高考英语模拟试题(二十)含答案及解析.docx

高考英语模拟试题(二十)含答案及解析 PAGE 1努力学习 PAGE 1 绝密 ★ 启用前 高考英语模拟试题（二十） 时间：120分钟 分值：150分 注意事项： 1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。? 2、回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题的答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在试卷上无效。? 3、回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案填写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。? 4、考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）(略) 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A It’s a white Christmas in the United States today, with snow falling from Seattle to Maine. ? Northeast Biting winds with snow swept the Northeast. Earlier, up to 15 inches of snow fell during a snow storm in Maine, while up to one foot fell in New Hampshire. Winds reached 76 mph on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, while up to 61 mph winds tore through Long Island, New York. Falling snow collected on the runways at Boston’s Logan International Airport, causing temporary flight delays. The wind was so severe in Pennsylvania and New Jersey that the annual of George Washington and his soldiers’crossing the Delaware River was canceled, the Washington Crossing Historic Park told ABC News. ? Midwest Heavy lake effect snow fell in western Michigan. The National Weather Service has issued a wind-chill warning and advisory (公告) from Montana to Michigan. Bitter cold air in the Midwest produced wind chills Monday morning as low as minus 48 degrees in North Dakota and minus 47 in northern Minnesota. As this bitter cold made its way east overnight, it was expected to move over relatively mild Great Lakes, producing intense lake-effect snow bands capable of producing 2 to 4 inches of snow in an hour. ? West Coast That storm system moved overnight through the Rockies, bringing more snow and the threat of avalanches. The National Weather Service has issued an avalanche warning for the Wasatch Range Mountains outside Salt Lake City. 21. Why was the annual reenactment of George Washington and his soldiers’ crossing the Delaware River canceled? A. Because the river was frozen. B. Because the wind was too stron