyB currentC fundamentalD temporary（2）Why is the ice in the center of ice rings frozen while that at the edge is melted？ ABecause the center of ice rings is 2 to 4 warmer than the edgeBBecause the currents in the center are less powerfulCBecause it i

26、s too wide to be recognized or meltedDBecause water in the center circulates in a clockwise direction（3）Which of the following statements about Lake Baikals eddies is TRUE？ AThey are caused by hot and circular currents under the iceBThe ice in the center of Lake Baikals eddies melts faster than that

27、 of the edgeCResearchers are uncertain about the exact reason of the eddies existenceDLake Beikals eddies can only be measured at the depth of 700 feet（4）What maybe the best title for the passage？ AWhats causing the giant ice rings in Siberia？BThe mystery of the eddies in the Lake Baikal uncoveredCT

28、he largest and deepest freshwater lake Lake BaikalDWhy does the edge of an ice ring melt faster？14（8分）Two years ago， aerospace manufacturer SpaceX shocked the world by landing its reusable booster（助推器） engine the biggest and most costly part of the rocket used to power spacecraft into low orbit on a

29、n autonomous drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean Now， Californiabased startup Rocket Lab， has come up with an even more courageous idea： using parachutes and helicopters to capture the returning booster， or first stage as it is often called， in the air! Rocket Labs decision to avoid the propulsive or v

30、ertical（垂直的）landing used by SpaceX comes from its business model to keep its Electron rockets small and costeffective Standing just 57 feet tall， they are designed to deliver smaller payloads（有效载重）of about 500 pounds for only 5 million a launch In contrast， the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket measuring 229 f

31、eet tall can lift up to 50，000 pounds， costs about 62 million a mission Were not in the business of building mediumsized launch vehicles but small ones for customers to get on orbit frequently， said Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck Similar to other rockets， the Electron divides into two once it reaches out

32、er space While the top part， carrying the load， continues on to its final destination， the booster engine falls back to Earth The company intends to fix a ballute a parachutelike braking device to quickly slow down the boosters supersonic speed（超声速） upon its return into the atmosphere Once it slows

33、down to a reasonable pace， a helicopter will grab the rocket from midair and put it onto an awaiting ship to transport to the companys headquarters Beck said： The grand goal here is that if we can capture the vehicle in wonderful condition， in theory， we should be able to put it back on the pad， cha

34、rge the batteries up， and go again The idea， still in the concept stage， will become one step closer to becoming a reality during Electrons next launch， scheduled for sometime in 3 years Engineers will carefully monitor the first stage as it returns， testing its ability to guide its landing with the

35、 best way to slow down its speed， said Beck（1）We can infer from the first two paragraphs that Awith a height of 229 feet， the Space X Falcon 9 rocket can deliver a load of 50，000 tonsBsmall launch vehicles are designed by Rocket Lab to make its boosters economicalCSpace X once successfully captured

36、its rocket before it landed on a ship in the Atlantic OceanDan autonomous drone ship is used by Rocket Lab to transport the first stage（2）What distinguishes the Electron from other rockets？ AIt will be equipped with a ballute to reduce its landing speedBIts booster engine falls back to the earth wit

37、h the loadCIt divides into two the instant it enters outer spaceDIt is loaded on a helicopter heading for the companys headquarters（3）What will Rocket Labs following research focus on？ AHow to capture the booster engine without damaging its functionBWhen to slow down the first stage as it returnsCHo

38、w to cut the cost of each launch mission by calculationDHow to make its rockets smaller and more reusable（4）In which column can you find this article in a piece of newspaper？ A Books & ArtB BusinessC Science FictionD Technology第二节（共1小题；每小题10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其中两项为多余选项15（10分）Nowada

39、ys， money has become intangible（不易度量的） Household shopping is done online； pocket money is stored in an electronic wallet rather than a piggy bank Children rarely see their parents handling cash and they are spending online， too （1） The answer is GoHenry， an app with separate versions for parents and

40、 children， now available both in America and Britain （2） To use the app， parents need to sign up with their own bank accounts and pay a monthly fee for their kids They can see what the child has bought and choose where the card can be used： in shops， online or at ATMs They can also schedule pocket m

41、oney and set tasks （3） Children get debit cards（借记卡）carved with their name （4） For example， they can decide to save ten dollars for a friends birthday in four weeks time The app tells them how much to save each week to meet the goal Similar to a fitness app， GoHenry gives children feedback on their

42、financial management and motivates them to spend better and save A big benefit of such an app is that it inspires family conversations about money GoHenry has gained popularity since it entered the market Parents sign up for different purposes Some regard the subscription as an investment in their c

43、hildrens future （5） Others uses it as a way for their children to learn to budgetASome say theyve been in debt and want their children to avoid that mistake when they grow upBThey can set a goal at the age of 12 to have 2，000 to buy a car at 18CThey can put money in saving pots， view their spending

44、and balances， and set saving targetsDHow， then， can children learn moneys value and gain moneymanagement skills？EWhen those are marked as done， the child is paid the agreed amountFThe app helps children form good financial habits through realworld money managementGThough they no longer touch or hold

45、 money， they can still be taught to handle it well第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑16（30分）2yearold Truett Palmer was born in Missouri， with a genetic disorder and an inborn（先天的）（1） disease He has（2） from more than a dozen sur

46、geries， including three open heart surgeries and a heart transplant One thing Truett（3） during his most recent hospital stay was weekly visits from a therapy dog named Zuri The dog was a Goldendoodle with curly hair and it was just kind of（4） Truett has sensory issues and he（5） anyone touching his f

47、eet， but with Zuri， he would just run his feet through her fur When Truett was with Zuri， it seemed the world didnt（6） After Truett left the hospital， his mom Danielle began（7） getting a Goldendoole for him，but found the breed（品种）especially （8） Financially， going through a transplant and hospital stay， it wasnt going to work out in our（9） ， she sa