江苏省高考英语试题及

2018 年一般高等学校招生全国一致考试（江苏卷）

英 语

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分

听力(共两节 , 满分 20

分)

录音内容结束后 , 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案

做题时 , 先将答案标在试卷上。

转涂到答题卡上。 第一节 ( 共 5

听下边 5

对话仅读一遍。

例:How much is the shirt? A. ￡19. 15. B. 答案是 C

小题;每题 1 分,满分 5 分)

, 从题中所给的 A 、B、C 三个选项中选出最

每段

段对话。 每段对话后有一个小题

佳选项。 听完每段对话后 , 你都有 10 秒钟的时间往返答相关小题和阅读下一小题。

￡9. 18. C.

￡9. 15.

1. What will James do tomorrow?

A. Watch a TV program. A. Sh e’s generous. A. At 6:30. A. By car.

B. Give a talk.

C. Write a report.

2. What can we say about the woman?

B. She ’s curious.

C. She ’ s helpful.

3. When does the train leave?

B. At 8:30.

C. At 10:30.

4. How does the woman go to work?

B. On foot.

C. By bike.

C.

5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Classmates.

B. Teacher and student.

Doctor

and

patient.

第二节 ( 共15

小题 ; 每题 1 分,满分 15 分)

每段对话或独白后有几个小题

听下边 5 段对话或独白。 , 从题中所给的 A 、B、C 三个

秒钟; 听

选项中选出最正确选项。 听每段对话或独白前 完后 , 各小题将给出 5

秒钟的作答时间。

, 你将有时间阅读各个小题 , 每题 5 每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第 6段资料,回答第 6、7 题。 6. What does the woman regret?

A. Giving up her research. her major.

B. Dropping out of college. C. Changing

7. What is the woman interested in studying now?

A. Ecology.

听第 7段资料,回答第 8、9 题。 8. What is the man?

B. Education. C. Chemistry.

A. A hotel manager.

A. Looking for some local foods. C. Offering information about a hotel.

B. A tour guide.

C. A taxi driver.

9. What is the man doing for the woman?

B. Showing her around the seaside.

听第 8段资料,回答第 10 至12 题。

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10. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In an office. A. Go to a concert. A. Mike.

听第 9 段资料 , 回答第 13

B. At home.

C. At a restaurant.

11. What will the speakers do tomorrow evening?

B. Visit a friend.

C. Work extra

hours.

12. Who is Alice going to call?

B. Joan.

至 16 题。

C. Catherine.

13. Why does the woman meet the man?

A. To look at an apartment. together.

A. Its color.

A. It ’ s a good size.

B. To deliver some furniture.

C. To have a meal

14. What does the woman like about the carpet?

B. Its design.

C. Its quality.

15. What does the man say about the kitchen?

B. It ’ s newly painted.

C.

It ’ s adequately equipped.

A. Go downtown.

16. What will the woman probably do next?

B. Talk with her friend.

至 20 题。

C. Make payment.

听第 10 段资料 , 回答第 17

A. Movie fans. students.

17. Who is the speaker probably talking to?

B. News reporters.

C.

College

18. When did the speaker take English classes? was 15 years old.

A. He ’s proud. grateful.

A. Before he left his hometown. B. After he came to America.

C.

When he

19. How does the speaker feel about his teacher?

B. He ’ssympathetic.

C.

He’s

20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

A. How education shaped his life. C. How he managed his business well. 第二部分 : 英语知识运用 (

B. How his language skills improved.

共两节 , 满分 35 分 )

1 分, 满分15

第一节 : 单项填空 ( 共15 小题; 每题 分 )

请仔细阅读下边各题 , 从题中所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中 ,

选出最正确选项 , 并

在答题卡大将该项涂黑。

A. however 答案是 B。 A. where

例 : It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.

B. whatever

C. whichever

D. whenever

21. By boat is the only way to get here, which is ______ we arrived.

B. when

C. why

films because they

C. imitate

D. how

22. Kids shouldn ’t have access to violent they see.

might ______ the things

D. innovate

A. indicate B. investigate

23. Self-driving is an area ______ China and the rest of the world are on the same

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starting line.

A. that permission.

A. would might

25. Developing the Yangtze River a clear road

map and timetable.

A. calls for calls up

26. Around 13,500 new jobs were created of 12,000

held by market analysts.

