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天津市名校2020届高考英语模拟金典卷(四)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳 选项。

    I sat down at my desk and started writing an emotional letter of1But when it came to actually placing the letter into the mailbox, I2.

    The letter was to a teacher whose volunteer efforts had3my view on the world and I felt I should let her know how her4positively influenced my life.

    I could have easily sent her an e-mail,5that seemed a bit6for such an important thank you. That's why I ended up7the letter. But now I hesitated. We had8merely by Facebook comments and occasional private messages. I9knew her. Maybe my letter was too heartfelt. "People don't normally do this," I10to myself.

    Thinking a while, I put the envelope in the mailbox11.

    A couple of weeks later I received a Facebook response from her. It turned out she was12a tough time and my note meant the13to her. She said she had no idea that she was making such a(n)14to others.

    Not only did this letter make her happier, but her15increased my joy as well. I was so16that it made such a difference to her that I decided to write a gratitude letter to her each month.

    I've been doing this for two years now and it's17transformed my life. I'm more likely to seek out the18in others and more thankful for the beautiful life I'm19.

    Cultivating (培养)20is a great skill to practice. Life is too short not to do it.

(1)
A、apology B、application C、suggestion D、gratitude
(2)
A、smiled B、awoke C、rejected D、froze
(3)
A、changed B、balanced C、weighed D、supported
(4)
A、example B、picture C、memory D、call
(5)
A、and B、but C、in case D、in order
(6)
A、normal B、hard C、wonderful D、lame
(7)
A、posting B、polishing C、handwriting D、folding
(8)
A、risen to fame B、come into being C、kept in touch D、come to light
(9)
A、really B、barely C、still D、also
(10)
A、apologized B、reported C、thought D、described
(11)
A、indefinitely B、repeatedly C、aimlessly D、eventually
(12)
A、going through B、breaking through C、breaking away from D、having access to
(13)
A、dream B、world C、tip D、warning
(14)
A、mess B、difference C、effect D、effort
(15)
A、exploration B、expectation C、reply D、greeting
(16)
A、curious B、confident C、excited D、hopeful
(17)
A、greatly B、negatively C、slightly D、rarely
(18)
A、nature B、ambition C、honesty D、goodness
(19)
A、living B、giving C、desiring D、wasting
(20)
A、writing B、appreciation C、direction D、protection
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D

With the completion of the Human Genome(基因组)Project more than 20 years ago, and the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA enjoying its 70th birthday last year, you might assume that we know how life works. Think again!

Evolution has a 4bn-year head start on us. However, several aspects of the standard picture of how life works-the idea of the genome as a blueprint, of genes as instructions for building an organism, of proteins as precisely tailored molecular(分子)machines and more-have wildly reduced the complexity of life. 

In the excellent book How Life Works, Philip Ball explorers the new biology, revealing life to be a far richer, more delicate affair than we have understood. Ball explains that life is a system of many levels-genes, proteins, cells, tissues, and body modules-each with its own rules and principles, so there is no unique place to look for an answer to it. 

Also, How Life Works is a much more appealing title than the overused question of "What is life?". We should be less concerned with what a thing is, and rather more focused on what a thing does. Defining a living thing implies an unchangeable ideal type, but this will run counter to the Darwinian principle that living things are four-dimensional, ever changing in time as well as space.

But it's an idea that is deeply rooted within our culture. Ball points out that we rely on metaphors(比喻)to explain and explore the complexities of life, but none suffice. We are taught that cells are machines, though no machine we have invented behaves like the simplest cell; that DNA is a code or a blueprint, though it is neither; that the brain is a computer, though no computer behaves like a brain at all.

Ball is a terrific writer, pumping out books on incredibly diverse subjects. There's a wealth of well-researched information in here, and some details that are a bit chewy for the lay reader. But the book serves as an essential introduction on our never-ending quest to understand life.

阅读理解

Adults check their phones, on average,360 times a day, and spend almost three hours a day on their devices in total. The problem for many of us is that one quick phone-related task leads to a quick check of our emails or social media feeds, and suddenly we've been sucked into endless scrolling.

It's an awful circle. The more useful our phones become, the more we use them. The more we use them, the more we lay neural(神经的) pathways in our brains that lead to pick up our phones for whatever task is at hand-and the more we feel an urge to check our phones even when we don't have to.

What we do know is that the simple distraction of checking a phone or seeing a notification(通知)can have negative consequences. This isn't very surprising; we know that, in general, multitasking does harm to memory and performance. One of the most dangerous examples is phone use while driving. One study found that merely speaking on the phone, not texting, was enough to make drivers slower to react on the road. It's true for everyday tasks that are less high-risk, too. Simply hearing a notification "ding" made participants of another study perform far worse on a task-almost as badly as participants who were speaking or texting on the phone during the task.

It isn't just the use of a phone that has consequences-its me re presence can affect the way we think.

In one recent study, for example, researchers asked participants to either put their phones next to them so they were visible(like on a desk), nearby and out of sight(like in a bag or pocket), or in another room. They were found to perform far better when their phones were in another room instead of nearby-whether visible, powered on or not.

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The popularity of ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Zhouzhuang and Wuzhen, has aroused a nationwide trend in the construction of ancient towns. Lin Peng, the director of China's Institute of Ancient Cities and Cultural Studies, pointed {#blank#}1{#/blank#} that there are more than 2,800 developed or developing ancient towns in our country, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is definitely the highest number globally.

In ancient towns, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} immersive(沉浸式) experience being mentioned here is historical and cultural characteristics—the "ancient" of ancient towns. Apart from visible "special buildings", characteristics also include invisible "culture". Tourists in ancient towns want to see the living {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (condition) of local people, feel the vitality of town life, try characteristic local snacks {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (influence) by geography and folk customs, and understand how long history {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (shape) local culture. Out of modern fast-paced work and life, tourists want to awaken their inner softness with a slow-moving ancient town.

Touring ancient towns is for recreation, relaxation, and pleasure, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} if all the ancient towns in different places are the same and cannot find their own {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (unique), then ancient town tourism will {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (eventual) decline. Let every ancient town become a unique historical imprint(印记), so that tourists can find their "poetry and distance" while {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (wander) through the ancient towns. This is the soul that ancient towns need to regain.

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

    In my early thirties, I decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa at 5, 895meters above sea level. 

    After months of preparation, I started my great 1 . At the base of the mountain, I met Mik, a local porter, who warmly 2 me. Mik's job was to carry my equipment up the mountain, set up the tent, and carry everything back down after reaching the 3

    The first day of the climb was 4 the rain forest, across a slippery , muddy ground covered with tree roots and vines (藤蔓) . Mik was carrying 30 kilos on his head! By that evening, we made it to 3, 000meters. The air was 5 and it was colder. When I arrived at the campsite for the night, my tent was already set up and waiting for me. 

    Day two was much steeper and rockier. I really had to 6 what I was doing. And I felt guilty for the tough 7 Mik had to work in. Yet when I turned to Mik, he said with the biggest smile, "pole, pole, "which means"8 , take it easy" in his native language. I 9 back, my burden lighter somehow. 

    Over the next five days, the climb got 10 difficult. The temperatures could 11 from 21℃to below freezing in a few hours. At 5, 700 meters, there's only half the oxygen 12 in each breath compared to at sea level. That leaves many people with severe headache. Yet Mik always had a smile and a positive attitude. It had an enormous impact on mo, giving me the 13 to keep going. 

    Even today, when I find myself 14 with anything in life, I just think back to Mik and his smile. A great attitude can bring joy to those around you, or even 15 strangers to the top of a mountain. 

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