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高考英语模拟试题
2018年高考英语模拟试题
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Australiansreallyknowhowtohaveagoodtime.AnytypeofhobbythatyoucanthinkofcanbefoundinAustralia.ThefollowingarefourtopAustralianpastimes.
Fishing
Fishingisprobablyoneofthemostpopularfree-timeactivitiesinAustraliaandmanypeoplelovespendingtheirfreetimewaitingattheendofarodforafishtobiteontheirline.Thereisfreepublicaccesstoalmostallbeaches,canalsandcoasts,whichmeansthereareplentyofgreatplacestofish.
Surfing
AnotherpopularpastimeoftheAustraliansissurfing.Australiahasalotofbeautifulsurfspots,especiallyinQueensland.QueenslandhassomeofthebestsurfbeachesinthecountrysuchasNoosaHeads,StradbrokeIsland,andBurleighHeads,withtheGoldCoastbeingthebestknown.
Boating
WhatelsedoesanAustraliandoforfunontheweekend?
Theymightgoforarideontheirboat!
PlentyofAustraliansliveonthecoastandareboatowners.Boatownersmighttaketheircraftouttogofishing,ortheymightjustwanttosailaroundthewatersslowly.
Barbecues
Australianswillalsotypicallyhostbarbecueswiththeirfriendsandfamily.Theyreallyknowhowtobarbecue.Thestandardofmeatthatiscookedandthequalityofthecookingissecondtonone.WithNewZealandbeingsoclose,thelambisfreshandabsolutelyremarkable.Butthelambisnotallthatiscooked.AnyonebarbecueinAustraliacanexpectupwardsof7typesofmeat,fromshrimps(?
r)tokangaroos.
21.WhichofthefollowingsurfspotsisthemostfamousinQueensland?
A.NoosaHeads.B.theGoldCoast.
C.BurleighHeads.D.StradbrokeIsland.
22.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Touristscanhireboatstogoforaride.
B.Touristspreferfishingtootherpastimes.
C.ThelambisimportedfromNewZealand.
D.PeopleinNewZealandhavebettercookingskills.
23.WhataremostofthefourtopAustralianpastimesrelatedto?
A.Water.B.Sightseeing.C.Food.D.Deserts.
B
It'sarainy,coldwinterafternoon.Theboysareplayingintheirrooms,soit'stheperfecttimetodosomebaking,justenjoyingthepeacefulmomentasIknead(揉)breaddough(生面团).Suddenly,thereisthesoundofshouting,tears,adoorslam,followedoneofthemcalling,“Mom!
Hehurtme!
”andfootstepsrunningupthestairs.Isigh.My
youngersonisstandinginfrontofmeintears.Igotohughimasmyeldersoncomesuptoo,readytodefendhisposition.Allhopeofsomequiettimehasdisappeared,butIjustdon'tfeellikeplayingjudgetoday.
“So,whowantstohelpmebakesomebread?
”Iaskbrightly,ignoringtheirangrylooksatnotbeingabletotellmetheirtalesofbitterness.Notakers.
“Breadisboring,”Tristanfinallyadmits.“Okay,whatwouldyouliketomake?
”Iask.“Chocolate!
”Sawyeryells,breakingfreeofmyembrace.“Chocolatechipcookies!
”Tristanagreeshappily.
AsIwatchSawyerpracticebreakingeggsandTristanreadingonhisownandpatientlyinstructinghisbrotheronhowtomeasurebrownsugarandseetheirexcitementastheyusethemixertogrindoats,Iknowthere'snothingelseI'dratherbedoing.
Thekitchenisadisaster.Thereiseggjuiceonthecounter,flouronthefloor,andamountainofdishestocleanup.Butpeeringthroughthemessaretwohappyfaces—coveredinchocolate,ofcourse,but,smilingeartoear---andthemess,andtheirpreviousfight,isforgotten.
Asweclosethecurtains,wesittogetheronthesofa,anddigintothebigplateofcookies,freshfromtheoven,bakedwithloveandmorethanadashofsilliness.
24.Whydidthewritersigh?
A.Hertwosonsfoughtagain.
B.Shecouldn'tdoanybaking.
C.Shehadtoplaywithnaughtysons.
D.Rainruinedagoodwinterafternoon.
25.Whydothewriter'stwosonslookangry?
A.Theyhavetodosomehousework
B.Theycan'tplayrefereetoday
C.Theyhavenochancetocomplain
D.Theyconsiderthemselvestreatedunfairly
26.Whilebakingchocolate,thetwoboys.
A.askedthewritertogoforarest
B.gotalongwellwitheachother
C.dideverythingasthewriterasked
D.plannedeverythingcarefullyinadvance
27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.EverythingIsaDisaster
B.BakingIsTerrible
C.SonsCanCook
D.ChocolateCookiesEndaFight
C
WhatisthemostcommoncauseforpeopleintheUKtoaskforleaveduetoillness?
Theanswerisnotthecommoncoldorflu,butbackpain.BackpainaffectsoneinthreeBritishadults,coststhecountryover5billionpoundseveryyearandisverydifficulttotreat.ButnowBritain'sNationalHealthService(NHS)willbeofferinganewsolution:
acupuncture.TheancientChineseneedletreatmenthasbeenaroundintheUKformanyyears,butthisisthefirsttimeithasbeenofficiallyapprovedbytheNHS.Traditionally,doctorsintheUKhaveadvisedbackpainsuffererstostayactive,dostretchingexercisesandtakepainkillerswhennecessary.InmoreseriouscasessomepeoplearegivenX-raytreatmentorinjectionswithmedicines.
