2020年高考英语模拟卷及答案解析(全国卷)

1/132020年高考英语模拟卷及答案解析（全国卷）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。A．Kids'imaginationsareinoverdrivewhenitcomestocomposingChristmaslists-astheyaskforalivewalrus（海象）,thepowerofinvisibility（隐身）andTaylorSwift.Christmasislessthantwomonthsaway,andlittleonesarealreadyplanningtheirletterstoSanta.ButonesurveyhasrevealedtheweirdestitemstoturnuponChristmaslists,andtheyincludemythicalmonstersandmega-sellingpopstars.ConductedbyGAME,thestudyalsorevealsasignificantbreakfromfestivetraditionwhenitcomestowritingwishlists.Oneinthree,29%,childrennowusetechnologysuchasiPadsormobilephonesinsteadofthetraditionalpenandpaper,whileafurtheroneinfive(19%)willrelyonparentstotakenoteofallthethingstheypointatduringTVadvertsandduringtripstotheshops.Withmorethanthreemillionlistslikelytobedrafted,parentsarepreparedforaflurryofrequestsincludingmanythatevenSantawouldstruggletoachieve.Aspartofthestudy,parentswereaskedtorevealsomeoftheweirdandwonderfulitemsthatmadeitontotheirchild'sChristmaslists.FredPrego,marketingdirectoratGAME,says:ChoosingwhattogetyourkidsatChristmascanbeabitofaminefield(雷区).”Astheresearchshows,mostkidswillbemakingnoteofthethingsthattheywantthishalftermandalotoflistsaregoingtobewritten.21.Theunderlinedword“overdrive”inparagraphonemeans_______.A.runningwithahighspeedB.slowingdownsometimesC.drivingforthandbackwardsD.gettingstucksomewhere【答案】：A【解析】：根据背景可知，孩子们在选择圣诞礼物时，要求颇多，在脑风暴什么礼物时，想象力也十分充沛。overdrivev.&n.大脑“高速运转”。2/1322.Whichofthefollowingisunlikelytobeagifttakenintothelistofachild?A.livewalrusB.TaylorSwiftC.pensanderasersD.iPadsandiPhones【答案】：C【解析】：本题【答案】主要在文章第二段。根据原文可知，现在孩子们对礼物要求越来越高，多为高科技产品或难以实现的东西。当然就不可能是传统的笔和橡皮了。23.Whatmightbethemainideaofthepassage?A.KidsarelosingtheirimaginationwhenitcomestoChristmas.B.ChoosingaChristmasgiftforyouchildgoodbechallenging.C.Areyousufferingfromchoosingabestgift?D.Advantagesofhavingasecondchild.【答案】：B【解析】：本文考查对文章大意的把握。孩子的对圣诞礼物的要求不断提高，要想挑到让他们满意的礼物当然也就很有“挑战性”了。challengingadj.有挑战性的BCertainpersonalitytraits（特质）areoftenattributedtooldest,middleandyoungestchildren.Butanewstudyfoundthatbirthorderitselfhadnoeffectoncharacter,thoughitmayslightlyaffectintelligence.Researchersanalyzedthreelargeongoingcollectionsofdataincludingmorethan20,000people:aBritishstudythatfollowsthelivesofpeoplewhowereborninoneparticularweekin1958,aGermanstudyofprivatehouseholdsstartedin1984andacontinuingstudyofAmericansbornbetween1980and1984.Theysearchedfordifferencesinextroversion（外向）,emotionalstability,agreeableness（随和性）,conscientiousness（责任心）,self-reportedintellect,IQ,imaginationandopennesstoexperience.Theyanalyzedfamilieswithsistersandbrothers,largeandsmallagegapsanddifferentnumbersofsiblings.Butnomatterhowtheysplicedthedata,theycouldfindnoassociationofbirthorderwithanypersonalitycharacteristic.Thestudy,inProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,didfindevidencethatolderchildrenhaveaslightadvantageinIQscores,butthedifferencewasapparentonlyinalarge3/13sample,withlittlesignificanceforanyindividual.Theleadauthor,JuliaM.Rohrer,agraduatestudentattheUniversityofLeipzig,saidthatbirthordercanhaveaneffect—ifyourolderbrotherbulliedyou,forexample.”Buttheseeffectsarehighlyidiosyncratic（个例）,”shesaid.“Thereisnosuchthingasatypicalolder,middleoryoungersibling.It’simportanttostopbelievingthatyouarethewayyouarebecauseofbirthorder.”24.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,_______.A.WeshouldattributepersonalitytraitstooldestchildrenB.Thereisn’tmuchrelationbetweenbirthorderandcharacterC.Birthordercanstronglyaffectyourintelligencelevel.D.Birthordermakesnodifferencetointelligence【答案】：B【解析】：本题为细节题。根据原文“Butanewstudyfoundthatbirthorderitselfhadnoeffectoncharacter,thoughitmayslightlyaffectintelligence.可知，出生顺序和性格没有什么关系。25.Whichofthefollowingisn’tanalyzedbytheresearchers?A.emotionalstabilityB.self-reportedintellectC.opennesstoexperienceD.abilityinpublicspeech【答案】：D【解析】：本题为细节题“Theysearchedfordifferencesinextroversion（外向）,emotionalstability,agreeableness（随和性）,conscientiousness（责任心）,self-reportedintellect,IQ,imaginationandopennesstoexperience..”可知。26.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Youcan’tblameyourbirthorderforwhatyouare.B.OlderchildrenhaveamuchhighlevelofIQscore.C.Olderchildrenhaveahighlevelofemotionalstability.D.Olderchildrenaremuchopenertotheirexperience.【答案】：A【解析】：本题为细节推理题““Thereisnosuchthingasatypicalolder,middleoryoungersibling.It’simportanttostopbelievingthatyouarethewayyouarebecauseofbirthorder.”.”可知。不能把你的不满归咎在出生顺序上。4/1327.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.Areyoubeingbulliedbyyourelderbrother?B.Stopblamingyourbirthorder.C.Getridofyourbadpersonalitytraits.D.Howtoimproveyouremotionalstability?【答案】：B【解析】：本题考查对整篇文章的把握。作者用了大量事实来证明出生顺序对你的性格等很多方面没有什么影响，你也不用责备。CIfyoureallywanttogettoknowsomeone,travelwiththem.Havingsaidthat,I’veheardhorrorstories,andwithacoupleplansintheworksforfuturetripswithfriends.Ifiguredacallintosomepeoplewhohavesuccessfullytraveledwithfriendsforadviceonhowtokeepsanewhenthetripinvolveslotsoftimetokillwithmybestfriends.Whenyou’retravelingwithfriends,thetopicofmoneywillinevitablycomeup.I