2018年高考英語全國2卷試題及答案

2018年全國普通高等學校統(tǒng)一考試英語試題第二部閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15題;每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ASummerActivitiesStudentsshouldreadthelistwiththeirparents/carers,andselecttwoactivitiestheywouldliketodo.Formswillbeavailableinschoolandonlineforthemtoindicatetheirchoicesandreturntoschool.Beforechoicesarefinalised,parents/carerswillbeaskedtosigntoconfirmtheirchildren'schoices.ActivityDescriptionMemberofstaffCostOutdoorAdventure（OUT）Takeyourselfoutofyourcomfortzoneforaweek,discovernewpersonalqualities,andlearnnewskills.YouwillbeabletotakepartinanumberofactivitiesfromcanoeingtowildcampingonDartmoor.Learnrockclimbingandworkasateam,andenjoythegreatoutdoorenvironment.￡140

WWIBattlefieldsandParis(WBP)OnMondaywetraveltoLondon.AfterstayingovernightinLondon,wetravelonDay2tonorthernFraneetovisittheWorldWarIbattlefields.Onday3wecrossintoBelgium.ThursdayseesusmaketheshortjourneytoPariswherewewillvisitDisneylandParispark,stayinguntillatetoseetheparadeandthefireworks.Ourfinalday,Friday,seesusvisitcentraParisandtourthemainsights.Mrs.Wilson￡425Craftyfoxes(CRF)Fourdaysofproductdesigncentredaroundtextiles.Makinglovelyobjectsusingrecycledandmadematerials.Bags,cushionanddecorations…Learnskillsandleavewithmodernandunusualtextiles.Mrs.Goode￡30PottyaboutPotter(POT)VisitWarnerBrosStudio,shopstoptobuypicnic,stayovernightinanapprovedYouthHostelinStreatly-on-Thames,guidedtourofOxfordtoseethefilmlocations,picniclunchoutsideOxford'sChristchurch,boatingontheRiverCherwellthroughtheUniversityParks,beforeheadingbacktoExeter.MissDrake￡15021.Whichactivitywillyouchooseifyouwanttogocamping

A.OUT.B.WBP.C.CRF.A.OUT.B.WBP.C.CRF.WhatwillthestudentsdoonTuesdaywithMrs.WilsonTraveltoLondonB.seeaparadeandfireworks.C.TourcentralParis.D.VisittheWWIbattlefields.HowlongdoesPottyaboutPotterlastTwodays.B.FourdaysC.FivedaysD.Oneweek.BManyofusloveJulybecauseit'sthemonthwhennature'sberriesandstonefruitsareinabundance.ThesecolorfulandsweetjewelsfromBritishColumbia'sfieldsarelittlepowerhousesofnutritionalprotection.Ofthecommonberries,strawberriesarehighestinvitaminC,although,becauseoftheirseeds,raspberriescontainalittlemoreprotein（蛋白質(zhì)），ironandzinc（notthatfruitshavemuchprotein）.Blueberriesareparticularlyhighinantioxidants（抗氧化物質(zhì)）.TheyellowandorangestonefruitssuchaspeachesarehighinthecarotenoidsweturnintoVitaminAandwhichareantioxidants.Asforcherries（櫻桃），theyaresodeliciouswhocareHowever,theyarerichinVitaminC.Whencombinedwithberriesorslicesofotherfruits，frozenbananasmakeanexcellentbaseforthick，coolingfruitsshakesandlowfat“icecream”.Forthispurpose，selectripebananasforfreezingastheyaremuchsweeter.Removetheskinandplace

theminplasticbagsorcontainersandfreeze.Ifyoulike,asqueezeoffreshlemonjuiceonthebananaswillpreventthemturningbrown.Frozenbananaswilllastseveralweeks,dependingontheirripenessandthetemperatureofthefreezer.Ifyouhaveajuicer,youcansimplyfeedinfrozenbananasandsomeberriesorslicedfruit.Outcomesa“Soft-serve”creamydessert,tobeeatenrightaway.Thismakesafunactivityforachildren'sparty;theylovefeedingthefruitandfrozenbananasintothetopofthemachineandwatchingtheicecreamcomeoutbelow.WhatdoestheauthorseemtolikeaboutcherriesTheycontainprotein.vitaminA.C.Theyhaveapleasanttaste.antioxidants.25.WhyisfreshlemonjuiceusedinTheycontainprotein.vitaminA.C.Theyhaveapleasanttaste.antioxidants.25.WhyisfreshlemonjuiceusedinTomakethemsmellbetter.colour.C.Tospeeduptheirripening.nutrition.TheyarehighinD.TheyarerichinfreezingbananasTokeeptheirD.Toimprovetheir24.Whatis“ajuicer”inthelastparagraphAdessert.B.Adrink.C.AcontainerD.Amachine.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken

