1、12018 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英 语注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力（略）第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题:每小题 2 分,满分 30 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。AWashington, D. C Bicycle ToursCherry Bl
2、ossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.Duration:3 hoursThis small group bike tour is a fantastic way to see the world famous cherry trees with beautiful flowers of Washington，D.C. Your guide will provide a history lesson about the trees and the famous monuments where they blossom. Reserve your spot befo
3、re availability-and the cherry blossoms-disappear！Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle TourDuration: 3 hours(4 miles)Join a guided bike tour and view some of the most popular monuments in Washington, D.C. Explore the monuments and memorials on the National Mall as your guide shares unique facts and
4、2history at each stop. Guided tour includes bike, helmet, cookies and bottled water.Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D. CDuration: 3 hoursMorning or Afternoon, this bike tour is the perfect tour for D. C. newcomers and locals looking to experience Washington, D.C. in a healthy way with minimum
5、effort. Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents，Congress, memorials, and parks. Comfortable bikes and a smooth tour route(路线)make cycling between the sites fun and relaxing.Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle TourDuration:3 hours (7 miles)Join
6、 a small group bike tour for an evening of exploration in the heart of Washington, D.C. Get up close to the monuments and memorials as you bike the sites of Capitol Hill and the National Mall. Frequent stops are made for photo taking as your guide offers unique facts and history. Tour includes bike,
7、 helmet, and bottled water. All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights.21. Which tour do you need to book in advance?A. Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.B. Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour. C. Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D. CD. Washington Capital Si
8、tes at Night Bicycle Tour.22. What will you do on the Capital City Bike Tour?A. Meet famous people. B. Go to a national park.C. Visit well-known museums.D. Enjoy interesting stories.323. Which of the following does the bicycle tour at night provide？A. City maps. B. Cameras. C. Meals. D.Safety lights
9、.BGood Morning Britains Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning，but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role - showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget。In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the h
10、elp of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under 5 per family a day. And the Good Morning Britain presenter says shes been able to put a lot of what shes learnt into practice in her own home, preparing meals for sons, Sam, 14, Finn, 13, and Jack
11、, 11.“We love Mexican churros so I buy them on my phone from my local Mexican takeaway restaurant, “she explains. “I pay 5 for a portion （份），but Matt makes them for 26p a portion, because they are flour, water, sugar and oil. Everybody can buy takeaway food, but sometimes we re not aware how cheaply
12、 we can make this food ourselves.”The eight-part series(系列节目), Save money: Good Food, follows in the footsteps of ITVs Save Money：Good Health, which gave viewers advice on how to get value from the vast range of health products on the market.With food our biggest weekly household expense, Susanna an
13、d Matt spend time with a different family each week. In tonights Easter special they come to the aid of a family in need of some delicious inspiration on a budget. The team transforms the familys long weekend of celebration with less expensive but still tasty recipes.24.What do we know about Susanna
14、 Reid？A. She enjoys embarrassing her guests.C.She dislikes working early in the morning. B. She has started a new programme.D. She has had a tight budget for her family.25. How does Matt Tebbutt help SusannaA. He buys cooking materials for her.B. He prepares food for her kids.C. He assists her in co
15、oking matters.D. He invites guest families for her.426.What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4？A. Summarize the previous paragraphs.C. Add some background information.B. Provide some advice for the readers.D. Introduce a new topic for discussion.27. What can be a suitable title for the text
16、?A. Keeping Fit by Eating SmartC. Making Yourself a Perfect ChefB. Balancing Our Daily DietD. Cooking Well for LessCLanguages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers
17、，small，tightly knit(联系)groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12, 000 languages between them.Soon afterwards, many of those people started set
18、tling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialisation, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalisation and better communications in the past few decad
19、es, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English，Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.At present, the world has about 6, 800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few lan
20、guages, often spoken by many people, while hot wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1, 000; Africa 2, 400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800.The median number(中位数)
21、 of speakers is mere 6,000, which that half the worlds languages are spoken by fewer people than that.Already well over 400 of the total of 6, 800 languages are close to extinction (消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon （eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco
22、in Mexico (150), Lipan Apache in the United States (two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.528. What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times?A. They developed very fastC. They had similar patternsB. They we
23、re large in numberD. They were closely connected29. Which of the following best explains “dominant“ underlined in paragraph 2？A. Complex B.Advanced C. Powerful. D. Modern30. How many languages are spoken by less than 6,000 people at present？A. About 6,800C. About 2,400B, About 3,400D. About 1,20031.