A. having exceeded exceeding 27. There is involved.

A. had had

28. — You know what? I ’ ve got a New Year concert ticket.

— Oh, ______ You ’ re kidding. A. so what? for?

29. ______ you can sleep well, you will lose the ability to focus, plan and stay motivated after one or two nights.

A. Once

______in the past two years.

A. had been carried out C. is being carried out 31. Hopefully

in 2025 we will

no longer be e-mailing B. had developed

convenient electronic communication tools by then.

A. have developed developed

32. Try to understand what you’ ve made.

A. assignment 33. China ’ s soft of China globally.

A. in line with honour of

B. in reply to

C. in return for

D.

in

B. association

power grows ______ the increasing

C. acquisition D. assumption appreciation

and understanding

’ s actually happening instead of acting on the ______

C. will have developed D.

B. would be carried out

B. where C. which D. when

24. It ’s strange that he ______ have taken the books without the owner’s

B. should

C. could

project

D.

which ______

Economic Belt is a systematic

B. calls on C. calls off

during the period,

D.

______ the expected number

B. to exceed C. exceeded

and I wish I

D.

a good social life in the village, ______ a second chance

to become more

B. will have

C. would have had

D. have

B. go ahead. C. come on. D. what

B. Unless C. If D. When

30. I was sent to the village last month to see how the development plan

D. has been carried out

each other,

for we ______ more

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34. Despite the poor service of the hotel, the manager is ______ to invest in

sufficient training for his staff.

A. keen

B. reluctant

C. anxious

D. ready

35. — What happened? Your boss seems to ______ .

— Didn ’ t you know his secretary leaked the secret report to the press?

A. be over the moon B. laugh his head off

C. be all ears

D. fly

off

the handle

第二节 : 完形填空 ( 共 20 小题 ; 每题 1 在答题卡大将该项涂黑。

分, 满分 20 分 )

请仔细阅读下边短文 , 从短文后各题所给的

A 、B、C、D 四个选项中 , 选出最正确选项 , 并

Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their

wrong investment.

Their savings had been 36 to pay lawyers was diagnosed

’ fees. To make matters worse, Moth There was no 38 ,

(诊疗) with a 37 disease.

only pain relief.

as they

Failing to find any other way out, they decided to make a 39 journey,

’ ( 徒步旅游者 ) guide.

caught sight of an old hikers

This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and 40 recovery. When

leaving home, Raynor and Moth had just

￡320 in the bank. They planned to keep the

41 low by living on boiled noodles, with the 42 hamburger shop treat.

Wild camping is

43 in

England. To avoid being caught, the Winns had to get

their tent up 44 and packed it away early in the morning. The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their journey.

in their

50s is a lot 45 than

a bath.

they remember it was

an

20s. Raynor 46 all over and desired Moth, meanwhile, after

initial 47 , found his symptoms were strangely 48 by their daily tiring

49 , the couple found that their

50

bodies turned for the better,

with re-found

strong muscles that they thought had falling out, nails broken, clothes

forever. “Our hair was fried and

51 to a thread, but we were alive.

as a nature

During the journey, Raynor began a career writer. She writes,

“ 52

had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare, an empty page at the end of a(n) 53 36. A. drawn up up

written book. It had also given me a , either to leave

that page 55 or to keep writing the story with hope. I chose hope.

B. used up

”

C. backed up

D. kept

37. A. mild 38. A. cure promise

B. common B. luck

C. preventable

C. care

D. serious

D.

39. A. business surprising allowance constant

B. walking

C. bus

D. rail

D. D.

40. A. expected

B. frightening

C. disappointing

41. A. budget

B. revenue

C. compensation

42. A. frequent

B. occasional

C. abundant

D.

43. A. unpopular B. lawful C. attractive D.

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illegal 44. A. soon slowly

45. A. harder funnier 46. A. rolled trembled 47. A. struggle research

48. A. developed increased 49. A. Initially Consequently 50. A. gained 51. A. sewn ironed

52. A. Doctors 53. A. well originally . A. choice

B. early

C. late

D.

D.

B. easier

C. cheaper C. ached

B. bled

D.

D.

B. progress

C. excitement C. reduced

B. controlled

D. D. D. lost D.

B. Eventually

C. Temporarily

B. kept B. washed

C. wounded

C. worn

C. Lawyers

C. neatly

B. Hiking

B. partly

D. Homelessness

D.

