山东省枣庄市届高三模拟考试二调英语试题及答案.docx

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山东省枣庄市届高三模拟考试二调英语试题及答案

参照秘密级管理★启用前

2020届高三模拟考试

英语

2020.4

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第一部分阅读（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。

A

Deciduousforests（落叶林）arehometomanywildanimals.Thedevelopmentandexpan-sionofhumanpresenceintheforestshascausedmanyoftheirnativespeciestobecomeendan-gered.

GiantPanda

Thegiantpanda，oneofthemostrecognizableendangeredspecies，isalarge，docilespeciesofbearnativetothedeciduousforestofeasternChina，MyanmarandVietnam.Becauseofitslim-iteddiet—thepanda’smainsourceoffoodisbamboo—thespeciesislimitedinitshabitattoareaswherebambooisavailable.Nowthespeciesonlycanbefoundtodayin20smallpatchesofforestatthewesternedgeofitshistoricrange.

GrayandRedWolves

Thegraywolf，whichoncerangedfromtheEastCoastofAmericatotheWest，andsouthtoMexico，nowhasapopulationofonly5，000inthelower48states，mostlyintheRockyMountains.Thesmallerredwolf，nativetothesoutheasternUnitedStates，wasdeclaredextinctinthewildin1980，thoughconservationeffortshavereintroducedsmallcaptivepopulationstothewildinCalifornia.

Red－CrownedCrane

Thered－crownedcraneisnativetoJapan，KoreaandeasternChina.Agriculturalexpansionanddeforestation（森林砍伐）intheseareashaveremovedagreatdealofthemarshesandforeststhatarethecrane’sprimaryhabitats.Foratime，thecranewasthoughttohavecompletelydisap-pearedfromJapan，buttherecentdiscoveryofcranesinJapanesemarshlandshasrestartedcon-servationefforts.Today，around2，500cranesliveinthewild，including1，000inJapan.

EuropeanMink

NativetoEurope，theEuropeanminkrangesfromFranceinthewesttoFinlandinthenorth，RussiaintheeastandtheBalkansinthesouth.Destructionofthemink’saquatic（水的）habi-tatanduseofthespeciesforfurhavecauseddramaticdropsinthespecies’population，whichhasbeenreducedby85percentsincethemid－19thcentury.

1.Whathascausedthewildanimalstobecomeendangered？

A.Globalwarming.B.Internationaltrade.

C.Environmentalpollution.D.Theinvasionofmankind.

2.WhichspeciesisnativetoNorthAmerica？

A.EuropeanMink.B.RedWolves.

C.Red－CrownedCrane.D.GiantPanda.

3.WhichismentionedasthereasonforthedeclineofEuropeanminks？

A.Thelossoftheirnaturalfood.B.Thehuntingofhumanbeings.

C.Droughtandforestfires.D.Excessivedeforestation.

4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext？

A.Tocallformoreeffortstoprotectforests.

B.Tostudythelivinghabitsofwildanimals.

C.Tointroducesomeendangeredspecies.

D.Tofindwaystoprotectwildanimals.

B

Nobooks，nowhiteboards，nomarkersorpens.That’sthenewrealityformanyclassroomsacrossAbuDhabi，thecapitalcityoftheUnitedArabEmirates（UAE），whereacompanyisu-singartificialintelligence（AI）tocreateanewlearningexperience.

Builtfouryearsago，AlefEducationhasmanagedtogetitsdigitaleducationplatformintoseveralschoolsinAbuDhabi.AlefhasworkedcloselywiththegovernmentofUAEtobringtheplatformto25，000studentsat57publicschools.

Theplatformfocusesonmainsubjectslikemath，scienceandEnglish.IthelpsstudentsbyusingAItodesigncurriculumsforindividuals.

Italsogivesstudents，teachersandparentsreal－timefeedback.Forstudents，thatcouldmeanamorepersonalizedwaytohelpthembetterunderstandwhattheyarelearning.Theplat-formcanalsofindstudents’strengths.

“Ifastudentisdoingreallywellatscience，whynotraisetheirinterestinwhatit’sliketobeascientist？

”AlefEducationCEOGeoffreyAlphonsosaid.“That’sourfuturegoaltouseAItocreateindividuallearningplans.”Butthereareconcernsthatusingthetechnologycouldcomeatacost，suchasincreasingtheamountoftimechildrenspendinfrontofscreens.

Alphonsosaidthathisprogramsolvesthisproblembylimitingscreentimeto3hoursandahalfaday.Theclassesarefollowedbypracticalactivitiesinwhichchildreninteractwithonean-otherandusetheirhandsforexperiments.

“Wearelookingtogrowincountriesthathaveaneedforchangingtheireducationsystem，”Alphonsosaid，addingthatthecompanyplanstobringitsplatformtomorethan300schoolsthisyear.

5.Whatisthebenefitoftheplatform？

A.Lighteningteachers’burden.B.Improvingteachingefficiency.

C.Creatinganewlearningstyle.D.Inspiringstudentstoworkharder.

6.HowdoesAlefrespondtotheconcernabouttheplatform？

A.Limitingchildren’sscreentime.B.Decreasingtheoperatingcost.

C.Organizingsportsactivities.D.Providingreal－timefeedback.

7.WhatisAlefEducation’sfutureplan？

A.Toupdatetheirdigitalplatform.B.TochangeUAE’seducationsystem.

