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2018年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英 语第二部分 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。AWashington, D.C. Bicycle ToursCherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.Duration: 3 hoursThis small group bike tour is a fantastic way to see the world-famous cherry trees with beautiful flowers of Washington, D.C. Your guide will provide a history lesson about the trees and the famous monuments where they blossom. Reserve your spot before availability and the cherry blossoms disappear!Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle TourDuration: 3 hours (4 miles)Join a guided bike tour and view some of the most popular monuments in Washington, D.C. Explore the monuments and memorials on the National Mall as your guide shares unique facts and history at each stop. Guided tour includes bike, helmet, cookies and bottled water.Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D.C. Duration: 3 hoursMorning or Afternoon, this bike tour is the perfect tour for D.C. newcomers and locals looking to experience Washington, D.C. in a healthy way with minimum effort. Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents, Congress, memorials, and parks. Comfortable bikes and a smooth tour route (路线) make cycling between the sites fun and relaxing.Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle TourDuration: 3 hours (7 miles)Join a small group bike tour for an evening of exploration in the heart of Washington, D.C. Get up close to the monuments and memorials as you bike the sites of Capitol Hill and the National Mall. Frequent stops are made for photo taking as your guide offers unique facts and history. Tour includes bike, helmet, and bottled water. All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights.21. Which tour do you need to book in advance?A. Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.B. Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour.C. Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.D. Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour.22. What will you do on the Capital City Bike Tour?A. Meet famous people.B. Go to a national park.C. Visit well-known museums.D. Enjoy interesting stories.23. Which of the following does the bicycle tour at night provide?A. City maps.B. Cameras.C. Meals.D. Safety lights.解析：本篇文章讲的是华盛顿举办的几个自行车骑行活动，内容较简单。21. A. 细节理解题。原文中Reserve your spot before availability对应题目中的book in advance。出题人喜欢将原文中的内容进行同义词或者同义句的替换，这一点考生要多加注意。22. D. 细节理解题。根据设问快速定位其在原文中的位置，进行简单排除即可得出答案。Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents23.D. 细节理解题。由设问中的at night 定位到Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour，然后由All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights得出答案。BGood Morning Britains Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under 5 per family a day. And the Good Morning Britain presenter says shes been able to put a lot of what shes learnt into practice in her own home, preparing meals for sons, Sam, 14, Finn, 13, and Jack, 11.“We love Mexican churros, so I buy them on my phone from my local Mexican takeaway restaurant,” she explains. “I pay 5 for a portion (一份), but Matt makes them for 26p a portion, because they are flour, water, sugar and oil. Everybody can buy takeaway food, but sometimes were not aware how cheaply we can make this food ourselves.”The eight-part series (系列节目), Save Money: Good Food, follows in the footsteps of ITVs Save Money: Good Health, which gave viewers advice on how to get value from the vast range of health products on the market.With food our biggest weekly household expense, Susanna and Matt spend time with a different family each week. In tonights Easter special they come to the aid of a family in need of some delicious inspiration on a budget. The team transforms the familys long weekend of celebration with less expensive but still tasty recipes.24. What do we know about Susanna Reid?A. She enjoys embarrassing her guests.B. She has started a new programme.C. She dislikes working early in the morning.D. She has had a tight budget for her family.25. How does Matt Tebbutt help Susanna?A. He buys cooking materials for her.B. He prepares food for her kids.C. He assists her in cooking matters.D. He invites guest families for her.26. