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1、高考英语押题测试卷-含答案详解第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)略第二部分阅读理解(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。AHundreds of spectators cheered them on at the North American Wife Carrying Championship. The annual event, in its 15th year, was held at the base of a grassy ski mountain at the Sunday River R
2、esort in Maine.“The people in Finland put together this event because they felt there should be at least one news story in the year that makes people laugh,” said competitor John Lund, who spent four years in Finland, the birthplace of wife carrying as a modern sport.The competition began there in t
3、he 1990s and was inspired loosely by the legend of a 19th-century outlaw who tested the mettle (毅力) of his gang of robbers by having them run an obstacle course with a woman on their backs.The sport has since gained enthusiasts around the world. The event on Saturday in Maine was one of several offi
4、cially qualifying competitions for international championships in Finland, with the others held in Australia, Sweden and Estonia.Nearly every team employed the “Estonian carry”, in which the woman hangs the head down with her legs hooked around the mans neck and her arms around his waist, which free
5、s his hands. Despite the competitions name, the couple does not need to be married.The winners on Saturday were Jesse Wall, a gym owner, and his friend Christina Arsenault. Under the rules of the game, they won Arsenaults weight in beer and five times the numerical value of her weight in cash. Asked
6、 what he planned to do with the 10 cases of beer, Wall looked around and said, “Share them with everyone here. ”21.What does the writer want to tell us?A. The wife carrying sport was originally held in Australia.B. The annual event in Maine has been around for 15 years.C. People had to use the “Esto
7、nian carry” in the championship.D. People had to get married to take part in the championship.22.Why did the Finnish invent the event?A. To make an amusing news story.B. To attract more travelers to Finland.C. To test peoples courage and patience.D. To make people join in outdoor activities.23.Which
8、 of the following countries is the officially qualifying competition not held in?A. Finland.B. Australia.C. Sweden.D. Spain.BCold, snowy weather has arrived in many places. That means young people are enjoying building snowmen, going snowboarding and having snowball fights.But in one small American
9、city, children cant play with snow to the fullest. The town of Severance, north of Denver, gets about 100 centimeters of snowfall a year. For almost 100 years, city rules have said it is forbidden to throw or shoot stones or missiles at people, animals, buildings, trees or vehicles. Snowballs were c
10、onsidered to be part of the towns definition (定义) of “missiles”.Kyle Rietkerk works for the town of Severance. He said children cannot believe it and that town leaders have for years told the children, “ You have the power. You can change the law. ” But no one has trieduntil now. Nine-year-old Dane
11、Best lives in Severance with his parents and little brother. He has made it his goal to get the snowball fight ban overturned(推翻). Dane said he believes the law is “outdated”. “I want to be able to throw a snowball without getting in trouble, and I really expect to hit my brother with a snowball,” h
12、e said.Danes mother, Brooke Best, told a newspaper that her son found out it was illegal to throw snowballs within town limits about a month and a half ago. Since then, he has been talking about how to change that. Dane wrote letters with his classmates in support of overturning the ban. And on Mond
13、ay, he spoke about the problem at a Severance town meeting. Leaders listened as Dane presented his arguments and all voted for him. Then, Dane threw the first legal snowball in the parking lot of the Town Hall.Dane said, “My parents and I have researched other Severance rules, including one that def
14、ines pets only as cats and dogs. And I have a guinea pig, which appears to be illegal in Severance, too. But I believe that will be different soon.”24.What did the Severance rules say?A. Childrens snow games are banned.B. Snowball fights are against the law.C. People making snowmen will be punished.
15、D. Throwing things are considered dangerous.25.What does the author indicate in paragraph 3?A. Town leaders are willing to change the ban.B. Dane overturns the ban for his little brother.C. Dane once was punished for throwing snowballs.D. Many children tried to change the ban but failed.26.What migh
16、t Dane do in the future?A. Having a cat or dog as his pet.B. Taking action to chage the pet rule.C. Correcting the concept of guinea pigs.D. Researching Severance rules with his parents.27.What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Snow Games Mean a lot to ChildrenB. Severance Laws Need to Be OverturnedC. Children are Encouraged to Change TownD. A boy Asks Town to Lift Snowball Fight
