英语卷·2018届江苏省姜堰中学等三校高三名校联考卷(十二)（2018-04） 15页

‎2018届高三年级江苏三校联考卷(十二)‎ 英语第一部分　听力(共两节，满分20分)‎ 第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎(　　) 1. What will the woman be doing this afternoon?‎ A. Stay at home.　　　B. Go to visit her friends. 　　C. Go to the Olympic Games. ‎ ‎(　　) 2. What happened to the boy today at school?‎ A. He fought with someone. ‎ B. He didn't join in the fight. ‎ C. He made a big fire. ‎ ‎(　　) 3. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. Inside a cinema. B. In a ticket office. C. Outside a cinema. ‎ ‎(　　) 4. What is true about the woman?‎ A. She likes math now. B. She is very good at English. C. She thinks the man is funny. ‎ ‎(　　) 5. What happened to the woman?‎ A. She wanted to take the 6：00 flight. ‎ B. She misunderstood the man.‎ C. She changed the reservation to 7：00. ‎ 第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎(　　) 6. How many times has the man made dumplings?‎ A. Twice. B. Once. C. Never. ‎ ‎(　　) 7. What does it need to make good dumplings according to the woman?‎ A. Practice. B. A secret recipe. C. Talent. ‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎(　　) 8. Why didn't the woman see all of the collections at the museum?‎ A. The museum is too large. ‎ B. Only the jade exhibit was open. ‎ C. She spent too much time at one exhibit. ‎ ‎(　　) 9. What did the woman like the most?‎ A. The primitive tools of Peking Man. ‎ B. The jade collection from the earliest time period. ‎ C. The artistic'works from the Qing Dynasty. ‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎(　　)10. What did the man do last night?‎ A. He watched a sports program on TV. ‎ B. He invited the woman to see a show. ‎ C. He went to the stadium to watch an NBA game. ‎ ‎(　　)11. How did the woman describe basketball?‎ A. A very fast game. B. A dull game. C. Too complicated. ‎ ‎(　　)12. Why did the man ask the woman the last question?‎ A. He wanted to take her to a movie. ‎ B. He wanted to take her to an NBA game. ‎ C. He wanted to change the topic of their discussion. ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第l3至16题。‎ ‎(　　)13. Why did the man stop the woman?‎ A. To ask her for directions. 　　　　B. To give her a ticket for speeding. ‎ C. To warn her about the kids in the street. ‎ ‎(　　)14. What was the speed limit where the woman was driving?‎ A. 40 mph. B. 35 mph. C. 25 mph. ‎ ‎(　　)15. What will happen if the woman goes to traffic school?‎ A. She won't have to pay a fine.‎ B. She won't have to go to court. ‎ C. Her insurance won't become more expensive. ‎ ‎(　　)16. What do we know about school zones?‎ A. They are more dangerous than other areas.‎ B. People are more likely to get tickets there. ‎ C. There are sometimes children there even on weekends.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎(　　)17. What is the main focus of the study?‎ A. How to eat chocolate without gaining weight. ‎ B. The health benefits of eating chocolate. ‎ C. The effects of eating chocolate on happiness. ‎ ‎(　　)18. Who reported the best results?‎ A. People who ate no chocolate at all. ‎ B. People who ate a tot of chocolate every day. ‎ C. People who ate a moderate amount of chocolate every day. ‎ ‎(　　)19. What did the researchers say about the study?‎ A. There is still a lot of work to be done. ‎ B. Milk chocolate was used in the experiment. ‎ C. Eating too much chocolate had no positive impact on health. ‎ ‎(　　)20. Who might appreciate this news report most?‎ A. People who want to change their diet. ‎ B. People who exercise regularly. ‎ C. People who already eat chocolate fairly often. ‎ 第二部分　英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)‎ 第一节　单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)‎ ‎(　　)21. The process of the files used to be done ________， but now the company has purchased a software to deal with. ‎ A. artificially　　　　B. manually　　　　C. authentically　　　D. confidentially ‎(　　)22. —What has made your cousin so upset this morning?‎ ‎—I don't know. He ________ have been laid off by the company, I suppose.‎ A. must B. can C. might D. would ‎(　　)23. It's nearly 4 years since I worked in that firm. I ________ a band with other fellows. ‎ A. operated B. am operating C. was operating D. had been operating ‎(　　)24. China's Beidou navigation satellite system, whose positioning ________ will reach 2.5 metres by 2020, will soon provide services to more countries. ‎ A. accuracy B. category C. function D. reference ‎(　　)25. If my doctor required about my physical condition at the present moment, the only possible reply would be that I ________ greatly in need of relaxation. ‎ A. would be B. would have been C. was D. am ‎(　　)26. ________ Boao Forum for Asia, the article also said, “With a trade war with the United States, China must make longterm changes to strengthen the nation's economy and make it more flexible to external influences.”