广东省高三第二次调研考试 英语Word下载.docx

1、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。ALife experiences can show ones “grit”（坚韧）. Complex challenges early in life helped the following people develop skills that got them to the top of their professions.Ursula Burns, Chairwoman, VEON; Former CEO, XeroxHer family was so poor that her single m

2、other traded office cleaning for health care.But Burns early gift for maths won her a scholarship and an internship at Xerox, where she would compete her way to the top. “ Im a black lady from the Lower East Side,” she says, “Not a lot scares me.”Howard Schultz, Executive Chairman, Starbucks Schultz

3、 grew up in public housing in Brooklyn, surrounded by poverty, and was the first in his family to go to college （on a football scholarship）.After training in sales, he set up the company that would later buy Starbucks. “In the course of the year I spent trying to raise money, I spoke to 242 people,

4、and 217 of them said no.” he said.Sean Combs, CEO, Sean JohnCombs began a generation of hip-hop talent and made a lasting influence on fashion.But he story could have turned out much differently: His drug dealer father was killed when he was3. “It made me work even harder.” he recently said.Geisha W

5、illiams, CEO, PG&EHer parents fled Cuba when Williams was 5. By 7, she was her parents main translator in talks with lawyers and accountants at grocery stores they owned.The experience did help her. “I went from thinking I could be a manager to thinking I could do something much bigger.” she told Fo

6、rtune.21. Who did best in math at school?A. Combs B. Burns C. Schultz D. Williams22. How did the death of Combs father influence him?A.It made him a failure.B.He became a drug dealer.C.It made him even stronger.D.He became a hip-hopper.23. What can we learn from the passage?A.Cuba is a good place to

7、 do business.B.No one wanted to help Schultz at first.C.Poor family kids can be successful easily.D.Difficulty in life pushed Williams forward.BLooking at a pile of old photos, I couldnt help feeling rather regretful.Ive never got into the habit of sorting out photos. However, its almost a habit of

8、mine to have photos taken thoughtlessly. Thus, photos have been piling up in my childhood to womanhood. In spite of that, those black-and-white pictures taken in my early years are rarely kept, except a few survivals regarded as antiques.The bald（秃头的） baby picture of me that I treasured, the only on

9、e left, its now missing.Familiar faces flash one by one before my eyes. Though the world is so small and we all live in it, yet we are separated by physical and psychological distances, some smaller, some larger.With the passage of time, one cannot, regretfully relive（重温） it with the same feeling as

10、 one had in the picture.What one can get from the old photos is but a bit of the past joy.One takes pictures with different persons in different time and places.They fill one with nostalgia（怀旧） in various degrees-some more, some less, and others none.Thats why one has conflicting feelings towards th

11、e old photos. Still kept with the current ones, theyre even less favored than a daily-used cup, which is always close to the owner.How these pieces of thought influence me. Photos keep our images rather than our sentiment, which may not remain.The image is always there but not its owner, whom the ph

12、oto cant keep ,neither can it keep the event.Of course, there are some of the photos still holding my affection, such as those taken with my family members, with favorite playmates, fellow girl-students and best friends, not only in pictures but also in my life and heart.Now, since I have learned al

13、l this, I will not allow myself to be included casually in a photo taken with others. Ill make sure that the friendship can last before I take a photo with somebody.24.Why did the writer have only a few black-and-white pictures?A She took fewer of them.B She took photos thoughtlessly.C She didnt tak

14、e good care of them.D She only liked the bald baby picture.25.What can we get from the old photos according to the writer?A All the past events.B Some past happiness.C All the past excitement.D The everlasting memory.26. What does the underlined word “sentiment” in paragraph 5 probably mean? A Look

15、B Thought C Feeling D Influence27. What is the writer likely to do when asked to take photos others?A To take the photo happily. B To refuse the request politely.C To ignore the request casually. D To think carefully before action.CAs an Asian country, Singapore has a reputation for being highly westernized, with English among the countrys four official languages, but a couple of signs found on local buses that have recently become a hit online may say otherwise. Quite different from English we know, the sign read, for example, “Here cannot go in” instead of “No entry”