2020版高考英语新精准大一轮江苏专用版练习
A卷
Ⅰ 单项填空
1．The supermarket discounted coffee at 30%, so there was such a long queue for it that we ________ gave up. A．generously C．eventually
B．purposefully D．unfortunately
C 解析：句意：这家超市的咖啡在打七折销售， 所以购买的队伍很长， 以至于我们最后还是放弃了。eventually “最后， 终于”， 符合句意。generously “慷慨地”； purposefully “有目的地”； unfortunately “不幸地”。
2．Mrs.Smith, ________ her husband and daughter, ________ going to the Great Wall. A．as well as; is C．as well as; are
B．as well; are D．as well; is
A 解析：as well as连接两个并列成分作主语时， 句子的谓语动词的数要与as well as前面的名词或代词保持一致。
3．________ others in the reading room, Jack walked in on tiptoes. A．Not disturbing C．Not to disturb
B．To not disturb D．Not having disturbed
C 解析：句意：为了不打扰阅览室里的其他人， 杰克踮着脚尖走了进去。此处为目的状语， 现在分词作目的状语时往往放于句末， 故可排除A 和D; 不定式作目的状语时其否定式应在 to 前加 not, 因此选择C。
4．The speech from the new government is a ________ that major changes are on the way. A．notice C．signal
B．feature D．mark
C 解析：句意：新政府发言标志着即将发生重大变化。signal “标志， 预示”；notice “通知”； feature “特征， 特色”； mark “标记”。根据题意选C项。
5．—Did you hear that Li Hua was robbed during his recent trip to South Africa? —Yes, not only ________ his money, but he was nearly killed. A．he lost C．he had lost
B．did he lose D．was he lost
B 解析：not only...but also...连接两个分句， 并且not only位于句首， 第一个分句中的主语和谓语要用部分倒装； 且此处lose为及物动词， 故选B。
6．Devoted to the research, he believed his hard work would ________ sooner or later.
A．put off C．turn off
B．take off D．pay off
D 解析：put off “推迟”； take off “起飞； 脱掉”； turn off “关掉”； pay off “还清(债务); 成功； 得到回报”。 根据句意可知选D。
7．The news about the terrible flood there greatly discouraged __________ there for sightseeing. A．us from going C．our going
B．us to go D．our to go
A 解析：discourage与encourage互为反义词。英语中说 “鼓励某人做某事” 时使用encourage sb. to do sth., 但如果表示 “使某人没勇气做某事” 时， 不能用discourage sb. to do sth., 其正确形式是： discourage sb. from doing sth.。
8．If the results of the research had been ________ the working conditions of the workers, there hadn’t been such a serious accident.
A．applied to improve C．apply to improve
B．applied to improving D．apply to improving
B 解析：apply...to (doing) sth. “把……应用到……”。to是介词， 后接名词、 代词或动词-ing形式。 9．—Thank you for the flowers.
— ________．I thought they might cheer you up. A．That’s right C．I’m all right
B．All right D．It’s all right
D 解析：句意：——谢谢你送的花。——不用谢。我想它们可以让你振作起来。That’s right“那是对的”；All right“行，可以”；I’m all right “我没事儿，我很好”；It’s all right “没关系(可对Thank you或Sorry进行回答)”。由句意可知，这里是表达“不用谢”。
10．—Hurry up！Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate. —Oh！I thought they ________ without me. A．went C．have gone
B．are going D．had gone
D 解析：考查时态。答语句意：我原以为她们不等我就走了呢。“走”和“想”这两个动作有时间上的先后关系，故用过去完成时。
11．—Do you know why the new manager resigned shortly after he was appointed? —I don’t know.As a matter of fact, everyone in the company is ________ about it. A．doubtful C．enthusiastic
B．curious D．annoyed
B 解析：句意：——你知道那位新经理为什么在上任之后不久就辞职了吗？ ——不知道。事实上， 公司的每个人对此都感到好奇。doubtful “不确定的”； curious “好奇的”； enthusiastic “热心的”； annoyed “略感烦恼的”。根据语境可知， 答案选B项。
12．Our job is with ________ hours: one can work in the morning or in the afternoon, so long as work for no less
than five hours every day.
A．changeable C．tight
B．various D．flexible
D 解析：changeable “易改变的”； various “各种各样的”； tight “紧的”； flexible “灵活的”。句意：我们的工作时间很灵活， 可以早上或者下午工作， 只要我们每天工作不少于五小时。 根据句意可知选D。
13．I first read the fashion magazine over a decade ago and________to it since. A．subscribed C．have subscribed
B．had subscribed D．was subscribing
C 解析：句意：我10多年前第一次读时装杂志，并从此以后一直订阅该杂志。根据题干中的since判断用现在完成时。故选C。
14．Teachers’ ________ to education should receive great respect from everyone because it benefits the development of society.
A．devotion C．identity
B．principle D．guidance
A 解析：句意：教师对教育的奉献应该受到每个人的极大尊重， 因为它有益于社会的发展。devotion “奉献”； principle “原则”；identity “身份”； guidance “指导”。结合句意可知， 答案选A项。
15．—Wow! It’s already six.I think it is time for dinner. —________．Continue tomorrow. A．Well, let’s call it a day C．That’s all right
B．Take your time D．With pleasure
A 解析：句意：——哇！ 已经六点了。我想该吃饭了。——嗯， 今天就到此为止吧。明天继续。A：嗯， 今天就到此为止吧； B：不要着急； C：没关系， 不用谢； D：乐意效劳。
Ⅱ 阅读理解
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(2019·武汉毕业班5月训练)For years, my time spent in the me a mention in Guinness World Records as the shortest time taken to during this process.
One day, however, while at a party, I heard an artist friend telling idea came while he was having a shower. “What about you？” he get your creative thoughts from the same place？”
“I’m in and out in a hurry，” I told him proudly. “I have no time to waste！”
“What a pity，” he said. “That’s the place where you need to slow down; plenty of great thoughts come from there！” I tried it out. I slowed down the whole process, started enjoying the warm water, taking a little longer to soap myself and even spending more time just enjoying the process, and realized how much I had missed in hurrying up all these years.
A woman told me how much stress her friend was suffering from and how she sought to convince her that she needed to find ways to relax. She gave her a videotape on stress management and relaxation techniques, and encouraged
shower could have got bathe.I hurried up everybody that his asked. “Don’t you