2018年浙江省绍兴市柯桥区高考英语二模试卷

第1页，共16页2018年浙江省绍兴市柯桥区高考英语二模试卷副标题题号IIIIIIIVV总分得分一、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，共25.0分）AThispastsummer，whenmostChinesecollegestudentswereconfusedbychoicesofholidayplans，WangChaodijumpedintooneofthehottesttraveltrends，voluntourismforanunconventionalholiday．TheYunnanUniversityjuniorspentthreeweeksimmersedinAfricanculturewhileparticipatingincommunityserviceinNairobi，Kenya．IwanttogotothefarthestendoftheEarthtohelppeoplewhoaremostinneed，saysthe22-year-oldlawstudent．Onweekdays，hetaughtelementarycoursesataneedyinner-cityorphanage-a300-square-meterspacepackedwithhouses，afeedlotandaraggedteachingshed-whereskinnystudents，asWangputsit，haveonlyasingleoutdatedtextbooktostudyfrom．Duringweekends，WangwentonasafaritotouristsitesincludingMasaiMaraNationalReserveandAmboseliPark，wherehecouldobserveexoticanimals．Voluntourism，alsoknownasvolunteertourism，combinesvolunteerworkwithtravel．Aglobalphenomenon，itisgainingpopularityamongyoungChinese，especiallycollegestudents．Lastyear，whenCiweishixi，aShenzhen-basedcompanyforinternshiphunters，launcheditsnewSouthAsiavoluntourismprograms，itattractedmorethan250，000applications，accordingtoitsfounder，LiYaping．Around3，000youngpeoplewereadmittedandtookthetrips．Youngpeopletodaywantaricherexperience，Lisays．Insteadoftakingregularapproachessuchasinterning实习）atbigcompanies，anincreasingnumberofthemdesiretotakeunusualapproachestoconnectwiththeworld．Theeffectsoftheever-presentInternetalsocontributetothistrend．TheInternetconnectspeoplebytheirfingertips，butdegradestheinterpersonalrelationshipindailylife，Liexplains．Voluntourismallowsparticipantstoengagewithlocalcommunitiesanddothingstogether．Studieshaveshownthatengagingincommunityserviceprovidesmentalrewards．Volunteerworkfulfillspeople'sdesiretogiveback，helpsthemreducestressanddevelopsempathy同理心）．1.WhatwasWangChaodi'sholidayplan？______A.Hewouldhelpsomechildreninneed．B.Hewouldworkinseveralbigcompanies．C.Hewouldparticipateinlocalcommunityservice．D.HewouldserveasavolunteerwhiletravellinginAfrica．2.Whydosomanyyoungpeoplefavourvoluntourism？______A.Theyareyoung，curiousandoutgoing．B.Theylongtotraveltoothercountriesforfree．C.Theyintendtomaketheirlivesrichandcolourful．D.Theythinkvoluntourismwillhelpthemfindagoodjobinthefuture．第2页，共16页3.Accordingtothepassage，whatistherewardinvoluntourism？______A.Afeelingofspiritualsatisfaction．B.Asenseofself-improvement．C.Arecognitionfromothers．D.Anapproachtotouringtheworld．BAbiennial两年一次）globalyouthdesigncontesttointroduceAmericanyoungstersandyoungergenerationsofoverseasChinesetoChinesecharactersandculturedrewlargecrowdsasitopenedhereonThursday．TheBeautyofChineseCharactersGlobalYouthDesignContest2018，whichopenedattheChineseConsulateGeneralinSanFrancisco，California，ismeanttohelpforeignersdeveloptheirownideasabouttheuniqueformofChinesecharactersthroughimagesandpictures，LuoLinquan，theChineseconsulgeneral总理事），said，adding，Chinaneedstoknowtherestoftheworldwhileitalsoneedstobeknowntotherestoftheworld．Luosaidthecontestissignificantbecauselanguage，whichinvolvesbothoralandwrittenforms，isatoolofcommunication．Chinesecharactersinitiallyevolvedfromimages．TheyembodytheuniquewayancientChinesepeopleobservedtheworldandexpressedtheirideas，hesaid．Ifonewantstolearnaboutacountry'sconcepts，pathofdevelopment，policyandbehaviors，thebestwayistostudyitshistory，philosophyandlanguage，andtocommunicatewiththepeopleofthatcountry，headded．ThecontestisjointlysponsoredbyBeijingNormalUniversityandtheAcademyofArts&DesignofTsinghuaUniversityofChina．Professorsfromthetwouniversitiesspokeaboutthehistory，evolutionanddevelopmentofChinesecharactersaswellastheartofcharacterdesignthathasevolvedoverthousandsofyears．Thisyear'scontestisthemedHarmonyathome．TheconceptofharmonyisdeeplyrootedinChinesecultureandthoughts．ItisthephilosophybehindChinaproposingtobuildacommunityofsharedfutureformankind．ItisalsoafundamentalculturalbasisofChina'seffortstocontributetoanewtypeofinternationalrelations，Luosaid．4.What'sthepurposeofTheBeautyofChineseCharactersGlobalYouthDesignContest2018？______A.TopromotetheChinesecharacterdesign．B.TocirculateChinesecharacterstotheworld．C.TodevelopnewformsofChinesecharacters．D.ToattractmoreforeigntouriststovisitChina．5.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordembodyinparagraph3probablymean？______A.discoverB.drawC.learnD.represent6.AccordingtowhatLuoLinquansaidinthistext，whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？______A.Languageisasignificanttoolofcommunication．B.ImagesaretheprimaryformsofChinesecharacters．C.TheevolutionofChinesecharactershascoveredhundredsofyears．D.Chinaismakingeffortstodevelopanewsortofinternationalrelations．CKidsnaturallyneedunstructuredtimetoplay，todiscovertheirowninterests，togoofaround（混时间），ortotrythingsout．Somekidsinoursocietyhavealmostnotimeleftto第3页，共16页themselves，oftenbecausetheirparentsareoverscheduledthemselves，ortheirparentsaresoconcernedaboutkids'achievementsthatthekidsareconstantlydoingsomestructuredactivities．Someparentswanttheirkidstoconstantlybeworkingontheirpersonalportfolios（文件包）sotheycangetintocollege，prepschoolorpreschool．Butifkidsdon'thaveanydowntime，they'llburnoutquickly．Y