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揭阳市2018年高中毕业班高考第一次模拟考试
英语
本试卷分三部分。

满分120分。

考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卡上填写自己的准考证号、姓名、试室号和座位号。

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2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B型铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡整洁。

考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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。

A
Most people agree that eating healthy food is important. But sometimes making good food choices can be tough. Now, there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their diets and their dining-out experience.
OpenTable
OpenTable helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat. OpenTable is a free service that shows users restaurant availability based on where and when they want to dine. OpenTable gives users points when they make reservations. The points can add up to discounts on restaurant visits.
When users make reservations through OpenTable, they get an email confirmation. They can also add the reservation directly to their electronic calendar.
Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing App
Wine and cheese can be a great combination. But which wines go best with which cheeses?
Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing App can help. It provides information about hundreds of different cheeses and suggests wines to pair with each. Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing App is free for iPhone and iPad.
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Epicurious app
Epicurious is a free app and website to help users find recipes and become better cooks. The app has more than 30,000 recipes and can create a shopping list based on the ingredients in a recipe.
Users can search by ingredients or by vegetables that are in season where they live. The app also rates recipes for popularity and other qualities. Users also provide advice about making the recipes.
Calorific
What does 200 calories look like? It can be hard to picture. For example, 200 calories of broccoli （西兰花）and 200 calories of cake look very different! The Calorific app shows just that. Calorific provides images of 200 calories worth of food.
The app also provides the weight of each food pictured. The app is free for iPad and iPhone.
Harvest
An app called Harvest informs users about seasonal fruits and vegetables in different areas.
This can be helpful in planning meals. Harvest also tells about pesticide（杀虫剂）use and organic food. Users can learn the best way to safely store food.
21. OpenTable can be used to _______.
A. reserve a hotel in advance
B. book meals ahead of time
C. access information about calendars
D. obtain news concerning discounts
22. Which of the following is WRONG according to the advertisement?
A. OpenTable gives users points leading to discounts on restaurant visits.
B. All the apps mentioned are free of charge for all the users.
C. Epicurious app can provide advice about making the recipes.
D. Calorific can help people who go on a diet.
23. What do we know about Harvest?
A. It keeps pesticide use a secret.
B. It gives discounts to seasonal fruits.
C. It mainly recommends organic food.
D. It tells how to keep food fresh longer.
B
Schools across the world are trying to come up with solutions to keep students active. Some are replacing traditional classroom chairs with exercise balls or standing desks. At Ward Elementary School in Winston, North Carolina, students have adopted a new program that requires riding fixed bikes while reading.
“Read and Ride” is the creation of school counselor Scott Ertl, who came up with the idea 揭阳市2018年高中毕业班高考第一次模拟考试英语试题第2页（共10页）
while he was exercising and reading at the gym. Believing it would be a fun way to convince students to become more active, he placed one in the corner of his classroom and encouraged them to use it during independent reading classes.
It was so popular that Ertl decided to add more bikes and offer the “Read and Ride” program to the entire school. Today Ward Elementary has a dedicated exercise room filled with bikes that can be used by students while completing their daily reading assignments.
Besides making reading more fun, the program also helps students exercise at a comfortable pace without the pressure that comes with regular sports-related activities. It is also a perfect way to release energy during days when the weather is not helpful to outdoor activities.
However, the program’s academic benefits are the most important. A year after Read and Ride was introduced at Ward Elementary School, students actively involved in the program demonstrated an astonishing 83% reading proficiency. Those that had not taken advantage of the exercise bikes tested at a much lower, 41%.
Though the substantial improvement in academic achievement cannot all be attributed to programs like “Read and Ride”, experts believe they are a significant contributor. That’s because studies have shown that physical activity stimulates（刺激） brain cells and helps prepare it for learning. As word of the difference made by this easy to execute exercise program spreads, don’t be surprised to fi nd schools across the country adopt “Read and Ride” for their students.
24. What is the new program at Ward Elementary School?
A. Kids ride bikes as they read.
B. Kids exercise balls and read at the gym.
C. Kids sit at desks for long while reading.
D. Kids do outdoor activities during lessons.
25. How do the students at Ward Elementary School benefit from the program?
A. They exercise with high pressure.
B. They feel reading fun and learn better.
C. They improve their sense of competition.
D. They are instructed to read at the same pace.
26. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The program may be more and more popular.
B. Schools doubt whether the program is available.
