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2018年西湖区中考一模第二部分阅读理解（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（ABCD）中选出最佳选项。AInternetBoomTodaytheInternetiswidelyusedinhomes,schools,andbusinessesaroundtheworld.However,thathasn'talwaysbeenthecase.TheInternetwasfirstdevelopedinthe1960sbyU.S.governmentscientistsasawayofsharinginformation.TheearliestInternetwascalledARPAnet.In1969,onlyfourcomputerswereconnectedtotheARPAnet.Just20yearslater,though,ascomputersbecamemorecommonlydeveloped,over80,000computerswereconnected.UseoftheInternethascontinuedtogrowrapidly.Expertsthinkthatabout1%oftheworld'spopulationusedtheinternetin1996.By2008,thatpercentagegrewtonearly24%.Howdoscientistscountmorethan1billionusers?ProgramscalledWebCrawlerslookthroughtheInternettoseehowmanypeopleareusingtheInternetandwhichpagestheyarevisiting.Theyalsomakecopiesofwebpages,whicharestoredbysearchengines.WebCrawlersworkandcollectinformationoncetheyarestarted.Theseprogramsaresometimescalled“spiders“becausethey“crawl“aroundtheWeb.Theseprogramscollectandsendinformation24hoursaday.SoifeveryonestopsusingtheInternetforoneday,theInternetwillstillbeaprettybusyplace.Evenwhenpeoplearenotonline,theseprogramstraveltheInternet.TheinformationinthefirstparagraphshowstheideathattheInternet.A.isavailablemainlyintheUnitedStatesB.hasawiderusetodaythanitdidinthepastC.IsseldomusedbypeopleinothercountriesD.isusedmainlybygovernmentscientiststodayFormthethirdparagraph,wecanknowthatscientistsuseWebCrawlersto.A.cleanthewebB.catchthespidersC.findtheInternetD.counttheusersAccordingtothechart,whichoneofthestatementsisTURE?Thereweremuchfewerpeoplewhousedinternetin2000.Thereweremorethan500millionInternetusersin2000.ThenumberofInternetusersbecamelessfrom2000to2008.UseoftheInternetgrowsslowlybetween2000and2005.Theunderlinedword"Boom"inthetitlemeans.A.aloudnoiseB.agovernmentjobC.arapidincreaseD.acomputerprogram1--st-巴号InternetUsers1--st-巴号InternetUsers2,W011111bliIIiTheExperienceOfaLifetime!Swimwiththedolphinsinourpark・Experienceandknowledgeabletrainers•Relaxingandgreatactivitieswithdolphins•Activitieseveryhalf-hourfrom8:30a.m.to5:30p.m.yearround•FreebusesfromyourhoteltotheparkActivitiesTimePriceDolphinSwim30minutes$115*DolphinSwim&Feed1hour$169*Lockers,towelsandEnglish/Chinesetrainersareincluded.Pay$20moreforphotos/DVDsifyoulikewww.D）*Makeyouractivityonlineandget10%off.ThemainpurposeofTheExperienceofalifetimeisto.A.letyouknowaboutatouristactivityB.describewhatitisliketoswimwithdolphinsC.teachhowtoswimwithdolphinsD.shareastoryabouthowdolphinsaretrainedWhichoneisNOTincludedinthepricesshowninthechart?A.English/ChinesetrainersB.PhotosofyourexperienceC.BusesformyourhotelD.TowelsWhatinformationcanyoulearnfromtheasterisk＊（）?A.Whatyougetforeachactivity.B.Howtogetalowerprice.C.HowtoorderonlineD.WhereeachactivitytakesplaceCInthesummerof2015,ChristianMoyerwasjustanotherteenagerbusypreparingfortheSATwhenhewasfacedwithaquestionbecouldn’tanswer.Ithadnothingtodowithreading,writingormath.Anyhow,ithaseverythingtodowithlife.“Wewerelookingatthispartaboutthecollegewriting,andoneoftheideawas,‘Tellusaboutadifficultsituationyouhavehadinlifeandhowyougotitover,’”saidChristian,nowa17-year-oldstudentatUniversityCityHighSchool.