高考英语一轮复习第十八套 英语8 Units 12 A卷 精校Word版含答案Word格式.docx

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第Ⅰ卷

第一部分:

听力（共两节,满分30分）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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Doyouknowofanyonewhousesthetruthtodeceive（欺骗）?

Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistrue,butleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincluded,hecangiveyouafalsepicture.

Forexample,somemightsay,"

Ijustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery（彩票）.Itwasgreat.I 

tookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!

"

Thisguy'

sawinner,right?

Maybe,maybenot.Wethendiscoverthathebought 

$200worthof 

tickets,andonlyonewasawinner.He'

sreallyabigloser!

Hedidn'

tsayanythingthatwasfalse,butheleftoutimportantinformationonpurpose.That'

scalledahalf-truth.Half-truthsarenottechnicallylies,buttheyarejustasdishonest.

Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.Let'

ssaythatduringGovernorSmith'

slastterm,herstatelost 

onemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeksanotherterm.Oneofheropponentssays,"

DuringGovernorSmith'

sterm,thestatelostonemillionjobs!

"

That'

strue.However,an 

honeststatementwould 

havebeen,"

DuringGovernorSmith'

sterm,thestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs."

Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.It'

sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththetruth.Anadvertisementmightsay,"

NineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPillstocuretoothache."

ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCompany.

Thiskindofdeceptionhappenstoooften.It'

sasadfactoflife:

Liesarelies,andsometimesthetruth 

canlieaswell.

21.Howmuchdidthelotterywinnerlose?

A.Onehundreddollars.B.Twohundreddollars.

C.Threehundreddollars.D.Fourhundreddollars.

22.Wemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshould___________.

A.buylotteryticketsB.makeuseofhalf-truths

C.nottakeanythingatfacevalueD.nottrusttheYuckyCompany

23.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"

netgain"

inParagraph5mean?

A.Finalincrease.B.Bigadvantage.

C.Largeshare.D.Totalsaving.

24.WhatcanweknowfromtheexampleoftheYuckyPilladvertisement?

A.Falsestatementsareeasytoseethrough.

B.Half-truthsareoftenusedtomisleadpeople.

C.Doctorsliketoactinadvertisement.

D.Advertisementsarebasedonfacts.

B

Whenyou'

relyingonthewhitesandsoftheMexicanRiviera,thestressesoftheworld 

seemamillionmilesaway.Hey,stop!

Thisisnovacation--youhavetofinishsomething!

HereliestheproblemforthetravelwriterandcriticEdieJarolim"

Ialwayslovedtravelingandalwayslikedtoeat,butitneveroccurredtomethatIcouldmakemoneydoingboth 

ofthosethings,"

Jarolimsaid.Nowyoucanreadhertraveladviceeverywhere---inArtsandAntiques,inBrides,orinoneofhertherebooks,TheCompleteIdiot'

sTravelGuidetoMexicanBeachResorts.

Herjobintravelwritingbegansomeeightyearsago.AftergettingaPhDinEnglishinCanada,shetookaTestFrommer'

stravelguides,passedit,andgotthejob.AfterworkingatFrommer'

s,Jarolimworkedforawhile 

atRoughGuidesinLondon,thenFodor'

s,whereshefellsoinlovewithadescriptionoftheSouthwestof 

theU.S.thatshemovedthere.

Nowasatravelwriter,shespendsone-thirdofheryearontheroad.Therestofthetimeisspent 

completinghertasksandwritingreviewsofrestaurantsathomeinTucson,Arizona.

Asadventurousasthejobsounds,thehardpartisfact-checkingalltheinformation.Sure,it'

sgreatto 

writeaboutatouristattraction,butyou'

dbettergetthelocalmuseumhourscorrectoryoucould 

reallyruinsomeone'

svacation.

25.WhichcountrydoesJarolimliveinnow?

A.Mexico.B.TheU.S.C.TheU.K.D.Canada.

26.WhatismostdifficultforJarolim?

A.Workingindifferentplacestocollectinformation.

B.Checkingallthefactstobewrittenintheguides.

C.Finishingherworkassoonaspossible.

D.Passingatesttowritetravelguides.

27.WhatdoweknowaboutJarolimfromthetext?

A.Sheissuccessfulinherjob.

B.Shefindsherlifefullofstresses.

C.Shespendshalfofhertimetraveling.

D.Sheisespeciallyinterestedinmuseums.

28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AdventuresinTravelWriting

B.WorkingasaFoodCritic

C.TravelGuidesontheMarket

D.VacationingforaLiving

C

Ididn'

thearthemcallmyname,"

explainedShelleyHennigto 

ActiveTeens（AT） 

asshetalkedaboutthatexcitingmomentonnationaltelevisionwhenshewonthehonorofMiss