2020屆湖南省高考英語模擬試卷

1、第 1 頁，共 14 頁高考英語模擬試卷 高考英語模擬試卷 題號 I II III IV V VI 總分得分一、閱讀理解（本大題共 15 小題，共 30.0 分）AWHO'S WHO IN THE ZOO？ Is it amazing that the WHO'S WHO IN THE ZOO makes it fun for young children to save？ With the help of Standa

2、rd Bank's Kidz APP and the Big Five animal friends， teaching your children about managing their cash has never been more fun． Let the WHO'S WHO IN THE ZOO show your little ones what it means to earn and save mone

3、y as well as share in the enjoyment of spending their well-earned cash． Elephant As your children use the mobile app to complete various actions-achieving savings goals， completing missions and achieving wishes-here vari

4、ous medals will be rewarded． Earned medals are displayed in the elephant habitat as well as locked medals still to be achieved． Leopard Reward your kids with pocket money for completing ‘missions'： household chores，

5、achievements， etc． You can create a mission for your child， or your child can request a new mission． Once created， it must be accepted． The mission needs to be completed by your child and approved by you before you can p

6、ay him or her． Lion Help your children create and fulfil wishes． Wish cards and their savings progress can be tracked from your banking app． Once their savings goal is reached， lion will inform you of their achievement．

7、Buffalo Kidz can request to withdraw cash or purchase airtime and data using their savings． Rhino Rhino shows your child's latest account balance and transactions． Download the Standard Bank's Kidz APP from Apple

8、 App Store on the phone． Use the comment section to interact with other Standard Bank customers and bank consultants．1. What is the WHO'S WHO IN THE ZOO designed for？ ______ A. Players of board games．B. Kids for self

9、-service banking． C. Parents for online banking． D. Travelers in the zoo．2. Rewards will be paid if ______ ．A. the kids fulfil your created missions B. your kids get enough locked medals C. you keep the account balancedD

10、. you approve the request via Kidz APP3. Which of the following animals is related to spending？ ______ A. Rhino． B. Leopard． C. Lion． D. Buffalo．B第 3 頁，共 14 頁The bug from East Asia is slowly killing trees across the USA．

11、 The trouble-making bug is just one of many invasive（入侵的） pests that have slipped into the United States． They can hurt other living things in their new home． Many invasive pests arrive on wooden pallets piled inside shi

12、pping containers． They support and separate goods， and keep them from sliding around． Invasive pests often tunnel into the pallets． How can we stop pests from riding on pallets？ Lovett says new rules are needed． The comp

13、anies that make pallets don't want more rules． Congress has added an amendment（修正案） in the 2018 Farm Bill to try and prevent this problem． However， Lovett is not hopeful it will make much of a difference． Pallets are

14、 checked by inspectors． Many are sprayed with bug-killing pesticide． “I believe in the system，“ said Brent McClendon， president of The National Wooden Pallet and Container Association． He also said shipping containers ar

15、e checked very carefully． Still， each year 13 million containers are shipped to the U．S． Each is full of wooden pallets． Lovett says： “Inspectors can't possibly check everything． All it takes are a few bad pallets； w

16、e should get rid of wooden pallets．“ He believes pallets should be made of plastic or eco-composite wood． Eco-composite wood is a mix of wood fiber and plastic． Insects cannot hide into it． One problem is that these choi

17、ces cost more． They may be worth the extra money， though． Invasive pests cost the U．S． ﹩5 billion a year． Trees don't just die in forests． They also die in cities and our yards． Then， they need to be replaced． That c

18、osts money， too．8. All the statements are TRUE except that ______ ．A. pesticide has been applied to bug-killingB. invasive pests are native to Wappinger CreekC. invasive pests hide in pallets used in shippingD. the compa

19、nies making pallets don't want more rules9. What can we infer from the passage？ ______ A. Bugs can be easily spotted by eyes．B. Bugs ruin the shipping goods slowly．C. Bugs won't bother the tree if just in few num

20、bers． D. Bugs cover trees with white soft balls for protection．10. Why does Gary Lovett want to get rid of wooden pallets？ ______ A. Because insects mostly die in them．B. Because plastic pallets are eco-friendly． C. Beca

21、use they are not worth extra money． D. Because they are the major pest carriers．11. What does the passage mainly talk about？ ______ A. Invasive pests are harming plants in the USA．B. Effective measures have stopped the p

22、est invasion． C. Congress contributes a lot to dealing with invasive pests． D. Ecosystem in the USA is poorly damaged by invasive woods．DHave you ever spent an afternoon in the backyard， maybe grilling or enjoying a bask

23、etball game， when suddenly you notice that everything goes quiet？ There is an old phrase “calm before the storm“， often used in a situation-a quiet period just before a great activity or excitement． According to our own