届山东省枣庄市英语高考二模试题.docx

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届山东省枣庄市英语高考二模试题

2020届山东省枣庄市英语高考二模试题

第一部分阅读（共两节；满分37.5分）第一节（共4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．

1．（10分）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，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．

2．（7.5分）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．

（1）Whatisthebenefitoftheplatform？

A．Lighteningteachers'burden．

B．Improvingteachingefficiency．

C．Creatinganewlearningstyle．

D．Inspiringstudentstoworkharder．

（2）HowdoesAlefrespondtotheconcernabouttheplatform？

A．Limitingchildren'sscreentime．

B．Decreasingtheoperatingcost．

C．Organizingsportsactivities．

D．Providingreal﹣timefeedback．

（3）WhatisAlefEducation'sfutureplan？

A．Toupdatetheirdigitalplatform．

B．TochangeUAE'seducationsystem．

C．Toexpandbusinesstoothercountries．

D．Tobuild300schoolsinAbuDhabi．

3．（10分）"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．Thatsaid，shedoesn'tthinkhumansshouldrelytooheavilyonpenicillin．

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

（1）HowdidKaraFanfeelaboutherwinningtheprize？

A．Confident．

B．Regretful．

C．Proud．

D．Unexpected．

（2）ForwhatpurposedidFandevelopherliquidbandage？

A．Tofightoveruseofantibiotics．

B．Toenteranationalcontest．

C．Toreducedeathsfrominjuries．

D．Togetintoagooduniversity．

（3）WhichofthefollowingdoesFanusetokillbacteria？

A．Coppernitrate．

B．Copper．

C．Silver．

D．Nanosilver．

（4）WhatmightbeFan'sopinionaboutpenicillin？

A．Addictive．

B．Valuable．

C．Useless．

D．Irreplaceable．

4．（10分）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）．Wastethatcannotberecycledisincineratedatalocalplanttogenerateelectricity．Thisreducesrelianceonfossilfuels，butdoescreategreenhousegases．Ascountriesaroundtheworldtrytoimprovetheirrecyclingrates，somemaylooktoEskilstunaasanexampletofollow﹣aslongastheythinktheycanpersuadetheircitizenstogetbusysortingathome．

（1）HowdopeopledealwiththeirhouseholdwasteinEskilstuna？

A．Sortingandputtingitincolourfulbags．

B．Dyeingitwithdifferentcolours．

C．Processingandrecyclingitathome．

D．Sortingandtakingitouteveryweek．

（2）Whatistheadvantageofthebrightcolourcode？

A．Itavoidscross﹣pollutionentirely．

B．Thewastecanbestoredinafixedsite．

C．It'seasiertoclassifythebagsofrubbish．

D．Thecitytakesonacolorfullook．

（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"incinerated"meaninthelastparagraph？

A．burnt

B．broken

C．reused

D．washed

（4）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext？

A．TipsonSortingofHouseholdWaste．

B．ASwedishCity'sRecyclingEfforts．

C．AUniqueWasteRecyclingPlan．

D．ANewPolicyforConservation．

第二节（共1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．

5．（12.5分）COVID﹣19isstillaffectingagreatmanypeopleallovertheworld．Mostpeoplewhobecomeinfectedexperiencemildillnessandrecover