2020 届高考英语一轮复习高考题型雏练（五）届高考英语一轮复习高考题型雏练（五） 1、Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you dont need to book. They end around 21:00. November 7th The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”. December 5th Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how Londons ice trade grew. February 6th An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play. March 6th Eyots and Aits -Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames has many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest. Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book More info: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson London Canal Museum 12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT www.canalmuseum.org.ukwww.canalmuseum.mobi Tel:020 77130836 1.When is the talk on James Brindley? A.February 6th. B.March 6th. C.November 7th. D.December 5th. 2.What is the topic of the talk in February? A.The Canal Pioneers. B.Ice for the Metropolis C.Eyots and AitsThames Islands D.An Update on the Cotsword Canals 3.Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames? A.Miranda Vickers. B.Malcolm Tucker. C.Chris Lewis. D.Liz Payne. 2、 The year was 1964. I was about 16 and lived in a small town in the southernmost tip of India. While my father and my elder brother were in Mumbai to earn a living, I was at home, in our small rented accommodation, looking after my mother, who had been in bed for 15 years. One day Mothers disease turned serious and she needed immediate medical help. There was a government hospital about an hours drive away. Mother was so sick that I had no option but to hire a taxi. On reaching the hospital, when I was about to pay the taxi driver, he refused to accept any money. “Keep it. You may need it to buy food,” he said. “Now go on to care for your mother. I will be at the gate in case you need me.“ The doctors recommended Mother doing some tests and keeping her under observation. Later, when the taxi driver drove me back home, I found our front door locked, with all our belongings out in the courtyard. Our landlady came out and announced that we couId no longer live in her house. She was worried that if my mother died in the house, nobody would rent her place again. On top of all our troubles, we were homeless now. The taxi driver helped me at every step of the way. He took Mother to another hospital. He drove us to Christ Nagar to pick up our belongings. He helped us find a shelter. He ferried us several times without charging a dime(十分硬币), waiting patiently in front of hospitals. He helped at a time when he could have earned money for himself and his family. The unbelievable kindness of this extraordinary man changed my life forever. I still remember him vividly today. To me, he was an angel in a black and yellow taxi. 1.According to the text, the author _. A.paid the driver a dime B.owed the driver a big favor C.couldnt afford any food D.lived in Mumbai with his family 2.What can be learned from the text? A.The driver ferried the author and his mother twice. B.The driver accommodated the author and his mother. C.The driver packed up the authors belongings. D.The driver suffered some loss of income. 3.Which of the following words can best describe the landlady? A.Cold-blooded. B.Greedy. C.Pessimistic. D.Merciful. 4.Whats the authors purpose in writing the text? A.To express concern over his mother. B.To show the importance of money. C.To share a touching story. D.To introduce an angel in a black and yellow taxi. 3、When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are. People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become nearsighted(近视). People who are far-sighted(远 视） suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arms length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses, too. Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be correcte