发布时间 : 星期一 文章湖北省八校(黄冈中学、华师一附中等)2020届高三二模英语试卷更新完毕开始阅读d131ce983386bceb19e8b8f67c1cfad6185fe912
B. I learnt how to write on the internet. C. Hemingway’s style influenced me a lot.
D. Becoming a writer was my childhood dream.
C
Anyone who commutes (通勤) by car knows that traffic jams are an unavoidable part of life. But humans are not alone in facing potential backups.
Ants also commute—between their nest and sources of food. The survival of their colonies depends on doing this efficiently. When humans commute, there’s a point at which cars become dense (稠密) enough to slow down the flow of traffic, causing jam. Motsch, a mathematician in Arizona State University, and his colleagues wanted to know if ants on the move could also get stuck. So they regulated traffic density by constructing bridges of various widths between a colony of Argentine ants and a source of food. Then they waited and watched. “The goal was to try to find out at what point they are going to have a traffic jam.” said Sebastien Motsch.
But it appears that that never happened. They always managed to avoid traffic jam. The flow of ants did increase at the beginning as ants started to fill the bridge and then levelled off at high densities. But it never slowed down or stopped, even when the bridge was nearly filled with ants.
The researchers then took a closer look at how the behaviour of individual ants impacted traffic as a whole. And they found that when ants sense overcrowding, they adjust their speeds and avoid entering high-density areas, which prevents jams. These behaviours may be promoted by pheromones, chemicals that tell other ants where a trail is. The ants also manage to avoid colliding (碰撞) with each other at high densities, which could really slow them down. The study is in the journal eLife.
Can ants help us solve our own traffic problems? Not likely, says Motsch. That’s because when it comes to getting from point A to point B as fast as possible, human drivers put their own goals first. Individual ants have to be more cooperative in order to feed the colony. But the research could be useful in improving traffic flow for self-driving cars, which can be designed to be less like selfish humans—and more like ants.
28. What does the underlined word “this” in para.2 refer to?
A. Surviving. B. Commuting. C. Finding food. D. Avoiding jams. 29. How did the researchers control the traffic density of the commuting ants?
A. By finding out the dense points. B. Through closer observation. C. By controlling the widths of their path. D. By regulating their numbers. 30. According to the research, ants can avoid traffic jams mainly because_______.
A. they follow a special route. B. they level off at high densities.
C. they never stop or slow down on the way.
D. they depend on their natural chemicals to adjust their speeds. 31. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Traffic jams. B. Unavoidable? Not for ants! C. Survival of an ant colony. D. Difference between human and ants.
D
Back in the early 2000s, lots of people couldn’t have imagined life without alarm clocks, CD players, calendars, cameras, or lots of other devices. But along came the iPhone and other
smartphones, and they took over the functions of dozens of things we used to think were essential.
The smartphone story could even be a model for fighting climate change; not because smartphones use a small part of the energy of all the things they replace—although they do—but because they represent a different approach to design in general. And that approach is to focus on function rather than form. That requires focusing on understanding the underlying problem, and then engineering a wide range of potential solutions. This approach could revolutionize how we think about energy efficiency.
Traditionally, improvements in energy efficiency have mostly focused on individual devices, which can be quite fruitful. But focusing on individual devices is like if Apple had spent effort inventing a better alarm clock, a better CD player, a better calendar, and a better camera. Now with an iPhone, we don’t need the standalone devices at all, because it can function as all of them.
So when it comes to using energy efficiently, rather than just installing a more efficient heater, some people have focused instead on the desired function: staying warm. They designed and coated their house so well that they could get rid of their heater altogether, letting them heat their house with 99% less energy.
In the same way, rather than just making cars more efficient, what if we focus on the desired function— getting where we want when we want — and create an efficient transportation system where we can drive less or get rid of our personal cars entirely?
The most energy efficient car or heater is no car, or no heater, while still being able to get around and stay warm. In other words, it’s not thinking efficient, it’s thinking different. 32. What makes the iPhone a good example of environmental protection?
A. Perfecting individual devices. B. Combining possible functions. C. Adopting a minimalist design. D. Reducing the energy consumption.
33. According to the passage, what is the core of improving energy efficiency?
A. Using recyclable materials. B. Revolutionizing technologies. C. Figuring out various solutions.
D. Concentrating on the essential needs.
34. What does the author think of traditional practices in energy improvements?
A. Out-of-date. B. Ineffective. C. Adequate. D. Successful. 35. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Think out of the box. B. Differences make it unique. C. Be economical with energy. D. Step out of the comfort zone.
