1、2018 年高考英语真题试卷（全国卷 ）一、听下面 5 短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。1.（2018卷）What does john find difficult in learning German? A. Pronunciation. B. Vocabulay. C. Grammar.【答案】C 2.（2018卷）What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Brother and sister. C. Teather an
2、d student.【答案】A 3.（2018卷）Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a bank. B. At a ticket coffee. C. On the train.【答案】B 4.（2018卷）What are the speakers talking about? A. A restaurant. B. A street. C. A dish.【答案】A 5.（2018卷）How does this woman think of her interview? A. It was tough. B. It
3、 was interesting. C. It was successful.【答案】C 二、听下面 5 短对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。6.（2018卷）听第 6 段材料，回答两小题。 （1 ） When will Judy go to the party？ A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday.（2 ） What will Max do next? A. Fly a kite. B. Read a magazine. C. Do his homework.【答
4、案】（1）B（2 ） B 7.（2018卷）听第 7 段材料，回答两小题。 （1 ） What does the man suggest doing at first？ A. Go to a concert. B. Watching a movie. C. Playing a computer games.（2 ） What do the speakers decide to do? A. Visit Mike. B. Go boating. C. Talk a walk.【答案】（1）A（2 ） C 8.（2018卷）听第 8 段材料，回答三小题。 （1 ） Which color do c
5、ats see better than humans? A. Red. B. Green. C. Blue.（2 ） Why do cats bring dead birds home? A. To eat them in a safe place.B. To show off their hunting skills.C. To make their owners happy.（3 ） How does the man sound at the end of the conversation? A. Grateful. B. Humorous. C. Curious.【答案】（1）C（2 ）
6、 A（3 ） B 9.（2018卷）听第 9 段材料，回答四小题。 （1 ） Who is Macy? A. Eds mother. B. Eds teacher. C. Eds friend.（2 ） How does Ed usually go to kindergarten? A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bus.（3 ） What does Ed enjoy doing at the kindergarten? A. Telling stories B. Singing songs C. Playing with others（4 ） What do the
7、 teachers say about Ed? A. Hes clever. B. Hes quiet. C. Hes brave.【答案】（1）A（2 ） B（3 ） C（4 ） A 10.（ 2018卷 ）听第 10 段材料，回答四小题。 （1 ） At what age did Emily start learning ballet? A. Five. B. Six. C. Nine.（2 ） Why did Emily move to Toronto? A. To work for a dance school.B. To perform at a dance theater.C. T
8、o learn contemporary dance.（3 ） Why did Emily quit dancing.? A. She was too old to dance.B. She failed to get a scholarship.C. She lost interest in it.（4 ） How does Emily feel about stopping training? A. Shes pleased. B. Shes regretful. C. Shes upset【答案】（1）B（2 ） C（3 ） C（4 ） A 三、阅读理解11.（ 2018卷 ）阅读下列短
9、文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWelcome to Holker Hall & GardensVisitor InformationHow to Get to HolkerBy Car： Follow brown signs an A590 from J36, M6. Approximate travel times: Windermere-20 minutes, Kendal-25 minutes, Lancaster-45 minutes, Manchester-1 hour 30 minutes.By Rail: The nearest station
10、 is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster Preston for connections to major cities & airports.Opening TimesSunday-Friday (closed on Saturday)11:00 am-4:00 pm,30th March-2nd November.Admission ChargesHall & Gardens GardensAdults: 12.00 8.00Groups: 9 5.5Special EventsProducers Market 13th
11、 AprilJoin us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.Holker Garden Festival 30th MayThe event celebrate its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in gardening.Natio
12、nal Garden Day 28th AugustHolker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide.Winter Market 8th NovemberThis is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifs while enjoying a live music show
13、and nice street entertainment. （1 ） How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester? A. 20minutes. B. 25 minutes. C. 45 minutes. D. 90 minutes.（2 ） How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit to Hall & Cardens? A. 12.00. B. 9.00. C. 8.0 D. 45.50（3 ） Which event
14、will you go to if you want to see a live music show? A. Producers Market. B. Holker Garden Festival.C. National Garden Day. D. Winter Market.【答案】（1）D（2 ） B（3 ） D 12.（ 2018卷 ）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。BCities usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby port or river.
15、 People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade. New York City, for example, is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River. Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million. But not all cities develop
16、 slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight. In 1896, Dawson, Canada, was unmapped wilderness(荒野). But gold was discovered there in 1897, and two years later, it was one of the largest cities in the West, with a population of 30,000.Dawson did not have any of th
17、e natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris. People went there for gold. They travelled over snow-covered mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up icy rivers. The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warming. An avalanche(雪崩) once closed the path
18、, killing 63 people. For many who made it to Dawson, however, the rewards were worth the difficult trip. Of the first 20,000 people who dug for gold, 4,000 got rich. About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives.But no matter how rich they were, Dawson was never comfortable. Necessi
19、ties like food and wood were very expensive. But soon, the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found. The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down, and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had com
20、e. Today, people still come and go to see where the Canadian gold rush happened. Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson City its present population is 762. （1 ） What attracted the early settlers to New York City? A. Its business culture. B. Its small population.C. Its geographical position. D.
