2018英语高考真题江苏卷

2018年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（江苏卷）

英语

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间

将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.WhatwillJamesdotomorrow?

A.WatchaTVprogram.B.Giveatalk.C.Writeareport.

2.Whatcanwesayaboutthewoman?

A.She'sgenerous.B.She'scurious.C.She，shelpful.

3.Whendoesthetrainleave?

A.At6:30.B.At8:30.C.At10:30.

4.Howdoesthewomangotowork?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybike.

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Doctorandpatient.

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。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.Whatdoesthewomanregret?

A.Givingupherresearch.

B.Droppingoutofcollege.

C.Changinghermajor.

7.Whatisthewomaninterestedinstudyingnow?

A.Ecology.B.Education.C.Chemistry.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatistheman?

A.Ahotelmanager.B.Atourguide.C.Ataxidriver.

9.Whatisthemandoingforthewoman?

A.Lookingforsomelocalfoods.

B.Showingheraroundtheseaside.

C.Offeringinformationaboutahotel.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inanoffice.B.Athome.C.Atarestaurant.

11.Whatwillthespeakersdotomorrowevening?

A.Gotoaconcert.B.Visitafriend.C.Workextrahours.

12.WhoisAlicegoingtocall?

A.Mike.B.Joan.C.Catherine.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whydoesthewomanmeettheman?

A.Tolookatanapartment.

B.Todeliversomefurniture.

C.Tohaveamealtogether.

14.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutthecarpet?

A.Itscolor.B.Itsdesign.C.Itsquality.

15.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthekitchen?

A.Ifsagoodsize.

B.Ifsnewlypainted.

C.It'sadequatelyequipped.

16.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Godowntown.B.Talkwithherfriend.C.Makepayment.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthespeakerprobablytalkingto?

A.Moviefans.B.Newsreporters.C.Collegestudents.

18.WhendidthespeakertakeEnglishclasses?

A.Beforehelefthishometown.

B.AfterhecametoAmerica.

C.Whenhewas15yearsold.

19.Howdoesthespeakerfeelabouthisteacher?

A.He'sproud.B.He'ssympathetic.C.He'sgrateful.

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20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Howeducationshapedhislife.

B.Howhislanguageskillsimproved.

C.Howhemanagedhisbusinesswell.

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）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出

最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachildheorshewants.

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever

答案是B。

21.Byboatistheonlywaytogethere,whichiswearrived.

A.whereB.whenC.whyD.how

22.Kidsshouldn'thaveaccesstoviolentfilmsbecausetheymight

thethingstheysee.

A.indicateB.investigateC.imitateD.innovate

23.Self-drivingisanareaChinaandtherestoftheworldareon

thesamestartingline.

A.thatB.whereC.whichD.when

24.Ifsstrangethathehavetakenthebookswithouttheowner's

permission.

A.wouldB.shouldC.couldD.might

25.DevelopingtheYangtzeRiverEconomicBeltisasystematicproject

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whichaclearroadmapandtimetable.

A.callsforB.callsonC.callsoffD.callsup

26.Around13,500newjobswerecreatedduringtheperiod,the

expectednumberof12,000heldbymarketanalysts.

A.havingexceededB.toexceedC.exceededD.exceeding

27.Thereisagoodsociallifeinthevillage,andIwishIasecond

chancetobecomemoreinvolved.

A.hadB.willhaveC.wouldhavehadD.havehad

28.—Youknowwhat?I'vegotaNewYearconcertticket.

—Oh,You'rekidding.

A.sowhat?B.goahead.C.comeon.D.whatfor?

29.youcansleepwell,youwilllosetheabilitytofocus,planand

staymotivatedafteroneortwonights.

A.OnceB.UnlessC.IfD.When

30.Iwassenttothevillagelastmonthtoseehowthedevelopmentplan

inthepasttwoyears.

A.hadbeencarriedoutB.wouldbecarriedout

C.isbeingcarriedoutD.hasbeencarriedout

31.Hopefullyin2025wewillnolongerbee-mailingeachother,forwe

moreconvenientelectroniccommunicationtoolsbythen.

A.havedevelopedB.haddeveloped

C.willhavedevelopedD.developed

32.Trytounderstandwhafsactuallyhappeninginsteadofactingonthe

you'vemade.

