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 、 考 生 号 等 填 写 在 答 题 卡 和 试 卷 指 定 位 置 上 。2.回 答 选 择 题 时 ， 选 出 每 小 题 答 案 后 ， 用 铅 笔 把 答 题 卡 上 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 他 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 。考 试 结 束 后 ，
2、将 本 试 卷 和 答 题 卡 一 并 交 回 。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 卡 上 。第 一 节 (共 5 小 题 :每 小 题 1.5 分 ， 满 分 7.5 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 。 听 完 每 段 对 话后 ， 你 都 有 10 秒 钟 的
3、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. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答 案 是 C。1. What will James do tomorrow?A. Watch a TV program. B. Give a talk. C.Write a report.2. What can we say about the woman? A. Shes generous. B. Shes curious C. Shes helpful3. When does the
4、 train leave?A. At 6:30. B.At 8:30. C.At 10:30. 4. How docs the woman go to work? A. By car. B. On foot. C.By bike.5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient.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
5、 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 。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. What does the woman regret?A. Giving up her research.B. Dropping out of collge.2C. C
6、hanging her major.7. What is the woman interested in studying now?A. Ecology. B. Education. C. Chemistry.听 第 7 段 材 料 ， 回 答 第 8、 9 题 。8. What is the man?A. A hotel manager. B.A tour guide. C. A taxi driver.9. What is the man doing for the woman?A. Looking for some local foods.B. Showing her around th
7、e seaside.C. Offering information about a hotel.听 第 8 段 材 料 ， 回 答 第 10 至 12 题 。10. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In an office. B. At home . C. At a restaurant.11. What will the speakers do tomorrow evening?A. Go to a concert. B. Visit a friend. C. Work extra hours.12. Who is Ali
8、ce going to call?A. Mike. B. Joan. C. Catherine.听 第 9 段 材 料 ， 回 答 第 13 至 16 题 。13. Why does the woman meet the man?A. To look at an apartment. B. To deliver some furniture. C. To have a meal together. 14. What does the woman like about the carpet?A. Its color. B. Its design. C. Its quality.15. What
9、does the man say about the kitchen?A. Its a good size.B. Its newly painted.C. Its adequately equipped.16. What will the woman probably do next?A. Go downtown. B. Talk with her friend.C. Make payment.听 第 10 段 材 料 ， 回 答 第 17 至 20 题 。17. Who is the speaker probably talking to?A. Movie fans. B. News rep
10、orters. C. College students.18. When did the speaker take English classes?A. Before he left his hometown.B. After he came to America.C. When he was 15 years old.319. How does the speaker feel about his teacher?A. Hes proud. B. Hes sympathetic. C.Hes grateful.20. What does the speaker mainly talk abo
11、ut?A. How education shaped his life.B. How his language skills improved.C. How he managed his business well.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 Blossom Bike Tour in
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13、nd 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 history at each s
14、top. 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 effort. Knowledgea
15、ble guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents， Congress, memorials, and 4parks. 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 a small group
16、 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, helmet, and b
17、ottled 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 Sites at Night Bi
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19、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。5In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef M
20、att 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.“We love
21、 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 we can m
22、ake 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 and Ma
23、tt 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 dont know about Susanna Reid
24、？A. She enjoys embarrassing her guests.B. She has started a new programme.C. She dislikes working early in the morning. 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 cookin
25、g matters.D. He invites guest families for her.26.What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4？A. Summarize the previous paragraphs.6B. Provide some advice for the readers.C. Add some background information.D: Introduce a new topic for discussion.27. What can be a suitable title for the text?A.
26、Keeping Fit by Eating SmartB. Balancing Our Daily DietC. Making Yourself a Perfect ChefD. 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， sm
27、all， 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
28、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
29、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 la
30、nguages, 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
31、 数 ) 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), Chia
32、paneco 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.28. What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times?A. They developed very fast B. They were large in number7C.
33、 They had similar patterns D. They were closely connected29. Which of the following best explains “dominant“ underlined in paragraph 2？A. Complex B .AdvancedC. Powerful. D. Modern30. How many languages are spoken by less than 6,000 people at present？A. About 6,800 B. About 3,400C. About 2,400 D. Abo
34、ut 1,20031. 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 sig
35、ht of something 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 p
36、ower these devices 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 e
37、nergy use has 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
38、in 2007.As we 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
39、per household in 1992 to 13 in 2007. Were not just keeping these old devices - We 8continue 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 emission
40、s (排 放 ) more than 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 p
41、rocessing and TV viewing. 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.B. They are no better than the old.C. They cost more to us
42、e at home.D. They go 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 e
43、nergy?A. The box-set TV. B. The tablet.C. The LCD TV . D. The desktop computer.35. What does the text suggest people do about old electronic devices?A. Stop using them B. Take them apartC. Upgrade them. D. 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
44、处 的 最 佳 选 项 。 选 项 中 有 两 项 为 多 余 选 项 。Color is fundamental in home design-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 l
45、ooking for a place to relax after a long day? 36 , color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel9Over 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 re
46、ally only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: 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 wa
47、lls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa, small color choices bring 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 the
48、y have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space. The large color decisions 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 choices 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.
