2020年高考英语基础测试题五（原卷+解析卷）

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 2020年高考英语基础测试题五（解析版） 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节 满分30分） 第一节 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30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 Swimming across the 21-mile-long English Channel isn’t easy. Sarah Thomas, a 37-year-old American, recently became the first person ever to swim across the water not once, but many times non-stop What makes Thomas’s achievement even more remarkable is that just a year ago, in 2018, she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer. The brave athlete said that fighting the strong currents(水流) was hard. But even worse was “dealing with the saltwater... it really hurts your mouth and your tongue”, she said. Thomas’s record-breaking journey began just past midnight on Sunday, September 15, 2019, when she jumped into the waters off the shore of Dover, England. Though the swim was firstly meant to be about 80 miles, strong currents forced the athlete to change course several times, lengthening(使延长) the total distance by about 50 miles. By the time the Colorado native appeared from the water at 6:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, she’d been in the water for 54 hours and 13 minutes! An escort vessel(护航船), equipped with GPS and computers to monitor wind, tides, and currents, followed Thomas at all times to guide her through the water. The athlete’s team included her mother, husband, and several swimmers who joined her in the water for short distances along the way. The team kept an eye on the swimmer at all times and also fed her continuously during the difficulty journey. This isn’t the first time Thomas has swum across the English Channel. She ever did it in 2012 and 2016. The athlete said: “As I was doing 20-mile swims, it occurred to me that I could do more and I wanted to see what that more was.” The swimmer has indeed shown the world what she’s capable of(有能力). However, we have a feeling she isn’t done yet! 1.What makes Thomas’s record-breaking journey more impressive to people? A.Her physical condition. B.Her good swimming skills. C.Her power to fight currents. D.Her strong leadership. 2.?What can we know about Thomas’s record-breaking journey from the passage? A.She set off as soon as the sun rose. B.She completed the journey alone. C.She swam in the water for two days. D.She swam a total of about 130 miles. 3.Where can we find the information about the help Thomas received? A.Paragraph 1. B.Paragraph 2. C.Paragraph 3. D.Paragraph 4. 4.?What can we infer about Sarah Thomas from the last paragraph? A.She is interested in exciting sports all the time. B.She will swim across the channel again soon. C.She made the journeys to challenge herself. D.She likes showing off her abilities to the world. 【参考答案】 1.A? 2.D? 3.D? 4.C? 【试题解析】 【文章大意】本文讲述了37岁的美国人Sarah Thomas最近成为第一个横渡英吉利海峡的人，以及她横渡海峡的具体情况。? 1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的What makes Thomas's achievement eve ... ...