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绝密★启用前2018年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(上海卷)英语试卷(满分140分,考试时间120分钟)考生注意:答题前,务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名,并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上,在答题纸反而清楚地填写姓名。I.Listening
ComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedab
outwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyou
rpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.()1.A.InagroceryB.Inacafe.C.Atatailor’s.D.Atatoyshop()2.A.Heispleasedwithhisjob.B
.Heisnotsatisfiedwithhiswork.C.Hefindsthehugeworkloadunbearable.D.Hefindshisofficemuchtoobigforhim.()3.A.Heismostprobablycheck
ingwhethereverythingisOK.B.Heismostprobablyjumpingfromthedesk.C.Heismostprobablyrepairingthedesk.D.Heismostprobablychangingthebulb.()4.A.
£200.B.£300.C.£600.D.£700.()5.A.It'sdifficultforthewomantogetthejobifshetakestheinterview.B.Thewomancangetthejobifshetakestheinterview.C.Th
ewomanhaslesschancetogetthejobthanothers.D.Thewomanshouldworkharderfromnowonifshewantstogetthejob.()6.A.The
mandrinkstoomuchwine.B.Themandrinkslittlewine.C.Thebedistoosoft.D.Thebedistoohard.()7.A.Hemaychangetheshi
rtbecauseit'stoolarge.B.Hemaychangetheshirtbecauseit'stoosmall.C.Hedoesn'tlikethecoloroftheshirt.D.Hel
ikestheshirt.()8.A.Toputhimtoanotherflight.B.Toarrangethenextflight.C.Totakehimtosomewhere.D.Toarrangehisaccommodation.()9.A.ThenewsonTV.B.Manyp
eoplecametothenewhotel.C.Itisdifficultforpeopletofindajob.D.Themanstillhasgotajob.()10.A.Thewomanthinksiteasytolearnphysics.B.Thewomanisgoodatphysics
.C.ThemanthinksProfessorSmithexplainedthephysicsproblemveryclearly.D.Themancan'tunderstandthephysicsproblem.SectionBDirections:InSectionByouwil
lheartwoshortpassages,andonelongerconversation,aftereachpassage.Thepassagesorconversationyouwillbeaskedseveralquestions
,thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpap
eranddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpass
age.()11.A.Spain.B.FranceC.AmericaD.England.()12.A.Visitorsshouldn'toverlookitbecauseitsufferedalotinhistory.B.SaintAugustineistheoldest
cityinthenation.C.FloridawasruledbySpanishuntiltheUnitedStatestookoverit.D.ManyvisitorssupporttheFlorida’scoastrecoveryfori
tsbeauty.()13.A.Florida'sAtlanticcoast.B.St.Augustine'shistory.C.SpanishcontroloverFlorida.D.Spanishhistory.Questions14through16a
rebasedonthefollowingtalk.()14.A.AlostpropertyofficeinEurope.B.AlostpropertyofficeinLondon.C.Alostpropertyoffi
ceinTokyo.D.PaulCowan'soffice.()15.A.LostitemsbecomethepropertyoftransportforLondon.B.LostitemsaretakengoodcareofbyCowan'steam.C.Al
mostallofthelostitemswerereturnedtotheirowners.D.Twentypercentofthelostitemsareclaimedinthreemonths’ti
me.()16.A.Becausetheythinktheirlostshoesareuseless.B.Becausetheyhavealreadyboughtnewshoes.C.Becausetheywouldliketogetane
wpair.D.Becausetheycan'tfindtheirlostshoes.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.()17.A.Sheismostprob
ablybargainingforahouse.B.Sheismostprobablyvisitingoneofherfriends.C.Sheismostprobablylookingforahouse.D.Sheismostprobablycontactin
gherbankforahouse.()18.A.Thekitchenattachedbathroom.B.Awinestoragearea.C.Thefloorcovering.D.Therelaxingcolorsofthe
wall.()19.A.Thepriceisreasonable.B.Thepriceistoohigh.C.Thepriceislow.D.Theofferisunfair.()20.A.Thewomanwillbuythehousebecau
sethepriceisreasonable.B.Thehouseisreallygoodbecausethebathroomisattachedtothebedroom.C.Theinsideofthehouseisbetterthantheoutside.D.Thewomanlikesthe
housesomuchthatshewillbuyit.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepass
agescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherb
lanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Acomprehensivestudyof4,500childrenconductedbytheNationalInstitutesofHealthin2018showsth
atchildrenwhospentmorethansevenhoursadaystaringatscreensshowedevidenceofprematurethinningoftheirbrain'scortex-theouterlayerthatproc
essessensoryinformation.“Wedon'tknowifit___21___(cause)bythescreentime.Wedon'tknowyetifit'sbadthing.Itwon'tbeuntilwefoll
owthemovertime___22___wewillseeifthereareoutcomesthatareassociatedwiththedifferencesthatwe'reseeinginthissinglesn
apshot,”Dr.GayaDowling.“Whatwecansayisthatthisis___23___thebrainslooklikeofkidswhospendalotoftimeonscreens.Andit'snotjuston
epattern.”Theproblemisn'tjustscreens___24___,butalsothewayscreenstemptkids(andadults)awayfromsomethingfar