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A.assignmentB.associationC.acquisitionD.assumption

33.China'ssoftpowergrowstheincreasingappreciationand

understandingofChinaglobally.

A.inlinewithB.inreplytoC.inreturnforD.inhonourof

34.Despitethepoorserviceofthehotel,themanageristoinvestin

sufficienttrainingforhisstaff.

A.keenB.reluctantC.anxiousD.ready

35.—Whathappened?Yourbossseemsto.

一Didn'tyouknowhissecretaryleakedthesecretreporttothepress?

A.beoverthemoonB.laughhisheadoff

C.beallearsD.flyoffthehandle

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

RaynorWinnandherhusbandMothbecamehomelessduetotheir

wronginvestment.Theirsavingshadbeen36topaylawyers'fees.To

makemattersworse,Mothwasdiagnosed（诊断）witha37disease.

Therewasno38,onlypainrelief.

FailingtoAndanyotherwayout,theydecidedtomakea39

journey,astheycaughtsightofanoldhikers'（徒步旅行者）guide.

Thiswasalongjourneyofunaccustomedhardshipand40

recovery.Whenleavinghome,RaynorandMothhadjust£320inthebank.

Theyplannedtokeepthe41lowbylivingonboilednoodles,withthe

42hamburgershoptreat.

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Wildcampingis43inEngland.Toavoidbeingcaught,theWinns

hadtogettheirtentup44andpackeditawayearlyinthemorning.

TheWinnssoondiscoveredthatdailyhikingintheir50sisalot45

thantheyrememberitwasintheir20s.Raynor46alloveranddesired

abath.Moth,meanwhile,afteraninitial47,foundhissymptomswere

strangely48bytheirdailytiringjourney.

49,thecouplefoundthattheirbodiesturnedforthebetter,with

re-foundstrongmusclesthattheythoughthad50forever."Ourhair

wasfriedandfallingout,nailsbroken,clothes51toathread,butwe

werealive.”

Duringthejourney,Raynorbeganacareerasanaturewriter.She

writes,"52hadtakeneverymaterialthingfrommeandleftmetorn

bare,anemptypageattheendofa(n)53writtenbook.Ithadalso

givenmea54,eithertoleavethatpage55ortokeepwritingthe

storywithhope.Ichosehope.^^

36.A.drawnupB.usedupC.backedupD.keptup

37.A.mildB.commonC.preventableD.serious

38.A.cureB.luckC.careD.promise

39.A.businessB.walkingC.busD.rail

40.A.expectedB.frighteningC.disappointingD.surprising

41.A.budgetB.revenueC.compensationD.allowance

42.A.frequentB.occasionalC.abundantD.constant

43.A.unpopularB.lawfulC.attractiveD.illegal

44.A.soonB.earlyC.lateD.slowly

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45.A.harderB.easierC.cheaperD.funnier

46.A.rolledB.bledC.achedD.trembled

47.A.struggleB.progressC.excitementD.research

48.A.developedB.controlledC.reducedD.increased

49.A.InitiallyB.EventuallyC.TemporarilyD.Consequently

50.A.gainedB.keptC.woundedD.lost

51.A.sewnB.washedC.wornD.ironed

52.A.DoctorsB.HikingC.LawyersD.Homelessness

53.A.wellB.partlyC.neatlyD.originally

54.A.choiceB.rewardC.promiseD.break

55.A.looseB.fullC.blankD.missing

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

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TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt

1000FifthAvenueNewYork,NY10028

211-535-7710www.metmuseum.orw

Entrances

FifthAvenueat82ndStreet

Hours

Open7daysaweek

Sunday—Thursday10:00—17:30

FridayandSaturday10:00—21:00

ClosedThanksgivingDay,December25,

January1,andthefirstMondayinMay.

Admission

$25.00recommendedforadults,$12.00

recommendedforstudents,includesthe

MainBuildingandTheCloisters（回廊）on

thesameday;freeforchildrenunder12with

anadult.

FreewithAdmission

AHspecialexhibitions,aswellasfilms,

lectures,guidedtours,concerts,gallerytalks,

andfamily/children'sprogramsarefree

withadmission.Askabouttoday'sactivitiesattheGreatHallInformation

Desk.

