届陕西省咸阳市英语高考模拟试题.docx

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届陕西省咸阳市英语高考模拟试题

2020届陕西省咸阳市英语高考模拟试题

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节满分30分）第一节（共4小题，每小题6分满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．

11．（6分）FromthetropicalparadiseofUnitedStatesMiamitoSouthChinasinnovative（创新的）cityShenzhen，TheLonelyPlanetreleasedalistoftop10citieswhichareworthvisitingin2019．Itcoversamixofwell﹣knownandless﹣knowndestinations．ThoseplacesincludesecondplaceShenzhen，China；NoviSad．Serbiainthirdplace；Miami，Floridainfourthplace，andKathmandu，Nepalroundingoutthetopfive．Let，shaveabrieflookatsomeoftheseattractiveplaces．

CopenhagenDenmark

Withitsmoderndesign，15Michelin﹣starredrestaurantsandhighlybike﹣friendlyculture，itisnotsurprisingthatDenmark'scapitalhastoppedlonelyplanetstop10citieslist．

Copenhagen'sstreetfoodsceneisdevelopingfastinRefshaleoen，aformerindustrialareawithafood

andcraftmarket，Reffen．

NoviSad，Serbia

WhileNovisadisnotasnotedasthecapitalofBelgrade，it'smuchmorefashionable．It'shometothe

country'sannualEXIT!

Festival，whichisheldeachJulyatthe18thcentury﹣eraPetrovaradinFortress．

Thefestivalcontributestoavibrantmusicandartssceneandayouthfulatmosphere．Nextyear2019'sEuropeanYouthCapitalwillbeheldinNoviSad．Itmaybeapracticerunfor2021，whenthecitywillobservetheimportanttitleofEuropeanCapitalofCulture．

Kathmandu，Nepal

Threeyearsafteritwasstruckbyadestructiveearthquake，Kathmanduiswelcomingvisitorstoacity

whichismuchquieter，bydesign．

Withcarsbannedfromthehistoriccenterandmotorhorns：

bannedacrosstheKathmanduvalleyit'smuchquieterthanitusedtobeinthepast．Hallfiguresout．

ItwillalsohosttheSouthAsianGamesin2019．

（1）Inwhichcitycanyouenjoyhighlybike﹣friendlyculture？

A．ShenzhenChina

B．Kathmandu，Nepal

C．Novisad，Serbia

D．Copenhagen，Denmark

（2）InNoviSad，Serbiayoucan　　．

A．experienceaquieterlifestyle

B．visitthefoodandcraftmarket，Reffen

C．trydeliciousfoodinMichelin﹣starredrestaurants

D．enjoyavibrantmusicandartssceneandayouthfulatmosphere

（3）Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom？

A．Asciencereport

B．Abookreview

C．Amagazine

D．Arealisticnovel

12．（8分）Solarenergyforyourhomeiscoming．Itcanhelpyouasasinglehomeowner．Itcanhelpthewholecountryaswell．Whetherornotsolarenergycansaveyourmoneydependsonmanythinthings．Whereyouliveisonefactor．Thetypeofhomeyouhaveisanother．Thingslikeinsulation（隔热材料）addtoenergycosts，andthetypeofsystemyoubuyareaddedfactors．

Usingitcanhelpsaveourpreciousfuel．Asyouknow，oursuppliesofoilandgasareverylimitedhereisjustnotenoughonhandtomeetallourfutureenergyneeds．AndwhenMotherNaturesaysthat'sall．Theonlywaywecandelayhearingthosewordsisbystartingtosaveenergynowandbybyusingothersources，likethesun．

Wewon'thavetoworryaboutthesunrunningoutofenergyforanotherseveralbillionyearsorso．Besidesbeinganendlesssourceofenergy，theuseofthesunhasotheradvantagesaswell．Thesundoesn'tofferasmanyproblemsasotherenergysources．Forexample，fossilfuelplantsaddtoalreadyhighpollutionlevels．Withsolarenergy，wewillstillneedsourcesofenergy，butwewon'tneedasmuch．Thatmeanswecancutdownonourpollutionproblems．

Withallthesegoodpoints，whydon'tweusemoresolarpower？

Therearemanyreasonsforthis．Thebiggestreasonismoney．Decadesago，itwasjustnotpracticalforahomeownertoputinasolarunitTherewerecheapersourcesofenergy．

Allthatischangingnow．Solarcostsarestartingtoequalthecostsofoilandelectricity．Expertssaythatgas，oilandelectricitypriceswillcontinuetorise．Thedemandforelectricityisincreasingrapidly．Butnewpowerplantswillusemoregas，oilorcoal．Alreadyinsomeplacesthesupplyofelectricitybeingrationed（定量配给）．Solarenergyisnowinitsinfancy．Itcouldsoongrowtobecomeamajorpartofournation'senergysupply．

（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inparagraph2referto？

A．Solarenergy．

B．Coal．

C．Naturalgas．

D．Oil．

（2）Whatisthebiggestreasonforsolarenergynotbeingwidelyusedinthepast？

A．Locationofhouses．

B．People'sattitude．

C．Thelimitoftechnology．

D．Thecostoffacilities．

（3）Thetextsuggeststhatinthefuturesolarenergywill　　．

A．runoutshortlyafterwards

B．becomeamajorenergysupply

C．pollutetheenvironment

D．completelyreplaceotherenergy

（4）Whichismainideaofthepassage？

A．Thefutureofsolarenergy．

B．Thehistoryofsolarenergy．

C．Abriefintroductiontosolarenergy．

D．Thebarriersofsolarenergy．

13．（8分）TraditionalChineseMedicine（TCM）hasbeengreatlycontributingtothetreatmentoftheCOVID﹣19，whichchangedtheattitudeofthewesternworldtoittosomeextent．However，inthepast，foreignersknewlittleaboutit．Accordingtoagovernmentreport，althoughTCMhasbeenintroducedinto183countriesandregionsaroundtheworld，theirunderstandingofTCMmaybelimitedtoacupuncture（针灸），cuppingandmassage（按摩）．Forinstance，thepurple，injury﹣likemarksleftonaU．S．famousswimmer'sbackfromcuppingtorelaxhismusclesandreducepainbecamethecenterofattentionduringtheRioOlympicsin2016．