21、Its favourable climate.（2 ） What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson? A. Two-thirds of them stayed there. B. One out of five people got rich.C. Almost everyone gave up. D. Half of them died.（3 ） What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson? A. They found the city too
22、crowded. B. They wanted to try their luck elsewhere.C. They were unable to stand the winter. D. They were short of food.（4 ） What is the text mainly about? A. The rise and fall of a city. B. The gold rush in Canada.C. Journeys into the wilderness. D. Tourism in Dawson.【答案】（1）C（2 ） B（3 ） B（4 ） A 13.（
23、 2018卷 ）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。CWhile famous foreign architects are invited to lead the designs of landmark buildings in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Center for the Performing Arts, many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center stage
24、.Their efforts have been proven fruitful. Wang Shu, a 49-year-old Chinese architect, won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize in architecture on February 28. He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award.Wang serves as head of the Architecture Depart
25、ment at the China Academy of Art (CAA). His office is located at the Xiangshan campus(校园) of the university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Many buildings on the campus are his original creations.The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities. Many visitors were am
26、azed by the complex architectural space and abundant building types. The curves(曲线) of the buildings perfectly match the rise and fall of hills, forming a unique view.Wang collected more than 7 million abandoned bricks of different ages. He asked the workers to use traditional techniques to make the
27、 bricks into walls, roofs and corridors. This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements(元素).Wangs works show a deep understanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of traditions. Through such a balance, he had created a new type
28、of Chinese architecture, said Tadao Ando, the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.Wang believes traditions should not be sealed in glass boxes at museums. “That is only evidence that traditions once existed,“ he said.“Many Chinese people have a misunderstanding of traditions. They think tradition mean
29、s old things from the past. In fact, tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created,“ he said.“Today, many Chinese people are learning Western styles and theories rather than focusing on Chinese traditions. Many people tend to talk about traditions wit
30、hout knowing what they really are, “said Wang.The study of traditions should be combined with practice. Otherwise, the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty, he said. （1 ） Wangs winning of the prize means that Chinese architects are _. A. following the latest world trend B. getting
31、international recognitionC. working harder than ever before D. relying on foreign architects（2 ） What impressed visitors to the CAA Xiangshan campus most? A. Its hilly environment. B. Its large size. C. Its unique style. D. Its diverse functions.（3 ） What made Wangs architectural design a success? A
32、. The mixture of different shapes. B. The balance of East and West.C. The use of popular techniques. D. The harmony of old and new.（4 ） What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Wang? A. Spread them to the world. B. Preserve them at museums.C. Teach them in universities. D. Recreate th
33、em in practice.【答案】（1）B（2 ） C（3 ） D（4 ） D 14.（ 2018卷 ）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。DAdults understand what it feels like to be flooded with objects. Why do we often assume that more is more when it comes to kids and their belongings? The good news is that I can help my own kids learn earlier
34、 than I did how to live more with less.I found the pre-holidays a good time to encourage young children to donate less-used things, and it worked. Because of our efforts, our daughter Georgia did decide to donate a large bag of toys to a little girl whose mother was unable to pay for her holiday due
35、 to illness. She chose to sell a few larger objects that were less often used when we promised to put the money into her school fund(基金）(our kindergarten daughter is serious about becoming a doctor)For weeks, Ive been thinking of bigger, deeper questions: How do we make it a habit for them? And how
36、do we train ourselves to help them live with, need, and use less? Yesterday, I sat with my son, Shepherd, determined to test my own theory on this. I decided to play with him with only one toy for as long as it would keep his interest. I expected that one toy would keep his attention for about five
37、minutes, ten minutes, max. I chose a red rubber ball-simple, universally available. We passed it, he tried to put it in his mouth, he tried bouncing it, rolling it, sitting on it, throwing it. It was totally, completely enough for him. Before I knew it an hour had passed and it was time to move on t
38、o lunch.We both became absorbed in the simplicity of playing together. He had my full attention and I had his. My little experiment to find joy in a single object worked for both of us. （1 ） What do the words “more is more“ in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. The more, the better. B. Enough is enough.C
39、. More money, more worries. D. Earn more and spend more.（2 ） What made Georgia agree to sell some of her objects? A. Saving up for her holiday B. Raising money for a poor girlC. Adding the money to her fund D. Giving the money to a sick mother（3 ） Why did the author play the ball with Shepherd? A. T
40、o try out an idea B. To show a parents loveC. To train his attention D. To help him start a hobby（4 ） What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Take It or Leave It B. A Lesson from KidsC. Live More with Less D. The Pleasure of Giving【答案】（1）A（2 ） C（3 ） A（4 ） C 15.（ 2018卷 ）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的
41、最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Before there was the written word, there was the language of dance. Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow, life and death, and everything else in between._We dance from Florida to Alaska, from north to south and sea to sea. We dance at weddings, birthdays, office parties an
42、d just to fill the time.“I adore dancing,“ says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in Iowa. “I cant imagine doing anything else with my life.“ Bridges runs dance classes for all ages. “Teaching dance is wonderful. _Its great to watch them. For many of them, its a way of meeting people and h
43、aving a social life.“_“I can tell you about one young couple,“ says Bridges. “Theyre learning to do traditional dances. They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile. _“So, do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, calmer, healthier? Andrea Hillier says, “Dance, like
44、the pattern of a beating heart, is life. Even after all these years, I want to get better and better._ I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me Im alive.“A. So why do we dance?B. Dance in the U.S.is everywhere.C. If you like dancing outdoors, come to America.D. My older students say it makes them
45、feel young.E. I keep practicing even When Im extremely tired.F. Dancing seems to change their feeling completely.G. They stayed up all night long singing and dancing.【答案】B；D；A ；F；E 四、完形填空16.（ 2018卷 ）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。 When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say “sorry, 1 number!“ and move on. But when Dennis Williams 2 a text that clearly wasnt intended for him, he did something 3 .On March 19, Dennis got a group text 4 him that a couple he didnt know were at the hospital, waiting for the 5
