2018高考英语全国2卷试题和答案解析

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年全国普通高等学校统一考试

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A

Summer Activities

Students should read the list with their parents/carers, and select two activities

they would like to do. Forms will be available in school and online for them to

indicate their choices and return to school. Before choices are finalised, parents/

carers will be asked to sign to confirm their chil

dren’s choices.

Member

Activity

Description

of staff

Cost

Outdoor

Adventure

(OUT)

Take

yourself

out

of

your

comfort

zone

for

a

week,

discover

new

personal

qualities,

and

learn new skills. You will be able to take part in

a

number

of

activities

from

canoeing

to

wild

s

camping on Dartmoor. Learn rock climbing and

work

as

a

team,

and

enjoy

the

great

outdoor

environment.

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On Monday we travel to London. After staying

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Ⅰ

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overnight

in

London,

we

travel

on

Day

2

to

efields and

northern

France

to

visit

the

World

War

Mrs. Wilson

Paris (WBP)

Ⅰ

battlefields. On day 3 we cross into Belgium.

Thursday

sees

us

make

the

short

journey

to

Paris

where

we

will

visit

Disneyland

Paris

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park, staying until late to see the parade and the

fireworks.

Our

final

day,

Friday,

sees

us

visit

central Paris and tour the main sights.

Four

days

of

product

design

centred

around

textiles.

Making

lovely

objects

using

recycled

Crafty foxes

and

made

materials.

Bags,

cushion

and

Mrs. Goode

(CRF)

decorations…

Learn

skills

and

leave

with

modern and unusual textiles.

Visit

Warner

Bros

Studio,

shop

stop

to

buy

picnic,

stay

overnight

in

an

approved

Youth

Potty about

Hostel

in

Streatly-on-Thames,

guided

tour

of

Potter

Oxford

to

see

the

film

locations,

picnic

lunch

Miss Drake

(POT)

outside

Oxford's

Christchurch,

boating

on

the

River

Cherwell

through

the

University

Parks,

before heading back to Exeter.

21. Which activity will you choose if you want to go camping?

A. OUT.

B. WBP.

C. CRF.

.

22. What will the students do on Tuesday with Mrs. Wilson?

A. Travel to London

B. see a parade and

fireworks.

C. Tour central Paris.

D. Visit the WWI battlefields.

23. How long does Potty about Potter last?

A. Two days.

B. Four days

C. Five days

D. One

week.

B

Many of us love July because it’s the month when nature’s berries and stone

fruits are in abundance. These colorful and sweet jewels from British Columbia’s

fields are little powerhouses of nutritional protection.

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Of

the

common

berries,

strawberries

are

highest

in

vitamin

C,

although,

because of their seeds, raspberries contain a little more protein(

蛋白质

), iron and

zinc

(not

that

fruits

have

much

protein).

Blueberries

are

particularly

high

in

antioxidants (

抗氧化物质

). The yellow and orange stone fruits such as peaches are

high in the carotenoids we turn into Vitamin A and which are antioxidants. As for

cherries(

樱桃

), they are so delicious who care? However, they are rich in Vitamin

C.

When combined with berries or slices of other fruits, frozen bananas make an

excellent

base

for

thick,

cooling

fruits

shakes

and

low

fat

“ice

cream”.

For

th

is

purpose,

select

ripe

bananas

for

freezing

as

they

are

much

sweeter.

Remove

the

skin and place them in plastic bags or containers and freeze. If you like, a squeeze

of

fresh

lemon

juice

on

the

bananas

will

prevent

them

turning

brown.

Frozen

bananas will last several weeks, depending on their ripeness and the temperature of

the freezer.

If you have a juicer, you can simply feed in frozen bananas and some berries

or

sliced

fruit.

Out

comes

a

“Soft

-

serve”

creamy

dessert,

to

be

eaten

right

away.

This

makes

a

fun

activity

for

a

children’s

party;

they

love

feeding

the

fruit

and

frozen bananas into the top of the machine and watching the ice cream come out

below.

24.

What does the author seem to like about cherries?

A. They contain protein.

B. They are high in vitamin A.

D. They are rich in antioxidants.

B. To keep their colour.

D. To improve their nutrition.

C. A container.

D.

A

C. They have a pleasant taste.

A. To make them smell better.

C. To speed up their ripening.

A. A dessert.

machine.

25.

From which is the text probably taken?

A. A biology textbook.

B. A health magazine.

25.

Why is fresh lemon juice used in freezing bananas?

24.

What is “a juicer” in the last paragraph?

B. A drink.

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C. A research paper.

C. A travel brochure.

C

Teens

and

younger

children

are

reading

a

lot

less

for

fun,

according

to

a

Common Sense Media report published Monday.