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New Year’s resolutions you should be making about time management
You likely already have too many goals and too many disappointments from this past year. So as you look ahead to 2020, the idea of adding more seems kind of exciting but also a bit forbidding. That’s why as a time management coach, I recommend that you do the opposite: 36
Know less
It’s okay not to be up-to-date on everything. To cut down on these distractions, you might turn off social media notifications on your phone. 37 Unsubscribe from notification emails or newsletters you don’t read regularly.
Resolution: I resolve to be less aware of \things so I can be interested in and present for the people around me.
Care less
This one may sound a bit unfeeling.You may want to be a kind and thoughtful person for your friends and family and to serve your clients well. 38 What that means is that you say \
Here is a way:
I am at the service of my customers Monday through Friday, during the day. 39 Being able to unplug from work in my personal time increases my ability to serve my clients well when I’m in the office.
Resolution: 40 Consequently, I can match my time with my highest priorities and take better care of the people closest to me.
Is it easy to do less? No. But will it lead you to the best outcomes in the end? Yes. You’ll thank yourself for it at the end of 2020. A. Resolve to do less.
B. Contact people face to face.
C. I have to manage my time strategically.
D. But I don’t feel the need to be available 24/7.
E. Alternatively, you could offload the apps altogether. F. I resolve to care less about what others want me to do.
G. But you can’t care about everyone who wants your attention professionally.
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One day, my husband, David, and I were taking our dog Joey for his evening walk. We were on our way home, 41 toward a bridge, when I heard some loud noises ahead. As we went near, I could see a(n) 42 sitting on the ground. It was a young man, crying and shouting, with his whole body shaking. I 43 and suddenly realized the 44 of the situation. High-speed trains ran over the bridge and it was a well-known spot for those who wanted to take their own 45 .
David and I 46 glances. There was no one around. I knew I would never be able to 47 myself if his death was reported the next day and I’d done nothing. I moved 48 toward the man and asked him if I could sit down, and then 49 myself onto the ground opposite him. I tried a few 50 questions: “What’s your name? How old are you? What do you do?” His answers were 51 . “Tommy. 23. Computers.”
“Are you OK?” I asked. “No, I’m not!” he 52 back. He lost control of his 53 —tears one moment; anger the next. I tried my best to make a 54 . I even retold the story of Neil Laybourn, who had 55 a man down from Waterloo Bridge in London 10 years ago.
“They’re great friends now.” I said. “Who knows? That could be us.” I was saying anything to calm him down, to show him I was a person who cared, and his life still 56 . Then I heard the sound of a train in the distance and knew this was it: the moment he could 57 himself out there.
Time slowed down. There was 58 . I told him my name, Joey’s name, where I lived, how I was a mother of three. When the train passed, I let out a 59 . By this time, Tommy’s cries were slowing down and he was stroking (抚摸) Joey. “He is a(n) 60 little thing, isn’t he?” he said.
41. A. running B. bending C. heading D. leading 42. A. object B. shadow C. body D. figure 43. A. froze B. yelled C. exploded D. hesitated 44. A. difficulty B. seriousness C. importance D. reality 45. A. life B. way C. time D. place 46. A. took B. shot C. stole D. exchanged 47. A. go with B. live with C. conflict with D. deal with 48. A. hopefully B. slowly C. casually D. quickly 49. A. applied B. landed C. dragged D. lowered 50. A. harsh B. tricky C. private D. gentle 51. A. single B. abundant C. simple D. honest 52. A. shouted B. whispered C. answered D. turned 53. A. emotions B. mind C. temper D. behaviours 54. A. contribution B. difference C. connection D. suggestion 55. A. brought B. reached C. forced D. talked 56. A. existed B. continued C. mattered D. suffered 57. A. throw B. push C. drop D. squeeze 58. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything 59. A. cry B. sound C. murmur D. sigh 60. A. brave B. sweet C. clumsy D. ugly 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
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Having a vegan diet might sound hard. However, in recent years, veganism (纯素食主义) has become one of 61 fastest-growing lifestyle trends in the world.
According to HuffPost, more than 3 million people in the United States are vegans. In the UK, about 542,000 people 62 (choose) veganism over the past decade.
What is driving this 63 (grow) in veganism? It is because people want to protect the environment. Producing meat and dairy products 64 (be) stressful for the environment. According to a study, global meat manufacturing causes about 18 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. This figure is 65 (high) than all the world’s cars, trains and planes combined. Another reason is 66 many of today’s young people believe it’s wrong to kill animals for food.
For many people, veganism 67 (simple) means eating no meat, cheese or eggs, but going animal-free also applies to fashion and manufacturing. Every year more than a billion animals are killed 68 (make) leather products from their skins. Now, many brands are looking for other materials .The sports brand Puma has made shoes out of pineapple leaves. Tesla