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1、2020 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 英语 模拟预测卷 四 本试卷 6 页 满分 120 分 考试用时 120 分钟 注意事项 1 答卷前 考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的校名 姓名 考号 座位号等相关信 息填写在答题卡指定区域内 2 选择题每小题选出答案后 请用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑 如需改动 用 橡皮擦干净后 再选涂其他答案 不能答在试卷上 3 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答 答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相 应位置上 如需改动 先划掉原来的答案 然后再写上新的答案 不准使用铅笔和涂改液 不按以 上要求作答的答案无效 4 考生必须保证答题卡的整
2、洁 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 A In the last 50 years sea surface temperatures around Antarctica have risen by 1 2 C which is more than twice the global average Loss of species Global warming could basically change the ecosystem lea
3、ding to the loss of some species Sharks are going to arrive in Antarctica as long as the warming trend continues a bit more slowly than crabs crabs are going to get there first but once they do get there they are able to eat the organisms that live there Professor Wilga said the arrival of sharks an
4、d shell crushing bony fishes would lead to great changes in the number and proportions 比例 of species found there Shrimp ribbon worms and brittle stars are likely to be the most attackable to population declines Animals living in shallow water in Antarctica are unique on Earth today because they evol
5、ved 进化 in a very cold environment over tens of millions of years Extreme conditions In the course of a process we call Antarctic cooling that started about 40 million years ago all major seafloor predators such as sharks and crabs went extinct in Antarctica because they were not able to deal with th
6、ese extreme conditions However today global warming is removing barriers to invasions and we ve seen recently that crabs especially king crabs are on the doorstep of Antarctica they can potentially re invade the shallow waters if warming continues Urgent local and global actions are needed to protec
7、t this last environment and measures are needed to stop alien species being brought in through ships Strange creatures Animals that live on the seafloor of Antarctica are some of the strangest creatures on Earth The extreme cold and darkness has presented huge challenges to marine life over the pass
8、age of time leading to the evolution of fish equipped with anti freeze proteins in their blood 1 How will these alien species affect the ecosystem in Antarctica A They will change the extremely cold conditions in Antarctica B They will change the numbers and proportions of species in Antarctica C Th
9、e sea surface temperature of Antarctica will rise more quickly D The number of shrimp and ribbon worms will increase in Antarctica 2 How does the author feel about the alien species invasion to Antarctica A Worried B Doubtful C Satisfied D Excited 3 Which is the best title of this passage A Creature
10、s in Antarctica Are Unique B The Extreme Conditions in Antarctica C Alien Species Are Not Found in Antarctica D Alien Species May Change Antarctic Ecosystem B As seniors in college looking forward to life s next goals graduation and employment it is essential to have a sense of feeling important Eve
11、ry time I look through job listings there is a small and sometimes not so small current running through my mind spitting out little charges that are meant to stop me from even applying The charges come in the form of words that seem to shout out like It is not even worth trying or You look as if you
12、 were a qualified man I met with a professor last week about a specific posting that really got me excited Maybe the first time I could actually imagine myself in a position I do not want to tell you which one because then there will be one more person applying for it However the professor said to m
13、e You and thousands of other people are interested in that job His response successfully dampened 抑制 my initial enthusiasm So I went back to work on my cover letter feeling like one little itty bitty 极小的 sardine swimming in a school of thousands with far less motivation than I had initially Of cours
14、e the realities are good and we should never feel deserving of or entitled to a position I would say there are only a few select students out there The cream who has academic advantages would be sure to stand out The rest of us struggling through our course loads are the crop But being the crop does
15、 not make us any less important The point is that like the old Hasidic story goes in Jewish tradition we should always remember to carry two slips of paper in our pockets especially during times of challenge and transition When feeling beat down or lost within a school of sardines take out one slip
16、of paper that says For my sake the world was created But for fear that you become a person filled with self importance carry a second slip of paper to serve as a gentle reminder I am but dust and ashes 4 What does the author imply in Paragraph 1 A He doesn t want to work after graduation B He has no confidence in finding a good job C He tries to behave himself after graduation D He shows no interest in most jobs in the list 5 After talking with the professor the author was A inspired B confused
