1、1（衡水金卷）2018 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟英语试题五本试题卷共 8 页。全卷满分 120 分，考试用时 100 分钟。第一部分 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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHave you ever been to France before? It is not only a country of great food, fashion and art. Its also home to the most influential painters in t
2、he world.Edouard ManetHe was one of the first artists to paint modern life. He began to paint in his own style, but still used some of Coutures techniques like thick lines and dark colors. He was greatly influenced by Claude Monet and Berthe Morisot, which can be seen in his use of light shades. Mos
3、t of his paintings had scenes of daily life on the streets of Paris. His works include Olympia and The Absinthe Drinker.Camille PissarroIn his early years, Pissarro painted scenes of a river or a path from memory. After meeting Claude Monet and Paul Cezanne, who painted in a more realistic style, he
4、 changed his course to Impressionism. During his career, he experimented with various styles, and finally formed his own one. His works include Old Market at Rouen and Sunset at St. Charles.Vincent van GoghHe had a huge influence on art in the 20th century. His early works were most painted in sombe
5、r tones. However, influenced by Monet, Pissarro, and Bernard, he adopted brighter colors in his works, and started creating his own techniques. Although he had produced more than 2,000 works of art, the artist sold only one painting during his lifetime Red Vineyard at Arles. His works include The Po
6、tato Eaters, Starry Night and Bedroom in Arles.2Claude MonetHe was the founder of the Impressionist movement and completely changed the French painting in the 19th century. Although he first started by selling charcoal caricatures（木炭讽刺画）in Paris, he soon started painting with oil after meeting Eugen
7、e Boudin, who taught him to use oil paints and also encouraged him to paint outdoors. And then he painted with his own style. His works include Impression, Sunrise and The Water Liles.1. What can we learn about Edouard Manets paintings?A. They reflected the changes of life.B. They were mainly about
8、daily life.C. They were all painted in bright colors.D. They were painted in Morisots style.2. Which painting was sold by Vincent van Gogh in person?A. The Potato Eaters.B. Bedroom in Arles.C. Red Vineyard at Arles.D. Starry Night.3. Whats the common point of the four painters from the text?A. All o
9、f them were given many awards in their life.B. All of them were taught by some famous painters.C. All of them had a good taste in delicious food.D. All of them had their unique styles in painting.BFinding true love can be pretty tough for a lot of people, but a lady from a fairly well-known San Fran
10、cisco advertising agency seems to think money helps. She is offering $10,000 to any of her friends who can introduce her to her Mr. Right. She wants to find her future husband through this way.The unnamed husband seeker who sent out the email had just finished reading the best-selling book named Lea
11、n In. It was 11 p. m. on a Sunday night and she realized this was the second self-help book she had read in the month. She was 3still single. Things were not looking fine, but there was hope for her still. If the book had taught her anything, it was that she needed to take a more positive role in fi
12、nding love. After all, if she wanted to get a better job, she wouldnt just sit outside an employers building and wait for someone to offer it to her, so why should finding a husband be any different? But instead of going out and meeting new people she decided to write an email to all her friends, of
13、fering to give them $10,000 on her wedding day if any of them managed to introduce her to her future husband.“I am writing you today because Ive decided to make an aggressive action plan on finding the man that I get to hang out with forever,” the woman writes in her email. “Introducing me to my hus
14、band is just not high on your to-do list. But I think I have an idea that might change that” You guessed it, and this is where she offers to reward her “closest friends” with cold hard cash.“I will personally give ten thousand dollars to the friend who introduces me to my husband.Here is how the pro
15、gram works:Step 1: You set me up on a date with a man.Step 2: I marry that man.Step 3: I give you $10,000 on my wedding day.I know youre thinking that this is nuts. Just plain crazy. You can find a husband without giving $10,000. Well for starters, thank you! Im happy.”4. What does the lady offer $1
16、0,000 to any of her friends for?A. Celebrating the fact that she has made a decision to find a husband.B. Checking the power of money among her circle of friends.C. Encouraging her friends to help find her Mr. Right.D. Sharing her happiness of having found true love.5. What does the underlined word
17、“nuts” mean in the last paragraph?A. delicious B. sensibleC. angry D. foolish6. Whats the purpose of the authors mentioning getting a better job in 4Paragraph 2?A. To stress the importance of finding a good job.B. To stress the importance of taking a positive attitude.C. To show that waiting patient