TheCloistersMuseumandGardens

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TheCloistersmuseumandgardensisabranchofThe

MetropolitanMuseumofArtdevotedtotheartand

architectureofEuropeintheMiddleAges.The

extensivecollectionconsistsofmasterworksin

、sculpture,coloredglass,andpreciousobjectsfrom

Europedatingfromaboutthe

9thtothe15thcentury.

Hours:Open7daysaweek.

March—October10:00—17:15

November—February10:00—16:45

ClosedThanksgivingDay,December25,and

January1.

56.Howmuchmaytheypayifan11-year-oldgirlandherworkingparents

visitthemuseum?

A.$12.B.$37.C.$50.D.$62.

57.TheattractionoftheCloistersmuseumandgardensliesinthefactthat

A.itopensalltheyearround

B.itscollectionsdatefromtheMiddleAges

C.ithasamodernEuropean-stylegarden

D.itsellsexcellentEuropeanglasscollections

Inthe1760s,MathurinRozeopenedaseriesofshopsthatboasted（享

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有）aspecialmeatsoupcalledconsomme.Althoughthemainattractionwas

thesoup,Roze'schainshopsalsosetanewstandardfordiningout,which

helpedtoestablishRozeastheinventorofthemodernrestaurant.

Today,scholarshavegeneratedlargeamountsofinstructiveresearch

aboutrestaurants.Takevisualhintsthatinfluencewhatweeat:diners

servedthemselvesabout20percentmorepasta（意大利面食）whentheir

platesmatchedtheirfood.Whenadark-coloredcakewasservedonablack

plateratherthanawhiteone,customersrecognizeditassweeterandmore

tasty.

Lightingmatters,too.WhenBerlinrestaurantcustomersatein

darkness,theycouldn'ttellhowmuchthey'dhad:thosegivenextra-large

sharesatemorethaneveryoneelse,butwerenonethewiser—theydidn't

feelfuller,andtheywerejustasreadyfordessert.

Timeismoney,butthatprinciplemeansdifferentthingsfordifferent

typesofrestaurants.Unlikefast-foodplaces,finediningshopsprefer

customerstostaylongerandspend.Onewaytoencouragecustomerstostay

andorderthatextraround:putonsomeMozart（莫扎特）.Whenclassical,

ratherthanpop,musicwasplaying,dinersspentmore.Fastmusichurried

dinersout.Particularscentsalsohaveaneffect:dinerswhogotthescentof

lavender（薰衣草）stayedlongerandspentmorethanthosewhosmelled

lemon,ornoscent.

Meanwhile,thingsthatyoumightexpecttodiscouragespending一

"bad"tables,crowding,highprices—don'tnecessarily.Dinersatbad

tables—nexttothekitchendoor,say—spentnearlyasmuchasothersbut

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soonfled.Itcanbeconcludedthatrestaurantkeepersneednot“beoverly

concernedabout'bad'tables,“giventhatthey'reprofitable.Asforcrowds,

aHongKongstudyfoundthattheyincreasedarestauranfsreputation,

suggestinggreatfoodatfairprices.Anddoublingabuffefspriceled

customerstosaythatitspizzawas11percenttastier.

58.Theunderlinedphrase“nonethewiser“inparagraph3mostprobably

impliesthatthecustomerswere.

A.notawareofeatingmorethanusual

B.notwillingtosharefoodwithothers

C.notconsciousofthefoodquality

D.notfondofthefoodprovided

59.Howcouldafinediningshopmakemoreprofit?

A.Playingclassicalmusic.B.Introducinglemonscent.

C.Makingthelightbrighter.D.Usingplatesoflargersize.

60.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?

A.Tipstoattractmorecustomers.

B.Problemsrestaurantsarefacedwith.

C.Waystoimproverestaurants?reputation.

D.Commonmisunderstandingsaboutrestaurants.

C

Ifyouwanttodisturbthecarindustry,you'dbetterhaveafewbillion

dollars:Mom-and-popcarmakersareunlikelytobeatthebiggestcar

companies.Butinagriculture,smallfarmerscangetthebestofthemajor

players.Byconnectingdirectlywithcustomers,andbyrespondingquickly

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tochangesinthemarketsaswellasintheecosystems（生态系统）,small

farmerscankeeponestepaheadofthebigguys.Astheco-founderofthe

NationalYoungFarmersCoalition（NYFC,美国青年农会）andafamily

farmermyself,Ihaveafront-rowseattotheinnovationsamongsmall

farmersthataretransformingtheindustry.

