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绝密★启用前2018年下半年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语姓名_______________准考证号_____________________本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。全卷共12页，选择题部分1至9页，非选择题部分10至12页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考生注意：1.

答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试题卷和答题纸规定的位置上。2.答题时，请按照答题纸上“注意事项”的要求，在答题纸相应的位置上规范作答在本试题卷上的作答一律无效。选择

题部分第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分75分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三

个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡9.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.答案是C1.Whatdoe

sthewomanwanttodo?A.WatchTV.B.Goforawalk.C.AccesstheInternet.2.WhywouldthewomanliketohaveaChinesename?A.SheistakingaChineseclass

.B.ShewillbeworkinginChina.C.ShehasmadesomeChinesefriends.3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Atravelplan.B.Anexamresult.C.Asportsgame.4.Wha

thasthemanbeendoing?A.Writingsomething.B.Repairinghispen.C.Shopping.5.WhatdoesJohnsuggestthewomando?A.Meethisfriend

.B.AskHarryforhelp.C.Gototheairportwithhim.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并

标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inabank.B.Inahotel.C.Inare

staurant.7.Howmuchdoesthemanneedtopay?A.$68.B.$136.C.$204.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whosebirthdayisit?A.Sarah’sB.Michael’s.C

.Rebecca's.9.Whenwillthebirthdaypartybegin?A.At6:15.B.At6:30.C.At7:00.10.Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?A.Whattobuy.B.Whotocall.C.Wheretopar

k.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.WhywasJuliaabsentfromtheclass?A.Shewasill.B.Shegotuplate.C.Shewenttoaparty.12.WhathasRobertgotforJulia?A.Textbook

s.B.Oilpaintings.C.Lecturenotes.13.WherewillthespeakersmeetonSaturday?A.AtRobert'shome.B.Atabar.CAtashop.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whatis

thewomandoing?A.Attendingaseminar.B.Givingsomeadvice.C.Doinganinterview.15.Howoftendoesthemantravelbybus?A.Twiceaday.B.Everyotherday.C.Onceawee

k.16.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthebusservice?A.It’sgood.B.It'sfair.C.It’spoor.17.Whatimprovementshouldthebuscompanym

ake?A.Busesshouldbemorepunctual.B.Driversshouldbemorepolite.C.Seatsshouldbemorecomfortable.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhoisPierre?A.Ad

octorfromSenegal。B.Auniversityresearcher.C.AUnitedNationsofficial.19.WhatdoesPierremainlytalkabout?A.Foodsuppliesintheworld.B.Th

erolethattheUNplays.C.Thepurposeofhisstudy.20.WhatistheexpectedoutcomeofPierre'swork?A.Anewmedicine.

B.Anewtypeofrice.C.Anewfarmingmethod.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题25分，满分25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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AThemostwelcomesightona

cold,wetwinternightinLondonisthefamiliarshapeofaLondontaxicabapproachingwithitsyellow"forhire"signshin

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ytalkaboutthedriver’sAuntyNellie!Onethingisforsure,itwillneverbeboring.Cabbiesknowallthelatestnewsaboutfilmstars,theRoyalF

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ay.Moreover,theymustneverforgettheone-waystreets!21.FromwhatcanwetellthatsomeoneisaCockney?A.Theirinterest.B.Theirmanners.C.Theirspe

ech.D.Theirappearance.22.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestbymentioning"AuntyNellie"inparagraph2?A.Passengersarefullofcur

iosity.B.Cabbies'topicsarewide-ranging.C.AuntyNellieispopularinLondon.D.Londonersarefriendlytoeachother.23.Whatisthepurposeof"TheKn

owledge"?A.Toqualifyonetodriveataxi.B.Toassessone'sdrivingskills.C.Totestdrivers'abilitytowrite.D.Tochecktaxidrivers'memory.BThismonthmi

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nstudents,meanwhile,regularlyhadasmanyas48weeksofstudyayear,withonebreakperquarter.Inthe1840s,however,educationalreformerslikeHoraceMannmovedto

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tthemodemU.S.schoolyear?A.Itpushestheteacherstoohard.B.Itreducesthequalityofeducation.C.Itignoressci

enceinstruction.D.Itincludesnotimeforinternships.CIstarteverysummerwiththebestofintentions:toattackonebigbo

okfromthepast,aclassicthatIwassupposedtohavereadwhenyoungandambitious.Oftenthepairingsofbooksandsettingshavebeenpurelyaccidental:"M

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eneveryone’snameandsocialrank.Howappealingtosimplyfallbackonafavorite-oncemoreinto"TheWaves"or“Justine,"whichfeelsalmostlikec

