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成都石室天府2018-2019年高二上期末模拟试题一

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节第一节（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

   Lostcitiesthathavebeenfound

   TheWhiteCity

   In2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof“theLostCityoftheMonkeyGod”ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountry—whichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors（征服者）occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.

   CanopusandHeracleion

   ModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion—whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren'tfounduntil1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts（史前器物）showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.

MachuPicchu

   AYaleprofessordiscovered“theLostCityintheClouds”in1911.Acombinationpalaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturies,keepingitsowellpreserved.

Troy

TheancientcityofTroyinHomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered（层叠）ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,000yearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.

21.WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?

A.Toprotecttheircountry.B.Tosearchforalostcity.

C.Tosurvivethewar.D.Toavoiddangerousanimals.

22.Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?

A.TheWhiteCity.B.CanopusandHeracleion.C.MachuPicchu.D.Troy.

23.WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?

A.ItwasbuiltbyHomer.B.Itconsistedofninecities.

C.Ithadahistoryof5,000years.D.Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.

B

My11-year-olddaughterhasbeenawardedanacademicscholarship（奖学金）toaprivateschool.It’sonlyasmalldiscount（折扣）,butthescholarshipmeansshe’llskipthewaitinglist-providedmyhusbandandIcancover$20,000ayear.Shouldwepaytheprivateschoolfees,orchoosefreeeducationinstead?

Ialwaysassumedmychildrenwouldgotoaprivateschool,likeIdid.Notbecausemyfamilyiswealthy,butbecauseIbelievethatthebesteducationisprivate.

Ittookyearsformetomakepeacewiththefactthatmytwochildrenattendedourlocalpublicprimaryschool.They’llgotoaprivatehighschool,Itoldmyself.Yethereweare.Myeldestisnowinherlastyearofprimaryschool,andmyhusbandandIwillstruggletoaffordprivateschool.Ifwe’retosendourgirltoprivateschool,Icouldincreasemyworkhours.Mylawdegreewassupposedtobemytickettoagoodjobandasolidincome,butthat’snotquitehowitturnedout.

Duringmanysleeplessnights,Ifelttroubledbythedecision.AlthoughIwantthebestformydaughter,Ihavemyowndreamstoo.Ican’tsacrificeeverythingformypreciousgirl.IexplainthatIwanttobeapositiverolemodelformydaughter,andanunhappyparentisaterriblestrainonafamily.Ipointoutthatnoteventheprivilegeofprivateschoolwillprotectmychildrenfromdisappointmentorstruggle.

Andfinally,it’sdecided.Mydaughterisgoingtothepublicschoolbehindourhome.Shecouldn’tbemorepleased.

It’stakenmealittlelonger,butnowI’mcontent.Morethanmyfancyprivateschooleducation,it’smyfamilythatshapedme.Withhighschoolnow25yearsinthepast,IcannolongerrememberthemathematicalproblemsandShakespeareanquotesIonceknewsoperfectly.Thelessonsfrommychildhoodhome,however,haveprovedimpossibletoforget.

24.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.

A.thescholarshipherdaughterwoncouldcovermostofherschoolfees

B.hertwochildrenattendedtheirlocalprivateprimaryschool

C.thewriterhadagoodjobandasolidincome

D.ittookalongtimeforhertomakethefinaldecision

25.Whydidthewriterwantherdaughtertogotoaprivateschoolatfirst?

A.Becauseherdaughterearnedanacademicscholarship.

B.Becauseshewantedherdaughtertoreceivethebesteducation.

C.Becauseshewantedherdaughtertoskipthewaitinglist.

D.Becauseherdaughter'spotentialwaswastedatthepublicprimaryschool.

26.Theunderlinedword“strain"inParagraph3refersto.

A.angerB.comfortC.burdenD.relief

27.Whatdoesthepassageindicate?

A.Ratherthanschooleducation,familyinfluencesapersonmost.

B.Financeshouldbetakenintoaccountwhenitcomestoeducation.

C.Privateschooleducationisnotasgoodaspublicschooleducation.

D.Parentsshouldmakeeverysacrificefortheirchildren.

C

 FrenchwriterFrantzFanononcesaid:

“Tospeakalanguageistotakeonaworld,aculture.”Sincetheworldchangeseveryday,sodoesourlanguage.

    Morethan300newwordsandphraseshaverecentlymadeitintotheonlineOxfordDictionary,andinonewayoranothertheyareallreflectionsoftoday'schangingworld.

