东城区2020 届高三二模试题及答案 高三英语 2020.6 本试卷共 10 页,共 120 分。考试时长 100 分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分:知识运用(共两节,45 分) 第一节 语法填空(共10 小题;每小题1.5 分,共15 分) 阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 A As a child growing up 1 England, James Reynolds was always excited by thunderstorms. Now, he runs straight towards them as a “storm chaser” . Specialising in hurricanes and volcanoes, Reynolds travels the world to shoot pictures of Earth’s most extreme weather events. The pictures are used by TV news channels around the world. It’s a 2 (danger) job though. He has almost been hit by flying window frames twice in the past 18 3 (month). However, he says the chase is always worth it for the places he has been to and the brilliant people he has met along the way. B Amateur explorers have found what may have been the last undiscovered island on Earth. The island is round and about three quarters of a mile wide. It sits in the northern Pacific and is a place 4 it’s neither too hot nor too cold. It’s almost completely flat and rocky. The island’s only distinguishing feature is a slight hill on the eastern side. After spotting the hidden piece of land in 5 first looked like an e-map fault, the group of friends 6 (set) out in a boat to confirm what they’d found. They’re now running an online contest to name the island. C Poetry is a beautiful art form. Its power lies in the ability to transform ordinary experiences by capturing(捕捉) a moment or emotion. 7 (write) poetry is a privilege and struggle, in part because we n...