2019年高二下学期英语期末模拟试卷（无听力）
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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。并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
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Here are some remendations for tourists to choose from. Banff, Canada
Banff, located in the Rockies, has a view of tall mountains, deep valleys and lakes, making it the first town to bee part of the country’s national parks. Tourists can enjoy its beauty by hiking, horse riding and boat trips’ Banff was founded in 1883 while a railroad was in construction. It was the water springs that drew the engineers’ attention to the place as a settlement. With
such a fantastic view, it’s no surprise that Banff hosts a number of cultural festivals.
Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon is the capital of Portugal, with the warmest winters of any major European city.
Belem Tower and Jeronimos Monastery are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The former was built in the 16 century as a symbol of Portugal’s Extraordinary Age and the latter is one of the greatest examples of the Portuguese late-Gothic style of architecture. The Lisbon Oceanaium is among Europe’s finest
aquariums. The Museu Calouste Gulbenkian is among the best museums in Europe containing priceless artworks covering 4000 years from ancient Egyptian times to the late 20 century.
Portland, US
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Portland is frequently recognized as one of the world’s most environmentally-friendly cities because of its well-built pavements, large munity of cyclists and convenient public transportation. Us climate is ideal for growing roses and it’s called the “City of Roses”. Besides, the seaport is also known as a city of beer: it has the largest number of beer breweries（啤酒厂）of any city in the world. Today’s Portland is better
known for its music. It’s called “the capital of karaoke” and “one of the most exciting music scenes” in the US.
Bordeaux, France
Bordeaux attracts tourists with its rich cultural heritage, especially its wealth of architectural treasures. Besides the Cathedral of Saint Andrew dating back to 12 century, the Basilica of Saint Michael is another one of the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It took 200 years to build from 14 to 16 centuries. Other significant buildings include the Grand Theater built in 1780 in the new Classical style and the Stone Bridge built in 1821.
21. What may be the main reason for Banff to host a number of cultural festivals? A. It’s the first town in the country’s national parks. B. It provides impressive view with its natural beauty. C. It provides horse riding, winter sports and boat trips. D. Its water springs drew engineers to build a railway here. 22. What can we know about Lisbon?
A. Lisbon enjoys the warmest winters of all European cities.
B. The Lisbon Oceanaium is recognized as the world’s finest aquarium. C. The Museu Calouste Gulbenkian is one of the largest museums in the world. D. Jeronimos Monastary is typical architecture of the Portuguese late-Gothic style. 23. What’s Today’s Portland best known for? A. Karaoke bars and music. C. Well-built walkways.
B. Ideal climate for roses.
D. Convenient public transportation
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24. Which city will probably appeal to an architect most? A. Banff.
B. Lisbon.
C. Portland.
D. Bordeaux.
25. Where are tourists likely to be impressed by UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
A. Banff and Portland.
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B. Lisbon and Bordeaux. D. Lisbon and Banff.
C. Portland and Bordeaux.
An 18-year-old US girl gained unexpected appreciation and a surprise after she gave “extra help” to an elderly man in the restaurant she was working.
It’s social media that made her seemingly small action go viral and brought her appreciation from hundreds of thousands of strangers and a scholarship to Texas Southern University.
The heroin Evoni Williams has reportedly been working full-time to earn money for further study in a restaurant in La Marque, Texas，the United States. It was last week when an old man named Adrian Charpentier asked for help to chop his ham for his hands were weak because of illness. On that busy morning when she had loads of work on shoulder, Williams helped the man without hesitation. The moment she was leaning over the counter and cutting the ham was shot by a customer known as Laura Wolf.
Wolf posted the picture on the Internet and wrote, “I’m thankful to have seen this act of kindness and caring at the start of my day while everything in this world seems so negative. If we could all be like this waitress and take time to offer a helping hand…” According to local reports, Wolf didn’t know Williams, neither did Williams know her act was shot and shared on the web. However, the small act of kindness soon accumulated its own power on and outside the Internet.
Besides praise from netizens and media reports across the United States, a 16000-dollar scholarship to Texas Southern University was recently granted to Williams to support her study plan on business management.
“We wanted to reward Evoni’s act of kindness and let her know that good deeds do not go unnoticed,” said Melinda Spaulding, an administrator at Texas Southern Univereity. 26. What can we infer from this passage? A. Do well and have well.
B. No cross, no crown.
D. A merry heart goes all the way.
C. All that ends well is well.
27. What does the underlined part “go viral” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Spread quickly. C, Fade eventually.
B. Frequently occur. D. Slowly accumulate.
28. What did Evoni Williams offer to help Adrian Charpentier? A. To change his food.
B. To pay the bill.
D. To cut his ham.
C. To take a picture of him.
29. Why did Laura Wolf post the picture on the Internet? A. To support Williams, study. B. To share a beautiful picture. C. To attract people、attention. D. To encourage people to help others. 30. What will the scholarship be used to do? A. To support Charpentier to open a restaurant. B. To help Williams learn business management, C. To donate to elderly customers in the restaurant. D. To achieve Wolfs dream of helping people in need.
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took out full-page ads in British and American newspapers on Sunday to apologize for the Cambridge Analytica scandal（丑闻）, admitting the quiz app built by a university researcher that leaked（泄漏）Facebook data of millions of people was a “betrayal of trust”.
Since the scandal broke, the public has bee more aware and concerned about how their online behavior may be used for purposes to which they have not agreed. It emphasizes the urgent need for better protection of personal information.
To better protect personal data privacy（隐私）, targeted laws are needed. More effective cooperation should be carried out to protect people’s privacy online as soon as possible.
Countries, such as the United States and China in particular, which are global leaders in the use of big data should accelerate legislation（立法）on how it can be collected and for what purposes ii can be used.
At the same time, a closer watch should be kept on the world’s major internet panies, such as Apple. Facebook, Amazon, Google. Microsoft Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu to ensure they do not acquire unnecessary personal information or misuse the intormaiion they obtain P challenge such personal data protection may pose lo their established profit-making m panies should know that the more powerful they are, the bigger responsibilities they shoulder.
Strengthened efforts for personal privacy protection do not mean that big data must not be used, but that it is used appropriately. Big data is like a mountain or gold, and overemphasis on its security at the expense of its use will undoubtedly waste a valuable resource. The key problem is how to promote its use while guaranteeing people’s privacy to be protected. 31. Why did Mark Zuckerberg make an apology in British and American newspapers?
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