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1、安徽省安庆市桐城市2020年高考英语模拟试题一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AIn this age of Internet chat， videogames and reality television， there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied Yet， despite the competition， my -year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories She wa
2、nts to enter one of her stories into a writing contest， a competition she won last year As a writer I know about winning contests， and about losing them I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher I also know the pressures of trying to live up t
3、o a reputation created by previous victories What if she doesnt win the contest again ？ Thats the strange thing about being a parent So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface A revelation（启示）came last week when I asked her， Dont you want to win again ？ No， she replied， I just want t
4、o tell the story of an angel going to first grade I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously（自发地） told them Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall， I offered suggestions for characters， conflicts and endings for her tal
5、es The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly guided by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it loo
6、ks Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade， I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting（借用）my daughters experience While stepping back was difficult for me， it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps， putting my
7、self far enough a way to give her room but close enough to help if asked All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment， grow and find their own voices1. What do we learn from the first paragraph？ _ A. A lot of distractions compete for childrens time nowadaysB. Childr
8、en do find lots of fun in many mindless activitiesC. Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure timeD. Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing2. What did the author say about her own writing experience？ _ A. She was constantly under pressure of writing moreB. Most of her st
9、ories had been rejected by publishersC. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writerD. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations3. Why did Rebecca want to enter this years writing contest？ _ A. She had won a prize in the previous contestB. She wanted to share her stories with
10、readersC. She was sure of winning with her mothers helpD. She believed she possessed real talent for writingBSeveral months ago I decided it would be wise to investigate the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy， if for no other reason than because I understood it might be a good investmen
11、t I got the name of an insurance agent from a friend and called the agent to get some information From the kinds of questions I put to him， the agent would tell that I knew nothing about insurance so he kindly offered to explore the matter with me in more detail -to help me determine the kind of pol
12、icy I ought to be considering That evening he appeared at my door promptly at 7：30； without wasting time on amenities he spread his papers out on the kitchen table and launched into a lengthy explanation I listened attentively as he talked about the difference between various types of policies， and
13、he explained the kind of coverage he felt I ought to have because of my age bracket and financial objectives Toward the end of the evening （after three or four hours of talking）， he kindly helped me fill out an application for a 50，000 dollar policy， and then he asked if I could go to a Dr Luthers o
14、ffice on Friday for a physical examination I dont know why， but it was not until the mention of the doctors appointment that I realized fully what was happening I was about to sign a lifetime contract yet I had not really made a decision about whether I wanted to buy the policy or not As a matter of
15、 fact， the question of the need for a decision from me one way or the other had not even come up Suddenly I felt sure that I definitely did not want to buy the policy However， since he had spent so much time with me， I didnt want to make him feel that he had wasted his time So I invented an excuse a
16、bout things I had to do on Friday， and I assured him I would call him in a few days Actually， I had no intention of going to see Dr Luther or of calling the agent again I wanted to forget the whole thing Its been over three months now since our meeting， and my friendly insurance agent still calls at my office faithfully two or three times a week My secre
