2020年廣東省佛山市高考英語模擬試卷

1、第 1 頁，共 15 頁高考英語模擬試卷（一） 高考英語模擬試卷（一）題號 I II III IV V VI 總分得分一、閱讀理解（本大題共 15 小題，共 30.0 分）AThe Worlds' Best Bookshops There's nothing like being surrounded by books， wherever you are． Here are the finest oases of lit

2、erature that travellers can bring you． Daikanyama T-site | Tokyo It is well worth visiting even if just to admire the building's beautiful， crisscrossed architecture． Once you've had your fill of roaming three fl

3、oors' worth of bookshelves， there's the bar， the coffee shop， or even the video rental space to give you more reason to stay just that little bit longer． Grab a book， order a beer and dive into its pages． I could

4、 have stayed hours here． City Lights | San Francisco The three-storey establishment publishes and sells titles in poetry， fiction， translation， politics， history and the arts． It hosts events and readings， and runs a non

5、-profit of the same name that aims to promote diversity of voices and ideas in literature． It's opposite Vesuvio， a bar frequented by Kerouac and other Beat-generation writers and artists． Shakespeare and Company | P

6、aris I made a special trip to the Left Bank for this one when I was in Paris． It has two floors packed with English-language texts， and I was particularly struck by any spare wall space devoted to notes from visitors - h

7、eartfelt messages to a loved one， dedications to the shop itself， or a quote from a favourite author or philosopher． Hutatma Chowk | Mumbai A few years ago I visited India， investigating Rudyard Kipling's connections

8、 with the country． I spotted a cheap copy of The Jungle Book on one of the tarp-covered book stalls at Hutatma Chowk （Martyrs' Square）． The booksellers here are like amateur librarians， able to lay their hands on alm

9、ost any title you ask for． To me， those well-thumbed （翻舊了的） books spoke volumes about the changes of Mumbai's readers in the 150 years since the city gave us Kipling．1. In which bookshop can you buy a drink while vis

10、iting？ ______ A. Daikanyama T-site B. City Lights C. Shakespeare and Company D. Hutatma Chowk2. What can be learned about the book stalls at Hutatma Chowk？ ______ A. People can meet Rudyard Kipling there．B. They sell the

11、 cheapest books in the world． C. The book owners are amateur librarians． D. The sellers are familiar with the books．3. What do the four bookstores have in common？ ______ A. They are beautifully designed．B. They are three

12、-storey buildings． C. They offer book lovers good experience． D. They are frequently visited by great writers．第 3 頁，共 15 頁C. He couldn't wait to tell others his good news．D. He hadn't heard about his father's

13、 war stories．CYour brain isn't necessarily the same age as the rest of you． Now， it may be possible to predict how quickly a person's brain will age throughout life based on tests taken when he or she is three ye

14、ars old． A person's biological age may be a better indicator of their health than their real age． Brain age can be measured using brain scans and machine-learning to determine if a person's brain looks older or y

15、ounger than the average healthy brain for people of the same age． To find out if brain age might reveal anything about a person's health in midlife， Max Elliott at Duke University in North Carolina and his colleagues

16、 assessed the brains of 869 adults in New Zealand who have undergone regular medical and cognitive （認(rèn)知的） testing since they were 3 years old． When the volunteers， all aged between 43 and 46， underwent MRI brain scans， th

17、e team found that their brain ages ranged from 23 to 71． Those with older brain ages performed worse on tests of cognition， memory and IQ． The researchers also found that some people have a very advanced brain age but th

18、eir bodies seem to be ageing slowly， and vice versa （反之亦然）． However， the team found that those who had the highest scores on cognitive tests when they were 3 years old went on to have the youngest-looking brains． This su

19、ggests we might be able to tell who is at risk of accelerated brain ageing early in life． Researchers hope that predicting brain ageing earlier in life could allow treatments for conditions like dementia （癡呆） to be start

20、ed sooner． This means treatments might have a better chance of working． We don't yet have a way to treat brain ageing， but given the known benefits to the brain of healthy eating and exercise， these aren't a bad

21、place to start．8. What helps predict the speed of one's brain ageing？ ______ A. One's health condition．B. A test result at the age of 3．C. The actual age of one's brain． D. A machine for medical check．9. What

22、 is the purpose of Elliott's research？ ______ A. To find out why people look older or younger．B. To measure people's brain age at different stages． C. To discover whether brain age can be measured by machines． D.

23、 To explore the relationship between brain age and future health．10. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about？ ______ A. The influence of cognitive tests．B. The procedure of Elliott's study． C. The information about voluntee

24、rs． D. The findings of the brain research．11. What do the findings of the research imply？ ______ A. We should test our brain age earliest possible．B. People suffering dementia can go on working． C. Brain ageing could be