C.Toexpandbusinesstoothercountries.D.Tobuild300schoolsinAbuDhabi.

C

“Themomentbeforetheycalledmyname，Iwasreallynervousbecausetheotherfinalists’presentationsarereallygoodandIthoughttheywouldwin，”KaraFan，14，whohaswonAmeri-ca’sTopYoungScientist，toldYahooFinance.“Whentheyannouncedmyname，Iwasreallysurprisedactually.”

Towinthatclaim，Fan’snano－particleliquidbandagehadtosurpasstheexperimentsofhundredsoffifthtoeighthgradersaswellasnineotherfinalists.FanstarteddevelopingherliquidbandageinApril2019tofighttheoveruseofantibiotics（抗生素）.

AccordingtotheCDC，roughly2millionpeopleeveryyearsufferabacterialinfectionintheU.S.andabout23，000passedawayasaresult.Ifleftalone，aUNstudyreported，drug－resist-antdiseasesorthe“superbug”couldleadto10milliondeathsacrosstheglobeby2050.WhenFan’ssprayablebandagedriesonaperson’sskin，itcreatesathinlayerthatprotectsthewoun-dedareawhilebreakingthecellwallandkillingthebacteriaontheskin.Afterexperimentingwithcoppernitrate（硝酸铜）tofightbacteria，switchingtothesilvernitrateendedupbeingthemajorcatalyst（催化剂）toseeingresultsforheraward－winningproject.

“Thousandsofyearsago，ancientpeoplewouldusecopperandsilvertoeatwithandtheywoulddrinkwaterfromlikecopperbowlstokillbacteria，”Fanexplained.“Ifoundoutthatitdidn’twork.SoIusednanosilver.”

SirAlexanderFleming’sdiscoveryofpenicillin—atypeofantibiotic—isFan’sfavoritesci-entificdiscovery.Thatsaid，shedoesn’tthinkhumansshouldrelytooheavilyonpenicillin.

FollowingheryearsatWestviewHighSchool，FanhopestocontinueherbiologytrackatStanfordUniversity.Alongwiththe＄25，000cashprizeshewononOctober29，becomingAmer-ica’sTopYoungScientistmayhelpgettheprivateuniversity’sattention.

8.HowdidKaraFanfeelaboutherwinningtheprize？

A.Confident.B.Regretful.C.Proud.D.Unexpected.

9.ForwhatpurposedidFandevelopherliquidbandage？

A.Tofightoveruseofantibiotics.B.Toenteranationalcontest.

C.Toreducedeathsfrominjuries.D.Togetintoagooduniversity.

10.WhichofthefollowingdoesFanusetokillbacteria？

A.Coppernitrate.B.Copper.C.Silver.D.Nanosilver.

11.WhatmightbeFan’sopinionaboutpenicillin？

A.Addictive.B.Valuable.C.Useless.D.Irreplaceable.

D

Rainbow－colouredrubbishisthecolourfulwastecreatedbyaSwedishcitywithauniquere-cyclingsystem.LikemanycitiesinSweden，Eskilstunahasanimpressiverecyclingrecord.ItmettheEU’s2020targetofrecycling50％ofwastemanyyearsago.Butalmosteveryonewholivesherefollowsastrictrecyclingpolicyathome.Peopleareexpectedtosorttheirhouseholdwasteintosevenseparatecategories，includingfood，textiles，cartonsandmetal.Butwhatreallymakesthesystemstandoutisthebrightcolourcode.

Thereasonforthisbecomesclearatthecity’srecyclingplant.Thebagsarrivealljumbledupbecausethey’recollectedaltogether，onceafortnightfromoutsidepeople’shouses.Butthankstothosebrightcolours，scannerscanselectthebagsandseparatethemefficiently.Thefoodwasteingreenbagsisprocessedonsiteintoslurry（浆）tomakebiogas，whichpowersthecity’sbuses.Oneofthebenefitsofthismethodofrecyclingisthatthereislesscross－pollution，somoreoftherecycledwastecanactuallybeusedtomakenewthings.

LiketherestofSweden，Eskilstunaiscommittedtosendingzerowastefromitscitizenstolandfill（垃圾堆）.Wastethatcannotberecycledisincineratedatalocalplanttogenerateelec-tricity.Thisreducesrelianceonfossilfuels，butdoescreategreenhousegases.Ascountriesa-roundtheworldtrytoimprovetheirrecyclingrates，somemaylooktoEskilstunaasanexampletofollow—aslongastheythinktheycanpersuadetheircitizenstogetbusysortingathome.

12.HowdopeopledealwiththeirhouseholdwasteinEskilstuna？

A.Sortingandputtingitincolourfulbags.

B.Dyeingitwithdifferentcolours.

C.Processingandrecyclingitathome.

D.Sortingandtakingitouteveryweek.

13.Whatistheadvantageofthebrightcolourcode？

A.Itavoidscross－pollutionentirely.

B.Thewastecanbestoredinafixedsite.

C.It’seasiertoclassifythebagsofrubbish.

D.Thecitytakesonacolorfullook.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“incinerated”meaninthelastparagraph？

A.burntB.brokenC.reusedD.washed

15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext？

A.TipsonSortingofHouseholdWaste.

B.ASwedishCity’sRecyclingEfforts.

C.AUniqueWasteRecyclingPlan.

D.ANewPolicyforC