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hut,sunbeatingthroughthelids…27.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?A.HehasacottageinNewEngland.B.Heshowstalentsforliterature.C.Heenjoy

sreadingwhentraveling.D.Headmiresalotofgreatwriters.28.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"getboggeddown"inparagraph2mean?A.Getconfused.B.Becarriedawa

y.C.Beinterrupted.D.Makenoprogress.29.Whydoestheauthorsayreadinghisfavoritebooksfeelslikecheating?A.Hefinishesthemquickly.B.Heshouldreadsomethings

erious.C.Hebarelyunderstandsthem.D.Hehasreadthemmanytimesbefore.30.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TheBooksofSummer.B.M

ySummerHolidays.C.ToReadorNottoRead.D.It'sNeverTooLatetoread.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。Somepeopleare

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icemail.Thisisn'tthefirsttimetechnologyhaschangedourmanners.33AlexanderGrahamBell,theinventor,suggestedthatpeoplesay,"Ahoy!"Finally,hellowonout

,andthevictoryspedupthegreeting’suseinface-to-facecommunications.Intheageofthesmartphone,thereisnoreasontoaskonce-acceptablequestionsaboutthew

eatherforecast,abusiness’sphonenumber,ordirectionstoahouse,arestaurant,oranoffice,whichcanbeeasilyfo

undonadigitalmap.34Andwhenyouanswer,theyrespondwithathank-youe-mail.Howtohandlethesedifferingstandards?Easy:

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tthattime-wastingformsofcommunicationdoA.Thenthereisvoicemail.B.Others,likeme,wantnoreply.C.Butpeoplestillaskthesethings.D.Don'tth

esepeoplerealizethatthey’rewastingyourtime?E.Won'tnewtechnologybringaboutchangesinourdailylife?E.Face-to-f

acecommunicationmakescomprehensionmucheasier.G.Whenthetelephonewasinvented,peopledidn'tknowhowtogreeta

caller.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分45分)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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。I

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tillstuck.Meanwhile39wasbreakingoutintheclass.Finally,I__40theyoungmantooursecretary,whowasamiracle(奇迹

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fheads,arms,fingersstuckinplacestheyshouldn't50.Afewminuteslater,theyoungmancameback,testtubeunbrokenandfinger51toalovelyshadeo

fpink.Ijustcouldn't52thiskid.He'sonlytwelve.Itoogotmykneeunstuck,butnotwithoutgreat53.Theexcuseforme,however,wasn

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注意：将答案写在答题纸上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。TheCa

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an)whodrankalotofcoffee,likeeightormorecupsperday,whiletheywerepregnantweremorelikely65(have)childrenwithbirthdefects.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分

15分)假定你是李华，乘坐FL753航班抵达伦敦后发现钱包遗失，请给航空公司写一封邮件说明情况并寻求帮助。内容包括：1.行程信息；2.钱包特征；3.联系方式。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。第二节概要写作(满分25分)阅读下面短文，

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n?M:Igotoschoolbybus.Soit'susuallytwicedaily,LineFour.W:Isee.Couldyourateitsservice?If1ispoor,2isfair,and3isgood,whi

chnumberwouldyouchoose?M:Iwouldsay2.Thedriversarenice.Thebusesarecleanandtheseatsarecomfortable,butit'ssometi

mesunreliable.Thereshouldbeabuseverytenminutes.ButyesterdaymorningIwaitedalmosttwentyminutesbeforethebuscameandwasalmostlateforschoo

l.W:Oh,that'stoobad.Doyouhavesomesuggestionsforthebuscompany?M:Trytohavethebusesarriveontime,ofcourse,andum,therecanbeam

aponthebus.Youknowsomepassengerscannotusetheguidebookverywell.W:Thankyouverymuchforyourhelp.M:Youarewelcome.Text10Hello,everyone.Itisindeedagreatpl

easuretohavethischancetoaddresssuchalargeaudiencethisevening.I'mPierreChabrolfromtheUniversityofMarseille.AtthemomentI'mcarryingoutaresear

chinSenegalfortheUnitedNationsasapartofprojecttoincreasetheworldfoodproduction.BeforeIgetontowhatexactlywedidinour

research,Iwouldliketoexplainbrieflythepurposebehindit.Quitesimplymysubjectisrice.Asyouallknow,riceisthemainfoodformillionsofpeopleintheworld.Soifth

ericecropsfail,millionsofpeoplestarveanddie.Andtheydofail,veryoftenthroughdisease.NowwhatmycolleaguesandIhavebeen

doingoutinthefieldinSenegalaswellasintheuniversitylaboratoriesistotrytoproduceadisease-resistingvarietyofrice,aparticularkindof

rice,whichwillresistdisease,inotherwords,astrongertypeofrice.(65words)