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4?A. Summarize the previous paragraphs.B. Provide some advice for the readers.C. Add some background information.D. Introduce a new topic for discussion.27. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Keeping Fit by Eating SmartB. Balancing Our Daily DietC. Making Yourself a Perfect ChefD. Cooking Well for Less解析：本文是关于Susanna Reid所创办的一个新的节目Save Money: Good Food的介绍，教人们在日常生活中怎样用最少的钱做出美味的食物，Cooking Well for Less，文章难度不大。24. B. 推理判断题。 文章中she is cooking up a storm in her latest role showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.还有后文中的The eight-part series 都可以推出Susanna Reid开办了一个新的电视节目。25. C. 细节理解题。In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste可知Matt Tebbutt的作用是给Susanna Reid提供建议。26. C. 推理判断题。定位到第四段follows in the footsteps of ITVs Save Money: Good Health可知，这一段主要讲的是这档节目的灵感来源，所以答案选C.27. D. 主旨大意题。本文主要是对Save Money: Good Food这档节目的介绍，文章第一段showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget说明了这档节目的目的，所以D选项正是对这句话的最好诠释。CLanguages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit (联系) groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialisation, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalisation and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.At present, the world has about 6,800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1,000; Africa 2,400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800. The median number (中位数) of speakers is a mere 6,000, which means that half the worlds languages are spoken by fewer people than that.Already well over 400 of the total of 6,800 languages are close to extinction (消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico (150), Lipan Apache in the United States (two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.28. What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times?A. They developed very fast.B. They were large in number.C. They had similar patterns.D. They were closely connected.29. Which of the following best explains “dominant” underlined in paragraph 2?A. Complex.B. Advanced.C. Powerful.D. Modern.30. How many languages are spoken by less than 6,000 people at present?A. About 6,800.B. About 3,400.C. About 2,400.D. About 1,200.31. What is the main idea of the text?A. New languages will be created.B. Peoples lifestyles are reflected in languages.C. Human development results in fewer languages.D. Geography determines language evolution.解析：本文主要讲的是随着人类的发展，语言的种类却越来越少，很多语言已经灭绝或者濒临灭绝，这是全球化和工业化带来的副作用需要引起我们的重视。28. B. 推理判断题。本题的答案主要出自第一段，只要认真研读，进行简单的排除，答案不难选出。Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.这句话是答案的出处。29. C.词义猜测题。词语出自第二段。Dominant这个词应该是比较常见的，只要考生平时注意词汇积累这个词应该能认识，所以我们在平时的英语学习中一定要注意词汇的积累。假如不认识的话，后边的例子中例举了English, Spanish and Chinese 还有词组take over 这些线索都可以帮助我们来猜测词义。30. B 推理判断题。答案出自第三段 The median number (中位数) of speakers is a mere 6,000, which means that half the worlds languages are spoken by fewer people than that.结合前面的At present, the world has about 6,800 languages. 这两句话就可以把答案推出来，6800 和half 是关键词。31. C. 主旨大意题。本篇文章结构清晰，第一段是总领全文，提出观点in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going。第二段是解释原因，第三段是对现状的介绍，第四段是举例子。所以答案很容易选出。本篇文章考生可以注意出题人的出题范围，前三题分别出自前三段，第四题是对全文的考查，这也是出题人出题的一个暗含的线索，考生应该多加关注。DWe may think were a culture that gets rid of our worn technology at the first sight of something shiny and new, but a new study shows that we keep using our old devices (装置) well after they go out of style. Thats bad news for the environment and our wallets as these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same things.To figure out how much power these devices are using, Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device. This method provided a readout for how home energy use has evolved since the early 1990s. Devices were grouped by generation. Desktop computers, basic mobile phones, and box-set TVs defined 1992. Digital cameras arrived on the scene in 1997. And MP3 players, smart phones, and LCD TVs entered homes in 2002, before tablets and e-readers showed up in 2007.As we accumulated more devices, however, we didnt throw out our old ones. “The living-room television is