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2018西安市八校第一次联考英语
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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Getreadytofillyourdaysfulloffunandadventure.WestDorset,anareaofoutstandingnaturalbeauty,isalwaysaplacetogoandthereisalwayssomethinggoingon.Thefollowingaresomeofthestarattractions.
MappertonHouse&Gardens
Impressivevalleygardenssurroundedbywoodedlandscape.
Gardensopen:
Daily11am---5pmexceptSaturdays,MarchtoOctoberincluded.
BookingthroughTel:
(01308)862645or
BridportMuseum
Localhistorymuseumdetailingthetown’sfamousropeandnettradewithadditionalchangingtemporarydisplays.WealsohaveayearroundLocalHistoryGentrenearbywhereyoucancompletelocalandfamilyhistoryresearch.
Open:
Monday-Saturday,ApriltoOctoberincluded.
BookingthroughTel:
(01308)458703orwww.bridportmuseum.co.uk
FurleighEstateWineTours
Vineyardandwinery,producersoftheUK’smostoutstandingsparklingwine.Comeandseehowthe2016WinemakeroftheYearmakeswine.
Openforsales:
11am-4pmFridaysandSaturdays,toursat2pm
BookingthroughTel:
(01308)488991orwww.furleighestate.co.uk
Email:
info@furleigliestate.co.uk
OldCrownCourtandCells
Experiencetwohundredyearsofshockingcrimeandpunishment.LocationofTolpuddleMartyrs’trial.Toursofcourtroomandcellsonselectedafternoonsmid-JulytoendAugust.
Open:
Monday-Friday,MarchtoSeptemberincluded.
Bookingthroughwww.visit-
Forallthelatestinformationaboutattractionsincludingopeningtimes,pricesandalsosomegreatdiscountsandspecialoffers,pleasegotowww.visit-.
1.Wherecanyoulearnaboutwinemaking?
A.AtMappertonHouse&GardensB.AtOldCrownCourtandCells
C.AtBridportMuseumD.AtFurleighEstate
2.Whichwebsiteshouldyouvisitifyouwanttogetagoodprice?
A.www.furleighestate.co.ukB.www.visit-.
C.www.bridportmuseum.co.ukD.
3.Onwhatdayoftheweekcanyouvisitallthefourplaces?
A.MondayB.TuesdayC.FridayD.Saturday
B
IcanneverforgetthestampincidentwhichhappenedwhenIwasaprimaryschoolpupil.
Mybestfriend,Apple,wasastamp—collector.Hetriedeverywaytogetstampsandspenteverypennyhehadonthem.Onceheobtainedabeautifulor precious stamphewouldbemorethanhappy.Iwasalwayshiscompanioninhissearchforstamps.
OnedayApplewhisperedtomemysteriouslythathehadfoundamostwonderfulstamponaletteraddressedtoouryoung arithmetic teacher,whowasaveryprettyandkind-heartedgirl.Applewantedthatstampbadlytheideaofstealingtheletteroccurredtohim.Iwasfrightenedandbeggedhimnottodothat.
ThateveningApplehurriedtomyhomeandshowedmealetter.Itwasaman'shandwriting.Inthelettertheman implored ourteachertoforgivehimandaskedhertomeethimatthegateofCentralParkateightthatevening.Ifnot,he’dtakeitthatshewouldneverforgivehim,anditmeantheendoftheirrelationship.
"Theteacheraskedmeiftherewasanyletterforherthisafternoon.Yousee,sheknowsIamastamp-collectorandalwayswanderabouttheplacewherelettersaredelivered.WhenIsaid'No',shelookedrathersad,"Appletoldme.Wewerecompletelyataloss.Toofrightenedtogototheteacher,wedecidedtogotothemeetingplaceourselves.
Attheparkgate,wesawatallyoungmanwithglasses,walkingbackandforthasifhewaswaitingforsomeone.Ididnotknowhowlongwehadbeenthere.Finally,themanleft,lookingveryworriedanddisappointed.
Afewdayslater,Applerantomewithstampsinhishandandtearsinhiseyes.Hetoldmethatthesewerefromourteacher.Shesaidthatsheoncehadafriendwhowasastamp-collectortoo,butshehadlosthimforever,sothestampsshehadcollectedforhimwerenolongeruseful.
…
4.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutApple’splanthatday?
A.ExcitedB.Scared
C.AnxiousD.Regretful
5.Whydidthemanwritetotheauthor’steacher?
A.ToapologizetoherB.Toaskabouttheletter
C.ToshowhisforgivenessD.Toendtheirrelationship
6.Whathappenedtotheteacherandthemanatlast?
A.TheystoppedcollectingstampsB.TheyforgaveApple
C.TheysolvedtheirproblemD.Theybrokeup
7.Whatcouldbethemostappropriateendingparagraphforthetext?
A.Fromthenon,Applenevercollectedanymorestamps;neitherdidI
B.Fromthenon,AppleandItriedtoavoidmeetingthatmanatourschool
C.Fromthenon,themanwouldaskAppletosendmessagestomyteacher
D.Fromthenon,myteacherwouldgivetoApplethestampsonallherletters
C
Babbage,borninLondonin1791,wasagreatmathematicalgenius.Hewasanaturalinventor.
