1、高考英语模拟试题2018年高考英语模拟试题 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Australians really know how to have a good time. Any type of hobby that you can think of can be found in Australia. The following are four top Australian pastimes. Fishing Fishing is prob
2、ably one of the most popular free-time activities in Australia and many people love spending their free time waiting at the end of a rod for a fish to bite on their line. There is free public access to almost all beaches， canals and coasts， which means there are plenty of great places to fish. Surfi
3、ng Another popular pastime of the Australians is surfing. Australia has a lot of beautiful surf spots， especially in Queensland. Queensland has some of the best surf beaches in the country such as Noosa Heads， Stradbroke Island， and Burleigh Heads， with the Gold Coast being the best known. Boating W
4、hat else does an Australian do for fun on the weekend？ They might go for a ride on their boat！Plenty of Australians live on the coast and are boat owners. Boat owners might take their craft out to go fishing， or they might just want to sail around the waters slowly. Barbecues Australians will also t
5、ypically host barbecues with their friends and family. They really know how to barbecue. The standard of meat that is cooked and the quality of the cooking is second to none. With New Zealand being so close， the lamb is fresh and absolutely remarkable. But the lamb is not all that is cooked. Any one
6、 barbecue in Australia can expect upwards of 7 types of meat， from shrimps （?r） to kangaroos. 21. Which of the following surf spots is the most famous in Queensland？ A. Noosa Heads. B. the Gold Coast. C. Burleigh Heads. D. Stradbroke Island. 22. What can we infer from the last paragraph？ A. Tourists
7、 can hire boats to go for a ride. B. Tourists prefer fishing to other pastimes. C. The lamb is imported from New Zealand. D. People in New Zealand have better cooking skills. 23. What are most of the four top Australian pastimes related to？ A. Water. B. Sightseeing. C. Food. D. Deserts. B Its a rain
8、y， cold winter afternoon. The boys are playing in their rooms， so its the perfect time to do some baking， just enjoying the peaceful moment as I knead（揉）bread dough（生面团）. Suddenly， there is the sound of shouting， tears， a door slam， followed one of them calling，“Mom！ He hurt me！”and footsteps runnin
9、g up the stairs. I sigh. My younger son is standing in front of me in tears. I go to hug him as my elder son comes up too， ready to defend his position. All hope of some quiet time has disappeared， but I just dont feel like playing judge today. “So， who wants to help me bake some bread？”I ask bright
10、ly， ignoring their angry looks at not being able to tell me their tales of bitterness. No takers. “Bread is boring，”Tristan finally admits.“Okay， what would you like to make？”I ask.“Chocolate！”Sawyer yells， breaking free of my embrace.“Chocolate chip cookies！”Tristan agrees happily. As I watch Sawye
11、r practice breaking eggs and Tristan reading on his own and patiently instructing his brother on how to measure brown sugar and see their excitement as they use the mixer to grind oats， I know theres nothing else Id rather be doing. The kitchen is a disaster. There is egg juice on the counter， flour
12、 on the floor， and a mountain of dishes to clean up. But peering through the mess are two happy facescovered in chocolate， of course， but， smiling ear to ear-and the mess， and their previous fight， is forgotten. As we close the curtains， we sit together on the sofa， and dig into the big plate of coo
13、kies， fresh from the oven， baked with love and more than a dash of silliness. 24. Why did the writer sigh？ A. Her two sons fought again. B. She couldnt do any baking. C. She had to play with naughty sons. D. Rain ruined a good winter afternoon. 25. Why do the writers two sons look angry？ A. They hav
14、e to do some housework B. They cant play referee today C. They have no chance to complain D. They consider themselves treated unfairly 26. While baking chocolate， the two boys _. A. asked the writer to go for a rest B. got along well with each other C. did everything as the writer asked D. planned e
15、verything carefully in advance 27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text？ A. Everything Is a Disaster B. Baking Is Terrible C. Sons Can Cook D. Chocolate Cookies End a Fight C What is the most common cause for people in the UK to ask for leave due to illness？The answer is not the
16、 common cold or flu， but back pain. Back pain affects one in three British adults， costs the country over 5 billion pounds every year and is very difficult to treat. But now Britains National Health Service（NHS） will be offering a new solution： acupuncture. The ancient Chinese needle treatment has b
