惠州二调惠州市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题.docx

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惠州二调惠州市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题

惠州市2019届高三第二次调研考试

英语

2018.10

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分120分（最终成绩按总分135分进

行折算），考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。

3.全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Feelinghungrybutdon’thavethetimetogetinlineforfood?

Whynotjustgrabandgo?

Herearethebestplacesfortakeoutinthiscity.Trychoosingyourtakeawayfoodbyreferringtothefollowingfeedbacksfromthecustomers:

NewGarden:

Shop6A,G/F,SenFatBldg,6BonhamStrand

RileenChua:

Beefeggtoastedsandwich!

Goodfortakeawayasuskipthequeue!

Sotime-saving!

ChrisChua:

Mustordertheirsandwichesandredbeanice!

Classic!

FuyuhikoTakaya:

Englishserviceavailable.MyfavoriteChinese-Westernfusionrestaurant!

Pololi:

35-39GrahamStreet（HollywoodRoad）

MaxLmn:

Greathealthytakeawayspot!

AlfonsoCastillo:

Lovedthefood.Veryhealthyandnotsoexpensive.Iwouldrecommendittobetakenawayratherthanactuallyeatthere.11:

30allthewayto02:

00,goodforlatenightsnacks!

WillC:

Friendlystaff,wellknowledgeoftheirproductsandoffersamplestotry.Hadtheavocadospicytuna,wasabiMayoandsalad.Ifyoulikefreshhealthyfood,youwon'tbedisappointed.

Feast（FoodbyEAST）:

1/F,EAST,HongKong,29TaikooShingRd

ShariMcCullough:

Theto-gocounterisgreatforpickingupafresh,yummysaladorsandwichfortakeaway.

BerlaKing:

Cupcakesturnedouttobethedensestandheaviestever.Suggestyoupassonthetakeawaycounterformoredesserts.Closesat21:

00.

LaRotisserie:

ShopB,G/F,ManhattanAvenue,25Queen'sRdC,SheungWan

BartVerkoeijen:

It'sfortakeawayoronthegoonly.Yougetthechickenwrappedinaluminumfoil,anditisstillhotafter15minutes.Opens14:

00–23:

00.

JohnChew:

Itisagreatlunchtakeaway.Ilovethechickenwithpasta.PeoplearecrazyaboutitschocolatecakewhichIwillhavetotryoneofthesedays.

TinkWong:

Yummy!

Probablynotthehealthiestbutthepotatoesweredelicious.Thechickenwasjuicyandverywell-seasoned.Willgobackforsure!

Teasetiswortheverydollar.

Click“more”ifyouwantotherrecommendations.Treatyourself!

21.Whoisthispassageintendedfor?

A.Peoplewhodon’twanttowaitforfood.

B.Peoplewhoarehungry.

C.Peoplewhoaretoolazytogoouteating.

D.Peoplewhoareparticularaboutfood.

22.WhatmadeNewGardenspecialamongthebestplacesfortakeaway?

A.Customerscanexperiencedifferentfoodcultures.

B.Itonlyofferstakeawayfood.

C.Onlyfreshhealthyfoodisserved.

D.Customerscanenjoyexcellentservice.

23.Youcangoto________tochoosefreshhealthyfoodat22:

00.

A.NewGardenB.PololiC.FeastD.LaRotisserie

B

Irealizedsomethingthismorning.Ihavebeenwritingnowfor34years.ItallstartedwhenIwasjust18yearsold.AsaboyIhadreadliterally（毫不夸张地）hundredsofbooks.Ihadathirstforknowledgethatseeminglycouldneverfade.ThensuddenlyIfoundIhadsomethingIwantedtoshare.Itriedtoignoreit,butasanywriterwilltellyouoncetheideasawakeninsideofyoutheywon'tleaveyoualoneuntilyouwritethemdown.Ididn'thaveacomputer,wordprocessor,orevenatypewriter.Still,Igrabbedapenandlinednotebookpaperandwroteeverythingthatwasburninginsideofme.

WhenIwasdoneIdidn'tknowhowtoshareit.Therewasnointernetbackthen,nosmartphones,andnosocialmedia.IsoughtouttheeditorofmylocalcountynewspaperandaskedhimtoprintwhatIhadwritten.Hewasagoodmanfullofbothwisdomandkindness.HenotonlyprintedmyfirststorybutagreedtopublishanythingelseIwaswillingtowrite.Icontinuedtowritenewarticleseachweekandsharedthemfirstwithotherlocalpapersandlateronlineaswell.YearslaterattheurgingofmyreadersIevenself-publishedtwocollectionsofmystoriesinbookform.

ThroughmywritingIslowlybecamemorethanIwas.InmywritingsIencounteredmyhighestself.InmywritingsIdiscoveredthegoodnessandlightthatliesinusall.InmywritingsIfoundgreatloveandjoyandencouragedotherstochooseloveandjoyaswell.Ialsofoundthatweallarewriterswhetherweputpentopaperornot.Witheverychoicewemake,witheverythoughtwehold,andwitheverythingwedowearewritingourownlifestory.

LanceWubbelsoncewrote:

"Ihopeyourealizeyourlifeistrulyyourlife.Itbelongstoyou.Itisyourstorytowritewithlove.Daybyday,linebyline,writeitwell."

24.Asaboy,whentheauthorfoundhehadsomethingtoshare,________.

