英语示范卷(五)(时间:100分钟,满分:120分)第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AWhygotoMadrid?Theremaybeaslightchill(寒冷)intheair,withtemperaturesstayingaround15℃inMarch,butSpain'shandsomecapitalisslowlystartingtowarmup.Evenmoreattractivearetheculturalevents.AnewexhibitiononthelivingandworkingspacesofSpain'sgreatestartist,Picasso,hasjustopenedinthestudioattheFundaciónMapfreatPaseodeRecoletos23.Itrunsuntil11Maywithrarelyseenpiecesborrowedfromhisfamily.Laterthissummer,theanniversaryofthedeathoftheRenaissance(文艺复兴)painterElGrecowillbemarkedwithanexcitingexhibitionattheMuseodelPradoatPaseodelPradofrom24Juneto5October.Howtogo?ThewidestrangeofflightsisofferedbyEasyJet—fromBristol,Edinburgh,Gatwick,LiverpoolandLuton.BritishAirwaysanditssisterairlineIberiacombineforcesfromHeathrowandLondonCity.RyanairfliesfromManchesterandStansted;AirEuropafliesfromGatwick.BarajasAirportis12kmnortheastofthecitycentreandisservedbyfrequenttrainsonMetroLine8,buttheshortestundergroundjourneyisabitcomplexwithatleastonechangeatNuevosMinisteriosStationandtakesabout30minutes.Thefaretoanystationinthecitycentreis4.50.Theairportexpressbusrunsevery15to35minutesaroundtheclock;5oneway.Ittakes40minutestoreachthecitycentre.Ataxitakeshalfthetime.Aflatrateof30coversmostofcentralMadrid.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文,介绍了去马德里旅游的相关内容。1.WhenwilltheexhibitionaboutPicassoclose?A.On23March.B.On11May.C.On24June.D.On5October.B[考查细节理解。根据WhygotoMadrid?部分中的“AnewexhibitiononthelivingandworkingspacesofSpain'sgreatestartist,Picasso”“Itrunsuntil11Maywithrarelyseenpiecesborrowedfromhisfamily”可知,有关毕加索生活和工作的地方的展览会持续到5月11日,故选B。]2.WhichairlineoperatesflightsfromManchestertoMadrid?A.EasyJet.B.Ryanair.C.AirEuropa.D.BritishAirways.B[考查细节理解。根据Howtogo?部分中的“RyanairfliesfromManchesterandStansted”可知,Ryanair航空公司经营从曼彻斯特到马德里的航线。故选B。]3.WhatisthefastestwaytoreachcentralMadridfromBarajasAirport?A.Takeataxi.B.Takeacitybus.C.TakeMetroLine8.D.Taketheairportexpressbus.A[考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“MetroLine8...takesabout30minutes”“Theairportexpressbus...takes40minutes”“Ataxitakeshalfthetime”可知,乘坐MetroLine8需要大约30分钟,乘坐机场特快公共汽车需要40分钟,乘坐出租车需要20分钟。由此可知,乘坐出租车是最快的。故选A。]B(山东师范大学附属中学2020模拟)Itcanbearealstruggletryingtolearnanewlanguage.Ihadalwaysenjoyedlearninglanguagesinschool,butonlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman.IfoundthatIcouldunderstandandlearnindividualwordseasily,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Thatwaswhenmytutoratuniversitysuggestedreadingsomechildren'sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.Atfirst,Ifeltabitsillygoingonahuntforabookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage,butthenIrealizedthateveryonehastostartsomewhere.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstofamiliarizeourbrainswithcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures,andfromthere,wecanlearnanddevelop.IstartedwithbookswhicharetaughttousaschildrenintheU.K.ImanagedtofindOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensandJamesandtheGiantPeachbyRoaldDahl.Thebeautyofreadingbooksthatwereintroducedtoyouasachildisthatyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeplot.Asaresult,youcanworkoutsomeofthedefinitionsofwordswithyourpriorknowledgeofthestory...