Forexample,taketheQuickCutGreensHarvester,atooldeveloped

justacoupleofyearsagobyayoungfarmer,JonathanDysinger,in

Tennessee,withasmallloanfromalocalSlowMoneygroup.Itenables

small-scalefarmerstoharvest175poundsofgreenvegetablesperhour—a

hugeimprovementoverharvestingjustafewdozenpoundsbyhand一

suddenlymakingitpossibleforthelittleguystocompetewithlargefarmsof

California.Beforethetoolcameout,smallfarmerscouldn'ttouchtheprice

perpoundofferedbyCaliforniafarms.Butnow,withthecombinationofa

betterpricepointandagenerallyfresherproduct,theycanstayinbusiness.

Thesustainablesuccessofsmallfarmers,though,won'thappen

withoutfundamentalchangestotheindustry.Onecrucialfactorissecure

accesstoland.Competitionfrominvestors,developers,andestablishedlarge

farmersmakesowningone'sownlandunattainableformanynewfarmers.

From2004to2013,agriculturallandvaluesdoubled,andtheycontinueto

riseinmanyregions.

Anotherchallengeformorethanamillionofthemostqualifiedfarm

workersandmanagersisanon-existentpathtocitizenship—thegreatest

barriertobuildingafarmoftheirown.Withfarmersovertheageof65

outnumbering（多于）farmersyoungerthan35bysixtoone,andwith

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two-thirdsofthenation'sfarmlandinneedofanewfarmer,wemustclear

thepathfortalentedpeoplewillingtogrowthenation'sfood.

Therearesolutionsthatcouldlightapathtowardamoresustainable

andfairfarmeconomy,butfarmerscan'tclumsilyputthemtogetherbefore

us.WeattheNYFCneedbroadsupportasweurgeCongresstoincrease

farmlandconservation,aswepushforimmigrationreform,andasweseek

policiesthatwillensurethesuccessofadiverseandambitiousnext

generationoffarmersfromallbackgrounds.Withanewfarmbilltobe

debatedinCongress,consumersmusttakeastandwithyoungfarmers.

61.Theauthormentionscarindustryatthebeginningofthepassageto

introduce.

A.theprogressmadeincarindustry

B.aspecialfeatureofagriculture

C.atrendofdevelopmentinagriculture

D.theimportanceofinvestingincarindustry

62.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoillustratewiththeexampleinparagraph

2?

A.Loanstosmalllocalfarmersarenecessary.

B.Technologyisvitalforagriculturaldevelopment.

C.Competitionbetweensmallandbigfarmsisfierce.

D.Smallfarmersmaygainsomeadvantagesoverbigones.

63.Whatisthedifficultyforthosenewfarmers?

A.Togainmoreflnancialaid.B.Tohiregoodfarmmanagers.

C.Tohavefarmsoftheirown.D.Towinoldfarmers'support.

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64.Whatshouldfarmersdoforamoresustainableandfairfarmeconomy?

A.SeeksupportbeyondNYFC.B.Expandfarmlandconservation.

C.BecomemembersofNYFC.D.Investmoretoimprovetechnology.

D

Childrenasyoungastenarebecomingdependentonsocialmediafor

theirsenseofself-worth,amajorstudywarned.

Itfoundmanyyoungsters（少年）nowmeasuretheirstatusbyhow

muchpublicapprovaltheygetonline,oftenthrough“likes”.Somechange

theirbehaviourinreallifetoimprovetheirimageontheweb.

Thereportintoyoungstersagedfrom8to12wascarriedoutby

Children'sCommissioner（专员）AnneLongfield.Shesaidsocialmedia

firmswereexposingchildrentomajoremotionalrisks,withsome

youngstersstartingsecondaryschoolill-equippedtocopewiththe

tremendouspressuretheyfacedonline.

Somesocialappswerepopularamongthechildreneventhoughthey

supposedlyrequireuserstobeatleast13.Theyoungstersadmittedplanning

tripsaroundpotentialphoto-opportunitiesandthenmessagingfriends一

andfriendsoffriends—todemand“likes“fortheironlineposts.

