2017高考仿真卷·英语(二)第一部分听力(略)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)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
ABoostores are a traveller’s best friendthey provide convenient shelter in bad weather,and they often host readings and other cultural events.Here is a loo at world’s si greatest boostores.Adrian Harrington—since 1971.Rare boosrare first editions;leather bound sets and general antiquarian(古玩).Address64a ensington Church Street,ensington,London,England,U..Another Country—reuberg,Berlin,Germany.Another Country is an English Language second-hand booshop which is mostly used as a library.They have about 20,000 boos that you can buy or borrow.Some regular events are held at the shop,such as readings,cultural events,social evenings and film nights.Atlantis Boos—Oia,Santorini,Greece.Atlantis Boos is an independent booshop on the island of Santorini,Greece,founded in 2004 by a group of friends from Cyprus,England,and the United States.Throughout the year it has hosted literary festivals,film screenings,boo readings,and good old fashioned dance parties.Bart’s Boos—Ojai,California,U.S.A.“The World’s Greatest Outdoor Boostore”,a boostore founded by Richard Bartinsdale in 1964.Shelves of boos face the street,and regular customers are ased to drop coins into the door’s coin bo to pay for any boos they tae whenever the store is closed.Corso Como Booshop—Milan,Italy.Etensive selection of publication on art,architecture,design,graphics and fashion,along with a strong emphasis on photography.It wasfounded in 1990 in Milan,Italy,by Carla Soani.The Booworm—Beijing,China.A booshop,library,bar,restaurant and event space,now with four divisions in three cities—Beijing,Suhou and Chengdu.The interconnecting rooms with floor-to-ceiling boos on every wall are light and airy in summer,yet warm and comfortable in winter.21.Which of the following boostores has the longest history?A.Adrian Harrington.B.Atlantis Boos.C.Bart’s Boos.D.Corso Como Booshop.22.What can you do in Atlantis Boos?A.Attend a festival.B.Learn photography.C.Enjoy rare boos.D.Buy boos anytime.23.How is The Booworm different from the other boostores?A.It is used as a library.B.It hosts all sorts of activities.C.It focuses on photography.D.It has branches in different cities.BThere is a lot to learn about the creations of Beatri Potter—not only is she the author and illustrator of one of the world’s most famous children’s boos,The Tale of Peter Rabbit,but also a pioneering conservationist with the spirit of a scientist.“Potter grew up as the daughter of a wealthy Victorian family,but along with her brother filled an entire floor of their large house in London with all sorts of animals,”said Anne Lundin,a retired professor for the UW-Madison School of Library Studies.“As an adult,she was a frustrated botanical illustrator and scientist.That field was not open to her because she was female,”Lundin said.Potter was urged to turn the charming illustrations and stories she wrote in letters to children into boos.She wrote 23 boos in all—a body of wor that has inspired plays,ballets,films and an astonishing amount of merchandise.“Peter Rabbit is probably the most famous children’s boo in the world,which was published 113 years ago and has really stood the test of time.It’s been translated into 36 languages.The parents and grandparents will share it with the net generation,”said Lundin.Potter also made a mar on the world through her land conservation.“In many ways,she waslie Peter Rabbit,venturing into a world of adventure and ris.She withdrew from London as soon as she started maing some money on her boos to the Lae District and became an etremely important farmer and conservationist.She preserved and passed on 15 farms and over 4,000 acres,which was given bac to the country as gifts in the 20th century,”said Lundin.Even though she was born 150 years ago,she was amaingly modern—her embracing of the natural world,commented Jennifer Blatchley Smith,an artistic director of the show Peter Rabbit Tales to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Potter’s birth.24.What helped Beatri Potter to write The Tale of Peter Rabbit successfully?A.Her life and wor eperiences.B.Her specialty in animated(动画) pictures.C.Her success in becoming a botanical scientist.D.Her interest in animals in childhood alone.25.What does the word “frustrated”in the third paragraph mean?A.Disappointed.B.Devoted.C.Motivated.D.Inspired.26.What is Beatri Potter?A.A botanist and artist.B.An etremely important farmer and scientist.C.A writer,conservationist and farmer.D.An artistic director.27.Why does the author write the article?A.In celebration of Potter’s 150th birthday.B.In honour of Potter’s new contributions.C.In praise of Potter’s spirit of selflessness.D.In support of Potter’s boo promotions.CAt the end of the spring semester in May,students taing Georgia Tech’s online nowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence course received some surprising news.Jill Watson,one of the nine teaching assistants (TAs) that had helped them finish the challenging course for the past five