2020年山东新高考英语全真模拟卷(二)英语第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。ATheFennecfoxisalsoknownasthedesertfoxsinceitsurvivesintheSaharaDesert.Itisthesmallestofthespeciesoffoxes,andquiteafewpeoplewishtoraiseitasapetbecauseofitsappearance.However,thisisveryrare,asitneedsspecialcareandattention.Let'stakealookatthebasicinformationontheFennecfox,includingitsphysicalappearance,naturalhabitat,anddiet.PhysicalAppearanceTheFennecfoxisthesmallesttypeoffox,withabodylengthofabout9.5-16inches,and6inchlongears.Itweighsonlyaroundonekilogram.Ithasacreamcolored,furrybody,withablacktippedtail.Theirearsarethelargestamongallfoxesrelativetothebodysize,whichnotonlyprovidethemwithgreathearing,butalsoradiatetheextremedesertheatandthushelptokeepthebodycool.Moreover,inordertowalkonthehotsand,aFennecfox'sfeetarecoveredwiththickfur.Notonlythat,thefeetalsohelpindigging,asthisanimallivesundertheground.HabitatandLifestyleThehabitatofthisanimalismainlyintheSaharaDesert,andalsoinotherpartsofNorthAfrica.TheFennecfoxisusuallyactiveduringthenight.Thischaracterhelpsitdealsuccessfullywiththeextremeheatinthedesert.Asanextremelysocialanimal,itoftenlivesingroupsoftenandeachgrouphasitsownland.Thisanimalis,however,aggressivetoo,readytoattack,especiallyinthemating(交配)season,whentheyallcompetewitheachotherforamate.DietTheFennecfoxisanomnivore(杂食动物).Whileitcansurviveonplants,italsoneedsotheritemssuchasinsects,rabbits,birdsandeggs.Gettingusedtolivinginthedesertallowsittosurviveforlongperiodswithoutanywater.Theyareknowntotakeinwaterwheneatingfood,butwilldrinkwaterifavailable.21.WhathelpstheFennecfoxsurviveinthedesert?A.Thesmallbodysize.B.Thegreathearing.C.Gettingactiveatnight.D.Livingingroups.22.Theword“radiate”(Paragraph3)isclosestinmeaningto________.A.sendoutB.takeinC.sufferfromD.turndown23.WhatcanwelearnabouttheFennecfoxinthepassage?A.Itseldomattacksothers.B.It'sdifficulttoraiseitasapet.C.Itcansurvivewithoutanywater.D.It'sthesmallestanimalinthedesert.BDabantownisfamousforgirlsandwindmills,whileLoulanisamyth(神话)inthedesert.Twothousandyearsago,besidethebeautifulLuobuLake,therelayLoulanancientcityoftheSilkRoad.Businessmenfromeverycountrygatheredhereandtherewerelotsofdancingparties.EverythingshowsthatpeopleinLoulanlivedarichlifethen.However,twothousandyearslater,thisrichlandsuddenlydisappearedfromthemapofChina.Itbecameanareacoveredwithsandanddeadtreetrunks.Loulanwasfirst“discovered”byaSwedishmannamedSvenHedinin1900,andpeoplefromAmerica,Britain,JapanandSwedenallsetfoothere.Theninthe1930s,aChinesenamedHuangWenbicametoLoulanforthefirsttime.Hevisitedandstudiedthisareaandfoundmanyrelicsthatwerebeautifullyandcarefullymade.ItisrecordedthattheancientcityofLoulanwasthecapitaloftheLoulanKingdomduringtheHanandJinDynasties,andcoveredanareaofsome10,000squarekilometres.Insidethecity,therearetheruinsofgovernmentoffices,templesandotheroldbuildings.Outsidethecitytherearesomedriedupriversandmuchfarmland.InthepastcenturymanythingshavebeendugupthereincludingHanDynastycoins,mirrorsandmanyothersofGreekandRomantimes.AllthesethingsshowthatalotofbusinessbetweentheEastandtheWestoncetookplacethere.LyingonthenorthwestoftheLopNurarea,theLoulanKingdomisnowalifelessareawithendless“forests”ofmounds(小丘)whicharen'teasilyseen...