1、模拟高考强化练模拟高考强化练 练模拟 .七选五 (2018 湖南岳阳高三模拟) What Is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a kind of digital currency，which means it doesnt exist as banknotes.At first， bitcoins were only made for collectors. 1 You can store it in an online “wallet”And with that wallet， you can spend bitcoin online and in the physical wor
2、ld for goods and services.More and more businesses， restaurants and universities included， accept payments in bitcoins.And， of course， bitcoin has a valuation， which you may have heard about because bitcoins price has fluctuated up and down. Whats different about bitcoin? 2 That card is connected to
3、 information about you，such as your name and billing address.You can use bitcoin the same way，but unlike with a credit card，the trades you make with the currency are completely anonymous(匿名的)They cant be used to identify you personally. 3 Is that why the WannaCry attackers picked it as a form of pay
4、ment? 4 The bitcoin currency is uniqueno authority can change the value.Its quick and easy to set up a bitcoin account.Its fastit only takes a few minutes to transfer your payments. 5 Possibly，bitcoin has certainly gained fame in the news media as a technology that can result in crime.But even thoug
5、h the identities of people in a bitcoin trade may be hidden， the public ledger has increasingly helped law trace the movement of bitcoins from place to place. AWhat makes the bitcoin currency unique? BAnother way of exchanging bitcoins is at ATMs. CSo you can use bitcoin to protect your privacy. DIt
6、s cheaptrade fees are usually zero，or less than 1 US cent. EUsually，if you pay for something on the Internet，you use a credit or debit card. FHowever，you can buy it with dollars or euros，just like you can trade any other currency. GThe bitcoin was introduced on the internet in 2008 by a software dev
7、eloper called Satoshi Nakamoto. 语篇解读 本文介绍了什么是比特币以及它的独一无二之处。 1答案 F 解析 根据下文的“You can store it in an online wallet”可推知：上文会说：然而，你 可以用美元或是欧元买它，就像你用其他的货币进行交易一样，故选 F。 2答案 E 解析 下一句提到那张卡片关联着你的信息，比如你的名字和账单地址。E 项指出网上支付 时， 你通常会使用信用卡或是借记卡， E 项中的 card 与下一句中的 That card 相呼应。 故选 E。 3答案 C 解析 根据上文的“You can use bitcoin
8、 the same way，but unlike with a credit card，the trades you make with the currency are completely anonymous(匿名的)They cant be used to identify you personally.”可知，这里提到了比特币匿名交易的问题，所以下文会说：所以，你可以使 用比特币保护你的个人隐私。故选 C。 4答案 A 解析 通读下文可知，这里详细介绍了比特币独一无二的地方，所以这一段的标题是什么使 得比特币独一无二，故选 A。 5答案 D 解析 本段讲了比特币独一无二的地方。空前的“
9、Its fastit only takes a few minutes to transfer your payments.”介绍了之所以独一无二的特点之一， 故此处说的是特点之二， 故选 D。 过高考 .完形填空 (2017 浙江) Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq.Her library used to be a 6 place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge.They 7 various matters all over the world.When the war was nea
10、r，Alia was 8 that the fires of war would destroy the books，which are more 9 to her than mountains of gold.The books are in every languagenew books，ancient books， 10 a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old. She had asked the government for 11 to move the books to a 12 place，but
11、they refused.So Alia took matters into her own hands. 13 ，she brought books home every night， 14 her car late after work.Her friends came to 15 her when the war broke out.Anis who owned a restaurant 16 to hide some books.All through the 17 ，Alia，Anis，his brothers and neighbours took the books from t