D. break

D.

B. reward B. full

C. promise

C. blank

55. A. loose missing

第三部分 : 阅读理解 ( 共 15 答题卡大将该项涂黑。

小题 ; 每题 2 分, 满分 30 分)

请仔细阅读以下短文 , 从短文后各题所给的 A 、B、C、D 四个选项中 , 选出最正确选项 , 并在 A

56. How much may they pay if an 11-year-old girl and her working parents visit

the museum?

A. $12.

57. The attraction Middle Ages

C. it has a modern European-style garden glass collections

B. $37.

of the Cloisters

C. $50.

museumand gardens lies in the fact

B. its collections date from the

D. $62.

that ______ .

A. it opens all the year round

D. it

sells

excellentEuropean

B

In the 1760s, Mathurin meat soup called

Roze opened a series of shops that boasted ( 享有 ) a special

was the soup, Roze’ s chain

Roze as the

consommé. Although the main attraction

shops also set a new standard for dining out, which helped to establish inventor of the modern restaurant.

Today, scholars have generated large amounts of instructive research about

restaurants.

Take visual

hints that influence

what we eat: diners served themselves

plates matched their

food. When

about 20 percent more pasta ( 意大利面食 ) when their

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a dark-colored cake was served on a black plate rather than a white one, customers recognized it as sweeter and more tasty.

Lighting matters, too. When Berlin restaurant customers ate in darkness, they

— they didn

couldn ’ t tell how much they just as ready for dessert.

’ d had: those given extra-large shares ate more than

everyone else, but were none the wiser ’ t feel fuller, and they were

Time is money, but that principle means different things for different types

Unlike fast-food

places, fine dining shops prefer

of restaurants. customers to stay

round:

longer and spend. One way to encourage customers put on some Mozart (

to stay and order that extra

莫扎特 ). When classical, rather than pop, music was playing,

diners spent more. Fast music hurried diners out. Particular scents also have an effect: diners who got the scent of lavender ( than those who smelled lemon, or no scent.

薰衣草 ) stayed longer and

spent more

Meanwhile, things that you might expect to discourage

spending — “bad” tables,

crowding, high prices that restaurant

— don ’ t necessarily. Diners at bad tables

nearly as much as others

but soon fled.

— next to the

It

can be concluded

” given increased

kitchen door, say — spent that they ’re profitable.

keepers need not “be overly concerned about ‘bad’ tables,

As for crowds, a study found that they

a restaurant ’ s reputation, suggesting great food at fair prices. And doubling a

buffet ’ s price led customers to say that its pizza was 11 percent tastier. the customers were ______ .

A. not aware of eating more than usual others

C. not conscious of the food quality

59. How could a fine dining shop make more profit?

A. Playing classical music. C. Making the light brighter.

60. What does the last paragraph talk about?

A. Tips to attract more customers. with.

C. Ways to improve restaurants about restaurants.

C

If

you want to disturb

the car industry,

’ reputation. D.

B. not willing

58. The underlined phrase “none the wiser ” in paragraph 3 most probably implies that

to share food with

D. not fond of the food provided

B. Introducing lemon scent.

D. Using plates of larger size. B. Problems restaurants

are faced

Common misunderstandings

you ’d better have a few billion dollars:

Mom-and-pop carmakers are unlikely directly

to beat the biggest car companies. But in

as well

agriculture, small farmers can get the best of the major players. By connecting

with customers, and by responding

quickly to changes in the markets

as in the ecosystems (

生态系统 ), small farmers can keep one step ahead of the big

guys. As the co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC,

农会 ) and a family farmer myself, I have a front-row seat to the innovations among small farmers that are transforming the industry.

For example, take the Quick Cut Greens Harvester,

美国青 年

a tool developed just a couple

of years ago by a young farmer, Jonathan Dysinger, in Tennessee, with a small loan

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from a local Slow Money group. It enables small-scale

per hour — a huge improvement

farmers to harvest 175 pounds

just a few dozen

of green vegetables over harvesting

pounds by hand — suddenly making it possible for the little guys to compete with large farms of California.