Thereportfoundthatyoungstersfelttheirfriendshipscouldbeatrisk

iftheydidnotrespondtosocialmediapostsquickly,andaroundtheclock.

Childrenaged8to10were“startingtofeelhappy”whenothersliked

theirposts.However,thoseinthe10to12agegroupwere“concernedwith

howmanypeopleliketheirposts"，suggestinga“need”forsocialrecognition

thatgetsstrongertheoldertheybecome.

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MissLongfieldwarnedthatagenerationofchildrenriskedgrowingup

“worriedabouttheirappearanceandimageasaresultoftheunrealistic

lifestylestheyfollowonplatforms,andincreasinglyanxiousaboutswitching

offduetotheconstantdemandsofsocialmedia^^.

Shesaid:"Childrenareusingsocialmediawithfamilyandfriendsand

toplaygameswhentheyareinprimaryschool.Butwhatstartsasfunusage

ofappsturnsintotremendouspressureinrealsocialmediainteractionat

secondaryschool.”

Astheirworldexpanded,shesaid,childrencomparedthemselvesto

othersonlineinawaythatwas“hugelydamagingintermsoftheir

self-identity,intermsoftheirconfidence,butalsointermsoftheirabilityto

developthemselves^^.

MissLongfieldadded:"Thenthereisthispushtoconnect—ifyougo

offline,willyoumisssomething,willyoumissout,willyoushowthatyou

don'tcareaboutthosepeopleyouarefollowing,allofthosecometogetherin

ahugewayatonce.”

“Forchildrenitisvery,verydifficulttocopewithemotionally.^^The

Children'sCommissionerforEngland'sstudy—LifeinLikes—foundthat

childrenasyoungas8wereusingsocialmediaplatformslargelyforplay.

However,theresearch—involvingeightgroupsof32childrenaged8

to12—suggestedthatastheyheadedtowardtheirteens,theybecame

increasinglyanxiousonline.

Bythetimetheystartedsecondaryschool—atage11—childrenwere

alreadyfarmoreawareoftheirimageonlineandfeltunderhugepressure

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toensuretheirpostswerepopular,thereportfound.

However,theystilldidnotknowhowtocopewithmean-spiritedjokes,

orthesenseofincompetencetheymightfeeliftheycomparedthemselvesto

celebrities（名人）ormorebrilliantfriendsonline.Thereportsaidtheyalso

facedpressuretorespondtomessagesatallhoursoftheday—especiallyat

secondaryschoolwhenmoreyoungstershavemobilephones.

TheChildren'sCommissionersaidschoolsandparentsmustnowdo

moretopreparechildrenfortheemotionalminefield（雷区）theyfaced

online.Andshesaidsocialmediacompaniesmustalso“takemore

responsibility”.Theyshouldeithermonitortheirwebsitesbettersothat

childrendonotsignuptooearly,ortheyshouldadjusttheirwebsitestothe

needsofyoungerusers.

JavedKhan,ofchildren'scharityBarnardo^,said:"Ifsvitalthatnew

compulsoryage-appropriaterelationshipandsexeducationlessonsin

Englandshouldhelpequipchildrentodealwiththegrowingdemandsof

socialmedia.

“It'salsohugelyimportantforparentstoknowwhichappstheir

childrenareusing.”

65.Whydidsomesecondaryschoolstudentsfeeltoomuchpressure?

A.Theywerenotprovidedwithadequateequipment.

B.Theywerenotwellpreparedforemotionalrisks.

C.Theywererequiredtogivequickresponses.

D.Theywerepreventedfromusingmobilephones.

66.Somesocialappcompaniesweretoblamebecause.

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A.theydidn'tadequatelychecktheirusers'registration

B.theyorganizedphototripstoattractmoreyoungsters

C.theyencouragedyoungsterstopostmorephotos

D.theydidn'tstopyoungstersfromstayinguplate

67.Children'scomparingthemselvestoothersonlinemayleadto.

A.lessfriendlinesstoeachotherB.lowerself-identityandconfidence

C.anincreaseinonlinecheatingD.astrongerdesiretostayonline

68.AccordingtoLifeinLikes,aschildrengrew,theybecamemoreanxious

to.