moreimportant:physicalactivity.Morethan23percentofadultsand80percentofadolescentsdon'tgetenoughphysicalactivity,andaccordingtoa2019rep
ortfromtheWorldHealthOrganization.(WHO),thesepatternsofactivityandrestarise___25___habitswedevelopearlyinlife,“Whatwereallyneedtodo
is___26___(bring)backplayforchildren,”saysDr.JuanaWilliamson,aWHOspecialistinchildhoodobesityandphysicalactivity,inastatementaboutn
ewWHOguidelinesissuedinApril2019.Thisisaboutmakingtheshiftfromsedentarytimetoplaytime,while___27___(protect)sleep.Ofcourse,child
renaren’tcompletelytoblamefortheirscreenaddiction.Sometimes,theparents___28___complainabouttheroleofscreensinfamilylifearejustasguiltyofspe
ndingtoomuchtimeinfrontofone.A2016study___29___(conduct)byCommonSenseMediafoundthatparentsspenduptoninehours
adayinfrontofscreens,mostlynotforwork-relatedreasons.While78percentofparentssaidtheybelievedtheyweregoodscreentimero
lemodels,thestudyfoundadisconnectbetweentheirbehaviorandtheirperceptionoftheirbehavior.Parentsneedtoli
mitscreentimeforthemselvesandespeciallyfortheirkids-___30___itmeansplayingthebadguy.Ourmentalandphysicalhealthdependsonit.21.____
_____22.________23._______24._________25._________26._________27._________28._________29._________30._________SectionBDirections:
Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.committedB.comp
aredC.contactD.delegationE.destructiveF.weakG.negotiateH.respelledI.similarityJ.superiorsK.witnessedSomeVery“American”WordsComefromChineseOna
recentprogram,wetoldyouthestoriesofEnglishwordsborrowedfromotherlanguages.Today,wewilltellyouaboutwordsthatEnglishhastakenfromChinese.Manyofth
eChinesewordsthatarenowpartofEnglishwereborrowedlongago.TheyaremostoftenfromCantoneseorotherChineselanguagesrath
erthanMandarin.Let’sstartwithkowtow.kowtowTheEnglishwordkowtowisaverbthatmeanstoagreetooeasilytodowhatsomeoneelsewantsyoutodo,ortoobeysomeonewith
powerinawaythatseems___31___.ItcomesfromtheCantonesewordkautau,whichmeans“knockyourhead.”Itreferstotheactofkneel
ingandloweringone'sheadasasignofrespectto___32___—suchasemperors,eldersandleaders.Inthecaseofemperors,theactrequiredthepersontotouch
theirheadtotheground.In1793,Britain'sKingGeorgeIIIsentLordGeorgeMacartneyandothertradeambassadorstoChinato___33___atradeagreement.TheC
hineseaskedthemtokowtowtotheQianlongEmperor.Asthestorygoes,LordMacartneyrefusedforhis___34___todomoret
hanbendtheirknees.Hesaidthatwasalltheywererequiredtodofortheirownking.Itisnotsurprising,then,thatMacar
tneyleftChinawithoutnegotiatingthetradeagreement.Afterthat,criticsusedthewordkowtowwhenanyonewastoosubmissivetoChina.Today,theusagehasnoconnectiont
oChina,noranyspecificpoliticalconnection.gung-hoAnotherborrowedwordthatcameaboutthrough___35___betweentwonationsisgung-ho.InEnglish,theword
gung-hoisanadjectivethatmeansextremelyexcitedaboutdoingsomething.TheChinesecharacters“gōng”and“hé”togethermean“worktogether,
cooperate.”Theoriginalterm—gõngyèhézuòshè—meansChineseIndustrialCooperatives.Theorganizationswereestablishedinthe1
930sbyWesternersinChinatopromoteindustrialandeconomicdevelopment.Lt.ColonelEvansCarlsonoftheUnitedStatesMarine3Corps4observedthesecooperativeswh
ilehewasinChina.Hewasimpressed,saying“....allthesoldiers___36___themselvestooneideaandworkedtogethertoputthatideaover.”Hethenbeganusingthe
termgung-hointheMarineCorpstotrytocreatethesamespirithehad___37___.In1942,heusedthewordasatrainingsloganforthe2ndMarineRaiderBattalionduringWor
ldWarII.Themenwereoftencalledthe“GungHoBattalion.”Fromthen,thewordgung-hospreadasaslogantheMarineCorps.T
oday,itsmeaninghasnorelationtothemilitary.typhoonInEnglish,atyphoonisaverypowerfuland___38___stormthatoccursaroundth
eChinaSeaandintheSouthPacific.ThewordhistoryoftyphoonhadafarlessdirectpathtotheEnglishlanguagethangun
g-ho.Andnotallhistoricalaccountsarethesame.But,accordingtotheMerriam-WebsterNewBookofWordHistories,thefirsttyphoonsreportedintheEnglishla
nguagewereinIndiaandwerecalled“touffons”or“tufans,”Thewordtufanoral-tufanisArabicandmeansviolentstormorf
lood.TheEnglishcameacrossthiswordinIndiaandborroweditastouffon.Later,whenEnglishshipsencounteredviolent
stormsintheChinaSea,EnglishmenlearnedtheCantonesewordtaifung,whichmeans“greatwind.”Theword's___39___tot
ouffonisonlybychance.Themodernformoftheword—typhoon—wasinfluencedbytheCantonesebut___40___tomakeitappearmo
reGreek.31._________32.________33._______34._________35._________36._________37._________38._________39._________40._________III.
ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachbl
ankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.When17-year-oldQuattroMusserhangsoutwithfriends,theydon'tdrinkbeerorcruisearoundincarswiththeirda
tes.___41___,theysticktoG-ratedactivitiessuchasrock-climbingortalkingaboutbooks.Theyareingoodcompany,accordingtoanewst
udyshowingthatteenagersareincreasinglydelayingactivitiesthathadlongbeenseenasritesofpassageinto___42___.Thestudy,publishedTuesdayinthejourna
lChildDevelopment,foundthatthepercentageofadolescentsintheU.S.whohaveadriver'slicense,whohavetriedalcohol,whodate,
andwhoworkforpayhasplummetedsince1976,withthemostprecipitous___43___inthepastdecade.Thedeclinesappearedacrossrace,geograph
ic,andsocioeconomiclines,andinrural,urban,andsuburbanareas.Tobesure,morethanhalfofteensstillengageintheseactivities,butthe___44___havesl
immedconsiderably,Between1976and1979,86percentofhighschoolseniorshadgoneonadate;between2010and2015only63percen
tPeoplesay,Oh,it'sbecauseteenagersaremoreresponsible,ormorelazy,ormoreboring,“butthey're___45___thelargertrend,”saidJeanTweng
e,leadauthorofthestudy,whichdrewonsevenlargetime-lagsurveysofAmericans.Rather,shesaid,kidsmaybeless___46___inactivitiessuchasdating,drivingorgetting
jobsbecauseintoday'ssociety.Accordingtoanevolutionarypsychologytheorythataperson's“lifestrategy”slowsdownorspeedsupdependingonhisorher___47___,
exposuretoa“harshandunpredictable”environmentleadstofasterdevelopment,whileamoreresource-richandsecureenvironmenthas
the___48___effect,thestudysaid.Inthefirst___49___,“You'dhavealotofkidsandbeinsurvivalmode,starthavingkidsyoung,expectyourkidswil
lhavekidsyoung,andexpectthattherewillbemore___50___andfewerresources,”saidTwenge,apsychologyprofessoratSanDiegoStateUni
versitywhoistheauthorof“iGen;WhyToday’sSuper-ConnectedKidsAreGrowingUpLessRebellious,MoreTolerant,LessHappy—andCompletelyUnpreparedfor
Adulthood.Acenturyago,whenlifeexpectancywaslowerandcollegeeducationlessprevalent,“thegoalbackthenwas
survival,notviolinlessonsby5,”Twengesaid.Inthatmodelateenageboymightbethinkingmore___51___aboutmarriage,anddrivingaca
randworkingforpaywouldbeimportantfor“establishingmatevaluebasedonprocurementofresources,”thestudysaid.ButAmer
icaisshiftingmoretowardthe___52___model,andthechangeisapparentacrossthesocioeconomicspectrum,Twengesaid.“Eveninfamilieswhoseparentsdidn'
thaveacollegeeducation...familiesaresmaller,andtheideathatchildrenneedtobecarefully___53___hasreallysunki
n.”The___54___of“adultactivities”couldnotbeattributedtomorehomeworkorextracurricularactivities,thestudysaid,notingthatteenstodayspendfewerhoursonhome
workandthesameamountoftimeonextracurricularastheydidinthe1990s(withtheexceptionofcommunityservice,whichhasrisenslightly).Norcouldtheuseofsmartphones
andtheInternetbeentirelythe___55___,thereportsaid,sincethedeclinebeganbeforetheywerewidelyavailable.Ifthedelayistomakeroomfor
creativeexplorationandformingbettersocialandemotionalconnections,itisagoodthing,hesaid.()41.A.ThereforeB.RatherC.Moreove
rD.Besides()42.A.childhoodB.neighborhoodC.adolescentsD.adulthood()43.A.escapesB.endsC.decreasesD.changes()44.A.minorities
B.majoritiesC.massesD.amounts()45.A.takingB.avoidingC.sendingD.missing()46.A.interestedB.enviedC.relievedD.realized()47.A.emotions
B.surroundingsC.customsD.habits()48.A.wrongB.sameC.oppositeD.similar()49.A.eventB.issueC.caseD.occasion()50.A.troubleB.question
sC.benefitsD.diseases()51.A.respectivelyB.delicatelyC.seriouslyD.considerably()52.A.slowerB.betterC.smallerD.faster()53.A.emphasizedB.rel
atedC.organizedD.educated()54.A.implementB.postponementC.achievementD.payment()55.A.causeB.impactC.factD.re
sultSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthere
arefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhav
ejustread.(A)Bitcoinandothersocalledcryptcurrencieshavebeenalloverthenewslately.Apparently,theideaofmoneythat'snottiedtoaspecificbank—oraspecificc
ountry—isappealingtomany.Butit'sworthrememberingthatthebankingsystemthatwenowalllivewithisjustthat:Amoderninventi
on.Notsolongago,moneywasalmostalwayscreatedandusedlocally,andbarteringwascommon.(Infact,itstilliscommonamongmanyonl
inelocalnetworks,liketheBuyNothingProject.).Inthepast,money'smakeupvariedfromplacetoplace,dependingonwhatwasconsideredvaluablethere.Sowhilesomeoft
heworld'sfirstcoinsweremadefromanaturallyoccurringhybridofgoldandsilvercalledelectrum,objectsotherthanco
