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2020 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试包头市第一次模拟考试英语试题 注意事项： 本试卷分笔试和听力两部分。 考生先作答笔试部分 （ 21 小题开始），然后作答听力部分 （ 1-20 小题）。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、座位号、试卷类型（ A或B）涂写在答题 卡上。本试卷满分 150 分。 考生将笔试部分答案写在英语笔试答题卡上（大卡） ，听力部分答案写在英语听力答题卡上 （小卡）。写在本试卷上无效。 考试结束后 , 将答题卡交回。 笔试部分 一、阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A The year 2017 was marked by some rare scientific events and discoveries. A rare eclipse （日食） covers the US Among the rare events of the year was a total solar eclipse visible across the United States on August 21.It had been 99 years since a similar eclipse took place in the U.S. Hundreds of thousands of people across the country took time to see the moon partly or completely hide the sun. Many went to places like Carbondale, Illinois, Oregon and Charleston to see the total eclipse. Some people cannot see the eclipse, for cloudy weather messed up the view in some places, but many others had clear skies. Is warming climate making storms worse? Many scientists are concerned that rising world temperatures will cause more dangerous weather events. And the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva says 2017 could be among the three hottest years on record. Three powerful ocean storms struck Caribbean islands and the southern US in 2017, which brought more attention to the issue. Hurricane Harvey caused unbelievable flooding to the Houston area in the state of Texas. And Hurricanes Irma and Maria left severe damage in Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Climate experts say rising temperatures will make ocean storms — like hurricanes and typhoons with higher wind speeds. Rising sea levels could also make ocean storms worse as waves from the sea force water further inland becoming a danger to highly populated coastal cities. A good reason to believe in UFOs Fans of unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, might be glad to know that the United States Defense Department had a secret program to make research on the unknown secret. From 2007 to 2017, the de