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1、9A文惠州市届高三二调英语试题惠州市2018届高三第二次调研考试英语2017.10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.本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（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。AAreyoulooki

2、ngforwardtowatchingsomegreatfilmsinthissummer？Herearefourfilmsyouwontmiss.WonderWomanWonderWomanisthissummersmostexcitingfilm.Thoughbeingasuperherofilm,itisthemostunique:youwillseethefirstfemalesuperherostarredbyGalGadot.Ongeneralreleasefrom1June.TheMummyTomCruiseawakensanancientprincesswhohasnowbec

3、omeamummy.Cruisejumpsfromthesky,runsaroundalotandwakesupnakedinasleepingbagbutitsSofiaBoutellaastheMummywhodrawsthemostattention.DirectorAlexKurtzmanspeakshighlyofSofiaBoutellaastheMummy:“Ifyoulookathereyes,theresawholeperformancegoingonhere.Evennotsayinganything,shecanconveysomethingveryemotionalto

4、me.”Ongeneralreleasefrom8June.BabyDriverAnselElgortisagetawaydriver,whoisforcedtoworkforacrimeboss.Thisisacomedy-action-romancefromBritishwriter-directorEdgarWright.Thesoundinthefilmisasgreatasthevisuals,whichmakesitmuchlikeamusical,butitisquitedifferentfromLaLaLand.BabyDriverisntjustaseriesofsongpi

5、eces.Instead,itfindsitsformintheelegant,rapid-firecombinationofmovementandsound.Released28JuneinCanadaandtheUS.AManCalledOveThisfilmhasbecomeoneofSwedensmostpopularcomedies.Inthefilmalonelyretireewhohasgivenuponlife,wastryingtokillhimself,butallhisattemptsfailed.Meanwhile,hedevelopedanunlikelyfriend

6、shipwithhisPersianneighbor.Itisreallyatearjerker(赚人热泪的)film,whichisfunny,tragic,andheartwarmingaswell.Released25MayinHongKong,30JuneintheUK.21.IfyouareabigfanofBatmanandSuperman,whichfilmwillyoulikebest?A.WonderWomanB.TheMummyC.BabyDriverD.AManCalledOve22.AlexKurtzmanspeakshighlyofSofiaBoutellabecau

7、se_.A.hereyesareverybeautifulB.shedoesntsayanythingasthemummyinthefilmC.shegivesanexcellentperformanceD.sheisawomanwithstrongemotions23.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaccordingtothetext?A.Wonderwomanisthefirstfemalesuperhero.B.SofiaBoutellaperformsaswellasTomCruise.C.BabyDriverisamusicallikeLal

8、aLand.D.TheaudienceofAManCalledOvemayexperiencedifferentfeelings.BWhenIwasaboytherewerenosmartphones,andourtelevisiononlygotonechannelclearly.Still,Iwasneverbored.Thefields,hills,andwoodlandsaroundmyhomeweretheperfectplayground.Icanrememberoncehikingtoanearbylake.AtthebacksideofitIwasamazedtofindano

9、lddirtroadthatIhadneverseenbefore.Itwasfullofmuddytracksanddeepwoodsbordereditonbothsides,butexploringitstillseemedlikeafineadventure.Iwalkedonandonforhours.Iwassuremyguardianangelwaswhisperinginmyear“turnaroundandheadbackhome”,butIwasstubborn,soIwalkedon.Therewasstillneitheracarnorahouseinsight.Ino

10、ticedthatthesunwasstartingtogodownandIgrewscared.Ididntwanttoenduptrappedonthisroad,andIwasworriedthatitwouldbedarkbeforeIcouldmakemywaybacktothelakeagain.Icontinuedtowalkonwith something growinginsideofme.Myheartwaspoundingandmylegswereaching.IwasalmostintearswhenIturnedonelastcurveandsawsomethingi

11、nthedistance.ItwasahousethatIrecognized.Ijumpedupanddownandlaughedoutloud.ItwasstilloveramileawaybutmylegsfeltlikefeathersandIhurriedbacktomyhouseinnotime.Iwalkedinwithabigsmileonmyfacejustintimefordinner.IrememberedthisrecentlywhenIsawasignthatsaid:“Allroadsleadhome.”Itistrue.Inthislife,allroads,no

