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1、云南师大附中2020届高考适应性月考卷（八）英语试卷注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚。2.每小题选出答案后，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，再选涂其他答案标号。在试题卷上作答无效。3.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。满分120分，考试用时100分钟。4.考试结束后，请在教师指导下扫描二维码观看名师讲解。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黑。ADo
2、 you want to read some new books? Here are a few of Bill Gates favorites in 202021 Lessons for the 21st CenturyAuthor: Yuval Noah HarariPrice: $20.2The author, who is a really strong thinker, makes it clear that big problems are not solvable by a single country. He finds that human mind wants to wor
3、ry about the dilemmas we face today. The book is a better framework for all the problems that people are worrying about.Meditation and MindfulnessAuthor: Andy PuddicombePrice: $18.5When you meditate, they sometimes say you should empty your mind, but that really never happens. So the authors analogy
4、 (比喻) is ideas that are like clouds coming across your head. You should just push away gently. If the book can get people doing 10 minutes daily meditation, that is fantastic for relaxing your mind.Army of NoneAuthor: Paul ScharrePrice: $46.1It is about what armies are going to look like in the futu
5、re. Should a drone (无人机) be able to go out and find enemies and attack them? Should the software be letting the humans make the decisions or not? The author is warning that we need to hold back and not go all the way to robotic warfare. The author thinks we should not give up human involvement in th
6、ese weapons.Bad BloodAuthor: John CarreyrouPrice: $43.4It is a story of secrets and lies in a Silicon Valley start-up. Theranos, the founders were doing diagnostics (诊断) that can be very cheap, not need as much blood, read out even your DNA. But when it all was revealed, they really didnt have what
7、they were talking about. In fact, they had been giving patients diagnoses, which were actually dangerous because they were so wrong. It is a thriller with a tragic ending.1. Which book is suitable for a person who wants to find a way to get relaxed?A. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century.B. Meditation an
8、d Mindfulness.C. Army of None.D. Bad Blood.2. Who wrote a thriller in 2020?A. Yuval Noah Harari.B. Andy Puddicombe.C. Paul Scharre.D. John Carreyrou.3. How much will you pay for Army of None?A. $20.2.B. $18.5.C. $461.D. $43.4.【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C【解析】本文属于应用文。2020年比尔盖茨向读者推荐四本新书今日简史、冥想和静观、滴血成金和无人军团。【1题详解
9、】细节理解题。根据文章第三段末句“If the book can get people doing 10 minutes daily meditation, that is fantastic for relaxing your mind.”可知，想找到放松方法的人可以选读冥想和静观这本书。故选B。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据文章末段末句“It is a thriller with a tragic ending.”可知，写恐怖小说的作者是John Carreyrou。故选D。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据文章所列价格信息可知，无人军团是46.1 美元。故选C。BIts not common t
10、hat a grandmother aged 89 is crowned Queen of Icebergs in north America, but when it does happen its quite the sight.On a recent trip to Iceland Judith Streng became that grandma after her son attempted to take a photograph of her sitting on an ice structure that looks like a throne (宝座) at Diamond
11、Beach in Jokul. Shortly after Streng sat down to pose, the piece of ice broke off and floated into the water.“I thought it was safe. One girl had been on it and then two girls at the same time, and it was very secure with them. When I got on it, it started to shake and a wave was coming in. A very l
12、arge wave came in and made the throne kind of shake, and I could tell that I was slipping off,” Streng told ABC News.Strengs story went hot after her 24-year-old granddaughter Catherine tweeted a text message exchange she had with her father about the incident. “My grandmother almost got lost at sea
13、 in Iceland today!”Catherine, who teaches English in Seoul, South Korea, explained via Twitter that her father described the scene vividly. He has a PhD in English, and described the event in the following words, “She climbed to the throne after a wave had pulled back and left it briefly exposed on
14、the beach. Then a wave washed in and removed the ice throne, rocking it from side to side. When the wave left, it lifted the throne and carried her out into the sea with the tide.”Luckily for the Streng family, Randy, a licensed boat captain from Florida with knowledge of water rescue strategies wit
15、nessed the whole thing, and was able to save the day.4. Where was the grandma when her son was taking a picture for her?A. On a crown.B. In an iceboat.C. At a throne beach.D. On an iceberg.5. How did Catherine spread this accident?A. By drawing a vivid picture.B. By exchanging tweeter account.C. By
16、talking with her father in Seoul.D. By posting the text message exchange with her father.6. Who saved the grandmother?A. Catherine.B. Streng.C. Randy.D. Judith.7. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Taking Pictures Must be Very DangerousB. A Grandma Floated out to the Sea on an IcebergC. An Optimistic Family Who Love I