18、ly is necessary to get a job.D. To state that we need to be patient before a job is offered.7. What kind of person do you think the lady is?A. Adventurous. B. Imaginative.C. Considerate. D. Polite.CTaxi-booking app Uber agreed to sell its business in China to Didi Chuxing. The two firms had been fie
19、rce competitors, but Didi Chuxing had controlled the Chinese market with an 87% share.Uber China launched in 2014, but it had failed to make any profit for a long time. Cheng Wei, founder and chief executive of Didi Chuxing, said the two companies had learned a great deal from each other over the pa
20、st two years in China. He added that the deal would set the mobile transportation industry on a healthier path of growth at a higher level. As part of the deal, Mr. Cheng would join the board of Uber, while Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick would also join Didis board.Ubers China business would o
21、wn its separate branding while US-based Uber Technologies would hold about 17.5% in the combined company. Didi Chuxing is backed by Chinese Internet giants Tencent and Alibaba.Uber had been struggling to break into the Chinese market despite having Chinese search engine Baidu as an investor. Last Fe
22、bruary, the company admitted it was losing more than $1 billion a year in China. “Funding their Chinese dreams was becoming too expensive for Uber,” Duncan Clark, chairman of Beijing-based consultancy BDA, told the BBC. Travis Kalanick said, “As a businessman, Ive learned that being successful is ab
23、out listening to your head as well as following your heart.”The fierce competition had led both companies to spend much more on their 5journeys. The combination is likely to see fewer such subsidies（补贴）. “One thing to watch carefully is how quickly consumers feel the impact as subsidies are withdraw
24、n.” Mr. Clark added.The deal with Didi Chuxing came just days after China had agreed to provide a legal framework for taxi-ordering apps. Both Uber and Didi welcomed the decision. The new rules took effect last November and could, among other things, forbid such platforms to operate below cost.8. Ac
25、cording the second paragraph, what can we know?A. Being successful is about listening to your head and following your heart.B. The deal would make the mobile transportation industry grow much faster.C. Didi Chuxing had learnt more in China than Uber over the past two years.D. Mr. Cheng would be work
26、ing as a member of the board of Uber as planned.9. What is the best title of the passage?A. Uber sold Chinese business to Didi ChuxingB. Using Didi Chuxing brings more subsidiesC. Listen to your head and follow your heartD. The new rules look effect last November10. What is the impact of the fierce
27、competition between Uber and Didi?A. Uber dominated the Chinese market with an 87% share.B. China provided a legal framework for taxi-ordering apps.C. Funding their Chinese dreams became expensive for Uber.D. Chinese search engine Baidu became an investor of Ubers.11. The passage is probably taken f
28、rom a website about _.A. apps B. politics C. economy D. technologyDYou get anxious if theres no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You feel upset if your phone is getting low on power, and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if youre not there. All these can be ca
29、lled “always on” stress caused by smart phone addiction.For some people, smart phones have liberated them from the nine-to-five 6work. Flexible working has given them more autonomy（自主权）in their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and families. For many others though,
30、 smart phones have become tyrants（暴君）in their pockets, never allowing them to turn them off, relax and recharge their batteries.Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favour of his iPhone. So he developed an app Moment to monitor
31、his usage. The app enables users to see how much time theyre spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are breached（突破）. “Moments goal is to promote balance in your life,” his website explains. “Some time on your phone, some time off it enjoying your loving family and friends ar
32、ound you.”Dr. Christine Grant, an occupational（职业的）psychologist at Coventry University, said, “The effects of this always on culture are that your mind is never resting, and youre not giving your body time to recover, so youre always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more mistake
33、s we make. Physical and mental health can suffer.”And as the number of connected smart phones is increasing, so is the amount of data. This is leading to a sort of decision paralysis（瘫痪）and is creating more stress in the workplace because people have to receive a broader range of data and communicat
34、ions which are often difficult to manage. “It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because theyre controlled by it all and fell they can never escape the office,” said Dr. Christine Grant.12. Whats the first paragraph mainly about?A. The popularity of smart phones. B.