12、matterhowtheytwistandturn,canleadushomeagain.Whatisimportant,though,ishowwetravelthem.Arewegoingtogoforthinfearorarewegoingtogoforthinfaith?Arewegoingtomakethislifeaterribletriporarewegoingtomakethislifeajoyfuljourney?Thechoiceisours.24.Whydidtheauthorhardlyfeelboredwhenhewasyoung?A.Becausehecouldha

13、vefuninnature.B.BecausehecouldwatchTVallday.C.Becausehehadmanyfriends.D.Becauseheusedtoexploretheolddirtroad.25.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasexploringthedirtroad?A.Hethoughthewouldbescoldedbyhisparents.B.Hefeltcontradictoryinmind.C.Hethoughthewouldbetrappedinthewoods.D.Hewasunconscious.26.Whatdoessom

14、ething”probablymeaninparagraph3?A.DoubtB.HopeC.CourageD.Fear27.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus?A.Alwaysmakechoicesonourown.B.Allroadsleadhome.C.Itsourattitudethatmattersinourlife.D.Everyeffortisworthwhile.CInmanyways,ProvidenceMountSt.VincentinSeattleisatypicalseniorlivingcommunity.Itishometoa

15、bout400elderlyresidentsandprovidesthemwithdifferenttypesofassistance.However,itisalsotheInter-generationalLearningCenter-apreschoolwherechildrenandseniorshavethechancetobond.Establishedin1991,theILCspurposeistoallowkidstolearnaboutacceptancewhilealsobeingnurtured.Italsoaimstohelpseniorsdevelopagreat

16、ersenseofself-worthandstrengthensocialinteractions.Babiestoprekindergarten-agedchildrenareplacedintosixdifferentclassesattheILC.Thekidsattendartandmusicclasses,aswellasstorytimeandexercisetimewiththeseniors.MarieHoover,ILCdirector,saidthatinteractingwiththeseniorshasprovenbeneficialfortheyoungones,m

17、akingthemmoreopen-minded.“FortheILCchildren,interactingwiththeresidentsissimplypartoftheirday-to-daylifehereandthewayagingisnormalized,whichmaybethemostimportantbenefittheyreceive,”Hooversaid.“Ivehadparentscallmeyearsaftertheirchildrenhavegraduatedfromourprogramtoletmeknowaboutsomeincidentswhentheir

18、childwasthefirsttowarmlygreetsomeonewhohappenedtobeinawheelchair.”Asfortheseniors,theyredelightedbythecompanionshipthechildrenprovide.Thechildrenbringsomuchenergyandjoytoourresidents.Manyofresidentsarewidowsorwidowersandcanbecomelonely.Theiradultchildrenmaystillbeworking,sotheymaynotgettoseethemasof

19、tenastheywouldlike.Havingthechildrenstaywiththeoldmakesourresidentsfeeltheyarestillpartofacommunity.Theyoungandtheoldconnectandlearnfromoneanotheratthis unique facility.28.ILCisintendedto_.A.buildatypicalseniorlivingcommunityB.takegoodcareofthechildrenC.benefitboththechildrenandtheseniorsD.ridthesen

20、iorsofloneliness29.FromwhatHooversaidinPara.3,wecanlearnthattheILCchildren_.A.keepintouchwiththeseniorseveniftheyhaveleftILCB.cometorealizethatagingisanormalpartoflifeC.takedifferentattitudestotheelderlyaftergraduationD.thinkiteasytointeractwiththeelderlyresidentsinILC30.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsu

21、s_.A.thebenefitstheseniorsreceiveB.thesituationoftheseniorsC.childrenscompanyD.theinteractionbetweenthechildrenandtheseniors31.Theunderlinedwordsthisuniquefacilitymayreferto_.A.aspecialbuildingB.atypicalfamilyC.atypicalteachingprogramD.aspeciallearningcenterDAreyoucontentwiththeshapeofyournose?Ifnot

