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2020 届福建省厦门市英语高考 5 月模拟试题
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 6 分，满分 30 分）阅读下
列短文，从每题所给的 ABC 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项．
1．（6 分）
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2．（8 分）My violin is like a soul mate that whispers words of wisdom to me． Together， we've gone
through both tears and happiness．
About 12 years ago， I made acquaintance with it following an order from my mom． Many hours
of boredom were spent practicing it And to make things worse， the disappointment in my teacher's
eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible hammer， striking on my heart． One day， I
finally decided： I hate it!
By chance， things changed when I was seven． I was at home lying on the sofa， wondering how 第 3 页（共 11 页）
those famous violinists dealt with this terrible dilemma． I searched online for the E ﹣minor Concerto
， a well known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn， and listened to it．
A beautiful and mysterious sound came from the violin as the bow moved across it． It was like the
music slid over the flowers， rose up， and started to fill the air． The violin's voice woke up the sun
， made the trees green， and freshened the air． As the music changed， the sky turned back to gray
． A gloomy shade covered the grass as all the sunshine disappeared． I could hear children crying and
men shouting． It was like an invisible claw had grabbed my heart tightly， making it unable to beat．
That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin ﹣ I grabbed mine and never let it go．
Before the memories faded， I stared at my instrument． Without hesitating． I picked it up， rosined
（用松香擦） the bow， and began to play． Peace filled my heart．
My violin has been by my side for 12 years． When I feel happy， an energetic tune makes it even
better； when I'm deep in sorrow， a peaceful tune washes it away， when I'm walking on air，
feeling especially pleased with my achievements， solemn （庄严的） tunes calm me down．
Gradually， it has become a pat of my life．
My violin， shall I compare you to a summer's day？
（1）What further contributed to the author's dislike of violin﹣playing？
A． Orders from mum．
B． Boredom of practice．
C． Loss of passion for violin．
D． Disappointment in the teacher's eyes．
（2）What can be inferred from Paragraph 4？
A． The weather actually changed because of the tune．
B． The scenery outside the room was quite attractive．
C． The sudden change made the author's heart unable to beat．
D． The author's feeling was continuously influenced by the music．
（3）Why did the author pick up the violin again？
A． The invisible hammer and claw are gone．
B． A famous tune aroused his interest and passion．
C． The beautiful imagination changed his attitude．第 4 页（共 11 页）
D． He was crazy about Felix Mendelssohn's works．
（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the text？
A． Musical soul mate﹣ ﹣violin．
B． My dislike and like of violin．
C． An inspiring story of violin．
D． Deep love for music．
3．（8 分）When you think of a national park， you generally picture fresh air and wild animals， right
？ Well ， now you're going to have to add tea shops and something called "the Tube" to your
definition， because London， England has signed up to be the first "National Park City．"
London was established by the Romans around 2.000 years ago and has been continually
inhabited （居住于） since then． In all that time， however， nobody had the idea to replace all the
parks with big box stores or high buildings， which means London already has a much lower urban
density （密度）than most of the worlds cities． Nowadays about a third of the city is green space，
In July 2019， London announced its willingness to become the world's first National Park City．
Now the city is moving toward the goal of achieving 50% green space by the year 2050 by connecting
and expanding public parks， greening up unused parking lots and the private yards of existing and
new houses ， fixing some green roofs on existing buildings and even cutting holes in fences for
wildlife to pass through．
"Inspired by the aims and values of our precious rural national parks， the London National Park
City is basically about making life better in the capital through both small everyday things and long﹣
term strategic thinking ． " Daniel Raven ﹣ Ellison ， who began the campaign to make London a
National Park City six years ago said in a press release ． "We've been doing that in London for
centuries， which is why London is so green and diverse．"
London will have a much easier job achieving this type of green transformation than more densely﹣
urbanized cities like Paris and New York， which have 10% and 27% greenspace respectively． But
that doesn't mean it's not possible﹣﹣﹣ the National Park City Foundation hopes to employ 25 more
cities in addition to London by the year 2025． Glasgow， Scotland and Newcastle upon Tyne in
northeast England are both currently considering becoming National Park Cities．
（1）What makes London more likely to become a national park city than other cities？ 第 5 页（共 11 页）
A． Its smaller population．
B． Its less dense urbanization．
C． Its citizens' great support．
D． The government's efforts．
（2）Where can we find the data on London's measures to achieve its goal？
A． In Paragraph 1．
B． In Paragraph 2．
C． In Paragraph 3．
D． In Paragraph 4．
（3）What is Daniel Raven﹣Ellison trying to talk about in the fourth paragraph？
A． The significance of London's campaign．
B． The effects of national parks on London．
C． The resources of London's green space．
D． The strategic thinking of London for long．
（4）What can we infer from the last paragraph？
A． Trying to be a national park city is tuning new trend．
