1、绝密启用前2018年下半年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英 语 姓名_ 准考证号_ 本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。全卷共12页，选择题部分1至9页，非选择题部分10至12页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考生注意： 1. 答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试题卷和答题纸规定的位置上。 2. 答题时，请按照答题纸上“注意事项”的要求，在答题纸相应的位置上规范作答在本试题卷上的作答一律无效。选择题部分第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。第一节 (共5小题；每小题1
2、.5分，满分75分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 9.15.B. 9.18.C.9.15.答案是C1. What does the woman want to do?A. Watch TV.B. Go for a walk.C. Access the Internet.2. Why would the woman like to have a Chinese name?A. She
3、 is taking a Chinese class.B. She will be working in China.C. She has made some Chinese friends.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A travel plan.B. An exam result.C. A sports game.4. What has the man been doing?A. Writing something.B. Repairing his pen. C. Shopping.5. What does John suggest t
4、he woman do?A. Meet his friend.B. Ask Harry for help.C. Go to the airport with him.第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where are the speakers?A. In a bank.B. In a hotel.C.
5、In a restaurant.7. How much does the man need to pay?A. $68.B. $136.C. $204.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Whose birthday is it?A. SarahsB. Michaels.C. Rebeccas.9. When will the birthday party begin?A. At 6:15.B. At 6:30.C. At 7:00.10. What does the man want to know?A. What to buy.B. Who to call. C. Where to pa
6、rk.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why was Julia absent from the class?A. She was ill.B. She got up late.C. She went to a party.12. What has Robert got for Julia?A. Textbooks.B. Oil paintings.C. Lecture notes.13. Where will the speakers meet on Saturday?A. At Roberts home.B. At a bar.C At a shop.听第9段材料，回答第14至1
7、7题。14. What is the woman doing?A. Attending a seminar.B. Giving some advice. C. Doing an interview.15. How often does the man travel by bus?A. Twice a day.B. Every other day.C. Once a week.16. How does the man feel about the bus service?A. Its good.B. Its fair.C. Its poor.17. What improvement should
8、 the bus company make?A. Buses should be more punctual.B. Drivers should be more polite.C. Seats should be more comfortable.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Who is Pierre?A. A doctor from Senegal。B. A university researcher.C. A United Nations official.19. What does Pierre mainly talk about?A. Food supplies in
9、the world.B. The role that the UN plays.C. The purpose of his study.20. What is the expected outcome of Pierres work?A. A new medicine.B. A new type of rice.C. A new farming method.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题25分，满分25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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AThe most welcome sight on a c
10、old, wet winter night in London is the familiar shape of a London taxi cab approaching with its yellow for hire sign shining brightly. That shows it is ready to pick you up. Travelling by taxi in London is not just a way of going from one place to another. It is an experience to be enjoyed and remem
11、bered. The main reason for this is the drivers, who are called cabbies. Many of them are true Cockneys. This means they were born in the heart of London and speak their own special dialect (方言)of English. All of them know every street and famous building in the city, and all of them love to talk. A
12、simple twenty- minute journey across town can become very interesting. You may have a discussion about the government and its leaders or a friendly talk about the drivers Aunty Nellie! One thing is for sure, it will never be boring. Cabbies know all the latest news about film stars, the Royal Family
13、, government leaders, and popular singers or actors and actresses. They also know the best places to eat, shop and relax. And they can take you straight to any large hotel, department store, theatre or museum. They know the shortest way possible without even looking at a map, because everyone who wa
14、nts to become a taxi driver must pass a very difficult examination in order to get a license to drive a taxi. The exam is called “The Knowledge.” It is a written test, and in it drivers are asked the shortest way from one place to another. They must take into account the time of day - in rush hour,
15、a longer route(路线) may be quicker - and describe the best way. Moreover, they must never forget the one-way streets!21. From what can we tell that someone is a Cockney?A. Their interest.B. Their manners.C. Their speech.D. Their appearance.22. What does the author suggest by mentioning Aunty Nellie i
