英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案

英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題：每小題1分，滿分15分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑．1.

—WhatdoyouthinkofStevenHawking?—Well,despitehisdisabledbody,hewasamanofscientificnature,______worthyofadmiration.A

one

B

who

C

that

D

this2.

Ourcitygovernmentisbuildingmoreroadsto______theincreasingnumberofcars.A

adjust

B

accept

C

accelerate

D

accommodate3.

PeoplefromacrosstheworldgatheredinLondontohearBigBen'slastregularchimeandsomeofthemevencried,asifthey______afriend'sfuneral.A

attended

B

haveattended

C

wereattending

D

wouldattend4.

Thisweeksometopscientists,includingsomeNobelPrizewinners,gavetheirvisionof______theworldwouldlookin2056,fromgas-poweredcarstohealthadvance.A

how

B

which

C

where

D

what5.

Anappthatrewardsstudentsfortime______awayfromtheirphonesisbeingreleasedintheUK.A

how

B

which

C

where

D

what6.

Yousee,mywatch

______10minutesaday,andthatwaswhyIwasalwayslatethesedays.A

wins

B

gains

C

leaves

D

loses7.

Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamoralproblem______it'sreallyanengineeringone.A

until

B

because

C

when

D

where8.

Therehavebeenalotofsinglecasereports______teenagersoryoungadultsarebulliedonsocialmediaandtheyendupcommittingsuicide.A

which

B

whose

C

where

D

when9.

It'sreportedthatinmanycountriestherearerescuecentersforgirlswhoareforcedintoearlymarriages,andboyswho______tolookafterfarmanimals.A

dropin

B

dropaway

C

dropoff

D

dropout10.

About10bike-sharingcompanieshavegonebrokesincelastSeptember,______failingtoreturndepositstousersandtheirdesertedbicyclescrowdingsidewalks.A

someofwhich

B

someofthem

C

ofwhichsome

D

whichofthem11.

Nearby,______Mrs.White,stretchingoutcautiouslytocollecthercostlyjewels.A

standingonawoodenboxwas

B

wasstandingonawoodenbox

C

onawoodenboxwasstanding

D

wasonawoodenboxstanding12.

—Ican'tbelieveit.Tomfailedthetestagain!

—HewouldnotbeSoupsetnow______youradvice.A

wouldhefollow

B

shouldhefollow

C

didhefollow

D

hadhefollowed英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第1頁。13.

—DoesJackstillhangabouteveryday?

—No,hehasmendedhisways.Afterhisfatherdied,hesethishandtohisbusinessandhasalreadyputit______.英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第1頁。A

inorder

B

inchaos

C

ineffect

D

instore14.

—It'ssocoldhere!Whyhaven'tyouturnedonyourair-conditioner?

—Well,it______turnon.A

shouldn't

B

can't

C

won't

D

shan't15.

—Therewillbenogoingbacktotheworldbeforethesmartphonerevolution.

—______,butwecansurelyfindwaystoenjoythebenefits.A

Youmustbejoking

B

That'sforsure

C

That'sallright

D

It'sbetterthannothing

第二節(jié)：完形填空（滿分20分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A.、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑．16.

Ifthelawpunishedaddiction,wewouldallbeinprisonbecauseweareaddictedtoourphones.We'rehopelessly（1）______bythem,helplesslydevotedtothem.Ourhandsandmindsare（2）______:texting,tweeting,liking,emailing,sharing.Wefindourselves（3）______stimulated（刺激）.MyiPhoneisthelastthingIlookatwhenIgotobedandthefirstthingIlookatwhenI（4）______.Whenit'snotthereIfeelits（5）______likeanamputee（被截肢者）stillfeelinga(n)（6）______leg.Itismyentrytocultureandfun.Iloveit.Youloveyours.Butthecommentonthisenormous（7）______inourbehaviorhasbeencompletely（8）______.Thecentralclaimisthattechnologymakeus（9）______whatwealreadyknowaboutlife,andit（10）______usdevelopingfullyindependentselves.Andthequalityofhumanrelationshipsissaidtohave（11）______.Parentsaredistractedbyworkemailsatthedinnertableandintheplayground;

