2020年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(模拟卷3)英语第二部分阅读(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。ATheTerracottaArmyMuseumisoneofthemustvisitattractionsforalltravelerstoChina.TheattractionislocatedinXi'an,inwestChina'sShaanxiProvince.What'sspecial?TheTerracottaArmyistheburiedarmyofQinShiHuang,anancientChineseemperor.TheseancientsculptureswerebuiltandburiedovertwothousandyearsagonearthecityofXi'an.Theywerediscoveredin1974byfarmersdiggingawelllookingforundergroundwater.Overathousandterracottawarriorsandhorseshavebeenuncoveredsincethen.Eachwarriorismadeofclay(泥土).Theyarearoundtwometerstall.Thesculpturesaresodetailedthatitispossibletoguesstheage,rankandpersonalityofeachone.Noneofthesoldiersarethesame.ThebesttimetovisitTheTerracottaArmyisanindoorattraction,whichisnotlikelytobeaffectedbyweather,soitcanbevisitedallyearround.AstheTerracottaArmyMuseumisoneofthemustvisitattractionsinChina,itiscrowdedmostofthetime.Weadviseourcustomerstoavoidthefollowingperiodswhenthemuseumisparticularlycrowded：NationalDayholiday(October1－7),whenitisfullypacked.LaborDayholiday(May1－3)Weatherinwinterisdry,coldandtheleastcomfortable,andit'salsotheworstseasonforairquality,butit'salsolowseason.Travelstyle:private,grouporindependent?Aprivatetourmeansalotofflexibilityandyouwillbewelltakencareofbyaprivateguideanddriver.Themuseumiscrowdedmostofthetime,butourguidesknowhowtoescapethecrowds,andhelpourcustomerstoenjoymoreinthemuseum.Seeour3DayTerracottaWarriorsPrivateTour.Goingwithagroupyouwon'tgetlost,butitlacksflexibilityandpersonalservice.Travellingonyourownyoumaymeetalotoftrouble,suchaswastingtimeonfindingataxiorpublicbustotheattraction,liningupfortickets,readingmaps,makingsenseofChinesesigns,etc.21．TheTerracottaArmy________.A．wasdiscoveredbyfarmerswhendoingfarmworkB．isagreatundergroundarmyburied1,000yearsagoC．wasmadeofclaywithclearlyrecognizedcharacteristicsD．hasallbeenunearthedsinceitsdiscoveryin197422．WhichistheleastcrowdedseasontovisittheTerracottaArmy?A．Alltheyearround.B．Clearwinterdays.C．LabourDayholiday.D．NationalDayholiday.23．Ifyouwanttotravelfreelywithleasttrouble,youshouldchoose________.A．afamilytourB．atouristgroupC．travelonyourownD．aprivatetourBMarianBechtelsitsatWestPalmBeach’sBarLouiecounterbyherself,quietlyreadinghere-bookasshewaitsforhersalad.Whatisshereading?Noneofyourbusiness!LunchisBechtel’s“me”time.AndlikemoreAmericans,she’snotalone.Anewreportfound46percentofmealsareeatenaloneinAmerica.Morethanhalf(53percent)havebreakfastaloneandnearlyhalf(46percent)havelunchbythemselves.Onlyatdinnertimeareweeatingtogetheranymore，74percent，accordingtostatisticsfromthereport.“Iprefertogooutandbeout.Alone，buttogether，youknow？”Bechtelsaid，lookingupfromherbook.Bechtel，whoworksindowntownWestPalmBeach，haslunchwithcoworkerssometimes，butlikemanyofus，toooftenworksthroughlunchatherdesk.Alunchtimeescapeallowshertokeepabossfromtappingherontheshoulder.Shereturnstoworkfeelingenergized.“Today，Ijustwantedsometimetomyself，”shesaid.Justtwoseatsover，AndrewMazoleny，alocalvideographer，isfinishinghislunchatthebar.Helikesthathecansitandcheckhisphoneinpeaceorchatupthebarkeeperwithwhomhe'sonafirst-namebasisifhewantstohavealittleinteraction(交流).“Ireflectonhowmyday'sgoneandthinkabouttherestoftheweek,”hesai...