2018年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟题
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15分，每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题给出的四个选项（A、B、C和D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A
For children living in Germany the first day of kindergarten is filled with sweets and surprises! It is a
day of
celebration for the whole family. Like American children, German children start the first day dressed in their best
clothes. After that, their day is very differe nt.
In Germany parents go to the school with their children on the first day. That way the child is not alone. The pare nts stay at the school the whole day.
When they arrive each child receives a zuckertute. A zuckertute is a cone -shaped goodie package filled with ------------
toys and sweets. The top is covered with flowers. It is usually large and sometimes stands as tall as the child! The
zuckertute is brought to school by the pare nts before the school day beg in s. It is traditi on for childre n to have their
picture take n hold ing their zuckertute. Class pictures are also take n on the first day of school. The first day is
spent exploring the classroom and getting to know one another.
When the day is over, children and parents go home for a family party. The party usually takes place at home,
but sometimes it is held at a restaura nt. Brothers, sisters, gran dpare nts, cous ins, aunts and un cles are
in vited to the
party .In small tow ns n eighbors eve n come to con gratulate the child. Every one brings gifts for the guest of honor.
This is how it was 60 years ago whe n my mother was a you ng girl in Germa ny, and these traditi ons are still
observed today. It is a sweet celebrati on for every one, especially for the childre n! ------------------
21. What do Germa ny pare nts do on their childre n's first day of school?
A. They celebrate the day with their childre n.
B. They send their childre n to school and the n go to work.
C. They hold a family party in their children's school.
D. They bring their childre n's zuckertute to the school.
22. What is a zuckertute?
A. A family party.
B. A bunch of flowers.
C. A class picture
D. A package filled with gifts.
23. What does the author thi nk of the family party?
A. The teachers should be in vited to the party.
B. The party is a surprise for every one.
C. It is a good memory for the children.
D. It is out of date now.
24. What does the underlined word “observed ” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. watched
B. celebrated
C. obeyed
D. discussed
B
Ashley Power's mother bought a computer for her when she was eight. When she was thirteen, she was surfing the Internet regularly, but she couldn't find anywhere for teenagers to meet and talk. And one day she
thought, “ If I had my own website, I'd make it a really interesting site for teenagers. ”
So, when Ashley was sixteen, she launched her own website, called GooseHead. She had no idea how big a
success it would be, but three years later, the site was the most successful teen site in the USA! It was getting
100,000 hits every day, and Ashley had about 30 employees.
After a few years, the website closed down. Then Ashley, who lives in Los Angeles, was asked to write a book
called The GooseHead Guide to Life . The book is about how to design a website and start a business. It begins
with a section called “ All About Ashley ,” where Ashley tells readers what it is like to be the boss of a company
when you are only sixteen. “ I was so happy. But it was crazy in a lot of ways. I got very stressed. I mean, I was d be stressed,
't even have a car! If you were sixteen and you had your own company, you'I didn —only sixteen
too! ”“ Just be strong and In an interview Ashley gave advice to teenagers who wanted to start their own business,
a lot. Just keep no'', because I heard ‘ t listen when hear have your dreams and work hard at them. And don' ‘ no yes'! ” going until you hear ‘ 25. For what purpose did Ashley create GooseHead? A. She wanted to create an interesting site for teenagers.B. She wanted to surf the Internet regularly. D. She hoped to earn much money. C. She wanted to launch a company.
26. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
s website was a big success. B. Ashley'A. Ashley had no idea how to run a company.
D. How Ashley designed her website. C. Why Ashley had so many employees.
27. What can we know about Ashley?
people. other the advice of B. She doesn't follow A. She closed down her website because she was tired.
C. She regretted having started her business.
D. She is strong and always has her dream. C
For a lot of people, winning the lottery is the American dream. But for many lottery winners, the reality can turn out to be more like a nightmare. William Post won $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania lottery in 1988 but now
lives simply on his Social Security.
, explains Post. Both friends and family went as far as ” 'd never happened. It was a total nightmare “ I wish itgoing to court to try and get their hands on his money. His brother Jeffery was arrested and imprisoned in Florida
t bad enough, his 'for hiring a hit man to kill him, hoping to inherit a share of the winnings. And as if that wasnno ventures brought businesses. These agreed to invest in their other siblings bothered him until he