childrencryfor（12）______untiltheyfinallygetaniPadforChristmas.Gatheringsofoldfriendscan'tdoacoupleofhours（13）______checkingtheirGmailevery10minutes.Technologysucksthelifeoutofus,andtakesoursoulsin（14）______fortheconvenienceofnothavingtolearnhowtoreadmapsproperly.Isimplydonot（15）______theideathatwearen'tfullywholeduetoourphones,justbecausewecantalktoourfriendswheneverwewant,withoutany（16）______forthelimitationsthatspaceand（17）______usedtosetonus.Thishelpsustoget（18）______.Itdoesn'tsetusapart.（19）______wewillfilm.Wewillphotograph.Wewilledit.Wewill（20）______,like,loveandenvy.Finally,inourownstrangeway,wewillcontrolourheavilydoctoredlives.

（1）A

surprised

B

distracted

C

frightened

D

punished

（2）A

lost

B

vacant

C

occupied

D

awkward英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第2頁。

（3）英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第2頁。A

commonly

B

constantly

C

usually

D

ordinarily

（4）A

gethome

B

havedinner

C

wakeup

D

goout

（5）A

reference

B

confidence

C

absence

D

appearance

（6）A

healthy

B

remaining

C

artificial

D

missing

（7）A

consequence

B

interest

C

challenge

D

shift

（8）A

changeable

B

negative

C

consistent

D

inspiring

（9）A

rebuild

B

review

C

forgives

D

forget

（10）A

prevents

B

keeps

C

suggests

D

finds

（11）A

benefited

B

balanced

C

suffered

D

improved

（12）A

happiness

B

discipline

C

attention

D

freedom

（13）A

after

B

upon

C

by

D

without

（14）A

request

B

exchange

C

preparation

D

search

（15）A

buy

B

know

C

have

D

refuse

（16）A

anxiety

B

consideration

C

demand

D

eagerness

（17）A

chance

B

time

C

energy

D

effort英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第3頁。

（18）英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第3頁。A

stronger

B

smarter

C

greater

D

closer

（19）A

Therefore

B

However

C

Moreover

D

Meanwhile

（20）A

publish

B

ignore

C

share

D

delete

第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)：（滿分30分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑．17.

Second-HandFindsIt'shardtoknowwhatisworthbuyingatagaragesale.Thesecanbeofgreatvalue.LARGEFURNITUREThekeytobuyingbigitemsistowaituntiltheendoftheday.Bythen,thesellersarewonderinghowtheyaregoingtogetthathugesofabackintothehouse.PLASTICANDWOODENTOYSManyold-fashionedwoodentoysaresolidenoughtobepassedfromgenerationtogeneration.Cleanwoodenandplastictoyswithamixtureofbleach（漂白劑）orvinegarandhotwater.Butstayclearofstuffedanimals,whicharealwayshardtoclean.BICYCLESANDSCOOTERSBikescanbeagreatfind,butit'simportanttotakethemforatestdrivebeforeyoubuy.Withscooters,iftheframeissolid,youcanoftenreplacemissingorwornparts（handlebarcovers,brakes.wheels）formuchlessthanthecostofnewones.BABYGEARNewparentswanttogetridofout-grownbabyswings,highchairsandstrollersassoonaspossible,makingthemagarage-salestaple.Incaseoffuturerecalls,smakesurethemodelnumberisstillvisible.Don'tbuy:second-handcarSeats（thestructurecouldhavesufferedfromdamage）anddrop-sidecribs（落地式嬰兒床）.

（1）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A

Sofasellersarealwaysconfusedhowtheycanselltheiritemsout.

B

Iftheframeofthebikeissolid,wecanoftenreplaceanythingmissingorworn.

C

Stuffedanimalsarenotrecommendedfortheyarealwaysdifficulttoclean.

D

Carseatsanddrop-sidecribsarealwaysout-of-dateandunfashionable.