While the decline over the past decade is steep for teen readers, some data in

the

report

shows

that

reading

remains

a

big

part

of

many

children’s

lives,

and

indicates how parents might help encourage more reading.

According

to

the

report’s

key

findings,

“the

proportion

(

比例

)

who

say

they

‘hardly ever’ read for fun has gone from 8 percent of 13

-year-olds and 9 percent of

17-year-

olds in 1984 to 22 percent and 27 percent respectively today.”

The report data shows that pleasure reading levels for younger children, ages

2-8, remain largely the same. But the amount of time spent in reading each session

had declined, from closer to an hour or more to closer to a half hour per session.

When it comes to technology and reading, the report does little to counsel (

建

议

) parents looking for data about the effect of e-readers and tablets on reading. It

does

point

out

that

many

parents

still

limit

electronic

reading

mainly

due

to

concerns about increased screen time.

The

most

hopeful

data

shared

in

the

report

shows

clear

evidence

of

parents

serving as examples and important guides for their kids when it comes to reading.

Data

shows

that

kids

and

teens

who

do

read

frequently,

compared

to

infrequent

readers,

have

more

books

in

the

home,

more

books

purchased

for

them,

parents

who read more often, and parents who set aside time for them to read.

At the end of school approaches, and school vacation reading lists loom(

逼近

)

ahead, parents might take the chance to step in and make their own summer reading

list and plan a family trip to the library or bookstore.

28.

What is the Common Sense Media report probably about?

A.

Children’s reading habits.

B.

Quality of

children’s books.

C.

Children’s after

-class activities.

D.

Parent-child relationships.

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29.

Where can you find the data that best supports “children are reading a lot less

for fun”?

A.

In paragraph 2

B. In paragraph 3

paragraph 5

30.

Why do many parents limit electronic reading?

A.

E-books are of poor quality.

B.

It could be a waste of time.

C.

It may harm children’s health.

D.

E-readers are expensive.

31.

How should parents encourage their children to read more?

A.

Act as role models for them.

teachers.

D

We’ve been there: in a lift, in line at the bank or on an airplane, surrounded by

people who are, like us, deeply focused on their smartphones or, worse, struggling

with the uncomfortable silence.

What’s

the

problem?

It

is

possible

that

we

all

have

compromised

conversational

intelligence.

It’s

more

likely

that

none

of

us

start

a

conversation

because it’s awkward and challenging, or we think it’s annoying and unnecessary.

But

the

next

time

you

find

yourself

among

strangers,

consider

that

small

talk

is

worth the trouble. Experts say it’s an invaluable social practice that results in big

benefits.

Dismissing

small

talk

as

unimportant

is

easy,

bu

t

we

can’t

forget

that

deep

relationships wouldn’t even exist if it weren’t for casual conversation. Small talk is

the grease (

润滑剂

) for social communication, says Bernardo Carducci, director of

the Shyness Research Institute at Indian University Southeast.

“Almost every great

love

story

and

each

big

business

deal

begins

with

small

talk,”

he

explains.

“The

key

to

successful

small

talk

is

learning

how

to

connect

with

others,

not

just

communicate with them.”

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C. In paragraph 4

D.

In

B. Ask them to write book reports.

D.

Talk

with

their

reading

class

C. Set up reading groups for them.

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In a 2014 study,

Elizabeth

Dunn, associate professor of psychology

at

UBC,

invited people on their way into a coffee shop. One group was asked to seek out an

interaction

(

互动

)

with

its

waiter;

the

other,

to

speak

only

when

necessary.

The

results

showed

that

those

who

chatted

with

their

server

reported

significantly

higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience. “It’s not that talking to

the waiter is better than talking to your husband,” say Dunn. “But interactions with

peripheral

(

边缘的

)

members

of

our

social

network

matter

for

our

well-being

al

so.”

Dunn

believes

that

people

who

research

out

to

strangers

feel

a

significantly

greater sense of belonging, a bond with others. Carducci believes developing such

a

sense

of

belonging

starts

with

small

talk.

“Small

talk

is

the

basis

of

good

manners,” he s

ays.

32. What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?

A. Addiction to smartphones.

B. Inappropriate behaviours in public places.

C. Absence of communication between strangers.

D. Impatience with slow service.

33. What is important for successful small talk according to Carducci?

A. Showing good manners.

C. Focusing on a topic.

B. Relating to other people.

D. Making business deals.

B.

It

raises

people’s

34. What does the coffee-shop study suggest about small talk?

A. It improves family relationships.

confidence.

C. It matters as much as a formal talk.

35. What is the best title for the text?

A. Conversation Counts

B. Ways of Making Small Talk

C. Benefits of Small Talk

D. Uncomfortable Silence

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