22、,theclimatemaybetoblame,notyourparents.ThisisaccordingtoarecentstudycarriedoutbyscientistsfromPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,US.Theyfoundthatclimateplayedakeyroleinshapingournoses.Thefindingswerebasedonanexaminationofthesizeandshapeofnosesof476peoplefromfourregions-WestAfrica,EastAsia,SouthAsiaandNorth

23、ernEurope,using3-Dfacialimagingtechnology.“Peoplehavethoughtforalongtimethedifferenceinnoseshapeamonghumansacrosstheworldmayhavearisenasaresultofnaturalselectionbecauseofclimate,”ArslanZaidi,oneoftheleadauthorsofthestudy,toldTheGuardian.Butwhilepreviousstudieswerebasedonmeasurementsfromhumanskulls,Z

24、aidiandhisteamlookedatnoseshapeitself.Theresultshowedthatwidernosesaremorecommoninwarmandhumidclimates,whilenarrowernosesaremorecommonincoldanddryclimates.That,Zaidisaid,couldbebecausenarrowernasalpassageshelptoincreasethemoisture(潮湿)contentofairandwarmit，whichiseasieronourlungs.This,inturn,ledtoagr

25、adualdecreaseinnosewidthinpopulationslivingfarawayfromtheequator.Morestudyisstillneededtotestthelinkbetweenclimateandnoseshape,butZaidibelievesthecurrentfindingsarevaluableinunderstandingpotentialhealthissue.“Aswebecomemoreofaglobalcommunity,wearegoingtocomeacrossclimatesthatwearenotadaptto,”hetoldt

26、heGuardian.Thismeansmovingtoaverydifferentclimatemightincreasetheriskofbreathingproblems.However,headded,“Thismaynotbenecessarilytrueforvariousreasonssuchasofmodernmedicineandthefactthatourcurrentclimateisverydifferentfromwhatitusedtobe.”32.FromthepassageweknowmostpeoplefromSingaporehave_noses.A.wid

27、erB.narrowerC.smallerD.larger33.Narrowernosesarehelpfulto_.A.cooltheairB.warmtheairC.takeinmoreoxygenD.drytheair34.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthestudy?A.Zaidisteammeasuredhumanskullusing3-Dtechnology.B.Shapesofournosesaredeterminedbyourparents.C.Noseshapehelpspeopleadapttotheenvironment.D.Itscertainthatpe

28、oplewillsufferfrommorebreathingproblems.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Whatfactorsshapenoses?B.Howtomakeyournoseattractive?C.NoseshapescausebreathingproblemsD.Climateshapesnoses第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。By2025,watershortagewillbeabigproblemf

29、orabout1.8billionpeople.Inaworldwherewaterresourceisincreasinglyshort,nationscannotaffordtowasteit._36_Afterweusewaterinourhomesandbusinesses,itiswashedaway,andtakesmanyvaluableresourceswithit.Wastewaterisrichincarbonandnutrients._37_Anumberofnationsandmajorcitieshavealreadybuiltwastewatertreatmentp

30、lants.Theycaneffectivelyrecovernutrientsandbioenergy,andproduce“newwater”thatcanbereused.Butmorethan80%ofallwastewaterstillcurrentlyflowsintonaturalecosystems,pollutingtheenvironmentandtakingvaluablenutrientsandotherrecoverablematerialswithit._38_Thisisstillbetterthanthesituationinsmallercities.InLa

31、tinAmericancountries,thoselivinginsmallandmedium-sizedcitiesatmosttreatintheformofseptictanks(化粪池)thatlackregularandpropermaintenance.Imaginethatoutsideoneofthesesmallcitiesliesalovelypieceofland:onthesurfaceitispleasinglybuiltandprovideshabitatsforlocalwildlife.Beneaththesurfaceisawetlandthattreats

32、wastewaterandproducesenergy.Theenergyproducedsavesfamiliesfromhavingtousefirewoodcollectedinthewild.Thisisnotadreamproject._39_Ateamofscientistshavebeenlookingintothepotentialofconstructedwetlandenvironments.Havinganalyzed800examplesofbiomassinmorethan20countries,theyfoundthat,dependingonclimateandthetypeofplantusedintheconstructionofthistypeofwetland,upto45hectaresoflandcouldbeirrigated