‎ A. Titled B. Titling C. Having titled D. To be titled ‎(　　)27. All these conditions tend to increase the possibility of a child committing a crime, ________ a direct relationship between them has not yet been established. ‎ A. provided B. since C. although　 D. supposing ‎(　　)28. —Honey, where are the cookies prepared for tonight's party? I know they are not your tea. ‎ ‎—Sorry, but I had too an empty belly just now with too much work all day. As a saying runs, ________．‎ A. Bread is the staff of life B. A good appetite is a good sauce C. One man's meat is another man's poison D. After meat, mustard; after death, doctor ‎(　　)29. My doctor recommended me to take a holiday but I didn't ________ it with a lot of work to do. ‎ A. get down to　 B. get back to C. get round to　 D. get up to ‎(　　)30. Companies spend over $250 billion a year on advertisements trying to ________ people to buy their products. ‎ A. deduce B. induce　 C. interfere　 D. imply ‎(　　)31. We saw lots of unique flowers at Kew Gardens that are said to have developed from ________ once grown in the forest. ‎ A. that B. what C. those D. one ‎(　　)32. This allows problems to be identified on the ground by mechanics ________ otherwise could pose a danger to crew during the flight. ‎ A. where　 B. what C. which D. who ‎(　　)33. —Does this Tshirt fit you well?‎ ‎—Not so perfect, but a little tight ________ the shoulders. ‎ A. at B. on　 C. to D. across ‎(　　)34. Coffee is a hot commodity with ________ benefits. That's why the rumor raised public concern that Starbucks' coffee would only cause cancer. ‎ A. contradictory B. controversial C. complicated　 D. compulsory ‎(　　)35. It's true that beauty does not always meet with a single, uniform standard. A person's cultural background, for example, may influence ________ he or she find attractive in others. ‎ A. that B. which C. what D. when 第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)‎ On the morning that I planned to handcuff (给……戴上手铐) my wrist to the White House fence along with other environmental leaders, I woke up, heart racing. I __36__ the time in the dark. It was 3 a．m., and I was alone in a friend's guest room just outside Washington, D．C. I turned on the small bedside　__37__ and reached for the card my husband and two children had picked out for the　__38__， with a photo of a polar bear leaping from one floating ice to the next. The bear's front paws stretched out __39__ in midair—no longer on solid ground, but not quite landed on the next ice yet—fitting for my first act of __40__ disobedience, which was motivated by a desire to slow global warming, not only for the polar bears, but also for my own children. ‎ I opened the __41__ and reread my 16yearold daughter's note in the __42__ light: —“I'm happy you care this much about something that will affect the future of us all，” she wrote. “Good luck！” I __43__—imagining her brown eyes and flaming red hair—and turned off the light again. ‎ For me, a fierce desire to protect the world my children will inherit(继承) is part of being a mother. Along with the sleepless nights I spent rocking my babies when they had a fever, I now __44__ the two times I've gone to prison as part of the sacrifice I __45__ make. ‎ ‎__46__ methods for fossil fuels—which can cause cancer and other health problems—are profitable and strongly __47__ by oil or gas companies. Only when ordinary citizens demand they make protecting our children their first __48__ are politicians more likely to say no to those methods. That's __49__ I handcuffed my wrist to the White House fence to __50__ the Keystone XL Pipeline Project, along with many other parents, which I believe is closer to the real __51__ of Mother's Day. Originally, the day was founded for mothers to teach each other how to protect their children. ‎ We might not really know the effect of our __52__ for a few decades, though there are moments __53__ that our sacrifices are not in vain. The encouraging note from my daughter the night before my first __54__ was one of those moments. It made me want to __55__ like that polar bear—and like the early leaders of Mother's Day—and take a leap. ‎ ‎(　　)36. A. missed B. set C. checked D. hit ‎(　　)37. A. iPhone B. radio C. computer　 D. lamp ‎(　　)38. A. tension B. occasion C. revision D. possession ‎(　　)39. A. constantly B. distantly　 C. instantly D. expectantly ‎(　　)40. A. crucial B. civil C. central　 D. chief ‎(　　)41. A. letter B. book C. card D. leaflet ‎(　　)42. A. different　 B. cold　 C. weak　 D. shallow ‎(　　)43. A. sighed B. smiled C. cried D. whispered ‎(　　)44. A. rank　 B. confirm　 C. count　 D. reserve ‎(　　)45. A. deliberately B. arbitrarily C. temporarily D. willingly ‎(　　)46. A. Advanced B. Extreme　 C. Vertical D. Absurd ‎(　　)47. A. promoted B. granted　 