A.circulatetheirpostsquicklyB.knowthequalitiesoftheirposts

C.usemobilephonesforplayD.getmorepublicapproval

69.Whatshouldparentsdotosolvetheproblem?

A.Communicatemorewithsecondaryschools.

B.Urgemediacompaniestocreatesaferapps.

C.Keeptrackofchildren'suseofsocialmedia.

D.Forbidtheirchildrenfromvisitingtheweb.

70.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Theinfluenceofsocialmediaonchildren.

B.Theimportanceofsocialmediatochildren.

C.Theprobleminbuildingahealthyrelationship.

D.Themeasuretoreducerisksfromsocialmedia.

第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一

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个最恰当的单词。

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。

HowArtsPromoteOurEconomy

Whenmostpeoplethinkofthearts,theyimaginetheendproduct,the

beautifulpainting,awonderfulpieceofmusic,oranaward-winning

performanceinthetheater.Butartsgroupsbringbroadervaluetoour

communities.Theeconomicimpactoftheartsisoftenoverlookedandbadly

judged.

Theartscreatejobsthathelpdeveloptheeconomy.Anygiven

performancetakesatourbusfullofartists,technicalexperts,managers,

musicians,orwriterstocreateanappealingpieceofart.Thesepeopleearna

livingwagefortheirprofessionalknowledgeandskills.

Anothergroupoffolksisneededtohelpmarkettheevent.4<Ifyoubuild

ittheywillcome“isamisleadingbelief.Painters,digitalmediaexperts,

photographers,bookingagentsandpromotersarehiredtosellticketsand

promotetheevent.AccordingtotheDallasAreaCulturalAdvocacy

Coalition,artsagenciesemploymorethan10,000peopleasfull-orpart-time

employeesorindependentcontractors.

Asuccessfulartsneighborhoodcreatesarippleeffect（连锁反应）

throughoutacommunity.In2005,whentheBishopArtsTheatrewas

donatedtoourtown,thelocationwasconsideredapoorareaoftown.After

investingmorethan$1millioninreconstructingthebuilding,webegan

producingafullseasonoftheaterperformances,jazzconcerts,and

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year-roundartseducationprogramsin2008.Nearly40percentofjazz

loversliveoutsideoftheDallascitylimitsanddriveorflyintoenjoyan

eveningintheBishopArtsDistrict.

Nodoubtthetheaterhascontributedtothearea'sdevelopmentand

economicgrowth.Today,therearegalleries,studios,restaurantsandnewly

builtworkspaceswhereneighborsshareexperiences,wherethereis

renewedlifeandenergy.Inthisway,artsandculturealsoserveasapublic

good.

TeCoTheatricalProductionsInc.madeuseofBloomberg'sinvestment

of$35,000togetnearly$400,000inpublicandprivatesectorsupportduring

thetwo-yearperiod.Further,Dallasartsandarts-basedbusinessesproduce

$298foreverydollarthecityspendsonartsprogrammingandfacilities.In

Philadelphia,ametroareasmallerthanDallas,theartshaveaneconomic

impactofalmost$3billionandsupport44,000jobs,80percentofwhich

actuallylieoutsidetheartsindustry,includingaccountants,marketers,

constructionworkers,hotelmanagers,printers,andotherkindsofart

workers.

Theartsareefficienteconomicdriversandwhentheyaresupported,

theentiresmall-businesscommunitybenefits.

Itiswrongtoassumeartsgroupscannotmakeaprofit.Butinorderto

stayinbusiness,artsgroupsmustproducereturns.Ifyouareastudent

studyingthearts,chancesareyouhavebeenill-advisedtohaveaplanB.

Butthosewhotrulyunderstandtheeconomicimpactandcanworkto

changethepatternscancreateawiderangeofcareerpossibilities.

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ArtsasanOurcommunities(71)______fromartsintermsof

economicdrivereconomy.

Artsactivitydemandsa(n)(73)_____effort.Itinvolves

creation,performance,and(74)_____.

♦Artistsmakealivingthroughtheircreativework.

♦Othersgetpaidbymarketingtheevent.

Artshaveagraduallyspreading(75)______.Theycould

helppromoteotherindustrieswhethertheylieinsideor

outsidearts.

♦Besidestickets,somejazzloverswillpaytheir

(76)___toandfromtheevents.

(72)______of