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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.16.TheinformationinthefirstparagraphshowstheideathattheInternet_________.A.isavailablemainlyintheUnitedStatesB.hasawiderusetodaythanitdidinthepastC.IsseldomusedbypeopleinothercountriesD.isusedmainlybygovernmentscientiststoday17.Formthethirdparagraph,wecanknowthatscientistsuseWebCrawlersto___________.A.cleanthewebB.catchthespidersC.findtheInternetD.counttheusers18.Accordingtothechart,whichoneofthestatementsisTURE?A.Thereweremuchfewerpeoplewhousedinternetin2000.B.Thereweremorethan500millionInternetusersin2000.C.ThenumberofInternetusersbecamelessfrom2000to2008.D.UseoftheInternetgrowsslowlybetween2000and2005.19.Theunderlinedword“Boom”inthetitlemeans_________.A.aloudnoiseB.agovernmentjobC.arapidincreaseD.acomputerprogramB20.ThemainpurposeofTheExperienceofalifetimeisto_________.A.letyouknowaboutatouristactivityB.describewhatitisliketoswimwithdolphinsC.teachhowtoswimwithdolphinsD.shareastoryabouthowdolphinsaretrained21.WhichoneisNOTincludedinthepricesshowninthechart?A.English/ChinesetrainersB.PhotosofyourexperienceC.BusesformyourhotelD.Towels22.Whatinformationcanyoulearnfromtheasterisk(＊)?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.itwassomethinghehadneverexperiencedTheExperienceOfaLifetime!SwimwiththedolphinsinourparkExperienceandknowledgeabletrainersRelaxingandgreatactivitieswithdolphinsActivitieseveryhalf-hourfrom8:30a.m.to5:30p.m.yearroundFreebusesfromyourhoteltotheparkActivitiesTimePriceDolphinSwim30minutes$115＊DolphinSwim＆Feed1hour$169＊Lockers,towelsandEnglish/Chinesetrainersareincluded.Pay$20moreforphotos/DVDsifyoulike＊Makeyouractivityonlineandget10%off.①Hisfamilymembershelpedhimtocollectshoesinmanyways.②Christiancouldn’tansweronequestionwhenpreparingfortheSAT.③TheideaaboutwhattodoandhowtodoitcametoChristian.④Christiangotatourtothedowntownandwasshockedbywhathesaw.A.③①②④B.③②④①C.②①③④D.②③④①25.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatChristianisa(n)________teenager.A.braveB.politeC.kindD.honest26.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.GivingshoestopoormakesadifferenceB.PreparingfortheexamisdifficultC.EnjoyingatourtothedowntownmayhelpD.MakingshoesforeveryoneishelpfulDThecamelisoneofthestrangestandoldestanimalslivingtoday.Scientistsbelievethatmillionsofyearsago,ancestorsofcamelslivedinNorthAmerica.Therewasabridg