C. illustrated　 D. occupied ‎(　　)48. A. privilege B. exception C. priority D. distinction ‎(　　)49. A. how B. why C. when D. where ‎(　　)50. A. stop B. cut C. shorten D. split ‎(　　)51. A. estate B. virtue C. dignity D. history ‎(　　)52. A. commissions B. frictions C. actions D. innovations ‎(　　)53. A. distributing B. indicating C. advocating D. consenting ‎(　　)54. A. march B. crush　 C. justice　 D. arrest ‎(　　)55. A. stand out B. reach out C. work out D. pull out 第三部分　阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)‎ 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Hair Loss (Alopecia)‎ Information about male pattern baldness(秃顶) causes, triggers and treatment in the UK ‎ In contrary to popular belief, hair loss—or alopecia—can start at any age. Whilst it is associated with mature males, and statistics show it does mainly affect men above 40, the reality is you can notice symptoms in your 30s, or even 20s and teen years. The NHS statistics state that 25% of men start losing their hair by the time they reach 30. The most common form of hair loss is male pattern baldness—also known as androgenic alopecia—that affects more than half of men around the world. ‎ One option many men seek is treatment to avoid further hair loss, especially early on in the process. With treatments, such as Propecia, that specifically target male pattern baldness, it is possible to stop hair loss completely and even encourage fresh new hair growth. ‎ What is alopecia?‎ Alopecia is the medical term for hair loss. Most commonly affecting males, hair loss in men is caused by an increased sensitivity to the male sex hormones (androgens). The type of alopecia you have (as well as hereditary and external factors) can influence levels of hair loss. The most common type of hair loss (alopecia) is male and female pattern baldness. Other types include：‎ ‎ Alopecia areata (patches of baldness, usually on the scalp)‎ ‎ Scarring alopecia (hair loss directly affecting the hair follicles)‎ ‎ Telogen effluvium (hair thinning over a larger area on the top of the head, rather than bald ‎ patches)‎ ‎ Anagen effluvium(most commonly caused by cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy)‎ ‎(　　)56. Which of the following statements is FALSE about Propecia?‎ A. It can stop hair loss almost in all cases. ‎ B. People can buy it online without doctor visit. ‎ C. It encourages new hair growth in rare cases. ‎ D. it is especially effective on male pattern baldness.‎ ‎(　　)57. The next part of the webpage is most likely to be about ________．‎ A. hair loss causes B. hair loss symptoms C. preventing hair loss D. treating hair loss B Children exposed to “safe” levels of air pollution in the womb(子宫) develop brain damage that damages their concentration, a study has shown. ‎ The research is the first too link common pollutants such as nitrogen(氮) dioxide and soot(油烟) to changes in the brains of unborn babies that mean they may struggle to focus at school in later life. The findings suggest that even comparatively clean city air could lead to worse academic performance and an increased risk of mental health problems such as addition or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(缺陷多动障碍). ‎ In recent years scientists have found that children who grow up surrounded by air pollution are more likely to have a broad range of “neuro(神经)developmental” difficulties, including autism and various kinds of cognitive(认知) damage. However, only a handful of studies have looked at the ways in which the poisonous gases and microscopic particles(微粒) that mothers and young children take in affect the brain during critical stages of its growth. ‎ A group led by Monica Guxens, of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, found that exposure to air pollution before birth appeared to have slowed the development of several brain regions that play an important role in people's capacity for selfdenial and sustained effort. This lack of inhibition could in turn cause “cognitive delays” when the children get older, the scientists argue in Biological Psychiatry. ‎ ‎“We need this function in our daily life，” Dr. Guxens said. “It controls our impulses(冲动) and our selective attention. Children need it to learn and for making decisions in later life. We're interested to see what will happen: is there going to be an impact on their academic work, are there going to be clinical implications? It might be that this will lead to problems later.”