Before the tool came out, small

the price per pound offered by California farms. But now, with the combination of a better price point and a generally fresher product, they can stay in business.

farmers couldn ’t touch

The sustainable success of small farmers,

developers,

though, won’ t happen without

fundamental changes to the industry. One crucial factor is secure access to land. Competition

from investors,

and established

large farmers

makes owning

one’ s own land unattainable

for many new farmers. From 2004 to 2013, agricultural

land values doubled, and they continue to rise in many regions. and managers is a non-existent path to citizenship

Another challenge for more than a million of the most qualified farm workers

— the greatest barrier to

building a farm of their own. With farmers over the age of 65 outnumbering ( farmers younger than 35 by six to one, and with two-thirds in need of the nation

多于 ) to grow

of the nation ’ s farmland

a new farmer, we must clear ’ s food.

the path for talented people willing

There are solutions that could light

a path toward a more sustainable and fair

farm economy, but farmers can we push for

’ t clumsily put them together before us. We at the

that will

NYFC need broad support as we urge Congress to increase farmland conservation, as

immigration reform, and as we seek policies

of a diverse and ambitious next generation of farmers from all backgrounds. With a new farm bill to be debated in Congress, consumers must take a stand with young

ensure the success

farmers. 61. The author mentions car industry at the beginning of the passage to introduce ______ .

A. the progress made in car industry agriculture

C. a trend of development in agriculture car industry

62. What does the author want to illustrate with the example in paragraph 2?

A. Loans to small local farmers are necessary. B. Technology is vital for agricultural development. C. Competition between small and big farms is fierce. D. Small farmers may gain some advantages over big ones. 63. What is the difficulty for those new farmers?

A. To gain more financial aid. C. To have farms of their own. A. Seek support beyond NYFC. C. Become members of NYFC. Children

D

as young as ten are becoming dependent on social

D. the importance B.

a

special

feature of investing

of in

B. To hire good farm managers.

D. To win old farmers

’ support.

. What should farmers do for a more sustainable and fair farm economy?

B. Expand farmland conservation.

D. Invest more to improve technology.

media for their

sense

of self-worth, a major study warned.

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It found many youngsters (

approval they

少年 ) now measure their status by how much public

“likes ” . Some change their behaviour in

get online, often through

real life to improve their image on the web.

The report into youngsters aged from 8 to 12 was carried out by Children

Commissioner ( 专员 ) Anne Longfield. She said social media firms were exposing children to major emotional risks, with some youngsters starting secondary school ill-equipped to cope with the tremendous pressure they faced online.

Some social apps were popular among the children even though they supposedly

require users to be at least 13. The youngsters admitted planning trips around potential

photo-opportunities

and then messaging friends

their friendships

— and friends

of friends

if they

— to demand “likes ” for their online posts.

The report found that youngsters felt Children aged 8 to 10 were

could be at risk

did not respond to social media posts quickly, and around the clock.

“starting to feel happy

” when others liked their

with how many people that gets stronger

posts. However, those in the 10 to 12 age group were “concerned like their posts ” , suggesting a “need” for social recognition the older they become.

Miss Longfield follow on platforms,

warned that a generation and increasingly

”.

are using social media with family and friends

and to play

”

online

’ s

of children risked growing up “worried

off due to the constant

about their appearance and image as a result of the unrealistic lifestyles they

anxious about switching

demands of social media

She said: “Children

games when they are in primary school. But what starts as fun usage of apps turns into tremendous pressure in real social media interaction at secondary school.

As their world expanded, she said, in a way that was

Miss Longfield

children

compared themselves to others

“hugely damaging in terms of their self added: “Then there is this

will

you miss out,

-identity, in terms of

” .

their confidence, but also in terms of their ability to develop themselves will you miss something,

push to connect — if you go offline,

in a huge way at

”

once. ”

The

children

—

anxious

will you show that you don’ t care about

those people you are following, all of those come together

“For children it is very, very difficult to cope with emotionally.

Children ’s Commissioner for England ’s study — Life

However, the research

online.

By the time they started secondary school — at age 11 — children

far more aware of their image online and felt under huge pressure to ensure their posts were popular, the report found.

However, they still did not know how to cope with mean-spirited jokes, or the

sense of incompetence they might feel if they compared themselves to celebrities ( 名人 ) or more brilliant friends online. The report said they also faced pressure to respond to messages at all hours of the day when more youngsters have mobile phones.

as young as 8 were using social media platforms largely for play.