inshaveservedascurrency,includingbeads,ivory,livestock,andcowrieshells.InWestAfrica,braceletsofbronzeorcopperwereusedascash,especiall
yifthetransactionwasassociatedwiththeslavetradethere.Throughoutthecolonialperiod,tobaccowasusedinlieuof
coinsorpaperbillsinVirginia,MarylandandNorthCarolina,eventhoughitwasusedelsewhereinthecoloniesandextens
ivelythroughoutEuropeandtheU.K.Today,onanislandinthePacific,aspecifictypeofshellstillservesascurrency—andsomepeoplethereareevenhoardingi
t,justlikeBitcoinmoguls,convincedthatoneday,itwillmakethemwealthybeyondimagination.OnMalaita,themost-populatedislandthat’spartoftheSolomonI
slands,shellsareacceptedatmostplacesin“Howmuchtunayoucangetforyourshellsdependsontheircolorandshape,”MaryBruno,ashopownerfromthesma
lltownofAuki,onMalaita,toldVice.“Onestripofdarkershellsmightgetyouabouttwocansofsmallertuna,buttheredonesareworthmore,Fortheredones
,onestripmightgetenoughtunatofeedabigfamilyforalongtime.Justlikeamintthatcreatescoins,there'sonlyoneplaceontheislandwheretheshells,whicharepolisheda
ndstrungtogethertoform3-foot-longropes,aremade.(Youcanseehowthatworksinthevideoabove.)Thestripsofred,white,andblackshellsallcomefromLangaLangaLag
oon,whereartificialislandswerelong-agobuiltbylocalstoescapefromtheisland-dwellingcannibals.Oncemaroonedoutonth
eirislands,localsneededacurrencytouseamongthemselves,andsotheshellcurrencywasborn.Usingshellsformoneywascommonthroughout
thePacificislandsaslateastheearly1900s,butMalaitaisuniqueinthattheyarestillusedtoday.Andjustlikecryptocurrencies,therearethosewhothinktheislandersare
smarttoinvestinthistypeofmoney,whichisreportedtohaveriseninvalueoverthelastthreedecades.Itmightseemstra
ngetohoardabunchofprocessed,strung-togethershells,butwhatisapileofdollars?Justaspeciallyprintedpieceofpaperandhempthatwe'veassignedvaluet
o—andprobablylessdurableovertimethanthoseshells.()56.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Moneywascreatedandwaswidelyus
edintheworld.B.TobaccowasusedascoinsorpaperbillsinAmericaninthepast.C.Theingredientsofworld'sfirstcoinsmaybethecombinationofgoldandsilver.D.Usings
hellsformoneyhasbeenoutofdateintheworld.()57.Theword“mint”inparagraph4isclosestinthemeaningto“_______________”.A.a
kindofmoneythatcanexchangeB.theleavesofamintplantusedfreshorcandiedC.aplacetoproduceandpolishshellsD.afactorythatproducescurr
ency()58.What'sopinionoftheauthortowardsshellsformoney?A.Reasonable.B.Imaginary.C.Convenient.D.Inventive.()59.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebes
ttitleofthepassage?A.TheHistoryofBitcoinB.ShellsStillMoneyC.TheCurrencyIsofGreatUseD.SomeShells(B)HowDoY
ouMoveaGiantSequoia?Thelogisticsofexcavating(挖掘)andrelocatingtown’scentury-old,livingsequoia(红杉)tree.InhabitantsofBoise,Idaho,w
atchedwithtrepidationearlierthisyearasthecity'soldest,tallestresidentmovedtwoblocks.The105-year-oldsequoiatreeservesasalocallandmark,no
tonlyforitslongevitybutalsobecauserenownednaturalistandSierraClubcofounderJohnMuirprovidedtheoriginalseedling.So,whenSaintLuke'sHe
althSystemfoundthatthe10-story-tall-conifer(针叶树)stoodinthewayofitsplannedhospitalcalledtree-movingfirmEnvironmentalDesign
.TheTexas-basedcompanyhasdevelopedandpatentedscoopingandliftingtechnologytomovemassivetrees.Weighinginatmorethan800,000pounds,theBo
isesequoiaisitslargestundertakingyet.“I[had]lostenoughsleepoverthis,”saysDavidCox,thecompany'sWesternregionvicepresi
dent—andthatwasbeforethehospitalmentionedthetree'sdistinguishedorigin.Beforetheheavyliftingbegan,theteamassessedtherootsystemanddugafive
-foot-deepcylinder,measuring40feetindiameter,aroundthetrunktoprotectallessentialroots.Afterencapsulatingtherootball
inwiremesh,themoversallowedthetreetoacclimatetoitsnewsituationforsevenmonthsbeforerelocatingit.Theillustrationdetailswha
tfollowed.—LeslieNemo1.MarkA.MeritandhisteamatEnvironmentalDesigninstalledunderneaththerootballaplatform
ofseven-inch-diameter,44-foot-longsteelbarsand,justbelowtherods,afirstsetofuninflatedairbags(showningray).Thete
amalsodugashallowramp.2.Inroughly15minutes,themoversinflatedtheairbagstoaboutthreefeetindiametertoraisetherootballtothesur
faceofthehole.3.Byunderinflatingthefrontbags,theteamallowedtheplatformcarryingthetreetorolluptherampandoutoftheholewhilestayinglevel,A
trailerhauledthetreealongasteammembersremovedtheairbagsfromthebackoftheplatformandreplacedtheminthefront.Theyrepeatedtheprocessuntilt
hetreearrivedattheedgeofitsnewhome.4.Thereasecondsetofpartiallyinflatedbags(showninwhite)waitedinsidethehole.