（2）Howdoesthewriterrecommendfindstobuyers?A

Byintroducingcharacteristicsofitems.

B

Byofferingdetaileddescriptions.

C

Bytellingdifferentstoriesoftheitems.

D

Bycomparingitemswithothers.18.

Funishardtohave.

英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第4頁。Funisararejewel.

英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第4頁。Somewherealongthelinepeoplegotthemodemideathatfurwastherefortheasking,thatpeopledeservedfun,thatifwedidn'thavealittlefuneveryday,wewouldturnintopuritans（清教徒）.

"Wasitfun?"becamethequestionthatovershadowedallotherquestions.Whenthepleasuregottobethemainthing,thefunfetish（迷戀）wassuretofollow.Everythingwassupposedtobefun.Ifitwasn'tfun,thenweweregoingtomakeitfun,orelse.

Thinkofallthethingsthatgotthereputationofbeingfun.Familyoutingsweresupposedtobefun.Educationwassupposedtobefun.Workwassupposedtobefun.WaltDisney,churchandstayingfitweresupposedtobefun.

Fungottobesuchabigthingthateverybodystartedtolookformoreandmorethrillingwaystosupplyit.OnewaywastostepupthelevelofdangerSothatyoucouldbesurethat,nomatterwhat,youwouldmanagetohavealittlefun.

Bigoccasionsweresupposedtobefun,suchasChristmas,ThanksgivingandEaster.ButweendedupgoingthrougheveryBigEventweevercelebrated,waitingforthefuntostart.SoIshouldtellyoujustincaseyou'reworriedaboutyourfuncapacitywhileyouaresittingaroundwaitingforthefuntostart,thatnotmuchis.Idon'tmeantoputadamperonthings.Ijustmeanweoughttotreatfunreverently.Itisamystery.Itcannotbecaughtlikeavirus.Itcannotbetrappedlikeananimal.Whenfuncomesinonlittledancingfeet,weprobablywon'tbeexpectingit.Infact,Ibetitcomeswhenwe'redoingourduty,ourjob.

Irememberoneday,longago,onwhichIhadanespeciallygoodtime.PamDavisandI,aged12,walkedintoastorethatmorningtobuysomecandy.ShegotherBit-O-Honey.Igotmymaltedmilkballs,chocolatestars.Thenwestartedbacktoherhouse.ItwasalongwaytoPam'shousebuteverytimewegotweary,Pamwouldputherhandoverhereyes,scanthehorizonlikeasailorandsay,"Weoughttoreachhomebynightfall,"atwhichpointthetwoofuswouldlaughuntilwethoughtwecouldn'tstanditanotherminute.Thenafterwegotcalm,she'dsayitagain.Youshouldhavebeenthere.ItwasthekindofdayandfriendshipandoccasionthatmademedeeplyregretfulthatIhadtogrowup.

Itisfun.

（1）Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotalkaboutinthispassage?A

Thedefinitionoffun.

B

Theimportanceoffun.

C

Thebestwaytofindfun.

D

Thecommonoccasionstofindfun.

（2）Whentheauthortellsusto"treatfunreverently",sheisencouragingusto______.A

lookforwardtohavingfun

B

showgreatrespectforfun

C

havefunlessfrequently

D

teachothershowtohavefun

（3）Whowouldbenefitmostfromthearticle?A

Thosewhohavegreatfuninbigoccasions.

B

Thosewhopreferfriendshiptohavingfun.

C

Thosewhoareworriedaboutnothavingfun.

D

Thosewhoregrethavinggrownup.19.

英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第5頁。Aneclipsehappenswhenoneheavenlybodysuchasamoonorplanetpassesintotheshadowofanotherheavenlybody.TherearetwotypesofeclipsesonEarth:lunareclipsesandsolareclipses.

英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第5頁。ThemoonorbitsEarthand,atthesametime,Earthorbitsthesun.SometimesEarthmovesbetweenthesunandthemoon.Whenthishappens,Earthblocksthelightfromthesun.Thisisaneclipseofthemoon—alunareclipse.AlunareclipsecanoccuronlywhenthemoonisfullandcanbeseenfromEarthatnight.

