2020年高二年年级模拟考试英语试卷3【含答案】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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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The answer is that the government needs money for many things, for example to pay its soldiers, sailors and airmen, to build roads, bridges, offices, schools, etc and to buy goods from abroad; and only the people of the country can supply the money. One of the most important taxes is income-tax which a person pays according to the amount of his income. Whether he is a businessman, a doctor, a lawyer, a shopkeeper, a miner, or anything else. This is called a “direct”tax, because it is paid in money direct to the government.Another tax is paid on goods such as watches, jewellery, new clothes, tobacco, wine, etc, when they are brought into a country, such a tax is paid as part of the price of these goods if they are later sold in shops. We call it “indirect” tax, because it is paid indirectly through the shopkeeper.People usually complain about having to pay taxes, but they forget that the money is spent on the things that they and their families need. We need policemen to catch thieves, to see that men obey the laws, to direct traffic, etc, and they must be paid what they earn; children need education and there must be schools and teachers; we want our streets to be kept clean, and the wages of men who do this kind of work have to be paid. Above all, the country must always be ready to defend itself against attacking enemies, and we cannot have an army without paying for it.Taxes, therefore, cannot be avoided. We buy our own food and clothes and pay for our own amusements, but there are several things that the State finds the money for, and that are necessary for us if our society is to continue. So we have no real cause to complain when we are asked to supply money to be spent for the good of ourselves and for our fellow-citizens.25. Indirect tax means.A. tax that one pays direct to the governmentB. tax that is paid directly to the government officialsC. tax that is paid as an extra amount added to the price of certain goodsD. tax that you get it back for education26. Which of the following is right?A. Taxes are paid to the sellers.B. Income-tax is an indirect tax.C. The tax on new clothes is paid in money direct to the government.D. The government uses the tax to pay for public services.27. People have no real reason to complain about having to pay taxes because.A. the money is spent on the things that they and their families needB. they need money to buy goods from abroadC. some shopkeepers are very richD. their children need education28. “Taxes cannot be avoided” means.A. soldiers do not have to pay taxesB. you do not have to pay tax on some goodsC. people have to pay taxes to the governmentD. all goods have to be taxedCAnvitha Vijay has built two educational apps and is working on a third. She aims to use her skills to help others.Need an app for that? Anvitha Vijay, 9 , can build it. With the help of Y ou Tube videos, the young techie from Melbourne, Australia, learned to code at age 7. Soon, she was trying her hand at making apps.“When I first got my iPad, I was fascinated by all the apps on it,” she said. “It wasn’t long before I wanted to create my own.”She built her first two apps with her younger sister in mind. Smartkins Animals helps children identify more than 100 animals and their sounds. Smartkins Rainbow Colors teaches kids colors. Each app has been downloaded thousands of times.Anvitha's skills helped her to win a scholarship to attend a big tech conference hosted by Apple in San Francisco, California. There, she got tips from the experts. She went to workshops where she learned about the latest software for app building. All that training led to an idea for a third app. This one, called GoalsHi, inspires kids to practise good habits. Users are rewarded for achieving goals, such as eating their vegetables or practising the piano. Anvitha says the rewards are like getting a sticker for a job well down. “Kids can set goals with this app and get stars when they achieve them,” she says.“The idea is to empower and motivate kids to achieve one small step a day. ”Anvitha's goal is to continue creating technology that helps kids learn while having fun. But even more important to her is that the world sees the power of technology in kids' hands. “The more training we get in tech at an early age,” she says, “the better chance we have of becoming innovation champions who will one day change the world. “29. What can we know about Anvitha?A. She began to make an app at 7.B. She first learned about apps through her iPad.C. She got the latest way of making apps in California.D. She used her scholarship to try making her third app.30. What's the function of GoalsHi?A. Helping kids identify colors.B. Helping kids recognize animals.C. Inspiring kids to achieve all goals.D. Motivating kids to form good habits31. Why does Anvitha try to make apps?A. To win her a scholarship.B. To help children have fun.C. To help kids and affect the world.D. To show off her skills of technology.DCursive handwriting ( 草书)may soon go the way of the card catalog and the film projector.Schools are moving to new curriculum standards that put more emphasis on typing skills. But not everyone is ready for the cursive alphabet to become a relic. The Idaho legislature( 立法机关) is considering a statewide cursive order.As far as state representative Linden Bateman is concerned, losing cursive would mean the dumbing down of society. That's why the Republican from Idaho Falls has introduced a bill to require cursive in elementary schools.“If we do not teach cursive handwriting, the day will come when people won't be able to read cursive handwriting,” Bateman says. “That means: Old diaries, old journals, old letters... the Declaration of Independencein its original. "Idaho is one of 45 states, including Oregon and Washington, that have adopted a new set of national math and language standards called the Common Core. They establish expectations for each grade level. Keyboarding starts in third grade. Cursive handwriting is not included.That slight has heated up a debate about the value of cursive, says Rich Christen, an educational historian at the University of Portland. Christen says, old documents aside, there aren't a lot of practical reasons any more for teaching cursive.“But I think the argument can still be made,” he says. "I think that it’s an important way for students to be involved in an aesthetic (美学的) activity every day. And that would be a way for cursive handwriting to survive.One scientist in Indiana found college students remember information better when they write it in cursive. The lawmaker pushing the requirement in Idaho says he's already received support from around the country.32. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that cursive handwriting.A. is being stressedB. is becoming popularC. may soon go out of dateD. may soon come into use33. What's Linden Bateman's attitude towards cursive handwriting?A. Negative.B. Indifferent.C. Disapproving.D. Supportive.34. In Common Core's opinion, students.A. don't need to learn keyboardingB. don't need to learn cursive handwritingC. should begin learning keyboarding in fifth gradeD. should begin learning cursive handwriting in third grade35. What would be the best title for the text?A. Lost CivilizationsB. Education Reform in the USC. Do We still Need to Learn CursiveD. Say Goodbye to Cursive Handwriting第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。