2020年高考英语试卷（全国卷）一、阅读理解1.The Lake District Attractions GuideDalemain Mansion & Historic GardensHistory, Culture & Landscape（景观）. Discover and enjoy 4 centuries of history, 5 acres of celebrated and award-winning gardens with parkland walk. Owned by the Hasell family since 1679, home to the International Marmalade Festival. Gifts and antiques, plant sales, museums & Mediaeval Hall Tearoom.Open: 29 Mar-29 Oct, Sun to Thurs.Tearoom, Gardens & Gift Shop: 10.30-17.00(16.00 in Oct).House: 11.15-16.00（15.00 in Oct）Town: Pooley Bridge & PenrithAbbot Hall art Gallery & MuseumThose viewing the quality of Abbot Halls temporary exhibitions may be forgiven for thinking they are in a city gallery. The impressive permanent collection includes Turners and Romneys and the temporary exhibition programme has Canaletto and the artists from St Ives.Open: Mon to Sat and Summer Sundays. 10.30 -17.00 Sumner. 10.30 -16.00 Winter.Town: KendalTullie House Museum & Art GalleryDiscover, explore and enjoy award-winning Tullie House, where historic collections, contemporary art and family fun are brought together in one impressive museum and art gallery. There are four fantastic galleries to visit from fine art to interactive fun, so theres something for everyone!Open: High Season 1 Apr 31 Oct: Mon to Sat 10.00 17.00, Sun 11.00 17.00.Low Season 1 Nov 31 Mar: Mon to Sat 10.00 16.30, Sun 12.00 16.30.Town: CarlisleDove Cottage & The wordsworth MuseumDiscover William Wordsworths inspirational home. Take a tour of his Lakeland cottage, walk through his hillside garden and explore the riches of the collection in the Museum. Visit the shop and relax in the caf. Exhibitions, events and family activities throughout the year.Open: Daily, 09.30 17.30（last admission 17.00）.Town: Grasmere（1）When is the House at Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens open on Sundays in July?A.09.30-17.30.B.10.30-16.00.C.11.15-16.00.D.12.00-16.30（2）What can visitors do at Abbot Hall Art Gallery & Museum?A.Enjoy Ronneys works.B.Have some interactive fun.C.Attend a famous festival.D.Learn the history of a family.（3）Where should visitors go if they want to explore Wordsworths life?A.Penrith.B.Kendal.C.Carlisle.D.Grasmere.2.Some parents will buy any high-tech toy if they think it will help their child, but researchers said puzzles help children with math-related skills.Psychologist Susan Levine, an expert on mathematics development in young children the University of Chicago, found children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial skills. Puzzle play was found to be a significant predictor of cognition（认知）after controlling for differences in parents income, education and the amount of parent talk, Levine said.The researchers analyzed video recordings of 53 child-parent pairs during everyday activities at home and found children who play with puzzles between 26 and 46 months of age have better spatial skills when assessed at 54 months of age.The children who played with puzzles performed better than those who did not, on tasks that assessed their ability to rotate（旋转）and translate shapes, Levine said in a statement.The parents were asked to interact with their children as they normally would, and about half of children in the study played with puzzles at one time. Higher-income parents tended to have children play with puzzles more frequently, and both boys and girls who played with puzzles had better spatial skills. However, boys tended to play with more complex puzzles than girls, and the parents of boys provided more spatial language and were more active during puzzle play than parents of girls.The findings were published in the journal Developmental Science.（1）In which aspect do children benefit from puzzle play?A.Building confidence.B.Developing spatial skills.C.Learning self-control.D.Gaining high-tech knowledge.（2）What did Levine take into consideration when designing her experiment？A.Parents age.B.Childrens imagination.C.Parents education.D.Child-parent relationship.（3）How do boy differ from girls in puzzle play?A.They play with puzzles more often.B.They tend to talk less during the game.C.They prefer to use more spatial language.D.They are likely to play with tougher puzzles.（4）What is the text mainly about?A.A mathematical method.B.A scientific study.C.A woman psychologist.D.A teaching program.3.When you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list, fur probably didnt cross your mind. But some ecologists and fashion（时装）enthusiasts are trying to bring back the market for fur made from nutria（海狸鼠）.Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn have(showcased)nutria fur made into clothes in different styles. It sounds crazy to talk about guilt-free fur-unless you understand that the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every year, says Cree McCree, p