‎ The results were drawn from MRI scans of 873 children between the ages of six and ten in Rotterdam. Even though 99.5 percent of their mothers had lived with nanoparticle pollution levels well below EU legal limits while they were pregnant the pollution still appeared to have taken its toll(伤亡人数). ‎ Children who had been exposed to more pollution in the womb did worse on a test of their ability to block out irrelevant stimuli(刺激). They also had thinner outer layers in the precuneus(楔前叶) and the rostral middle frontal regions of their brains, both of which are involved in cognitive inhibition, which refers to the mind's ability to tune out stimuli that are irrelevant to the task at hand or to the mind's current state. ‎ Experiments on animals show that socalled fine particles are able to pass through the ‎ placenta and affect the brain of the fetus(胎儿). Dr Guxens said there were probably no such thing as a safe concentration of air pollution. ‎ ‎(　　)58. What is the main idea of the passage?‎ A. Children's brain growth slowed by “safe” pollution. ‎ B. The safe level of air pollution for pregnant women. ‎ C. Factors leading to children's poor academic performance. ‎ D. The problems children have when surrounded by pollution. ‎ ‎(　　)59. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 probably refer to?‎ A. Academic work. 　　　　　B. The lack of inhibition.‎ C. Selective attention. 　　　　　D. The ability for selfdial and sustained effort.‎ ‎(　　)60. From the last three paragraphs we can infer ________．‎ A. air pollution has claimed many lives of kids B. people can't focus on air pollution enough C. the majority of pregnant women are free from air pollution D. kids exposed to more pollution have poorer cognitive inhibition C Prosocial behaviors are those intended to help other people. Behaviors that can be described as prosocial include feeling empathy(同感) and concern for others and behaving in ways to help or benefit other people. ‎ Prosocial behavior has long posed a challenge to social scientists seeking to understand why people engage in helping behaviors that are beneficial to others, but costly to the individual performing the action. Why would people do something that benefits someone else but offers no immediate benefit to the doer?‎ Psychologists suggest that there are a number of reasons why people engage in prosocial behavior. In many cases, such behaviors are fostered during childhood and adolescence as adults encourage children to share, act kindly, and help others. Prosocial behaviors are often seen as being compelled by a number of factors including egoistic reasons (doing things to improve one's selfimage), reciprocal benefits (doing something nice for someone so that they may one day return the favor), and more altruistic reasons (performing actions purely out of empathy for another individual). ‎ Characteristics of the situation can also have a powerful impact on whether or not people engage in prosocial actions. The bystander effect is one of the most notable examples of how the situation can impact helping behaviors. The bystander effect refers to the tendency for people to become less likely to assist a person in distress when there are a number of other people also present. For example, if you drop your purse and several items fall out on the ground, the likelihood that someone will stop and help you decreases if there are many other people present. This same sort of thing can happen in cases where someone is in serious danger, such as when someone is involved in a car accident. In some cases, witnesses might assume that since there are so many other present, someone else will have surely already called for help. ‎ Why do people help in some situations but not in others? Experts have discovered a number of different situational variables that contribute to (and sometimes interfere with) prosocial behaviors. First, the more people that are present decreases the amount of personal responsibility people feel in a situation. People also tend to look to others for how to respond in such situations, particularly if the event contains some level of ambiguity. Fear of being judged by other ‎ members of the group also plays a role. People sometimes fear leaping to assistance, only to discover that their help was unwanted or unwarranted. In order to avoid being judged by other bystanders, people simply take no action. ‎ Experts have suggested that some key things must happen in order for a person to take action. ‎ ‎(　　)61. Prosocial behaviors are motivated for all the following reasons EXCEPT ________. ‎ A. empathy for another individual B. instant benefits of helping others C. parental influences in the early life D. the desire to better one's selfimage ‎(　　)62. What does the underlined word “distress” in the fourth paragraph mean?‎ A. peace B. despair C. comfort D. trouble ‎(　　)63. Which situation can be described as the bystander effect?