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浙江省2018年选拔优秀高职高专毕业生进入本科学习统一考试英语请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。选择题部分注意事项：1.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。2.每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。PartIReadingComprehension(60marks,60minutes)SectionAFormatⅠ（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.PassageoneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:AU.N.reportsayswaterisindemandaroundtheworldastemperaturesonEarth'ssurfaceriseanddemandgrowsalongwithpopulations.ThereportwasreleasedthisweekattheWorldWaterForuminBrasilia.Theconferencehasbeendescribedastheworld'slargestwater-relatedevent.FederalDistrictGovernorRodrigoRollembergspokeatapaneldiscussiononTuesdayattheforum.Hedescribedwatershortagesasaworldwideproblem.ThepublicwatersupplyhaslesswaterbecauseoflowrainfallaswellasfastanddisorderlygrowthinBrasilia,whichispartoftheFederalDistrict,Rollembergsaid.InJanuary2016,afterthreeyearsoflittlerain,districtofficialsbeganlimitinghowmuchwaterpeoplecoulduse.ThegovernmentsoftheFederalDistrictandthenearbystateofGoiasalsogave$166milliontodevelopwaterinfrastructure.Demandaroundtheworldisexpectedtoincreasebynearlyone-thirdby2050.Bythen,5billionpeoplecouldbeleftwithpooraccesstowater,theU.N.warnedinits2018WorldWaterDevelopmentReport.Toavoidsuchacrisis,U.N.officialscalledfornature-basedsolutionsthatuseorcopynaturalprocessesthatshouldbeusedtoincreasewateravailability.Theysaidsolutionscouldincludechangingfarmingmethodssofieldskeepmoremoistureandnutrients,collectingrainwater,andprotectingwetlands.Theofficialsalsoproposedreestablishingfloodplainsandsaidthatplantscouldbegrownonhousetops.Suchproposalswillbecomemoreimportantaswaterindustriesgrow.1.WhotalkedaboutwatershortagesinBrasiliaatapaneldiscussion?A.JournalistB.AU.N.officialC.AFederalDistrictofficialD.AnofficialfromthestateofGoias2.WhatisamongthereasonsforlesspublicwatersupplyinBrasilia?A.WasteofrainwaterB.InsufficientrainfallC.GrowingplantsontheroofsD.Developmentininfrastructure3.WhatdidtheFederalDistrictgovernmentdotodealwithwatershortage?A.TheycontrolledpopulationB.TheylimitedwaterconsumptionC.TheyinvestedinartificialrainmakingD.Theysuggested“nature-basedsolutions”4.WhatisNota“nature-basedsolution”?A.GatheringrainwaterB.PreservingwetlandsC.SustainingwaterinsoilD.Buildinghouseonfloodplains5.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.BrasiliaisfacingtheproblemofwatershortagesB.TheworldhasfoundasolutionofwatershortagesC.TheworldisfacingtheproblemofwatershortagesD.AreportwasreleasedattheworldwaterForuminBrasiliaPassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:TheQueenhasonlygivenoneinterviewwhileasovereign.Hertruepersonalityremainselusivetothepublic.However,onethingisclear:QueenElizabethisanintrovert.Introvertspreferquietenvironmentsandfeelenergizedfromspendingtimealoneorwithpeopletheyknowwell.Theyaren’tnecessarilyshy,buttheydotendtobemorereservedandguardedwithstrangers.FellowintrovertswillappreciatehowdraininganaveragedayforHerMajestymustbe.Fortunately,theQueenhassometrickstomakepublicengagementseasier.Justlikeuscommonersrelyonfriendstosaveusfromawkwardsituationsorboringconversations,shesubtlysignalstoherstaffwhenshewantsanintervention.Ifsheplacesherhandbagonthetable,itindicatesthatshewantstheeventtoendinthenextfiveminutes.Formoreurgentsituations,puttingherbagonthefloorshowsthatshewantsherlady-in-waitingtorescueherimmediately.Mostcomfortableinthecountryside,theQueenhasawell-knownpassionforhorsesanddogs.ThereisasceneinthehitNetflixshowTheCrownwhichrevealsafascinatingsideofthemonarch.WhilegivingJackieKennedyapersonaltourofBuckinghamPalace,thetwowomenfindthemselvesbondingovertheirrespectivepositionsasintrovertedwomenwhohavefoundthemselvesinthelimelight.SurroundedbytheQueen’sbeloveddogs,bothwomenadmittheyarehappiestaroundanimalsandthattheirextrovertedsisterswouldhavebeenmuchbettersuitedtotheirpublicroles.6.Theunderlinedword“draining”(Paragraph1)istheclosestinmeaningto______.A.frustratingB.exhaustingC.demandingD.aspiring7.Toberescuedimmediatelyinapublicengagement,theQueenwould______.A.endtheeventwithinfiveminutesB.placeherhandbagonthetableC.wavetoherlady-in-waitingD.putherbagonthefloor8.Inthelastparagraph,theunderlinedexpression“thetwowomenfindthemselvesbondingovertheirrespectivepositions”meansthatthetwoladies______.A.admireeachotherB.helpeachotherinpublicC.growclosertoeachotherD.showrespectforeachother9.QueenElizabethandJackieKennedysharethefollowingtraitsorfactsEXCEPTthat______.A.bothhavesistersB.bothloveanimalsC.bothenjoybeinginpublicD.bothareintrovertedwoman10.Theauthor’sattitudecanbedescribedas______.A.neutralB.criticalC.pessimisticD.subjectivePassageThreeQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:BackwhenDisneyproductsweretobewatched,notexperienced.WaltDisneyhadavision:athemeparkthatfeltlikesteppingintoamagicalnewplace.Now,wecanfinallywitnessWalt’sfirstdream.Beforeconstructioncouldstart,Waltneededfunding.HeandhisfriendHerbRyman