英语广东省深圳市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题.docx

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英语广东省深圳市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题

深圳市2018年高三年级第二次调研考试

英语

本试卷共10页,卷面满分120分，折算成135分计入总分，考试用时120分钟。

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Lifeexperiencescanshowone’s“grit”（坚韧）.Complexchallengesearlyinlifehelpedthefollowingpeopledevelopskillsthatgotthemtothetopoftheirprofessions.

UrsulaBurns,Chairwoman,VEON;FormerCEO,Xerox

Herfamilywassopoorthathersinglemothertradedofficecleaningforhealthcare.ButBurns’earlygiftformathswonherascholarshipandaninternshipatXerox,whereshewouldcompeteherwaytothetop.“I'mablackladyfromtheLowerEastSide,”shesays,“Notalotscaresme.”

HowardSchultz,ExecutiveChairman,Starbucks

SchultzgrewupinpublichousinginBrooklyn,surroundedbypoverty,andwasthefirstinhisfamilytogotocollege（onafootballscholarship）.Aftertraininginsales,hesetupthecompanythatwouldlaterbuyStarbucks.“InthecourseoftheyearIspenttryingtoraisemoney,Ispoketo242people,and217ofthemsaidno.”hesaid.

SeanCombs,CEO,SeanJohn

Combsbeganagenerationofhip-hoptalentandmadealastinginfluenceonfashion.Buthestorycouldhaveturnedoutmuchdifferently:

Hisdrugdealerfatherwaskilledwhenhewas3.“Itmademeworkevenharder.”herecentlysaid.

GeishaWilliams,CEO,PG&E

HerparentsfledCubawhenWilliamswas5.By7,shewasherparentsmaintranslatorintalkswithlawyersandaccountantsatgrocerystorestheyowned.Theexperiencedidhelpher.“IwentfromthinkingIcouldbeamanagertothinkingIcoulddosomethingmuchbigger.”shetoldFortune.

21.Whodidbestinmathatschool?

A.CombsB.BurnsC.SchultzD.Williams

22.HowdidthedeathofCombs’fatherinfluencehim?

A.Itmadehimafailure.

B.Hebecameadrugdealer.

C.Itmadehimevenstronger.

D.Hebecameahip-hopper.

23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Cubaisagoodplacetodobusiness.

B.NoonewantedtohelpSchultzatfirst.

C.Poorfamilykidscanbesuccessfuleasily.

D.DifficultyinlifepushedWilliamsforward.

B

Lookingatapileofoldphotos,Icouldn'thelpfeelingratherregretful.

I'venevergotintothehabitofsortingoutphotos.However,it'salmostahabitofminetohavephotostakenthoughtlessly.Thus,photoshavebeenpilingupinmychildhoodtowomanhood.Inspiteofthat,thoseblack-and-whitepicturestakeninmyearlyyearsarerarelykept,exceptafewsurvivalsregardedasantiques.Thebald（秃头的）babypictureofmethatItreasured,theonlyoneleft,it'snowmissing.

Familiarfacesflashonebyonebeforemyeyes.Thoughtheworldissosmallandweallliveinit,yetweareseparatedbyphysicalandpsychologicaldistances,somesmaller,somelarger.Withthepassageoftime,onecannot,regretfullyrelive（重温）itwiththesamefeelingasonehadinthepicture.Whatonecangetfromtheoldphotosisbutabitofthepastjoy.

Onetakespictureswithdifferentpersonsindifferenttimeandplaces.Theyfillonewithnostalgia（怀旧）invariousdegrees--somemore,someless,andothersnone.That'swhyonehasconflictingfeelingstowardstheoldphotos.Stillkeptwiththecurrentones,they'reevenlessfavoredthanadaily-usedcup,whichisalwaysclosetotheowner.

Howthesepiecesofthoughtinfluenceme.Photoskeepourimagesratherthanoursentiment,whichmaynotremain.Theimageisalwaystherebutnotitsowner,whomthephotocan'tkeep,neithercanitkeeptheevent.

Ofcourse,therearesomeofthephotosstillholdingmyaffection,suchasthosetakenwithmyfamilymembers,withfavoriteplaymates,fellowgirl-studentsandbestfriends,notonlyinpicturesbutalsoinmylifeandheart.

Now,sinceIhavelearnedallthis,Iwillnotallowmyselftobeincludedcasuallyinaphototakenwithothers.I'llmakesurethatthefriendshipcanlastbeforeItakeaphotowithsomebody.

24.Whydidthewriterhaveonlyafewblack-and-whitepictures?

AShetookfewerofthem.

BShetookphotosthoughtlessly.

CShedidn'ttakegoodcareofthem.

DSheonlylikedthebaldbabypicture.

25.Whatcanwegetfromtheoldphotosaccordingtothewriter?

AAllthepastevents.

BSomepasthappiness.

CAllthepastexcitement.

DTheeverlastingmemory.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sentiment”inparagraph5probablymean?

ALookBThoughtCFeelingDInfluence

27.Whatisthewriterlikelytodowhenaskedtotakephotosothers?

ATotakethephotohappily.BTorefusetherequestpolitely.

CToignoretherequestcasually.DTothinkcarefullybeforeaction.

C

AsanAsiancountry,Singaporehasareputationforbeinghighlywesternized,withEnglishamongthecountry’sfourofficiallanguages,butacoupleofsignsfoundonlocalbusesthathaverecentlybecomeahitonlinemaysayotherwise.

