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高三英语高考模拟试题（2）
主旨大意：介绍了四个国家对养宠物的喜好。
A
宪法规定The local dog park might be getting busier and cat cafés might be opening in every neighborhood（社区，邻近的地区）, but do you know which traditional pet is the most popular around the world?
United States
The United States is home to （...的产地/聚集地）the highest number of domestic (驯养的;国内的) dogs, cats, and fish, and Americans are more likely to treat their friends like humans. U.S. pet owners spend $50 billion a year on their animal companions（伙伴，同伴）, and 36% of dog owners have ud some of that money to buy their pet a birthday prent（buy sb sth）.
Russia
T2→ According to Russian tradition, keeping a cat as a pet is good fortunate（幸运的，吉利的。n啤酒鱼.fortune adv.fortunately）, so it's no surpri the cat is Russia's most popular pet. In 2016, 57% of Russian houholds（家庭，一家人；adj家庭的，家喻户晓的） contained a cat, compared to the 29% that had dogs. On March 1, Russia celebrates National Cat Day as part of celebrations for World Cat Day.
Brazil
Brazils domestic bird population was about 19 million in 2013, while dogs held top rank at just over 37 million. Brazil has the highest number of small dogs per capital city in the world. The nearly 20 million small dogs are attributed to (归因于) a rapidly-growing（迅速增长的） middle class living in small urban apartments（后置定语）.
United Kingdom
Dogs and cats rank cond and third in Britain, while fishes hold the top spot.←T3 It has been linked not only to (be linked to与..有联系 )班级名the low maintenance (维护), but also to th
e fact that many other pets like dogs or cats are not allowed in some places.（同位语从句）
1. Why are the figures mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. To explain the importance of pets.
B. To show Americans growing wealth.
C. To explain why Americans have pets.
D. To show how Americans love their animal friends.
率尔
2. Where are cats regarded as the symbol of good luck?
A. In Brazil. B. In Russia.
C. In the United States. D. In the United Kingdom.
3. What are the most popular pets in the United Kingdom?
A. Dogs. B. Cats. C. Birds. D. Fishes.
主旨大意：介绍了谷歌的一款软件可以通过用户上传的自拍照，将用户的脸与历史上著名的画作进行配对。
B
Are you more of （更大程度上，更多的是）a Botticelli or a Van Gogh?
A new feature（n./v） in the Google Arts & Culture app reveals （揭露，揭示）how a picture of your face may remble（与...相像，类似于） a historical painting.
The app went viral（走红，迅速传播开来） this weekend after urs discovered the entertaining（有趣的，娱乐的） feature that analyzes lfies （自拍照）and matches them to historical artwork.手工卡纸←T4 It pulls from Google's digital（数字的，数码的） collection of artworks from muums around the world.
The feature rolled out（=spread 传播，扩展；离开；展开；起床） to the app on iOS an
d Android last month. But urs—even some big names such as Twitter founder Jack Dory, musician Pete Wentz, and actors Felicia Day and Kumail Nanjiani—shared their results on news feeds（新闻推送）.
The app became the top downloaded iPhone app over the weekend, and landed in the top 10 on Android, according to analytics（analyze/analysis） firm App Annie.
To find your fine art doppelganger(与某人外貌相同的人), open the Google Arts & Culture app and scroll（滚动，滚屏） until you e the "Is your portrait（肖像） in a muum?" feature. Tap "get started"，and you'll be guided through the process.←T5
It's currently only available（可获得的，可找到的；有空的） in the U.S.
Google said the experimental feature us computer vision（视力，视野） technology to scan facial features and extract（提取，获得，设法得到）羊有跪乳之恩 data to match with paintings. The company said it won't u data from photos for any other purpo but to match it with images in its catalog. It only stores lfies for the time it takes to find matches, Google said.←T6
The lfie feature is similar to other apps that u matching technology to find lookalikes. Microsoft's What Dog app can identify and classify（分类，归类） dogs bad on photos uploaded to the app.
The Google Arts & Culture app is part of the Google Cultural Institute, which provides information about artists, scientists and historical figures（数字；人物；身材；塑像；图表） from 1,000 institutions（体系，机构） worldwide.
4. Why did the Google Arts & Culture app get so popular?
A. Becau some famous people ud it.
B. Becau it can match lfies to some paintings.
C. Becau it's more practical（实际的，客观存在的，切实可行的） than entertaining.
D. Becau it was the top download.
5. How can you find your fine art doppelganger?
A. By visiting Google's digital collection of artworks.
B. By analyzing your lfies.
C. By opening the app and following its guide.
D. By scrolling the screen of your smartphone.
砂煲
6. What can you infer from the 8th paragraph?
A. The feature of the app has nothing to do with data.
B. Google stores lfies as commercial（商业性的；赢利的） resources.
