高考英语压轴卷二.docx
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高考英语压轴卷二
2017高考英语压轴卷
(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。
A
Bookstoresareatraveller’sbestfriend:
theyprovideconvenientshelterinbadweather,andtheyoftenhostreadingsandotherculturalevents.Hereisalookatworld’ssixgreatestbookstores.
AdrianHarrington—since1971.Rarebooks:
rarefirsteditions;leatherboundsetsandgeneralantiquarian(古玩).Address:
64aKensingtonChurchStreet,Kensington,London,England,U.K.
AnotherCountry—Kreuzberg,Berlin,Germany.AnotherCountryisanEnglishLanguagesecond-handbookshopwhichismostlyusedasalibrary.Theyhaveabout20,000booksthatyoucanbuyorborrow.Someregulareventsareheldattheshop,suchasreadings,culturalevents,socialeveningsandfilmnights.
AtlantisBooks—Oia,Santorini,Greece.AtlantisBooksisanindependentbookshopontheislandofSantorini,Greece,foundedin2004byagroupoffriendsfromCyprus,England,andtheUnitedStates.Throughouttheyearithashostedliteraryfestivals,filmscreenings,bookreadings,andgoodoldfashioneddanceparties.
Bart’sBooks—Ojai,California,U.S.A.“TheWorld’sGreatestOutdoorBookstore”,abookstorefoundedbyRichardBartinsdalein1964.Shelvesofbooksfacethestreet,andregularcustomersareaskedtodropcoinsintothedoor’scoinboxtopayforanybookstheytakewheneverthestoreisclosed.
CorsoComoBookshop—Milan,Italy.Extensiveselectionofpublicationonart,architecture,design,graphicsandfashion,alongwithastrongemphasisonphotography.Itwasfoundedin1990inMilan,Italy,byCarlaSozzani.
TheBookworm—Beijing,China.Abookshop,library,bar,restaurantandeventspace,nowwithfourdivisionsinthreecities—Beijing,SuzhouandChengdu.Theinterconnectingroomswithfloor-to-ceilingbooksoneverywallarelightandairyinsummer,yetwarmandcomfortableinwinter.
21.Whichofthefollowingbookstoreshasthelongesthistory?
A.AdrianHarrington.B.AtlantisBooks.
C.Bart’sBooks.D.CorsoComoBookshop.
22.WhatcanyoudoinAtlantisBooks?
A.Attendafestival.B.Learnphotography.
C.Enjoyrarebooks.D.Buybooksanytime.
23.HowisTheBookwormdifferentfromtheotherbookstores?
A.Itisusedasalibrary.B.Ithostsallsortsofactivities.
C.Itfocusesonphotography.D.Ithasbranchesindifferentcities.
B
ThereisalottolearnaboutthecreationsofBeatrixPotter—notonlyisshetheauthorandillustratorofoneoftheworld’smostfamouschildren’sbooks,TheTaleofPeterRabbit,butalsoapioneeringconservationistwiththespiritofascientist.
“PottergrewupasthedaughterofawealthyVictorianfamily,butalongwithherbrotherfilledanentireflooroftheirlargehouseinLondonwithallsortsofanimals,”saidAnneLundin,aretiredprofessorfortheUW-MadisonSchoolofLibraryStudies.
“Asanadult,shewasafrustratedbotanicalillustratorandscientist.Thatfieldwasnotopentoherbecauseshewasfemale,”Lundinsaid.Potterwasurgedtoturnthecharmingillustrationsandstoriesshewroteinletterstochildrenintobooks.Shewrote23booksinall—abodyofworkthathasinspiredplays,ballets,filmsandanastonishingamountofmerchandise.
“PeterRabbitisprobablythemostfamouschildren’sbookintheworld,whichwaspublished113yearsagoandhasreallystoodthetestoftime.It’sbeentranslatedinto36languages.Theparentsandgrandparentswillshareitwiththenextgeneration,”saidLundin.
Potteralsomadeamarkontheworldthroughherlandconservation.“Inmanyways,shewaslikePeterRabbit,venturingintoaworldofadventureandrisk.ShewithdrewfromLondonassoonasshestartedmakingsomemoneyonherbookstotheLakeDistrictandbecameanextremelyimportantfarmerandconservationist.Shepreservedandpassedon15farmsandover4,000acres,whichwasgivenbacktothecountryasgiftsinthe20thcentury,”saidLundin.
Eventhoughshewasborn150yearsago,shewasamazinglymodern—herembracingofthenaturalworld,commentedJenniferBlatchleySmith,anartisticdirectoroftheshowPeterRabbitTalestocelebratethe150thanniversaryofPotter’sbirth.
24.WhathelpedBeatrixPottertowriteTheTaleofPeterRabbitsuccessfully?
A.Herlifeandworkexperiences.
B.Herspecialtyinanimated(动画)pictures.
C.Hersuccessinbecomingabotanicalscientist.
D.Herinterestinanimalsinchildhoodalone.
25.Whatdoestheword“frustrated”inthethirdparagraphmean?
A.Disappointed.B.Devoted.
C.Motivated.D.Inspired.
26.WhatisBeatrixPotter?
A.Abotanistandartist.
B.Anextremelyimportantfarmerandscientist.
C.Awriter,conservationistandfarmer.
D.Anartisticdirector.
27.Whydoestheauthorwritethearticle?
A.IncelebrationofPotter’s150thbirthday.
B.InhonourofPotter’snewcontributions.
C.InpraiseofPotter’sspiritofselflessness.
D.InsupportofPotter’sbookpromotions.
C
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