C. Physical activities prevent kids from learning more.
D. The school achievement depends wholly on the program.
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27. What would be the best title of the passage?
A. How to Help Kids Focus on Their Studies
B. Traditional Teaching Should Be Banned
C. “Read a nd Ride” Program
D. Kids Need to Release Energy
C
In spring, chickens start laying again, bringing a welcome source of protein at winter’s end. So it’s no surprise that cultures around the world celebrate spring by honoring the egg.
Some traditions are simple, like the red eggs that get baked into Greek Easter breads. Others elevate （提升）the egg into a fancy art, like the heavily jewel-covered “eggs”that were favored by the Russians starting in the 19th century.
One ancient form of egg art comes to us from Ukraine. For centuries, Ukrainians have been drawing complicated patterns on eggs. Contemporary artists have followed this tradition to create eggs that speak to the anxieties of our age: Life is precious, and delicate. Eggs are, too.
“There’s something about their delicate nature that appeals to me,” says New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast. Several years ago, she became interested in eggs and learned the traditional Ukrainian technique to draw her very modern characters.“I’ve broken eggs at every stage of the process—from the very beginning to the very, very end.”
But there’s an appeal in that vulnerability. “There’s part of this sickening horror of knowing you’re walking on the edge with this, that I kind of like, knowing that it could all fall apart at any second”. Chast’s designs, such as a worried man alone in a tiny rowboat, reflect that delicateness.
Traditional Ukrainian decorated eggs also spoke to those fears. The elaborate（精心做成的）patterns were believed to offer protection against evil.
“There’s an ancient legend that as long as these eggs are made, evil will not win in the world,” says Joan Brander, a Canadian egg-painter who has been painting eggs for over 60 years, having learned the art from her Ukrainian relatives.
The tradition, dating back to 300 B.C., was later incorporated（结合，合并）into the Christian church. The old symbols, however, still endure. A decorated egg with a bird on it, given to a young couple, is a wish for children. A decorated egg thrown into the field would be a wish for a good harvest.
28. Why do people in many cultures value the egg highly?
A. It is a welcome sign of the coming of spring.
B. It is their major source of protein in winter.
C. It can easily be made into a work of art.
D. It can bring wealth and honor to them.
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29. What do we learn about the decorated "eggs" in Russia?
A. They are shaped like jewel cases.
B. They are cherished by the rich.
C. They are heavily painted in red.
D. They are favored as a form of art.
30. Why have contemporary artists continued the egg art tradition?
A. Eggs serve as an enduring symbol of new life.
B. Eggs have an oval（椭圆形的） shape appealing to artists.
C. Eggs reflect the anxieties of people today.
D. Eggs provide a unique surface to paint on.
31. What do we learn from the passage about egg-painting?
A. It originated in the eastern part of Europe.
B. It has a history of over two thousand years.
C. It is the most time-honored form of fancy art.
D. It is especially favored as a church decoration.
D
Crossing your legs is an extremely common habit; most people don’t even notice that they’re doing it when they sit down. While you may find it comfortable to sit with one leg over the other, it might be causing health problems that you are not aware of.
A study published in Blood Pressure Monitoring stated that sitting with your legs crossed can increase your blood pressure. The reason for this is that the blood in your legs has to work against gravity to be pumped back to your heart and that crossing one leg over the other increases resistance, making it even harder for the blood to circulate. This causes your body to increase your blood pressure to push the blood back to the heart. You won’t feel any immediate effects, but repeated, drawn-out increases in blood pressure can cause long-term health issues. So, are you planning to sit for a long period of time? Don’t keep you r legs crossed.
“Crossing your legs at the knee can also cause pressure on the major nerve in your leg that passes just below your knee and along the outside of your leg,” explains Richard Graves, a medical expert. This pressure can cause numbness and temporary paralysis (麻痹) of some of the muscles in your foot and leg, preventing you from being able to raise your ankles—what we know as that “pins and needles” sensation. While the feeling of discomfort may only last a minute or two, repeatedly crossing your legs until they feel numb can cause permanent nerve damage.
So next time you sit down, try to get yourself in the habit of sitting with both of your feet on the floor. Not only will it help your posture and stability, but it will also save your health in the long run.
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32. What can we learn about crossing one’s legs?
A. It is a very bad social habit.
B. It is usually practiced deliberately.
C. It can do harm to people’s health.
D. It can make others feel uncomfortable.
33. According to the study, sitting with your legs crossed can______.
A. affect your blood pressure
B. resist gravity effectively
C. lead to heart trouble easily
D. improve the function of legs
34. In the third paragraph “pins and needles” probably means______.
A. slight sharp pains
B. being a little nervous
C. serious muscle injuries
D. being highly flexible
35. What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To compare common habits.
B. To give readers some advice.
C. To evaluate effects of an experiment.
D. To introduce research methods.
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。

