2019届高考仿真模拟卷（五）英语试题（含答案）(4)

北京大学附属中学2019届高考英语仿真模拟卷（五）第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）AThe Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is thinking of (1)_ (add) the Chinese word tuhao to its 2016 edition.The word (2)_ (become) popular in China during the past few months to describe newly rich people who spend money (3)_ wasteful ways. Tuhao has caught on in Western countries, too, to describe similar people in their countries.BThe (4)_ (adopt) of the word by foreign countries is an example of Chinas spreading influence in the world not only economically, but also socially and (5)_ (culture). People are paying attention to (6)_ is happening in China and are picking up some Chinese words in the process, especially those words (7)_ express unique Chinese ideas that cannot be easily translated into English.CThe news that the OED was adding these words has met with some criticism. Some people say the word embarrasses China, (8)_ others insist that in a globalized society it is natural for words to spread and be adopted elsewhere. In fact, a word like tuhao expresses the humor of China. It is easy (9)_ (pronounce) and very accurate at making fun of rich people who have (10)_ (much) money than taste.第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）For me personally, I could write for days about many different situations where adversity (逆境) _11_my life. Now let me tell you one experience where I almost let adversity _12_.We had a glass studio, which was located 50 feet from our home. A couple of years ago we experienced an _13_ winter; we had a lot of snow and ice. The _14_ of the ice and snow _15_ the roof on our studio, taking with it one of our sources of income. _16_ it did fall down, we got on the roof and tried to _17_ the snow and ice, but when you have 5 feet of ice and temperatures of minus 20 Celsius, it was pretty _18_ to do.We had a partner come in to help us try to _19_ the roof by supporting. In the end, there was _20_ that could be done. The roof came down. We had moved a lot of our goods and tools from the studio _21_ we lost a lot also: glass, kilns, workbenches, to name only a few of the items. It was a _22_ experience.Here we were in the middle of winter with our studio collapsed. We couldnt work as we had almost _23_ all the material in a building we were not using. We could have done one of two things: we could simply say that we can no longer _24_ our glass business. Let me tell you that this was certainly a thought that _25_ our mind. Or we could find a way to get our studio back up and running.We picked the _26_ option. We had a large barn that we were not using. So we renovated (翻新) the barn, _27_ our working area and today we have a nicer studio than we _28_ had. If the adversity we were _29_ had not happened, we probably would _30_ be working in the old studio a studio that was less efficient.11ApreventedBinfluencedCdestroyedDpromoted12AsufferBescapeCwinDwork13AawfulBawesomeCagreeableDawkward14AsizeBheightCweightDtemperature15AcollapsedBlimitedCpressedDstruck16ABeforeBUnlessCAlthoughDWhen17AreplaceBreduceCrecycleDremove18AworthwhileBtoughCrewardingDannoying19AexamineBtestCsecureDrestore20AsomethingBenoughCallDnothing21AforBbutCorDso22AvainBvalidCdisastrousDtreasured23AdisplayedBarrangedCpiledDpresented24ApredictBconductCinstructDquit25AapproachedBcrossedCclearedDcomforted26AlatterBformerCeasierDfurther27AevaluatedBredesignedCorganizedDreserved28AdesperatelyBhopefullyCeventuallyDpreviously29Afaced withBconcerned aboutCcautious aboutDaware of30AeverBalreadyCevenDstill第二部分阅读理解（共两节40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）AAmsterdam Destination GuideAmsterdam is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world, famous for its beautiful canals, top art museums, cycling culture and so on. It is the capital and most populous city in the Netherlands and often referred to as the “Venice of the North” because of its expansive system of bridges and canals. Here are some of the key points to remember as you plan your trip to Amsterdam.Boom SeasonPopulationLanguage(s)CurrencyJanuary ClimateJuly ClimateMay to October813,562DutchEuroAverage high: 5.8 °CAverage high: 22.0 °CMust-See AttractionsMost visitors begin their Amsterdam adventure in the Old Centre, which is full of traditional architecture, shopping centers, and coffee shops. Youll also want to check out Amsterdams Museum Quarter in the South District, which is great for shopping at the Albert Cuyp