1、绝密启用前2018年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（新课标III卷）英 语注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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卡上。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
2、三个选项中选出最佳答案。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.9.15.1.What does John find difficult in learning German?A .Pronunciation.B. Vocabulary.C. Grammar.2.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Brother and sister.C. Teacher an
3、d student.3.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a bank.B. At a ticket office.C. On a train.4. What are the speakers talking about?A.A restaurant.B.A street.C.A dish.5.What does the woman think of her interview?A. It was tough.B. It was interesting.C. It was successful.第二节（共15小题；每小题
4、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。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.When will Judy go to a party?A. On Monday.B. On Tuesday.C. On Wednesday.7.What will Max do next？A. Fly a kite. B. Read a magazine. C. Do his homework.听第7段材料，回答第8、9
5、题。8. What does the man suggest doing at first?A. Going to a concert.B. Watching a movie.C. Playing a computer game.9.What do the speakers decide to do?A. Visit Mike.B. Go boating.C. Take a walk.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Which color do cats see better than humans?A. Red.B. Green.C. Blue.11.Why do cats brin
6、g dead birds home?A. To eat them in a safe place.B. To show off their hunting skills.C. To make their owners happy.12.How does the man sound at the end of the conversation?A. Grateful.B. Humorous. C. Curious.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Who is Macy?A. Eds mother.B. Eds teacher.C. Eds friend.14.How does Ed us
7、ually go to kindergarten?A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bus.15.What does Ed enjoy doing at the kindergarten?A. Telling stories. B. Singing songs.C. Playing with others.16.What do the teachers say about Ed?A. Hes clever. B. Hes quiet. C. Hes brave.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. At what age did Emily start learn
8、ing ballet?A. Five. B. Six. C. Nine.18.Why did Emily move to Toronto?A. To work for a dance school.B. To perform at a dance theater.C. To learn contemporary dance.19.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.20.How does Emily
9、 feel about stopping training?A. Shes pleased.B. Shes regretful.C. Shes upset第二部分 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。AWelcome to Holker Hall & GardensVisitor InformationHow to Get to HolkerBy Car: Follow brown signs on A590 from J36, M6. Approximate travel times:
10、Windermere-20 minutes, Kendal-25 minutes, Lancaster-45 minutes, Manchester-1 hour 30 minutes.By Rail: The nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities & airports.Opening TimesSunday-Friday (closed on Saturday)11:00 am-4:00pm, 30th
11、 March-2nd November.Admission ChargesHall & GardensGardensAdults:12.008.00Groups:9.005.50Special EventsProducers Market 13th 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 May The event celebrates its
12、 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in gardening.National 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 8
13、th NovemberThis is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifs while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.21. How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester?A.20 minutes.B.25 minutes.C.45 minutes.D.90 minutes.22.How much
14、should a member of a tour group pay to visit to Hall & Gardens?A.l2.00.B. 9.00.C. 8.00.D. 5.50.23.Which event 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.BCities usually have a good reason for being where
15、they are, like a nearby port or river. 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
16、 8 million. But not all cities develop 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 o
17、f 30,000.Dawson did not have any of the 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.
18、 An avalanche(雪崩) once closed the path, 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,
19、 Dawson was never comfortable. Necessities 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
20、Dawson City as quickly as they had come. 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 762.24. What attracted the early settlers to New York City?A. Its business culture.B. Its small population
21、.C. Its geographical position.D. Its favourable climate.25. 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.26. What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson?
22、A. They found the city too crowded.B. They wanted to try their luck elsewhere.C. They were unable to stand the winter.D. They were short of food.27. 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.CWhile fam
23、ous 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.Their efforts have been proven fruitful. Wang Shu, a 4
24、9-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 Department at the China Academy of Art (CAA). His office is l
25、ocated at the Xiangshan campus(校园) of the university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Many buildings on the campus are his original creations.zxxkThe style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities. Many visitors were amazed by the complex architectural space and abundan
26、t 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 bricks into walls, roofs and corridors. This creat
27、ion 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 of Chinese architecture, said Tadao Ando, the winne
28、r 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 means old things from the past. In fact, tradition also re
29、fers 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 without knowing what they really are, said Wang.The study o
30、f traditions should be combined with practice. Otherwise, the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty, he said.28. Wangs winning of the prize means that Chinese architects are _.A. following the latest world trendB. getting international recognitionC. working harder than ever beforeD.
31、 relying on foreign architects29. 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.30. What made Wangs architectural design a success?A. The mixture of different shapes.B. The balance of East and West.C.
32、 The use of popular techniques.D. The harmony of old and new.31. 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 them in practice.DAdults understand what it feels like to be flooded with ob
33、jects. 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 than I did how to live more with less. zxxkI found the pre-holidays a good time to encourage young children to donate less-used things, and it worked
34、. 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 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 kind
35、ergarten 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 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 thi
36、s. 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 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 bounc
37、ing 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 to 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 i
38、n a single object worked for both of us.32. What do the words “more is more” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. The more, the better.B. Enough is enough.C. More money, more worries.D. Earn more and spend more.33.What made Georgia agree to sell some of her objects?A. Saving up for her holiday. B. Raisin
39、g money for a poor girl.B. Adding the money to her fund. D. Giving the money to a sick mother.34. Why did the author play the ball with Shepherd?A. To try out an idea.B. To show a parents love.C. To train his attention.D. To help him start a hobby.35.What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Tak
40、e It or Leave ItB. A Lesson from KidsC. Live More with LessD. The Pleasure of Giving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。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 i
41、n between. 36 We dance from Florida to Alaska, from north to south and sea to sea. We dance at weddings, birthdays, office parties and 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 dan
42、ce classes for all ages. Teaching dance is wonderful. 37 Its great to watch them. For many of them, its a way of meeting people and having a social life. 38 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 the
43、y leave with a smile. 39 ”So, do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, calmer, healthier? Andrea Hillier says, “Dance, like the pattern of a beating heart, is life. Even after all these years, I want to get better and better. 40 I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me Im alive.A. So wh
44、y 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 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 dancin
45、g.第三部分语言知识运用(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。When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say sorry, 41 number! and move on. But when Dennis Williams 42 a text that clearly wasnt intended for him, he did so
46、mething 43 . On March 19, Dennis got a group text 44 him that a couple he didnt know were at the hospital, waiting for the 45 of a baby. Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken, Dennis 46 . The baby was born and update texts were 47 quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her 48
47、 , she didnt seem to realize that she was 49 the babys photos with a complete stranger. Well, I dont 50 you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby, replied Dennis before asking which room the new 51 were in. Much to the familys surprise, Dennis stuck to his 52 ! He turned up at the hospital 53 gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindseys husband
