第十八组(建议用时：45分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解(2015·河北七校高三联合考试)High heelslayed their part by driving in high heels.Putting fashion over function meant 44 percent of female motorists had been prevented from using the pedals correctly by their high heels.
Being keen on a caffeine kick while driving can also create an accident if they leave empty coffee cups lying around their vehicles.Twenty percent of those surveyed admitted they had crashed their cars or had a near miss after a deserted coffee cup or an empty drink bottle rolled under their brake pedals.
However，it is not just wearing and eating that cause a
threat from inside the car; man’s best friend could also cause a catastrophe if not safely secured.One in eight motorists claimed to have had a scrape(擦伤) or miss on the road due to their dogs’ wandering freelyers will pick up an average bill of ￡ 261.47 for the damage caused by every crash.Londoners were the most at risk of an accident closely followed by motorists in the West Midlands and Wales.be avoided if people cleaned their cars regularly，as one in ten drivers involved in crashes admitted to driving inside a mountain of waste materials.She said，“The possible dangers and distractions outside the car are wellknown but as the evidence suggests，those within the car are often forgotten.”
1．What mistake do women drivers most probably make while
driving?
A．They wear expensive clothes.
B．They wear shoes with high heels.
C．They drink too much coffee in cars.
D．They take their dogs without tying them.
2．Those who like drinking coffee often have accidents because________． fail
D．deserted bottles look the same as brake pedals
3．Why shouldn’t drivers put their dogs in the car while driving?
A．Dogs may bark loudly if seeing traffic lights.
B．Dogs may walk around or even try to escape.
C．Dogs may break the windows to get fresh air.
D．Dogs may make the inside of the car dirty.
4．We can mainly learn from the passage that ________． avoided if cars are cleaned regularly
C．dangers within the car should be given more attention to
D．only 10% of the drivers remember to keep their cars clean
Ⅱ.任务型阅读[2015·浙江省高考命题研究专家原创卷(三)]n always falls on the evenings of October 31st.
B．You are welcome to take part in the Halloween party.
C．Another impressive feature is the carved pumpkins.
D．Halloween is the most significant festival in the world.
E．You may wonder why kids dress that way.
F．In this festival you should follow some principles.
Halloween is a time to celebrate the bountiful harvest as we prepare for the winter. Coupled with this is the inescapable and memorable night of Halloween when children dress up in costumes and start to trek through the neighborhood looking for sweet treats. The Halloween cry of
“trickortreat” resonates through the night.
1．________In old days, it was thought that on Halloween night, ghosts would return to this world looking for prey. In order to avoid being recognized by these demons, people would wear masks when they left their homes after dark, so that the ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits. Nowadays the adults have gradually abandoned the practice of dressing up in costumes based on the fact that they can handle the offense quite easily, but the tradition still remains for children who are more likely to become the targets of the returning ghosts.
2．________Legend has it that this day marked the end of summer and the harvest. This day also marks the beginning of the dark and cold winter. This time is often associated with death. Many “spinetingling”stories are told during the week preceding Halloween to create a frightening atmosphere. We hear many ghost stories and scary stories involving cemetery tenants rising out of their graves to stalk (跟踪) people and we often hear about “bloodsucking” vampires searching for a bloody drink to help them maintain immortality. Of course, these are
all superstitions, not real stories, but it gets people into the spirit of Halloween.
3．________For instance, children start roaming the neighborhood until around 6 p．m. and usually continue ringing door bells and knocking on doors until around 9 p．m.. Also, there is an unwritten rule that children should only go to houses that have outside lights on as a signal that the children are welcome to come and “trickortreat ”. In addition, after shouting “trickortreat”， the children’s expectation is that they will be showered with tasty delicious sweet candy. Chocolate seems to be the favorite choice. Last but not least, supermarkets and drugstores carry a wide variety of sweets just for Halloween. One quarter of all the candy sold annually in the U．S. is purchased for Halloween. Americans spend an estimated 6 billion dollars, thus making it the second largest commercial holiday.
4．________This gourdlike orange fruit gets inscribed with ghoulish faces and is frequently illuminated with candles. The practice of decorating a “jacko’lantern( 南瓜灯 )” comes from an Irish folk legend about a man named “Stingy Jack” who tricked the devil a couple of times. When “Jack” died, God did not want such a person in heaven, thus throwing “Jack” back to the devil who in turn punished Jack. Jack’s punishment was to forever roam the earth with a coal burning inside the gourd. Just for this very reason you can find a number of carved pumpkins hanging on the doorsteps or on the porches everywhere.
5．________International Student and Scholar Services will be hosting our annual Halloween party on Friday, November 1, 6 p．m. to 8：30 p．m..Please come dressed up in your scariest costume, have a wonderful time in this party and if you miss it I am sure that you will regret it for a long time. If you still have some questions about the party to be held in honor of the festival, please see the attached poster.
Ⅲ.书面表达假设你是李华你的朋友Tom邀请你5月20日去他们学校参加文化交流活动并向外国朋友介绍中国的传统绘画。但你忙于准备2016年高考不得不谢绝邀请。请根据下面的要点用英语写一封回信：谢绝邀请；说明理由；推荐朋友Mary参加并说明原因。注意：1.词数 100～120；可以适当增加细节以使3.信的开头和结尾已为你写好(不计入总词数)。or your invitation.
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Best wishes.
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
Ⅰ.阅读理解
1．解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“women played their part by driving in high heels”可知，女性驾车所犯的错误是穿高跟鞋，故选B项。
2．解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Twenty percent of those surveyed admitted they had crashed their cars or had a near miss after a deserted coffee cup or an empty bottle rolled under their brake pedals”可推知，空的咖啡杯可能造成刹车失灵，故选C项。
3．解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“One in eight motorists claimed to have had a scrape(擦伤) or miss on the road due to their dogs’wandering freely，climbing into the front seat or trying to escape through the windows”可知，狗可能到处走动或从窗户逃跑，故选B项。
4．解析：选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The possible dangers and distractions outside the car are wellknown but as the evidence suggests，those within the car are often forgotten”可推知，车内的这些潜在的危险和使人分心的事情也是事故发生的原因，但是经常被人们忘记，所以需要我们给予更多的关注，故选C项。
Ⅱ.任务型阅读
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Ⅲ.书面表达
One possible version：
Dear_Tom，
Thank_you_very_much_for_your_invitation.
I’d like to accept it and take this opportunity to introduce the traditional Chinese painting to foreign friends, but I’m sorry to inform you that I can’t. The reason is that I am busy preparing myself for the coming College Entrance Examination.
I strongly recommend my friend Mary who is the most suitable choice to take my place next week. She began to learn painting at an early age and has a good knowledge of the traditional Chinese painting, which, together with her active personality and perfect spoken English, will help make your activity a success.
Sorry again for any inconvenience caused by my absence.
Best_wishes.
Yours_sincerely，
Li_Hua