机密★开考前贵州省2018年7月普通高中学业水平考试英语试卷及(答案)注意事项：1、本试卷分第1卷和第11卷第1卷第1页至第6页，第Ⅱ卷第7页至第8页，共150分。
考试用时120分钟2、答卷前．考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写在答题卡上将条形码横贴在答题卡“考生条形码区”。
3、第Ⅰ卷：每小题选出答案后．用2B铅笔把答题卡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，每题限选一个答案，多选不给分。
第Ⅱ卷：按各题答题说明用黑色墨水的笔将答案写在答题卡上。
所有题目不能答在试卷上。
4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。
考试结束后．将试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节。
满分60分)第一节(共10小题；每小题4分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、c和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ASometimes，a person’s whole life is easily changed by something unexpected．Matthew Newman had a hard time making friends in Grade 5．And books were a comfort(慰藉)．At that time，he Was introduced to the fantasy novel Redwall written by an English writer．“I fell in love with it．”said Matthew．“I admire and love the author，Brian Jacques．He is my hero．”Later，as a freshman in WiHiam Amos Hough High School in North Carolina，US，He was surprised to hear of the author’s death．“I burst into tears．”Matthew recalled．“If this man I’d never met had this influence on me，by writing words on a page，imagine the influence I could have．If I could do that and make the world a better place，I would be completely satisfied with my life．”This was a turning point for Matthew and made him want to become an author．And so Matthew，now 18，has published two novels and is crazy about a lifetime of writing．“I've got this kid who is so lively．but not in a kind of，‘Oh，I know this，’way,”said Eric Whiteside，who taught him creative writing at high school．“He's like，‘Teach me,I want to learn to be a better writer．’”Matthew practices his writing daily，at least for an hour．“I have a need to write every day as I have a need to breathe every second．”he said．“I can't imagine life without it．”Now，Matthew is beginning to think more about his future．He has decided he wants to work on publishing his own books．He is sure to succeed．“I want my writing to be about reaching out to people and helping other people．Making money from writing is not my goal．”said Matthew．1.What did Matthew Newman often do when he was in Grade 5?A．Had sports with his friends．B．Published his own novels．C．Did some reading.D．Helped do housework．2.What does the underlined word "it" in Para．5 refer to?A．Making friends． B．Writing．C．Making money． D．Teaching．3．What is the main cause to make Matthew Newman decide to be a writer?A．Supporting his family． B．Making himself rich．C．Helping people in need． D．Becoming famous．4 How does Matthew seem to feel about his future?A．Confident． B．Worried．C．Hopeless． D．Disappointed．BThere are many stories about the ocean．One of the strangest is a true story about a sailing ship．It is a mystery even today．In 1872,the Marie Celeste started on a trip across the Atlantic Ocean with a crew of ten people．Some time later，the captain of another ship，the Dei Gratia，saw the Marie Celeste．There was something strange about its appearance．The captain called out，but there was no answer．The Marie Celeste seemed deserted．When the captain went to inspect the ship．no one came to meet him．He knew something was wrong，but there were no signs of violence．Nothing Was missing，and there Was no damages to the ship's instruments．And strangely enough，there was food on the table．Where was everyone? Did the crew jump from the Marie Celeste? Or did something come up from the ocean and take the captain and crew away?The captain of the Dei Gratia looked around for clues(线索)．The entry in the Marie Celeste's diary was ten days earlier．However，the food on the table was only a few days old．Someone was on the ship a few days before，but they didn’t write anything in the ship's diary．Why?There were many different explanations for the mystery of the Marie Celeste Some people thought that a huge octopus(章鱼)ate the crew．Others said bad weather carried them away．A few people believed that the Marie Celeste was under a curse(诅咒)，because it sank on a later voyage．Now that the Marie Celeste lies somewhere at the bottom of the ocean，no one can ever solve the mystery．5. Who first knew something was wrong with the Marie Celeste?A．One of the crew of the Marie Celeste．B．One of the crew of the Dei GratiaC．The captain of the Marie Celeste．D．The captain of the Dei Gratia．6．It could be inferred that several days ago someone in the Marie Celeste probablyA．had had dinner togetherB．had had a fight with each otherC．had written something in the diaryD．had damaged the ship’s instruments7．What can be the best title for the text?A．A Huge Octopus in the marie CelesteB．The Mystery of the Marie CelesteC．The Entry in the Marie Celeste's DiaryD．The Truth of the Sunken Marie CelesteCDifferent Birthday Celebrations in the WorldDenmarkA flag is flown outside a window to show that someonewho lives in that house is having a birthday．Presentsare placed around the child’s bed while he is sleepingso he will see them at once when he wakes up.For more information，visit the website:http://www．birthdayDenmark．comIndiaUsually Indian children wear white to school．However，on their birthday，children wear colored clothesto school and give out chocolates to everyone in theclass．Their best friend helps them to do this．For more information．visit the website：http://www．birthdayIndia．comJapanThe birthday child wears new clothes to mark thespecial time Certain birthdays are more important thanothers. These are the third and seventh birthdays forgirls and the fifth for boys．For more information，visit the website:http://www．birthdayJapan．comHollandThe birthday child receives an especially largepresent．The family also put flowers on the birthdaychild's chair to make it beautiful．For more information, visit the website：http://www．birthday Holland．comFor more information about other birthday celebrations in the world，visit the website：http://www．birthdayWorld．com8．In Japan，the birthday is more important to boys when they are years old.A．18 B．7 C．5 D．39．What can we know about the child’s birthday in Holland?A．The birthday child usually wears new clothes．B．Presents are put around the birthday child’s bed．C．The birthday child often brings chocolates to school．D．Flowers are often placed on the birthday child’s chair．10．Which website should you visit to find out more about other birthday celebrations?A．http://www．birthdayWorld．com B.http://www．birthdayDemnark. comC．http://www．birthdayIndia. com D.http://www．birthdayJapan．com第二节(共5小题；每小题4分，满分20分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余选项。