2018年11月浙江省普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 英语

2018年下半年浙江省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35分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5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。
A
The most welcome sight on a cold, wet winter night in London is the familiar
shape of a London taxi cab approaching with its yellow hireshining
brightly. That shows it is ready to pick you up. Travelling by taxi in London is not
just a way of going from one place to another. It is an experience to be enjoyed
and remembered.
The main reason for this is the drivers, who are called “cabbies.” Many of
them are true Cockneys. This means they were born in the heart of London and
speak their own special dialect (方言）of English. All of them know every street
and famous building in the city, and all of them love to talk. A simple
twenty-minute journey across town can become very interesting. You may have a
discussion about the government and its leaders or a friendly talk about the
driver's Aunty Nellie! One thing is for sure, it will never be boring. Cabbies
know all the latest news about film stars, the Royal Family, government
leaders, and popular singers or actors and actresses.
They also know the best places to eat, shop and relax. And they can take you
straight to any large hotel, department store, theatre or museum. They know the
shortest way possible without even looking at a map, because everyone who
wants to become a taxi driver must pass a very difficult examination in order to
get a license to drive a taxi. The exam is called “The Knowledge.” It is a written
test, and in it drivers are asked the shortest way from one place to another. They
must take into account the time of day --in rush hour, a longer route（路线） may
be quicker -- and describe the best way. Moreover they must never forget
the one-way streets!
21. From what can we tell that someone is a Cockney?
A. Their interest. B. Their manners. C. Their speech. D. Their appearance.
22. What does the author suggest by mentioning “Aunty Nellie” in paragraph 2?
A. Passengers are full of curiosity.
B. Cabbies’ topics are wide- ranging.
C. Aunty Nellie is popular in London.

D. Londoners are friendly to each other.
23. What is the purpose of “The Knowledge”?
A. To qualify one to drive a taxi. B. To assess one’s driving skills.
C. To test drivers’ ability to write. D. To check taxi drivers’ memory.
B
This month millions of American kids can forget about classroom bells and
set off for grandparents' homes, sleep-away camps and lifeguard stands. But
summer vacation hasn't always been a birth right of U.S. school children. Before
the Civil War, schools operated on one of two calendars (日历), neither of which
included a summer vacation. Rural (农村的）schooling was divided into summer
and winter terms, leaving kids free to help with the farm work in the spring
planting and fall harvest seasons. Urban students, meanwhile, regularly had as
many as 48 weeks of study a year, with one break per quarter.
In the 1840s, however, educational reformers like Horace Mann moved to
combine the two calendars out of concern that rural schooling was not enough and
that overusing of young minds could lead to nervous disorders. Summer appeared
as the obvious time for a break: it offered a rest for teachers, fit in the farming
calendar and reduced doctors' concern that packing students into hot classrooms
would promote the spread of disease.
But people’s opinion about the modern U.S. school year, which averages 180
days, is still divided. Some experts say its pleasant but lazy summer break, which
took hold in the early 20th century, is one of the reasons math skills and
graduation rates of U.S. high schoolers ranked well below average in two
international education reports published in 2007. Others insist that with children
under increasing pressure to devote their down time to internships（实习）or
study, there's still room for an institution that protects the lazy days of childhood.
24. What did the rural school calendar before the Civil War allow children to do?
A. Enjoy a summer vacation. B. Take a break each quarter.
C. Have 48 weeks of study a year. D. Assist their parents with farm work.
25. What did the educational reformers do in the 1840s?
A. They introduced summer vacation.
B. They shortened rural school terms.
C. They promoted the study of farming.
D. They advocated higher pay for teachers.
26. Why are some people unhappy about the modem U.S. school year?
A. It pushes the teachers too hard. B. It reduces the quality of education.
C. It ignores science instruction. D. It includes no time for internships.
C

