河北省衡水中学2018届高三高考押题(一)英语试题.doc

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河北衡水中学2018年高考押题试卷

英语试卷

（一）

第Ⅰ卷

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。

A

Ifyou'vebeentoEuropeafewtimesalready,chancesarethatyou'vehitallthebigdestinations:

London,Paris,Rome,Berlin.Onyournexttripyoucaneithervisitthosesamecitiesasecondtime,orinsteadyoucantakeachanceandwalkthestreetsofsomecitiesthatarealittlebitsmaller,alittlebitlessfamous,butstillfullofEuropeangraceandcharm.HerearefourEuropeancitiestovisitthatyouprobablyhaven'tbeentoyet.

Besancon,France

ThishiddenFrenchcityhashadalongreputationforbeingawell-keptsecret.Itcanbeatoncesleepywithfewtouristsbutabundantgalleries,restaurants,andawonderfulBeauxArtsmuseumwhosecollectionissecondonlytotheLouvre.ThecityiswoundbytheRiverDoubsandalsotouts（吹捧）itsownUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteintheCitadel,hometoseveralsmallmuseumsandazoo.

Seville,Spain

ForthetouristwhoisalreadytiredofBarcelonaandMadrid,Sevilleoffersadifferenttake（意见）onSpain.LocatedontheSoutherncoast,itkeepsbeautifulsignsofthelongperiodofMoorishrule,nowheremorethanintheAlcázarpalacebuilding,justoneofthecity'sUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.Sevillehasoveradozenmuseums,tropicalparkland,andprobablythebesttapas（餐前小吃）cultureinallofSpain.

Ghent,Belgium

Ghentisacitythatlookslikeitshouldbethesettingforafairytale.AllofthetypicalBelgiumfeaturesaboundhere-wafflesandbeer.EveryyearfromSaturdaybeforeJuly21.Ghenthostsaten-dayfestival.Thismusicandtheaterfestivaldrawsalmost2millionvisitors,asthecitystreetstransformintoperformancespacesforperformers,buskers（街头艺人）andmusicians.

Palermo,Italy

PalermoisthecapitalcityofSicily,thesouthernislandoffthecoastofmainlandItaly.Thecityhasanancienthistory,andthevariousculturesthathavecontrolledtheislandthroughtheyearshavealllefttheirmarksonit.Youcanseewindingstreetmarkets,antique（古玩）fairs,andopenairnightclubshere.

21.Wherecanvisitorsenjoyartcollectionsquietly?

A.Besancon. B.Barcelona. C.Ghent. D.Palermo.

22.WhatcanvisitorsdoinSeville,Spain?

A.Visitantiquefairsandclubs. B.Enjoyacolorfulnightlife.

C.Exploreover20museums. D.HuntforMoorishinfluences.

23.Whichcountryshouldamusicandtheaterloverchoosetovisit?

A.France. B.Spain. C.Belgium. D.Italy.

24.WhatdothefourEuropeancitieshaveincommon?

A.Theywereonceruledbyvariousrulers.

B.Theyarelessfamousbutworthavisit.

C.Visitorscanenjoyseeingperformances.

D.They'reallUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.

B

AreportbytheUS'OpenSyllabusProjectfoundthatthemostreadbooksamongUScollegestudentsinthepastyearwerebookslikeTheRepublicbyancientGreekphilosopherPlatoandTheClashofCivilizationsbyUSpoliticalscientistSamuelHuntington.AndaccordingtoreportsbyChinesecollegelibraries,themostpopularbooksamongChinesestudentsarenovelslikeDemi-GodsandSemi-DevilsbyChineseauthorJinYong.

ThisisconsideredbymanytobeoneofthereasonswhyChinesestudentsaresometimesnotasgoodatcriticalthinkingorobservingglobalperspectives（视野）asUSstudents—theyreadtoomanybestsellernovels.

"Byreadingtextsinhistory/socialstudies,science,andothersubjects,studentsbuildafoundationofknowledgeinthesefieldsthatwillalsogivethemthebackgroundtobebetterreadersinallareas,"RobertPondiscio,vicepresidentoftheCoreKnowledgeFoundationintheUStoldTheWashingtonPost.

AccordingtoChinaYouthDaily,thereareusuallyfivestageswhenitcomestoreading,withpopularnovelsatthebottom.Moreadvancedreadersnormallygoontoreadclassicfictionalliterature,historyandphilosophy,orbookswithcriticalideas.

Wespendhours,daysorevenweeksonabook,soit'sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethingusefulinreturnforourefforts.Manyseereadingasaninvestment（投资）inthemselves.Butthispracticalviewofliteratureandthethoughtthathistoryandphilosophybooksaresuperiortonovelsarenotagreedbyeveryone.Afterall,whattheyofferaretwodifferentkindsofsatisfaction.Whiletheformerprovidesknowledge,thelatterbringsemotionalexperiences."Fictionandpoetryaremedicines,"UKwriterJeanetteWintersononcewrote."Whattheyhealistherupture（裂痕）realitymakesontheimagination."

25.WhatarethemostpopularbooksamongChinesestudents?

A.Philosophybooks. B.Bestsellernovels.

C.Historybooks. D.Bookswithcriticalideas.

26.WhatdoChinesestudentslackcomparedwithUSstudents?

A.Carefulobservation.