云南省曲靖市第二中学2020届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题（无音频听力无文字材料） Word版含答案

曲靖市第二中学2020届高三第一次模拟考试 英 语 第一部分：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） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A There are many wonderful destinations in the world. Seoul is a modern city full of delicious food options as well as great attractions, historical sights, and places to shop. Best time to visit The best month for sightseeing in Seoul is during the warm weather between summer and early fall. Getting around In Seoul, you have three main forms of transportation: train, subway, and taxi. The fastest option to get around Seoul is the Airport Railroad Express train. It has two options: the express and the all-stop. While the all-stop option is cheaper, it’s about 15 minutes slower than the express. Seoul has one of the largest subway stations in the world with 14 lines. It may seem a bit awful, but once you get used to it, it’s pretty easy. Another option to get around Seoul is to rent a car. This is one of the least used options as Seoul has a convenient public transportation system. Places to visit Everland — the largest theme park in Korea. Lotte World — a great theme park for kids with never-ending thrill rides. Seoul Tower — a symbolic skyscraper where you can take breathtaking views of the city. TrickEye 3D museum — if you love photos, you will find strange photos in this museum. Where to stay There are lots of places to stay at Seoul. Below are our top recommendations: Myeongdong is tourists’ popular option. It has great shopping malls, great food, and lively nightlife. You can stay at the Aloft Seoul Myeongdong. Gangnam is another popular district, which has become famous thanks to the song Gangnam’ Style. One of the best areas in Gangnam is Garosugil, where you will find cafes, art galleries,retail stores. A great hotel option in this area is the Dormy Inn Premium Seoul Garosugil. 1. When is the best time to visit Seoul ? A. January B. February C. December D. September 2. Where can we have a bird-eye view of Seoul ? A. Everland B. Lotte World C. Seoul Tower D. Garosugil 3. What can we learn from the text ? A. Gangnam has become popular because of a hit song. B. Myeongdong is a shop favored by tourists. C. Renting cars is the most common way to get around Seoul. D. The all-stop train offers a more comfortable but more expensive service. B We all know failure is the mother of success and each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a?necessary part of the learning process. But all too often we convey to our children either by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but top performance meets our approval Donnie was my youngest third-grader. His?fear of failure kept him from classroom games that other children played excitedly. He?seldom answered questions — he might be wrong. He seldom finished his work because he repeatedly checked with me to be sure he hadn’t made a mistake. I ... ...