QuitedifferentfromEnglishweknow,thesignread,forexample,“Herecannotgoin”insteadof“Noentry”,andHerecanchargephoneinsteadofChargephonehere.ThislanguagethatresemblesEnglishiscalledSingaporeanEnglishorSinglish.

TheNewYorkTimescallsSinglish“patchwork”becauseSingaporeconsistsofmigrants（移民）fromseveralcountriesincludingChina,IndiaandMalaysia,andtheyallspeaktheirownversionsof“English”.

“Everyonewhospeaksitshapesit,”wrotethenewspaper.

Forexample,inSinglish,youcaneasilyrecognizeinfluencesfromChinese,includingvocabularysuchas”MeeSiam”and“dabao”.Sentencestructureslike”toiletwhere”insteadof“where’sthetoilet”alsocomefromChinese.

Interestinganddiverseasitmayseem,thetrendforSinglishisworryingSingapore’sgovernment.Itisconcernedthatthedialectisloweringthecountry’sEnglishstandardandmayaffectitsrelationshipwithvisitors.ItevenstartedtheSpeakGoodEnglishMovement.

Unfortunately,theproblemwasnotsolved.Instead,Singlishhasboomed,especiallyamongyoungpeoplewhothinkofitasasignofbeingcoolandawayofidentifyingthemselvesasSingaporean.

ButthisdoesnotmeanthatstandardEnglishisbeingabandonedbyyoungpeople.Infact,theyaremuchmorecapablethanthegovernmentgivescredit--theycanspeakboth.

“Weareanationgoodatcodeswitching--weknowthatthewaywespeaktofriendsordriversmustbedifferentfromhowactatworkorschool,”wroteCheryl,aSingaporeanauthor,inTimemagazine,“Toactivelyurgeustogiveupalanguagethatspeakstotheveryheartofwhoweare,that'ssobeautifullyrepresentsthemeltingpotofChinese,Indians,MalaysiansandEurasiansthatweare,isshortsighted,surely.”

28WhydoesSingaporehavemanydifferentversionsofEnglish?

AItismadeupofmigrants.

BItishighlywesternized.

CItisinfluencedbyChinese.

DItisaffectedbyofficiallanguages.

29WhatisthepurposeofstartingtheSpeakGoodEnglishMovement?

ATostopthenewtrend.

BTobettertherelationship.

CTokeeptheEnglishstandard.

DTogivethegovernmentcredit.

30WhatdotheyoungpeoplethinkofSinglish?

AIt’sinteresting.BIt’stheiridentity.CIt’sasignofstatus.

DIt’sawayofcode-switching.

31WhatcanwelearnfromwhatCherylsaid?

ADifferentpeoplespeakdifferentstylesofSinglish.

BSinglishisamorebeautifullanguagethanothers.

CPeoplespeaksSinglishonlytofriendsanddrivers.

DPeoplecanuseSinglishtoexpressthemselveswell.

D

Longbeforeiphones,thecigarettewasthecompanionofchoiceforrestlessness.AndlongbeforeFacebookandWeChat,itwastobaccothatpromisedtobetteryoursociallife.Now,quittingsmartphoneshasbecomethenewquittingsmoking.

Ofcourse,technologydoesnotyellowyourteeth,causediseaseorleadtocancer.Butsomeindividualsaresoconcernedthatdeviceaddictionisdamagingtheirmentalhealth.Inordertoreducetheirdependence,eveninSiliconValley,peopleareturningoffthemessagesthatconstantlybuzzfortheirattention,banningsmartphonesfromthebedroomand,curiously,changingthecolorsontheirscreenstoalesstemptingscaleofgray.

Thebigtechcompanieswillhavetoworkouthowtorespondtothisnewgenerationofquitters.Facebookisthefirsttogopublicwithitsattempt,hopingitsrecentmovecanmakethesocialnetworkmorehomely.

Lastyearthetechindustrygotabadname-BigTech-withunfortunateechoesofotherindustriesthathavefacedfierceopposition,includingBigTobacco.Likethem,thetechindustryhastoreduceconcernfromanewgenerationofactivistshareholders（股东）thatarequestioningitsroleintheworld.ThesecampaignsareneverasfierceasthosefacedbyBigTobacco.Inthe1990s,sociallyresponsibleinvestorsrefusedtoputmoneyintobaccostocks.

ItisfardifficultforinvestorstochallengeBigTechandhardtoseparatethegoodthesecompaniesdointheworld--connectingoldfriendsandgivingspaceforpeopletosharetheirideas--fromthebad.Inthemeantime,stoppingusingtechnologyremainsproblematic.InTheWorldWithoutMind:

TheExistentialThreatofBigTech,FranklinFoerarguesthattechshouldbeseeninasimilarwaytojunkfood:

aconveniencethatsomerejectformorecontinuingnutrition.

Soweneedtodomoretoturnthetide.Inthesamewaythatpublicserviceannouncementsmadesmokingaroundyourchildrentaboo（禁忌）,wecanwarnparentsagainstlosingthemselvesintheirsmartphoneswhiletakingcareofkids.Wecanalsocreateno-smartphonezonesatdinner.Eventuallysmartphonescouldbebannedfromallpublicplacesandhelpusgiveourattentiontothepeoplearoundusinstead.

32Howdidpeoplekeepcloserelationshipswithothersinthepast?

ABysmoking.BBydrinking.CByphoningDBydiningout.

33WhyisthetechindustrycalledBigTech?

AItplaysabadroleintheworld.BItisasbigasBigTobacco.