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1、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。Part I Reading Comprehension (60 marks, 60 minutes)Section AFormat （共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，共 40 分）Directions: There are 4
2、 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.Passage oneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:A U.N. report sa
3、ys water is in demand around the world as temperatures on Earths surface rise and demand grows along with populations. The report was released this week at the World Water Forum in Brasilia. The conference has been described as the worlds largest water-related event.Federal District Governor Rodrigo
4、 Rollemberg spoke at a panel discussion on Tuesday at the forum. He described water shortages as a worldwide problem. The public water supply has less water because of low rainfall as well as fast and disorderly growth in Brasilia, which is part of the Federal District, Rollemberg said. In 推荐精选Janua
5、ry 2016, after three years of little rain, district officials began limiting how much water people could use. The governments of the Federal District and the nearby state of Goias also gave $166 million to develop water infrastructure.Demand around the world is expected to increase by nearly one-thi
6、rd by 2050. By then, 5 billion people could be left with poor access to water, the U. N. warned in its 2018 World Water Development Report. To avoid such a crisis, U. N. officials called for nature-based solutions that use or copy natural processes that should be used to increase water availability.
7、 They said solutions could include changing farming methods so fields keep more moisture and nutrients, collecting rainwater, and protecting wetlands. The officials also proposed reestablishing floodplains and said that plants could be grown on housetops. Such proposals will become more important as
8、 water industries grow.1. Who talked about water shortages in Brasilia at a panel discussion?A. JournalistB. A U.N. officialC. A Federal District officialD. An official from the state of Goias2. What is among the reasons for less public water supply in Brasilia?A. Waste of rainwaterB. Insufficient r
9、ainfallC. Growing plants on the roofs D. Development in infrastructure3. What did the Federal District government do to deal with water shortage?A. They controlled populationB. They limited water consumptionC. They invested in artificial rainmakingD. They suggested “nature-based solutions”4. What is
10、 Not a “nature-based solution”?A. Gathering rainwaterB. Preserving wetlandsC. Sustaining water in soilD. Building house on floodplains5. Whats the main idea of this passage?A. Brasilia is facing the problem of water shortages推荐精选B. The world has found a solution of water shortagesC. The world is fac
11、ing the problem of water shortagesD. A report was released at the world water Forum in BrasiliaPassage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:The Queen has only given one interview while a sovereign. Her true personality remains elusive to the public. However, one thing is clear: Qu
12、een Elizabeth is an introvert. Introverts prefer quiet environments and feel energized from spending time alone or with people they know well. They arent necessarily shy, but they do tend to be more reserved and guarded with strangers. Fellow introverts will appreciate how draining an average day fo
13、r Her Majesty must be.Fortunately, the Queen has some tricks to make public engagements easier. Just like us commoners rely on friends to save us from awkward situations or boring conversations, she subtly signals to her staff when she wants an intervention. If she places her handbag on the table, i
14、t indicates that she wants the event to end in the next five minutes. For more urgent situations, putting her bag on the floor shows that she wants her lady-in-waiting to rescue her immediately. Most comfortable in the countryside, the Queen has a well-known passion for horses and dogs. There is a s
15、cene in the hit Netflix showThe Crownwhich reveals a fascinating side of the monarch. While givingJackie Kennedy a personal tour of Buckingham Palace, the two women find themselves bonding over their respective positions as introverted women who have found themselves in the limelight. Surrounded by
16、the Queens beloved dogs, both women admit they are happiest around animals and that their extroverted sisters would have been much better suited to their public roles.6. The underlined word “draining” (Paragraph 1) is the closest in meaning to _.A. frustratingB. exhaustingC. demandingD. aspiring推荐精选7. To be rescued immediately in a publ