‎ A. When hearing an injured lady crying for help, the neighbors didn't take action. ‎ B. Seeing an old man slipping on the icy road, many people volunteered to help. ‎ C. A woman was to give birth on the train and you were the only doctor there. ‎ D. On the scene of your colleague's traffic accident, you called the police for help ‎(　　)64. After the last paragraph, the most possible topic could be ________. ‎ A. possible benefits of prosocial behavior　 B. various reasons for prosocial behavior C. situational influences on prosocial behavior D. skills and knowledge to provide assistance D The strand bookstore is a New York Institution, and Fred Bass was a part of it almost from the moment he was born until the day he died. Every day, dozens of sellers arrive armed with piles of books, and every day thousands of buyers browse through the 18 miles of shelving, squeezing through narrow, dark aisles towered over by high, cramped shelves.‎ Film studios wanting a line of books for a backdrop rent them from the Strand by the foot; interior designers looking for books with the same color spine will order a job lot; and hosts wishing to impress dinner guests will order the latest tomes(巨著) to replace on their coffee tables. Some even might be read. ‎ ‎“You never know what someone is going to walk in with，” Bass told The Villager magazine in 2010, adding that there was nothing he loved more than the “treasure hunt”. Many books came from critics keen to add to their income by offloading review copies. Others came from large estates, fellow bookshops and even publishers quietly offloading surplus(过剩的) stock. One visitor spoke of Bass as a character who could have come from a book. “I remember sensing in Bass, beyond a slightly gruff look, a man of great passion, a man who knew the innumerable and shifting current of the book trade the way that an old sailor knows the changeable sea，” wrote Tom Vanderbilt in the New York Review of Books. ‎ Bass himself took a kind, almost paternalistic(家长式的) approach to the business. Some employees remained with him for decades. When Greg Farr, a dissatisfied member of staff, published a novel that was critical of the store's management and the unions he still had his job, furthermore, the Strand sold his book. ‎ Fred Bass was born in Manhattan in 1928, the year after his father, Benjamin, a Lithuanian immigrant, founded the Strand bookstore on Fourth Avenue, which was then known as “Book Row”. His mother, Shirley, a Polish immigrant, died from cancer when Fred was six. His father remarried, to Esther, a bookkeeper who was involved in various civil rights causes. ‎ As a child young Fred swept the floors and by 13 he was working behind the counter on Saturdays. He recalled going on buying trips with his father and hauling back bundles of books on the subway, all tied with rope that cut into his hands. The family lived in the Bronx and young Fred studied English at Brooklyn College in the mornings and worked in the shop in the afternoons. His only extended period of time away was two year' service with the US armed forces, but even then he used his leave from the Korean War to work at the shop. In 1957, a year after taking over the business, Bass moved the store from Fourth Avenue to the corner of 12th Street and Broadway, where it stands to this day. ‎ In 1952, Bass, who could eventually afford to purchase an apartment in Trump Tower, married Patricia Miller. They had a son, Stephen, who died in 2001, and a daughter, Nancy, who married Ron Wyden, a senator from Oregon. Since her teens she has worked with her father, developing the store, remodeling the space and adding air conditioning (“I hated it，”said Bass). Since 1986 the Strand has run a “Books by the Foot” department, which creates custom book collections based on readers' literary tastes or preferred colors. ‎ In 1996, after seven decades as tenants(房客), the Bass family bought their building for $8.2 million. Until then they had negotiated the lease with their landlord at the nearby Knickerbock Bar and Grill; now Bass had to deal with himself. “ When I want to negotiate my own lease I have go to the bar myself”， he joked. Even in his late eighties Bass was making buying trips, though no longer by subway. ‎ Time and the Internet have not been kind to booksellers. “Book Row” is now only the Strand, which itself has been redesigned to be more “userfriendly”. Tshirts, postcards, fridge magnets and other gifts now account for about 15 per cent of the Strand's turnover. Satellite stores have been set up and new books have joined the traditional secondhand commodities. “ I make less money，” Bass said，“ but it's a little bit more scientific”. ‎ Perhaps the most unusual part of management at the Strand book store was the book quiz—matching authors and title—that job applicants since the 1970 have been required to take. ‎ ‎(　　)65. From the first two paragraphs we learn that the Strand Store ________．