第一部分 完形填空（40题 每题1分 满分40分)：
阅读下列短文，根据语境从ABCD中选出可以填入空格处的最佳答案使得上下文逻辑通顺。将答案填涂在答题卡上。
A
On a cold December morning, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and equipped 1 the video we had been dying to watch. I was feeling a little 2 , as I was carrying our shopping, bags of snacks and the video.
They were so heavy that I decided to 3 some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can when I 4 a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He held a paper bag with his dirty hand. He 5 over to another nearby garbage can and started 6 it.
I suddenly felt very 7 .I knew this man would take all he could get, 8 I walked up to him and 9 the drink and some snacks over to him. The man, with lines on his face and wrinkles on his forehead, looked up in 10 and took what I gave him.
A huge smile 11 across his face and this caused me to feel indescribable 12 . I felt like I couldn’t be 13 with myself, but then he said, “Wow, first someone gives me this sandwich, then this drink, and now some 14 food; this is my daughter’s 15 day!” 2
He thanked me 16 and started off on his bike. I even heard him whistling a song as he rode away.
I now 17 what is meant by the saying “giving is getting”. Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can 18 help and everyone will be helped by showing 19 .
The image of that man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind every time I have the 20 to do something nice.
1. A. for B. of C. with D. about
2. A. excited B. puzzled C. tired D. satisfied
3. A. pick out B. eat up C. put down D. throw away
4. A. heard B. noticed C. felt D.
watched
5. A. headed B. rode C. ran D. fled
6. A. breaking into B. looking through C. staring at D. searching for
7. A. cold B. afraid C. guilty D. content
8. A. but B. because C. so D. if
9. A. turned B. thought C. took D. handed
10. A. surprise B. detail C. case D. return
11. A. disappeared B. paused C. existed D. spread
12. A. disappointment B. shame C. satisfaction D. victory
13. A. sadder B. angrier C. happier D. crazier
14. A. cheap B. tasty C. clean D. useful
15. A. lucky B. busy C. interesting D. quiet
16. A. carefully B. happily C. calmly D. fortunately
17. A. remember B. understand C. appreciate D. recognize
18. A. refuse B. receive C. offer D. find
19. A. kindness B. eagerness C. willingness D. braveness
20. A. chance B. desire C. purpose D. feeling
B
Sometime, you are stuck in traffic, anxious about getting a job, or stressed about making a deadline at work. 21 as these situations are, they are also opportunities to 22 kindness and gratefulness. Responding gently and thankfully will not 23 make these situations go away, but it can help you be happier and 24 .
As someone who travels as part of my work, I find that when I practice looking for 25 to be kind and grateful, travel is a much more 26 experience.
The mental and physical 27 of kindness and gratitude are impressive. Such simple practices not only make you feel good, 28 they can also help protect your immune system, reduce stress and anxiety, strengthen self-control. That is, simple practice done regularly can 29 both your physiology and your outlook. It is more likely that you also view the future 30 .
However, being kind and grateful is not a (an) 31 for working toward important goals, or dealing with challenge. Practicing kindness and appreciation is a way to 32 the quality of your experience and relationships while you are doing these things. 33 what your brain may tell you, your ability to be kind and grateful is not 34 upon either your circumstances or how you feel. 35 simply, kindness and gratitude are available to you whenever you choose to practice them.
During your lifetime many things will happen. You will experience some of them as pleasant and comfortable and others as 36 and unwanted. You do not have control over the circumstances that life 37 , but you do have a choice about how you 38 to them. Reacting to whatever 39 up with kindness and gratitude is a powerful 40 , a choice supported by hundreds of scientific research studies and recommended in every enduring wisdom tradition for thousands of years. What will you choose?
