甘肃省天水市一中2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（含解析）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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWant a wonderful travel in London? Dont miss the following!Cartoon MuseumThis highly entertaining London tourist attraction covers the history and development of British cartoons from the 18th century to the present day. You can find a detailed collection of all types of cartoons in this museum including caricatures (讽刺漫画) and rare examples of cartoon art: its an ideal place to entertain kids of all ages as well as a serious collection for animation enthusiasts.There are over nine hundred pieces on exhibit and the museum regularly holds events where both children and adults can participate. Booking for these events is recommended due to the popularity year round of this London Museum.Telephone: 020 7580 8155Chislehurst CavesChislehurst in London is home to chalk caves that were mined by hand for over 8,000 years. A tour of these caves is an exciting way to see how British people have impacted on their environment over thousands of years.Telephone: 020 8467 3264The Old Operating Theatre MuseumThe Old Operating Theatre Museum is one London museum offering a fascinating insight into the medical profession of the past. This 300-year old herb garret (阁楼) is Britains only surviving operating theatre, with a wooden operating table and an observation stand, from which visitors can witness surgery performed.Telephone: 020 7188 2679Curzon Mayfair Cinema MuseumRecently voted one of Londons best cinemas by Time Out readers, the Curzon Mayfair cinema is everything you would expect from this particular part of town: luxurious (奢华的) and tasteful. Showing mostly art-house and independent films, the Curzon Mayfair is unique in the world of London cinema for its role in screening these films for industry and press.Telephone: 033 3321 01041. What can we learn from the Cartoon Museum?A. It is designed only for kids.B. It is the oldest cartoon museum in Britain.C. Visitors can take part in the activities held in it.D. One must book the museum in advance to visit it.2. Which will you call up if youd like to know surgery of the past?A. 020 7580 8155.B. 020 7188 2679.C. 033 3321 0104.D. 020 8467 3264.3. Which of the following may attract a nature lover?A. Chislehurst Caves.B. Cartoon Museum.C. Curzon Mayfair Cinema Museum.D. The Old Operating Theatre Museum.【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A【解析】本文是一则广告。文章介绍想在伦敦旅行愉快的游客不能错过的地方。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据Cartoon Museum中-the museum regularly holds events where both children and adults can participate.“博物馆定期举办儿童和成人都能参加的活动。”可知，我们能从卡通博物馆了解到游客可以参加在里面举行的活动。故选C。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据The Old Operating Theatre Museum中-from which visitors can witness surgery performed.可知，如果你想知道过去的外科手术，你会打020 7188 2679电话。故选B。【3题详解】推理判断题。根据Chislehurst Caves中A tour of these caves is an exciting way to see how British people have impacted on their invironment over thousands of years.“参观这些洞穴是一种令人兴奋的方式，可以看到几千年来英国人是如何影响他们的环境的。”由此推知，Chislehurst Caves可能会吸引自然爱好者。故选A。BIm sitting in my kitchen in London, trying to figure out a text message from my brother. He lives in our home country of Germany. We speak German to each other, a language thats rich in strange words, but Ive never heard this one before: fremdschmen.The experience gets me to consider: can we lose our mother language? Most immigrants (移民)know what its like to be not as good at their mother language as before. The process seems obvious: the longer you are away, the more your language suffers. But its not quite so straightforward. It turns out that how long youve been away doesnt always matter. Socializing with other native speakers abroad can worsen your own native skills. And emotional factors like trauma(精神创伤) can be the biggest factor of all.In children, the phenomenon of language attrition (语言磨蚀)is somewhat easier to explain since their brains are generally more flexible and adaptable. Until the age of about 12, a persons language skills are relatively easy to change. Studies on international adopters have found that even nine-year-olds can almost completely forget their first language when they are removed from their country of birth.But in adults, the first language is unlikely to disappear entirely except in extreme circumstances. For example, Monika Schmid analyzed the German of elderly German-Jewish wartime refugees(难民) in the UK and the US. The main factor that influenced their language skills wasnt how long they had been abroad or how old they were when they left. It was how much trauma they had experienced as victims. Those who left Germany in the early days of Nazi occupation, before the worst violence, tended to speak better German despite having been abroad the longest. Those who left later, tended to speak German with difficulty or not at all.“It seemed very clearly a result of this trauma”, says Schmid. “Even though German was the language of chi