‎ A. is rented to different users by the foot B. sells thousands of books to buyers every day C. enjoys popularity with people from different walks of life D. serves regularly as background for a large number of films ‎ ‎(　　)66. What does “treasure hunt” mean to Fred Bass?‎ A. Secondhand books may come from valuable sources. ‎ B. Fellow bookshops may make way for the Strand Store. ‎ C. He may find fun from characters in different books. ‎ D. He knows the changing current of the book trade well enough. ‎ ‎(　　)67. Which of the following is true about Fred Bass's family?‎ A. His mother devoted herself to various civil rights causes. ‎ B. His father remarried when he was 13 years old. []‎ C. Bass didn't get married until he bought an apartment. ‎ D. His daughter Nancy is a senator from Oregon. ‎ ‎(　　)68. The underlined word “haul” in Para 6 probably means ________. ‎ A. transport B. bargain C. howl D. drag ‎(　　)69. Why did Bass make less money?‎ A. He had to spend money adopting more scientific management. ‎ B. People spend more time on the Internet than visiting his bookstore.‎ C. His daughter remodeled the space and added such goods as Tshirts. ‎ D. He had fewer job applicants who passed the book quiz. ‎ ‎(　　)70. The pattern of the passage is ________．‎ A. a news report B. an advertisement C. a short story D. a biography 第四部分　任务型阅读(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) ‎ 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。‎ 注意：每个空格只填一个单词。‎ This time of year, thousands of college applicants wait for enotices and auspiciously(吉利地) sized envelopes from schools, under terrible pressure from their parents, friends, teachers, and themselves. To this anxious lot, I offer some advice, which comes not only from a bit of experience, but also a bit of research: just cool out and continue, okay?‎ Many parents and students think there is a world of difference between the lifelong outcomes of an Aminus student who gets into, say. Princeton, and an Aminus student who applies to Princeton but “only” gets into some less selective school, like Penn State or the University of Wisconsin. They assume that a decision made by faceless Ivy League admissions officers, to some extent, will mark the difference between success and failure in life. ‎ There are two important things to say about this stress. First, to put the anxiety into context, the kids applying to these schools are already doing quite well. Seventy percent of 29yearolds don't have a bachelor's degree, and the majority of BAs are earned at nonselective schools that accept a majority of their applicants. Many of the applicants have already won life's lottery. ‎ But if that doesn't ease the nerves of the 40，000 people waiting on Stanford or Penn, here is a more encouraging conclusion from economics. For most applicants, it doesn't matter if they don't get into their top choice, according to a paper by Stacy Dale, a mathematician at Mathematica Policy Research, and Alan Krueger, an economist at Princeton University. They tracked two groups of students—one that attended college in the 1970s and the other in the early 1990s. They wanted to know：Did students attending the most elite colleges earn more in their 30s. 40s. and 50s than students with similar SAT scores, who were rejected by elite colleges? The short answer was no. Or, in the author's language, the difference between the students who went to superselective schools and the students with similar SAT scores rejected by those schools and went to less selective institutions was “indistinguishable from zero.”‎ What does that mean? It means that, for many students, “who you are” is more important than where you go. It's hard to show that highly selective colleges add much earning power, even with their distinguished professors and professional networks. In addition, the decision of admissions officers isn't as important as the sum of the decisions, habits, and relationships students have built up to this point in their young life. ‎ For the elite colleges themselves, the DaleKrueger paper had additional, fascinating findings. It's found that the most selective schools do make an extraordinary difference in life earning for minority students from lesseducated families who are more likely to rely on colleges to provide the training and job networks with great influence. Getting into Princeton if your parents went to Princeton? Fine, although not a gamechanger. But getting into Princeton if your parents both left community college after a year? That could be gamechanging. Whatever the results, it's more important to choose a university that is suited to the college applicants. ‎ What is an elite college really worth for ？