豫南九校2018—2019学年下期第二次联考
高二英语试题
（考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：120分）
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
Best Travel Apps for Vacations and Trips
Skyscanner
Flights, hotels, rental cars — Skyscanner has got you covered. The app searches for the most affordable and best options via its travel partners. Like Google Flights, you can see the cheapest dates to fly through a month-view calendar, and you can also get alarms when prices change. If you’re not sure where exactly you want to go, Skyscanner offers a category that lets you explore “Top Deals” from your nearest airport, as well as a suggested list of destinations at affordable prices.
Download now for: IOS, Android Hopper
If you’re really looking to get the cheapest possible price for a plane ticket, you need to download Hopper. Like Skyscanner, you can look at the cheapest dates to fly via a month-view calendar, but Hopper prides itself on telling you when to buy your tickets via pushing notifications (通知). The company claims it can save you up to 40 percent on your next flight and that’s all done by analyzing and tracking billions of flights. The user interface (界面) is simple, and Hopper says you can book a flight in 60 seconds or less.
Download now for, iOS. Android Airbnb
Whether legal in the city you’re visiting or not, Airbnb is a household name. The app undercuts hotels by offering far cheaper prices and a more authentic experience by staying with a local, or in his home. The app recently added a new feature called
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Trips, which offers experiences to choose from during your stay — these are suggested events you can take part in with local guides. Eventually, the app will become an all-in-one travel app that lets you plan your day, book a car and more.
Download now for: iOS, Android
1. What is the similarity between Skyscanner and Hopper? A. They can provide you alarms when prices change.
B. They can search for the most affordable and best options. C. They can inform you of the cheapest dates to fly in a month. D. They can give information of the cheapest price for a plane ticket. 2. What is the advantage of Airbnb? A. You can try a more original local life. B. You can book a flight within 60 seconds.
C. You can get a list of destinations at affordable prices. D. You can get some experiences without spending money. 3. Where does this passage probably come from? A. The Internet C. An advertisement. 【答案】1. C 2. A 3. A 【解析】
本文是一则广告。文章介绍了三款为您的度假和旅行提供优惠价格信息和方便的应用程序。 【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据Skyscanner中Like Google Flights, you can see the cheapest dates to fly through a month-view calendar, and you can also get alarms when prices change.“与谷歌航班一样，您可以通过一个月视图日历查看最便宜的飞行日期，还可以在价格变化时得到警报”和Hopper中If you’re really looking to get the cheapest possible price for a plane ticket,“如果你真的想买到尽可能便宜的机票，”可知，Skyscanner和Hopper的相似之处是“他们可以告诉你一个月内最便宜的机票日期。”故选C。 【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据Airbnb中The app undercuts hotels by offering far cheaper prices and a more authentic experience by staying with a local, or in his home.“这款应用通
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B. A newspaper. D. A smart phone store
过提供更便宜的价格和更真实的住宿体验来降低酒店的价格。”可知，Airbnb的优势是“你可以尝试更原始的当地生活。”故选A。 【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章中的Download now for: IOS, Android可知，这篇文章来自网络。故选A。
B
I have always considered fan mail my real souvenirs in life and the true benefits of being a writer.
That day I was skimming through my mail when I saw a letter from a 21-year-old prisoner named Mike. It started out by explaining how, at the age of three, he was abandoned by his parents and raised by his grandma who treated Mike like her own son and was a constant comfort when he needed her support. She continued to be loyal to him in prison, writing to him every day to tell him how much she believed in him and how she knew he would make it through this painful stage of his life. He ended his letter by saying that he didn’t think he could tell his honorary mother how much she meant to him. But he wanted to tell someone, so he told me.
I wrote back and mentioned how she deserved to hear the words that I had read in his letter. Regrettably, I never heard back from him.
A few weeks ago, I came upon the letter. I wondered whether Mike ever followed through. I contacted this woman, who had to be in her eighties by now. After she confirmed that she did have a child named Mike in prison, I told her about the letter and asked her if she’d like me to read what he had written, and she said, “Yes, please!” As I paused between paragraphs, I could hear her happy sighs. A few times she whispered, “Isn’t that wonderful?”
Before I hung up I asked her, “Would you like me to send you his letter along with my story that he read in prison?”
She said yes, and I mailed her the present a few days later. I was so proud to share my trophy with its rightful owner. After all, what sense do souvenirs make without the stories that go with them?
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4. What do we know about Mike? A. He became an orphan at age 3. B. He was deserted to a stranger. C. He grew up as a homeless child. D. He was brought up by his grandma. 5. Why did Mike write to the writer? A. To ask her the meaning of Mom.
B. To express his gratitude to his grandma. C. To describe his painful life in prison. D. To expect her to find his biological parents. 6. What advice did the writer give to Mike? A. To tell his grandma his mind. C. To take good care of his grandma. trouble.
7. What do the words “my trophy” in the last paragraph refer to? A. Mike’s letter. C. The writer’s story.
【答案】4. D 5. B 6. A 7. A 【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。作者一直在考虑粉丝们寄给他的人生纪念品，以及作为一名作家的真正好处。迈克是由他奶奶带大的，他给作者写信表达他对奶奶的感激之情，作者建议迈克告诉他奶奶他的想法。 【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中he was abandoned by his parents and raised by his grandma可知，他是由他奶奶带大的。故选D。 【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中He ended his letter by saying that he didn’t think he could tell his honorary mother how much she meant to him. But he wanted to tell someone, so he told me.“在信的结尾，他说他不认为他能说清楚他的名誉上的母亲对他有多重要。但他想告诉某个人，所以他告诉了我。”可知，迈克给作者写信表达他对奶奶的感激之情。
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B. To continue to exchange letters. D. To believe in himself even in
B. The fan mail. D. The woman’s present.
故选B。 【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段第一句I wrote back and mentioned how she deserved to hear the words that I had read in his letter.“我给他回信，提到我在他的信中读到的那些话，他的奶奶值得听到。”可知，作者建议迈克“告诉他奶奶他的想法。”故选A。 【7题详解】
词义指代题。根据最后一段中I was so proud to share my trophy with its rightful owner. After all, what sense do souvenirs make without the stories that go with them?“我很自豪能和它的合法主人分享我的奖杯。毕竟，如果没有相关的故事，纪念品还有什么意义呢?”由此推知划线词指代的意思是“这位女士给我的礼物”，故选A。
C
Many Android and iPhone owners use Google services on their mobile phones or tablets. One of the most widely used location services is Google Maps. When someone uses Google Maps, information about times and locations is recorded and stored.
Google also uses tracking tools with other services. Weather apps, for example, are designed to identify a user’s location to provide local weather information. Even some Google Internet searches can result in the collection of information about exactly where a person was when the search was made.
Google says it collects the data to improve users’ localized experiences. But such practices have also raised privacy concerns. Privacy activists have called on Google and other major technology companies to make it easier for users to turn off location services if they do not want to be tracked. In some ways, Google is clear about asking permission to use location information. For instance, Google Maps will seek approval from a user to give the app access to locations. If a user agrees to let Google collect location information over time, Google Maps will show this history in a “timeline” that shows the person’s daily movements.
Google also has a “Location History” setting. The company says any user can turn off Location History at any time. And when Location History is turned off for a user’s account, it is turned off for all equipment linked to that Google account.
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2018-2019学年河南省豫南九校高二下学期第二次联考英语试题 解析版
