2018年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（浙江卷）英语
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题25分，满分25分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
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