山东省枣庄市届高三模拟考试二调英语试题解析版.docx

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山东省枣庄市届高三模拟考试二调英语试题解析版

山东省枣庄市2020届高三模拟考试（二调）英语试题

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.Thedevelopmentandexpansionofhumanpresenceintheforestshascausedmanyoftheirnativespeciestobecomeendangered.

GiantPanda

Thegiantpanda,oneofthemostrecognizableendangeredspecies,isalarge,docilespeciesofbearnativetothedeciduousforestofeasternChina,MyanmarandVietnam.Becauseofitslimiteddiet—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,thecranewasthoughttohavecompletelydisappearedfromJapan,buttherecentdiscoveryofcranesinJapanesemarshlandshasrestartedconservationefforts.Today,around2,500cranesliveinthewild,including1,000inJapan.

EuropeanMink

NativetoEurope,theEuropeanminkrangesfromFranceinthewesttoFinlandinthenorth,RussiaintheeastandtheBalkansinthesouth.Destructionofthemink’saquatic（水的）habitatanduseofthespeciesforfurhavecauseddramaticdropsinthespecies’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）,whereacompanyisusingartificialintelligence（AI）tocreateanewlearningexperience.

Builtfouryearsago,AlefEducationhasmanagedtogetitsdigitaleducationplatformintoseveralschoolsinAbuDhabi.AlefhasworkedcloselywiththegovernmentofUAEtobringtheplatformto25,000studentsat57publicschools.

Theplatformfocusesonmainsubjectslikemath,scienceandEnglish.IthelpsstudentsbyusingAItodesigncurriculumsforindividuals.

Italsogivesstudents,teachersandparentsreal-timefeedback.Forstudents,thatcouldmeanamorepersonalizedwaytohelpthembetterunderstandwhattheyarelearning.Theplatformcanalsofindstudents’strengths.

“Ifastudentisdoingreallywellatscience,whynotraisetheirinterestinwhatit’sliketobeascientist?

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

Alphonsosaidthathisprogramsolvesthisproblembylimitingscreentimeto3hoursandahalfaday.Theclassesarefollowedbypracticalactivitiesinwhichchildreninteractwithoneanotherandusetheirhandsforexperiments.

“Wearelookingtogrowincountriesthathaveaneedforchangingtheireducationsystem,”Alphonsosaid,addingthatthecompanyplanstobringitsplatformtomorethan300schoolsthisyear.

5.Whatisthebenefitoftheplatform?

A.Lighteningteachers’burden.B.Improvingteachingefficiency.

C.Creatinganewlearningstyle.D.Inspiringstudentstoworkharder.

6.HowdoesAlefrespondtotheconcernabouttheplatform?

A.Limitingchildren’sscreentime.B.Decreasingtheoperatingcost.

COrganizingsportsactivities.D.Providingreal-timefeedback.

7.WhatisAlefEducation’sfutureplan?

A.Toupdatetheirdigitalplatform.B.TochangeUAE’seducationsystem.

C.Toexpandbusinesstoothercountries.D.Tobuild300schoolsinAbuDhabi.

C

“Themomentbeforetheycalledmyname,Iwasreallynervousbecausetheotherfinalists’presentationsarereallygoodandIthoughttheywouldwin,”KaraFan,14,whohaswonAmerica’sTopYoungScientist,toldYahooFinance.“Whentheyannouncedmyname,Iwasreallysurprisedactually.”

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

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

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

SirAlexanderFleming’sdiscoveryofpenicillin—atypeofantibiotic—isFan’sfavoritescientificdiscovery.Thatsaidshedoesn’tthinkhumansshouldrelytooheavilyonpenicillin.

FollowingheryearsatWestviewHighSchool,FanhopestocontinueherbiologytrackatStanfordUniversity.Alongwiththe＄25,000cashprizeshewononOctober29,becomingAmerica’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-colouredrubbishisthecolourfulwastecreatedbyaSwedishcitywithauniquerecyclingsystem.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）.Wastethatcannotberecycledisincineratedatalocalplanttogenerateelectricity.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.Broken

C.ReusedD.Washed

15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext？

A.TipsonSortingofHouseholdWaste.

B.ASwedishCity’sRecyclingEfforts.

C.AUniqueWasteRecyclingPlan.

D.ANewPolicyforConservation.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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