   Afterayearthatwaspoliticallyunstable,it'snothardtounderstandthefactthatpeople'spoliticalviewsareoneofthemaindrivesofourexpandingvocabulary.Oneexampleis“clicktivism”,acompoundof“click”and“activism”.Itrefersto“armchairactivists”—peoplewhosupportapoliticalorsocialcause,butonlyshowtheirsupportfrombehindacomputerorsmartphone.And“otherize”isaverbfor“other”thatmeanstoalienate（使疏远）peoplewhoaredifferentfromourselves—whetherthatbedifferentskincolor,religiousbelieforsexuality.

“WehadallthewordsaroundBrexitinthelastupdateandwearenowstartingtoseeallthewordsaroundTrumpcomingintothedictionary,"AngusStevenson,OxfordDictionaryOnline'sheadofcontentdevelopment,toldTheGuardian.

   Lifestyleisalsochangingourlanguage.Forexample,“fitspiration”—acompoundoffitandinspiration—referstoapersonorthingthatencouragesonetoexerciseandstayfitandhealthy.  Thephrase“climaterefugee”—someonewhoisforcedtoleavetheirhomeduetoclimatechange—reflectspeople'sconcernfortheenvironment.

   AccordingtoStevenson,socialmediawasthemainsourceforthenewexpressions.“Peoplefeelmuchfreerto coin theirownwordsthesedays,”hesaid.

   Butstill,notallnewly-inventedwordsgetthechancetomaketheirwayintoamainstreamdictionary.Ifyouwanttocreateyourownhitwords,AngusStevenson,OxfordDictionariesheadofcontentdevelopment,suggeststhatyoushouldnotonlymakesurethattheyareexpressiveandmeaningful,butalsohaveanattractivesoundsothatpeoplewillenjoysayingthemoutloud.

28.WhydoestheauthormentionBrexitandTrump?

A.Toinformthereaderoftheoriginoftheword“clicktivism"

B.ToshowtheinfluencesofcurrentaffairsontheEnglishlanguage.

C.Tohighlighttwomajorpoliticaleventsthatchangedtheworld.

D.Toexplainwhatkindofnewwordscanmakeitintoadictionary.

29.Howisthearticlemainlywritten?

A.Byfollowingatimeline.B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bypresentingresearchfindings.

30.AccordingtoStevenson,tomakethewordsyouinventpopular,theyshould

A.beeasytorememberB.haveuniquemeanings

C.reflectthechangingworldD.beexpressiveandappealing

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.NewWordsintotheOxfordDictionaryOnline

B.TheApplicationofNewWordsandPhrases

C.HowaLanguageMirrorstheChangingWorld

D.TheImpactofSocialMediaonOurLanguage

D

"Mostepisodesofabsent-mindedness--forgettingwhereyouleftsomethingorwonderingwhyyoujustenteredaroom--arecausedbyasimplelackofattention,"saysSchacter,"You’resupposedtoremembersomethingbutyouhaven’tencodeditdeeply."

"Encoding,"Schacterexplains,"isaspecialwayofpayingattentiontoaneventthathasamajorimpactonrecallingitlater."Failuretoencodeproperlycancreateannoyingsituations.Ifyouputyourmobilephoneinapocket,forexample,anddon’tpayattentiontowhatyoudidbecauseyou’reinvolvedinaconversation,you’llprobablyforgetthatthephoneisinthejacketnowhanginginyourwardrobe（衣柜）."Yourmemoryitselfisn’tfailingyou",saysSchacter,"Ratheryoudidn’tgiveyourmemorysystemtheinformationitneeded."

Lackofinterestcanalsoleadtoabsent-mindedness."Amanwhocanrecitesportsstatisticsfrom30yearsago",saysZelinski,"maynotremembertodropaletterinthemailbox."Womenhaveslightlybettermemories’thanmenpossiblybecausetheypaymoreattentiontotheirenvironmentandmemoryreliesonjustthat.

"Visualcuescanhelppreventabsent-mindedness,"saysSchacter,"Butbesurethecueisclearandavailable",hecautions.Ifyouwanttoremembertotakeamedication（药物）withlunch,putthepillbottleonthekitchentable--don’tleaveitinthemedicinechestandwriteyourselfanotethatyoukeepinapocket.

Anothercommonepisodeofabsent-mindedness:

walkingintoaroomandwonderingwhyyou’rethere.Mostlikelyyouwerethinkingaboutsomethingelse."Everyonedoesthisfromtimetotime",saysZelinski.Thebestthingtodoistoreturntowhereyouwerebeforeenteringtheroomandyou’lllikelyremember.

32.Whydoestheauthorth