安徽省安庆市桐城市2020年高考英语模拟试题一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AInthisageofInternetchat，videogamesandrealitytelevision，thereisnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupied．Yet，despitethecompetition，my-year-olddaughterRebeccawantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories．Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontest，acompetitionshewonlastyear．AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontests，andaboutlosingthem．Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionslipfromthepublisher．Ialsoknowthepressuresoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories．Whatifshedoesn'twinthecontestagain？That'sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent．Somanyofourownpastscarsanddashedhopescansurface．Arevelation（启示）camelastweekwhenIaskedher，"Don'tyouwanttowinagain？"No，"shereplied，"Ijustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgrade．"Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously（自发地）toldthem．TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehall，Iofferedsuggestionsforcharacters，conflictsandendingsforhertales．Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquickly"guided"bymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson．Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit．Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks．BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgrade，IhadtoacceptthefactthatIwasco-opting（借用）mydaughter'sexperience．Whilesteppingbackwasdifficultforme，itwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmoresteps，puttingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifasked．AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperiment，growandfindtheirownvoices．1.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph？______A.Alotofdistractionscompeteforchildren'stimenowadays．B.Childrendofindlotsoffuninmanymindlessactivities．C.Rebeccaismuchtoooccupiedtoenjoyherleisuretime．D.Rebeccadrawsonalotofonlinematerialsforherwriting．2.Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperience？______A.Shewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmore．B.Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers．C.Shedidnotquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter．D.Herwaytosuccesswasfullofpainsandfrustrations．3.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear'swritingcontest？______A.Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest．B.Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders．C.Shewassureofwinningwithhermother'shelp．D.Shebelievedshepossessedrealtalentforwriting．BSeveralmonthsagoIdecideditwouldbewisetoinvestigatethepossibilitiesofbuyingalifeinsurancepolicy，iffornootherreasonthanbecauseIunderstooditmightbeagoodinvestment．Igotthenameofaninsuranceagentfromafriendandcalledtheagenttogetsomeinformation．FromthekindsofquestionsIputtohim，theagentwouldtellthatIknewnothingaboutinsurancesohekindlyofferedtoexplorethematterwithmeinmoredetail．-tohelpmedeterminethekindofpolicyIoughttobeconsidering．Thateveningheappearedatmydoorpromptlyat7：30；withoutwastingtimeonamenitieshespreadhispapersoutonthekitchentableandlaunchedintoalengthyexplanation．Ilistenedattentivelyashetalkedaboutthedifferencebetweenvarioustypesofpolicies，andheexplainedthekindofcoveragehefeltIoughttohavebecauseofmyagebracketandfinancialobjectives．Towardtheendoftheevening（afterthreeorfourhoursoftalking），hekindlyhelpedmefilloutanapplicationfora50，000dolla...