17、een around in the UK for many years， but this is the first time it has been officially approved by the NHS. Traditionally， doctors in the UK have advised back pain sufferers to stay active， do stretching exercises and take painkillers when necessary. In more serious cases some people are given X-ray
18、 treatment or injections with medicines. However， there is evidence that acupuncture may be more effective than expensive X-rays or injections， so patients who have been suffering for over six weeks should be given a choice. As an alternative to acupuncture， patients will be able to choose either a
19、course of spinal manipulation（脊柱推拿）， or a series of special exercise sessions. In the UK， acupuncture is regarded as an aiding treatment， which means medical procedure hasnt experienced serious experiments by which scientists prove some treatments work. While many experts have welcomed the policy to
20、 make acupuncture available on the NHS， some are still skeptical about its effectiveness. Research from the US earlier this month found that similar acupuncture using toothpicks（牙签）which do not stick into the skin could be as good as using real needles. So while some are yet to be convinced， back pa
21、in sufferers will be hoping that acupuncture helps get them feeling healthy again. 28. According to the passage， which is the best way to treat back pain？ A. To stay active. B. To be acupunctured. C. To do stretching exercises D. To take X-ray treatment or injections. 29. Why are some people still d
22、oubtful about the effectiveness of acupuncture？ A. Because they have other choices. B. Because acupuncture is just an aiding treatment. C. Because using toothpicks is as good as using real needles. D. Because acupuncture hasnt been tested by scientists strictly. 30. What does the author want to prov
23、e in the last paragraph？ A. Acupuncture can be an effective treatment for back pain. B. Toothpicks is a useful tool for acupuncture. C. Needles are no better than toothpicks. D. Toothpicks will take place of needles in the future. 31. What does the passage mainly talk about？ A. The magic needles. B.
24、 Acupuncture in the UK. C. The ways to treat back pain. D. The reasons for people to ask for leave. D Young children often“read”picture books. Theyre attracted by the colorful scenery and the realistic characters that contribute to fascinating plots. Unfortunately， some children cant use these resou
25、rces， even if they do know how to read. Take three-year old Elodie Bateson， for example. Elodie was born with under-developed eyes and has retinal detachments（?网膜脱落），making her visually impaired. It is because of people like Elodie that Tom Yeh， head of the Tactile Picture Books Project， has started
26、 printing 3D books， so they can feel the illustrations in picture books. The first book Tom Yeh printed was Goodnight Moon， a popular childrens book about a rabbit going to sleep and wishing good night to his surroundings. In the 3D version of this book， children can feel each thing that the rabbit
27、says good night to， whether it is a cow jumping over the moon， a balloon， or a dollhouse. Generally， when children grow older， they read by using Braille， a language that was invented by Louis Braille in 1824. It uses different patterns of raised dots representing different letters. Readers can then
28、 feel the dots and mentally translate the patterns they feel into words. The only problem is that many blind children do not start learning Braille until they are about six years old. Another reason why 3D printed books are such a valuable resource is that children dont have to know how to read to u
29、nderstand them. However， without these， visually impaired kids are losing six developmental years vital to their growth since they cant take advantage of picture books. When 3D picture books are printed， plastic is layered（分层放置）repeatedly over a single shape： the shape of the illustration. These rai
30、sed pictures created through layered plastic serve as substitutes for the Braille letters that little children have no knowledge of. 32. What does the underlined word“impaired”in paragraph 2 mean？ A. Unmatched. B. Disappeared. C. Defeated. D. Damaged. 33. What can we know about Braille from Paragrap
31、h 5？ A. The blind at any age can read by using Braille. B. Most people can translate Braille into words. C. Blind kids begin learning Braille at about six years old. D. Braille uses similar patterns of raised dots to stand for different letters. 34. We can know that the illustrations in 3D books are raised _. A. dots B. pictures C. letters D. plastic 35. What is the aim of the Tactile Picture Books Project？ A. To teach the blind children Braille. B. To encourage kids to read books. C. To cure visually impaired children. D. To help the blind children read picture books.
