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最新2018年高考英语预测卷
注意事项:
1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考号写在答题纸相应的位置上。
2.本试卷满分120分,考试时间100分钟。
3.将16-20的答案涂在答题卡91-95的位置,其余按试题卷上的题号涂卡。
第II卷全部在答题纸上完成,试卷上答题无效。
第I卷
第一部分:
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。
A
WhenIstartedanovelwhenIwasyounger,Iwantedtofinishitthenextday.WhenIstartedabusiness,Iwantedtosellitadaylater.WhenIstartedgraduateschool,IwasalreadyplanninghowIwasgoingtobethefastestPhDinhistory.AroundthetimethatIhadplannedonreceivingthatPhD,Iendedupgettingthrownout.“Lackofmaturity(成熟),”thelettersaid.
Idon’tbelievethat“Lifeisshort”.Sometimesitfeelsverylong.IwisheverydaywasalreadyoverjustsoIcouldgettothenext.Andthenext.Animaginarytomorrowalwaysseemstobebetterthantodayinmyhead.Thismakesmethinkofmyhero,GeneWolfe.
GeneWolfewasgiventhetaskoftakingabakedpotato,pressingitdown,andslicing(切片)itupsothatitcouldfitintoatennisballcan.Well,hedidit.HeinventedPringles(品客薯片).
Manynormalhumanbeings,notasobsessed(入迷的)withstatusandcreativityasGenewas,mightsay,“OK,that’smylife’sachievement.I’vecreatedaneasilystorablefoodbasedonavegetablethatwillpleasechildrenandadultsfordecades,maybecenturies.”
IfIwereGeneIwouldhaverestedonmylaurels(满足既得的成就)andplayedgolfwithfriends.ButGeneknewthemagicsecret:
Onepageaday.Hewritesapageaday.Apageisabout300words.Aparagraphortwo.Canyoudothat?
Geneendedupwriting50publishednovels,includingmanybestsellersandawardwinners.Hedidn’tgetstereotyped(一成不变的)andputinthatPringlescan.Hedidwhathelovedtodo.That’swhatkeepsyoualiveeveryday.
Lifeistoolongtorejecttheopportunitiesinfrontofyoueveryday.
IwastalkingtoJamesManos,thecreatorofDexter(嗜血法医).Hesaid,“Mydefinitionofsuccessisnotbeingabletotelldifferencebetweenworkandpleasure.”It’sOKifrightnowthetwoareseparateforyou.Todayisanewday.Wesaywhatwewanttochange.Weregretwhatweneverchanged.
Thisismypagetoday.
ByJamesAltucher
1.Whentheauthorstartedgraduateschool,_______________.
A.hemadeuphismindtofinishanovelbeforegraduation
B.hedecidedtofollowhishero’sexampleandstartabusiness
C.hedidn’texpecttoendupbeingthrownout
D.herealizedthatlifeistooshorttobewasted
2.WhichofthefollowingaboutGeneWolfeisNOTtrue?
A.HeisthepersonwhoinventedPringles.
B.Heistheauthor’srolemodel.
C.Someofhisnovelsareverypopular.
D.Heusuallyfinisheshisbooksinjustafewdays.
3.Withthearticle,theauthormainlywantstotellusthat_____________.
A.workandpleasureareequallyimportantinlife
B.opportunitiesplayabigpartinsuccess
C.weshouldmakethemostofeveryday
D.weshouldalwaysbehopefulabouttomorrow
B
Havingalreadychangedthewaywecommunicatewithitssmartphones,AppleIncreleaseditsnextbigthingonMarch9inSanFrancisco,US.TheAppleWatch,accordingtoCNN,is“asimplerectangularshapewitharangeofstylishandusefulwristbands.”“Thestyleisclassicinthoserespectsit’suptherewiththetopqualitySwisswatches,”commentedthenewsoutlet.
Thewatchwillbeavailableinnineplaces,includingtheUS,theUKandChina,fromApril24.Thestartingpriceis$349(2,186yuan).Withsixdifferentdesignsand30orsowristbands,thegadget“setsthestandardforsmartwatches,instyle,”agreedTheBrisbaneTimes,“butmoreimportantly,infunctionality(功能性).”“Withthebuilt-inspeakerandmicrophone,youcanreceivecallsonyourwatch.IhavebeenwantingtodothissinceIwas5yearsold,”saidApple’schiefexecutiveTimCook.Infact,anythingyoucandoontheiPhoneisthereonthewatch–e-mails,textmessages,airlineboardingservices,anddirectionsfromAppleMaps.Usingahomesecurityapp,youcankeepaneyeonyourhomefromafar,orevenopenalockeddoor.TherearesomefeaturesthathavemadeCooksurethewatchis“ourmostpersonaldeviceyet;anewchapterinthewaywerelatetotechnology”.AccordingtoNPR,thewatchtapsyouonthewristtodrawyourattentiontoamessageoracalendarreminder,anditcansendataponthewristtoanotherAppleWatchwearer.
However,thewatchcanalsodothingsthatarejustplainfun.Youcansendareal-timedisplayofyourheartbeattoanotherAppleWatchto“letsomeoneknowyouarethinkingaboutthem.”PatrickMoorhead,aleadingtechnologyanalystintheUS,describedthetechcompanyas“amasterintheartofpersuasion”.“Thesecretweaponistheabilitytomessageeachotherbytappingonthewatch,”hetoldTheAsso