2020届高三年级英语试题命题人：李老师第一卷听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D中，选出最佳选项，并且在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AGreat American Song ContestContest Rules & Entry:f This annu a eve ntis desig nedOr amateua ndsemi-p半职业)son gwriteonly.Son gwriters who earn over $ 10 000 annu ally from song publishing cOyaOtelsaye qualifications.f Amateur and semi-pro songwriters from all nations of the world are invited to participatein the Great America n Song Con test. so歌词yrimay be in any Ian guage. Please in elude an English translation.f All participanwtsill besentanentryconfirmatioannda judgingscheduwlehentheirsongs are received and processed.f This year's deadline is March 5, 2019. Online submissions must be received by this date. Mailed submissions must bemOkedby this date.f An entry fee of $ 30 is required for each entered song. After the first two entries, the entry fee drops to $ 25 for each additional song. f If the same song is entered in multiple categories, each requires a separate entry fee.Prizes & Benefits:Grand Prize Winner receives $ 1 000 in cash; each First Prize Winner receives $ 500 in cash. In addition, all winners receive a free membership to TAXI Independe—nt A$&3R00Company value!Unlike those highly competitive " big cash prize" contests, which receive 20 000 to 30 000 entries each year but reward only a few, the Great American Song Contest offers a clear benefit to everyone who enters. Songwriters can get their songs heard and get feedback from knowledgeable music-industrpyrofessionalTsh.at'sbecaustehe GreatAmericanSongContesotffers this opportunity and unique guarantee: All participating songwriters receive written opinions on their songs from experienced music-industry professionals!21. What can we know from the contest rules?A. Song lyrics must be written in English only.B. Not all songwriters can take part in the contest.C. All submissions must be received by the deadline.D. Not all participants will receive a judging schedule.22. How much should a songwriter pay for his three entries?A. $ 75.B. $ 80.C. $ 85.D. $ 90.23. What's an advantage of the Great American Song Contest?A. More cash for every prize.B. Quicker confirmation.C. A larger number of entries.D. Written comments on entries.BPost-00s is a documentary about growing up. It covers almost every aspect of Millennials' experiences on their path toward a—dotlheesicresntrcueggles with schoolwork, their relationship with peers, their confusion if a younger brother or sister is born into the family, and their growing desire to keep a distance from their parents. But this five-episode series was different from any other TV program with a similar theme.Post-00s was filmed over a period of 10 years, during which the show's makers followed a groupof kidsfrom whentheywereinfantsthroughto whentheybecame teenagerso.thIner words, the show's "characters" grow older for real, and their stories are all real."Coming-of-age" stories, as they're known, have a special appeal. They satisfy our curiosity of looking at someone else's life, and we become more and more attached to the characters as if we truly know them. And while we enjoy the truthfulness of the stories because nothing is set in advance, we also can't help but feel the cruelty of realityt.hAerfete'sr anlol, re-writing of the script and there's no turni—ngthbiasciks real life.This realness can also be Bseoeynhoino, ad 2014 film that won the Silver Bear award for best director at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. During a period of 12 years, the film follows the life of Maso—n. Jprlayed by US actor Ellar C—oltrfaronme when he was 6 to when he finished high school.One oBf oyhood's appeals comes from its "ordinariness". Mason Jr isn't some child genius... He is a quietly spoken, fairly typical American boy, growing up in the Texas suburbs. He likes riding his bike and playing video games.While coming-of-age stories may look ordinary on the outside, they often allow us to look underneath the surface and see somethin—g etxhterapoorwdienraoryf life itself.24. In the documentary, we see post-00's growing experience EXCEPT _____ .A. how they deal with their studiesB. how they help look after brothers or sistersC. how they get along with people of their ageD. how much they long to be independent of their parents25. What dP o st-00 and Boyhood have in common?A. They're intended to win an award for best director.B. The heroes and heroines are characters themselves.C. They're a kind of reality show of ordinary kids' growth.D. The stories are based on true life but polished by writers.26. Audie nee are in terested in "comi ng-of-age" stories because ____ .A. they can see the truth of lifeB. they know the characters wellC. they are much fond of gossipD. they appreciate stories of daily life27. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. Post-OOs are differe nt geni uses.B. Actors are ordin ary characters.C. Docume ntary is real life.D. Life is one big story.CWildlife officials in Utah have bee n stock ing their remote mountain lakes by dropp ing fish fromairpla nesin ce1956A nd on Aug.21,theUtahDivisionof Wildlife Resources (DWR) shared a video of them doing just that. In the video, the small fish erupt from the bottom of an airpla ne into the water.It might seem like the fall from the plane would res致命的fatald for the fish, but theUtahDWRexpla in ethatat Ieas95 percenlf thefish are expected tajrvive'.'That's because the young fish are —oonmal to 3 in ches (2.5 to 7.6 cen timet—r^h ao nigey fall to the water like leaves," said Phil Tuttle, the outreach manager for the southern region office of the Utah DWR."The pilot flies just abovehe treeline to drop the fish, or aslow as possiblevhile con sideri ng other n atural barriers like cliffs and moun tainsveTStttertcedlin an email. Years of netting surveys ( collecting fish in a net and counting them) and decades of recreational fish ing suggest the fish do all right after the drop. Utah DWR staff members have also con ducted n ett ing surveys within minu tes of a drop to check survival rates.More tha n 200 of Utah's remote mountain lakes are stocked every |航空using thisaerial( 的)fish-drop method. The lakes are often far from any road and can take a long time to reach by land, which makes land tran sports more stressful for the fish compared with aerial tran sports.Most of the stocked lakes would be fishless, were it not for the DWR's stocking efforts. The DWRprimarilystocks lakewith sterilefishso theyca neon trothe populatio n dm ini mize (减至最小)theirimpact)n nativewildlife speciesrhemostcommoispecies tmakehese flights are various species 鲑鱼Qut(28. What is the possible reason for the high survival rate of the fish?A. Their thick skin.B. Their small size.C. Their strong body.D. Their good appetite.29. How can Utah DWR get to know the survival rates of the fish?A. By doing n ett ing surveys.B. By coun ti ng n atural barriers.C. By recording the drop height.D. By holding fishing competitions.30. Why do Wildlife officials in Utah drop fish from airpla nes?A. It's the cheapest way available.B. The lakes are un reachable by land.C. It's better for the fish than land transports.D. They want to train the fish in a special way.31. What does the un derli ned word "sterile" in the last paragraph probably mean?A. Fierce and aggressive.B. Un able to produce babies.C. Completely free from bacteria.D. Energetic and good at jumping.DLastweekVodafonstarted test oftheUK'sfirst full 5G service? vailablfor use bybus in esses in Salford. It is part of its pla n to trial the tech no logy in seve n UK cities. But whatcan we expect from the n ext gen erati on of mobile tech no logy?On ethi ngwewill see irthepreparaticfor thetest islots of trickswith the newtech.Earlier this year, operators paid 妙imosb illi on for the 5G wavele ngths, and to compe nsatefor that cash, they will n eed to catch the eye of consumersodafSiepte the ran geo displayhe UK's first holograt 全(息)call.TheMa nchestCrity captairSteph Houghtoappeared asiolograrin NewburyIt isn'tall hologramlsoweve5G will offer dow nl oad on 4Gwill be available in just a sec ond.The wider applicatio n is to support conn ected equipme nt on the —nrctnuStof things" theintern et-e nabled fridge that can reorder yourou, but the n etwork that will en able driverless carsand deliver 无do 机bs) to com muni cate with each other.Prof. William Webb has warned that the tech no logy could be a case of the emperor's newclothes. Much of the speed in crease, he claims, could have bee n achieved by putt ing moremoney in the4G networkrathetha n a n e\tech nolo gOthediffere nt/oicehavesuggested taat focus on rolli ng out wider rural broadba nd access and address ing curre nt n etwork coverage would bemore ben eficial to the UK as a whole.Obviously, 5G will also bring a cost to consumers. It requires a handset for both 5G and 4Gan dthefirst5G-e nablesdnart phones are expedtestomi ngyear. Wittheslowpace ofnetwork rollout so far, it is likely that consumers will end up upgrading to a new 5G phone wellbefore 5G becomes widely available in the n ext couple of years.32. Why does ProWilliamWebbsay "thetech nology )ulcbe a case otheemperor's newclothes''?A. He is in favor of the applicati on of the new tech no logy.B. 5G will bring a cost to consumers in their daily life.C. 5G helps people com muni cate better with each other.D. He prefers more money to be spe nt on 4G n etworks.33. The un derli ned word "address ing" in the fourth paragraph has the closest meaning to ___ .A. making a speech toB. trying to solveC. managing to decreaseD. resp onding to34. The last paragraph in dicates that ___ .A. it'll take several years to make SG accessible to the public in the UKB. 5G service shows huge developme nt pote ntial and a broad marketC. customers are eager to use SG smart phones in stead of 4G onesD. it's probable that SG network rollout is speeding up in BritainmbleitsVbit offaster internet access, with 英O 国通i 讯管理局 )suggesting that video that takes a minute to35. What do we kn ow about the text?A. Vdafo ne is successful in spread ing the 5G service.B. Steph Hought on appeared as a hologram by 4G.C. The application of 5G will make life much easier.D. 5G phones are available in rural areas of the UK.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。