Therearetwotypesoflunareclipses:

totallunareclipsesandpartiallunareclipses.

AtotallunareclipseoccurswhenthemoonandthesunareonexactoppositesidesofEarth.ThemoonisinEarth'sshadowandthesunlightpassesthroughEarth'satmosphere,whichcausesEarth'satmospheretofilterorblockoutmostofthebluelight.However,apartiallunareclipsehappenswhenonlyapartofthemoonentersEarth'sshadow.WhatpeopleseefromEarthduringapartiallunareclipsedependsonhowthesun,Earthandmoonarelinedup.

Alunareclipseusuallylastsforafewhours.Atleasttwopartiallunareclipseshappeneveryyear,buttotallunareclipsesarerare.Itissafetolookdirectlyatalunareclipsealthoughapairofbinocularscancertainlyhelptheviewerappreciatethebeautyofthisphenomenon.

SometimeswhenthemoonorbitsEarth,itmovesbetweenthesunandEarth.Whenthishappens,themoonblocksthelightofthesunfromreachingEarth.Thiscausesaneclipseofthesun,orsolareclipse.Duringasolareclipse,themooncastsashadowontoEarth.

Therearethreetypesofsolareclipses:totalsolareclipses,partialsolareclipsesandannulareclipses（日環(huán)食）.Duringasolareclipse,themooncaststwoshadowsonEarth.Solareclipseshappenonceevery18months.Unlikelunareclipses,solareclipsesonlylastforafewminutes

Scientistsusesolareclipsesasanopportunitytostudythesun'scorona（日冕）.Thecoronaisthesun'stoplayer.Duringanannulareclipse,NASA（theU.S.spaceagency）usesgroundandspaceinstrumentstoviewthecoronawhenthemoonblocksthesun'sglare.Thesuddenblockingofthesunduringaneclipsereducesthelightandchangesthetemperatureontheground.Thiscreatesconditionsthatcanaffectlocalweatherandanimalbehavior.

It'simportanttoneverlookdirectlyatthesun—itcanpermanentlydamageyoureyes!SolarradiationthatoccursduringaneclipseoftheSuncancauseaformofburnsofone'seyesknownaseclipseblindness.Infact,theonlywaytosafelyviewasolareclipseisbyusingspecially-designedequipment.

（1）Whatcanweknowabout"alunareclipse"?A

Imaycreateconditionsthatcanaffectlocalweatherandanimalbehavior.

B

ItcanbeseenwhenthemoonandthesunareonexactoppositesidesofEarth.

C

Itusuallyhappensonceevery18monthsandonlylastsforafewminuteseachtime.

D

Ithappenswhenthemoonblocksthelightfromthesun,whichcausesthemoontoshine.

（2）Whichofthefollowingcamreplacetheunderlinedword"glare"?A

heat.

B

shadow.

C

shine.

D

radiation.

（3）Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第6頁。A

peoplewillexperienceatemperaturedropwhenlunareclipseshappen

B

eclipsesaretheresultoftheshadowcastbythemoonontoEarth

C

totallunareclipsesaremoredifficulttoobservethanothertypesoflunareclipses

D

therecanbeeclipsesevenifthethreeheavenlybodiesarenotexactlylinedup英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第6頁。

（4）Whyisitsafertowatchalunareclipsethanasolareclipse?A

Becausemoonlightisnotasstrongassunlight.

B

Becausealunareclipselastslongerthanasolareclipse.

C

Becausespecialequipmentcanbeemployedtoviewalunareclipse.

D

Becausealunareclipsehasmuchmoresteadylightthansolareclipse.20.

Theeyelinermakesthedarkcircleslesspronounced.Thelipstickhidesthetrembling.Theponytail（馬尾辮）masksmissingpatchesofhair.Imightlookabitthinner,buteveryonewillaskaboutmynewdiet.OnehourofpreparationandIlooklikemyself.Onehouroutof24.SometimesIwonderifit'sworthit—wastingatwenty-fourthofmydayonalie.