21. A. Unhappy B. Unfortunate C. Undesirable D. Incorrect
22. A. practice B. acknowledge C. change D. distinguish
23. A. eventually B. deliberately C. instantly D. necessarily
24. A. healthier B. gentler C. kinder D.
stronger
25. A. approaches B. chances C. places D. coincidences
26. A. worthy B. enjoyable C. practical D. precious
27. A. conditions B. growth C. benefits D. health
28. A. so B. while C. and D. but
29. A. change B. adjust C. reflect D. prove
30. A. accurately B. realistically C. positively D. wisely
31. A. exchange B. replacement C. process D. aspect
32. A. impact B. identify C. evaluate D. concern
33. A. While B. Though C. Despite D. Given
34. A. focused B. called C. looked D. dependent
35. A. Say B. Put C. Tell D. Express
36. A. uncertain B. ridiculous C. embarrassing D. difficult
37. A. presents B. provides C. offers D. supplies
38. A. contribute B. respond C. reply D. appeal
39. A. keeps B. goes C. builds D. turns
40. A. attitude B. tool C. choice D. influence
第二部分 阅读理解（15题 每题2分 满分30分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容回答问题，将正确答案的标号填涂在答题卡上。
A
Feeling down? Why not visit one of these five websites?
Reddit.com
Founded in 2005, Reddit.com is a social news and entertainment website. Registered users put content in the form of a link or texts on the website. Other users then vote these things “up” or “down”. The most recent and well—liked content appears at the top on the front page of the site.
BuzzFeed.com
This site has loads of funny videos, articles, games and quizzes. Things to look out for include 15 Wildest Office Pranks, 12 Signs You Might Be Addicted to a TV Show, 15 Facts That Prove Cat People Aren’t Crazy and 51 Animal Pictures You Need to See Before You Die.
CollegeHumor.com
This site was created in 1999 and gets about seven million visitors per month. Two of its videos have been chosen as winners for the Webby Awards: Pixar Intro Parody and Web Site Story. Other funny videos to look out for include a debate on the advantages and disadvantages of going to college.
TheOnion.com
First appearing as a satirical (讽刺的) newspaper in 1988, TheOnion.com has hundreds of videos and articles on news and current affairs, and receives an average of 7.5 million visitors a month. It’s famous for its spoof (滑稽模仿) items, such as Michelle Obama Seen Outside Walking Family Rhinoceros or Dad Can’t Believe Lawn Didn’t Get Him Anything for Father’s Day.
FunnyorDie.com
This site has lots of really funny videos. And as the name suggests, users vote on videos, choosing the options “funny” or “die”. If the video receives too many “die” votes, it’s sent to the site’s “crypt”. But if it gets enough “funny” votes it goes into the Hall of Fame. The site was created in 2006 by comedians Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. The site’s first video, The Landlord, stars Will Ferrell and has had over 70 million views. Videos to watch out for include Just a Tip: Taxi, with some valuable advice on how to catch a taxi, and Over Analyzing Texts, with some tips
on how to respond to text messages.
41. What do BuzzFeed.com and FunnyorDie.com have in common?
A. They are comedy websites.
B. They include debates on education.
C. They provide lots of valuable advice.
D. They were created by comedians.
42. Which of the following uses humor to make fun of people?
A. The Landlord.
B. 15 Wildest Office Pranks.
C. 15 Facts That Prove Cat People Aren’t Crazy.
D. Michelle Obama Seen Outside Walking Family Rhinoceros.
B
Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.
In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.
The multiplication tables (乘法口诀表) are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood. The law of overlearning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other
hand, is really necessary for one’s future development.
43. What is the main idea of paragraph 1?
A. People remember well what they learned in childhood.
B. Children usually have a better memory than grown-ups.
C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.
D. Stories for children are easy to remember.
44. The author explains the law of overlearning by .
A. presenting research findings B. setting down general rules
C. making a comparison D. using examples
45. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is .
