【20套精选试卷合集】甘肃省定西市2019-2020学年高考英语模拟试卷含答案

In this voyage I visited my new colony on the island, saw the Spaniards（西班牙人）, had the whole story of their lives and of the villains（罪犯） I left there; how at first they treated the poor Spaniards badly,?how they afterwards agreed, disagreed, unired, separated, and how at last the Spaniards were forced to use violence with them; how they gave in to the spaniards, how honestly the Spaniards used them ---- a history, if it were entered into, as full of variety and wonderful

accidents as my own part ---- particularly, also, as to their battles with the Caribbeans, who landed several times upon the Island, and as to the improvement they made upon the Island itself, and how five of them made an attempt upon the main land, and brought away eleven men and five women prisoners, by which, at my coming, I found about twenty young children on the Island．

Here I stayed bout 20 days, left them supplies of all necessary things, and particularly of arms, powder, shot, cloths, tools, and two workmen, which I brought from England with me, namely a carpenter and a smith．

Besides this, I shared the Island into parts with them, reserved to myself the property of whole but gave them such parts resoeetively as they agreed on; and having settled all things with them and encouraged them not to leave the place, I left them there．

From then on I landed the Brazils, from where I sent a bark, which I bought there, with more people to the island; and in it, besides other supplies, I sent seven women, being such persons as I found proper for service, or for wives to such as would take them．As to the Englishmen, I promised them to send them some women from England, with a good cargo（船货） of necessaries, if they would apply themselves to planting ---- which I afterwards could not perform．And the fellows proved very honest and diligent after they were mastered and had their properties set apart for them．I sent them also from the Brazils five cows, three of them being big with calf, some sheep, and some pigs, which when I came again were considerably increased．

heir enemies’ boats, they destroyed almost all the rest, and renewed and recovered the possession of their plantation, and still lived upon the Island．

All these things, with some very surprising incidents in some new adventures of my own, for ten years more, I may perhaps give a further account of the story． 56．From Paragraph l, we know _______ ．

A．the Spaniards were always getting along well with the villains B．the Spaniards were always the rulers of the island

C．the Spaniards and the villains both ruled the island peacefully D．the Spaniards and the villains once had battles with each other

57．In Paragraph 2, the place where I stayed was probably ________．

A．a wild island C．a primitive supermarket

B．a deserted downtown D．a new city

58．The underlined word “respectively” in the third paragraph probably means ______ ．

A．separately C．specially

B．particularly D．surprisingly

59．The writer of the story once went to _______．

A．Japan and Brazil

B．England and Brazil

C．France and Spain D．orea and Caribbean

60．From the story, we can judge the Writer might be _______ ．

A．an invader

B．a carpenter D．a prisoner B

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C．an adventurer

61．Which of the four magazines is the most suitable for a 4-year-old child?

A．American girl． C．Cicada．

B．Ladybug．

D．Sports Illustrated for ids．

62．American Girl is a magazine different from the others because _______．

A．it features fun stories and great sports tips B．it’s written specially for girls

C．it offers high-quality fiction and poetry

D．it is issued 6 times per year

63．If you order a magazine with interviews with sports heroes for one year, how much can you save?

A．$5.00

B．$10.55

C．$17.05

C

When Frida ahlo’s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “ a ribbon （丝带）around a bomb”．Such comments seem to suggest ahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time．Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time．he artist had many operations, but noting was able to cure the terrible pain in her back．However, the accident had an unexpected side effect．While lying in her bed recovering, ahlo taught herself to paint．In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist．Rivera’s strong influences on ahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband．

Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even in her home country．Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953．For more than a decade after her death in 1954, ahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last．

64．What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in paragraph 1 most nearly mean?

A．a far better artist B．a for more gifted artist C．a much stronger person D．a much more famous person

D．$22.93

65．The terrible pain ahlo suffered was caused by ．

A．polio B．her bent spine C．back injuries D．the operations she had

66．ahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the ．

A．190s B．190s

C．190s

D．1970s

67．What is author’s attitude toward ahlo?

A．Devotion

B．Sympathy C．Worry D．Encouragement

D

The rate of population growth is fastest in underdeveloped countries．In these countries a high birthrate is accompanied by a lowered death rate thanks to improved standards of public health．Ideally it should be possible to counter balance the effect of a reduced death rate by an increased use of family planning．In practice, however, population control is a complex matter．Throughout history people have determined the size of their families according to the cultural values of their societies．

Population control has long been a subject of discussion among researchers．Some have argued that the supply of good land is limited．In order to feed a large population, bad land must be cultivated and the good land overworked ．As a result, each person produces less in a given amount of time and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with a smaller population．Other researchers have argued that a large population gives more scope for the development of facilities such as sports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to justify them．Similarly, it can be argued that

the public costs of society will not be so heavy to each individual if they are shared among the members of a large population．

One of the difficulties in implementing birth control lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country．In underdeveloped countries where a large population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and naturaeclining population may have to face the prospect of a shrinking tax base and a fall in land values．If there are fewer children going to school, teachers may be thrown out of work．When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building industry is weakened．Faced with considerations such as these, the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population, rather than one which is stable or in decline． 68．One reason for quick population increase in underdeveloped countries is that ．

A．those countries encourage people to have large families B．people can get government support if they have more kids C．improved public health standards have reduced death rate greatly D．those countries have enough resources to support a large population

69．The writer suggests that policy makers should consider cultural values ．

A．in carrying out family planning B．in producing birth control drugs C．in improving public health standards D．in introducing birth control techniques

70．A large population in an underdeveloped country may lead to ．

A．a rise in work efficiency

B．a shortage of farm workers

C．a decline in grain production D．a reduction in average income

71．Some people believe control in developed countries may ．

A．increase market demand C．slow down economic growth

B．lower unemployment rate D．create more job opportunities

72．According to the writer, developed countries prefer ．

A．a standstill population C．a slowly growing population

B．a fast increasing population D．a steadily decreasing population

E

●Asecond major storm in less than a week was blowing yesterday toward the Washington area, where federal government offices were closed for a second day and workers struggled to restore power knocked out by a weekend heavy snowstorm．The storm could leave as much as 20 inches （50 centimeters） of new snow in Washington and nearly as much near Philadelphia –a Northeast travel-hub by tonight．

●British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will give evidence to a public inquiry into the Iraq War in early March, officials for the inquiry said yesterday．Brown’s appearance, just weeks before an election expected in May, could hit the ruling Labour Patry’s attempts to catch up in the polls （民意调查）behind the opposition party Conservatives．Brown, who will be questioned about his time as prime minister, will be