B． National park cities are springing up around the world．
C． It is so easy for London to become a national park city．
D． National park cities are making improvements to our life．
4．（8 分）The okapi is a mammal living above the equator in one of the most biodiverse areas in central
Africa． The animal was unknown to the western world until the beginning of the 20th century， and is
often described as half﹣zebra， half﹣giraffe， as if it were a mixed﹣breed creature from a Greek
legend． Yes its image is prevalent in the Democratic Republic of Congo﹣the only country in the
world where it is found living in the wold． The okapi is to Congo what the giant panda is to China or
the kangaroo to Australia．
Although the okapi has striped markings resembling those of zebras'， it is most closely related to
the giraffe． It has a long neck， and large， flexible ears． The face and throat are greyish white．
The coat is a chocolate to reddish brown， much in contrast with the white horizontal stripes and rings
on the legs and white ankles． Overall， the okapi can be easily distinguished form its nearest relative
． It is much smaller （about the size of a horse） and shares more external similarities with the deer 第 6 页（共 11 页）
than with the giraffe． While both sexes possess horns in the giraffe， only males bear horns in the
okapi．
The West got its first whiff of the okapi in 1890 when Welsh Journalist Henry Morton Stanley
had puzzled over a strange "African donkey" in his book． Other Europeans in Africa had also heard of
an animal that they came to call the "African unicorn．" Explorers may have seen the fleeting view of
the striped backside as the animal fled through the bushes， leading to speculation that the okapi was
some sort of rainforest zebra． Some even believed that the okapi was a new species of zebra． It was
only later， when okapi skeleton was analyzed， that naturalists realized they had a giraffe on their
hands．
In 1987， the Okapi Wildlife Reserve was established in eastern Congo to protect this rare mammal
． But decades of political turbulence has seen much of the Congo's natural resources spin out of the
government's control， and okapi numbers have fallen by 50 percent since 1995． Today， only 10，
000 remain．
（1）Which of the following is a picture of an okapi？
A． B． C． D．
（2）Which of the following descriptions is true about the okapi？
A． It is an important symbol of Congo．
B． It has been well protected since 1987．
C． It is a mystical creature from a Greek legend．
D．It is more closely related to the zebra than the giraffe．
（3）What does the underlined word"whiff"most likely mean in Paragraph 3？
A． Firm belief．
B． Kind intention．
C． Strong dislike．
D． Slight trace．
（4）What can be inferred about Henry Morton Stanley？ 第 7 页（共 11 页）
A． He was the first Europeans to analyze okapi skeleton．
B． He had found many new species of animals in Africa．
C． He did not know the"African donkey"in his book was the okapi．
D． He had seen the backside of an okapi dashing through the bushes．
第二节（共 1 小题，每小题 10 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白
处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项．
5．（10 分）Why are some people successful and others aren't？ What's the secret of success？ （1）
Many of Gladwell's ideas appear in his social psychology bestseller Outliers． （2） Gladwell
thinks that this is just an excuse for not trying…and if you really want to be good at something． you
have to work at it．"Practice isn't the thing you do once you re good．" Gladwell writes．"It's the thing
you do that makes you good．"
Central to the book is the "10.000﹣hour rule"． It means that if you want to be among the best in
the world， you need to practise something for 10.000 hours．（3） For example， the Beatles
played live in Hamburg more than 1.200 times between 1960 and 1964． which is more than 10，000
hours of playing time． And when Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was 13， he was given access to a
high school computer （one of the few available in the country） allowing him to practise computer
programming for more than （Yes， you guessed it） 10， 000 hours．
The interesting thing is that success has nothing to do with intelligence． （4） He's got an
IQ of between 195 and 210 （Albert Einstein's IQ was estimated to have been between 160 and 180）
． As a boy at school， Langan was able to take an exam in a foreign language he d never studied and
pass it after just skim﹣reading a text book for three minutes． However， Langan never graduated
from university and worked in labour﹣intensive jobs his whole life． This proves that intelligence
alone will not lead to success﹣ you need hard work， support， finance and opportunities． Gladwell
adds，"No one 一 not rock stars， not professional athletes， not software billionaires， and not even
geniuses 一 ever makes it alone．"
（5） Even after you've put in your 10.000 hours of practice， you still need one other key
ingredient﹣﹣luck． So， you could be the most amazing guitarist in the world． but unless you re
lucky enough to play in front of a record company executive who sees a way of exploiting that talent，
you aren't going to be seeing your name in lights．第 8 页（共 11 页）
A．It isn't just a question of time and support．
B．Author Malcolm Gladwell thinks he knows．
C．That's equal to three hours a day for 10 years．
D．Of course， many people argue that you can create your own "luck"．
E．The popular view is that some of us are born talented and others aren't．
F．Take the example of Christopher Langan， who's mentioned in the book．
G．Someone who's willing to practise something for 10.000 hours is probably active．
第三部分英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 30 分）第一节完形填空（共 1 小题； 每小题 1.5 分，满
