高考英语冲刺模拟卷二.docx

1、高考英语冲刺模拟卷二2016高考冲刺模拟卷(二)(时间:120分钟满分:150分)第卷第一部分听力(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。(A)The sharing economy has grown in recent years to include everything from apartment sharing to car sharing to community tool sharing.Since 2009,a new form of sharing econ

2、omy has been emerging in neighborhoods throughout the US and around the worldLittle Free Libraries.The libraries are boxes placed in neighborhoods from which residents can withdraw and deposit books.Little Free Libraries come in all shapes and sizes.Some libraries also have themes,focusing on books

3、for children,adults,or tour guides.In 2009,Tod Bol built the first Little Free Library as a gift to his mother,who was a devoted reader.When he saw the people of his community gathering around it,exchanging conversations as well as books,he knew he wanted to take his simple idea further.“I think Lit

4、tle Free Libraries open the door to conversations we want to have with each other.” Bol said.Since then,his idea has become a movement,spreading from state to state and country to country.According to LittleFreeLibrary.org,there are now 18,000 of the little structures around the world,located in eac

5、h of the 50 US states and 70 countries in Europe,Africa and Asia.The Internet has helped to spread Little Free Libraries.But an Atlantic article says the little structures serve as a cure for a world of e-reader downloads.The little wooden boxes are refreshingly physical and human.For many people,th

6、e sense of discovery is Little Free Librariesmain appeal.“A girl walking home from school might pick up a graphic novel that gets her excited about reading;a man on his way to the bus stop might find a volume of poetry that changes his outlook on life,”says the Atlantic article.“Every book is a pote

7、ntial source of inspiration.”21.How do Little Free Libraries get their books?()A.Citizens shared them.B.Tod Bol donated them.C.US government provided them.D.The communities bought them.22.Why did Tod Bol want to build more Little Free Libraries?()A.He wanted to promote his idea worldwide.B.He was in

8、spired by the sharing economy.C.They can offer neighbors more chances to talk.D.They are a gift to please his mother.23.Little Free Libraries attract readers most in that .A.they connect strangers togetherB.they are located all over the worldC.they are in various shapes and sizesD.they may give read

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