24、 What is the main idea of the text？A. New languages will be created.B. Peoples lifestyles are reflected in languages.C. Human development results in fewer languages.D. Geography determines language evolution.DWe may think were a culture that gets rid of our worn technology at the first sight of some
25、thing shiny and new, but a new study shows that we keep using our old devices (装置)well after they go out of style. Thats bad news for the environment- and our wallets - as these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same things.To figure out how much power these d
26、evices are using, Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life - from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device. This method provided a readout for how home energy use ha
27、s evolved since the early 1990s.Devices were grouped by generation. Desktop computers， basic mobile phones, and box-set TVs defined 1992. Digital cameras arrived on the scene in 1997.And WP3 players, smart phones, and LCD TVs entered homes in 2002，before tablets and e-readers showed up in 2007.As we
28、 accumulated more devices, however, we didnt throw out our old ones. “The living-room television is replaced and gets planted in the kids room, and suddenly one day ，you have a TV in every room of the house,” said one researcher. The average number of electronic devices rose from four per household
29、in 1992 to 13 in 2007. Were not just keeping these old devices - We 6continue to use them. According to the analysis of Babbitts team, old desktop monitors and box TVs with cathode ray tubes are the worst devices with their energy consumption and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions (排放) more th
30、an doubling during the 1992 to 2007 window.So what s the solution(解决方案)? The team s data only went up to2007， but the researchers also explored what would happen if consumers replaced old products with new electronics that serve more than one function, such as a tablet for word processing and TV vie
31、wing. They found that more on-demand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%.32. What does the author think of new devices?A. They are environment-friendly.C. They cost more to use at home.B. They are no better than the old.D. They go
32、 out of style quickly.33. Why did Babbitts team conduct the research?A. To reduce the cost of minerals.B. To test the life cycle of a product.C. To update consumers on new technology.D. To find out electricity consumption of the devices.34. Which of the following uses the least energy?A. The box-set
33、 TV.C. The LCD TV.B. The tablet.D. The desktop computer.35. What does the text suggest people do about old electronic devices?A. Stop using themC. Upgrade them.B. Take them apartD. Recycle them.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。7Color is fundamental in home design-
34、something youll always have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces in one of the first steps to creating rooms youll love to live in. Do you want a room thats full of life? Professional ? Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day? 36 _ , color is the key to
35、making a room feel the way you want it to feelOver the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point. 37 ，they can get a little complex. But good news is that thereer really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your h
36、ome: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones._38_ ，Theyre the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to our rooms. Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa, small color choices br
37、ing with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable.Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or bookshelves. 39 . They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space. The large color d
38、ecisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors. Whether youre looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant. 40_ .A. While all of them are usefulB. Whatever youre looking forC. If youre experimenting with a colorD. Small color choice
39、s are the ones were most familiar withE. its not really a good idea to use too many small color piecesF. So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first timeG. Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5
40、 分，满分 30 分）8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。During my second year at the city college,I was told that the education department was offering a “free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I 41 the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesnt want to 42 a few dol
41、lars? More than that, Id always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I werent 43 enough about free credits, news about our 44 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 45 I would be learning from one of the games 46 I could hardly wait to 47 him.Maurice Ashley was kind an
42、d smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 48 was no game for him ; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it 49 that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to 50 the class among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to 51 what we would learn in class to ou
43、r future professions and 52 .to our lives. I managed to get an A in that 53 and leaned life lessons that have served me well beyond the 54 .Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I m still putting to use what he 55 me：“the absolute most important 56 that you learn when you play chess is how to
44、make good 57 . On every single move you have to 58 a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and 59 the best move from among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my 60 as a journalist.41.A. put forward B. jumped at C. tried out D. turned down42.A waste B. earn C. save
45、D. pay43.A. excited B. worried C. moved D. tired44.A. title B. competitor C. textbook D. instructor45.A. urged B. demanded C. held D. meant46.A. fastest B. easiest C. best D. rarest47.A. interview B. meet C. challenge D. beat48.A. chance B. qualification C. honor D. job49.A. real B. perfect C. clear
46、 D. possible50.A. attend B. pass C. skip D. observe51.A. add B. expose C. apply D. compare952.A. eventually B. naturally C. directly D. normally53.A. game B. presentation C. course D. experiment54.A. criterion B. classroom C. department D. situation55.A. taught B. wrote C. questioned D. promised56.A
47、. fact B. step C. manner D. skill57.A. grades B. decisions C. impressions D. comments58.A. analyze B. describe C. rebuild D. control59.A. announce B. signal C. block D. evaluate60.A. role B. desire C. concern D. behavior第二节 (共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。According to a review of evidence in a medical journal, runners live three years _61_(long) than non-runners, You dont have to run fast or for long _62_(see) the benefit. You may drink, smoke, be o
