高三英语第1页共12页赤峰市高三4·20模拟考试试题英语2020.4注意事项:1.本试卷分笔试和听力两部分。考生先作答笔试部分(21小题开始),然后作答听力部分(1—20小题)。答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、座位号、涂写在答题卡上。本试卷满分150分。2.考生将笔试部分答案写在英语笔试答题卡上,听力部分答案写在英语听力答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。笔试部分一、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、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。APHUKETisThailand’slargestislandandcurrentlyoneofitsfamoustouristdestinations.Thefollowingaresomespecialsightsforyou.PhuketAquariumPhuketAquariumisamodest,government-runattractionbutit’snotabadplacetospendanafternoononthecheap.Itprovidesdifferentexhibitionsandyou(andevenyourkids)canlearnalotaboutSoutheastAsianfreshwaterandsaltwatercreaturesthere.Itopensdailyfrom8:30amto4:30pm.PhuketThaihuaMuseumIthousesaphotoexhibitionandvideomediawhichtellthehistoryoftheChinesepeopleinPhuketanddisplaysonmining,localclothes,Sino-Portuguesearchitecture,localfoodsandtraditionsandcultureofPhuket.TheMuseumopenseveryday,between9:00amand5:00pm.PhuketZooIt’ssetintropicalgardensshadedbybigtrees.Thezoohasalargenumberofworkerswhocanspeakseverallanguages.Theyarehappytoanswereveryone’s“why”questions.Ifyougethungryonthetour,therearedifferentfoodsforyou,butyoumustpayforthem.It’sopendailyfrom8:30amto6:00pm.PungChangCave高三英语第2页共12页Itisadestinationfortouristswholoveadventuresinceraftsarerequiredtotravelthroughit.Ittakesaroundonehourandahalftotourthiscave,whichisabout600meterslong.Totakethistrip,youhavetoreachthecavebetween10:00amand2:00pm.21.WhatgivesPhuketAquariumanadvantageoverothersights?A.Targetvisitors.B.Budgetentrancefees.C.Bigsize.D.Longopeningtime.22.Whichplacesetsalimitonvisitors’arrivingtime?A.PhuketAquarium.B.PhuketThaihuaMuseum.C.PhuketZoo.D.PungChangCave.23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ReasonsforstudyinPhuket.B.TipstosavemoneyinPhuket.C.IntroductionoftouristattractionsinPhuket.D.Dosanddon’tswhiletravelinginPhuket.BManykidsstarthummingtuneslike“Twinkle,TwinkleLittleStar”astheirfirstsongs,butNygelWitherspoonwasanexception.HepreferredFinnishcomposerJeanSibelius’sViolinConcertoinDMinor.SowhenNygelWitherspoonbegantohumtheverydifficultconcerto(协奏曲),hisfamilyguessedthatheshouldhavemusiclessons.Hewas,however,just3yearsold.“Hewascalm,withanabilitytofocus.”recalledDavidHolmes,Witherspoon’scello(大提琴)teacherfromage3tol6.Witherspoonisafamiliarnameinhishometown.Hehasinheritedhistalentfrombothsidesofhisfamily,includinghisaunt,thelatejazzvocalistShirleyWitherspoon.The17-year-olddoesn’tseehimselfascompetitive.“Ithinkit’smoreimportantforstudentstohaveasupportiveenvironmentthanacompetitiveone;”hesaid.“It’sgreattohaveasupportsystem,whereyoucanbeyourselfandimproverightalongwithothersdoingthesamething.”Witherspoon’sloveofmusicblossomedasheattendedviola(中提琴)lessonswitholdersiblings.Theirteacher,DavidFrance,noticedthatthelittleboywasasponge(海绵).“He’dabsorbeverythingtheydid.”Francesaid.Witherspoonwasgivenaboxviolin,buthewantedtoplay“thebigone”—thecello.Heloveditssizeandtone.That’swhenhewasmatchedwithhisteacherHolmes.高三英语第3页共12页Witherspoon’sdriveisinspiredbytheconnectionmusicprovides.Herecalledthatheandhissiblingsperformedasachambertrio(室内乐三重奏)atthei...