2018年江苏高考英语试题及答案解析

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sales.

A.controversial C.confidential

B.contradictory D.conventional

30.A quick review of successes and failures at the end of year will help _________your year ahead.

A.shape

D.sharpen

B.switch

C.stretch

31.He’s been informed that he _________for the scholarship because of his academic background.

A.hasn’t qualified C.doesn’t qualify

B.hadn’t qualified D.wasn’t qualifying

32.Determining where we are _________our surroundings remains an essential skill for our survival.

A.in contrast to C.in face of

B.in defense of D.in relation to

33.—What does the stuff on your T-shirt mean? —It’s nothing. Just something _________. A.as clear as day B.off the top of my head C.under my nose

D.beyond my wildest dreams

34.The disappearance of dinosaurs is not necessarily caused by astronomical incidents. But _________explanations are hard to find.

A.alternative B.aggressive C.ambiguous D.apparent 35. —Going to watch the Women’s Volleyball Match on Wednesday? —_________!Will you go with me? A. You there C. You got me

B. You bet

D. You know better

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，

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并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, 36 across the campus with their heavy instrument cases. 37 at school for practice hours 38 anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to 39 music, as he hated getting to school extra early.

__40___, one day, in the music class that was __41__of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly （随意地）on the piano and found it ____42___to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually __43__doing it. He tried to hide his __44__pleasure from the music teacher, who had __45__over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, __46__the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good ___47__ and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there __48__ him. There he decided to give the cello（大提琴）a __49__. When he began practicing, he took it very __50__. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was __51__to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This __52__, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, __53__ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the __54__ looks of the non-musicians he had left __55__.

36.A. travelling B. marching C. pacing D. struggling 37. A. rising up B. coming up C. driving up D. turning up 38. A. before B. after C. until D. since 39. A. betray B. accept C. avoid D. appreciate 40. A. Therefore B. However C. Thus D. Moreover 41. A. part B. nature C. basis D. spirit 42. A. complicated B. safe C. confusing D. easy 43. A. missed B. disliked C. enjoyed D. denied 44. A. transparent B. obvious C. false D. similar 45. A. run B. jogged C. jumped D. wandered 46. A. because B. but C. though D. so

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47. A. ear B. taste C. heart D. voice 48. A. occurred to B. took to C. appealed to D. held to 49. A. change function 50. A. seriously naturally 51. A. committed admitted 52. A. proved 53. A. pushing rushing

54. A. admiring 55. A. over out

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

B. pitying B. aside

C. annoying

D. teasing

D.

B. showed B. dragging

C. stressed C. lifting

D. meant

D.

B. used

C. limited

D.

B. proudly

C. casually

D.

B. chance

C. mission

D.

C. behind

CHRONOLOGICA ——The Unbelievable Years that Defined History DID YOU KNOW… In 105 AD paper was invented in China? When Columbus discovered the New World? The British Museum opened in 1759? CHRONOLOGICA is a fascinating journey through time, from the foundation of Rome to the creation of the internet. Along the way are tales of kings and queens, hot air balloons…and monkeys in space. Travel through 100 of the most unbelievable years in world history and learn why being a Roman Emperor wasn’t always as good as it sounds, how the Hundred Years’ War didn’t actually last for 100 years and why Spencer Perceval holds a rather unfortunate record. CHRONOLOGICA is an informative and entertaining tour into history, beautifully illustrated and full of unbelievable facts. While CHRONOLOGICA tells the stories of famous people in history such as Thomas Edison and Alexander the Great, this book also gives an account of the lives of lesser-known individuals including the explorer 学习好帮手

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Mungo Park and sculptor Gutzon Borglum. This complete but brief historical collection is certain to entertain readers young and old, and guaranteed to present even the biggest history lover with something new! 56.What is CHRONOLOGICA according to the next? A．A biography.

B．A travel guide.

D．A science fiction.

C．A history book.

57.How does the writer recommend CHRONOLOGICA to readers? A．By giving details of its collection. B．By introducing some of its contents. C．By telling stories at the beginning. D．By comparing it with other books.

B

Before birth, babies can tell the difference between loud sounds and voices. They can even distinguish their mother’s voice from that of a female stranger. But when it comes to embryonic learning (胎 教), birds could rule the roost. As recently reported in The Auk: Ornithological Advances, some mother birds may teach their young to sing even before they

hatch (孵化). New-born chicks can then imitate their mom’s call within a few days of entering the world.

This educational method was first observed in 2012 by Sonia Kleindorfer, a biologist at Flinders University in South Australia, and her colleagues. Female Australian superb fairy wrens were found to repeat one sound over and over again while hatching their eggs. When the eggs were hatched, the baby birds made the similar chirp to their mothers—a sound that served as their regular “feed me!” call.

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