Abiologytextbook.Ahealthmagazine.Abiologytextbook.Ahealthmagazine.Aresearchpaper.C.Atravelbrochure.CTeensandyoungerchildrenarereadingalotlessforfun,accordingtoaCommonSenseMediareportpublishedMonday.Whilethedeclineoverthepastdecadeissteepforteenreaders,somedatainthereportshowsthatreadingremainsabigpartofmanychildren'slives,andindicateshowparentsmighthelpencouragemorereading.Accordingtothereport'skeyfindings,“theproportion（上匕例）whosaythey‘hardlyever'readforfunhasgonefrom8percentof13-year-oldsand9percentof17-year-oldsin1984to22percentand27percentrespectivelytoday.”Thereportdatashowsthatpleasurereadinglevelsforyoungerchildren,ages2-8,remainlargelythesame.Buttheamountoftimespentinreadingeachsessionhaddeclined,fromclosertoanhourormoretoclosertoahalfhourpersession.Whenitcomestotechnologyandreading,thereportdoeslittletocounsel（建議）parentslookingfordataabouttheeffectofe-readersandtabletsonreading.Itdoespointoutthatmanyparentsstilllimitelectronicreadingmainlyduetoconcernsaboutincreasedscreentime.Themosthopefuldatasharedinthereportshowsclearevidenceofparentsservingasexamplesandimportantguidesfortheirkidswhenitcomestoreading.Datashowsthatkidsandteenswhodoreadfrequently,comparedtoinfrequentreaders,havemorebooksinthehome,morebookspurchasedforthem,parentswhoreadmoreoften,andparentswhosetasidetimeforthemtoread.Attheendofschoolapproaches,andschoolvacationreadinglistsloom（逼近）ahead,parentsmighttakethechaneetostepinandmaketheirownsummerreadinglistandplanafamilytriptothelibraryorbookstore.WhatistheCommonSenseMediareportprobablyaboutChildren'sreadinghabits.Qualityofchildren'sbooks.Children'safter-classactivities.Parent-childrelationships.Wherecanyoufindthedatathatbestsupports“childrenarereadingalotlessforfun”Inparagraph2B.Inparagraph3C.Inparagraph4Inparagraph5WhydomanyparentslimitelectronicreadingE-booksareofpoorquality.Itcouldbeawasteoftime.Itmayharmchildren'shealth.E-readersareexpensive.HowshouldparentsencouragetheirchildrentoreadmoreA.Actasrolemodelsforthem.B.Askthemtowritebookreports.Setupreadinggroupsforthem.D.Talkwiththeirreadingclassteachers.DWe'vebeenthere:inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbypeoplewhoare,likeus,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththeuncomfortablesilence.What'stheproblemItispossiblethatweallhavecompromisedconversationalintelligence.It'smorelikelythatnoneofusstartaconversationbecauseit'sawkwardandchallenging,orwethinkit'sannoyingandunnecessary.Butthenexttimeyoufindyourselfamongstrangers,considerthatsmalltalkisworththetrouble.Expertssayit'saninvaluablesocialpracticethatresultsinbigbenefits.Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantiseasy,butwecan'tforgetthatdeeprelationshipswouldn'tevenexistifitweren'tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease（潤滑劑）forsocialcommunication,saysBernardoCarducci,directoroftheShynessResearchInstituteatIndianUniversitySoutheast.“Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdealbeginswithsmalltalk,”heexplains.“Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem.”Ina2014study,ElizabethDunn,associateprofessorofpsychologyatUBC,invitedpeopleontheirwayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteraction（互動）withitswaiter;theother,tospeakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreportedsignificantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.“It'snotthattalkingtothewaiterisbetterthantalkingtoyourhusband,”sayDunn.“Butinteractionswithperipheral（邊緣的）membersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwell-beingalso.”Dunnbelievesthatpeoplewhoresearchouttostrangersfeelasignificantlygreatersenseofbelonging,abondwithothers.Carduccibelievesdevelopingsuchasenseofbelongingstartswithsmalltalk.“Smalltalkisthebasisofgoodmanners,”hesaysWhatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraphA.Addictiontosmartphones.Inappropriatebehavioursinpublicplaces.Absenceofcommunicationbetweenstrangers.Impatiencewithslowservice.WhatisimportantforsuccessfulsmalltalkaccordingtoCarducciA.Showinggoodmanners.B.Relatingtootherpeople.Focusingonatopic.D.Makingbusinessdeals.Whatdoesthecoffee-shopstudysuggestaboutsmalltalkA.Itimprovesfamilyrelationships.B.Itraisespeople'sconfidence.C.Itmattersasmuchasaformaltalk.D.Itmakespeoplefeelgood.WhatisthebesttitleforthetextConversationCountsWaysofMakingSmallTalkBenefitsofSmallTalkUncomfortableSilenee第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Ifyouarealreadymakingthetimetoexercise,itisgoodindeed!Withsuchbusylives,itcanbehardtotryandfindthetimetoworkout.36Workingoutinthemorningprovidesadditionalbenefitsbeyondbeingphysicallyfit.Yourproductivityisimproved.Exercisingmakesyoumoreawakeandreadytohandlewhateverisaheadofyoufortheday.37Yourmetabolism（新陳代謝）getsaheadstart.38Ifyouworkoutinthemornings,thenyouwillbegettingthecalorie（卡路里）burningbenefitsforthewholeday,notinyoursleep.39Studiesfoundthatpeoplewhowokeupearlyforexercisesleptbetterthanthosewhoexercisedintheevening.Exerciseenergizesyou,soitismoredifficulttorelaxandhaveapeacefulsleepwhenyouareveryexcited.40Ifyouworkoutbrightandearlyinthemorning,youwillbemorelikelytosticktohealthyfoodchoicesthroughouttheday.WhowouldwanttoruintheirgoodworkoutbyeatingjunkfoodYouwillwanttocontinuetofocusonpositivechoices.Therearealotofbenefitstoworkingout,especiallyinthemornings.Setyouralarmclockanhourearlyandpushyourselftoworkout!Youwillfeelenergizedalldaylong.Youwillsticktoyourdiet.Yourqualityofsleepimproves.Youpreferhealthyfoodtofastfood.Thereisnoreasonyoushouldexerciseinthemorning.Youcankeepyouheadclearfor4-10hoursafterexercise.Afteryouexercise,youcontinuetoburncaloriesthroughouttheday.Ifyouareplanningtodoexerciseregularly,oryou'redoingitnow,thenlistenup.第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Twoweeksearlier,myson,Ben,hadgotintouch.He'dmovedtoEnglandwithhismumwhenhewasthreeandithadbeen13yearssinceI'd41seenhim.Soimaginemy42whenheemailed

