学年淮北市二中高三英语二模试题及答案.docx
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学年淮北市二中高三英语二模试题及答案
2020-2021学年淮北市二中高三英语二模试题及答案
第一部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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
FindYourChicagoArchitectureTour
Chicagoisknownaroundtheworldforitsarchitecture.Whetheryoutourdowntownoraneighborhood,ourguideswilltellyouthestoriesbehindthebuildings.
Must-seeChicago
Must-seeChicagoisafast-paced,90-minutetourtoChicagofeaturing(以…为特色)someofitsmostfamousbuildings,includingtheWrigleyBuilding,TribuneTowerandmore!
Getabriefoverviewofmorethanadozenbuildings—aswellasChicagolandmarkslikeMillenniumPark,theLoopandtheChicagoRiver.
Duration:
1.5hours
Price:
$26public,freeforCACmembers
ArchitectureHighlights
Discovertheexcitingdiversity(多样性)ofChicagoarchitecture,whichtracesthecity’sdevelopmentfromitsfoundingthroughpresentday.Wecoverabout30milesofChicagodesign,passingthroughtheLoopandtheGoldCoast,aswellasHydeParkandotherareasoftheSouthSide.We’llseetwouniversitycampusesandseveralparks.
Duration:
3.5hours
Price:
$55public,freeforCACmembers
HistoricTreasuresofChicago’sGoldenAge
LearnaboutthegreatarchitecturallandmarksofMichiganAvenueandStateStreet,withviewsinsidebeautifulbuildingsfromthe1890s〜1930s.Themostmemorablepartsincludetheamazinginteriors(内部)ofthePalmerHouseHotelandtheChicagoCulturalCenter.
Duration:
2hours
Price:
$26public,freeforCACmembers
ElevatedArchitecture:
Downtown“L”Train
ExploreChicago’samazingarchitecturefromtheuniqueviewofelevatedtrainsandstationplatforms.Learnthehistorybehindthefamous“L”systemandhearhowithasshapedthedevelopmentofbuildingswithintheLoop.Thecity’sfirstelevatedtrainstartedmakingtripsin1892.NowconsideredoneofChicago’smostwonderfulfeatures,the“L”offersimpressiveviewsofdowntown.
Duration:
2hours
Price:
$26public,freeforCACmembers
1.WhichtourcanyouchooseifyouwanttoseeMillenniumPark?
A.Must-seeChicago.
B.HistoricTreasuresofChicago’sGoldenAge
C.ArchitectureHighlights.
D.ElevatedArchitecture:
Downtown“L”Train.
2.WhenvisitingArchitectureHighlights,acoupleshouldpay______.
A.$55B.$110C.$165D.$220
3.Whatcanyouseeonthethirdtour?
A.TheChicagoRiver.B.TheGoldCoast.
C.Theelevatedtrains.D.ThePalmerHouseHotel.
B
AsabasicfoodintheAsiandiet,soybeans(大豆)havebeenusedtomaketofuandsoymilkforhundredsofyears.Butnow,theyarealsobeingturnedintoanalternativetoplasticwrap.
WilliamChen,aprofessoroffoodscienceandtechnologyatSingapore'sNanyangTechnologicalUniversity,inventedtheenvironmentally﹣friendlyfoodwrap.It'smadeofcellulose(纤维素),aformoffiber,obtainedfromthewastegeneratedbysoybeanproductproducers.Thebeansarepressedtosqueezeoutjuicethat'susedtomaketofuandsoymilk.Andwhat'sleftisusuallythrownaway,butChentakesthewasteandputsitthroughafermentation(发酵)process,duringwhichcelluloseisproduced.
Cellulose﹣basedplasticwrapshavebeenonthemarketforafewyears,butChensaysthatmostaremadefromwoodorcorn,grownforthatpurpose.Bycontrast,hiswrapismadefromawasteproduct,whichdoesn'tcompetewithothercropsforlandandismoresustainable.Chen'stechnologycouldhelptosolvetwoproblemsatonce:
cuttingplasticproductionandreducingtheamountoffoodwaste."InSingapore,theamountoffoodwastegeneratedeveryyearcouldfillup15,000Olympic﹣sizedswimmingpools,"Chensays.
F&N,asoy﹣baseddrinksproducer,haspartneredwithChen'slabandprovidestheproduct,straightfromthefactory.Thecompanyisconductingastudytoassesswhetherthefoodwrapcouldcompletecommerciallywithconventionalproducts.Chenadds,"Thesoy﹣basedwrapcostsalmostnothingtomakeinthelabbecausetherawmaterialsarefree.Commercialproductionwouldinvolveadditionalexpenses,suchasstorageandqualitycontrol,however,wehavenotcalculatedthosecostsyet."
Chenhopesneighboringsoy﹣lovingcountrieswillbeinspiredbySingaporetoadopthisinnovation."Mydreamisthatourtechnology,whichischeapandsimple,willcutplasticandfoodwasteandcreateacleanerenvironment,"Chensays.
4.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?
A.TheintroductiontoWilliamChen.
B.Theprocessofproducingsoymilk.
C.Thewaytomakesoy﹣basedwrap.
D.Thebenefitofeatingsoyproducts.
5.What'sthebiggestdifferenceofChen'swrapfromothercellulose﹣basedplasticwraps?
A.Itsaveslandforindustry.
B.It'smoreeasilybrokendown.
C.Itismadefromthefoodwaste.
D.Ithasbeenputintopracticeformanyyears.
6.Whatwillcommercialproductionofthefoodwrapcause?
