英语二真题答案解析黄皮书
近年来，参加高考的学生越来越多。高考是中国教育系统中最具挑战性的考试之一，各科目的真题解析备受关注。本文将针对英语二部分的真题进行详细解析，帮助考生对答案有更深入的理解。
首先，我们来看一道阅读理解题：
Passage 1:
【2019 英语二真题】
（1）Diamonds are said to be a girl’s best friend, but they have victims far beyond the problems of breakup. According to a book in publishing now in Germany, the diamond industry is far from pure. The money produced by the South African mines has been known to help finance wars, countries in which many people have only known the terror and fear of fleeing their homes.
（2）No one knows exactly how many conflict diamonds are in circulation today, but the number is estimated to be between two and five percent. In 2000, the United Nations adopted a resolution to avoid purchasing any conflict diamonds. However, in 2018, the European Union regretted to find that it still had possible conflict diamonds by failing to check Madagascar’s record.
（3）But there is still hope. The diamond industry
started an international tracking system; it buys and sells diamonds, trying to prevent the selling of conflict diamonds. So, what are the origins of these diamonds? Some of them have unknown origins, so it is difficult to determine where they are coming from. However, miners in countries such as Zimbabwe and Congo are clearly facing dangerous working conditions and unfair wages. The pressure of the aforementioned international tracking system has encouraged the African government to implement laws to make sure that it maintains its customers, and therefore ensures that they are buying non-conflict diamonds.
（4）In conclusion, we need to be more aware when buying diamonds. We need to make sure that we are buying only non-conflict diamonds. Although the diamond industry has taken some steps toward preventing the sale of conflict diamonds,
it is still our responsibility as consumers to demand transparency and hold them accountable.
1. According to the passage, the diamond industry
____________.
A. is perfectly transparent
B. has been a major cause of wars
C. sells between two and five percent of conflict diamonds
D. fails to maintain customers
答案：C
解析：
根据文章第3段，“But there is still hope. The diamond industry started an international tracking system; it buys and sells diamonds, trying to prevent the selling of conflict diam onds.”可知，钻石行业采取了一些措施来防止冲突钻石的销售。因此，根据选择肯定这一观点的C选项。
这道题考察了考生对文章细节的理解能力。在阅读理解题中，关键在于细致入微地解析文章中的细节，并能够据此选择正确答案。确定好关键词，比如这道题目中的"diamond industry"和"conflict diamonds"，然后仔细阅读相关句子，理解其含义，最终得出正确答案C。
接下来，我们来看一道语法填空题。
【2019 英语二真题】
（1）Peter was waiting for his turn in front of the ticket counter when he sighted Jack.
（2）Glad as he was to see his old friend, he forgot about his ticket for a moment and walked toward him, shaking hands with him warmly.
（3）_________ have the ticket in his hand.
（4）"Long time no see! How have you been?" Peter greeted.