— involving eight groups of 32 children aged 8 to 12

in Likes — found that

suggested that as they headed toward their teens, they became increasingly

were already

— especially at secondary school

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The Children ’ s Commissioner said schools children

for the emotional minefield

media companies must also

and parents must now do more to prepare

And she said social

either

monitor

( 雷区 ) they faced online. do not sign up too early,

’ s, said:

“take more respo nsibility ”. They should

their websites better so that children their websites to the needs of younger users.

Javed Khan, of children

compulsory age-appropriate

or they should adjust “ It ’ s vital that new

’ s charity Barnardo relationship

and sex education lessons in England should

help equip children to deal with the growing demands of social media.

“It ’ s also hugely important for parents to know which apps their children are using. ”

65. Why did some secondary school students feel too much pressure?

A. They were not provided with adequate equipment. B. They were not well prepared for emotional risks. C. They were required to give quick responses. D. They were prevented from using mobile phones.

66. Some social app companies were to blame because ______ .

A. they didn

’t adequately check their users

’ registration

B. they organized photo trips to attract more youngsters C. they encouraged youngsters to post more photos D. they didn 67. Children confidence

C. an increase in online cheating online

68. According to Life in Likes , as children

A. circulate their posts quickly posts

C. use mobile phones for play

69. What should parents do to solve the problem?

A. Communicate more with secondary schools. B. Urge media companies to create safer apps.

C. Keep track of children visiting the web.

70. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The influence of social media on children. B. The importance of social media to children. C. The problem in building a healthy relationship. D. The measure to reduce risks from social media. 第四部分 : 任务型阅读 ( 共 10

请仔细阅读下边短文

词。

注意 : 请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

每个空格只填一个单词。 D. get more public approval

’t stop youngsters from staying up late

B.

lower

self-identity

desire

and

’ s comparing themselves to others online may lead to ______ .

A. less friendliness to each other

D. a stronger to stay

grew, they became more anxious to ______ .

B. know the qualities of their

’ s use of social media. D. Forbid their children from

小题 ; 每题 1 分, 满分 10 分)

, 并依据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最适合的单

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How Arts Promote Our Economy

Whenmost people think of the arts,

broader value

they imagine the end product,

performance in

the beautiful

painting, a wonderful piece of music, or an award-winning

the theater.

But arts groups bring

to our communities. The economic impact of the

takes

arts is often overlooked and badly judged.

The arts create jobs that help develop the economy. Any given performance

a tour bus full of artists, technical experts, managers, musicians, or writers to create

an appealing piece of art.

These people

earn a living

wage for

their

professional knowledge and skills. they

will

Another group of folks is needed to help market the event.

come” is a misleading

belief.

Painters,

“If you build it

digital

media

experts,

photographers, booking agents and promoters are hired to sell tickets and promote the event. According contractors.

to the Dallas Area Cultural

Advocacy Coalition,

arts

agencies

employ more than 10,000 people as full- or part-time employees or independent

A successful arts neighborhood creates a ripple effect (

连锁反响 ) throughout

a community. In 2005, when the Bishop Arts Theatre was donated to our town, the location was considered a poor area of town. After investing more than $1 million in reconstructing performances,

the building,

we began producing

a full

season of theater

jazz concerts, and year-round arts education

programs in 2008. Nearly

40 percent of jazz lovers live outside of the Dallas city limits and drive or fly in to enjoy an evening in the Bishop Arts District.

No doubt the theater has contributed to the area

are galleries,

share experiences,

Productions

where there

’ s development and economic

and newly built

growth. Today, there where neighbors

studios, restaurants

work spaces

In

is renewed life and energy.

this

way, arts and culture also serve as a public good.

TeCo Theatrical Inc. made use of Bloomberg ’ s investment of

$35,000 to get nearly $400,000 in public and private sector support during the every dollar the city spends on arts programming and facilities. In Philadelphia, a metro area smaller than Dallas, the arts have an economic impact of almost $3 billion and industry,

two-year period. Further, Dallas arts and arts-based businesses produce $298 for

support 44,000 jobs, 80 percent of including

accountants,

which actually lie outside the arts construction

marketers,

workers, hotel

managers,

printers, and other kinds of art workers.

The arts are efficient economic drivers

and when they are supported,

the entire

small-business community benefits.

It is wrong to assume arts groups cannot make a profit. But in order to stay

in business, arts groups must produce returns. If you are a student studying the understand the economic impact and can work to change the patterns range of career possibilities.

arts, chances are you have been ill-advised to have a plan B. But those who truly

can create a wide

Arts as an

Our communities (71)

▲

from arts in terms of

economy.

economic driver

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Arts activity creation,

demands a(n) (73)

▲

effort.

