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。

How Arts Promote Our Economy

When most people think of the arts, they imagine the end product, the beautiful painting, a wonderful piece of music, or an award-winning performance in the theater. But arts groups bring broader value to our communities. The economic impact of the arts is often overlooked and badly judged.

The arts create jobs that help develop the economy. Any given performance takes a tour bus full of artists, technical experts, managers, musicians, or writers to create an appealing piece of art. These people earn a living wage for their professional knowledge and skills.

Another group of folks is needed to help market the event. “If you build it they will come” is a misleading belief. Painters, digital media experts, photographers, booking agents and promoters are hired to sell tickets and promote the event. According to the Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition, arts agencies employ more than 10,000 people as full-or part-time employees or independent contractors.

A successful arts neighborhoods creates a ripple effect（连锁反应）throughout a community. In 2005, when the Bishop Arts Theatre was donated to our town, the location was considered a poor area of town. After investing more than $1 million in reconstructing the building, we began producing a full season of theater performances, jazz concerts, and year-round arts education programs in 2008. Nearly 40 percent of jazz lovers live outside of the Dallas city limits and drive or fly in to enjoy an evening in the Bishop Arts District.

No doubt the theater has contributed to the area’s development and economic growth. Today, there are galleries, studios, restaurants and newly built work spaces where neighbors share experiences, where there is renewed life and energy. In this way, arts and culture also serve as a public good.

Teco Theatrical Productions Inc. made use of Bloomberg’s investment of $35,000 to get nearly $400,000 in public and private sector support during the two-year period. Further, Dallas arts and arts-based businesses produce $298 for every dollar the city spends on arts programming and facilities. In Philadelphia, a metro area smaller than Dallas, the arts have an economic impact of almost $3 million and support 44,000 jobs, 80 percent of which actually lie outside the arts industry, including accountants, marketers, construction workers, hotel managers, printers, and other kinds of art workers.

The arts are efficient economic drivers and when they are supported, the entire small-business community benefits.

It is wrong to assume arts groups cannot make a profit. But in order to stay in business, arts groups must

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produce returns. If you are a student studying the arts, chances are you have been ill-advised to have a plan B. But those who truly understand the economic impact and can work to change the patterns can create a wide range of career possibilities.

Arts as an economic Our communities (71) ______ from arts in terms of economy. driver (72) ______ of arts’ Arts activity demands a(n) (73) ______ effort. It involves creation, performance, and promoting economy our (74) ______. ★Artists make a living through their creative work. ★Others get paid by marketing the event. Arts have a gradually spreading (75) ______. They could help promote other industries whether they lie inside or outside arts. ★Besides tickets, some jazz lovers will pay their (76)_______ to and from the events. ★Arts contribute to cultural development when people gather together to share their experience and renew their energy. Investment in arts could produce potential (77)_______ economic results. ★TeCo used a $35,000 art investment to attract an overall support of $400,000. ★In Dallas, one dollar invested in arts could harvest and extraordinary return of nearly $300. ★In Philadelphia the arts have created about 35,000 job opportunities for workers (78)_______ arts industry. Art students making a With these (79)_______ in mind, art students need not worry about their career and good living have a(n) (80)_______ plan. 第五部分: 书面表达(满分25 分)

81. 请阅读下面文字,并按照要求用英语写一篇150 词左右的文章。

Li Jiang 6 July, Sunny Our family will go on a trip next month and need a suitcase. Two days ago, Mom asked me to find relevant information on the internet. But the information I got was rich and varied, or even contradictory. Confused, I simply based my decision on the ratings. Within five minutes, we ordered the one we were satisfied with. This afternoon, Mom received the case and told me she liked it very much. Su Hua 6 July, Sunny This morning, our family went out, hanging round in the downtown area. We found 42 a rating of the Top Ten Restaurants, and went into one of them. We spent quite a lot of money, but were not happy. Mom complained a lot, and said that despite its high ratings, the food was not to our taste. I was puzzled. Should I believe in these ratings, or should I not?

【写作内容】

1. 用约30个词概括上述利用排名（ratings）进行消费的现象； 2. 谈谈你如何看待消费排名，然后用2-3个理由或论据支撑你的看法。 【写作要求】

1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句； 2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称； 3. 不必写标题。 【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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2018年江苏省高考英语试卷答案和解析

第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）

1. B 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. C 11. A 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. C 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. C

20. A

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分15分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21．【分析】乘船是我们到达那里的唯一方法，这就是我们如何到达这里的．

【解答】分析句子的结构可知，is后面为一个句子，是表语从句，结合句意可知，应该是强调的到达的方式．所以用how来引导．where表示地点，when表示时间，而why表示原因，均不符合句子的语境． 故选：D．

【点评】本句是一个名词性从句，解题时要分析句子的结构判断是什么从句，然后根据不同从句的解题技巧选出不正确的答案．同位语从句属于名词性从句中的一种，也是学生们需要掌握的一种基本的英语句型，引导名词性从句的连接词选择是考试的重点，学会分析从句的句子成分是解决名词性从句的解题关键．

22．【分析】孩子们不应该接触暴力电影，因为他们可能模仿他们看到的东西．

【解答】考查动词词义辨析．indicate表明，指示；象征，暗示；investigate调查；审查；imitate模仿，效仿；仿造，伪造；innovate改革，创新．句意：孩子们不应该接触暴力电影，因为他们可能模仿他们看到的东西． 故选：C．

【点评】本题考查动词词义辨析．在熟知词义的基础上，再联系句子所表达的含义，从而选出正确的答案．

23．【分析】自动驾驶是一个中国和世界上其它国家在同样起点的领域．

【解答】考查限制性定语从句．本题先行词为area，后面句子完整，故选用关系副词where（此处area为抽象地点概念）．以下名词也经常被视作抽象地点case/ point/ activity/ game/ job/ race/ situation/ condition/ family/ system/ letter等．

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