replaced and gets planted in the kids room, and suddenly one day, you have a TV in every room of the house,” said one researcher. The average number of electronic devices rose from four per household in 1992 to 13 in 2007. Were not just keeping these old devices we continue to use them. According to the analysis of Babbitts team, old desktop monitors and box TVs with cathode ray tubes are the worst devices with their energy consumption and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions (排放) more than doubling during the 1992 to 2007 window.So whats the solution (解决方案)? The teams data only went up to 2007, but the researchers also explored what would happen if consumers replaced old products with new electronics that serve more than one function, such as a tablet for word processing and TV viewing. They found that more on-demand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%.32. What does the author think of new devices?A. They are environment-friendly.B. They are no better than the old.C. They cost more to use at home.D. They go out of style quickly. 33. Why did Babbitts team conduct the research?A. To reduce the cost of minerals. B. To test the life cycle of a product.C. To update consumers on new technology.D. To find out electricity consumption of the devices.34. Which of the following uses the least energy?A. The box-set TV.B. The tablet.C. The LCD TV.D. The desktop computer.35. What does the text suggest people do about old electronic devices?A. Stop using them.B. Take them apart. C. Upgrade them.D. Recycle them. 解析：本文主要讲的是一些电子设备并没有因为过时而寿终正寝，相反很多设备还正在被使用，这不仅会消耗更多的能源还会污染环境。32. A. 推理判断题。考查第一段。找准题目关键词new devices，文章中原句Thats bad news for the environment and our wallets这是过时设备的一些害处，那么我们可以反推它的反面应该就是新设备的好处，所以答案选择A. 33. D. 细节理解题。答案出自第二段。第二段原句tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life.和这句话意思最相近的就是答案D.34. B. 细节理解题。答案出自第四段。选项中出现的集中设备密集出现在两处，一处是第二段，还有一处是第四段。其中第二段主要讲的是各种设备进入到家庭的时间，不涉及到各种设备能耗的对比，所以不能作为选择的依据。所以答案应该在第四段，They found that more on-demand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%.这句话可以帮助得出答案是tablets。35. A. 推理判断题。答案在第四段。文章第三段主要讲的是使用旧的设备的危害，结合34题和but the researchers also explored what would happen if consumers replaced old products with new electronics that serve more than one function我们可以得出答案是stop using. C选型是容易误选选项，upgrade 这个词的意思要把握准，upgrade可能是在原有设备基础之上进行升级，这是文章中没有提及的所以不能选。第二节 （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。Color is fundamental in home design something youll always have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms youll love to live in. Do you want a room thats full of life? Professional? Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day? 36 , color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel.Over the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point. 37 , they can get a little complex. But good news is that therere really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones. 38 . Theyre the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to our rooms. Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa, small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable. Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or bookshelves. 39 . They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space.The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors. Whether youre looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant. 40 .A. While all of them are useful B. Whatever youre looking forC. If youre experimenting with a colorD. Small color choices are the ones were most familiar withE. Its not really a good idea to use too many small color piecesF. So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first timeG. Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways解析：本篇文章主要讲的是在家装设计方面颜色的作用，并从大、中和小三个层面介绍了每种类型的定义和如何选择。36. B.段中句。从形式上看设空处后是逗号；从内容上看考查的主要是段中句的承上启下。空前给了很多种家装风格的选择，空后color is the key to making，这中间缺少一个过渡，根据意思答案比较容易得出Whatever youre looking for，通过让步来强调后半句内容。37. A. 段中句。本处后面也是逗号和上一题有共同之处。前面的话there have been a number of different techniques to和后面的they can get a little complex，中间很明显缺少一个转折，所以答案得出A。36和37题考察的都不是一个完整的句子，此类题目会有更强的关联性和逻辑性，所以考生遇到此种类型的题要特别关注关键信息，理清其中的逻辑关系。38. D.段首句。