A. a result of overlearning B. a special case of cramming
C. a skill to deal with math problems D. a basic step towards advanced studies
46. What is the author’s opinion on cramming?
A. It leads to failure in college exams. B. It’s helpful only in a limited way.
C. Ifs possible to result in poor memory. D. It increases students’ learning interest.
C
MANY of us have wondered what Earth is like beneath the surface. So have writers and scientists. In French novelist Jules Verne’s masterpiece Journey to the Center of the Earth, explorers go down to Earth’s center and discover amazing wonders.
But in real life, human beings haven’t even come close to the planet’s core (核心). The core is over 6,000 km down. The deepest hole ever created, according to the BBC, is the Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia, which only goes 12.3 km down.
So how do we know about everything down below without any samples (样本)？
One good way to start is to think about the Earth’s density (密度), Simon Redfern of the University of Cambridge in the UK told the BBC.
“The density of the material on Earth’s surface is much lower than the average density of the whole Earth, so that tells us there’s something that has greater density,” Redfern said.
The challenge is to find out which heavy materials the core is made of. And the main
material scientists have found is iron. The idea is that when Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, a lot of iron made its way down to the core, taking up about 80 percent of it. Today scientists are still working on finding out which other materials the core could be made up of.
You might also wonder how we know the size of the core. There’s a one-word answer: seismology (地震学).
When an earthquake happens, seismic stations around the world record the shockwaves it sends throughout the planet. It’s like hitting one side of the planet with a huge hammer (锤子) and listening on the other side for the noise.
Early research found that some shockwaves, called “S-waves”, went missing. S-waves can only travel through solid material, but not through liquid, so they must have found something molten in Earth’s center. By following the S-waves’ paths, scientists found out that rocks became liquid around 3,000 km down.
There are still many questions about the Earth’s core to answer. But the study of the dark world below isn’t just for scientists’ curiosity.
The movement of Earth’s molten iron core builds up a powerful magnetic (有磁力的) field. It protects us from radiation (辐射) from the sun and is needed for compasses (指南针) and GPS systems to work.
So perhaps none of us will ever set eyes on the core, but it’s good to know it’s there.
47. The author mentions Jules Verne’s novel Journey to the Center of the Earth in the first paragraph to .
A. discuss the possibility of going down to Earth’s center
B. show how much humans have discovered about Earth
C. paint a picture in our imagination of the dark world below
D. show humans’ deep interest in Earth’s center
48. We can learn from the article that “S-waves” .
A. are often used to predict earthquakes
B. cannot travel through liquid material
C. are the most noticeable shockwaves produced by earthquakes
D. can travel most rapidly at 3,000 kilometers below Earth’s surface
49. We can infer from the last three paragraphs that .
A. research into Earth’s core has hardly made any progress in recent years
B. improvements in GPS systems could help people find out more about Barth
C. Earth’s core helps to protect humans from harm
D. scientists are likely to reach Earth’s center within dozens of years
D
A city child’s summer is spent in the street in front of his home, and all through the long summer vacations I sat on the edge of the street and watched enviously the other boys on the block play baseball. I was never asked to take part even when one team had a member missing—not out of special cruelty, but because they took it for granted I would be no good at it. They were right, of course.
I would never forget the wonderful evening when something changed. The baseball ended about eight or eight thirty when it grew dark. Then it was the custom of the boys to retire to a little stoop (门廊) that stuck out from the candy store on the corner and that somehow had become theirs. No grownup ever sat there or attempted to. There the boys would sit, mostly talking about the games played during the day and of the game to be played tomorrow. Then long silences would fall and the boys would wander off one by one. It was just after one of those long silences that my life as an outsider changed. I can no longer remember which boy it was that summer evening who broke the silence with a question; but whoever he was, I nod to him gratefully now. “What’s in those books you’re always reading?” he asked casually. “Stories,” I answered. “What kind?” asked somebody else without much interest.