“AndIrealizedhowluckyIwasnottohaveanyproblemsinlife.”Thatiswhentheanswercamethroughloudandclear.Theideaforwhattodonextcamefrom“Barefoot（光脚）Sunday”,achurcheventthatasksmemberstowearneworgentlyusedshoestoaserviceandleavethembehind.Theshoesarethendonated（捐赠）tocharitiesthathelppeoplestartover-peoplewhoarehomelessandpoor.ChristiandecidedtostartcollectingshoesfortheSanDiegoRescueMission,oneofthe“BarefootSunday”charities.ThenChristiangotatourtothedowntown,therehesawsomepeoplewouldwearthesamepairofshoesuntiltherenobottomsortopsonthem.Hethoughtwhathedidwouldreallymakeabigdifferenceforthem.Christianstartedcollectingshoeslastfall.Hehitupfriends,neighborsandfamilymembersfordonations.Hepostedanoteonanonlinesocialnetwork.Hisfamilymembersputaboxinfrontoftheirhouseforeasydrop-off.Sincestartinghisshoedrive,Christiansaid.“It’snicebecauseitmakesthemrealizehowmanyshoestheyhavethattheydon’twear,anditprobablymakesthemfeelasgoodasitmakesmefeel.”23.Christiancouldn’tanswerthequestionbecause.A.itwasallabouttheschoolsubjectsB.itwasadifficultSATwritingtopicC.itneededsomespecialwritingskillsD.itwassomethinghehadneverexperienced

Therightorderofthefollowingis.Hisfamilymembershelpedhimtocollectshoesinmanyways.Christiancouldn'tansweronequestionwhenpreparingfortheSAT.TheideaaboutwhattodoandhowtodoitcametoChristian.Christiangotatourtothedowntownandwasshockedbywhathesaw.A.③①②④B.③②④①C.②①③④D.②③④①ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatChristianisa（n）teenager.A.braveB.politeC.kindD.honest26.What,sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.GivingshoestopoormakesadifferenceB.PreparingfortheexamisdifficultC.EnjoyingatourtothedowntownmayhelpD.MakingshoesforeveryoneishelpfulDThecamelisoneofthestrangestandoldestanimalslivingtoday.Scientistsbelievethatmillionsofyearsago,ancestorsofcamelslivedinNorthAmerica.TherewasabridgeoflandovertheBeringStraitthatledtoAsia.OnegroupofanimalsmovedtoAsia.Theseanimalsdevelopedintothecamelsoftoday.AnothergroupwenttoSouthAmerica.Thisgroupdevelopedintothellamainthesamefamilyasthecamel.Therearetwotypesofcamels,thedromedaryandBactrian.ThedromedaryhasonehumpanditfoundmostlyinArabiancountries.TheBactriancamelhastwohumpsandisfoundinAsiancountries.Alldromedarycamelstodayaredomesticated（驯养）.BactriancamelscanstillbefoundinthewildinareasofMongoliaandchina.TheBactriancamelisshorterandheavierthanthedromedary.Also,thepadsonitsfeetarethickersothatitcanwalkincolder,rockierplacesthanthedromedary.Thecamelhasmanyinterestingcharacteristics.Forexample,unlikemostanimals,itliftsbothfeetononesideatthesametimewhenitruns.Thiscausesittorockformsidetosidewhenitruns.Anotherunusualcharacteristicisthecamel'sabilitytoeatalmostanythingifitbecomehungryenough.Itmighteveneatpartofatentorabasketifitcannotfindthegrassitprefers.Camelsarethebestpackanimalsintheworld.Theycancarrythingsas600pounds25milesaday.Theycanalsogowithoutwaterforaslongastwoweeksinthewinter.Youmightthinkacamelstoressomefoodandwaterinitshumporhumps.Thisiswhathumanbeingsthoughtformanyyears,butitisnottrue.Acamel’shumpismadeoffatandmuscle.Ifacamelhastogowithoutfoodforseveraldays,itcanusethefatinitshumpforenergy.Thecamelkeepswaterinittissuesandcells（组织细胞）.