1、2018年贵州省遵义航天高考一模试卷英语第二部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（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。11.（8分）If you frequently travel for business，Staybridge Suites offer you a range of home comforts.Four recent visitors to Staybridge Suites explain why they booked，what they enjoyed and whatmade them want to return.Claire
2、MetcalfThe concept is great，but the staff are the ones who really make it. she says. It takes a lotof discipline to always be friendly，but the staff at Staybridge Suites do that. They genuinely careabout you. Andrew RobertsOne of the best things is having my own kitchen. I often end up working late
3、and I dontfancy eating in a restaurant on my own，so cooking for myself is a big drawcard. The main thing for me is being able to cook and have my own little flat. The staff areamazing. It is great to be recognized by them，he says.Pauline RobinsonWhat I love about it is the way that you are treated b
4、y the staff，she says. Some of the staffhave been there all that time and they do look after you well.As a woman staying on my own，it isreassuring that they look out for you，and recently when I was poorly they even brought things Ineeded to my room. Ryan RuckledgeThe fullyequipped kitchen is great. I
5、 always have a onebed apartment so I have aseparate kitchen and dining room and Im able to relax and cook some meals. Eating out can feel a bit much when you do it day in and day outit makes you hate what you doand I dont wantthat.21. What attracts visitors to Staybridge Suites？A.Aseparate dining ro
6、om.B.Aonebed apartment.C.Ahome from home.D.Alot of discipline.解析：细节理解题。根据文中Stay bridge Suites offer you a range of home comforts（套房会为你提供一系列的居家舒适），可知吸引游客住套房的是一种回家般的舒适感觉，C符合题意，故选C.答案：C22. Who think highly of the kitchen of Staybridge Suites？ A. Pauline Robinson and Ryan Ruckledge.B. Ryan Ruckledge and
7、 Claire Metcalf.C.Andrew Roberts and Ryan Ruckledge.D. Pauline Robinson and Claire Metcalf.解析：细节理解题。根据文中Andrew Roberts的描述The main thing for me is being able to cook and have my own little flat. The staff are amazing. （对我来说，最重要的是能做饭，有我自己的小公寓。东西真是太棒了）以及Ryan Ruckledge的描述The fullyequipped kitchenis grea
8、t（设备齐全的厨房很棒），可知Andrew Roberts和Ryan Ruckledge对套房的厨房有着高度的评价，故选C.答案：C23. What does the underlined word drawcard in Paragraph 3 probably mean？A. barrier.B. attraction.C. honour.D. difficulty.解析：词义猜测题。根据前文I often end up working late and I dont fancy（喜欢）eating ina restaurant on my own，（我经常工作得很晚，我也不喜欢自己在餐馆
9、吃饭），可推测出套 房可以自己做饭很吸引他，B符合语境，故选B.答案：B24. Why does the author write the article？A. To advertise Staybridge Suites.B. To introduce four recent visitors.C. To inform us of a new service.D. To sing high praise for the staff.解析：态度意图题。通读全文可知，本文通过四名游客的叙述向大家展示了套房的优势，作者意为建议大家住套房，为套房做广告。故选A.答案：A12.（8分） Im part
10、 of the Roots Shoots program founded by Dr. Jane Goodall. The program isintended to make and promote positive changes in the world. As Dr. Goodall says，What you domakes a difference，and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. In Bulgaria，where I live，homeless dogs are everywhere
11、. Many people here turn a blind eyeto them. But I cannot ignore the life of a street dog whenever I see one wandering in the street，looking for something to eat. Thats why Im no longer a food waster. When I see wasted food，Ialways think of a hungry dog climbing to garbage bins，searching for food tha
12、t people havethrown there. When eating in a restaurant，Im not afraid to take leftover food to feed stray cats ordogs.Aweek ago，I saw a homeless dog around the garbage bins. Immediately I knelt down，spoketo her softly and ran my hands over her. I could see that she had had puppies. I couldnt imagineh
13、ow she could have been able to care for them. Hours earlier，Id bagged up a plate of leftover fish.As I unwrapped it，she wagged her tail and sniffed at it. She ate all the fish in no time. Its sad，isnt it？I cant understand why many of us waste so much and think little of it. Thesehomeless animals hav
14、e taught me that food is precious. Even when I dont have leftovers with me，Ill take the time to get something from the grocery store to feed them.I know my power is small，so I hope that next time you see wasted food，do turn it intoworthy food.You have the power to save a life! 25. The author uses wh
