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增城高三英语调研

2018届增城区高中毕业班调研测试英语试题

本试卷8页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟

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第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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A

Themostimportantbooksin2016

TheUndergroundRailroadbyColsonWhitehead

“TheUndergroundRailroad”—thestoryofayoungwoman’sescapefromslaveryviaanimaginaryrailroadthatbringshertodifferent,imperfectversionsofAmerica—wasasuccessoneverylevel.Oprahcouldpickitforherpopularbookclub;italsowontheNationalBookAwardforfiction.

TrumpRevealed:

AnAmericanJourneyofAmbition,Ego,Money,andPowerbyMichaelKranishandMarcFisher

KranishandFisherworkedlikelightningtoget“TrumpRevealed”toprintwhilehewasapresidentialcandidate.ThewritersturnedthereportingoftheirfellowWashingtonPostreportersintoadetailed,researchedstoryofTrump.ThisbookisvaluableinunderstandinghowTrumphasbehavedinthepastasamanager,businessmanandprivateperson.

TheSunIsAlsoaStarbyNicolaYoon

Yoon’ssecondnovelwasaNationalBookAwardfinalistforyoungpeople’sliterature.It’stoldfromtwomainpointsofview:

Daniel,apoetry-lovingKoreanAmericanteenagerwhoseparentswanthimtobeadoctor,andNatasha,astudentwhohopestobeascientistandistryingtopreventherfamilyfrombeingforcedbacktoJamaica.Thestoryfollowsthethreadsofthesetwoteens’livesandthosetheycomeacrossoverthecourseofaday.Thisbookforyoungadultsisfullofintelligence,understandingandhope.

BorntoRunbyBruceSpringsteen

Oneofourbiggestrockstars,Springsteenhaswrittenanewsectionofrocksongsthatdeeplylinkhisowndesire,troubleandlongingtothelargerstoryofAmerica.Thisbook,thefirstfromthe67-year-old,tellsofhisyouthfulambitions,hisadultbeliefandhisdeepcommitmenttosocialjustice.

21.Whichofthebooksislikelytobeasuitablegiftforagirlaged18?

A.TheUndergroundRailroad.B.TrumpRevealed.

C.TheSunIsAlsoaStar.D.BorntoRun.

22.WhatcanweknowaboutBorntoRun?

A.Springsteen’srocksongstellabouttheteens’desireandlonging.

B.Springsteenwrotethenewsectionofrocksongsattheageof67.

C.ReaderscanenjoyBruceSpringsteen’srocksongsinthebook.

D.ReadersknowmoreaboutBruceSpringsteen’slife.

23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheUndergroundRailroadtellsofayoungwomanescapingfromslaverybytrain.

B.TrumpRevealedwasprintedbeforeTrumpbecamethePresidentofAmerica.

C.NatashatriedhardtoforceherfamilybacktoJamaica.

D.Yoon’ssecondnovelwontheNationalBookAwardforfiction.

B

Everydayafterschool,littleJoycametoMr.Dow'sstore.Helovedtolookatthepipes.Onepipeespeciallycaughthiseye.Nowhelookedaroundthestore.Nobodywaslooking.Heputthebowlofthepipeinhishandandleftimmediately.

ButsoonJoywasataloss.Hecouldhidethepipe.Hecouldthrowitaway.HecouldsendMr.Dowthemoneyforit.Histhoughtswentaroundinthesamecircleagainandagain.Hefeltsickallover.

Thesunwasslippingdownthroughthetreesanditwastimetogohome.Timewasrunningout.Hismotherwouldlookathimandshewouldknow.Shealwaysknew.Ahottearrandownhischeek.Shetrustedhim.Thiswasthefirstyearshehadlefthimaloneforthreehoursbetweenschoolandthetimeshegothomefromwork.Shehadtoworktobuyhisclothesandtopayfortheirfoodandforaplacetolive.Herememberedthenicewayshesaid,“Youarealittlemannow,Joy.”Itmadehimsadwhenhismother’swordscamebacktohim.Shetrustedhim.

Rememberingthis,hefeltasifsomeonehadstuckasharpstickintohisside.Hertrustinhimwasallhecouldthinkaboutnow.Itdroveeverythingelsefromhismind.“Shetrustedme.”Hekeptsayingtohimself.“Shetrustedme.Thiswasmostimportant.Nexttothis,thepipeanditsmagicpowermeantnothing.”

Joylookedatthelongshadowscomingtowardhim.Henowknewwhathehadtodo.Andhewasinahurrytogetitdone.Hejumpedoutoftheswingandstartedrunning.Whenhetookthepipe,heleftthestorewithslowunsuresteps.Nowhisfeetwerequick,decisive,takinghimstraightbacktothestorelikeanarrow.Hewasoutofbreathwhenhereachedthestore.

Mr.Dowwasjustinsidethedoor.Thebigmansmiled.Joywishedhehadnot.Somehow,thatfriendlysmilemadeitmoredifficultforJoytodowhathewantedtodo.Joywaslostforamoment.Hisfeetfeltheavy.Suddenly,blindly,heheldoutthepipe.Hisvoicestruggledtocomeoutfromdeepinsideofthepainfulchest.

“Mr.Dow,”hesaidatlast,“Ididn’tmeantotakeit.”

“Thanks,Joy.”Mr.Dowsaidashegentlytookthepipefromtheboy’shand.“Howaboutstayingaroundandhelpingmecloseuptheshop?

