淄博市20192020学年度高三模拟考试试题英语试题注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AIf youve applied or are currently applying to Ivy (常春藤) League schools, youve likely heard the phrase “Ivy Day”.What Is Ivy day?Ivy Day, or Ivy Admissions Day, is the day when all Ivy League schools release their regular admissions decisions online for regular decision first-year applicants. The eight IvieBrown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yaletypically release their decisions at the same exact time.Because all Ivies release their admissions notifications at the same time through their respective online portals (门户网站), and because applicants are eager to get their results as soon as possible, Ivy Day often means long loading times and a bigger chance of page crashes due to the heavy online traffic. Therefore, if you hit any major online traffic or are facing constant page crashes, it might be better to get off your computer and wait an hour or two until the traffic dies down a bit and you can check your admissions results without issue. Top schools that are not in the Ivy League typically have different decisions release dates. In 2018, Amherst released its admissions decisions earlier than Ivy Day on March 23. Occasionally, a non-Ivy schools decisions release date overlaps with Ivy Day; NYU, for instance, released its decisions on Ivy Day in 2018When Is Ivy day 2020?Unfortunately, the exact date for Ivy Day 2020 has not yet been officially confirmed by any Ivy League schools. Below is a table showing Ivy Days from previous years and their days, dates, and times:YearIvy Day & DateTime Decisions Released2019Thursday, March 285 pm ET2018Wednesday, March 287 pm ET2017Thursday March 305 pm ET1. What do we know about Ivy Day?A. All Ivies release their decisions on the same website.B. Some non-Ivy schools may release decisions on this day.C. Not all the eight Ivies release decisions on the same day.D. Top schools always release decisions before this day.2. When having trouble getting access to the page on Ivy day, you can _.A. consult your friendsB. call the admission officerC. keep refreshing the page constantlyD. wait patiently and then access the website3. What is the purpose of the text?A. To tell the exact date of Ivy Day 2020.B. To help applicants choose the ideal school.C. To show applicants information of the Ivy Day 2020.D. To encourage students to apply to the Ivy league schools.【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要给申请者介绍了2020年常春藤日的相关信息。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Occasionally, a non-Ivy schools decisions release date overlaps with Ivy Day; NYU, for instance, released its decisions on Ivy Day in 2018”可知，有时，非常春藤学校的决定发布日期与常春藤日重叠；例如，纽约大学在2018年常春藤日发布了决定。由此可知，一些非常青藤学校可能会在常青藤日发布决定。故选B项。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Therefore, if you hit any major online traffic or are facing constant page crashes, it might be better to get off your computer and wait an hour or two until the traffic dies down a bit and you can check your admissions results without issue.”可知，因此，如果你遇到任何主要的在线流量或面临持续的页面卡住，最好离开你的电脑，等待一两个小时，直到流量稍微下降，你可以查你的招生结果而不出问题。故选D项。【3题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段“If youve applied or are currently applying to Ivy (常春藤) League schools, youve likely heard the phrase Ivy Day.”“What Is Ivy day?”和最后一段中的“Unfortunately, the exact date for Ivy Day 2020 has not yet been officially confirmed by any Ivy League schools.”可推知，本文的主要目的是给申请者介绍2020年常春藤日的信息。故选C项。BPearl Fryar knew he wanted to do something unique with the farmland he bought in South Carolina. He wanted to win the local garden clubs “Yard of the month” award.Fryar didnt have the money to purchase new trees, so he began by using bushes and shrubs that a local nursery had thrown awayplants that looked dead to most people.Because he worked days at a can factory, Fryar often tended his garden at night. Neighbors got used to seeing him stand on the ladder, cutting up his steadily growing bushes. The shrubs began to take on different shapes. As the years went by, the creations became more delicate. Fryar began planting trees and using zip ties, coat hangers, PVC pipe, and even his wifes old stockings to achieve the forms he wanted. “He has a way of handling plants to do things he wants them to by training, bending, wiring, and clipping.” said a neighbor.Many professional gardeners are amazed by what Fryar has been able to accomplish. Some plants which wouldnt survive in the South thrived under his care.Fryars attention to detail and his willingness to work hard have made him a local hero. He was the first African American to win “Yard of the Month” from the local garden chub.Fryars garden now includes about 400 species of plants and 150 different plant sculptures.