Whenhefinishedschool,hewenttostudymathematicsatCambridgeUniversity.Later,hegotajobteachingattheuniversity.Whileworkingthere,hedesignedhis“firstdifferenceengine”.Thiswas,basically,ahand-operatedmechanicalcalculator.
Hetooknineyearstobuildapartofthemachine.Thismachinecanmakecomplexmathematicalcalculations.It’sabasicmechanicalcomputer.
Babbagedreamed,however,ofmorecomplicatedmachines.Infact,hedidn’tonlydream;hebegantodesignthem.Theresultwasaseriesof“analyticalengines”whichwereinfactpowerfulcomputers!
Hisdesignscontainedprocessors,controlunits,amemory,andaninput/outputsystem.Thesearethefouressentialpartsofamodernmathematicalcomputer!
Alas!
His“seconddifferenceengine”couldn’tuseelectricitysincethishadn’tyetbecomeausablesourceofpower,soBabbagehadtomakedowithmechanicalsystems.Forthisreason,themachinewasbig,complicatedandexpensive.ThoughBabbageproducedcompleteplansforthemachine,hecouldn’tbuildit.Itwastooadvancedforitsage!
Itwasnotuntilalmost160yearslaterthatBabbage’s“seconddifferenceengine”wasfinallymanufactured.ThefirstworkingversionofthismachinewasbuiltbytheScienceMuseuminLondon,fortheBabbagebicentenaryin1991.AsecondmachinewasthenbuiltforanAmericanhigh-techmillionaire,whoputitintheComputerHistoryMuseum,inCalifornia.
Babbage’sanalyticalengineswouldhaveused“programs”likethoseusedinthetextile(纺织)industrytomakecomplicatedpatterns,buttheywereneverbuilt.Thisbrilliantmathematicianreallywastoofaraheadofhistime!
8.WheredidBabbageplanhis“firstdifferenceengine”?
A.InLondonB.Athighschool
C.AtCambridgeD.InScienceMuseum
9.Whatdoweknowabouthis“seconddifferenceengine”?
A.Ittookhimnineyearstobuildit
B.Itwasfaraheadofitstime
C.Itsdeigncameoutinhisdreams
D.Itspowersourcewaselectricity
10.The“seconddifferenceengine”wasbuilttoworkin1991____________.
A.foranAmericanmillionaire
B.inmemoryofBabbage
C.totestitsabilitytouseelectricity
D.fortextileindustrytomakepatterns
11.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.Babbage’senginesdidn’trunonprograms
B.Textilepatternsareproducedwithprograms
C.Babbagecanbeseenasthefatherofcomputers
D.Babbage’sanalyticalengineswereneverbuilt
D
Whenyou’reoutwithafriendandtakeaphotoofyourselves,doyouknowthatyouarealsocreatingaworkofart?
OrthatyouarecompetingwithVincentvanGoghhimself?
Probablynot.Yourideamightbetoshowoffyourselfie(自拍照)onWeChatorQQ,butyouprobablydon’tthinkoftheInternetasagalleryorofyourselfasanartist.
ButthechiefexecutiveofLondon’sSaatchiGallery,NigelHurst,thinksthatthecasualpictureswetakeofourselveshavesomethingincommonwithself-portraitsbythegreatmasters.Insupportoftheidea,theSaatchiGalleryhasanewexhibitioncalledFromSelfietoSelf-Expression.
Itfeatureswell-knownself-portraitsfromartistsincludingDutchpaintersVanGogh(1853-1890)andRembrandt(1606–1669).Italsohasselfiesonshowthathave“quicklybecomeiconsofthedigitalera.”TheseincludeonetakenbyUScelebrity(名人)KimKardashianandanotherofformerUSPresidentBarackObamawithformerUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron,accordingtotheBBC.
Thegalleryisevenencouragingvisitorstoaddtheirownselfiestotheshow.
Hurstisperhapsnotbeing100percentserious.Heisn’tclaimingthatasnapyoutakeofyourselfinyourfavoriterestaurantcanbecomparedwithaself-imagepaintedbyVanGogh.Buthedoesmakeaseriouspoint.Onceuponatime,itwasonlyartistswhocouldmakeimagesofthemselves.Theyweretheonlyones,asHursttoldTheGuardian,who“hadtheskills,materialsandtoolstocreateself-portraits.”Today,however,we“allhavethat[ability]throughoursmartphones.”
Thepopularityoftheselfierocketedaftersmartphonesstartedtobecomewidelyused.In2013,OxfordDictionariesnamed“selfie”asitswordoftheyear.AsPamelaRutledge,aprofessorattheMassachusettsSchoolofProfessionalPsychology,toldVoguemagazine:
“thecult(热潮)oftheselfiecelebratesregularpeople”.
12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“features”inparagraph3mostprobablymean?
A.informsB.showsC.sellsD.misses
13.NigelHurst’sattitudetothesmartphoneselfieis_______.
A.casualB.mixedC.favorableD.negative
14.WhosharesopinionswithNigelHurst?
A.KimKardashianB.BarackObamaC.DavidCameronD.PamelaRutledge
15.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.SelfiesasSelf-portraitsB.AgeofSmartphones
C.AgeofSelfieArtistsD.SelfiesofCelebrities
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。
Whatwillhappentoyouwhenyoustartreadingmorenonfictionbooks?
You’lllearnvaluablelifelessons.Youc