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1、（新课标卷）2020年准高三英语暑假预热训练卷06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。AVisiting 300,000 Works of Art in Paris Right NowStuck at home? You can still visit thousands of the greatest artworks in the City of Light for free. The cultural board of Paris
2、free city museums sorted through the citys top public museums to share must-see artworks.The museumsTwo are great writers homes Balzac and Victor Hugo filled with period details as well as art designs. The Catacombs and the Crypts have collections of sculptures made out of bones. The best known is l
3、ikely the Petit Palais with well-known works, including Claude Monets Sunset on the Seine.The artistsYou can try searching for the most successful or the ones youre most interested in, or just start wandering, which is a great way to find fascinating paintings by lesser-known, but no less talented,
4、artist like George Desvallieres.The works of artDont know where to start? Search for Paul Czannes romantic paintings of women, depicting two young women lounging on the banks of the Seine which can be downloaded for free on the Paris Muses site.The 360-degree momentsWant to enjoy works at Musee de l
5、Orangerie? Try the website of Google Art Project. Click through to the colorful wonders of Monets Waterlilies exhibited at Paris museum. The virtual version lets you spin in 360-degree circles to take it all in, with no crowds blocking your view.21.Which of the following are showed at the Catacombs
6、and the Crypts?A.Period details.B.Well-known works.C.Art designs.D.Bone sculptures.22.What can we infer about George Desvallieres?A.He is good at painting women.B.He has a great gift in painting.C.He is popular throughout the world.D.He has created many famous paintings.23.Where can we enjoy Monets
7、Waterlilies at varied angles?A.At Paris museum.B.On Google Art Project.C.On the Paris Muses site.D.At Musee de l Orangerie.B From my earlier memory of Mother, it seemed quite natural to think of her as different, nor of everyday things as Father was. In those days he was a young-looking man. He did
8、not hesitate to make friends with children as soon as they were able to talk to him and laugh at his stories. Mother was older than he was. She must have been a woman of nearly forty, but she seemed even older. She changed little for a long time, showing no indication of growing old at all until, to
9、wards the end of her life, she suddenly became an old lady.I was always inquisitive about Mothers age. She never had birthdays like other people, nor did anyone else in our family. No candles were ever lit or cakes made or presents given in our house. To my friends in the street who talked delightfu
10、lly about their birthday parties, I would repeat my mothers words that such celebrations were only foolish.“Nothing but deception,” she would say. “As though life can be marked by birthdays. Its deeds, not years, that matter.”Although I often repeated her words and even prided myself on not having b
11、irthdays, I once could not help asking Mother when she was born.“I was born. Im alive as you can see, so what more do you want to know?” she replied, so sharply that I never asked her about her age again.In so many other ways Mother was different. Whereas all the rest of the women I knew in the neig
12、hboring houses took pride in their housewifely abilities, their new furniture, the neat appearance of their homes, Mother regarded all those things as of little importance. Our house always looked as if we had just moved in or were about to move out.24.How did Father impress the author?A.He liked wr
13、iting stories.B.He talked a lot.C.He was a very young man.D.He was popular with children.25.Before the end of her life, Mother _.A.looked quite youngB.looked like an old ladyC.looked younger than she wasD.looked like a 40-year-old woman26.What does the underlined word “inquisitive” (in Paragraph 2)
14、probably mean?A.CertainB.Curious.C.Cautious.D.Confident.27.What do we learn about Mother?A.She was lazy.B.She was strict.C.She was proud.D.She was special.CWorkers are returning to their careers, or starting new ones after age 65.More than ever, work is where many of us get our sense of purpose. Tha
15、t doesnt end at age 65. After being retired for only three months, Sue Ellen King returned to work at the University of Florida Health in Jacksonville, Florida, where she had been a care nurse and nursing educator for 38 years. She is now working part-time in a position created just for her. “Its pe
16、rfect,” she told The New York Times. “I get the satisfaction of having people appreciate what I do.” With the average life span for those who reach age 64 now getting all the way to 84 years old, those who reach retirement age still have many potential years of work to go.Job sites connected toward part-timers, temporary positions, and some can also turn
