Because of the above advantages and disadvantages of factory farming, the concept has been a subject of massive debate all over the world, wherever this practice has been employed. Supporters of this concept argue that it does provide enough food for the increasing population and is more affordable. However, unfavorable opinions suggest that there are better ways of producing food, rather than subjecting animals to this suffering. The debate has been going on for quite a while, with no one being able to gain the upper hand. Factory Farming Definition Background Factory farming refers to raising so many farm animals in a ____51____ space to meet the requirements of people’s daily life. With more antibiotics and pesticides ____52____, factory farming came into being in the late 19 th century. As farming methods improved, factory farming____53____ mass production in a shorter while. Over half of the livestock are produced through factory farming at the present time. Factory farming produces more food to feed a large____54____. The items produced through factory farming are ____55____ for ordinary consumers. The higher purchase rate makes factory farming ____56____, in the spite of reasonable price. Factory farming contributes to an increasing number of working ____57____. The animals aren’t____58____ brought up, so the quality of the end products could not be good enough. Antibiotics are injected into the animals, which makes bacteria____59____ to drugs and leaves many diseases untreated. Some people support this concept, while some others are against it because they think food should be produced in better ways. The debate has____60____ long, but neither side has got the edge over the other. Advantages Disadvantages Debate 【答案】51. limited 52. Invented 53. Caused 54. population 55. affordable/ inexpensive/cheap 56. profitable 57. opportunities 58. naturally 59. resistant 60. lasted 【解析】
本文介绍了工厂化农业的优势和劣势。这一概念在全世界引起了广泛的争论，辩论持续了很长时间，但两边都没有优势。 【51 题详解】
根据第一段第一句 Factory farming is a type of farming that involves raising a huge number of livestock（牲畜）in comparatively tinier enclosed spaces,可知，工厂化农业是指在有限的空间内饲养如此多的家畜来满足人们日常生活的需要。故答案为 limited。 【52 题详解】
根据第一段中On the arrival of the Industrial Revolution, the inventions of antibiotics and pesticides were increasing in number, which made it possible to practice factory farming.可知，随着更多的抗生素和杀虫剂的发明，这使工厂化耕作成为可能。答案为 invented。 【53 题详解】
根据第一段倒数第二句 gradually, with better farming methods, livestock were able to be raised
indoors leading to mass production in a shorter while.可知，随着耕作方法的改进，工厂化农业使大规模生产缩短了时间。根据句意答案为 caused。 【54 题详解】
根据第二段第二句 there are huge numbers of mouths to feed, and mass production leads to the purchase of poultry and the related items.可知，工厂化的农业生产出更多的食物来养活大量的人口。根据句意可知答案为population。 【55 题详解】
根据第二段中 Since the items aren’t priced too high for consumers to afford, people appreciate buying them in a large number. 工厂化生产的产品对普通消费者来说是便宜的。故答案为 affordable/ inexpensive/cheap。 【56 题详解】
根据第二段中 The purchase rate is higher and despite being reasonably priced, the produce fetches a profit for the farms.可知，尽管合理的价格，较高的采购率使工厂化的农业有利可图。可知答案为 profitable。 【57 题详解】
根据第二段最后一句 since the business is enormous and needs as many hands as possible to increase the food produce, an equal number of staff are required for work, which results in a growth in the related jobs.可知，工厂化耕作有助于增加工作机会。故答案为 opportunities。 【58 题详解】
根据第三段第二句中 since the procedure is not natural, the end products could be of poor quality.可知，这些动物不是自然养大的，因此，最终产品的质量是不够好的。故答案为 naturally。 【59 题详解】
根据第三段中 and drugs, and the bacteria develop resistance to the antibiotics, which is why many diseases remain untreated. 动物体内注射抗生素，这使细菌对药物产生耐药性，使许多疾病不受治疗。可知答案为 resistant。 【60 题详解】
根据最后一段最后一句 The debate has been going on for quite a while, with no one being able to gain the upper hand.可知，辩论持续了很长时间，但两边都没有优势。故答案为 lasted。 第五部分 书面表达满分（25 分)
61.Yesterday, the Peoples Court of Qi County in Henan Province had a special plaintiff, an eleven-year-old boy in the fifth grade. He accused his parents of peeping at his diary, which violated his privacy.
After looking into the case, the judge found out what had happened to the boy and his parents. Li used to be an excellent student, but recently, he couldn’t focus on his studies. His parents were busy with their business, so they cared little about him. However, after learning about their son’s change, they managed to peep at his diary. From the diary, they learned that their son had a love affair with a girl in the same class. Then they got very angry and scolded him severely. As a result, the boy charged his parents with violating his privacy.
Facing the special case, the judge said, “Li is not a grown-up, but he has privacy protected by law. But in this case, what his parents did was to try to understand his thought in order to help him grow up healthily, which couldn’t be defined as an invasion.” Later, the judge told the parents it was unwise to peep at the child’s diary. Instead, they should try to talk to him. With the help of the judge, the boy promised to concentrate on his studies.
【写作内容】
1. 以约 30个词概括阅读材料的主要内容；
2. 以约 120 个词谈谈你对“父母偷看子女日记”的看法，包括以下要点： (1) 看完新闻你有何感受？
(2) 如果你是文中主人公，你会如何做？ (3) 你认为子女和父母应该如何更好地相处。 【写作要求】
1. 作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】The news is about a case where an eleven-year-old boy charged his parents with peeping at his diary and invading his privacy. The result is that what the parents did was not an invasion of privacy.
Having read the news, I quite appreciate what the judge did. For one thing, he admitted the privacy of juveniles, and for another, he admitted parents’ right to supervise their child. Meanwhile, I felt glad because nowadays, more and more teenagers have legal consciousness. If I were the child in the news, I would be very angry at what my parents did. However, I wouldn’t turn to the court, because they did it just out of concern about me. I could understand them, but I just didn’t approve of their manner.
In order to improve the relationship between parents and their children, I reckon communication is the best way to solve problems among them. Through communication, we can understand what’s in each other’s mind. Moreover, as children, we should be more active in reporting what has happened to us and seek help from our parents if necessary. 【解析】
这是一篇提纲类半开放性作文。主要考查学生运用所学的语言基础知识和已掌握的英语写作技能，准确表
达客观事实，阐述个人观点，进行思想交流的书面表达能力。
【一】.解题思路。1.认真审题，抓住信息点。除了列出的三条要点，还有以约 30 个词概括阅读材料的主要内容。2. 概括时要有 who, what, why and consequence。3. 注意人称，确定时态。本文用第一人称，综合运用各种时态。 4.恰当运用高级句型和关联词。5.书写工整，卷面清洁。
【二】范文亮点。
熟练运用高级句型。如，a case where an eleven-year-old boy charged his parents with peeping at his diary and invading his privacy定语从句，The result is that what the parents did was not an invasion of privacy.表语从句中套主语从句，because they did it just out of concern about me.状语从句，等。
虚拟语气。If I were the child in the news, I would be very angry at what my parents did. 非谓语动词。Having read the news，In order to improve。 省略句。if necessary.
关联词。For one thing, for another, Meanwhile, but， Moreover 等
2020届江苏省南京市外国语学校高三下学期英语一模试题 (解析版)
