年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语模拟试题，答案详解
高考模拟试题第二部分阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Coronaviruses(冠状病*)
Coronaviruses(冠状病*)arealargegroupofviruses.heyconsistofacoreofgeneticmaterial（遗传物质）surroundedbyanenvelopewithproteinspikes(蛋白棘突).Thisgivesittheappearanceofacrown.CrowninLatiniscalled“corona”andthat’showthesevirusesgettheirname.Inthistext,we’lltakeaquicklookatwhat’scurrentlyknownaboutthevirus.
Covid-
TheNovelCoronaviruswasfirstreportedDecemberinWuhan,centralChinasHubeiProvince,hasquicklyspreadacrossthecountryandaroundtheworld.Itinitiallyoccurredinagroupofpeoplewithpneumonia(肺炎)who’dbeenassociatedwithaseafoodandliveanimalmarketinthecityofWuhan.
Intermediatehosts:The-nCoVmayoriginateinbats,ateamledbyrenownedChinesevirologistShiZhenglisaidearlier,whiletheintermediaryhostremainsunknown.
Incubationperiod(潜伏期):1-14days.
Infection:Virusmayspreadbeforesymptomsshow.
SARS-CoV
TheSevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome(SARS)coronaviruswasfirstidentifiedinChinain.
Intermediatehosts:Batsaretheoriginalhost.Civetcatsandcatsserveasanimportantintermediarythatcarriesvirusfromthewingedmammaltohumans.
Incubationperiod:2-7days.
Infection:Virusspreadaftersymptomsshow.
MERS-CoV
TheMiddleEastRespiratorySyndrome(MERS中东呼吸综合征)coronavirusthatwasfirstidentifiedinSaudiArabia(沙特阿拉伯)in.
Intermediatehosts:MERS-CoVwastravelledfromdromedarycameltohumans.
Incubationperiod:2-14days.
Infection:Virusmayspreadbeforesymptomsshow.
21.WhatistheintermediatehostsoftheCovid-?
A.Bats.B.Civetcats.
C.Camel.D.Unknownyet
22.Whichkindsofcoronavirusesmayspreadbeforesymptomsshow?
A.TheCovid-
B.SARS-CoV
C.TheCovid-andMERS-CoV
D.MERS-CoV
23.Whatisthefollowingstatementisnottrueaboutcoronaviruses?
A.TheCovid-,SARS-CoVandMERS-CoVareallincludedincoronaviruses.
B.TheanimalreservoiroftheCovid-isbats.
C.AmysteriouspneumoniaoutbreakwasfirstidentifiedinChina.
D.ButinbothSARS-CoVandMERS-CoVcases,batsaretheoriginalhost.
21.D22.C23.B
本文讲述了三种冠状病*：年新冠病*，年非典，年中东呼吸综合征。
细节题。根据-nCoV部分中的,whiletheintermediaryhostremainsunknown可知，新冠病*的中间宿主还不知。故选B。
细节理解题。根据-nCoVandMERS-Co部分中Infection可知，在病症出现前，可能具备传染能力的病*是-nCoVandMERS-CoV。故选C。
细节理解题。根据-nCoV的Intermediatehosts部分中:The-nCoVmayoriginateinbats,ateamledbyrenownedChinesevirologistShiZhenglisaidearlier,whiletheintermediaryhostremainsunknown.可知，新冠病*可能起源于蝙蝠，但中间宿主还未知。故选B。
B
Photosofagentlemanreadingcalmlyinbedinthenewly-builtmakeshifthospitalinWuhan,epicenterofthecoronavirusoutbreak,wentviralonChinassocialmediaplatformslastweek,withmanycallinghimtheInvincibleWuhanMan.
Theman,dubbedTheReaderinFangCang(mobilecabinhospital),hasevengarneredattentionfromtheauthorofthebookfeaturedinthephoto,TheOriginsofPoliticalOrderbyFrancisFukuyama,onTwitter.
SurnamedFu,the39-yearoldinvinciblereaderiscurrentlyateachingpostdocatFloridaStateUniversityafterobtaininghisdoctoratedegreeinWuhanUniversity.
HishometownisinXiaogan,acityneighboringWuhan,buthisparentscurrentlyliveinWuhan.Fuwasinfectedwithnovelcoronaviruswhenhevisitedhisparents,andhewasamongthefirstgroupofpatientstransferredtothecabinhospitalatWuhanInternationalConferenceandExhibitionCenteronFeb5,accordingtoHubeiDaily.
HeboughtthebookinWuhan,andhelikesreading,FutoldHubeiDaily.Hewasjustreadingthebookoutofinterestandneveranticipatedthatthephotowouldgoviral.
AsFugainsmorepopularity,Fukuyamasbookhasalsobe