Soilsurroundingthesequoiainitsoriginallocationwasrelocatedaswell,becausetreesaremorelikelytosurviveatransplantwhentheymovewiththeirorigin
alsoil.5.Usingthefirstsetofairbags,themoversrolledtheplatformintothenewhole.6.Thebagswaitingthereweretheninflatedfurthertotaketheweightofthesequo
iawhilethetransportationbagsweredeflatedandremovedfromunderthetree.7.Thewhitebagswerethendeflatedinabouthalfanho
urtolowerthesequoia'srootballtothebottomofitshole,Thebagswereremoved,butthemetalbarswereleftwiththetreebecausetheyrustanddegradeoveranumber
ofyears.8.Forthenextfiveyearsthelocalparkservicewillmonitorandmaintainthetreeinitsnewhome.()60.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeu
sedtoreplacethewordsunderlined"stoodinthewayof"?A.ResistedB.BalancedC.Blocked.D.Promoted.()61.WhatisthereasonfortherelocationofSequoiatre
es?A.BecausetheScoopingandliftingtechnologyshouldbeputintouse.B.Becauseitblockslocalhospitalexpansionplans.C.Becauseitcorresponds
togovernment'splanofEnvironmentalDesign.D.Becausesequoiatreesareoverahundredyearsold.()62.Howwillthemigratedsequoiatreesbedealtwith?A.Theywi
llbegivennewsoilinthenewlivingenvironment.B.Metalrodsusedtomovesequoiatreeswillnotbeleftonthetrees.C.Theywillbekeptin
transportbagsallthetime.D.Theywillbemanagedbyspecialistsinthenextfiveyears.(C)UnderstandtheEconomicConceptofaB
udgetLineTheterm“budgetline”hasseveralrelatedmeanings,includingacouplethatareself-evidentandathirdthatisnot.ThebudgetlineasanInformalConsumerUnde
rstandingThebudgetlineisanelementaryconceptthatmostconsumersunderstandintuitivelywithoutaneedforgraphsand
equations—it'sthehouseholdbudget,forexample.Takeninformally,thebudgetlinedescribestheboundaryofaffordabi
lityforagivenbudgetandspecificgoods.Givenalimitedamountofmoney,aconsumercanonlyspendthatsameamountbuyinggo
ods.IftheconsumerhasXamountofmoneyandwantstobuytwogoodsAandB,shecanonlypurchasegoodstotalingX.Ifthecons
umerneedsanamountofAcosting0.75,shecanthenspendonly0.25X,theamountremaining,onherpurchaseofB.Thisseems
almosttooobvioustobotherwritingorreadingabout.Asitturnsout,however,thissameconcept-onethatmostconsumersmakemanytimeseachdaywithreflectingonit-
isthebasisofthemoreformalbudgetlineconceptineconomics,whichisexplainedbelow.LinesinaBudgetBeforeturningtotheeconomicsdefi
nitionofbudgetline,consideranotherconcept:theline-itembudget.Thisiseffectivelyamapoffutureexpenditures,withalltheconstituentexpendituresindividual
lynotedandquantified.There'snothingverycomplicatedaboutthisusage,abudgetlineisoneofthelinesinthebudget,withtheserviceorgoodtobepurc
hasednamedandthecostquantified,TheBudgetLineasanEconomicsConceptOneoftheinterestingwaysthestudyofeconomicsrelatesto
humanbehaviorgenerallyisthatalotofeconomictheoryistheformalizationofthekindofsimpleconceptoutlinedabove—aconsumer'sinformal
understandingoftheamountshehastospendandwhatthatamountwillbuy.Intheprocessofformalization,theconceptcanbeexpressedasamathematicalequationthatca
nbeappliedgenerally.ASimpleBudgetLineGraphTounderstandthis,thinkofagraphwheretheverticallinesquantifyhowmanymovietickets.
