全国卷高考英语冲刺模拟试卷2含分析2019年高考英语冲刺模拟试卷（二）第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每题2分，满分30分)阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。AKids imaginations are inoverdrivewhen it comes to composing Christmas lists - as they askforalivewalrus（海象）,thepowerofinvisibility（隐身）hasrevealedtheweirdestitemstoturnuponChristmaslists,andtheyincludemythicalmonstersand mega-selling pop stars.Conducted by GAME, the study also reveals a significant break from festive tradition whenit comes to writing wish lists. One in three, 29%, children now use technology such as iPads ormobile phones instead of the traditional pen and paper, while a further one in five (19%) willrely on parents to take note of all the things they point at during TV adverts and during tripsto the shops. With more than three million lists likely to be drafted, parents are prepared fora flurry of requests including many that even Santa would struggle to achieve.As part of the study, parents were asked to reveal some of the weird and wonderful items thatmade it onto their childs Christmas lists.Fred Prego, marketing director at GAME, says: Choosing what to get your kids at Christmascan be a bit of a minefield(雷区).”As the research shows, most kids will be making note of thethings that they want this half term and a lot of lists are going to be written.21. The underlined word“overdrive”in paragraph one means _.A. running with a high speedB. slowing down sometimesC. driving forth and backwardsD. getting stuck somewhere【答案】：A【分析】：依据背景可知，孩子们在选择圣诞礼品时，要求颇多，在脑风暴什么礼品时，想象力也十分充沛。overdrive v.& n.大脑“高速运行”。 / 22. Which of the following is unlikely to be a gift taken into the list of a child?A. live walrusB. Taylor SwiftC. pens and erasersD. iPads and iPhones【答案】：C【分析】：本题【答案】主要在文章第二段。依据原文可知，此刻孩子们对礼品要求愈来愈高，多为高科技产品或难以实现的东西。自然就不行能是传统的笔和橡皮了。23. What might be the main idea of the passage?A. Kids are losing their imagination when it comes to Christmas.B. Choosing a Christmas gift for you child good be challenging.C. Are you suffering from choosing a best gift?D. Advantages of having a second child.【答案】：B【分析】：本文考察对文章粗心的掌握。孩子的对圣诞礼品的要求不停提高，要想挑到让他们满意的礼品自然也就很有“挑战性”了。challengingadj.有挑战性的BCertainpersonalitytraits（特质）areoftenattributedtooldest,middleandyoungestchildren.But a new study found that birth order itself had no effect on character, though it may slightlyaffect intelligence.Researchersanalyzedthreelargeongoingcollectionsofdataincludingmorethan20,000people:a British study that follows the lives of people who were born in one particular week in 1958,a German study of private households started in 1984 and a continuing study of Americans born（外向）,emotionalstability,agreeableness（平和性）, conscientiousness（责任心）, self-reported intellect,IQ, imaginationand openness to experience. They analyzed families with sisters and brothers, large and smallage gaps and different numbers of siblings. But no matter how they spliced the data, they couldfind no association of birth order with any personality characteristic.The study, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, did find evidence that olderchildren have a slight advantage in IQ scores, but the difference was apparent only in a largesample,withlittlesignificanceforanyindividual.Theleadauthor,JuliaM.Rohrer,agraduatestudent at the University of Leipzig, said that birth order can have an effectif your olderbrother bullied you, for example.”But these effects are highly idiosyncratic（个例）,”shesaid.“There is no such thing as a typical older, middle or younger sibling. Its importantto stop believing that you are the way you are because of birth order.”24. According to the first paragraph, _.A. We should attribute personality traits to oldest childrenB. There isnt muchrelation between birth order and characterC. Birth order can strongly affect your intelligence level.D. Birth order makes no difference to intelligence【答案】：B【分析】：本题为细节题。依据原文“But a new study found that birth order itself had no effecton character, though it may slightly affect intelligence.可知，出生次序和性格没有什么关系。25. Which of the following isnt analyzed by the researchers?A. emotional stabilityB. self-reported intellectC. openness to experienceD. ability in public speech【答案】：D【分析】：本题为细节题“Theysearchedfordifferencesinextroversion（外向）,emotionalstability,agreeableness（平和性）, conscientiousness（责任心）, self-reported intellect,IQ, imaginationand openness to experience.”可知。26. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. You cant blame your birth order for what you are.B. Older children have a much high level of IQ score.C. Older children have a high level of emotional stability.D. Older children are much opener to their experience.【答案】：A【分析】：本题为细节推理题“Thereisnosuchthingasatypicalolder,middleoryoungersibling.Its important to stop believing that you are the way you are because of birth order.”.”可知。不可以把你的不满归罪在出生次序上。2