months was not a “she”but an “it”—an intelligent robot!Watson is the brainchild of Asho Goel,who teaches the popular online course.The Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science in the School of Interactive Computing came up with the ideaas a way to deal with the number of questions posed by students in the online forums(论坛).According to Goel,every time the course is offered,the 300 or so students that enroll post over 10,000 questions.The questions are often repetitive.This led Goel to wonder if a smart robot would handle the questions which require standard responses—things lie dates when assignments are due.Having wored with IBM’s Watson technology platform in the past,the professor new it would be ideal for his artificial TAJill Watson.The artificial intelligence system that uses natural language processing and machine learning to analye large amounts of data has even been cleverer than human competitors on the television show.It would therefore easily be able to handle routine questions that required little “thining”.The professor and his team of graduate students began by populating Jill’s memory with 40,000 questions and answers from past terms.Then came the testing stage.At first,Jill was not very good and often gave strange answers.It often got stuc on certain eywords.By the end of the semester,Jill had attained enough nowledge and sills to participate in forums without any management from Goel,or the other assistants.28.What surprised the students who tae the online course?A.The course was interesting but challenging.B.A teaching assistant wasn’t a real person.C.Jill Watson is a hard-woring TA.D.They all failed to pass their course.29.What’s the best title for the tet?A.A Robot of Georgia gives an online courseB.Asho Goel Came up with the Idea of Jill WatsonC.Jill Watson—One of the Nine Teaching AssistantsD.Georgia Tech’s Teaching Assistant Turn Out to Be a Robot30.Why did Goel decide to invent a smart robot?A.A number of students too his online course.B.A smart robot is cleverer than a human being.C.Too many similar questions are to be dealt with.D.A smart robot could be easily controlled by him.31.What can we infer from the tet?A.Students should deal with routine questions.B.Jill is mainly in charge of posting surprising news.C.The TAs give students homewor at a certain time.D.Goel is satisfied with Jill’s present performance.DFidel Castro was born at his father’s farm on August 13,1926.His father,Angel Castro,was a migrant to Cuba from Galicia,Northwest Spain.He had become financially successful by growing sugarcane at Las Manacas farm in Birán,Oriente Province.Aged si,Castro was sent to live with his teacher in Santiago de Cuba,before being baptied(洗礼)into the Roman Catholic Church at the age of eight.Being baptied enabled Castro to attend the La Salle boarding school in Santiago,where he regularly misbehaved,so he was sent to the privately funded Dolores School in Santiago.In 1945 he transferred to a more famous school,De Belén in Havana.Although Castro too an interest in history,geography and debating at Belén,he did not ecel academically,instead devoting much of his time to playing sport.In 1945,Castro began studying law at the University of Havana,where he became involved in student activism,and the violent gangsterism culture within the university.Passionate about anti-imperialism and opposing U.S.interference in the Caribbean,he unsuccessfully campaigned for the presidency of the Federation of University Students on a platform of “honesty,decency and justice”.Castro became critical of the corruption and violence of President Ramon Grau’s government,delivering a public speech on the subject in November 1946 that received coverage on the front page of several newspapers.In 1947,Castro joined the Party of the Cuban People,founded by Eduardo Chibás.Chibás advocated social justice,honest government,and political freedom,while his party eposed corruption and demanded reform.Though Chibás lost the election,Castro remained devoted to woring on his behalf.Social situation becoming worse,Castro soon received a death threat urging him to leave the university; refusing,he began carrying a gun and surrounding himself with armed friends.32.From Paragraph 2,we now that Fidel Castro .A.had no interest in historyB.performed very well at schoolC.spend much time playing sportD.attended the La Salle boarding school before 833.What is the right order of the following events related to Fidel Castro?a.delivered a public speechb.entered the University of Havanac.joined the Party of the Cuban Peopled.transferred to a famous school,De BelénA.dbacB.abcdC.dabcD.acdb34.Fidel Castro carried a gun at university .A.to catch people’s attentionB.to hang out with friends for funC.to get involved in the political activitiesD.to defend himself against the death threat35.What does the passage mainly tal about?A.the Party of the Cuban PeopleB.Fidel Castro’s misbehavior at schoolC.Cuba’s political situations in the 1940sD.Fidel Castro’s early life and political activities第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
