2019-2020学年合肥市第八中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析
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2019-2020学年合肥市第八中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析
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
It's just before l pm and hungry guests are starting to emerge out onto the wooden floor at the back of the
Victoria Falls Safari Lodge in Zimbabwe. A few have already settled in for lunch, drinking beer and enjoying their
sandwiches and salads in the sunshine. It's a normal setting until you look up. Overhead, the sky is filled with
several hundred vultures (秃鹭).
They too have arrived for their midday snack. Every day the team at this hotel places last night's leftover
meat out for the vultures to eat. They call it the "Vulture Restaurant" and it's a vital part of protecting these birds,
who have become some of the most endangered species in Africa.
In Zimbabwe, where illegal hunting of elephants and rhinos is a major issue, poisoning poses a significant
threat to the birds. "In recent years hunters have realized they can use poison to kill animals. It's effective because
it's silent and therefore doesn't attract much attention.when the vultures eat the bodies of the dead animals they
die too," says Roger Parry, Wildlife Manager at the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust.
The Vulture Restaurant initiative is part feeding programme, part education programme. By attracting the
birds to the Vulture Restaurant every day the team can ensure they're regularly getting a safe meal, and while the
birds are there they can educate tourists from all over the world about these creatures.
“Lunch” is served by Moses Garira. He has the unenviable task of wandering out into the middle of the
clearing with a box full of meat, dropping the contents onto the ground and running for his life as the vultures fly
downward suddenly for their food. No one, surely, would volunteer for this role, but Garira rather enjoys it. Back
in the safety of the viewing seats, he tells the onlookers about the importance of vultures. "They're hugely
important in terms of their role of cleaning up the bodies of dead animals," says Garira. "Notably, they're safely
able to digest bacteria like anthrax. Without vultures, there'd be a lot more disease in the world."
1. What's the biggest threat vultures facing in Zimbabwe?
A. Overhunting.
B. Unsafe food.
C. Loss of habitat.
D. A bird disease. 2. What would others think of Garira's job?
A. Scary.
B. Relaxing.
C. Well-paid.
D. Time-consuming
3. What do Garira's words mean?
A. Birds are human's best friends.
B. People know little about vultures.
C. Vultures are environmentally favorable.
D. Vultures are in urgentneed of protection.
B
At first glance, there is nothing unusual about BingoBox’s convenience store–shelves packed with snacks line
the walls, attracting passers-by through the glass windows. But upon closer look, BingoBox is no ordinary store.
The door unlocks only after customers scan (扫描) aQR code to enter, and there is no cashier — just a lone
checkout counter (柜台) in a corner. The Shanghai-based company is one of many unmanned store operators (运营者) opening outlets all over China, hoping to improve slim profit by reducing staff costs.
“Ifstaff costs rise quickly, that puts greater pressure on low-profit businesses like convenience stores and
supermarkets,” said Andrew Song, an analyst at Guotai Junan Securities. “InChina, manpower costs have been
rising ly quickly.”
However, the future vision of shopping without a check-out person is still a work in progress. A Post reporter
who visited a BingoBox store inShanghaiwas briefly locked in when trying to exit without buying anything.
Although a sign near the exit stated that empty-handed customers can leave by scanning a QR code, no QR code
was to be found. Repeated calls to the customer service hotline went unanswered.
The idea of unmanned stores first caught the world’s attention in December last year. Equipped with
technology such as RFID tags, mobile payment systems and facial and movement recognition, such stores collect
large amounts of data that give operators a better idea of consumer preferences and buying habits, which can
then be used to optimize (使最优化) operations and make more efficient inventory decisions. For companies like
BingoBox, lower operating costs also mean it can afford to expand its reach to areas with less foot traffic or fewer
people, according to its founder and chief executive ChenZilin.
4. What makes BingoBox store look like an ordinary convenience store?