Nor do I know what drove me to behave as I did, for usually I just sat there in silence, glad enough to be allowed to remain among them; but instead of answering his question, I told them for two hours the story I was reading at the moment. The book was Sister Carrie. They listened bug-eyed and breathless. I must have told it well, but I think there was another and deeper reason that made them so keen an audience. Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most ancient of man’s entertainments, but I was offering them as well, without being aware of doing it, a new and exciting experience.
The books they themselves read were the Rover Boys or Tom Swift or G. A. Henty. I had read them too, but at thirteen I had long since left them behind. Since I was much alone I had become an enthusiastic reader and I had gone through the books—for—boys series. In those days
there was no reading material between children’s and grownups’ books or I could find none. I had gone right from Tom Swift and His Flying Machine to Theodore Dreiser and Sister Carrie. Dreiser had hit my young mind, and they listened to me tell the story with some of the wonder that I had had in reading it.
The next night and many nights thereafter, a kind of unspoken ritual (仪式) took place. As it grew dark, I would take my place in the center of the stoop and begin the evening’s tale. Some nights, in order to taste my victory more completely, I cheated. I would stop at the most exciting part of a story by Jack London or Bret Harte, and without warning to tell them that that was as far as I had gone in the book and it would have to be continued the following evening. It was not true, of course; but I had to make certain of my new-found power and position. I enjoyed the long summer evenings until school began in the fall. Other words of mine have been listened to by larger and more fashionable audiences, but for that tough and athletic one that sat close on the stoop outside the candy store, I have an unreasoning love that will last forever.
50. Watching the boys playing baseball, the writer must have felt .
A. bitter and lonely B. special and different
C. pleased and excited D. disturbed and annoyed
51. The writer feels grateful even now to the boy who asked the question because the boy .
A. invited him to join in their game
B. liked the book that he was reading
C. broke the long silence of that summer evening
D. offered him an opportunity that changed his life
52. According to Paragraph 3, story—telling was popular among the boys basically because .
A. the story was from a children’s book
B. listening to tales was an age—old practice
C. the boys had few entertainments after dark
D. the boys didn’t read books by themselves
53. The boys were attracted to Sister Carrie because .
A. it was written by Theodore Dreiser
B. it was specifically targeted at boys
C. it gave them a deeper feeling of pleasure
D. it talked about the wonders of the world
54. Sometimes the writer stopped at the most exciting part of a story to .
A. play a mean trick on the boys
B. experience more joy of achievement
C. add his own imagination to the story
D. help the boys understand the story better
55. What is the message conveyed in the story?
A. One can find his position in life in his own way.
B. Friendship is built upon respect for each other.
C. Reading is more important than playing games.
D. Adult habits are developed from childhood.
第三部分 任务型阅读（10题 每题1分 满分10分）
阅读下列短文，完成后面表格填空。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Everyone has periods in their lives when everything seems very hard, when there’s nobody to talk to and the mood is just getting worse and worse. But why sit and think how pathetic (可怜的) you are? There are some things that may help you lift up your mood. If it fails you, at least while doing these things you won’t have time to think of your problems. You win anyway!
The first thing you should try is socializing and thinking positively. It’s very hard, because usually when we feel depressed we lock ourselves at home and try to think about all the bad character issues we have. But if you try to force yourself and call a friend for a cup of coffee, the chances for changing your mood into better are very good. Just try to avoid bad thoughts. Instead, try to think only about the bright side of your life. Don’t forget: We are what we think we are.
You should also try doing something only for yourself, something totally selfish. This could be something you wanted for a long time: maybe a short trip, a coat, a ring or anything that could lift up your mood. This doesn’t have to be costly. The point of all this is being good to yourself. Besides giving presents to yourself, buying things to others may be a perfect way to feel happy. Think of your friends, family, relatives or even local charities, choose one person and give him a gift. Making another person feel happy will make you feel good in your heart and mind.
Try to concentrate on the present and future to make your life better in every possible way.
Most bad moods and mental attitudes are the result of something that happened to us in the past. It is vital to your mind, soul, body and your life on the whole that you stay in the present with all your thoughts and feelings.