16、n paragraph 2?A. Passengers are full of curiosity.B. Cabbies topics are wide-ranging.C. Aunty Nellie is popular in London.D. Londoners are friendly to each other.23. What is the purpose of The Knowledge?A. To qualify one to drive a taxi.B. To assess ones driving skills.C. To test drivers ability to
17、write.D. To check taxi drivers memory.B This month millions of American kids can forget about classroom bells and set off for grandparents homes, sleep-away camps and lifeguard stands. But summer vacation hasnt always been a birthright of U.S. schoolchildren. Before the Civil War, schools operated o
18、n one of two calendars(日历), neither of which included a summer vacation. Rural(农村的) schooling was divided into summer and winter terms, leaving kids free to help with the farm work in the spring planting and fall harvest seasons. Urban students, meanwhile, regularly had as many as 48 weeks of study
19、a year, with one break per quarter. In the 1840s, however, educational reformers like Horace Mann moved to combine the two calendars out of concern that rural schooling was not enough and that overusing of young minds could lead to nervous disorders. Summer appeared as the obvious time for a break:
20、it offered a rest for teachers, fit in the farming calendar and reduced doctors concern that packing students into hot classrooms would promote the spread of disease. But peoples opinion about the modem U.S. school year, which averages 180 days, is still divided. Some experts say its pleasant but la
21、zy summer break, which took hold in the early 20th century, is one of the reasons math skills and graduation rates of U.S. high schoolers ranked well below average in two international education reports published in 2007. Others insist that with children under increasing pressure to devote their dow
22、ntime to internships(实习)or study, theres still room for an institution that protects the lazy days of childhood.24. What did the rural school calendar before the Civil War allow children to do?A. Enjoy a summer vacation.B. Take a break each quarter.C. Have 48 weeks of study a year.D Assist their par
23、ents with farm work.25. What did the educational reformers do in the 1840s?A. They introduced summer vacation.B. They shortened rural school termsC. They promoted the study of farming.D. They advocated higher pay for teachers.26. Why are some people unhappy about the modem U.S. school year?A. It pus
24、hes the teachers too hard.B. It reduces the quality of education.C. It ignores science instruction.D. It includes no time for internships.C I start every summer with the best of intentions: to attack one big book from the past, a classic that I was supposed to have read when young and ambitious. Oft
25、en the pairings of books and settings have been purely accidental: Moby Dick on a three-day cross-country train trip: The Magic Mountain in a New England beachside cottage with no locks on the doors, no telephones or televisions in the rooms, and little to do beyond row on the salt pond. Attempting
26、The Man Without Qualities on a return to Hawaii, my native state, however, was less fruitful: I made it through one and a quarter volumes (册), then decided that Id got the point and went swimming instead. But this summer I find myself at a loss. Im not quite interested in Balzac, say, or Tristram Sh
27、andy.” Theres always War and Peace”, which Ive covered some distance several times, only to get bogged down in the War part, set it aside for a while, and realize that I have to start over from the beginning again, having forgotten everyones name and social rank. How appealing to simply fall back on
28、 a favorite - once more into The Waves or “Justine, which feels almost like cheating, too exciting and too much fun to, properly belong in serious literature. And then theres Stendhals The Red and the Black, which happens to be the name of my favorite cocktail (鸡尾酒)of the summer, created by Michael
29、Cecconi at Savoy and Back Forty. It is easy to drink, and knocking back three or four seems like such a delightful idea. Cecconis theory: “I take whatevers fresh at the greenmarket and tum it into liquid. The result is a pure shot of afternoon in the park, making one feel cheerful and peaceful all a
30、t once, lying on uncut grass with eyes shut, sun beating through the lids27. What can we infer about the author from the first paragraph?A. He has a cottage in New England.B. He shows talents for literature.C. He enjoys reading when traveling.D. He admires a lot of great writers.28. What do the unde
31、rlined words get bogged down in paragraph 2 mean?A. Get confused.B. Be carried away.C. Be interrupted.D. Make no progress.29. Why does the author say reading his favorite books feels like cheating?A. He finishes them quickly.B. He should read something serious.C. He barely understands them.D. He has