12、he library， 18 them over the seven-foot wall and 19 them in the restaurant.The books stayed hidden as the war 20 .Then nine days later，a fire burned the 21 to the ground. One day，the bombing stopped and the 22 left.But the war was not over yet.Alia knew that if the books were to be safe，they must be
13、 23 again while the city was 24 .So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs(郊区)Now Alia waited for the war to end and 25 peace and a new library. 语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。 文章主要讲述了伊拉克的一位图书管理员艾丽娅 贝克在战争 中为了保护图书馆里的珍贵图书所付出的巨大努力。 6A.meeting Bworking Cpersonal Dreligious 答案 A
14、解析 根据下文可知，她所在的图书馆曾经是一个聚集所有热爱图书并喜欢分享知识的人的 地方。meeting place 聚集的地方，会场。working 工作的；personal 个人的；religious 宗教的。 7A.raised Bhandled Creported Ddiscussed 答案 D 解析 他们在这个图书馆里讨论(discuss)世界各地发生的各种事情。 raise 升起， 提出， 抚养； handle 处理，应付；report 报道。 8A.worried Bangry Cdoubtful Dcurious 答案 A 解析 根据下文(第二段)可知，艾丽娅 贝克为了保护书籍付
15、出了巨大的努力，因为她担心(be worried)战火会毁了这些书。angry 生气的；doubtful 怀疑的；curious 好奇的。 9A.practical Bprecious Creliable Dexpensive 答案 B 解析 由空格后的“than mountains of gold”可以看出，在艾丽娅看来，这些书比金山还要宝 贵(precious)。practical 切合实际的，实用的；reliable 可靠的；expensive 昂贵的。 10A.then Bstill Ceven Drather 答案 C 解析 由上下文可知，艾丽娅所在图书馆的书有新的、也有年代久远的，
16、甚至(even)还有一 本七百年前的有关伊拉克历史的书。上下文语意为递进关系，故用 even。then 那么；still 仍 旧；rather 相当，有点儿。 11A.permission Bconfirmation Cexplanation Dinformation 答案 A 解析 ask for permission 请求许可。她向政府请求许可(permission)把书搬到一个安全的地方。 confirmation 确认，证实；explanation 解释；information 信息。 12A.large Bpublic Cdistant Dsafe 答案 D 解析 由于担心书会被战火
17、烧毁，艾丽娅希望把书搬到一个安全的(safe)地方。large 大的； public 公共的；distant 遥远的。 13A.Fortunately BSurprisingly CSeriously DSecretly 答案 D 解析 艾丽娅的请求遭到了拒绝，所以她只好每天晚上秘密地(secretly)把书带回家。 fortunately 幸运地；surprisingly 惊人地，出人意料地；seriously 严肃地，认真地。 14A.starting Bparking Cfilling Dtesting 答案 C 解析 她每天晚上带书回家， 下班后把书装满(fill)车。 start 发
18、动(车辆)； park 停车； test 测试。 15A.stop Bhelp Cwarn Drescue 答案 B 解析 当战争爆发的时候，她的朋友来帮助(help)她。stop 阻止；warn 警告；rescue 拯救。 16A.intended Bpretended Chappened Dagreed 答案 D 解析 根据空格后的“hide some books”以及下文的“in the restaurant”可知，安尼斯同意 (agree)在他的饭店里藏一些书。 agree to do sth.答应做某事。 intend 打算， 想要； pretend 假装； happen 发生，碰巧
19、。 17A.war Bnight Cbuilding Dway 答案 B 解析 由上文的 every night 可知，他们整个晚上(night)都在从图书馆往外搬书。war 战争； building 建筑物；way 道路，方法。 18A.put Bopened Cpassed Dthrew 答案 C 解析 他们越过七英尺高的墙把书传递(pass)出来。put 放置；open 打开；throw 扔。 19A.hid Bexchanged Cburnt Ddistributed 答案 A 解析 由上文的“to hide some books”和下文的“The books stayed hidde
20、n”可知，大家把书 藏在(hide)饭店里。exchange 交流，交换；burn 焚烧；distribute 分配，分发。 20A.approached Berupted Ccontinued Dended 答案 C 解析 由最后一段的“But the war was not over yet.”可知，当战争在持续(continue)时，书一 直被藏着。approach 接近，靠近；erupt 喷发；end 结束。 21A.restaurant Blibrary Ccity Dwall 答案 B 解析 由最后一段可知，藏在饭店的书尚未遭到破坏，故烧毁的应该是图书馆(library)。 22A
21、.neighbours Bsoldiers Cfriends Dcustomers 答案 B 解析 一天，轰炸停止了，士兵(soldier)撤离了，但战争仍未结束。neighbour 邻居；friend 朋 友；customer 顾客。 23A.sold Bread Csaved Dmoved 答案 D 解析 根据空格后的 again 以及艾丽娅租用卡车把书运到郊区的朋友家里的做法可知，艾丽 娅认为，要保证这些书的安全，就必须再次搬移(move)它们。sell 卖；read 阅读；save 拯救。 24A.occupied Bbombed Cquiet Dbusy 答案 C 解析 上文提到轰炸停止了，士兵也撤离了，故城市相对安静(quiet)很多。occupied 被占领 的；bombed 遭到轰炸的；busy 繁忙的。 25A.dreamed of Bbelieved in Ccared about Dlooked for 答案 A 解析 根据上文可知，艾丽娅希望战争能够结束，梦想(dream of)和平，并想拥有一座新的图 书馆。believe in 信任，相信；care about 关心，在乎；look for 寻找。