”

JoyfeltMr.Dow’sbighandonhisshoulder.AndJoyfelthisshouldershadbecomealittlebroaderandstronger.

24.WhatkindofalifedidJoyandhismotherlive?

A.Apoorlife.B.Anewlife.C.Ahappylife.D.Amodernlife.

25.WhydidJoyfeellikebeinghurtbysomethingsharp?

A.Hefeltsorryforhismother.B.Hecouldn’thelpthefamily.

C.Hehadrunawayfromschool.D.Hedisappointedhismother’sexpectations.

26.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.Dow’ssmiletoJoy?

A.It’sbroad.B.It’swarm.C.It’sfalse.D.It’ssecret.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnInterestingPipeB.APowerfulSmile

C.UnconditionalLoveD.MagicTrust

C

Asapersonwhowritesaboutfoodanddrinkforaliving,Icouldn’ttellyouthefirstthingaboutBillPerryorwhetherthebeershesellsarethatgreat.ButIcantellyouthatIlikethisguy.That’sbecauseheplanstobantippinginfavorofpayinghisserversanactuallivingwage.

Ihatetipping.Ihateitforthepost-dinnermathitrequiresofme.Butmostly,IhatetippingbecauseIbelieveIwouldbeinabetterplaceifemployeesweresimplyleftuptotheiremployers,asisthecustomineveryotherindustry.

Mostofyouprobablythinkthatyouhatetipping,too.Researchsuggestsotherwise.Youactuallylovetipping!

Youliketofeelthatyouhaveavoiceinhowmuchmoneyyourservermakes.Nomatterhowthemathworksout,youviewrestaurantswithvoluntarytippingsystemsasbeingabettervalue,whichmakesitextremelydifficultforrestaurantsandbarstodoawaywiththetippingsystem.

Oneargumentthatyoutendtohearalotfromthepro-tippingcrowdseemslogicalenough:

theserviceisbetterwhenwaitersdependontips.Well,ifthisweretrue,wewouldallbeslippingafew100-dollarbillstoourdoctorsonthewayouttheirdoors,too.Butasitturnsout,inonesurvey,30%saidtheydidn’tbelievethejobtheydidhadanyeffectonthetipstheyreceived.

Socomeon,folks:

getonboardwithquittingtheoutdatedtipsystem.Payalittlemoreforyourbeerorburger.SupportBillPerry’spub,andanyotherbarorrestaurantthatdoesn’taskyoutododrunkenmath.

28.WhatcanwelearnaboutBillPerryfromthepassage?

　　A.Herunsapubthatservesexcellentbeer.

　　B.Hegiveshisstaffaconsiderablesumfortips.

　　C.Heintendstogetridofthetippingpractice.

D.Helivescomfortablywithoutgettinganytips.

29.Whydomanypeoplelovetippingaccordingtotheauthor?

　　A.Theyhelpimprovethequalityoftherestaurantstheydinein.

　　B.Theybelievewaitersdeservesuchrewardsforgoodservice.

　　C.Theywanttopreserveawonderfultraditionoftheindustry.

　　D.Theycanhavesomesayinhowmuchtheirserversearn.

30.Whathavesomewaiterscometorealizeaccordingtoasurvey?

　　A.Servicequalityhaslittleeffectontipsize.

　　B.Itisinhumannaturetotrytosaveontips.

　　C.Tipsmakeitmoredifficulttopleasecustomers.

　　D.Tipsbenefitthebossratherthantheemployees.

31.Whatdoestheauthoragreewithinthepassage?

　　A.Restaurantsshouldcalculatethetipsforcustomers.

　　B.Customersshouldpaymoretipstohelpimproveservice.

　　C.Waitersdeservebetterthanjustrelyingontipsforaliving.

D.Waitersshouldbepaidbyemployersinsteadofcustomers.

D

Wheneversomethinglooksinterestingorbeautiful,there’sanaturalimpulse（冲动）towanttoownandpreserveit—whichmeans,inthisdayandage,thatwe’relikelytoreachforourphonestotakeapicture.

Thoughthiswouldseemtobeanidealsolution,therearetwobigproblemsassociatedwithtakingpictures.Firstly,we’relikelytobesobusytakingthepicturesthatweforgettolookattheworldwhosebeautyandinterestpromptedustotakeaphotographinthefirstplace.Andsecondly,becausewefeelthepicturesaresafelystoredonourphones,wenevergetaroundtolookingatthem,sosurearewethatwe’llgetaroundtoitoneday.

Theseproblemswerenoticedrightatthebeginningofthehistoryofphotography,whentheaveragecamerawasthesizeofagrandfatherclock.ThefirstpersontonoticethemwastheEnglishartcritic,JohnRuskin.Hewasatravellerwhorealisedthatmosttouristsmakeaboringjobofnoticingorrememberingthebeautifulthingstheysee.Hearguedthathumanshaveaninnatetendencytorespondtobeautyandwishtohaveit,butthattherearebetterandworseexpressionsofthisdesire.Atworst,wegetintobuyingsouvenirsortakingphotographs.But,inRuskin’seyes,there’sonethingweshoulddoandthatisattempttodrawtheinterestingthingswesee,nomatterwhetherwehaveanytalentfordoingso.

Ruskinwasveryupsetbyhowseldompeoplenoticedetails.Hestronglydisapprovedofthetravellerswhopridedthemselves