32、 read them many times before.30. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. The Books of Summer.B. My Summer Holidays.C. To Read or Not to Read.D. Its Never Too Late to read.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Some people are so rude. Who sends an e-mail or a text messa
33、ge that just says Thank you? Who leaves a voice mail message rather than texts you? Who asks for a fact easily found on the Internet? 31 Maybe Im the rude one for not appreciating lifes little courtesies (礼节). But many social norms(规范)just don t make sense to people drowning in digital communication
34、. Take the thank-you note. Daniel Post Senning, a coauthor of Emily Post s Etiquette asked, At what point does showing appreciation outweigh the cost? 32 Think of how long it takes to listen to one of those messages. In texts, you dont have to declare who you are or even say hello. E-mail, too, is s
35、lower than a text. The worst are those who leave a voice mail and then send an e-mail message to tell you they left a voice mail. This isnt the first time technology has changed our manners. 33 Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, suggested that people say, Ahoy! Finally, hello won out, and the vict
36、ory sped up the greetings use in face-to-face communications. In the age of the smart phone, there is no reason to ask once-acceptable questions about the weather forecast, a businesss phone number, or directions to a house, a restaurant, or an office, which can be easily found on a digital map. 34
37、And when you answer, they respond with a thank-you e-mail. How to handle these differing standards? Easy: Consider your audience. Some people, especially older ones, appreciate a thank-you message. 35 In traditional societies, the young learn from the old. But in modern societies, the old can also l
38、earn from the young. Heres hoping that politeness never goes out of fashion but that time-wasting forms of communication doA. Then there is voice mail.B. Others, like me, want no reply.C. But people still ask these things.D. Don t these people realize that theyre wasting your time?E. Wont new techno
39、logy bring about changes in our daily life?E. Face-to-face communication makes comprehension much easier.G. When the telephone was invented, people didnt know how to greet a caller.第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 I had a student t
40、oday who got his finger stuck inside a test tube in science class. It was really quite stuck. This young mans finger 36 to get whiter and whiter right before my eyes. Remaining 37 , I suggested he carefully rotate(转动)the tube. It wouldnt move a bit. He 38 soap and cold water. Still stuck. Meanwhile
41、39 was breaking out in the class. Finally, I _40 the young man to our secretary, who was a miracle(奇迹) worker 41 three kids of her own. With her in charge, I was 42 all would be OK. To get the students back in order, I 43 my own story of getting my 44 stuck between the rails of a balcony. Same kind
42、of curiosity, I remembered 45 then how far I could thrust(塞) my knee between the rails. Inch by inch, I kept 46 and before I knew it, my knee was stuck and 47 before my eyes and in front of lots of 48 at a popular Las Vegas hotel! Hearing my story, many students followed with their own 49 of heads,
43、arms, fingers stuck in places they shouldnt 50 . A few minutes later, the young man came back, test tube unbroken and finger 51 to a lovely shade of pink. I just couldnt 52 this kid. Hes only twelve. I too got my knee unstuck, but not without great 53 . The excuse for me, however, was not 54 but pla
44、in stupidity. I was 55 fifty years old when this happened.36. A. usedB. neededC. happenedD. continued37. A. calmB. silentC. cheerfulD. active38. A. lostB. fetchedC. triedD. accepted39. A. fireB. chaosC. violenceD. argument40. A. describedB. carriedC. introducedD. sent41. A. raisingB. observingC. sav
45、ingD. teaching42. A. happyB. doubtfulC. surprisedD. confident43. A. sharedB. wroteC. readD. heard44. A. headB. kneeC. armD. foot45. A. calculatingB. explainingC. wonderingD. reporting46. A pushingB. climbingC. walkingD. kicking47. A. shakingB. liftingC. restingD. swelling48. A. doctorsB. strangersC.
46、 managersD. students49. A. findingsB. conclusionsC. storiesD. news50. A. beB. existC. stayD. stop51. A. pointingB. returningC. belongingD. growing52. A. get along with B. get rid ofC. get used toD. get mad at53. A. encouragement B. disappointment C. embarrassment D. achievement54. A. ambitionB. yout
47、hC. braveryD. experiment55. A. in the endB. in totalC. after allD. at any rate非选择题部分注意：将答案写在答题纸上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。The Caffeine Catch Caffeine, a chemical typically found in coffee, has caused a lot of concern because it is one of the few drugs that show up regularly in our foo
