2019-2020学年西安市第八十三中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案
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2019-2020学年西安市第八十三中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案
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
Covid-19 has brought a great deal of trouble for all of us since March 2020. During this time, mobile phones
have been the solution for the boredom and restlessness caused from staying indoors. The most downloaded apps
on play store 2020 are;
TikTok
TikTok was the most downloaded app. With over 111.9 million downloads, TikTok has seen a huge growth in
2020, twice more than what it got in 2019. 20% of its total downloads were fromIndiaand around 9. 3% of the
total downloads were in theUS.
Zoom
Zoom was the second most installed app in the overall downloads category. With nearly 94. 6 million installs,
Zoom is the most used app for online meetings and virtual classrooms. 17% of its downloads were in
theUSandIndia. Offices and educational institutes were shut down and to continue working and studying from
home, people relied heavily on Zoom for video conferencing and calling.
WhatsApp ranked third in overall downloads with more than 100 million downloads. It is one of the most
popular and widely used chat applications; WhatsApp also supports communication between international phone
networks.
It ranked fourth in the overall downloaded list. Facebook is the world’s most popular social networking
application. Facebook builds technologies that give people the power to connect with friends and family, find
communities and grow businesses.
1. What do we know about TikTok?
A. It is an India-based app.
B. It has most users inAmerica.
C. It is used for growing business.
D. It has doubled its download than in 2019. 2. Which app is the best to turn to for online education?
A. TikTok. B. Zoom.
C. WhatsApp. D. Facebook.
3. What function does Facebook probably serve?
A. Communication. B. Training. C. Teaching. D. Payment
B
When a United Kingdomsupermarket chain promised to move its farms to Net Zero by 2030, it made it clear
that the effort would require working on many different fronts. From energy consumption and land - use change
to methane emissions (甲烷排放), cattle farming comes with environmental challenges. So even if recent studies
suggesting it's possible to cut methane emissions 80% do turn out to be accurate, there's still a very long way to
go for most cattle farming to get anywhere close to truly net zero.
Organic Valley, when producing milk, might be closer to that goal. It made headlines in 2019 by going 100%
renewable (可再生的). Now the company is expanding on that tradition by starting a major loan initiative (贷款计划) to help its farm suppliers adopt renewable energy too.
Created with Clean Energy Credit Union, the $ 1 million loan fund will deliver loans at below - marketrates.
Specifically, the money will be made available to Organic Valley's 1, 700 farmer members, and can be used for a
variety of projects.
“We are focused on a whole systems approach to renewable energy, and I'm excited to launch this energy
loan fund. From the farm to the shelf, I see renewable energy playing a bigger role in organic food,” said Bob
Kirchoff, Organic Valley CEO.
“Organic Valley is already helping to protect the environment through organic farming practices, and now
they re going one step further by supporting the introduction of renewable energy projects for their farmer
members,” said Blake Jones, volunteer board chair of Clean Energy Credit Union. “In addition to the environmental
benefits, we re eager to help family farmers throughout the world to lower their energy costs.”
The world is not short of examples of farmers innovating in the field of renewable energy. What's
encouraging about Organic Valley's announcement is the idea of a national brand putting its marketing and
financing weight behind such efforts and, hopefully, creating consumer demand that pushes the rest of the
industry in this direction too.
4. What does paragraph 1 indicate about going net zero for cattle farming?
A It is not easy to achieve B. It is common in the UK C. It is an impractical goal D. It meets no challenges
5. What is Organic Valley's tradition according to the text?
A. Helping farm suppliers B. Using renewable energy
C. Having a loan initiative D. Making headlines annually
6. What is Organic Valley's initiative mainly intended to do?
A. Reform organic farming practices B. Make use of environmental benefits
C. Help farmers decrease energy costs D. Shrink the group of farmer members
7. What is the author's attitude towards Organic Valley's initiative?
