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1、 高考英语二模试卷 题号IIIIIIIVVVI总分得分一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AWHOS WHO IN THE ZOO？ Is it amazing that the WHOS WHO IN THE ZOO makes it fun for young children to save？ With the help of Standard Banks Kidz APP and the Big Five animal friends， teaching your children about managing their cash has never been more f
2、un Let the WHOS WHO IN THE ZOO show your little ones what it means to earn and save money 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-he
3、re various 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， achievements， etc You can create a mission for your child， or your child can requ
4、est 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 pay 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
5、 reached， lion will inform you of their achievement Buffalo Kidz can request to withdraw cash or purchase airtime and data using their savings Rhino Rhino shows your childs latest account balance and transactions Download the Standard Banks Kidz APP from Apple App Store on the phone Use the comment
6、section to interact with other Standard Bank customers and bank consultants1. What is the WHOS WHO IN THE ZOO designed for？ _ A. Players of board gamesB. Kids for self-service bankingC. Parents for online bankingD. Travelers in the zoo2. Rewards will be paid if _ A. the kids fulfil your created miss
7、ionsB. your kids get enough locked medalsC. you keep the account balancedD. you approve the request via Kidz APP3. Which of the following animals is related to spending？ _ A. RhinoB. LeopardC. LionD. BuffaloBWhile staring out of the window during a flight， not everyone will think carefully about the
8、 question why airplanes have rounded windows rather than square ones Over the years， aerospace engineering has made huge steps in airplane technology， meaning planes can carry more passengers and go faster The planes have also changed shape to increase safety-including the windows As commercial air
9、travel took off in the mid-20th century， airline companies began to fly at higher altitudes to lower their cost-the air density（密度） is lower up there， creating less drag（阻力）for airplanes However， higher altitudes came with problems， like the fact human beings cant really survive at 30，000 feet To ma
10、ke that possible， the cabin was changed to a cylindrical（圆柱体） shape to support the pressure inside But at first， plane builders left in the standard square windows and this expansion meant disaster The deHavillandComet came into fashion in the 1950s With a closed cabin， it was able to go higher and
11、faster than other aircraft However， where theres a corner， theres a weak spot Windows， having four corners， have four potential weak spots， making them likely to crash under stress-such as air pressure By curving the window， the stress that would eventually break the window corner is distributed and
12、 the chance of it breaking is reduced Rounded shapes are also stronger and resist deformation（变形）， and can thus survive the extreme differences in pressure between the inside and outside of the aircraft Fortunately， designers figured out the lack of design pretty quick Now we have nice， rounded airp
13、lane windows that can resist the pressure of traveling altitude It gives being able to gaze out of your window to the world from 35，000 feet a whole new outlook， doesnt it？4. Why did airlines aim to fly at higher altitudes？ _ A. To increase safety of the planeB. To help the plane to take offC. To sa
14、ve money for less dragD. To carry more passengers and go faster5. What does the underlined words de Havilland Comet in Paragraph 2 refer to？ _ A. A planetB. A bandC. An aircraftD. A design6. Which is the advantage of the rounded window？ _ A. It reduces the possibility of breaking upB. It weakens the
15、 strength of air pressureC. It increases the air pressureD. It helps to survive the extreme weather7. Where does this text come from？ _ A. A newspaper on safe drivingB. A magazine on fashion designC. A website on survival skillsD. A science book on flyingCThe hemlock（铁杉） trees along the Wappinger Creek， New York， look healthy However， scientist Gary Lovett says the white balls which provide protection for the bugs are created by a tiny insect Its hard to believe the tiny bug could kill a tree However， trees can end up with millions and m
