2020年江苏高考英语真题试卷（word版含答案）(2)
24. Building such a bridge over the bay was ______, but the local government made it within two years. （ ）
A. a wet blanket B. a piece of cake
C. a dark horse D. a hard nut to crack
25. It is not a problem ______ we can win the battle; it's just a matter of time. （ ）
A. whether B. why C. when D. where
26. Instead of getting down to a new task as I ______, he examined the previous work again. （ ）
A. had expected B. have expected
C. would expect D. expect
27. There will still be lots of challenges if we are to ______ garbage in a short time. （ ）
A. clarify B. justify C. satisfy D. classify
28. If I hadn't been faced with so many barriers, I ______ where I am. （ ）
A. won't be B. wouldn't have been
C. wouldn't be D. shouldn't have been
29. The outbreak of Covid-19 has meant an ______ change in our life and work. （ ）
A. absurd B. abrupt C. allergic D. authentic
30. Taking on this challenge will bring you ______ someone who shares your interests. （ ）
A. in exchange for B. in answer to
C. in contact with D. in memory of
31. Technological innovations, ______ good marketing, will promote the sales of these products. （ ）
A. combined with B. combining with
C. having combined with D. to be combined with
32. This actor often has the first two tricks planned before performing, and then goes for ______. （ ）
A. whichever B. whenever C. wherever D. whatever
33. The health security systems of many countries are undergoing considerable ______. （ ）
A. reservation B. transformation C. distinction D. submission
34. The speed of 6G will exceed 125 GB/s, ______ a new generation of virtual reality. （ ）
A. allowing for B. accounting for C. calling for D. compensating for
35. —Do you know anything about Zhang Zhongjing?
—______ He has been honored as a master doctor since the Eastern Han Dynasty. （ ）
A. How come? B. So what? C. By all means. D. With pleasure.
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Being good at something and having a passion for it are not enough. Success 36 fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the 37 in our lives.
When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in 1931, he had no 38 of knowing that his life was to change 39 . The class experiment that day was to 40 how heating a container of water would bring air bubbling（冒泡）to the surface. 41 , the container the teacher gave Wilson to heat 42 held something more volatile（易挥发的）than water. When Wilson heated it, the container 43 , leaving Wilson blinded in both eyes.
When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later, his parents 44 to find a way to deal with the catastrophe that had 45 their lives. But Wilson did not regard the accident as 46 . He learned braille（盲文）quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind. There, he not only did well as a student but also became a（n） 47 public speaker.
Later, he worked in Africa, where many people suffered from 48 for lack of proper treatment. For him, it was one thing to 49 his own fate of being blind and quite another to allow something to continue 50 it could be fixed so easily. This moved him to action. And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the 51 Wilson made to preventing the 52 .
Wilson received several international 53 for his great contributions. He lost his sight but found a 54 . He proved that it's not what happens to us that 55 our lives — it's what we make of what happens.
（ ）36. A. depends B. holds C. keeps D. reflects
（ ）37. A. dilemmas B. accidents C. events D. steps