‎ Introduction College applicants tend to feel stressed while (71)________ admission decisions. ‎ Author's advice College applicants should cool down and carry (72)________. ‎ General (73)________‎ Success and failure in life is partly (74)________ by which school you will go to. ‎ Two important things Those (75)________ to the top universities have already won half the battle in their young life. ‎ Students graduating from top universities don't necessarily earn more money than those who are turned(76)________ by top universities. ‎ Implication of the research ‎ ‎(77)________ qualities matter more than where a student gets degree. ‎ ‎(78)________ can be more important than the social and problemsolving skills students have acquired. ‎ Additional findings ‎ of the research Minority students from lesseducated families can gain access to the (79)________ networks through highly selective colleges. ‎ Conclusion It makes sense to find a good (80)________. ‎ 第五部分　书面表达(满分25分)‎ 阅读下面文字及图表，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。‎ ‎　‎ 表格：佛系青年承受的压力调查 Are you a passive person—the type who just accepts whatever life throws at you, and never cuts in line? If so, there's a netizen word for your attitude—“Buddhalike”(佛系), a term particularly associated with those born after 1990s, or “Buddhalike youths”(佛系青年). ‎ Though it appeared in Japan in 2014. the term spread quickly last Tuesday after an essay by WeChat account Xin Shixiang, titled “The First Batch of the Post90s Generation has Taken the Cloth” Buddhalike are not becoming actual monks, but believe they've seen through the illusions of the material world. They try to avoid conflict, refuse to get emotionally involved, and take a Zenlike(禅意的) perspective toward achievements and setbacks alike According to the essay, their philosophy is，“It's okay to have, and it's okay not to have; no competition, no fight, no winning or losing.”‎ They are echoes of sang culture, which describes people with no desires, no ambitious, and ‎ no aims. The two subcultures(亚文化) certainly share origins in the cutthroat(残酷无情的) competition in Chinese society and youths'(usually selfcriticizing) rejection of these pressures. Although people's Daily is now worried about these ambitious Buddhas who take nothing seriously, these youngsters don't find it to be a depressing lifestyle. ‎ 写作内容：‎ ‎1. 请用30个单词概述上文主要内容。‎ ‎2. 请用120个词分析佛系青年产生的原因(可以结合文中提示)以及如何正确对待这种现象。‎ 写作要求：‎ ‎1. 写作过程中不能直接运用原文语句；‎ ‎2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；‎ ‎3. 不必写标题。‎ ‎2018届高三年级江苏三校联考卷(十二)‎ ‎(姜堰中学、溧阳中学、前黄中学)‎ 英语参考答案 听力下载邮箱jsyckwts@126.com　密码12341234‎ 听力 ‎1—5 AACAB　6—10 BACBA　11—15 BCBCC　16—20 CBCAC 单选 ‎21—25 BCBAD　26—30 ACBCB　31—35 CCDBC 完形[学&科&]‎ ‎36—40 CDBDB　41—45 CCBCD　46—50 BACBA　51—55 DCBDB 阅读 CA　ADBBDADCACDBD 任务型阅读 ‎71. awaiting　72. on　73. assumption ‎74. decided/determined　75. applying　76. down ‎77. Personal/Individual　78. Nothing ‎79. influential　80. fit 书面表达 ‎“Buddhalike youths” has gain currency nowadays because they try to resist pressure from work，study and so on, especially losing friends or jobs. It has raised social concern. ‎ The reasons behind the phenomenon are not hard to find. For one thing, the young, spoiled in childhood without going through setbacks, tend to resign to pressure from various aspects of life, such as failing exams. For another, they are very reluctant to compete with peers but long to live a comfortable and calm life. ‎ Admittedly, “Buddhalike” mindset helps keep today's young people calm and flexible, which better prepares them to take more responsibilities in the future. However, an ambitious, competent and responsible young generation is vital to a nation's development. So we should pay more attention to their needs and create a suitable environment for them to prosper. After all, a rapidly developing China brings about many reforms and changes, which inevitably create challenges to its younger generations. Just like president Xi said, the young should struggle to embrace the challenges. ‎ 听力原文 Text 1‎ M: You promised to go to the Olympic Games with me this afternoon. Are you ready to go now?‎ W: Oh, yes, I did say that. But, as you can see, I have some unexpected visitors now, so I am afraid I can't go anymore. ‎ Text 2‎ W: How was school today？Your teacher called me this afternoon. ‎ M: The same as always, Mom. Oh, there was one thing. I got in a big fight. ‎ Text 3‎ M: I'm afraid you can't get into the cinema because you do not have a ticket. ‎ W: Oh, I must have lost it, but I can find a person who can prove that I did have a ticket. Is that all right?‎ Text 4‎ W: What was your favorite subject in high school, Henry?‎ M: I used to love math, but now I can't stand it. I'm much more into English now. ‎ W: That's so funny! I am just the opposite. ‎ Text 5‎ M: Did you make a reservation on the 7: 00 flight?‎ W: I thought you wanted to take the 6: 00 flight. It's too late to change it now. ‎ Text 6‎ W: Have you ever made dumplings before?