However,thereisevidencethatacupuncturemaybemoreeffectivethanexpensiveX-raysorinjections,sopatientswhohavebeensufferingforoversixweeksshouldbegivenachoice.Asanalternativetoacupuncture,patientswillbeabletochooseeitheracourseofspinalmanipulation(脊柱推拿),oraseriesofspecialexercisesessions.IntheUK,acupunctureisregardedasanaidingtreatment,whichmeansmedicalprocedurehasn'texperiencedseriousexperimentsbywhichscientistsprovesometreatmentswork.WhilemanyexpertshavewelcomedthepolicytomakeacupunctureavailableontheNHS,somearestillskepticalaboutitseffectiveness.
ResearchfromtheUSearlierthismonthfoundthatsimilaracupunctureusingtoothpicks(牙签)whichdonotstickintotheskincouldbeasgoodasusingrealneedles.Sowhilesomeareyettobeconvinced,backpainsuffererswillbehopingthatacupuncturehelpsgetthemfeelinghealthyagain.
28.Accordingtothepassage,whichisthebestwaytotreatbackpain?
A.Tostayactive.
B.Tobeacupunctured.
C.Todostretchingexercises
D.TotakeX-raytreatmentorinjections.
29.Whyaresomepeoplestilldoubtfulabouttheeffectivenessofacupuncture?
A.Becausetheyhaveotherchoices.
B.Becauseacupunctureisjustanaidingtreatment.
C.Becauseusingtoothpicksisasgoodasusingrealneedles.
D.Becauseacupuncturehasn'tbeentestedbyscientistsstrictly.
30.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoproveinthelastparagraph?
A.Acupuncturecanbeaneffectivetreatmentforbackpain.
B.Toothpicksisausefultoolforacupuncture.
C.Needlesarenobetterthantoothpicks.
D.Toothpickswilltakeplaceofneedlesinthefuture.
31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Themagicneedles.
B.AcupunctureintheUK.
C.Thewaystotreatbackpain.
D.Thereasonsforpeopletoaskforleave.
D
Youngchildrenoften“read”picturebooks.They'reattractedbythecolorfulsceneryandtherealisticcharactersthatcontributetofascinatingplots.
Unfortunately,somechildrencan'tusetheseresources,eveniftheydoknowhowtoread.Takethree-yearoldElodieBateson,forexample.Elodiewasbornwithunder-developedeyesandhasretinaldetachments(?
网膜脱落),makinghervisuallyimpaired.ItisbecauseofpeoplelikeElodie
thatTomYeh,headoftheTactilePictureBooksProject,hasstartedprinting3Dbooks,sotheycanfeeltheillustrationsinpicturebooks.
ThefirstbookTomYehprintedwasGoodnightMoon,apopularchildren'sbookaboutarabbitgoingtosleepandwishinggoodnighttohissurroundings.Inthe3Dversionofthisbook,childrencanfeeleachthingthattherabbitsaysgoodnightto,whetheritisacowjumpingoverthemoon,aballoon,oradollhouse.
Generally,whenchildrengrowolder,theyreadbyusingBraille,alanguagethatwasinventedbyLouisBraillein1824.Itusesdifferentpatternsofraiseddotsrepresentingdifferentletters.Readerscanthenfeelthedotsandmentallytranslatethepatternstheyfeelintowords.TheonlyproblemisthatmanyblindchildrendonotstartlearningBrailleuntiltheyareaboutsixyearsold.
Anotherreasonwhy3Dprintedbooksaresuchavaluableresourceisthatchildrendon'thavetoknowhowtoreadtounderstandthem.However,withoutthese,visuallyimpairedkidsarelosingsixdevelopmentalyearsvitaltotheirgrowthsincetheycan'ttakeadvantageofpicturebooks.
When3Dpicturebooksareprinted,plasticislayered(分层放置)repeatedlyoverasingleshape:
theshapeoftheillustration.TheseraisedpicturescreatedthroughlayeredplasticserveassubstitutesfortheBraillelettersthatlittlechildrenhavenoknowledgeof.
32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impaired”inparagraph2mean?
A.Unmatched.B.Disappeared.
C.Defeated.D.Damaged.
33.WhatcanweknowaboutBraillefromParagraph5?
A.TheblindatanyagecanreadbyusingBraille.
B.MostpeoplecantranslateBrailleintowords.
C.BlindkidsbeginlearningBrailleataboutsixyearsold.
D.Brailleusessimilarpatternsofraiseddotstostandfordifferentletters.
34.Wecanknowthattheillustrationsin3Dbooksareraised.
A.dotsB.picturesC.lettersD.plastic
35.WhatistheaimoftheTactilePictureBooksProject?
A.ToteachtheblindchildrenBraille.
B.Toencouragekidstoreadbooks.
C.Tocurevisuallyimpairedchildren.
D.Tohelptheblindchildrenreadpicturebooks.
第二?
(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。
Inyearspast,youcouldn'ttalktomebefore10:
00inthemorning,muchlessexpectmetogetanythingusefuldone.Andtheweekends?
Forgetit.Ifthetimehad“a.m.”attachedtotheendofit,you'dbett