15、at Dr. Goodall says to show .A. how we can develop our businessB. why it is important to be greatC. why the program is popular globallyD. how we can change the world positively解析：细节理解题。由前一句The program is intended to make and promote positive changes inthe world可知这个项目旨在促进世界积极的变化，故选D.答案：D26. What can
16、be concluded from the text？A. There are few homeless dogs where the author lives.B. The author takes homeless dogs home and raises them.C. Seeing homeless dogs makes the author never waste food. D. People throw food into garbage bins to feed homeless dogs.解析：细节理解题。由第二段Thats why Im no longer a food w
17、aster. When I see wasted food，I always think of a hungry dog climbing to garbage bins，searching for food that people havethrown there，可知我不再浪费食物的原因是我看到食物，总是想起饥饿的狗爬到垃圾桶，寻找人们扔在那里的食物，故选C.答案：C27. The author took the leftover fish with him to .A. eat it when he was hungryB. feed a homeless dog he metC. lo
18、ok for more homeless animalsD. set an example to those who throw away food解析：细节理解题。由第二段Im not afraid to take leftover food to feed stray cats or dogs可知 作者总是把剩下的食物喂给流浪猫或者流浪狗，故选B.答案：B28. The author wrote the text to ask us to .A. value our foodB. treat dogs as our friendsC. save wasted food for homele
19、ss dogsD. raise homeless dogs and cats.解析：主旨归纳题。本文主要讲述了作者不浪费食物，把剩下的食物喂给流浪狗，呼吁人们也这样做，故选C.答案：C13.（6分） The Take In restaurant in Helsinki，Finland，is currently in the news for its ingenious（有独创性）service. Instead of cooking the meals in its own kitchenwhich doesnt existit allowscustomers to order various
20、 dishes from a selection of 20other restaurants in the city.Sponsored by American Express and Wolt，a popular food delivery app，Take In is a popup（突然出现的）restaurant that opened at the beginning of November 2016，and will run through May 2，this year.As youve probably already guessed，the name Take In is
21、a clever play on words like takeout. The whole point of ordering takeout is to avoid going to a restaurant，and if youre goingto dress up to go out，you might as well go straight to your favorite restaurant instead of orderingfood from it somewhere else. But heres the idea behind itwhen you go out wit
22、h a group offriends and you cant decide where to go for dinner，because everyone wants to order somethingelse，Take In is the perfect solution.We want to be a living room in the city，a Wolt spokesperson told Monocle magazine. Weall know what its like youre about to go out for dinner with a big group o
23、f friends. Everyonewants to order what they like. What are you going to do？Well，the answer in Helsinki right nowis you come to Take In because you can do all of those things in the same place. Customers are more than welcome to stick to the selection of drinks available at the bar. Butif they want t
24、o try the take in experience，all they have to do is use the Wolt app，just as they would from the comfort of their own homes. Once they order and pay for their meals，all theyhave to do is wait for someone to deliver it to the popup restaurant.29. What does the text mainly tell about？A.American Expres
25、s and Wolt.B. The Take In restaurant in Helsinki.C. The way to order takeout.D.Aworldwide food service.解析：主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲了芬兰赫尔辛基的内送餐厅因其巧妙的服务上了新闻.这家餐厅的饭菜不是在厨房里烹饪出来的事实上这家餐厅根本没有厨房而是让顾客从该市其他20家餐厅点菜然后送过来。所以这篇文章主要讲的是赫尔辛基的内送餐厅，故选B.答案：B 30. Why is the Take In restaurant popular with people？A. It can satisfy t
26、he taste of different people.B. People can pay less money.C. People can get together with best friends.D. It can cook different meals.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的But heres the idea behind itwhen you go out with a groupof friends and you cant decide where to go for dinner，because everyone wants to order something
27、else，Take In is the perfect solution.可知，当你和一群朋友出去，但你不能决定去哪里吃饭时，你会想到这一点，因为每个人都想点别的东西，内送餐厅是最好的解决办法。所以内送餐厅很受欢迎是因为它能满足不同人的口味，故选A.答案：A31. What do we know about the Take In restaurant？ A. It has been run for more than two years.B. It will replace Take out restaurants soon.C. You should use the Wolt app.D.