mesayinghewantedtocometovisitme.Iwas43!IarrivedearlyatByronBaywhereweweresupposedto44.Thebaywas45insunshine,andtherewasagroupofkayakersaround150mofftheshore.Gettingalittle46,Irealizedonekayak皮筏艇）wasin47.“Something'snot48!”Itookoffmy-shirtand49intothewater.Isawthereweretwoinstructorsonboardandamanlyingacrossthemiddle.Hewas50violently.Linkingarmswithoneoftheinstructors,Ihelped51theyoungmanoutofwater.HewasunconsciousandasIlookedathisface,something52tome.Thosebrowneyeswerevery53“What'shisname”laskedtheinstructor.“Ben,”hereplied,andimmediatelyI54.Thatstrangerwasmyson.Theinstructorscalledforanambulanee.55,afterabriefstayinhospital,Benwaswellenoughtobeallowedto56andlaterthefamilymetupfordinner.WechattedabouteverythingandthenBen57tome.“Ijustwanttosaythankyou,”hesaid.“You58mylife!”Istillcan'tbelievewhata59itwas.I'mjustsogladIwasthere60tohelpmyson.41.A.alsoB.oftenC.evenD.last

41.A.alsoB.oftenC.evenD.last42.A.delightB.reliefC.angerD.worry43.A.scaredB.shockedC.thrilledD.ashamed44.A.talkB.stayC.meetD.settle45.A.bathedB.cleanC.deepD.formed46.A.fasterB.closerC.heavierD.wiser47.A.troubleB.advanceC.questionD.battle48.A.realB.rightC.fairD.fit49.A.staredB.sankC.divedD.fell50.A.arguingB.fightingC.shoutingD.shaking51.A.leadB.persuadeC.carryD.keep52.A.happenedB.occurredC.appliedD.appealed53.A.sharpB.pleasantC.attractiveD.familiar.agreedB.hesitatedC.doubtedD.knew55.A.B.FranklyC.SadlyD.Suddenly56.A.returnB.relaxC.speakD.leave57.A.jokedB.returnedC.listenedD.pointed58.A.createdB.honoredC.savedD.guided59.A.B.changeC.pityD.pain60.A.onboardB.intimeC.forsureD.onpurpose第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。DietshavechangedinChina-andsotoohasitstopcrop.Since2011,thecountry61(grow)morecornthanrice.Cornproductionhasjumpednearly125percentover62past25years,whilericehasincreasedonly7percent.Atasteformeatis63(actual)behindthechange:Animportantpartofitscornisusedtofeedchickens,pigs,andcattle.Anotherreasonforcorn'srise:Thegovernmentencouragesfarmerstogrowcorninsteadofrice64(improve)waterquality.Cornuseslesswater65riceandcreateslessfertilizer(化肥)runoff.Thisswitchhasdecreased66(pollute)inthecountry'smajorlakesandreservoirsandmadedrinkingwatersaferforpeople.AccordingtotheWorldBank,Chinaaccountsforabout30percentoftotal67(globe)fertilizerconsumption.TheChineseMinistryofAgriculturefindsthatbetween2005-whenthegovernment68(start)asoil-testingprogram69givesspecificfertilizerrecommendationstofarmers-and2011,fertilizerusedroppedbymilliontons.Thatpreventedtheemission(排放)ofmilliontonsofcarbondioxide.China'sapproachtop