山西省2020年高三年级模拟试题(一)英语试卷(考试时间:下午3:00——5:00)本试卷采用闭卷、笔试形式。试卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟。选择题第一部分听力略第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)第一节(共15小题;每小题3分满分45分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的ABC和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AIt'stheperfecttimeofyeartocurlupwithagreatnewbook—sobesuretoaddtheseclimatemust-readstoyourlist.THEUNINHABITABLEEARTH:LIFEAFTERWARMINGByDavidWallace-WellsTheauthorspeaksoutonthechallengesfacingourplanet.Buthe'salsoanoptimist,onewell-awarethattherightactiontodaycanavoiddisastertomorrow.ANINCONVENIENTSEQUEL:TRUTHTOPOWER.ByAlGoreAlotofpeoplehaveheardhismessageabouttheclimatecrisis.Butjustasimportantisthemessagethatpeoplearoundtheworldcandosomethingaboutit.Thebookisacomprehensivehow-toguidefullofconcrete,actionablewaysyoucanjointhemovementforsolutionsandhelpturnthetide.THESIXTHEXTINCTION:ANUNNATURALHISTORYByElizabethKolbertD.Itistheresultoftheworldleaders'inaction.TeenageclimateactivistGretaThunbergcalledoutworldleadersfortheirinaction,saying,“Peoplearesuffering.Peoplearedying.Entireecosystemsarecollapsing.Weareinthebeginningofamassextinction.”ElizabethKolbertmightsay,“Exactly.Asshedetails,theEarthhasseenfivelandmarkeventsinthedistantpastthatwipedoutmostplantandanimallife.Buttoday,we'rewitnessinganewphenomenonknowntoscientistsasthe“sixthextinction.”Unlikethepreviousfive,thisoneisnotanaturalevent.It'shuman-made.Andit'shappeningrightnow.THEOVERSTORYByRichardPowersWhilethebookslistedaboveareallworksofnonfiction,climateisshowingupmoreandmoreasamajorthemeincontemporaryfiction.Aworkofimaginationwanderingacrosscenturiesandcontinents,ittellsthestoryofninemaincharacters,allexistingatdifferentperiodsoftime,whicharenotmenorwomenatall,buttrees.21.Whichauthorofferedmeasurestodealwithclimatechange?A.ElizabethKolbert.B.AlGore.C.DavidWallace-Wells.D.RichardPowers.22.AccordingtoElizabethKolbert,whyisthesixthextinctiondifferentfrompreviousones?A.Itislargelyduetohumanactivities.B.Itwipesoutalltheplantandanimallife.C.Itismainlycausedbythenaturalfactors.D.Itistheresultoftheworldleaders'inaction.23.WhatisspecialaboutTheOverstory?A.Itdiscussesnaturalhistory.B.Itcentersonclimatecrisis.C.Itfeaturesfictionalcharacters.D.Itisacollectionofnonfiction.解析:21.B。本题考查细节理解题,根据文章第二个标题下第二段落中“Thebookisacomprehensivehow-toguidefullofconcrete,actionablewaysyoucanjointhemovementforsolutionsandhelpturnthetide”可知答案为B。22.A。本题考查细节理解题,根据第三个标题中第二段落中“Unlikethepreviousfive,thisoneisnotanaturalevent.It'shuman-made.Andit'shappeningrightnow”可知答案为A。23.C。本题考查推理判断题,A选项在文章最后一段中未提及到;根据文章第一段及前三本书的介绍可知,这几本书都跟气候有关且也提及到了气候危机,故B错;根据最后一段中“Whilethebookslistedaboveareallworksofnonfiction”及“Aworkofimaginationwanderingacrosscenturiesandcontinents,ittellsthestoryofninemaincharacters”可知D错,C是正确选项。BWefillourwaterbottlewithcoolwaterfromastreamandwatchaspuffycloudsslowlypushshadowsoverthegreenhills.Atthecountry’sfirstcampingsite,GlampingGeorgia,inAmbrolauri,sixwhitetentsaresetonahill,overlookingavalleyandslopesofdensepineforest.There’sabathroominsidetheair-conditionedtents,andaminikitchenoutside,aprivatedeckwithwickerrockingchairs.Linden,oakandappletreessurroundthetents.Theclean,freshairisrichwithbirdsongandinsectszipbackandforth.TheonlyothersoundistheKrikhulaRiver.It’stheperfectplacetodisconnect.AlayerofstarsopensupoverheadandGiorgi,theowner,dropsbytogiveusabottleofhishomemadegrape.WespendthefinaldaysofourtripincentralGeorgia,atBorjomi,asummerretreatfortheRomanovs,famousforitsmineralwatersandsulphur(硫磺)baths.Covering210,000acres,theBorjomi-KharagauliNationalParkhasoneofthelargestareasofold-growthforestinEurope,andmanywildlifehabitats.Thereare12markedtracksforhiking,ridingandsnowshoeing,aswellastouristsheltersandcampingareas.WehiketheNikolozRomanovTrailfromLikanitoLomismountainwherearivervalleyleadsupthroughforesttoalpinemeadows(高山草甸)oftallgrassesandwildflowers.Wepassonlyahandfulofotherhikers.Iknowthattherewardat7,200ftwillbetheviews.WhatIdon’texpecttofindatthetoparefree-ranginghorseswithshinybrowncoats,atinydecorativechurchandcarpetsofwildflowers.Thisiswhatwecamefor------undamagednatureandslowtravel.It’safewhours’hikebackdown,butallIwanttodoisliedownamongtheflowers,closemyeyesandjustbreathe.24.Whatistheauthor’simpressionofGlampingGeorgia?A.Itisnoteasilyaccessible.B.Itisadenselypopulatedarea.C.Itaffordsbreathtakingviews.D.Itprovidespooraccommodation.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“retreat”inthe2ndparagraphreferto?A.Aquietplacetorelax.B.Ameadowoftallgrasses.C.Afinaldestination.D.Awildlifehabitat.26.WhatattractstheauthormostinGeorgia?A.Itsfinebeautyandexceptionalfeatures.B.Itsrareplantsanddiversewildlife.C.Themineralwatersandsulphurbaths.D.Therichcultureandwarmhospitality.27.Howdoestheauthorpaintthepictureoftheirtrip?A.Bymakingcomparisonswiththeirprevioustrips.B.Bypresentingspecificlandscapefeatures.C.Byintroducingthelocallifestyleanddailyroutines.D.Bylistingpeopleandeventsalongtheway.解析;24.C.本题为推理判断题,根据题干impressionofGlampingGeorgia定位到文章第一段第二句话,结合前后句可知该地风景优美(valley,forest,trees,air及insects等等),是与世隔绝,享受大自然的完美之地(It’stheperfectplacetodisconnect.)。分析选项A不容易接近,B人口稠密,C风景令人惊叹,D住宿条件差,可知此题C符合题意。25.A.本题为词义猜测题,根据题干定位到第二段第一句“Wespendthefinaldaysofou