A.Alackofcompetitiveness.
B.Poorqualityofthewraps.
C.Ashortageofrawmaterial.
D.Anincreaseinproductioncosts.
7.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?
A.Apersonaldiary.
B.Atravelguide.
C.Abookreview.
D.Ascientificmagazine.
C
Asiscommonlyknown,Antarcticaisanicycontinentwithextremeenvironment.However,anewstudyprovidesevidencethattheareahadarainforestinthepast.
TheresearcherscollectedapieceofEarthsedimentfromundertheseaflooroffthecoastofAntarctica.Inthesediment,theydiscoveredforestmaterialthatwasestimatedtobeabout90millionyearsold.Atthatperiod,dinosaursweretheruleranimalsoftheland.
JohannKlages,aGermangeologist,wastheleadwriterofastudyonthefindings,publishedinthejournalNature.Hesaidthesedimentwascollectedfromadepthofabout30metersbelowtheoceanfloor.Klagessaidanexaminationshowedthatthematerialdidn’tformintheocean.
Theresearchersestimatethatthearea—about900kilometersfromtheSouthPole—hadaverageyearlytemperaturesofabout12°Cto13°C.Thesoilincludedfinedirtparticlesandhardclay,aswellassubstanceslinkedtoatleast65differentkindsofplants,thestudyfound.Althoughnoanimalremainswerefound,Klagessaidtherewerelikelydinosaurs,flyingreptilesandmanyinsectsintheenvironment.
TheresearchrepresentsnewevidenceofthemajorclimatechangesEarthexperiencedinthepast—andiscurrentlyundergoingtoday.Thesoilinthesedimentdatesbacktotheplanet’swarmestperiodofthepast140millionyears,withsealevelabout170metershigherthantoday.TheresearcherssaidthattherainforestenvironmentinAntarcticawasespeciallysurprisingbecauseeachyear,theareaexperiencesafour-monthpolarnightwhenthereisnosunlighttofuelplantlife.Klagessaidnoicesheetswerepresentduringthetime,butseasonalsnowfallwaslikely.
8.Whatcanwelearnaboutthesedimentcollected?
A.Itformedintheageofdinosaurs.B.ItwasfoundontheAntarcticaland.
C.Ancientforestmaterialwasfoundinit.D.Somedinosaurremainswerefoundinit.
9.Howdidtheresearchersreachtheirfindings?
A.ByanalyzingtheEarthsediment.B.ByexploringiceinAntarctica.
C.Bycollectingdataonclimate.D.Byresearchingspecialplants.
10.Whatcanbeindicatedinthelastparagraph?
A.Seasonalsnowfallmadetheforestdisappear.
B.Antarcticawasmuchcolder140millionyearsago.
C.Antarctica’snaturalenvironmenthaschangedgreatly.
D.PolarnightsinAntarcticaaregettingshorterthanbefore.
11.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.RainforestdisappearedfromAntarctica.
B.Antarcticahadadifferenthistoryofclimate.
C.ResearchersstudiedapieceofEarthsedimentofAntarctica.
D.Antarcticahadanextremeenvironmentcontainingiceandsnow.
D
Whilethestartofanewschoolyearisalwaysexciting,thisyearwasevenmoresoforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland,NewZealand.Theybecametheworld’sfirstkidstobe“taught”byadigitalteacher.Beforeyoustartimaginingahuman-likerobotwalkingaroundtheclassroom,Willisjustanavatarthatappearsonthestudent’sdesktop,orsmartphonescreen,whenorderedtocome.
Theautonomousanimationplatformhasbeenmodeledafterthehumanbrainandnervoussystem,allowingittoshowhuman-likebehavior.ThedigitalteacherisassignedtoteachVector’s“Besustainablewithenergy”—afreeprogramforAucklandelementaryschools.
Justlikethehumansitreplaced,Willisabletoinstantlyreacttothestudents’responsestothetopic.Thankstoawebcamandmicrophone,theavatarnotonlyrespondstoquestionsthekidsmayhave,butalsopicksupnon-verbalcues.Forinstance,ifastudentsmilesatWill,herespondsbysmilingback.Thistwo-wayinteractionnotonlyhelpsattractthestudents’attention,butalsoallowstheprogram’sdeveloperstomonitortheirengagement,andmakechangesifneeded.
NikhilRavishankarbelievesthatWill-likeavatarscouldbeanovelwaytocatchtheattentionofthenextgeneration.Hesays,“Ihavealotofhopeinthistechnologyasameanstodelivercost-effective,rich,educationalexperienceinthefuture.”
Theprogram,inplacesinceAugust2018,hasbeenagreatsuccessthusfar.Ravishankarsays,“WhatwasfascinatingtomewasthereactionofthechildrentoWill.Thewaytheylookattheworldissocreativeanddifferent,andWillreallycapturedtheirattention.”However,regardlessofhowpopularitbecomes,Willisunlikelytoreplacehumaneducatorsanytimesoon.
12.WhatwasspecialforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland?
A.Adigitalteachertaughtthem.
B.Theyfirstsawsomethingdigital.
C.Thiswasthestartofanewschoolyear.
D.Theycouldgetclosetosmartphonescreen.
13.Whatisthebenefitofthistwo-wayinteraction?
A.Itcansmileback.B.Itcanusemicrophone.
C.Itcantalkanytopicforfree.D.Itcanchangeifnecessary.
14.What’sRavishankar’sattitudetoWill’sreplacingHumaneducatorssoon?
A.Opti
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