2020年高考诊断性测试 英 语 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，只交答题卡。 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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Our favorite tech gifts of 2019 When it comes time for the holiday shopping season, we’re extra choosy about the countless technology products that we will buy and give to friends and family. Here’s what impressed editors, reporters and producers the most in 2019. Lumos Matrix I recently bought a?Lumos Matrix?helmet (头盔) ($229) with built-in lights to make riding my bike at night a lot safer and less stressful. It’s a regular pain point for bikers like me to make sure absent-minded drivers see you, especially when it’s dark. This definitely helps. —?Matt mcfarland, Writer Goodreads app Although this isn’t a gift, the free?Goodreads app?is a gamechanger. At the beginning of 2019, I promised myself I’d read at least one new book every month. I set a goal of 12 books on Goodreads and used it to track my progress, keep a list of books I’m interested in and check out what friends and others on the app were recommending. I read 35 books this year! (That’s up from five books last year.) Goodreads feels like one of the rare feel-good social networks. —?Kaya Yurieff,?Tech Reporter Ember coffee cup I drink my coffee slowly so it has routinely cooled by the time I get halfway through it. For my birthday, my mum bought me a?cup ($99), which keeps my coffee warm until I finish it without trips to the microwave for reheating. I can also set the specific temperature I want. It makes my mornings so much easier.? —?Millie Dent, Intern 1. What is the main advantage of Lumos Matrix?helmet? A. Helping drivers concentrate. B. Managing the bad weather. C. Making night riding safer. D. Making bikers less painful. 2. What does the writer mean by referring to the Goodreads app as “a gamechanger”? A. It changes some readers’ reading rules. B. It provides readers with free internet games. C. It limits the number of books a reader can read. D. It inspires readers to read more through interactions. 3. Which of the following can best describe Ember coffee cup? A. Eco-friendly. B. Convenient. C. Expensive. D. Simple. B Every year, the brightest young scientists from around the globe come together to participate in the world’s largest pre-college science competition, the?Intel International Science and Engineering Fair?(ISEF). They demonstrate their knowledge of science and engineering to improve the way we work and live. One of 2019’s winners, Katie Lu,?found?a method for removing oil from water. This concept can also be applied to the removal of microplastics from our oceans as well.? Here is what Katie tol ... ...
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