1、- 1 -普通高等学校 2018 年招生全国统一考试临考冲刺卷高三英语（二）注 意 事 项 ：1 答 题 前 ， 先 将 自 己 的 姓 名 、 准 考 证 号 填 写 在 试 题 卷 和 答 题 卡 上 ， 并 将 准 考 证 号 条形 码 粘 贴 在 答 题 卡 上 的 指 定 位 置 。2 选 择 题 的 作 答 ： 每 小 题 选 出 答 案 后 ， 用 2B 铅 笔 把 答 题 卡 上 对 应 题 目 的 答 案 标号 涂 黑 ， 写 在 试 题 卷 、 草 稿 纸 和 答 题 卡 上 的 非 答 题 区 域 均 无 效 。3 非 选 择 题 的 作 答 ： 用 签 字 笔 直 接
2、答 在 答 题 卡 上 对 应 的 答 题 区 域 内 。 写 在 试 题 卷 、草 稿 纸 和 答 题 卡 上 的 非 答 题 区 域 均 无 效 。第 卷第 一 部 分 听 力 （ 共 两 节 ， 满 分 30 分 ） 第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 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：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. 答案是 C
3、。1. What does the woman want to do?A. Find a place. B. Buy a map. C. Get an address. 2. What will the man do for the woman?A. Repair her car. B. Give her a ride. C. Pick up her aunt. 3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor. B. A department head. C. A company director. 4. What does the man th
4、ink of the book?- 2 -A. Quite difficult. B. Very interesting. C. Too simple. 5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Weather. B. Clothes. C. News. 第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分, 满分 15 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, 各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或
5、独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料, 回答第 6、7 题。6. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?A. He has a pain in his knee. B. He wants to watch TV. C. He is too lazy. 7. What will the woman probably do next?A. Stay at home. B. Take Harry to hospital. C. Do some exercise. 听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8、9 题。8. When will the man be home fr
6、om work?A. At 5:45. B. At 6: 15. C. At 6:50. 9. Where will the speakers go?A. The Green House Cinema. B. The New State Cinema. C. The UME Cinema. 听第 8 段材料, 回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How will the speakers go to New York?A. By air. B. By taxi. C. By bus. 11. Why are the speakers making the trip?A. For busines
7、s. B. For shopping. C. For holiday. 12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Driver and passenger. B. Husband and wife. C. Fellow workers. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Where does this conversation probably take place?- 3 -A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. In, a classroom. 14
8、. What does John do now?A. Hes a trainer. B. Hes a tour guide. C. Hes a college student. 15. How much can a new person earn for the first year?A. $10,500. B. $12,000. C. $15,000. 16. How many people will the woman hire?A. Four. B. Three. C. Two. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How long has the speaker l
9、ived in a big city?A. One year. B. Ten years. C. Eighteen years. 18. What is the speakers opinion on public transport?A. Its comfortable, B. Its time-saving. C. Its cheap. 19. What is good about living in a small town?A. Its safer. B. Its healthier. C. Its more convenient. 20. What kind of life does
10、 the speaker seem to like most?A. Busy. B. Colorful. C. Quiet. 【答案】1-5 ABCBA 6-10 BCACA 11-15 ACBCA 16-20 CBCAB第 二 部 分 阅 读 理 解 （ 共 两 节 ， 满 分 40 分 ）第一节（共 15 分，每小题 2 分，共 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题给出的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAffordable Hearing AidA local board-certified Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) phy
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16、ons.- 5 -22. If you buy the hearing aid mentioned above, you may get the following services EXCEPT .A. free trial for 45 daysB. free batteries foreverC. free shipping in the USAD. getting all your money back if unsatisfied23. What type of text may the passage probably be?A. An advertisement. B. A me
17、dical report. C. An announcement, D. A product introduction.【答案】21-23 ABA BIts hard not to crack a smile when youre faced with the tail-wagging, constantly smiling Kit-Cat Clock, which is kind of the reason it first came to be. In the 1930s, America was in the thick of the hopeless and gloomy Great
18、Depression, and across the country people were in low spirits. Powerless to the crisis on a larger scale, Oregon designer Earl Arnault designed a way to bring a glimmer of joy to the people around him; the Kit-Cat Clock. He conceived the feline(猫科的)themed product in early 1932tricky eyes, black wagg
19、ing tail and allbut it wasnt until the end of the decade when the depression began to lift that production of the clocks officially began. Originally, the smiling Kit-Cat Clock were made entirely from metal, but as the popularity of manufacturing with plastic grew, the Kit-Cat Clock soon followed su
