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山西省大同市煤矿第四中学2020届高三英语下学期模拟考试试题（1）本试卷共8页满分：150分考试用时：120分钟第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）第一部分：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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.AWanttofitthebestofLondoninyourtwo-weekvacation?HereisalistofthebestplacesyoumustvisitinLondon.Withoutvisitingthese,atriptothiscityisnomorethanjustincomplete.BuckinghamPalacePerhapsthemostfamouspalaceintheworld,BuckinghamPalaceistheofficialLondonresidenceoftheBritishmonarch(君主).StateroomsareopentovisitorsonlyduringthePalace'sSummerOpening,whichtakesplaceinmostofAugustandSeptember.However,ifyouareheadingtothepalaceatadifferenttime,youcanwitnessChangingoftheGuard”,wheretheguardischangeddailyfromApriltoJuly,andonalternatedaysfromAugusttoMarch.BritishMuseumThismuseumshowcasesworksfromthebirthofhumancivilizationtothemodernage,andhascontributionsfromallcontinentsoftheworld.ThemainattractionsincludethemuchdebatedParthenonMarbles(ElginMarbles),MummyofCleopatrafromThebes,andtheRosettaStone.Entrytothemuseumisfree.LondonEyeThe32capsulesontheLondonEyecarrymanyvisitorseveryday.Duetoits360rotationability,youcanalmostseetheentirecityofLondon,whenyoureachthetop.UntiltheShard'sprivately-operateddeckopenedin2013,theLondonEyewasthetallestpublicviewingpoint.LondonZooTheworld'soldestscientificzoo,theLondonZooconsistsofmanydifferenttypesofanimals.Thisisalsooneofthebestplacesforchildren,asyoucanbookaVIPencounterwiththeanimalsforthem.Andwhat'smore?YoucanalsostayovernightatthezooinLookoutLodge.1.WhenshouldyougoifyouwanttovisitastateroomintheBuckinghamPalace?A.InApril.B.InSeptember.C.InJuly.D.InJanuary.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheBritishMuseum?A.ParthenonMarbles.B.theRosettaStone.C.RoyalCeremonialDressCollection.D.MummyofCleopatrafromThebes.3.Whichstatementwilltheauthordisapproveof?A.YoucanvisittheBritishMuseumfreeofcharge.B.YoucanwitnessChangingoftheGuardeveryotherdayinDecember.C.YoucanseethealmostentirecityofLondononthetopoftheLondonEye.D.Youneedn'tbuyaticketforyourkidtoenterLondonZoo.BI'mnotmuchofagardener.Ilovehavingbeautifulflowers-butIdon'thaveagoodtrackrecordwhenitcomestomakingthemgrow.AfewmonthsafteroursonleftfortheMiddleEast,myfriendgiftedmeaboxoftulipbulbs(郁金香球茎).Sheexplainedthatthesebulbswereputintothegroundinthefallandlaysleepingallwinter.Theyhadallthenutrientstheyneededinsidethebulbandwouldcomeoutinthespring.“Whenyouseetheleavesofthetinyflowerspushingtowardthesun,you'llknowthatit'salmosttimeforyoursontocomehome.They'llgiveyouwhatyouneedmost.”Shewalkedmethroughtheprocessofplantingthem.Ithankedher--tryingtoshowmygratitudeforhergift..Itwasalongwinter--coldanddark.IenduredboththeweatherandthelonelinessandfearIfeltwithmysonaway.Deadleaves,frostandfinallyaheavysnowcoveredtheareawhereI'dplantedthoseflowers,andIsoonforgottheywerethere.Finallytheweatherbegantowarm.Oneday,asIwalkeddownmyfrontsteps,Inoticedanareaofgreen.Ibentdowntoinspectthesituationmoreclearlyandsawthatthosetulipshadbeguntogrow,theirtinyleavesforcingtheirwaytothesun.DayafterdayInotedtheflowers'progress.Anddayafterday,thetimeapproachedwhenmysonwouldfinallybehome.Nowwithspringjustaroundthecorner,nothingcouldkeepeitherofusfrommarchingtowardthelight.Almostallofthosebulbsbloomed.Andwitheachbrightlycoloredflower,Imarkedoffonedayclosertogettingtoholdmysoninmyarmsagain.4.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?A.Sheisaprofessionalgardener.B.Sheisnotgoodatgrowingflowers.C.Sheneverplantsflowersathome.D.Sheoftensendsfriendsflowersasgifts.5.Whydidthewriterforgetthetulipbulbssoon?A.Thebitterwinterremindedherofhersonfaraway.B.Shewasdiscouragedfrommakinganotherattempt.C.Theyfailedtolivethroughthecoldandlongwinter.D.Shehadnohopeforbeautifulflowersindeed.6.Whatwerethoseflowersmentionedinthelastparagraphreferredto?A.Aphysicalrepresentationofthehope.B.Thingsdeepinsideherheartandsoul.C.Alessonshewillneverforgetcompletely.D.Thetroubleshehadinmakingthemcomeout.7.whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Adarkwinterwithhope.B.Plantinghopeinwinter.C.Anareaofgreeninspring.D.Livingachangeablelife.CEverytimeanewyeariscoming,peoplesetouttobetterthemselves.Theypromisetheywillloseweight,findanewjob,ormaybeeventakethatvacationthey’vealwaystalkedabout.Butwhydowemakethesepromisestoourselves,andwheredidthistraditioncomefrom?Whydoesthistraditionliveonwhensomanypeoplefailtokeeptheresolutions(决定)theymade?Well,wecanstartbyblamingtheancientBabylonians.Around4,000yearsagoinBabylon,theearliestrecordedcelebrationhonoringthecomingofanewyearwasheld.Calendarsweren'tastheyaretoday,sotheBabyloniansdiditinlateMarchduringthefirstnewmoonaftertheSpringEquinox(春分).Thefestivitiesweremeantfortherebirthofthesungod,buttheBabyloniansmadepromisesinordertopleasetheirgods.Theyfeltthiswouldhelpthemstartthenewyearoffwell.ResolutionscontinuedonwiththeRomans.WhentheearlyRomancalendarnolongersynced(同步）upwiththesun,JuliusCaesardecidedtomakeachange.HeconsultedwiththebestastronomersanmathematiciansofthetimeandintroducedtheJuliancalendar,whichmorecloselyrepresentsthemoderncalendarweusetoday.CaesardeclaredJanuaryIthefirstdayoftheyeartohonorthegodofnewbeginnings,Janus.TheRomanscelebratedtheNewYear