Ask yourself “If I were the teacher, what would I put on the test?” You have probably experienced a lot of your teacher’s tests and quizzes by now. 37 Teachers have specific types of information that they want you to learn. The structure is usually the same.

? Paint pictures on the paper

You can build your knowledge structure in the form of pictures. It’s harder to remember each piece of a puzzle individually than it is to recall the completed picture. 38 ? 39

A hungry brain is an ineffective one. Your brain needs the proper nutrients to keep it going. Because of this, what you eat and drink also plays a huge role in how sharp your brain is. Healthy foods provide nutrients to your brain cells to keep them energized.

? Take breaks to relax your brain

Your brain is like a muscle. It can be also tired if you overwork it. 40 If you divide studying into 15 to 30 minutes blocks with quick breaks in between, your brain will feel refreshed, grateful and ready for the next challenge you throw at.

A. Feed your brain from time to time. B. It needs exercise to make it stronger.

C. Relax your brain by eating and drinking.

D. You’d better learn from them for the next test.

E. It’s necessary to have a long holiday and have nice food.

F. Find ways to connect what you are learning to real life or to other concepts. G. Group studying helps you to engage and process the information more deeply.

第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Dr. Lee was one of my favorite professors in college. He was 41 because of a trick he employed at the beginning of his first class. “I will put a 42 into each of my lectures. Your job is to try and 43 me in the Lie of the Day.” That was a 44 way to focus our attention at the dry and 45 subject---Capital Markets. On those days we actively 46 Dr. Lee’s statements. Every once in a while, a lecture would end with 47 seeing through the lie. Dr. Lee would say, “Ah ha! Each of you has a lie in your notes. 48 among yourselves what it might be, and I will tell you next Monday.” What made Dr. Lee’s teaching 49 smart was that there was no lie during the most technically 50 lecture. He offered the same challenge to 51 our lecture notes.

On the following Monday, he would hear our 52 for almost ten minutes before he finally said, “Do you 53 the first lecture---how I said that every lecture has a lie?” Tired from having our best theories shot down, we 54 . “Well, that was a lie. My previous lecture was completely true and 55 . But I am glad you reviewed your notes 56 this weekend. Moving on …” While my knowledge of the Capital Markets has 57 over time, the lessons have stayed with me. “Experts” can be 58 and say things that sound right---so build a habit of 59 new information and check it against things you already accept as 60 . 41. A. funny 42. A. game 43. A. catch 44. A. simple 45. A. boring 46. A. asked 47. A. anyone 48. A. Agree 49. A. technique 50. A. pretty 51. A. carry out 52. A. suggestions 53. A. like 54. A. nodded 55. A. easy 56. A. happily 57. A. come

B. memorable B. puzzle B. tell B. common B. interesting B. read B. someone B. Discuss

C. careful C. joke C. hear C. brilliant C. meaningful C. challenged C. everybody C. Find C. problem C. entertaining C. take over C. plans C. remember C. paused C. obvious C. early C. faded C. wrong C. forgetting C. knowledge

D. upset D. lie D. stop D. terrible D. exciting D. guessed D. nobody D. Perform D. subject D. successful D. work through D. hopes D. preview D. sighed D. reliable D. secretly D. developed D. confident D. seeking D. fact

B. step B. difficult B. set down B. theories B. know B. waited B. decisive B. carefully B. changed

B. powerful

B. gaining B. evidence

58. A. wise 59. A. evaluating 60. A. advice

第二节 英语知识运用（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 A few months ago, my office security guard was diagnosed with lung cancer. He had a tough time, I was really concerned about his health and the mental __61__ (suffer) he was facing. I __62__ (pray) for him and sent a request to all my co-workers for some __63__ (contribution) for his hospitalization expenses.

A few colleagues were quite generous and contributed for him. He was on chemo (化疗) and

had only one chemo __64__ (leave), and the hospital asked him to pay around 20 thousand. Only working __65__ a security guard, of course he did not have that money.

I promised __66__ (I) to help him during this difficult time. I got my salary today with some increment (加薪)and I sent the increment amount __67__ (meet) his last chemo expense.

What I’ve learned from life is that we can earn more money __68__ the opportunities to help others are few. Having a kind heart can save a human life. People were so kind to me when I was facing one of the __69__ (tough) parts of my life. I am full of gratitude for the friends I meet on this wonderful world __70__ are willing to do kind things no matter whatever the situation is! 第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

英语课上，老师要求同桌相互修改作文。假设以下作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。 错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（Λ），并在此符号下面写出改加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear classmates，

Nowadays many of us use social networking apps as different purposes．In opinion，using social networking apps too much bring some negative effects. First，if we spend too much time on social networking，when should have been used in studying and taking part in outdoor activities，our study and health will gradual be affected．Second，by chatting the online，we may not know how to communicate with people face to face，which was bad for our relationship in the long term．Worse still，there is some unhealthy informations on social networking sites．

Besides，let’s turn back to our lessons instead of focused on the social networking apps． Thank you for listening．

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华,正在你校学习汉语的美国交换生Albert对中国古诗词很感兴趣。请用英语给他写封邮件,邀请他一同观看央视频道《经典咏流传》中的一期节目。内容包括： 1. 时间、地点和观看人员；

2. 内容：欣赏以歌曲形式咏唱的经典古诗词；

3. 提醒：提前简要了解一些中国经典古诗词,观后一起谈感受。 注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：《经典咏流传》Everlasting Classics

Hi Albert，

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Yours， Li Hua

汕头市潮南区2018高考冲刺卷参考答案

阅读理解：

21---23 BDA 24-27 DBAC 28-31 CDBB 32-35 CBDA 36-40 GDFAB

完形填空：

41---45 BDACA 46---50 CDBAB 51---55 DBCAD 56---60 BCCAD

短文填空：

61. suffering(s) 62. prayed 63. contributions 64. left 65. as 66. myself 67. to meet 68. but 69. toughest 70. who

短文改错：

Dear classmates，

Nowadays many of us use social networking apps as different purposes．In ∧opinion，using for my

social networking apps too much bring some negative effects. First，if we spend too much time on brings

social networking，when should have been used in studying and taking part in outdoor activities， which

our study and health will gradual be affected．Second，by chatting the online，we may not know gradually

how to communicate with people face to face，which was bad for our relationship in the long is

term．Worse still，there is some unhealthy informations on social networking sites． information

Besides，let’s turn back to our lessons instead of focused on the social networking apps． Therefore/Thus/So focusing

Thank you for listening．

书面表达：

Possible Version I Hi Albert,

How is everything? As you are into classical Chinese poetry, I’m writing to invite you to join us in watching an attractive variety show called Everlasting Classics at 7:00 p.m. on May 10th in Room 603 in the Office Building.

It is a hit program on CCTV 3, where a lot of classic Chinese poems are chanted in beautiful