20、it. Two forepaws and a bow tie were added in the 1950s, and the wagging tail was made a little bit fashionable. Aside from these minor changes, however, the design remained largely unchanged from the time of its birth. Sadly, in the 1980s the Kit-Cat Clock nearly went kaputwith motor manufacturing r
21、elocated offshore and batteries still in their infancy(幼儿期), it was - 6 -difficult to keep the clocks many parts moving. So, it was up to the makers to come up with a solution: a brand new, powerful piece of battery technology. With the Kit-Cat Clock free to tick away another day, different colour o
22、ptions and sizes, and a lady version were eventually introduced, too. 24. Why did Earl Arnault design the Kit-Cat Clock?A. To kill the time. B. To bring people pleasure. C. To present his designing ability. D. To encourage people to face the crisis bravely. 25. When was the Kit-Cat Clock put into pr
23、oduction?A. In the 1950s. B. In the 1980s. C. In the early 1930s. D. In the late 1930s. 26. What can we infer from Paragraph Three?A. The Kit-Cat clock is made totally from plastic now. B. The Kit-Cat clock has changed greatly since the 1950s. C. It was the new battery technology that saved the Kit-
24、Cat Clock. D. Kit-Cat Clocks of different shapes can be bought on the market. 27. Whats the passage mainly about?A. The history of the Kit-Cat Clock. B. The design of the Kit-Cat Clock. C. The change of the Kit-Cat Clock. D. The purpose of the Kit-Cat Clock. 【答案】24-27 BDCACI reached into the closet
25、to unfasten the Belleek porcelain(瓷器) flower pinned to a red coat. From a navy blue jacket, I removed a dark green feather pin. I detached a sparkling diamond from the collar of a black jacket. Every coat and jacket of my mother was decorated with complementary jewelry. - 7 -I was breaking up time-h
26、onored pairings because I had to, because she died one recent evening when she sat down to rest and never got up. So it was perfectly understandable that I put in my pocket the porcelain flower my father had sent her from boot camp when he was a young World War I Marine in Paris Island, South Caroli
27、na, but I still felt like a thief, stealing bits and pieces of my mothers life. Like thieves, my sister Ellen and I were going through her private items. The treasures before me include surprises, like a lock of hair from my first haircut; my daughters poem to her grandmother; the notes from friends
28、 and family, including a love note to Dad in a Fathers Day card she sent him. Ah, love notes. I once mentioned the letters between her and my father when he served in the South Pacific. They wrote to each other daily for three years, without missing a day. “Oh, I destroyed them.” she said as she cas
29、ually poured herself a cup of tea. “How could you do that?” She asked. My mother looked at me directly and unapologetically said, “They were not your letters but mine. They were for me alone, no one else, so I destroyed them.” Gone! Just like that! What was in them? I wondered.And yet, as I reached
30、through her clothes, books, photos, the many possessions of a long life, I can see her point. She had a right to keep something of herself from the rest of us. Even though I wish she hadnt, she possessed and protected her very private feelings in her own inner safe. Take everything else, she said in
31、 effect, but not those. 28. Why did the author take away the jewelry on her mothers clothes?A. Because she wanted to sell them. B. Because her mother passed away. C. Because she liked them very much. D. Because her mother asked her to do so. 29. What does the underlined part “time-honored pairings”
32、in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?- 8 -A. Her mother and her father. B. The author and her mother. C. The jewelry and the letters. D. The jewelry and her mothers clothes. 30. According to the author, why did her mother destroy the letters?A. Because her father had passed away. B. Because her mother t
33、hought they were useless. C. Because her mother wanted to keep them to herself. D. Because those letters were hard to recognize over time. 31. What may be the best title for the text?A. Mothers love B. The “Thief” in me C. Destroyed letters D. Mothers jewelry【答案】28-31 BDCB DClose your eyes. What doe
34、s your dream hotel look like? Does it have chandeliers? Do the rooms have beds covered with rose petals? Do the bathrooms have Jacuzzis? Are there breathtaking views from the balcony? Is the hotel made of brick? Marble? Ice? Ice sounds a bit ridiculous, but a hotel made of ice is actually a reality.