A.hewroteitdown

B.heignoredit

C.heshareditonsocialmedia

D.hetoldittoawriter

25.Howdidtheauthorbeginhiswritingcareer?

A.Hewashiredasanewspapereditor.

B.Heputhisstoriesonlinebyhimself.

C.Heself-publishedtwobooks.

D.Hewashelpedbyalocalnewspapereditor.

26.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofwriting?

A.Writingtakespracticeandefforts.

B.Writingcanbenefitoneselfandothers.

C.Writinghelpspeopletellrightfromwrong.

D.Onlywithapencanonewritehislifestory.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AWaytobeaWriter

B.AWaytoShareIdeas

C.LivingisWriting

D.WritingistheSourceofLove

C

Doyoufinditdifficulttoputdownyourmobilephone?

Ifyes,you'renotalone.Thesedays,manypeoplesufferfromthestressofFOMO（fearofmissingout）.Theyreachfortheirmobilephoneswhentheywakeupinthemorning,andfortherestoftheday,theyconstantlyscrolldownthetimelinesoftheirsocialmediaappstogetthelatestupdates.

Despitetheconveniencesmartphonesbring,manypeoplestrugglewiththeirdigitalhabits.

AsSameerSamat,UStechcompanyvicepresidentofproductmanagement,saidinhisspeechatthe2018GoogleI/OdeveloperconferenceonMay8,70%ofpeopledon’twanttospendsomuchtimeontheirphones.

ThisiswhyduringtheconferenceGoogleintroducedanappcalledDashboardforthenewversionofitsAndroidoperatingsystem.Thisnewappincludeswell-beingfunctionsthataimtohelpusersmanagethetimetheyspendontheirdigitaldevices.

Itallstartswithabird’s-eyeview.Dashboardallowsuserstolookatallthedetailsoftheirphonehabits.Forexample,userscanseehowmanytimesthey’veunlockedtheirphoneandhowmanytimesthey’vecheckedtheirsocialmediaapps,aswellashowmuchtimetheyspendoneachappeveryday.

Oncetheusersseethisinformation,they'llbeabletomakesomechanges.WiththeAppTimerfunctions,userscansetatimelimitforhowlongtheycanuseeachappforeveryday.Afterthey'vehitthelimit，theywon'tbeabletolaunchtheappuntilthenextday.

Butevenifusersbecomemoremindfuloftheirusage,they’restilllikelytobedrawninbynotifications（通知）.ThisiswheretheShushfeaturecomesin.Itautomaticallysilencesincomingcallsandnotificationswhenauserputshis/herphonefacedown.

Ifpeopletrulywanttomakefulluseoftheirfreetimeinsteadoflosinghoursusingtheirsmartphones,thesenewfunctionsarejustonewayofdoingthat.

Afterall,whoneedstouseanapptostopyoufromusingotherappswhentheeasiestanswerwouldbejusttouseyourwillpower?

28.PeopleunderthepressureofFOMOmay________.

A.havetroublewiththeirsleep

B.findithardtofocusonanything

C.beaddictedtotheirmobilephones

D.prefertodownloadthelatestapps

29.WhatinspiresGoogletolaunchDashboard?

A.ThelimitedfunctionsofcurrentAndroidsystem.

B.People’scomplaintabouttheirsmartphones.

C.Samat’simpressivespeechataconference.

D.Mobilephoneusers’greatdemand.

30.________cantrackusers’phonehabitsindetail.

A.AndroidB.TimerC.ShushD.Dashboard

31.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Dashboardturnedouttobepopular.

B.Dashboardisaperfectchoicetomanagetimeproperly.

C.Strongwillpoweristheeasiestwaytoavoidsmartphoneaddiction.

D.Peopleareexploringotherwaystostopoverusingsmartphones.

D

Wildanimalsareknowntolistentoeachotherforwarningsthat predators arenear.Somebirds,forexample,fleewhenneighborsmakealoudnoisetoannouncea snake'spresence.

ThefairywrenisasmallAustraliansongbird.Itisnotbornknowingthe"languages"ofotherbirds.Butrecentresearchsaysitcanlearnthemeaningofafewimportantsounds.

AndrewRadfordisabiologistattheUniversityofBristolinEnglandandco-writerofthenewreportpublishedinearlyAugustinthe journal CurrentBiology.HetoldtheAssociatedPress,"Weknewbeforethatsomeanimalscan translatethemeaningsofother species'‘foreignlanguages,'butwedidnotknowhowthat‘languagelearning'cameabout."

Birdshaveseveralwaysoflearninglifeskills.Someknowledgeisgeneticallypasseddownbytheirparentsandsomecomesfromdirectexperiencewiththeworld.ButRadfordandotherscientistsareexploringathirdkindofknowledge:

informationfrom fellows.

RadfordandresearchersattheAustralianNationalUniversitycarriedoutthestudyinthecountry'sNationalBotanicGardensinCanberra.Theyattachedtotheirbodiesspecially-designed,sound-producingequipmentcalled"tweeterspeakers."Theywantedtoseeiffairywrenswouldreacttosoundsofotherbirdseveniftheycouldnotseethem.

Thescientistsfirstplayedthebirdstworecordedsoundsthattheylikelyhadneverheardbefore.Onewasawarningcryofathornbill,abirdnotnativetoAustralia.Theotherwasacomputer-generatedbirdsoundcalled"buzz."

Whenthe16fairywrensinthestudyfirstheardthesounds,theyhadnospecialreaction.