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1、赢战2020高考英语百日冲刺卷第一部分阅读理解(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。AWhen traveling on a budget, every dollar counts. Unfortunately, the cost of tickets alone can make a serious hole in your savings. Dont let that stop you from taking your dream vacation, though. According
2、to Jeff Klee, CEO of CheapA, there is a “sweet spot” to get the biggest bang for your buck.“The most important rule is fairly obvious: dont wait until the last minute, as that rarely works out，” he said in a statement. “But beyond that, you also want to be careful not to buy too early.”Still, thats
3、easier said than done. Finding the most costefficient time to book is tough. Luckily, somebody did the mathso you dont have to. Data crunchers from the online travel agency CheapA surveyed over 917 million fares to determine the day with the cheapest rates.Heres what they found: while prices tend to
4、 stay the same between 320 and 106 days before a trip, they start dropping at the 105day mark. That said, you might be tempted to book the moment prices drop. But hold on! Youll save even more money by booking precisely 70 days before your trip. According to CheapA, you can save 48 percent of the ti
5、ckets total cost by using this trick. After that date, airfares will begin to increase again. And dont even think about booking any later than 20 days ahead of time, as prices will be soaring.So, what are you waiting for? Start planning your next dream vacation, and book accordingly. Your wallet wil
6、l thank youguaranteed.1When can we book our plane tickets to save the most money?AThe later, the better.BAs early as possible.C105 days before our trip.D70 days before our trip.2How much can the trick help us save if the ticket costs $400 totally?A$48.B$192.C$208. D$352.3Whats the purpose of the aut
7、hor in writing this text?ATo explain what a “sweet spot” is.BTo attract people to traveling by plane.CTo show the ways of booking plane tickets.DTo tell people how to buy cheap plane tickets.BAuthor Walter Dean Myers died at the age of 76 after a brief illness. Walter Dean Myers was the author of mo
8、re than 100 books for children and young adults and received many top awards.The prolific author was loved for his vivid description of the lives of African American children, and for writing books for young people that covered different subjects.“Myers has written about all those subjects with deep
9、 understanding and a hardwon, qualified sense of hope，” said Leonard S. Marcus in 2008.He was born in 1937 and was adopted by Florence Dean and Herbert after his mother died while giving birth to his younger sister. They loved him very much and his mother read to him from a very young age. Reading p
10、ushed him to discover worlds beyond his landscape.He began writing at an early age. He wrote well in high school and an English teacher recognized this and advised him to keep on writing no matter what happened to him.“Its what you do，” she said.He dropped out of high school at 17 and joined the arm
11、y. After finishing his service, he entered a dark period in his life. Myers began writing at night to pull himself through that miserable time.In an essay published in The New York Times earlier this year, Myers described how a short story by James Arthur Baldwin helped change the course of his life
12、.“I didnt love the story, but I was lifted by it，” he wrote，“for it took place in Harlem, and it was a story concerned with black people like those I knew. By humanizing the people who were like me, Baldwins story also humanized me. The story gave me a permission that I didnt know I needed, the perm
13、ission to write about my own landscape, my own map.”“I write books for the troubled boy I once was,” he wrote, “and for the boy who lives within me still.”4What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?AHow popular Myers was.BHow Myers became successful.CWhat makes Myers works popular.DWhat peopl
14、e think of Myers works.5Who discovered Myers writing talent?AJames Arthur Baldwin. BHis mother.CLeonard S. Marcus. DOne of his teachers.6What does the underlined word “prolific” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?AProductive. BUnfortunate.CConservative. DHumorous.7Why was the short story by James Arthur B
15、aldwin so important for Myers?AIt helped him survive the dark period.BIt inspired him to pursue his writing career.CHe learned many writing techniques from it.DThe author of the story permitted him to write.CHave you ever wondered when dogs first became “mans best friend” and the worlds favourite pe
16、t? If you have, then youre not alone. When and where dogs first began living side by side with humans are questions that have stirred hot debate among scientists. There are a few hard facts that all agree on. These include that dogs were once wolves and they were the first animal to be domesticated(驯养)