Checkingmymakeuponelasttime,Isliponacutepairofflats-heelsaretoodangerouswithshakylegs—andgrabmyHollisterbag.Walkingdownstairs,Ibreatheinthesweetsmellofwafflesandjuice.

"Morning,Mom,"Icall.

"Moring,baby,"shesings."Didyousleepwell?"

"BetterthanIhavebeen."

Shesighs,andhereyeslookahundredyearsoldforaminute."Anyimprovementisgood,"shesayshalf-heartedly.

"Ofcourse."

"Imadewaffles."

"Thanks,mom.Smellsdelicious."

Isitatthetableandshehandsmeaplate.Thethoughtofallthatfoodturnsmystomach,butIforceasmileandthankmymotheragain.Shebusiesherselfatthesinkandfillsthesilencewithchatter.Whensheturnsaround,shetakesinthewafflesstillonmyplate,onlymissingafewbites.Ismileapologetically.

"I'mnotveryhungrythismorning."

"You'llneedyourstrengthforthisafternoon.Morrisonwillwaitforyou."Shebitesherlip.

"Ipackedyourlunch."

"I'm18,Mom.Icanpackmyownlunch.Youhavemoreimportantthingstodo."

Shereachesforthepaperbag."ButnowIknowyou'llhavesomethingtoeat.Andyouneedtoeat,okay?

Youhavetokeepyourstrengthup."

Sighing,Itakethebag.Iknowthispeanutbutterandjellysandwichwon'tbeeaten,notanymorethantheoneyesterdayorthedaybefore.AndevenifIdoeatit,I'lljustthrowituplater.

"Honey,haveyouthoughtaboutwhatIsaidtheotherday?"sheasks.

Iremainsilent.

"Sweetheart,youcan'thidethesecretforever.Eventuallyyou'regoingtomissschoolandpeoplewillstartaskingquestions."

英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第7頁。"Mom,Ihavetwomonthsleftofhighschool.Icanmakeittillthen.I'mclasspresident.Iwasvoted'Mostpopular','Bestsmile'and'Mostlikelytosucceed'.I'mthegirlwho'sgotitalltogether.Peopledon'twanttoknowthatthegirlwho'sgotitalltogetherdoesn'thaveitalltogether.Peopledon'twanttoknowthatgirlistobeparted!"

英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第7頁。"Honey,don'tsaythat.You'renot…"

"Yes,Iam.YouheardDr.Morrison.Ihavemaybeayearleft.ButthatmeansIcangraduateandthenneverseethosepeopleagain.I'lldepartandthey'llfeelsorryforme,butatleastIwon'thavetotoleratetheirpity."

"But…"shetriestointerrupt.

"Mom,listentome.Idon'twanttobethegirleveryonelooksatandwhispers,'Lookather.Poorthing.Shehascancer.'Ican'thandlethat.Iwanttobenormal.Justfortheselasttwomonths."

"Okay,"shewhispers."Okay.Justremember,it'sokayifyoudon'thaveitalltogether.Sometimesthingsjustfallapartandthere'snothingwecando."

"Thanks,Mom."Igrabmybagandlunchandkissheronthecheck.

①"_______"

②"______"shereplies.Thisexchange,oncetakenforgranted,isnowavitalpartofeverymorning,everyafternoon,andeverynight.Threelittlewords,followedbyfourmore,havecometomeanmorethananentireconversation.Theybridgeallgapsanddisagreements,becausewebothknowthereisnowarestrictednumberleft.

Keysinhand,Iopenthedoorandblink（眨眼）intheearlymorningsun.Perfect.

（1）Theunderlinedword"half-heartedly"implies______A

themomisworriedaboutherdaughter'smood.

B

themombelievesherdaughtersleptwelllastnight.

C

themomistoobusydoingherhouseworkathattime.

D

themomknowsthereisnoimprovementinherdaughter'shealth.

（2）Whydoesn'tthegirlwanttoeatthefoodMompacksforherlunch?A

Becauseshedoesn'tlikethesmellofthefood.

