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1/1712019-2020学年山东枣庄高三下模拟考试（二调）解析英语第一部分阅读（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ADeciduousforests(落叶林)arehometomanywildanimals.Thedevelopmentandexpansionofhumanpresenceintheforestshascausedmanyoftheirnativespeciestobecomeendangered.GiantPandaThegiantpanda,oneofthemostrecognizableendangeredspecies,isalarge,docilespeciesofbearnativetothedeciduousforestofeasternChina,MyanmarandVietnam.Becauseofitslimiteddiet—thepanda’smainsourceoffoodisbamboo—thespeciesislimitedinitshabitattoareaswherebambooisavailable.Nowthespeciesonlycanbefoundtodayin20smallpatchesofforestatthewesternedgeofitshistoricrange.GrayandRedWolvesThegraywolf,whichoncerangedfromtheEastCoastofAmericatotheWest,andsouthtoMexico,nowhasapopulationofonly5,000inthelower48states,mostlyintheRockyMountains.Thesmallerredwolf,nativetothesoutheasternUnitedStates,wasdeclaredextinctinthewildin1980,thoughconservationeffortshavereintroducedsmallcaptivepopulationstothewildinCalifornia.Red-CrownedCraneThered-crownedcraneisnativetoJapan,KoreaandeasternChina.Agriculturalexpansionanddeforestation(森林砍伐)intheseareashaveremovedagreatdealofthemarshesandforeststhatarethecrane’sprimaryhabitats.Foratime,thecranewasthoughttohavecompletelydisappearedfromJapan,buttherecentdiscoveryofcranesinJapanesemarshlandshasrestartedconservationefforts.Today,around2,500cranesliveinthewild,including1,000inJapan.EuropeanMinkNativetoEurope,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.2/172C.Red－CrownedCrane.D.GiantPanda.3.WhichismentionedasthereasonforthedeclineofEuropeanminks?A.Thelossoftheirnaturalfood.B.Thehuntingofhumanbeings.C.Droughtandforestfires.D.Excessivedeforestation.4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tocallformoreeffortstoprotectforests.B.Tostudythelivinghabitsofwildanimals.C.Tointroducesomeendangeredspecies.D.Tofindwaystoprotectwildanimals.【答案】1.D2.B3.B4.C【解析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了大熊猫、灰狼和红狼、丹顶鹤以及欧洲水貂等几种濒临灭绝的以落叶林为栖息地的野生动物。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Thedevelopmentandexpansionofhumanpresenceintheforestshascausedmanyoftheirnativespeciestobecomeendangered.”可知，人类向落叶林的发展和扩张已经导致许多当地物种濒临灭绝，故D项正确。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Thesmallerredwolf，nativetothesoutheasternUnitedStates”可知，红狼原产于美国东南部，是北美的本土动物，故B项正确。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Destructionofthemink’saquatichabitatanduseofthespeciesforfurhavecauseddramaticdropsinthespecies’population”可知，水貂的水生栖息地遭到破坏，人类捕杀水貂制作皮草，导致水貂种群数量急剧下降，故B项正确。【4题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Thedevelopmentandexpansionofhumanpresenceintheforestshascausedmanyoftheirnativespeciestobecomeendangered.”可知，人类向落叶林的发展和扩张已经导致许多当地物种濒临灭绝，下文就介绍了大熊猫、灰狼和红狼、丹顶鹤以及欧洲水貂等几种濒临灭绝的以落叶林为栖息地的野生动物，由此可知本文的目的是介绍一些濒临灭绝的物种，故C项正确。【点睛】本篇第4题D项干扰性较大，有些同学会认为这篇文章是为了寻找保护野生动物的方法而误选此项，但根据第一段中的“Thedevelopmentandexpansionofhumanpresenceintheforestshascausedmanyoftheirnativespeciestobecomeendangered.”可知，人类向落叶林的发展和扩张已经导致许多当地物种濒临灭绝，下文就客观地介绍了大熊猫、灰狼和红狼、丹顶鹤以及欧洲水貂等几种濒临灭绝的以落叶林为栖息地的野生动物，由此可知本文的目的是介绍一些濒临灭绝的物种。3/173BNobooks,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.C.Organizingsportsactivities.D.Providingreal－timefeedback.7.WhatisAlefEducation’sfutureplan?A.Toupdatetheirdigitalplatf