youcanbuyandwherethehorizontallinesdothesameforcrimenovels.Youlikegoingtothemoviesandreadingcrimenovelsandyouhave$150
tospend,Intheexamplebelow,assumethateachmoviecosts$10andeachcrimenovelcosts$15.Themoreformaleconomicstermforthe
setwoitemsisbudgetset.Ifmoviescost$10each,thenthemaximumnumberofmoviesyoucanseewiththemoneyavailableis1
5.Tonotethisyoumakeadotatthenumber15(fortotalmovietickets)attheextremeleft-handsideofthechart.Thissamedotappearsattheextremeleftabove“0”onthehorizo
ntalaxisbecauseyouhavenomoneyleftforbooks—thenumberofbooksavailableinthisexampleis0.Youcanalsographtheotherextreme—allcrimenovelsandnomovie
s.Sincecrimenovelsintheexamplecost$15andyouhave$150available,ifyouspendalltheavailablemoneycrimenovels,youcanbuy10.Soyouputadotonthehoriz
ontalaxisatthenumber10.You'llplacethedotatthebottomoftheverticalaxisbecauseinthisinstanceyouhave$0availableformovietickets.If
younowdrawalinefromthehighest,leftmostdottothelowest,rightmostdotyou'llhavecreatedabudgetline.Anycombinationofmoviesandcrimenov
elsthatfallsbelowthebudgetlineisaffordable.Anycombinationaboveitisnot.()63.WhichsentenceaboutthebudgetlineisNOTTRUE?A.Itislimitationo
faffordabilityforagivenbudgetandspecificgoods.B.Mostcostumerswillbeconfusedwiththisconceptbecauseofitsc
omplex.C.Itistheeffectivelyamapoffutureexpenditures.D.Itcanbeexpressedasamathematical.equation.()64.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Totel
lusanyconceptcanbeexpressedasamathematicalequation.B.TohelpusfigureoutthemeaningBudgetLine.C.Totellusweshouldbudgetbeforewebuygoods.D.Togivea
ninstructionofdrawingabudgetLine.()65.Assumethateachmoviecosts10andeachcrimenovelcosts,$15,youhave$150.WhichisRIGHTaccordingtothispassage
?A.Themaximumnumberofmoviesyoucanseeis10.B.Themaximumnumberofcrimenovelsyoucanbuyis15.C.Youcanbuy7crim
enovelsand,see5movies.D.Youcanbuy7crimenovelsandsee4movies.()66.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Dowereallyknowtheeconomicconceptofabudgetline?B.Th
eBudgetLineasanEconomicsConcept.C.TheBudgetLineasanInformalConsumerUnderstandingD.TheComplexConcept-BudgetLineSectionCDirec
tions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyo
uneed.A.Theformatofmagazinesenableschildrentobeexposedtoawidevarietyofwidesubjects.B.Magazinesandnewspapersprovideadults
withcriticalnews.C.Beingexposedtomagazinesandnewspapersbenefitsyoualot.D.Keepinterestingmagazinepicturestogivechildrenstoryideas.E.Magazinesareva
luableassetsformanypeople,butinparticulartochildren.F.MagazinesandnewspapersareexpensivenowbutoutofstyleMagazineA
rticlesMoreValuableThanYouMayThinkParentsareoftensurprisedwhenteacherssuggesttheirchildrenreadmagazines.Readontolearnaboutthebenefitsthatreadingm
agazinesofferstoyoungreadersandhowtointroduceyourchildrentothemedium.MagazineBenefitsMagazinearticlescanprovidereluctantreadersw
ithalively,breezywritingstylethatcaninspirethemtoreadmore.Thearticlesinmagazinesaregenerallyshort,whichallowsachildt
ofinishreadingafeaturearticlewithoutlosinginterestduetoshortattentionspan.Thewritinginmagazinesalsotendstobeeasytoread,especiallyifitisa
children'spublication.Byallowingyourchildtoreadmagazinesatanearlyage,youareencouragingdevelopmentofausefulskill.___67___Gettingintothehabitofreadingp
eriodicalsasachildwillfosterthehabitofreadingnewsarticlesthatmaycontinueintoadulthood.___68___Magazinearticleschallengestudentstothinkaboutissuesth
eymayhaveneverconsideredorcausethemtorethinktheirworldview.Informationisavailableinawidevarietyofreadinglevelsbe
causemagazinesarewrittenforeveryaudienceimaginable.Manypublicationscoverthesamematerialindifferentwritingstylesthatmightmake
iteasierforyourchildtocomprehend.MagazineActivitiesReadingmagazinesasafamilycanbeusedtointroduceeachother
tothevariousintereststhateachfamilymemberpossesses.Whenyourchildrenarefinishedwiththeirmagazinesencouragethem
topasstheirissueontoasiblingorotherfamilymember.Onceeachfamilymemberhasfinishedreadingeachmagazine,youcanusethemforartandwritingprojects.These
projectsareforfamilymembersofallages:1.Cutoutpicturestohelpyourpreschoolandkindergartenchildrenlearntheiralphabet,numbers,andcolors.2.___69___P
astethepictureatthetopofapageandhavethemwriteastoryaboutwhatishappeningorwhatthepicturerepresents.3.Clippi
cturestocreateacollage.Manyteenagersloveusingtheirartistictalentstocollage.___70___Theskillsthatstude
ntsutilizeandstrengthenwhenreadingmagazinescanbeappliedtohigherlevelreadingandotheracademicsubjects.En
couragingyourchildtoreadbygivingthemamagazinesubscriptioncouldcausethemtotaketheleapfrombeingreluctantreadertoavoraciouspa
ge-turner.67._______68.___________69.____________70.____________IV.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandt
hemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.BecominganAttractiveEmpl
oyeeThe2008financialcrisiscreatedanunstablejobmarket.Fast-forwardtothepresent,aneconomyhasnotfullyrecovered.