35、 Swedens Icehotel is the latest cool hotel in town, and it really is made of ice. So, how did this idea come about? It all started in 1990. A French artist held the opening of his exhibition in a man-made igloo on the frozen Tome River- home of the Icehotel. The igloo was named “Arctic Hall” and att
36、racted many visitors. Amongst these visitors was a brave group of adventurers who used the igloo as their accommodation. This act of bravery, (or madness, depending on your perspective) inspired the construction of the Icehotel. Situated 200 km above the Arctic Circle, the hotel is only open during
37、the winter months. Why? Because the ice starts to melt in the spring time. This - 9 -means that the hotel is built from scratch every year. As soon as winter begins, architects, ice sculptors and artists meet in Swedens Lapland to build this beautiful creation. But does this hotel have any of the fa
38、cilities you find in a regular hotel? Well, actually, yes. In fact, the Icehotel seems to have everything: the famous “Absolute IceBar”, an ice art exhibition and a cinema. It even has an ice sauna and spa to keep you warm. And, of course, you can enjoy the natural habitat that surrounds the hotel,
39、There is a snowmobile safari which takes you across the snowfields. And if youre feeling brave, you can drive the snowmobile yourself. The Icehotel is a real find. And, its not impossible to get to, either. There are flights and trains every day. If youre travelling from London, it will take you onl
40、y three and a half hours to get there. So, what are you waiting for? Just make sure you wrap up warm and take a thermal sleeping bag.32. Why did the author ask so many questions in Paragraph 1?A. To express his doubts. B. To introduce the main topic. C. To present his dream hotel. D. To compare diff
41、erent hotels. 33. According to the passage, “Arctic Hall” was actually used to .A. hold an exhibitionB. offer adventurous activitiesC. store paintings and materialsD. provide accommodation for visitors34. What is right about the Icehotel?A. It is open all the year round. B. It is located outside the
42、 Arctic Circle. C. It is designed by Swedish artists. D. It takes on a new look every year. 35. According to Paragraph 4, you can do many things in the Icehotel except .- 10 -A. drink in the barB. enjoy ice sculpturesC. drive your car aroundD. see a film in the cinema【答案】32-35 BADC第二节 (共 5 小题;每小题 2
43、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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to throw a big party on a small budgetHave you got a big event coming up? Something really worth celebrating in your family, like a wedding, golden anniversary, baby shower, special birthday, or Quinceanera? 36 In fact, overspending
44、 on a big event is a surefire way to spoil it in the long run. So how do you throw a wonderful party that everyone will cherish without spending a lot of money? Here are some things to keep in mind before the party begins. Hot Tip #1Careful planning“Its all in the planning.” claim party experts. 37
45、Remember, in this situation, less is morethe fewer guests you invite, the lower your costs will be equally. If you organize the party in your own home, itll be significantly cheaper for everyone. Hot Tip#2Shop intelligentlyOne of the biggest costs is the food and drink. If you shop efficiently, you
46、will cut back on the expense of refreshments. In big supermarkets, you often have “three for the price of two” food offers. 38 If you host a party, people wont expect a three course meala simple spread of crisps, olives and dips is enough. Hot Tip #3Caring is sharing39 If you invite close friends, theyll be happy to contribute. For example, you could ask someone to bring some snacks and someone else to bring cups. After
