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普通高考英语押题卷二
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2018年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试
英语
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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
FlightCentreisaworld-leadingaward-winningtravelexperiencesellingcompany,withstoresin14countriesthroughouttheworld—it'sprettyawesome!
Duetooursuccessandgrowth,wearelookingforanenthusiastictravelconsultant(travelagent)inourpopularCamdenstore.Ifyouwouldlovetostartacareerintravelsales,thiscouldbethejobyou'vebeenlookingfor!
•Learnaboutadiverserangeofcountries,includingafocusonAustralia(whereFlightCentrewasfounded!
)
•Earnexcellentawardsinadditiontoahighbasesalaryof£20,000(OTEof£28K)
•Fantasticstoreenvironment
•Greattravelopportunities
•Award-winningbenefits
Doyouwantto:
✓Workinasuccessfultravelsalesenvironment?
✓Sellamazingtravelexperiences?
✓Buildacustomerportfolio?
✓Developacareerwithintravel?
✓Berewardedforyourhardworkwithagreatsalary?
Ifso,thisistheroleforyou.Withoutstandingtraining,FlightCentreliterallyoffersyoutheworldandopensdoorstoitsmanagementpathway.
Whatwearelookingfor:
•Adesireforsales
•Passionfortravel(first-handtraveloutsideofEurope)
•Outstandingpeopleskillstowarmourcustomers
•Highlevelofeducation(degreepreferred)
Asourstoresareopenontheweekendandthiscanbethemostpopulartimeforourcustomerstovisit,you'llneedtobepreparedtowork3outof4weekends(althoughyouwillonlywork5daysaweek).
Ourfantasticbenefitsinclude:
•In-househealthandfitnessteamwithfreehealthscreenings
•Freehealthcashplan
•Entitlementincreaseafter1year
•Opportunitytotake4-weektravelleaveevery2years
•Opportunitytotake3-monthvacation
•Tax-freebikesystem
Joinusinoursuccessandstartsellingincredibletravelexperiences!
21.Whomightbeinterestedinthepassage?
A.Thosewhooftentakeflights.
B.Thosetrainedbyprofessionalorganizations.
C.Thosewhowanttosetuptheirowncompanies.
D.Thosewholiketravelsales.
【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。
根据第一段最后一句Ifyouwouldlovetostartacareerintravelsales,thiscouldbethejobyou'vebeenlookingfor!
可知,对于想从事旅游销售方面工作的人,会对这篇文章感兴趣。
故选D。
22.Whatdoesoneneedtodoifhewantstoapplyfortheposition?
A.Likingtravellingandhavecommunicationskills.
B.Workingonlyfivedaysaweekinmostdays.
C.Havingspecialtrainingexperience.
D.Masteringseveralforeignlanguages.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。
根据文章中的Passionfortravel(first-handtraveloutsideofEurope);Outstandingpeopleskillstowarmourcustomers可知,该职位需要有旅游的热情和良好的沟通技巧。
故选A。
23.Whichbenefitisnotmentionedfortheposition?
A.Longfreeholidayswithsalaries.
B.Theopportunitiesofbeingpromoted.
C.Abroadtrainingopportunities.
D.Goodworkingconditionsandextraawards.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。
该职位的福利包括较长的公休假、晋升以及良好的工作环境和奖励,但没有提到出国培训的机会。
故选C。
B
Wewentouttodinnertonighttocelebratemydaughter'sbeautifulconcert.Wedon'tdothisoftenbecauseofourtightbudget.
Inoticedaverytiredmominsomekindofuniformcomeinwithherthreechildren,maybeaboutage4or5.Shelookedlikeshehadjustfinishedwork.Shesatwiththemquietlytakingcareofalltheirneeds.ThenInoticed,assoonastheirfinallyfoodarrived,shetookabiteofherfoodandthenoneofthekidshadtogotothebathroom.Theyallleftthetableandsheusheredthem—solovingly—especiallyafterwhatmayhavebeenalongdayatwork.
Iexcusedmyselffromthetableandwentquietlytohostessstand.Ihandedthehostess$15andsaid,“Canyouputthisanonymouslytothatmomof3’sbill?
Iamhopingitcoveredatleastthechildren’smeals.”Thehostesshadsuchalovelysmileandenthusiasmforbeinginonthisintention.Ididn'tstandaroundlongasIdidn’twantanyone—evenmyownfamily—toknowwhatwasgoingon.Iwantedittobecompletelyanonymous.
FortherestofmymealIdidallIcouldnottoputanymoreattentiondirectlyonthetable,asIdidn'twanthertosuspectmeintheact.
Ithoughtaboutnotsharingthisstory,butIfeellikewearestealth,fierce—eachotherscandleholdersandlighters--inourcommitmentstokindness,soitfeelslikeIshouldsharewithyou.Thanksforreadingandthanksforallyoudotoinspiremyhearttoexpandingreaterkindnessandcommitmenttomoreandmorerandomactsofkindness.Itfeelssowonderfultoliveinthistypeofworld,oneofabundanceandkindness,insteadoflackandself-service.
24.Whattouchedtheauthoraccordingtothepassage?
A.Thewarmatmosphereofdiningout.
B.Amotherwithtightbudgettreatingherchildren.
C.Thedeeplovebetweentheworkingmotherandchildren.
D.Theexhaustedmotherlookingafterchildrenwithsomuchcare.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。
根据第二段,尤其是Shesatwiththemquietlytakingcareofalltheirneeds...shetookabiteofherfoodandthenoneofthekids...可知,母亲细致入微地照顾孩子,触动了作者。
故选D。
25.Whatdidthehostessthinkoftheauthor’sbehavior?