itsbodydoesnotusethewatertocooloffthewaythehumanbodydoes.Thatiswhyacamel’sbodytemperaturecanchange,byasmuchas11℃.ThedromedaryandtheBactriancamelshavealotofdifferencesEXCEPT.theplacestheyliveinB.thethingstheyeatC.thenumberofhumpsD.theappearancetheylook28.Whydoesacamelrockfromsidetosidewhenitruns?A.Becauseitliftsbothfeetononesideatthesametime.Becauseitcarriesmanyheavythingseveryday.Becauseithastoomanythingsstoredinitshumps.Becauseitspadsonitsfeetareverythickandshort.Theunderlinedword“that”inParagraph5refersto.acamelstoressomefoodandwaterinitshumpsacamel’shumpismadeoffatandmuscleacamelcanusethefatinitshumpforenergyacameldoesn’tusethewatertocooloffitsbody30.Thepurposeofthispassageismainlyto.A.talkabouttheimportanceofcamelsB.advisepeopletocomeandplaywithcamelsC.tellsomefactsaboutcamelstopeopleD.teachpeoplehowtoraisecamelsathome第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）下面文章有五处（第31-35题）需要添加小标题，请从以下选项（ABCDE和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题，选项中有一项是多余选项。ThestoryofthemagazineWhenyoulookatthedifferentkindsofcolorfulmagazinesintheshops（andonline）today,it’seasytothinkthattheyareamodernidea.However,magazineshavebeenaroundsincethe18thcenturyandtheyhavebeenanimportantpartofpeople’sdailylivesforhundredsofyears.OneoftheearliestmagazineswastheGentleman’sMagazinewhichwasstartedinLondonin1731byamancalledEdwardCave.Hewasthefirstpersontousetheword“magazine”aboutaregularpublication.ThewordcomesfromtheArabicmakhzanorstorehouse.Hisideawasthathismagazinewasastorehouse,orplacethatyoucouldkeepinformationaboutmanydifferentthings.Magazinesbecamemorepopularinthe19thcentury.Theygavepeopletipstohelpthemwiththeirdailylives,andtheyoftenhadserialized（系列的）storieswhichgavethereadersanewepisodeeveryweek.Eachpartfinishedataveryexcitingpointinthestory.FamouswriterssuchasCharlesDickensandSirArthurConanDoylecreatedserializednovelsformagazines.OneveryimportantserializednovelwasHardTimesbyDickens.Itcameoutin20weeklypartsbetween1Apriland12August1854inthemagazineHouseholdWords.Thismagazinewasverygoodvalueanditwasacheapwayforreaderstobyaversionofanovel.SoapoperasonTVtodayareoftensimilartotheserializednovels.ThereoldstorieshaveoftenbeenmadeintomodernfilmsorTVseriesandtheyarestillpopularwithmodernaudiencesbecausetheyaresoexciting.WeeklystoriesbyimportantwritersMagazinesarenotanewthingTheearliestmagazineforwomenWhythesemagazinesarestillpopulartodayHowpeoplecouldreadexpensivenovelsAnearlyexampleofamagazine第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空Theheavyrainwassuddenonacoldnightovertenyearsago.Mybussuddenlystoppedatastation36therain.Withtwokilometersstilltogo,Iwasrunningoutoftimeto37myfour-year-olddaughterfromherchildcarecenter.Iwalkedthroughthewaterinthepouringrainand38arrivedattheplace,reallywet.ButIwasgladtobeonlyafewminuteslate.NowIcouldfacethenext39.Ihadnowayofgettinghome.Itwasaround6p.m.andtherewerenobusesandIcouldn’t40ataxi.Homewastoofartowalkintherain.Westoodoutsidethecenter41attherainpouringdown,showingnosignofstopping.Inoticedanotherparentstopthe42andrushinsidetocollecthischildtenminuteslater.Ididnot43himandmythoughtturnedbacktomyterriblesituation.“Howfarareyougo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