I start every summer with the best of intentions: to attack one big book from
the past, a classic that I was supposed to have read when young and
ambitious. Often the pairings of books and settings have been purely
accidental: “Moby Dick” on a three-day cross-country train trip; “The Magic
Mountain” in a New England beach side cottage with no locks on the doors, no
telephones or televisions in the rooms, and little to do beyond row on the salt
pond. Attempting “The Man Without Qualities” on a return to Hawaii, my native
state, however, was less fruitful: I made it through one and a quarter volumes (册),
then decided that I’d got the point and went swimming instead.
But this summer I find myself at a loss. I’m not quite interested in
Balzac, say, or “Tristram Shandy.” There’s always “War and Peace,” which I've
covered some distance several times, only to get bogged down in the “War”
part, set it aside for a while, and realize that I have to start over from
the beginning again, having forgotten everyone’s name and social rank. How
appealing to simply fall back on a favorite - once more into “The
Waves”or “Justine,” which feels almost like cheating, too exciting and too much
fun to properly belong in serious literature.
And then there’s Stendhal’s “The Red and the Black,” which happens to be
the name of my favorite cocktail（鸡尾酒） of the summer, created by Michael
Cecconi at Savoy and Back Forty. It is easy to drink, and knocking back three or
four seems like such a delightful idea. Cecconi’s theory: “I take whatever’s fresh
at the green market and turn it into liquid.
the park, making one feel cheerful and peaceful all at once, lying on uncut grass
with eyes shut, sun beating through the lids…
27. What can we infer about the author from the first paragraph?
A. He has a cottage in New England. B. He shows talents for literature.
C. He enjoys reading when traveling. D. He admires a lot of great writers.
28. What do the underlined words “get bogged down” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Get confused. B. Be carried away.
C. Be interrupted. D. Make no progress.
29. Why does the author say reading his favorite books feels like cheating?
A. He finishes them quickly. B. He should read something serious.
C. He barely understands them. D. He has read them many times before.
30. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. The Books of Summer B. My Summer Holidays
C. To Read or Not to Read D. It’s Never Too Late to Read
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。
Some people are so rude. Who sends an e-mail or a text message that just says
“Thank you” ? Who leaves a voice mail message rather than texts you? Who asks
for a fact easily found on the Internet? 31
Maybe I'm the rude one for not appreciating life’s little courtesies (礼节). But
many social norms (规范) just don’t make sense to people drowning in
digital communication.
Take the thank-you note. Daniel Post Senning, a coauthor of Emily Post’s
Etiquette, asked, “At what point does showing appreciation outweigh the cost?”
32 Think of how long it takes to listen to one of those messages. In
texts, you don’t have to declare who you are or even say hello. E-mail, too, is
slower than a text. The worst are those who leave a voice mail and then send an
e-mail message to tell you they left a voice mail.
This isn’t the first time technology has changed our
manners. 33 Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, suggested that people
say, “Ahoy!” Finally, hello won out, and the victory sped up the greeting’s use in
face-to- face communications.
In the age of the smart phone, there is no reason to ask once-acceptable
questions about: the weather forecast, a business’s phone number, or directions to
a house, a restaurant, or an office, which can be easily found on a digital
map. 34 And when you answer, they respond with a thank-you e-mail.
How to handle these differing standards? Easy: Consider your audience. Some
people, especially older ones, appreciate a thank-you message. 35 In
traditional societies, the young learn from the old. But in modem societies, the old
can also learn from the young. Here’s hoping that politeness never goes out of
fashion but that time-wasting forms of communication do.
A. Then there is voice mail.
B. Others, like me, want no reply.
C. But people still ask these things.
D. Don’t these people realize that they’re wasting your time?
E. Won’t new technology bring about changes in our daily life?
F. Face-to-face communication makes comprehension much easier.
G. When the telephone was invented, people didn't know how to greet a 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 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 had a student today who got his finger stuck inside a test tube in science
class. It was really quite stuck. This young man's finger 36 to get whiter and
whiter right before my eyes.
Remaining 37 , I suggested he carefully rotate (转动) the tube. It wouldn't
move a bit. He 38 soap and cold water. Still stuck. Meanwhile 39 was
breaking out in the class. Finally, I 40 the young man to our secretary, who was
a miracle (奇迹) worker 41 three kids of her own. With her in charge, I
was 42 all would be OK.
To get the students back in order, I 43 my own story of getting
my 44 stuck between the rails of a balcony. Same kind of curiosity, I
remembered 45 then how far I could thrust (塞）my knee between the rails. Inch
by inch, I kept 46 and before I knew it, my knee was stuck and 47 before my
eyes and in front of lots of 48 at a popular Las Vegas hotel!
Hearing my story, many students followed with their own 49 of
heads, arms, fingers stuck in places they shouldn't 50 . A few minutes later, the
young man came back, test tube unbroken and finger 51 to a lovely shade of
pink.
I just couldn’t 52 this kid. He's only twelve. I too got my knee unstuck, but
not without great 53 . The excuse for me, however, was not 54 but plain
stupidity. I was 55 fifty years old when this happened.
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非选择题部分
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。
The Caffeine Catch
Caffeine, a chemical typically found in coffee, has caused a lot of concern
because it is one of the few drugs that show up regularly in our food supply. You
probably 56 (use) caffeine since childhood. Caffeine 57 (be) in your first
Coke. If you ever enjoyed a chocolate bar, you ate caffeine. Soft drinks are the
major source (来源)of caffeine for most children and even some
adults. 58 (recent), caffeine has found its way into orange, apple, and other
flavored drinks.
Small amounts of caffeine - a cup 59 two of coffee a day - seem safe for
most people. However, some people have trouble with even small amounts. One
cup of coffee 60 the late afternoon or evening will cause 61 (they) to stay
awake almost all night. Larger amounts of caffeine can cause a
problem 62 (cal) caffeinism. You get very nervous and you can't sleep.
It is possible 63 caffeine may cause birth defects (缺陷）in humans, too.
One study showed that 64 (woman) who drank a lot of coffee, like eight or
more cups per day, while they were pregnant were more likely 65 (have)
children with birth defects.
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，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
It's a really good idea to visit colleges before you apply because their websites
can all start to look and sound the same. Nothing will give you the sense of what
it will actually be like to live on a college campus (校园) like visiting and seeing
for yourself the dorms, classrooms and athletic equipment and, of course, the