B

Becausesheisonadiettolosesomeweight.

C

Becauseshe'stiredofthesamefoodeveryday.

D

Becauseeatingthefoodmakeshersick.

（3）Whatisthemainreasonthegirlkeepshersecret?A

Shedoesn'twanttodiesosoon.

B

Shedoesn'twanthermomtobesad.

C

Shedoesn'twantpeopletohavepityonher.

D

Shedoesn'twanttoloseherpopularityatschool.

（4）Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethegirl?A

Considerateandpositive.

B

Optimisticbutmean.

C

Consideratebutstubborn.

D

Optimisticanddependent.

（5）Whatsentencescanbeappropriatefor①and②?A

Seeyou,Mom.

B

Takecare,Mom.

C

Iloveyou.

D

I'llmissyou.

（6）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A

NORMAL

B

PERFECT

C

HOPEFUL

D

HEALTHY英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第8頁。

英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第8頁。第四部分：任務(wù)型閱讀（滿分10分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~．注意：每個空格只填1個單詞．請將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號的橫線上．21.

請閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格處填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。每個空格只填一個單詞。Sorryseemstobethehardestword.SosangEltonJohnononeofhisbiggest1970shits—butnoteverypublicfigureseemstofinditsotoughtoletoutthatpowerfulfive-letterword.Inrecentmonthsvarietiesofpublicfigures,frompoliticians,toHollywoodactorsandYouTubestarshaveallpubliclyexpressedregrets.Butwithfloodsofregretsontheairwaves,justhowcanwetellaforcedapologyfromaheartfeltexpression?Initspurestform,sayingsorryshouldbean"actofregrets,arealizationthatsomethingyouhavesaidordonehashurtsomeoneandyouwanttorepairit",sayspsychologistGeraldineJoaquim.Madeearly,asincereapologycanbehugelybeneficialandcan"relievethetensionandtakesthewindoutofanaccuser'ssails",shesays.Aneedtosaysorrycanariseinsomeone'spubliclifeandequallyathomewiththeirfamilyandfriendsbut,whatevertheenvironment,howwellitisreceiveddependsonhowpersonalizeditfeels.Frombusinesses,governmentsandorganizations,ascriptedresponsewillfailtoresonate（引起共鳴）asitwillnotconveyempathy（同理心）andsympathy.Whetheronlineorinperson,thetimingandchoiceoflanguageinanapologyaredecisivefactors."Itisimportanttoshowthatyouunderstandandsympathize,"saysMartinStone,ofPRagencyTank,"Itisvitalthatanybusinessorindividualmakinganapologyunderstandsthefocus—isitsorryforthewayit'sactedorisitsorrythatthecomplainantfeelsthewaytheydo?"Performedapologiesalwayshaveasenseofbeing"actedout",andareoftenaccompaniedbytoomanytheatricalgestures.Ifsincere,thepersonmakingtheapologywillbelookingforlisteningcluestoseeiftheyarebeingunderstood,suchaseyecontactandfacialexpressions.Theywillprovide"humbling（謙卑的）signals",suchasaloweredhead,toindicateregrets.Itisalsoimportanttoavoidirresponsiblestatementsorpromisesthatcan'tbekept."Don'tsaythatyou'llensurethatthiswillnothappenagainifyou'renotconfidentitwon't.Itcouldcomebacktobiteyou,"Stoneexplains.Equally,theuseof"but"canhugelychangethetoneofanapology.AsStonepointsout."I'msorrybut…Itsoundslikeyouaremakingexcusesandaren'tactuallytakinganyformofresponsibility.Itmaybethreelettersbutitcaninstantlymakeanapologyseemhollow."英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第9頁。英語-2018年江蘇省常州市高考英語二模試卷含答案全文共12頁，當(dāng)前為第9頁。PassageoutlineDetailedinformationDoessorryseemtobethemostdifficultword?Forsome,itseemstobea（1）______nuttocrackwhileforothers,itisjustapieceofcake.

Isitaheartfeltapology?Therebeingastormofregretsontheairwaves,itishardto