‎ M: There was a party my first year in China where someone came and tried to teach us how to make dumplings. I didn't do very well. ‎ W: I'll let you in on a secret. No one makes really good dumplings his or her first time!‎ M: Well, I'm not sure that I'll do better the second time. ‎ W: Of course you will. Practice makes perfect! Come on, I'll teach you. ‎ M: Hmm, I suppose it couldn't hurt. Who knows? Maybe they'll be edible this time!‎ W: Mine always taste good! But you can't eat any of mine if you don't at least try to make some yourself. ‎ M: All right. So, what kind shall we make? How about pork with green onions?‎ Text 7‎ W: Have you been to the National Museum since it reopened?‎ M: No, have you?‎ W: Yes, I went yesterday with some friends who were visiting from out of town. It was wonderful! We were only able to see a few of the exhibits because we spent so much time looking at the jade exhibit. It was amazing. The jade was simply amazing. The collection includes pieces from around the time of Peking Man through the Qing Dynasty. Although the artistry of the later pieces is superb, I think I enjoyed the early ones best. The stones were so beautiful, the carved patterns were simple yet elegant, and they were all done with such primitive tools—truly astonishing!‎ M: That sounds like it's worth a visit. My wife would probably enjoy it, too. How much is the entrance fee?‎ W: That's the best part. Like most museums in Beijing, admission is free!‎ Text 8‎ M: Did you watch the NBA game last night?‎ W: No, I didn't see it. In fact, I almost never watch NBA games. ‎ M: What? You've got to be kidding! Basketball is the best thing on TV. ‎ W: All it is a bunch of men in shorts running around with a ball. What's so great about that?‎ M: What's so great about it? Why, it's the greatest sport ever, that's what! To play basketball professionally requires a lot of athletic ability, physical determination, and speed. It's a very fast game, and it's very exciting to watch. ‎ W: Well, I think it's silly. All the players do is bounce the ball, throw the ball, run around trying to take the ball from each other… I just don't understand it. I'd much rather watch a movie, a talk show, or even a game show than a basketball game!‎ M: Well, I can see that we are never going to agree on this. Let's change the subject. So, what do you want to do this weekend?‎ Text 9‎ M: Madam, do you know how fast you were going just now?‎ W: Uh, well, no, I didn't think I was going that fast… ‎ M: This is a 25 mph zone, Madam. You see that school over there? You were going 35 mph. ‎ W: But today is Sunday, sir. There is no school today. ‎ M: That doesn't matter, Madam. There are signs that say what the speed limit is. Besides, children often come to school on the weekends to play sports. You see all those kids over there? What if you hit one of them by accident?[]‎ W: I'm sorry, officer, I won't do it again. Could you please let me off with a warning?‎ M: I'm afraid I can't do that, Madam. In school zones, I'm required to give tickets to all drivers who break the rules. It's the law in this county. ‎ W: Oh, dear! What is this going to cost me?‎ M: I don't know, Madam. Usually, these things can be taken care of for less than $100. Now please sign here at the bottom. ‎ W: OK… is that all?‎ M: One more thing, if you go to traffic school, your insurance won't go up. Have you been to traffic school before, Madam?‎ W: No, I haven't. []‎ M: There are many cheap options online. It's definitely better than paying more for insurance. ‎ W: OK, thank you. ‎ M: My pleasure. ‎ Text 10‎ And now for today's health news. A new study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania suggests that eating chocolate every day might actually be good for you. Researchers gave people different amounts of chocolate, from none at all to several servings, every day for six weeks and measured their blood pressure, body fat, and emotional condition. What they found may surprise you. It turns out that eating a small amount of chocolate every day is better than eating none at all! People who ate a small amount of chocolate regularly had lower blood pressure and reported feeling happier than people who didn't eat any chocolate. Eating a lot of chocolate every day resulted in increased weight gain and higher blood pressure, but it actually had a positive impact on mood. The scientists were quick to point out that the chocolate under investigation was dark chocolate, which has less fat, less sugar, and fewer calories than milk chocolate. They also said that adding chocolate to one's diet should be combined with a balanced diet and plenty of exercise. Although the researchers said that there is still a lot of work to be done in this field, the initial findings are no doubt great news for all you chocolate lovers out there!‎