Third-Culture Kids
Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a totally different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid!
The term “third-culture kid” (or TCK) was first used in the 1960s by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon when she researched North American children living in India. Caught between two cultures, they form their very own. 36 About 90 percent of them have a university degree, while 40 percent pursue a postgraduate or doctor degree. They usually benefit from their intercultural experience, which helps them to grow into successful academics and professionals.
37 In fact, many hardships may arise from this phenomenon. A third-culture kid may not be able to adapt themselves completely to their new surroundings as expected. Instead, they may always remain an outsider in different host cultures. Max, for example, experienced this feeling of strangeness 揭阳市2018年高中毕业班高考第一次模拟考试英语试题第6页（共10页）
throughout his life as a third-culture kid. 38 While this can be a way to create a network of friends all around the world, it can be difficult for a third-culture kid like Max to maintain close friendships and relationships.
For a third-culture kid, it is often easier to move to a new foreign country than to return to their “home” country. After living in Australia and South Korea for many years, Louis finally returned to Turkey as a teenager. But she felt out of place when she returned to the country where she was born. 39 She did not share the same values as her friends’ even years after going back home.
While a third-culture kid must let go of their identity as a foreigner when he/she returns, the home country can prove to be more foreign than anything he/she came across before. The peer group they face does not match the idealized（理想化的）image children have of “home”.40 As a part of the growing “culture”, TCKs may find it a great challenge for them to feel at home in many places.
A. Yet being a third-culture kid is not always easy.
B. In general, they often reach excellent academic results.
C. This often makes it hard for them to form their own identity.
D. However, their parents can help them see the opportunities of a mobile lifestyle.
E. Their experience abroad helps them to understand cultural differences better.
F. Unlike other teens of her age, she didn’t know anything about current TV shows or fashion trends.
G. Additionally, making new friends and saying goodbye to old ones will at some point become routine for a third-culture kid.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）
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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Years ago, I lost my sight completely. I would do anything for a 41 . In fact, desperate and 42 , I tried every supplement, experimental trial, diet and anything anyone 43 . All for nothing.
But now, after 25 years in physical darkness, my life is 44 than ever. The change began one day, many years ago, when I drank my tea 45 , swallowing gulps(一大口) of “poor me” and wondering what my future would 46 . Then, the doorbell rang. Janet came in and brought
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an idea. “Have you ever thought about working as a(n) 47 ? ”she said, “You speak Spanish. Go for it.”
Her idea 48 me to make a phone call. And the interpreting company I contacted invited me to take a test. Thank goodness it was 49 .
“We’re so 50 with the results,” the receptionist said the next day, “that we want to send you on your first 51 tomorrow. It’s in the Im migration and Naturalization Court.”
That was the beginning. That was when I began to 52 possibilities when my blindness wouldn’t get 53 . The view of my world had changed. Blindness didn’t have to label me as 54 . On the contrary, the blindness improved my ability to 55 information and present a quicker and more 56 interpretation.
