山西省永济中学2020届高三上学期开学模拟训练英语试题和答案1/13永济中学2019—2020学年度高三第一学期开学模拟训练英语试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，共45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。AThezebrabelongstothehorsefamily.Oneofnature’sgreatmysteriesiswhythezebrahasstripes.Onetheoryisthatthestripeshelpthezebracooldown.Onhotdaystheblackstripesgetalothotterthanthewhiteareaofthezebraandundertheblackstripestherearespeciallayersoffatforprotection.Hotairthenrisesofftheblackstripes,forcingcolderairdownaroundthewhiteareas,coolingthezebradown.This,however,isjustakindoftheory.Thestripescanalsoconfusepredators（食肉动物，掠夺者）whenzebrasstaywithotheranimalsingreatnumbers.Zebrashaveexcellenthearingandeyesightandcanrunatspeedsofupto56kilometersperhour.Theyalsohaveapowerfulkickthatcancauseseriousinjurytoapredator,likealion,oranAfricanwilddog.Usuallytheleadmaleoftheherdstaysatthebackofthegrouptodefendagainstpredatorsifnecessary,whilethefemalesandyoungstersescapedanger.Zebrasareherbivoresthatfeedonlyonplantsandlivemostlybyeatinggrasses,althoughtheyalsomighteatabitontheleavesandstems(茎)ofbushes.Theyeatgrassesformanyhourseachday,usingtheirstrongteeth.Spendingsomuchtimechewingwearsthezebras’teethdown,sotheirteethkeepgrowingalltheirlives.Asthedryseasonarrivesandthegrassesdieback,zebraherdstraveltofindmorefoodandwaterholesfordrinking.Mostzebrashavenospecificterritories.Theytravel山西省永济中学2020届高三上学期开学模拟训练英语试题和答案2/13fromplacetoplace,neverstayinginoneareaverylong.1．Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat.A．therearedifferentopinionsaboutwhythezebrahasstripesB．theblackstripeshelpthezebralivethroughcolddaysC．thezebracanbeeasilyattackedbypredatorsD．thezebraalwaystravelswithotheranimals2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutzebrasisTRUE?A．Theyhavepooreyesightandhearing.B．Alioncangetinjuredbyazebra’skick.C．Theycanrun56milesperhour.D．Theyusuallystayinoneareaalltheirlives.3．WhichofthefollowingTVprogramsmightthepassagebeadapted（改编）for?A．Hobbies&LeisureB．EverydayTipsC．DigitalStadiumD．DiscoveryBWedon'tknowhowdifferentourfuturewillbeinthefuture.Wecanonlytrytoimagineit.Atfirstwethinkabouthumanrelationship．Intheyear2050,wewillusecomputersalmosteveryday.WewillbemakingnewfriendsthroughtheInternet—evenourhusbandsorwiveswillbemetinthisway．Itwillbemuchfasterandeasierforus.Ontheotherhand,ourrelationshipswithpeoplewon'tbeasimportantastheyaretoday—wewillfeelalittlelonely.Computerswillalsohelpusinmanyotheractivitiesin2050．Forexample,theywillbeusedbythechildrenatschooltomaketheirlearningeasier.Inaddition，therewillbemuchmoreothermachineswhichwillplayasimilarroleascomputers,likerobotswhichwilldothehomeworkforus.Spendingholidayswillalsobecompletelydifferent．Travelingtootherplanetsortothemoonwillheavailableforeveryone．Meansoftransportwill，ofcourse，change，too．Wewillbeusingsolar-poweredears，whichwillbemuchcleaner．山西省永济中学2020届高三上学期开学模拟训练英语试题和答案3/13Wecouldexpectthatthefastertechnologicalprogresswouldleadtoamorepollutedenvironment．Butitisn'ttrue．Wewillpaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.And,Scientistswillprobablyfindcuresformanydangerousdiseases，likecancerorAIDS.Therefore，oursurroundingsaswellashealthwillbeinbettercondition．Althoughwecan'tpr...