35、The progress of modern technology.C. The signs of “always on” stress. D. The cause of smart phone addiction.13. Kevin Holesh developed “Moment” to _.A. research how people use their mobile phones7B. help people control their use of mobile phonesC. make people love parents and friends aroundD. increa
36、se the fun of using mobile phones14. Whats Dr. Christine Grants attitude towards “always on” culture?A. Confused. B. Positive.C. Doubtful. D. Critical.15. According to the last paragraph, a greater amount of data means _.A. we will become less productiveB. we can make a decision more quicklyC. we wi
37、ll be equipped with more knowledgeD. we can work more effectively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。Nobody likes to think they are “that guy” at work. 16 . So, what are some of the rudest things that people do at work and why shouldnt you do them? Behaving in an unac
38、ceptable wayThe most common form of this is eating smelly foods at lunchtime. Other things alike include body smell and its opposite, the wearing of strong perfume, messy desks, or bad breath. 17 . Checking email on your phone when youre talking to other peopleA recent survey shows that 49 percent o
39、f people said their bosses checked their phones while talking with them. 18 . If youve ever wondered why your team members are unmotivated, this may be why. In fact, when youre talking to someone at work, you should reject any non-important calls. 19 Do you like the sound of your own voice? Great. P
40、erhaps its time you learned to like the sound of other peoples voices too. If you 8interrupt others when they speak, theyll dislike you and discount whatever youre saying. And if you routinely take up three quarters of the meeting with your monologues（独角戏）, people will turn off and, quite rightly, s
41、tart checking email on their phones. However, if you listen to what others say and show interest by asking intelligent questions, theyll love you and be likely to give you their support when you speak. Showing off how much you earn20 . If you show off your income to someone and then discover you get
42、 less than them, youll look like a fool. If you earn more, theyll feel tired of you. So keep them guessing and hide your earning power in quiet ways like always paying for the team coffees.A. Talking all the timeB. Being a good listenerC. Team-working can never be ignoredD. All these things will bec
43、ome part of your personal brandE. Its better to be modest when you talk about your incomesF. Bad behavior at work is common and often we do it without thinkingG. An interesting email is more valuable than the person you are actually talking to第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30
44、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。A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, DC. I saw many of our nations treasures, and I also saw a lot of our fellow citizens on the street 21 ones, like beggars（乞丐）and homeless folks.Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I hear
45、d a voice saying: “Can you help me?” When I 22 , I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand 23 . In a natural reaction, I 24 into my pocket, pulled out all of my 9loose change and placed it in her hand without even looking at her. I was 25 at being bothered by a beggar.But the blind woman smiled and
46、 said: “I dont want your money. I just need help finding the 26 .”In an instant, I realized what I had done. I had acted with prejudice（偏见） Id 27 another person 28 for what I believed she had to be.I hated what I saw in myself. This incident brought back my basic belief. It 29 me that I believed in
47、being modest even though Id lost that 30 for a moment.The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am a (n) 31 . I left Honduras and arrived in the U. S. at the age of 15. I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister, and a strong mother. Through the 32 , I have been a dish wa
48、sher, roofer, mechanic, cashier and pizza delivery driver 33 many other humble hobs, and 34 I became a network engineer.In my own life, I have 35 many acts of prejudice. I remember a time, at the age of 17 when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well on school
49、, he would 36 like me. I have also seen the same treatment of family and friends, so I know what its like, and I should have known 37 .But now, living my American middle class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lost sight of where I want to go. That blind woman cured me of my 38 . She reminded me of my belief in being humble, and to always keep my eyes and heart open.39 , I helped that woman to the p