本处承接上一段的内容therere really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home：the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones后面的两段讲的是the medium ones, and the large ones，所以此处应是the small ones.39. G.段中句。本处的前面一句话是medium ones的定义，后面的话是medium和small的比较。通过比较选项，发现只有选择G项才可以帮助过渡。F. 段尾句。本段的中心是the large ones，前面的Whether youre looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant这句话强调的是后半句的time，effort和expense，这和F 选项的it pays to be sure有很强的因果关系，所以选出答案。第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a “free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I 41 the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesnt want to 42 a few dollars? More than that, Id always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I werent 43 enough about free credits, news about our 44 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 45 I would be learning from one of the games 46 . I could hardly wait to 47 him.Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 48 was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it 49 that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to 50 the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to 51 what we would learn in class to our future professions and, 52 , to our lives. I managed to get an A in that 53 and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the 54 .Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, Im still putting to use what he 55 me: “The absolute most important 56 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good 57 . On every single move you have to 58 a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and 59 the best move from among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my 60 as a journalist. 41. A. put forwardB. jumped at C. tried outD. turned down42. A. wasteB. earnC. saveD. pay43. A. excitedB. worriedC. movedD. tired44. A. titleB. competitorC. textbookD. instructor45. A. urgedB. demandedC. heldD. meant46. A. fastestB. easiestC. bestD. rarest47. A. interviewB. meetC. challengeD. beat48. A. chanceB. qualificationC. honorD. job49. A. realB. perfectC. clearD. possible50. A. attendB. passC. skipD. observe51. A. addB. exposeC. applyD. compare52. A. eventuallyB. naturallyC. directlyD. normally53. A. gameB. presentationC. courseD. experiment54. A. criterionB. classroomC. departmentD. situation55. A. taughtB. wroteC. questionedD. promised56. A. factB. stepC. mannerD. skill57. A. gradesB. decisionsC. impressionsD. comments58. A. analyzeB. describeC. rebuildD. control59. A. announceB. signalC. blockD. evaluate60. A. roleB. desireC. concernD. behavior试题解读：今年的阅读延续了去年的思路，属于夹叙夹议型，文章的难度不大，考察的内容涉及单词辨析，词组筛选和上下文衔接，侧重点是对文章内容的把握。所以提示考生在平时一方面要夯实单词和词组的基础；另一方面更重要的是要侧重于在对文章的理解上下功夫，关注文章的结构和内容才是正道。考点扫描：完形填空设题有三个层面：1.句子层面，即答题时只需考虑设空所在的句意便可以得出答案；2.句组层面，即答题时需要弄清前后几个句子甚至上下一两段的一次才能得出答案；3，语篇层面，即答题时必须通关全文，从整体角度考虑才能判断出最佳答案。41. B.句组层面。从下文中可知作者是非常喜欢象棋的，所以选择jump at，表示一听到某件事就跳了起来，符合作者的心情。42. C. 句组层面。上句中提到过free，正好可以对应save.43. A.句子层面。本句中的even if引导让步状语从句，结合前面作者的铺垫，可以得出答案。即使我对免费学分不感兴趣，但教授这个课程的老师让我心驰神往。44. D.句组层面。本空后面接着出现了He和下一段首句Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach，可以断定这句话说的是老师，最相近的就是instructor.45.D.句子层面。考查定语从句，前半句介绍老师是一位大师，后文是进一步解释，所以选择meant.46.C.句子层面。和前文grandmaster意思最近的是best。47.B.句组层面。老师是一位大师，所以作为学生我迫不及待地想见到他。48.D. 句子层面。Maurice Ashley回校任教这是一份职业，后文中的not a game也可以照应job。其余的几个选项没有足够的信息来推断，只能得出最直观的job。49.C.句组层面。前文中的he meant business，这个老师是认真严肃的，结合下文的 hard-earned.，可以得出老师在上课之初就给我们就把丑话说在了前面。50.B.完成这个课程需要有很多标准，标准之一就是需要写一篇文章来说明自己打算怎样学以致用。51.C.句组层面。下文中的 Im still putting to use apply和use相近。52.A.句子层面。本句中的professions和lives是两个不同的层面，可以得出答案eventually。53.C.句组层面。文章第一段就说了这个课是free course，所以这个选项可以照应前文。54.B.句组层面。前面的course肯定在教室进行，结合beyond，可以得出答案。作者从这个课程中学到了很多，不仅仅局限在课程。55.A.句子层面。十年以后，我仍然从这位老师的所教之中获益匪浅。56.D.句子层面。后面的learn，结合上文可以得出答案。57.B.句组层面。结合下文可以得出答案为decision。作者从下棋中所学最重要的就是如何做正确的决定。58.A. 59.D.句子层面。下棋时你的每一步都需要深思熟虑，认真分析形势，知己知彼，然后从所有选项中做出最佳的选择。60.A. 句子层面。作者现在是一名记者，从下棋中作者的所学仍然让他在现在的职业中受益匪浅。第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。According to a review of evidence in a medical journal, runners live three years 61 (long) than non-runners. You dont have to run fast or for long 62 (see) the benefit. You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of 63 (die) early by
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