2015届高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习：阅读理解（19）
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Western New Bridge Library Announcement
Shortened Library Hours for Spring Break Library Hours have been shortened to 7 hours a day(9∶00 a.m.-4∶00 p.m.) for Spring Break from March 24 to March 30. Coming Events ·On Monday,March 24,at 10∶30 a.m.,Scott Sutton,a children’s writer,will tell stories to kids over seven.Sutton’s attractive style will surely inspire everyone present! ·At 1∶00 p.m. on March 26,the Georgetown Musicians will present an Irish Folk Concert,which will be entertaining for the entire family.Come for the music and stay to check out some relevant books for the rest of the week! ·On Thursday,March 27,at 2∶00 p.m.,the annual Children’s Gathering will take place in Room 201,the second floor.Pick up an invitation in the Children’s Room and return your RSVP(回复) to reserve your seat at the table by 3∶00 p.m.on Tuesday,March 25.Only children are allowed in the Gathering. ·At 10∶30 a.m. on Friday,March 28,Enzo Monfre of the hit kids’science show,ENZOology,will bring Fossils Live!Surely Enzo will take the audience back in time,deep beneath the surface of the earth,to uncover the mysteries of killer dinosaurs,and more.Enzo recently appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show—come and see him at the library! Please note:In case of emergency,please call the Help Desk at 926-3736 and follow the procedures outlined on the voice message.The call-down service is staffed 24 hours a day,7 days a week for emergencies.The Help Desk supplies service to you all the year round!For questions about all these,please contact hld@wnbl.org. Come for the great fun;Stay for the relevant books! 56.To attend the annual Children’s Gathering,one has to .
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A.buy a ticket B.apply in advance C.make a reservation
D.contact the call-down service
57.According to the passage,Enzo Monfre will . A.show the children around a zoo B.tell stories to children over seven C.be present at the science show in person D.lead the children to the Ellen DeGeneres Show
58.The Help Desk in this library supplies service . A.only during the daytime B.in case of emergency
C.till the end of the Spring Break D.after 22∶00 p.m. every day
59.We can learn from the passage that children can . A.attend all the activities with their parents B.borrow some relevant books for the activities
C.participate in the activities from 8∶00 a.m. to 4∶00 p.m. D.choose only one of the activities according to their interest
B
【2014届襄阳市普通高中调研统一测试】
Benjamin Stassen took his own life in 2010. His parents thought their twenty-one year old son was happy. Since his suicide, they have attempted to learn why he killed himself.
Alice and Jay Stassen thought Benjamin’s Facebook account might hold clues to his suicide. But the account does not belong to them, nor did it belong to their son. Facebook owns everything in his account. That is what the company says in its user agreement.
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Jay Stassen says he found it difficult even to communicate with Facebook. A court ordered the company to let the Stassens see their son’s account. However , Facebook has yet to obey the order.
Lawyer John Boucher stays informed about digital rights and the law. But he admits that he and his wife have signed many user agreements without reading them. He says he would not know how to get information from his wife’s accounts if she dies.
JOHN BOUCHER: “I have no clue. So there is a dual problem here. One is people don’t think about it. And two, even if they did, they might find they are legally barred from doing it. I personally think what’s going to happen over time is there are going to be model laws drafted to deal with all these circumstances. But they’re going to take years to be accepted by the states, you know. There’s going to be a gray area for the foreseeable future.”
Some businesses now are offering people a way to control what happens to their online information after they die. One way to do this is to place your online accounts and passwords in a digital storage area. You give the owners of the area orders about which information to destroy and which to give others when you die. Mark Plattner recently used a program called Sitesucker to download his friend’s blog. He then uploaded a copy of the blog to a new web site under his control. Mark Plattner says we should all plan our own digital legacy. He says “don’t be passive - get to work on your online after life now.” 67.In Para I, the author mentions Benjamin’s death to ____. A. make readers curious about the reason of Benjamin’s death B. appeal people to pay attention to their children’s mental health C. show the importance of having access to users’ digital accounts D. arouse the interest of people in the topic of this passage 68.According to the passage, we may safely say ____.
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A. Facebook has not put the court’s judgment into use B. Facebook possesses users’ digital accounts illegally C. John was tricked in signing the user agreements D. the only clue to Benjamin’s death is users’ accounts
69.As for the solution to this problem, what attitude does John take? A. pessimistic B. optimistic C. ambiguous
D. indifferent
70.Faced with this situation, what can users do? A. Users have no choice but to be subject to Facebook. B. Users can turn to the court to defend their legal rights. C. Users can copy and store their online accounts and passwords. D. Users can do nothing but refuse to use Facebook.
C
The report came to the British on May 21, 1941. The German battleship Bismarck,
the most powerful warship in the world, was moving out into the Atlantic Ocean. Her task: to destroy the ships carrying supplies from the United States to war-torn England.
The British had fared such a task. No warship they had could match the Bismarck in speed or in firepower. The Bismarch had eight 15-inch guns and 81 smaller guns. She could move at 30 nautical miles (海里) an hour. She was believed to be unsinkable.
However, the British had to sink her. They sent out a task force headed by their best battleship Hood to hunt down the Bismarck. On May 24 the Hood found the Bismarck.
It was a meeting that the German commander Luetjens did not want to see. His orders were to destroy the British ships that were carrying supplies, but to stay away from a fight with British warships.
The battle didn't last long. The Bismarck's first torpedo (鱼雷) hit the
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