江苏省扬州市2024-2025学年高中学业水平合格性模拟考试英语试题（含答案）.docx

2025年扬州市普通高中学业水平合格性模拟考试

英语试卷

第一部分选择题（共两节，满分70分）

第一节阅读理解（20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Imaginepickingupanicejuicyapple—butinsteadofbitingintoit,youkeeptheseedsandthrowtherestaway.That’swhatchocolateproducershavetraditionallydonewiththecocoafruit—usedthebeansandthrewawaytherest.

Traditionalchocolateproduction,usingonlythebeans,involvesleavingtherestofthecocoafruit—thesizeofapumpkinandfullofnutritiousvalue—torotinthefields.

ButnowfoodscientistsinSwitzerlandhavecomeupwithawaytomakechocolateusingtheentirecocoafruitandwithoutusingsugar.Thechocolate,developedbyscientistKimMishraandhisteam,includesthecocoafruit,thejuice,andtheshell.

Thekeytothenewchocolateliesintheverysweetjuice,whichtastesabitlikepineapple.Thisjuice,whichis14%sugar,ismadetoformahighlyconcentratedsyrup(高浓度糖浆).

RogerWehrli,directoroftheassociationofSwisschocolateproducers,seesthenewchocolateas“verypromising...Ifyouusethewholecocoafruit,youcangetbetterprices.Soit’seconomicallyinterestingforthefarmers.”

Foodproductioninvolveslettingoutsignificantgreenhousegas,soreducingfoodwastecouldalsohelptodealwithclimatechange.Chocolate,maynotbyitselfbeahugefactor,butitcouldbeastart.

InSwitzerland,someofthebiggerproducersarestartingtousethecocoafruitaswellasthebeans,butnone,sofar,hastakenthestepofnotusingextrasugarcompletely.“Wehavetofindbravechocolateproducerswhowanttotestthemarket,”saysMr.Mishra.

1.Whichofthefollowingisthenewwayofdealingwithcocoa

A.Onlyusingtheseeds.B.Onlyusingtheleaves.

C.Usingtheentireplant.D.Usingtheentirefruit.

2.Wheredoesthesugarofthenewchocolatecomesfrom

A.appleB.pineappleC.thejuiceD.theshell

3.IntheopinionofRoger,whowillbemostsatisfiedwiththenewchoco