The letters from judges, praising me for my work, 57 me for the hours I’d spent studying, memorizing, and 58 .
Blindness? Not a barrier any more. 59 , it became a handy 60 to sharpen my creativity. Not only in the courtroom, but at home, in my relationships and in the way I viewed myself.
41. A. method B. cure C. suggestion D. change
42. A. anxious B. delighted C. peaceful D. ashamed
43. A. discovered B. offered C. recommended D. appreciated
44. A. darker B. brighter C. harder D. calmer
45. A. eagerly B. nervously C. bravely D. pitifully
46. A. include B. need C. hold D. share
47. A. assistant B. applicant C. teacher D. interpreter
48. A. advised B. inspired C. permitted D. expected
49. A. oral B. useful C. easy D. written
50. A. moved B. impressed C. crazy D. tolerant
51. A. appointment B. interview C. talk D. assignment
52. A. suffer from B. leave out C. focus on D. recover from
53. A. on the way B. through C. in the way D. over
54. A. effective B. unproductive C. exhausted D. uncommon
55. A. memorize B. check C. correct D. share
56. A. fair B. accurate C. formal D. funny
57. A. rewarded B. awarded C. informed D. amazed
58. A. imagining B. previewing C. practicing D. performing
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59. A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Besides
60. A. handle B. challenge C. description D. tool
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A computer program has beaten a human champion at the ancient Chinese board game Go. It marked an important advance for the 61 (develop) of artificial intelligence. The program, called AlphaGo, had taught itself how to win. It 62 (defeat) the European champion in all five games of a match in October. The developers say its learning ability may someday let computers help solve real-world problems. Those could include making medical diagnoses and 63 (conduct) scientific research.
64 (previous), computers have beaten humans in other 65 ( game). But among classic games, Go has long been viewed as the most challenging for artificial intelligence to master. Go originated in China more than 2, 500 years ago. 66 game involves two players who take turns putting markers on a checkerboard-like grid（网格）. The object is to surround more areas on the board with the markers than one’s opponent (对手). Players obtain the opponent’s pieces 67 surrounding them. The rules are simple, but playing it is not. It’s probably the most complex game ever 68 (create) by humans.
Martin Mueller, a computing science professor, 69 (work) on Go programs for 30 years. He said the new program “is really a big step up from everything else 70 we’ve seen. It’s a very impressive piece of work.”
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10 分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删减：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last Friday, I was standing near a subway exit, tried to call a taxi. But no luck. Then I thought of the taxi-booking app my friend had recommended and I booked a taxi through his cellphone. Soon it came, and I stepped in, feeling pretty proudly of my high-tech way and satisfied with the convenience brought by the app. So later, I was upset to find that the driver was busy looking his cellphone to get the next order. It was just then when I began to worry about my safety. What’s bad, the driver’s 揭阳市2018年高中毕业班高考第一次模拟考试英语试题第9页（共10页）
informations might be unreliable. How can we passengers’ legal rights be protecting if something bad happens? So be careful when you use the taxi-booking app the next time.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，你校英国交换生Forbes即将来中国学习，打算抽空学习太极拳(Tai Chi)，写信询问学习太极的好处，并请求你推荐本地合适的培训班，请你根据下列要点给他写一封回信：1．介绍学习太极的好处；
2．推荐一所合适的培训中心。

注意：1．词数100左右;
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3. 参考词汇：武术—martial art
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