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2018
高考英语全国二卷真题
考
第二部分
阅读理解
(
共两节，满分
40
分
)
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
finalized, parents/ carer
s
will be asked to sign to confirm their child’s
choices.
Activity
Outdoor
Adventure
(OUT)
WWI
Battlefields
and Paris
(WBP)
Description
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
camping
on
Dartmoor.
Learn
rock
climbing
and
work
as
a
team,
and
enjoy
the
great
outdoor
environment.
On Monday we travel to
London. After staying
overnight
in
London,
we
travel
on
Day
2
to
northern
France
to
visit
the
World
War
I
battlefields. On Day 3 we
cross into Belgium.
Thursday
sees
us
make
the
short
journey
to
Paris
where
we
will
visit
Disneyland
Paris
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
centered
around
textiles. Making
lovely objects using recycled
and
made
materials.
Bags,
cushions
and
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
Hostel in Streatley-on -Thames, guided
tour of
Oxford to see the film
locations, picnic lunch
outside
Oxford’s Christchurch, boating on the
River
Cherwell
through
the
University
Parks,
before heading back to Exeter.
Member of staff
Mr. Clemens
Cost
?
140
Mrs. Milson
425
Crafty
Foxes
(CRF)
Potty about
Potter
(POT)
Mrs. Goode
?
30
Miss Drake
?
150
21. Which activity will you choose if
you want to go camping?
A. OUT.
B. WBP.
C. CRF.
D. POT.
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.
B
Many of us
love July because it’s the month when nature’s
berries and stone
fruits are in
abundance. These
colourful and sweet
jewels form British Columbia’s fields are little
powerhouses of nutritional protection.
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
cares? However, they are
rich in vitamin C.
When
combined
with
berries
of
slices
of
other
fruits,
frozen
bananas
make
an
excellent
base
for
thick,
cooling fruit shakes and low fat “ice
cream”. For this 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. They
have a pleasant taste.
D. One week.
25. Why is
fresh lemon juice used in freezing bananas?
A. To make them smell better.
C.
To speed up their ripening.
2
6. What is “a juicer” in
the last paragraph?
A. A
dessert.
B. A drink.
C. A container.
D. A machine.
27. From which
is the text probably taken?
A. A
biology textbook.
B. A health
magazine.
C. A
research paper.
D.
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 has
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.
As the end of school
approaches, and school vacation reading lists
loom(
逼近
) ahead, parents
might take this
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.
29. Where
can you find the data that best supports
A. In paragraph 2.
B. In paragraph 3.
C. In paragraph 4.
D. In 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.
B.
Ask then to write book reports.
C. Set
up reading groups for them.
D. Talk with their reading
class teachers.
D
We’ve all
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’s
possible
that
we
all
have
compromised
conversational
intelligence.
It’s
more
lik
ely 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 soc
ial practice that
results in big benefits.
Dismissing small talk as unimportant is
easy, but 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
Indiana
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.
”
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
talki
ng
to
your
husband,
”
says
Dunn.
“
But interactions with
peripheral(
边缘的
) members of
our social network matter for our
well-
being also.
”