2020年安徽省合肥市高考英語一模試卷含答案

1、第 1 頁，共 13 頁高考英語一模試卷 高考英語一模試卷題號(hào) I II III IV V 總分得分一、閱讀理解（本大題共 15 小題，共 30.0 分）AThe following 4 famous paintings-from Jan van Eyck's portrait to Pablo Picasso's masterpiece-have stood the test of time． The Amolfini

2、 Portrait Jan van Eyck's Amolfini Portrait， an oil painting on wood produced in 1434， in which a man and a woman hold hands with a window behind him and a bed behind her， is undoubtedly one of the masterpieces in the

3、 National Gallery， London． This painting is as visually interesting as it is famed． It is also an informative document on fifteenth-century society， through van Eyck's heavy use of symbolism-while husbands went out t

4、o engage in business， wives concerned themselves with domestic duties． The Starry Night Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night， oil on canvas （帆布） ，a moderately abstract landscape painting of an expressive night sky o

5、ver a small hillside village， during his 12-month stay at the mental hospital near Saint - Remy - de - Provence， France between 1889 and 1890． When the Museum of Modem Art in New York City purchased the painting from a p

6、rivate collector in 1941， it was not well known， but it has since become one of van Gogh's most famous works． The Harvesters The Harvesters is an oil painting on wood completed by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565． It

7、 depicts the harvest time which most commonly occurred within the months of August and September． Nicolaes Jonghelinck， a merchant banker and art collector from Antwerp， commissioned this painting． The painting has been

8、at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City since 1919． Guernica Guernica， a large black-and-white oil painting， was painted by the Cubist Spanish painter， Pablo Picasso in 1937． The title 'Guernica' refer

9、s to the city that was bombed by Nazi planes during the Spanish Civil War． The painting depicts the horrors of war and as a result， has come to be an anti-war symbol and a reminder of the tragedies of war． Today， the pai

10、nting is housed at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid．1. Which of the following paintings was produced earliest？ ______ A. Guernica． B. The Harvesters．C. The Starry Night． D. The Amolfini Portrait．2.

11、 Who created the painting describing the harvest seasons？ ______ A. Pieter Bruegelthe Elder． B. Vincent van Gogh．C. Jan van Eyck． D. Pablo Picasso．3. What do we know about the painting The Starry Night？ ______ A. It was

12、painted on wood in oils．B. It described the painter's life in hospital．C. It wasn't widely recognized before 1941．D. It was given away to the museum by a collector．第 3 頁，共 13 頁The cost of powering LED grow lights

13、 is one of the biggest problems a vertical farm must overcome．Dr．Louis Albright at Cornell has characterized vertical farms as “ pie-in-the-sky“ businesses．He famously calculates， for instance， that the cost of a loaf of

14、 bread would be $ 24 if farmed indoors-the cost is too high． Gauthier acknowledges that energy prices are high but points out that scientific work has shown that only about 6% of available sunlight is used in crop photos

15、ynthesis （光合作用） ，so there may be ways of growing the same plants with less light． Gauthier also points out that while energy costs are a bit high， vertical farming does create high efficiencies in other areas． Water usag

16、e may be significantly reduced because the same water can be recycled time and again．Fertilizer use can be greatly reduced and pesticides for pest control are unnecessary． It's clear that vertical farming offers real

17、 value to society． The future is probably mixed． In some environments--the Middle East， for instance--a move to vertical farming is a no-brainer． An indoor farm in Saudi Arabia， for instance， can use solar energy to powe

18、r LEDs at low cost without shading out other farmland． In other geographies， though， the expense of establishing a facility places a high bar on growth and profitability． A large vertical fanning and equipment operation

19、only started generating a small profit eight years into its nine - year life．8. What can we infer about vertical farming in Paragraph 2？ ______ A. It will replace traditional farming one day．B. It relies on research of m

20、ore basic science．C. It can be applicable on different conditions．D. It actually came into being 12，000 years ago．9. What does Dr． Albright think of vertical farms？ ______ A. They use less light than traditional ones．B.

21、They may seem very unlikely to succeed．C. They can overcome many problems in farming．D. They do not need any natural sunlight any longer．10. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about？ ______ A. The ways of reducing costs

22、 of vertical fanning．B. The secrets of developing vertical farming．C. The recent trend of vertical farming．D. The benefits of vertical farming．11. Why is the example of “an indoor farm in Saudi Arabia“ mentioned？ ______

23、A. To show vertical fanning can work well in some places．B. To prove solar energy is vital for farming in Saudi Arabia．C. To confirm the expense of setting up a vertical farm is high．D. To argue vegetables do not need to

24、 be imported any longer．DResearchers discovered a hidden continent on Earth， but it's not Atlantis． They found it while reconstructing the evolution of Mediterranean region's complex geology， which rises with mou

25、ntain ranges and dips with seas from Spain to Iran． The continent is called Greater Adria． It's the size of Greenland and it broke off from North Africa， only to be buried under Southern Europe about 140 million year

26、s ago．And chances are you've been there without even knowing it． “Forget Atlantis， said Douwe， study author and professor at Utrecht University． “ Without realizing it， vast numbers of tourists spend their holiday ea