students. It seems a little crazy once senior year hits to find the time to visit
college campuses, and it can also be pricey if the schools you are applying to
happen to be more than a car ride away. But keep in mind that you are making a
decision about the next four years of your life, and do all the research you can to
make sure you are making the right one.
There’s no excuse not to visit the schools in your local area. In fact, a lot of
college applications even ask if you have visited campus, and obviously, if
you live across the country that won’t be as much of a possibility, but if you live
nearby, go check it out!
If campus visits aren’t going to happen before you apply, at the very least
you should find some time between applying and getting your acceptance letters
to visit the schools you’d like to attend. It can save you a lot of heartache if you
rule out now the things that you don't like about certain campuses, things that you
wouldn't know unless you actually visit.
Now, if time and money are making it impossible, then check out the online
college fairs at College WeekLive. It’s a chance to chat online with admissions
officers, students, and college counselors(倾问), and it won't cost you a penny!
You can register for its online college fair at . While visiting
an online college fair can’t take the place of an actual campus visit, it can be a
very useful tool that along with all your other research will help you make an
informed decision about which colleges or universities you'd like to attend.



2018年下半年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试
第二部分 阅读理解
21-25 CBADA
26-30 BCDBA
31-35 DAGCB
第三部分 语言应用
36-40 DACBD 41-45 ADABC
46-50 ADBCA 51-55 BDCBC
56. have used have been using
57 is (was) 58 Recently59 or 60 in
62 called 63 that
64. women 65 to have
第四部分： 仅供参考

Dear Sir Madam ,
I am writing to report the loss of my wallet. On 1st November, 2018 I flew
business class on your flight 753 from China to London.
I clearly remember it was with me immediately I boarded the plane. However,
on arrival in London Heathrow Airport, I found it gone. I guess it must have
slipped out of my pocket duringthe flight. It is a black leather one with around
200 dollars, my ID card, and 2 credit cards in it. Along with the items mentioned
above, the wallet contains a family photo, my precious memory. As you can
imagine, these matter a lot tome.
Has anybody happened to find it? Pleasee mail me at xxx@
Thank you for your time and support.
Yours sincerely
Li Hua