2016日照一模英语试题及答案(2)

C．A Person Poem． D．A One-of-a-Kind T-Shirt．
22．In how many gifts may the digital camera be used?
A．1．    B．2．    C．3．     D．4．
23．Which of the following best describes the gifts mentioned in the passage?
A．Impressive but fragile．     B．Creative but ugly．
C．Meaningful but expensive． D．Special but cheap．
B
The newest instant online celebrity is a lovely feline named Bum with permanently worried eyes，which is sweeping the Internet overnight．
His owner Courtney Morman，24，made an account on instagram．com to show Bum and raise awareness for rescue cats like him．
A week ago Couliney made the account，Worried Cat AKA Bum，but it quickly gained more than 500 followers．
After the almost two-year-old Bum was featured on the cat-lovers blog Love Meow，images of his serious and thoughtful expression began flying around the Internet．
While Bum’s eyes might look funny，there’s actually nothing wrong with them．His eyes and lids are also shaped a little funny，but other than that，he’s totally fine．“He’s been seen by a veterinarian (兽医)and nothing is wrong with him，”Courtney said．“The cat has sharp vision and that he’s all expert bug-catcher and can chase down toys．”
Bum and his mates came to the San Diego Humane Society’s Cat Nursery，where Courtney works，which is the only program that provides 24-hour care of young cats，when he was 5 months old．Courtney fell in love with Bum and decided to adopt him．
“Although he looks like the most anxious animal alive．”Courtney said，“Bum has a large and loving personality．”She added that he likes to play,with boxes and sleep on her face，but that he’s also extremely smart．“He can open drawers! And if he wants something from my purse，he will unzip it and take it．So I have to keep everything locked，”Courtney said．
Bum also has helped care for other rescue cats and he loves young cats．He’s even assisted Courtney in fostering young cats．“He even spends time with injured cats that are recovering，”she said．Courtney also has a three-legged cat named Kingman．
24．What made Bum so popular on the Internet overnight?
A．The interesting account．     B．His loving personality．
C．His worried-looking eyes． D．The care from his owner．
25．Which of the following is true about Bum?
A．He prefers sleeping in the box．     B．His followers are decreasing．
C．He has no difficulty seeing things． D．His images were ruined on the blog．
26．How did Courtney Morman get Bum?   
A．She bought him as a house pet．     B．She adopted him from a nursery．
C．She accepted him as a present． D．She got him from a veterinarian．
27．According to the passage，we may conclude that______．
A．Bum was adopted at the age of two     B．Courtney has got tired of Bum
C．Kingman is a cat with worried eyes  D．Bum is smart and full of love
C
Billboard Music Awards of the Year 2015 goes to Taylor Swift，a singer-songwriter，who has shaped and inspired the American music industry with her success．
When Taylor Swift first came to public notice，she was a 17-year-old newcomer who loved singing to her own guitar．She was far more enthusiastic than skilled，but apparently threw spark of superb talent．
Four year’s later，Swift has become a multi-awards winner，with the biggest selling albulns．For her consummate performance，Taylor Swift was named Billboard magazine’s womall in 2011．She is the youngest artist to receive honors and several Billboard Music Awards，among them Top Country Album for the five-time platinum(白金) selling Speak Now，her third album that was released that year．
“Taylol has shown the power of good songwriting with music of styles．”said Bill Werde，Billboard’s editorial director,“And at such a young age，Taylor has already made a major impact on music and has been an unbelievable role model for promising artists and young woman everywhere．”
Swift is used to breaking chart records and winning honors since her career started．She followed that up in 2008 with Fearless，which established her as a skilled songwriter with several hits，including Love Story，You Belong With Me and White Horse．
Not surprisingly，the 6-time platinum Fearless is the most awarded album in country music history in the US and her overall worldwide sales now reach 20 million albums and 40 million songs downloads．Swift has spent the past year on the Speak NOW World Tour in support of her third album，and now she’s getting ready to go further．
According to a recent interview with The New Yorker magazine，Swift has so far written about 10 songs for a 2016 album．She said the new albuna is about feelings of growing up and becoming an adult．
“They’re sad if I'm being honest．”Swift told The New Yorker．“They’re about my heartbreaks and my moving on．But more importantly，they are about achieving contentment．You’re not always going to be ridiculously happy as you grow up．”
28．As a newcomer in the show business，Taylor Swift was considered to be_______．
A．a skilled songwriter     B．an outstanding artist
C．an energetic director  D．a promising talent
29．The underlined word“consummate”in Paragraph 3 can best be replaced by______．
A．confident    B．professional    C．excellent  D．different
30.What can we learn from the passage?
A．Speak Now is Taylor Swift’s third album．
B．Fearless marked the beginning of Swift’s career．
C．Swift’s new album is about feelings of grown-ups．