分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
6．（30 分）Lehrner always wanted to design roller coasters． Even as a（n） （1） ， though
， she knew that there had to be more to it than just hopping on board． "I started（2） how I
would prepare， "she says． She looked to science and math and（3） advanced classes in
algebra and geometry in middle school and high school． Then she took even more（4） math
and a high﹣level physics course．
She also（5） theme parks as often as she could and researched the（6） of those
coasters online． When it came time for（7） ， she went to the Colorado School of Mines in
Golden，where she（8） a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering．
Now Lehrner works with amusement parks to design and（9） new coasters． These new
coasters they design are（10） made of wood， except for a metal（11） on which the
cars run． The basic design has been around for more than a century． Still， Lehrner notes each new
one is different． " A lot of the same（12） and concepts are used when I design new coasters
． But they （13） with the terrain（地势） and design． That tells us what the limits will be
﹣ ﹣how tight the bends and how（14） the hills are． "
Some parks（15） their coasters to be as scary as possible． That means big（16） and
quick turns and lots of inversions． Lehrner is（17） at making twisted wood coasters． The
coasters she（18） make you feel as if you're going（19） than you really are， because
the tracks are lower to the ground． "We also try to build rides that are fun for the whole（20）
一 children as well as their parents， "she said．第 9 页（共 11 页）
（1）A． kid B． genius C． teacher D． inventor
（2）A． going over B． thinking about C． writing down D． dreaming of
（3）A． brought B． researched C． gave D． took
（4）A． classical B． ancient C． advanced D． practical
（5）A． created B． visited C． managed D． sponsored
（6）A． makers B． parks C． themes D． players
（7）A． vacation B．college C． graduation D． decision
（8）A． missed B． bought C． got D． refused
（9）A． discover B． learn C． purchase D． build
（10）A． carefully B． completely C． largely D． possibly
（11）A． rack B． frame C． fence D． cover
（12）A． metals B． plans C． colors D． components
（13）A． agree B． change C． compare D． deal
（14）A． beautiful B． dangerous C． high D． much
（15）A． imagine B． consider C． hate D．want
（16）A． steps B． seats C． drops D．carriages
（17）A． expert B． amazed C． pleased D． excited
（18）A． rides B．enjoys C． studies D． designs
（19）A． faster B． slower C． farther D． crazier
（20）A． place B． family C． world D． society
第 II 卷第三部分英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 15 分）第二节 （共 1 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15
分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填人 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式．
7．（15 分）I haven't seen Mr Jenkins since I left school， but I often think about him． I wasn't very good
（1） most school subjects before I met Mr Jenkins． I suppose I was a bit lazy， especially in
maths． The only thing I can remember from school maths is（2） the angles of a triangle add
up to 180 degrees! But when I was 15 and went into Mr Jenkins' class ， I really became （ 3 ）
（interest） in a subject for the first time．第 10 页（共 11 页）
Before Mr Jenkins taught me， science had（4） （simple） been a subject full of strange
words to me． I had no idea what hydrogen was， and I didn't really want to know， either I found it
all so（5） （bore） and difficult． But Mr Jenkins made everything interesting． He used to
explain things which seemed difficult with lots of practical（6） （example） and in simple
language． One day， he took us outside and we（7） （build） a rocket! I remember that he
let me pour some fuel into the rocket， and then another student lit（8） match to set it off． It
was great fun．
I know that I wasn't a（9） （will） student， but I wasn't slow to learn new things， The
problems was that I lacked（10） （confident） confident in myself． Mr． Jenkins made me
feel that I had my own strengths．
第四部分写作 （共两节满分 35 分）第一节短文改错（共 1 小题，每小题 10 分，满分 10 分）
8．（10 分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中
共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅设计一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意： 1． 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分．
Keeping hands clean is one of the most basic ways of prevent illness． Yesterday， I teach my three﹣
year﹣old sister how to wash hands proper． Firstly， I asked her to wet her hand under running water
and apply soap to them． Before， she rubbed hands well with soap for at least twenty seconds， I told
to her to wash off all of the soap． Lastly， I gave him a clean towel to dry her hands． She very glad
and showed me her clean hands． Looked at her smiling face， L felt such happy that I gave her a new
storybook．第 11 页（共 11 页）
2020 届福建省厦门市英语高考 5 月模拟试题答案
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 6 分，满分 30 分）阅读下
列短文，从每题所给的 ABC 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项．
1．C；C；B； 2．B；D；B；A； 3．B；C；A；A； 4．B；A；D；C；
第二节（共 1 小题，每小题 10 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白
处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项．
5．B；E；C；F；A；
第三部分英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 30 分）第一节完形填空（共 1 小题； 每小题 1.5 分，满
分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
6．A；B；D；C；B；A；B；C；D；C；A；D；B；C；D；C；A；D；A；B；
第 II 卷第三部分英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 15 分）第二节 （共 1 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15
分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填人 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式．
7．at；that；interested；simply；boring；examples；built；a；willing；confidence；
第四部分写作 （共两节满分 35 分）第一节短文改错（共 1 小题，每小题 10 分，满分 10 分）
8． ；
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