2020届陕西省咸阳市英语高考模拟试题第二部分：阅读理解（共两节满分30分）第一节（共4小题，每小题6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11（6分）From the tropical paradise of United States Miami to South Chinas innovative （创新的） city Shenzhen，The Lonely Planet released a list of top 10 cities which are worth visiting in 2019 It covers a mix of wellknown and lessknown destinations Those places include second place Shenzhen， China； Novi Sad Serbia in third place； Miami， Florida in fourth place， and Kathmandu， Nepal rounding out the top five Let，s have a brief look at some of these attractive places Copenhagen Denmark With its modern design， 15 Michelinstarred restaurants and highly bikefriendly culture， it is not surprising that Denmarks capital has topped lonely planet stop 10 cities list Copenhagens street food scene is developing fast in Refshaleoen， a former industrial area with a foodand craft market， Reffen Novi Sad， Serbia While Novi sad is not as noted as the capital of Belgrade， its much more fashionable Its home to thecountrys annual EXIT! Festival， which is held each July at the 18th centuryera Petrovaradin Fortress The festival contributes to a vibrant music and arts scene and a youthful atmosphere Next year 2019s European Youth Capital will be held in Novi Sad It may be a practice run for 2021， when the city will observe the important title of European Capital of Culture Kathmandu， Nepal Three years after it was struck by a destructive earthquake， Kathmandu is welcoming visitors to a citywhich is much quieter， by design With cars banned from the historic center and motor horns： banned across the Kathmandu valley its much quieter than it used to be in the past Hall figures out It will also host the South Asian Games in 2019（1）In which city can you enjoy highly bikefriendly culture？ A Shenzhen ChinaB Kathmandu， NepalC Novi sad， SerbiaD Copenhagen， Denmark（2）In Novi Sad， Serbia you can A experience a quieter life styleB visit the food and craft market， ReffenC try delicious food in Michelinstarred restaurantsD enjoy a vibrant music and arts scene and a youthful atmosphere（3）Where does the passage most probably come from？ A A science reportB A book reviewC A magazineD A realistic novel12（8分）Solar energy for your home is coming It can help you as a single home owner It can help the whole country as well Whether or not solar energy can save your money depends on many thin things Where you live is one factor The type of home you have is another Things like insulation （隔热材料） add to energy costs， and the type of system you buy are added factors Using it can help save our precious fuel As you know， our supplies of oil and gas are very limited here is just not enough on hand to meet all our future energy needs And when Mother Nature says thats all The only way we can delay hearing those words is by starting to save energy now and by by using other sources， like the sun We wont have to worry about the sun running out of energy for another several billion years or so Besides being an endless source of energy， the use of the sun has other advantages as well The sun doesnt offer as many problems as other energy sources For example， fossil fuel plants add to already high pollution levels With solar energy， we will still need sources of energy， but we wont need as much That means we can cut down on our pollution problems With all these good points， why dont we use more solar power？ There are many reasons for this The biggest reason is money Decades ago， it was just not practical for a home owner to put in a solar unit There were cheaper sources of energy All that is changing now Solar costs are starting to equal the costs of oil and electricity Experts say that gas， oil and electricity prices will continue to rise The demand for electricity is increasing rapidly But new power plants will use more gas， oil or coal Already in some places the supply of electricity being rationed （定量配给） Solar energy is now in its infancy It could soon grow to become a major part of our nations energy supply（1）What does the underlined word it in paragraph 2 refer to？ A Solar energyB CoalC Natural gasD Oil（2）What is the biggest reason for solar energy not being widely used in the past？ A Location of housesB Peoples attitudeC The limit of technologyD The cost of facilities（3）The text suggests that in the future solar energy will A run out shortly afterwardsB become a major energy supplyC pollute the environmentD completely replace other energy（4）Which is main idea of the passage？ A The future of solar energyB The history of solar energyC A brief introduction to solar energyD The barriers of solar energy13（8分）Traditional Chinese Medicine （TCM） has been greatly contributing to t