A.Funny.B.Appreciated.C.Puzzled.D.Suspected.
【答案】B
【解析】推理判断题。
根据第三段第四句Thehostesshadsuchalovelysmileandenthusiasmforbeinginonthisintention.可推知,女店主很赞赏这件事。
故选B。
26.What’sthepurposeofsharingthestory?
A.Tocallonpeopletoofferhelptoothers.
B.Tosharethehappinessofgiving.
C.Tobuildabeautifulandniceworld.
D.Tocollectmoneyforthemominthestory.
【答案】A
【解析】目的意图题。
根据最后一段中的butIfeellikewearestealth,fierce—eachotherscandleholdersandlighters—inourcommitmentstokindness可知,作者分享这个故事,是希望更多的人为他人提供善意的帮助。
故选A。
27.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Ameaningfuldinner
B.Acaringmother
C.Awarmkindness
D.Ageneroushostess
【答案】C
【解析】文章标题。
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。
作者一家外出就餐,看到一个母亲自己虽然很疲惫,还是很尽心地照顾三个孩子,作者悄悄地走到服务台,给她们15美元的餐费。
作者觉得人人都可以为别人做点什么,使我们的世界更美好。
故选C。
C
Withtheholidayseasonwellunderway,it’sasgoodatimeasevertounderstandhowyourbrainfunctionswhendrivingonthoselongcartrips.
Beingtiredordistractedwhiledrivingaccounts for20and 25percent ofroadcrashes,withtireddriversevenmorelikelytoundergodistractingbehaviors.Drivingwhiletiredcanbejustasbadasdrivingdrunk.
Butwhatisitexactlythatmakesourbrainssobadatstayingfocusedontheroadwhenwe’reexhausted?
“Whenwegetsleepyandweareperformingadulltasksuchasdriving,wetendtolookforotherthingsthatincreaseouralertness,” saidChrisWatling.“Studieshaveshownsleepydriversundertakemoredistracting-typebehaviorstoincreasetheirlevelsofalertnesssuchasgazingatpassingsceneryandspeedingtoincreasetheirfocusonthetaskofdriving.”
Butit’snotonlythat—itislikelythatsometireddriversmightalsoreachfortheirphoneswhendrivingtoincreasetheiralertness—anobviousissuewhenyou’resupposedtobekeepingyoureyeontheroad.
“Thesebehaviorswerefoundtobemoreprevalentwhendrivinglongdistance,whichatthesametimeareincreasinglevelsofsleepinessduetothetime-on-taskeffect,”saysWatling.
“Sleepisessentialforahealthybodyandmindbutyoungpeople’ssleepisoftencompromisedbysocialactivities,workoreducationalcommitments,” hesays.“Givenyoungdriversareover-representedincrashstatisticsandmorelikelytobeimpairedbysleepinessanddistraction,itisvitalthatwelookatwaystoreducethesebehaviorsandourfocusshouldbeonyoungdrivers.Thatsaidnodriverisimmunetosleepinessandsleepinessisastatethatmost,ifnotalldriversonourroadhasexperienced,andishabituallyexposedto.”
Butuntilwefinallyallhave self-drivingcars todriveuswhereverweneed,arethereanysolutionstokeepyourselfoccupied?
28.Whydotireddriversseemtobemoredistracted?
A.Theylookforwaystokeepthemselvesawake.
B.Theyareattractedbythepassingscenery.
C.Theytryotherthingstobeexcitedatdriving.
D.Theymakeeffortstofocusonspeedingup.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。
根据第四段的toincreasetheirlevelsofalertnesssuchasgazingatpassingsceneryandspeedingtoincreasetheirfocusonthetaskofdriving可知,研究人员发现,驾驶员分心的原因之一就是希望寻找其他的方式来确保自己驾驶过程中注意力集中。
故选A。
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prevalent”mean?
A.Strange.
B.Common.
C.Admirable.
D.Social.
【答案】B
【解析】词义猜测题。
结合第四段最后一句话中的suchasgazingatpassingsceneryandspeedingtoincreasetheirfocusonthetaskofdriving和第五段的reachfortheirphones可知,这些分心的行为在驾驶过程中都是经常见到的。
因此B符合语境。
30.WhichstatementmayWatlingagreeto?
A.Youngdriversaremoreenergeticindriving.
B.Youngdriversarelessdistractedwhiledriving.
C.Youngdriversaremoreexposedtobesleepy.
D.Youngdriversareimmunetosleepiness.
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。
结合第七段的Givenyoungdriversareover-representedincrashstatisticsandmorelikelytobeimpairedbysleepinessanddistraction,itisvitalthatwelookatwaystoreducethesebehaviorsandourfocusshouldbeonyoungdrivers.可知,鉴于年轻人在撞车统计中所占比例过高,更有可能因犯困和分心而受伤,所以考虑减少这些行为的方法是至关重要的,而且我们的注意力应该放在年轻司机上。
故选C。
31.Whatwillbediscussedifthetextcontinues?
A.Thedifficultyofdrivinginalongtrip.
B.Thesignsofsleepinessindriving.
C.Thefutureofself-drivingcars.
D.Thewaysofbeingalertwhiledriving.
【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。
根据文章的untilwefinallyallhave self-drivingcars todriveuswhereverweneed,arethereanysolutionstokeepyourselfoccupied?
中提到的solutions可知,前面分析了在驾驶过程中,很多人们容易感动疲劳和分心,那么下文很可能谈论解决这些问题的措施。
D
Attemptingtoopenveryoldbooksandrecordswithoutdamagingthemcanbedifficult,butscientistsinSwitzerlandsaytheyhaveimprovedamethodtoreadage-olddocumentswithouteventou