If you have too much time, volunteer it. We usually think that the problems we have are huge, although if you try to go to hospital, you’ll see that there are a lot of people who have more severe problems. Moreover, you’ll see that people are still working, smiling and laughing. This kind of work will definitely help you understand that your problems are very small and maybe even funny.
Don’t forget to be creative! Creating doesn’t include only painting or playing an instrument, it also includes cooking, sewing, writing, photographing and many other activities. While concentrating on creating, you will forget how you have been feeling.
All you have to do is to take control of your emotions and make them positive instead of letting them control you. Making yourself feel better isn’t that hard. It’s hard only to start doing something that would lift up your mood.
Title: Lift up Your Mood
(56) that everyone can meet with in their lives
Everything seems very hard and there is nobody to talk to and the mood is just getting worse and worse.
(57) to lifting up your mood
Socialize and think in a
(58) way.
· (59) bad thoughts will probably give you a good chance to change your mood.
Give presents
to others
(60) from yourself.
· The roses in her hand; the (61) in mine.
Concentrate on the present and future.
· By acting like this, something bad in the past
(62) in bad moods may be driven out of your mind.
Spend your spare time doing (63) work.
· By seeing and helping people in (64) , we can understand our problems better.
Don’t forget to be creative.
· Focusing on creating will make you forget how you
feels.
Conclusion
You have to control your emotions and make them positive instead of being
(65) by them.
第四部分 书面表达（满分20分）
阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
It was 7: 30 in the morning. As usual I was on the subway to school. It was so crowded with people that it felt like the air conditioner wasn’t working. I was standing there looking around. Then, I saw an old lady get on the subway with a 7—year—old child who seemed to be her grandson.
A warm—hearted gentleman generously offered his seat to the old lady. Instead of sitting down herself, however, the old lady called her grandson over and told him to sit.
Sooner or later, children mature and step into the complicated world. Love is necessary in the early development of children, yet, to the disappointment of many, too much love definitely prevents children from learning the rules of the real world. Teaching the child about the rules of society within the family helps the child to achieve success later. By giving up seats to their children, grandparents may destroy kids’ best chance for character development.
【写作内容】
（1）以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
（2）以约120个词谈谈你对长辈溺爱孩子的看法，内容包括：
①描述长辈溺爱孩子的表现；
②溺爱孩子的后果；
③你对长辈溺爱孩子的看法。
【写作要求】
（1）作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事。
（2）不得直接引用短文中的句子。
（3）作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
江苏省如皋市2018届高三上学期开学考试
英语试题答案
一、完形填空（每题1分；满分40分）
1-5 CCDBA 6-10 BCCDA 11-15 DCCBA 16-20 BBCAA
21-25 CADAB 26-30 BCDAC 31-35 BACDB 36-40 DABDC
二、阅读理解（每题2分；满分30分）
41-42 AD 43-46 ADAB 47-49 DBC 50-55 ADBCBA
三、任务型阅读（每题1分；满分10分）
56. Problems/Difficulties 57. Approaches 58. positive 59. Avoiding 60. apart/aside
61. flavor 62. resulting 63. voluntary 64. trouble/need/hospital 65. controlled
四、书面表达（满分20分）
One possible version:
This passage mainly talks about the importance of character development of children by giving an example of an old lady who gives up the seat offered by a gentleman to her grandchild.
It’s common in our country that parents or grandparents often spoil the kids. For example, parents or grandparents will buy shoes of famous brands to satisfy their needs, no matter how expensive they are. What’s worse, they provide kids with whatever they want and ask them to do nothing in return.
When these spoiled children grow up, many of them may greatly disappoint their parents. Some of them even commit crimes. If it happens, who is to blame? I think parents or grandparents are not supposed to spoil kids. Kids should go through hardships and do what they can to help their parents or other people. Only by doing so can they be independent and responsible.
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