Thus,it'sofvitalimportanceforjobseekerstocarefullystrategizetheirapproachtojobapplication.Andit’sespeci
allyimportantforthosenewtotheworkforce.Theyshouldlookatmakingthemselvesasattractiveaspossibletoemployers.Foryoungpeople,informationt
echnologyskillswillplayanincreasingroleinthefuture.AsthegenerationtohavegrownupintheInformationAge,theyarequiteconfide
ntwhenitcomestoshowingofftheirinterestsandskillsinthisfield.ThismakesthemanaturalfitforCompaniesseekingexpertise(
专业技能)intechnology,marketingandnetworking.Theyshouldemphasizetheseskillswhenapplyingforjobsthatrequiretheabilitytomultitask.Anotherattractiveq
ualityisexperience.It'simportantthatanapplicant’sresumelistanyactivitiesthatinvolvedteamworkandgoal-drivenresp
onsibilities.Membershipinsportsorsocialclubandparticipationasavolunteeraregoodexamplesofthis.Theseactivitiesinvolvegoalmana
gementandplanningalongwiththeabilitytofocuswhilecompetingonateam.Whenhiringcommitteesseethis,theyseecandidatewhoiscapableofworking
inavarietyofenvironments.Finally,anattractivequalitywhenjob-huntingisagreatattitudetowardpotentialjob.Youngjobseekersareknown
tobeoverconfidentbecausetheyhavebeenpraisedforeverythingtheyhavedone.Buttheymustrealizethattheemployment
marketisabouthowanemployeewillbeagoodfitforacompany,nottheotherwayaround.Infact,inaninterview,animportantquestiontoaskis:
“Whatwouldbeexpectedofmeasanemployee?”Intoday'stough'jobmarket,youngjobseekersneedtoprovideapotentialemployerwithgoodreasonst
ohirethem._________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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lish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.72.她们中谁可能当过排球教练?(may)____________________________________________________
_______________________73.我看见他换上徒步鞋,向草坪走去。(makefor)_____________________________________________________________________________74
.妈妈将闹钟设为每六小时响一次,提醒自己该给宝宝量体温了。(reminder)_____________________________________________________________________________
75.在这个村落里,人们通常每餐只吃八分饱,但这种健康的饮食习惯最初是为了应对食物短缺的困境。(until)_____________________________________________________________________
_______VI.GuidedWritingDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假设你是
明启中学高三学生卢平,你校英语报向全体高三学生征文,题目为"Myteachers",你有意投稿,撰写一篇文章,内容包括:1.对遇到过的老师进行分类;2.具体描述每一门课目的老师。____________________________________________________________
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___________________________________2018年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试上海英语试卷听力文字及参考答案I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADire
ctions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation»aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.The
conversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossiblean
swersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.M:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?W:Yes,thisdressistoolong.Wouldyoupleaseshorte
nitforme?Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?(C)2.W:Jack,youlooktired.M:Yes,Igotpilesofworktod
o.Butitgivesmeagreatsenseofachievement.Q:Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?(A)3.W:John,what’sup?Whyareyoustandin
gonthedesk?M:Thelightssuddenlywentoff.Thebulbmusthaveburntout.Q:Whatisthemanmostprobablydoing?(D)4.W:Iwilltakethisroom,howmuchistherent?M:Well,twoh
undredpoundseachmonth.Youneedtopaythreemonthsrentinadvance,plusadepositof100pounds.Q:Accordingtotheman,howmuchshouldthewomanpayintotal?(D)5.W:I’
lltakeaninterviewforaparttimelibrariantomorrow.M:Don’tworry.Othersstandnochance,ifyoutaketheinterview.Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthewoman’schanceofg
ettingthejob?(B)6.M:Icouldn’tsleepatalllastnight.Thebedisnotcomfortable.W:Don’tblamethe,bed.Youshouldstopdrinkin
gwine.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?(A)7.W:Andy,Iboughtashirtforyou.M:Thankyou.Ihopeyoukeptthereceipt.I’veputonsomeweight.Q:Whatdoestheman
imply?(B)8.W:I’mterriblysorry,butyourflighthasbeencanceled.N:What?Inthatcase,Ihopeyouwillputmeupsomewheretonight.Q:Whatdoesthemane
xpectthewomantodoforhim?(D)9.W:Anewhotelislookingforworkers.Theyneedthreehundrednewwork4,000peopleshowedup.M:Yes,Isawthen
ewsonTV.Istillhavemyjob,thankgoodness.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?(C)10.W:Professorsmithexplainedthephysicsproblemvery
clearly.M:Didhe?Unfortunately,itisstillallGreektome.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?(D)SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwopass
agesandonelongerconversation,aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions,thepassageandthe
conversationwillbertwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebes
tanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingtalk.Withafascinatingpastandmorethanfourcentu
riesofhistory,St.Augustineisoneofthenation’soldestcitiesandanAmericantreasure.LocatedonFlorida’sAtlanticco
ast,itishometomanyfineexamplesofEuropeanarchitectureandwildscenicviews.In1513,whilelookingforthestoriedfountainofyouth,an
explorerfoundthislandandcalleditLaFlorida,andclaimeditforSpain»thenin1565,aSpanishconquerestablishedasettlementthereandnamedit
St.Augustine,exceptforatwentyyearperiodofEnglishrule.FloridaremainedunderSpanishruleuntiltheUnitedStatestookcontrolin1821.In
theyearsafteritsfounding,thecityofSt.AugustinewasattackedbytheFrenchandEnglishand2bynativeAmericans,youaresaidto
haveshotflamingrarrowsatthecity’sdefensivebuilding,settingitonfire.Morerecently,naturehasstrickentheregionwithhurricanes,Matth
ewon2016andIrmain2017.Still.StAugustineendures.Astheregionrecovers,visitorsshouldn'toverlookit.St.Augustinehassuffere
dmuchinitslonghistory.Hopefully,visitorswillcomeandperhapssupporttheFlorida’scoastrecovery,whilediscoveringitscenturiesofhistor
yandmiles.Questions:11.WhichcountryfirstgovernedFloridainhistory?(A)12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofSa
intAugustine?(C)13.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?(B)Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingtalk.TransportforLondonhasalostpropertyofficewhichcolle
ctstheitemsleftbehindaspeopleflowthroughthecity’stransportsystemeachday.ItisthebiggestlostpropertyofficeinEurope,beaten
globallyonlybyTokyo’s.Sixtyfivestaffsortthroughhundredsofthousandsoflostandforgottenitemseachattheoffice,
whichisrunbyPaulCowan.Accordingtothelatestdata,Cowan’steamdealtwithoverthreehundredthousanditemsinthefirstquarteroftheyear.Asthedatareveals,veryfewar
eclaimed.Forexample,ofthenearly13,000keyshandedintolostpropertylastyear,1justunder1,400werereturnedtotheirowners,saysCowan.Overall,twentypercen
tofstockisclaimedwithinthreemonth.Afterthattime,stockbecomesthepropertyoftransportforLondon.Andit’snotnecessarilytheitemsyou
’dexpect.Awanderthroughthethreebasementfloorsthatmakeupthelostpropertyofficegivesusanideaofwhatwevalueenoughtore
coverandwhatwe’rehappytoletgo.Cowanhasdiscoveredsomethinginterestingaboutthecomplexityoflostshoes.Hesaid,ifyouhaveoneshoe,youaremore
likelytogolookingfortheother.Ifyoulosetwoshoes,well,it’sslightlyoutofsight,outofmind.Heguessesmanypeopleregardlossasanopportunitytotreatth
emselvestosomething.Questions:14.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?(B)15.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthelostitems?(D
)16.AccordingtoCowan,whydon’tsomepeoplegettheirlostshoesback?(C)Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversat
ion.M:Ifyouliketheoutside,you’regoingtoreallylovetheinside.W:Whatabeautifulhome!AndIlikethewaythewindowscreengivesyouprivacyfr
omthestreet.M:Followmeintothekitchen.Youwillloveit.W:Wow!Theyputawinestorageareainthekitchen.Iloveit!Thebestp
artisthebedroomandattachedbathroom.Ilovetherelaxingcolorsofthewallandfloorcovering.I’dliketomakeanofferonthishouse.M:Asyourhouseagent,I’mheretot
akecareofthisprocess.Howmuchwereyouplanningonoffering?W:Ireallylikethehouseandwillpaythefullaskingpriceof380,000do
llars.M:We’dbetterleaveourselvessomebargainingroom.Let’s,offer350,000dollars.W:Thatsoundsgood.ButIdon’twantthishousetogetawayfromme.M:Themark
etisfairlydownrightnow.Sotheofferisarealisticone.W:Whenwillweknowifthey’llaccepttheoffer?M:Theownersusuallyre
spondtoanofferwithinafewdays?W:ShouldIbecontactingmybankinthemeantime?M:You’realreadypre-qualifiedforyourl
oan.Soyou’reingoodshape.Questions:17.Whatisthewomanmostprobablydoing?(C)18.Whatdoesthewomanlikebestinthekitchen?(B)19.Whatdoesthewomanth
inkoftheman’sofferonthehouseatfirst?(A)20.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?(D)II.SectionA21.isbeingcau
sed22.that23.what24.themselves25.from26.bring27.protecting28.that/who29.conducted30.thoughSectionB31.F32.J33.G34.D35.C36.A37.
K38.E39.I40.HIII.SectionA41.B42.D43.C44.B45.D46.A47.B48.C49.C50.D51.C52.A53.D54.B55.ASectionB(A)56.C57.D58.A59.B(B)60.C61.B6
2.D(C)63.B64.B65.D66.ASectionC67.B68.A69.D70.EIV.略V.72.Whomayhavebeenavolleyballcoachamongthem?73.Isawhimputonhishikingshoesmakingforthe
lawn.74.Momsetsthealarmclockfor(once)everysixhoursasaremindertotakeherbabystemperature.75.Peopleinthevillageof
teneatuntiltheyare80%full,butthishealthyeatinghabitwasdevelopedaddressthefoodshortageinthefirstplace.VI.略