Infact，Chineseherbs（药草）playamoreimportantroleincuringdiseasesandkeepingthebodyingoodconditionintheTCMtreatmentsystemthanphysicaltreatment．Therefore，itisdisappointingtoknowthatalthough103worldHealthOrganizationmembercountrieshavegivenapprovaltothepracticeofacupuncture，notmanyrecognizeChineseherbalmedicine．TCMismuchlesspopularthanWestemmedicinepartlyduetotheslowdevelopmentofChineseherbs．

Herbscanbemadeintopills，powderandsoup．Thekindofherbsused，theirquality，quantityandtheprocessingtogetherdeterminetheeffectivenessoftheprescription（处方）．ComparedwithWesternmedicine，whichhasstandardizeddrugproductionprocessesandtreatmentmethods，TCMlacksstandardization．Thechemicalcompositionandfunctionsofitsmedicinearestillunclearandtheireffectsareunstable．Fortunately，standardizationhasimprovedinrecentdecadesandanumberoffactoriesareincreasinglyproducingpatentedTCMdrugs．

AnotherreasonwhyICMprescriptiondrugshavedevelopedslowlyisthatitlackscreativity．WhileWesternmedicine﹣makingcompaniescomeupwithnewproductseveryyear，TCMdrugproducerstendtomakemedicineaccordingtoprescriptionshandeddownfromthepastThatChinesechemistTuYoyowonthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicineforherresearchintomalaria（痢疾）treatmentmaydrivecreativitytosomeextentinChina'sTCMindustry．

However，Romewasnotbuiltinaday．Thecurrentsituationcannotbechangedwithinashorttime．

（1）WhydidtheUSswimmerattracttheaudience'sattentioninthe2016RioOlympics？

A．Theinjuryonhisback．

B．Thegoldencuphewoninthegames．

C．Hisrelaxedmusclesandreducedpain．

D．Thepurple，injury﹣likemarksleftonhisback．

（2）WhatshouldwedotomakeTCMberecognizedbymorecountries？

A．Setstandardsandimprovecreativity．

B．Increasefunctionsanddecreaseproduction．

C．Increasefunctionsandimprovecreativity．

D．Setstandardsandcreatemoreprescriptions．

（3）HowdoesthewriterfeelaboutthefutureofTCM？

A．Anxious．

B．Negative．

C．Disappointed．

D．Positive．

（4）WesternersDONTthink　　．

A．acupuncturetreatmentiseffective

B．cuppingcancuresomediseases

C．massagecanrelaxbodymuscles

D．herbscankeepthebodyingoodcondition

14．（8分）Thefollowingisexcerpted（节选）fromthespeechgivenbytheQueenoftheUKonApril5th，2020．

"IamspeakingtoyouatwhatIknowisanincreasinglychallengingtime．Atimeofdisruptioninthelifeofourcountry：

adisruptionthathasbroughtgrieftosome，financialdifficultiestomany，andenormouschangestothedailylivesofus．

IwanttothankeveryoneontheNHS（国家医疗服务体系）frontline，aswellascareworkersandthosecarryingoutessentialroles，whoselflesslycontinuetheirday﹣to﹣daydutiesoutsidethehomeinsupportofusall．Iamsurethenationwilljoinmeinassuringyouthatwhatyoudoisappreciatedandeveryhourofyourhardworkbringsusclosertoareturntomorenormaltimes．

Ialsowanttothankthoseofyouwhoarestayingathome，therebyhelpingtoprotectthevulnerable（弱势群体）andsparingmanyfamiliesthepainalreadyfeltbythosewhohavelostlovedones．Togetherwearetacklingthisdisease，andIwanttoreassure（使安心）youthatifweremainunitedandresolutethenwewillovercomeit．

IhopeintheyearstocomeeveryonewillbeabletotakeprideinhowtheyrespondedtothischallengeAndthosewhocomeafteruswillsaytheBritonsofthisgenerationwereasstrongasany．Thattheattributes（标志）ofself﹣discipline，ofquietgood﹣humouredresolveandoffellow﹣feelingstillcharacterisethiscountry．Theprideinwhoweareisnotapartofourpast，itdefinesourpresentandourfuture．

ThemomentswhentheUnitedKingdomhascometogethertoapplauditscareandessentialworkerswillberememberedasanexpressionofournationalspirit；anditssymbolwillbetherainbowsdrawnbychildren．"

…

"Whilewehavefacedchallengesbefore，thisoneisdifferent．Thistimewejoinwithallnationsacrosstheglobeinacommonendeavor（竭力），usingthegreatadvancesofscienceandourinstinctivecompassiontoheal．Wewillsucceedandthatsuccesswillbelongtoeveryoneofus．

Weshouldtakecomfortthatwhilewemayhavemorestilltoendure（忍受）betterdayswillreturn：

wewillbewithourfriendsagain；