28、You can enjoy the service in your own livingroom.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段的But if they want to try the take in experience，all they have to do is use the Wolt app，just as they would from the comfort of their own homes.可知，如果想尝试内送的经历，他们要做的就是使用Wolt应用程序.所以在内送餐厅，你要使用Wolt应用点餐，故选C.答案：C14.（8分）Two recent studies have f
29、ound that punishment is not the best way to influence behavior. Oneshowed that adults are much more cooperative if they work in a system based on rewards.Researchers at Harvard University in the United States and the Stockholm School of Economics inSweden did the study.They had about two hundred col
30、lege students play a version of the game known as thePrisoners Dilemma. The game is based on the tension between the interests of an individual and agroup. The students played in groups of four. Each player could win points for the group，so they would all gain equally. But each player could also rew
31、ard or punish each of the other three players.Harvard researcher David Rand says the most successful behavior proved to be cooperation. Thegroups that rewarded the most earned about twice as much in the game as the groups thatrewarded the least. And the more a group punished itself，the lower its ear
32、nings. The studyappeared last month in the journal Science.The other study involved children. It was presented last month in California at a conferenceon violence and abuse（虐待）. Researchers used intelligence tests given to two groups. More thaneight hundred children were aged two to four the first t
33、ime they were tested. More than sevenhundred children were aged five to nine. The two groups were retested four years later，and thestudy compared the results with the first test. Both groups contained children whose parents usedphysical punishment and children whose parents did not.The study says th
34、e IQs of the younger children who were not spanked were five points higherthan those who were. In the older group，the difference was almost three points. The more they are spanked，the slower their mental development.32. What do we know about the second study？A. Childrens IQs have much to do with phy
35、sical punishment.B. The study is about violence and cooperation of children.C. The children tested were divided into groups of four.D. Childrens mental development only relies on their IQs.解析：推理判断题。根据带第六段who were not spanked were five points higher than thosewho were可知，被父母体罚的孩子，他们的智商比没有受到体罚的孩子的低5分，根
36、据最后一段He says the more they are spanked，the slower their mental development. 可知，孩子受到的惩罚越多，他们的心智发展得越慢.故选A.答案：A 33. What does the underlined word spanked refer to？A. punishedB. blamedC. testedD. praised 解析：猜测词义题。根据带第六段who were not spanked were five points higher than thosewho were可知，被父母体罚的孩子，他们的智商比没有受到
37、体罚的孩子的低5分，根据最后一段He says the more they are spanked，the slower their mental development. 可知，孩子受到的惩罚越多，他们的心智发展得越慢，说明划线词是惩罚的意思，故选A.答案：A34. What might be the best title for the text？A. The Best Way to Correct MisbehaviorB. Punishment Is the Best Way of EducationC. Cooperation Is the Most Successful Behav
38、iorD. Punishment or Reward：Which Works Better on Behavior？解析：推理判断题。根据第二段adults are much more cooperative if they work in a systembased on rewards和第六段five points higher than those who were可知，奖励能够促进合作， 而惩罚不利于孩子心智的发展，故选D.答案：D35.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A. Punishment is th
39、e best way to influence bad behaviors.B. The participants in the first study have the right to reward or punish others in the group.C. the younger children have a higher IQ because of their parents educational level.D.Adults are much more cooperative than children.解析：细节理解题。根据文章But each player could
40、also reward or punish each of the other threeplayers可知第一项研究的参与者有权对小组中的其他人进行奖励或惩罚；故选B.答案：B第二节（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。其 中有两项为多余选项。15.（10分）Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain SharpEveryone is forgetful，but as we age，we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bitand that can be a very anno
41、ying thing.（36）Read on for some tips worth trying.1.（37）People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percentreduced chance of Alzheimers disease（早老性痴呆症），according to a recent study.（38）Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend
42、will do. Theresevidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or shortterm goalsappear to do better. In other words，keep your brain looking forward.2. Go for a walkMildly raised glucose（葡萄糖）levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical ac
43、tivity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact，exerciseproduces chemicals that are good for your brain.（39）3. Learn something new.Take a Spanish class online，join a drawing club，or learn to play cards. A study found thatmental stimulation（刺激）limits the weakening effects of aging on
44、 memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the sametime.（40）or go dancing with your friends.A. Focus on the future.B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.C. It should be something like learning gardening.D. So take a fe
45、w minutes each day to do some reading.E. But dont worry if your schedule isnt filled with lifechanging events.F. Luckily，research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.G. In other words，when you take care of your body，you take care of your brain.解析：36.考查句意理解和上下文。根据Read on for some t
46、echniques worth trying.和下文的123条就是避免思维迟钝的方法。故选F.37.考查句意理解和上下文。由下文Theres evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or shortterm goals appear to do better. In other words，keep your brainlooking forward.可知经常做计划，制定短期或长期目标的人会做得更好，要保持思维超前，故选A.38.考查句意理解和上下文。由下文Something as s
47、imple as setting a goal to have a weeklycoffee date with a friend will do.可知：同朋友约会喝咖啡这样的简单事情也行，所以你不必担心。故选E.39.考查句意理解和上下文。由上文Mildly raised glucose（葡萄糖）levels can harm the area ofthe brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down tonormal levels.可知：锻炼能产生有益大脑的化
48、学物质，后一句是进一步说明，故选G.40.考查句意理解和上下文。由上句But the best thing for your brain is when you learn somethingnew and are physically active at the same time.可知对大脑最好的事情是你学新东西时，身体也要动，即脑力劳动和体力劳动相结合的事，就像学习园艺以及和朋友跳舞这样的事情。故选C. 答案：36.F 37.A 38.E 39.G 40.C第三部分英语知识运用（共两节）第一节完形填空（每题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）
49、中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.16.（30分）ALove Note to My MomWhen I was a little girl，I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashionphotographers. It was years later that I finally understood what role modeling（41）in yourlife. Little did I know you were（42）every penny you earned to go to（43）school.I cannot thank you enough for（44）you told me one autumn afternoon when I wasnine.After finishing my homework，I wandered into the dining room where you were buried（45） piles of law books. I was（46）. Why were you doing what I domemorizing textbooksand studying for（47）？When you said you were in law school，I wa