It involves

performance, and (74) ▲ .

Artists make a living through their creative work. Others get paid by marketing the event. Arts have a gradually arts.

spreading

(75)

▲

promote other industries

. They could help

whether they lie inside or outside

(72) arts ’

▲

of

Besides tickets, some jazz lovers will pay their (76) ▲ to and from the events.

promoting our

economy

Arts contribute to cultural development when people gather together to share their experience and renew their energy. Investment

in arts

could

produce

potential

(77)

▲

economic results.

TeCo used a $35,000 art investment support of $400,000. In Dallas,

to attract

an overall

one dollar invested in arts

could harvest an

extraordinary return of nearly $300. In Philadelphia

opportunities for workers (78)

With these (79)

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the arts have created

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第五部分 : 书面表达 ( 满分 25 分 ) Li Jiang Sunny

81. 请阅读下边文字 , 并依据要求用英语写一篇 150 词左右的文章。

6 July,

Our family will go on a trip next month and need a suitcase. Two days ago,

Momasked me to find relevant information on the internet. But the information I got was rich and varied, or even contradictory. Confused, I simply based

my decision on the ratings. Within five minutes, we ordered the one we were satisfied with. This afternoon, Mom received the case and told me she liked it very much.

Su Hua Sunny a rating

6 July,

This morning, our family went out,

of the Top Ten Restaurants,

a lot of money, but were not happy.

hanging round in the downtown area. Wefound

and went into one of them. Wespent quite Momcomplained a lot,

and said that despite

I was puzzled. Should I believe

its high ratings, the food was not to our taste. in these ratings, or should I not?

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【写作内容】

1. 用约 30 个词归纳上述利用排名

(ratings)

进行花费的现象 ;

2. 说说你怎样对待花费排名 , 而后用 2-3 个原因或论据支撑你的见解。【写作要求】

1. 写作过程中不可以直接引用原文语句 ; 2. 作文中不可以出现真切姓名和学校名称 ;

3. 不用写标题。【评分标准】

内容完好 , 语言规范 , 语篇连接 , 词数适合。

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英语试题参照答案

第一部分 (共 20 1. 16.

第二部分 (共 35 21. 51.

第三部分 (共 15 56.

第四部分 (共 10 71. benefit

75. effect

76. fares

第五部分 (满分 25 81.

Possible version one:

As a major channel of consumption information,

of information

for shopping in our own consumption.

may have different influences on different consumers.

I tend to consult consumption ratings

whatever I purchase.

Firstly,

the higher

rating means the higher quality of the product, or better service. Based on the ratings, I bought my beloved backpack, saw interesting films and tasted delicious foods. Secondly, ratings

can save time

to make decisions

in shopping.

For example,

there are huge amounts of reference ratings.

There is no doubt that it is unwise to depend completely on the ratings in

consumption. The advantages and disadvantages

(150 words)

Possible version two:

Nowadays, most commodities or services ratings,

easy to access,

are playing

are rated through certain channels. These

important role in customers ’

an increasingly

of ratings

are often closely

related.

小题 ; 每题 1

小题 ; 每题 1 分, 共 20 分)

小题 ; 每题 1 分, 共 35 分)

小题 ; 每题 2 分, 共 30 分) 分,共10

分)

72. Ways 77. positive 分)

73. joint/collective 74. promotion/marketing

78. outside/beyond 79.

statistics/data/analyses 80. alternative

the rating is an efficient source

Interestingly, the same rating

books which I am often confused to choose from.

In that case, it is both convenient and economical to buy books according to the

It is necessary to hold an objective attitude towards ratings.

purchase decision. However, results are sometimes unsatisfactory.

There is no denying

that such ratings

might bring convenience to consumers, but or service

concerned. Every judgment comes

blindly

following

they are often misleading and unreliable. As we all know, most of the ratings are based on others ’ judgment on the product from a specific

need or a unique psychological

state. Apparently,

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others ’ advice will affect our own judgment. Another fact should not be neglected that some of the

ratings are the outcome of a careful manipulation of companies or

sellers. It has become a common practice for some to pay for good ratings on their products or services so as to increase their sales.

Therefore, we should give a second thought to these ratings whenever we go shopping.

(150 words)

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