广东省深圳市2018年高三年级第二次调研考试英语2018.4第1页共7页绝密★启用前试卷类型:A广东省深圳市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。注意事项:1.答题前,先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上,并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。2.选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答:用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后,请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。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。ALifeexperiencescanshowone’s“grit”(坚韧).Complexchallengesearlyinlifehelpedthefollowingpeopledevelopskillsthatgotthemtothetopoftheirprofessions.UrsulaBurns,Chairwoman,VEON;FormerCEO,XeroxHerfamilywassopoorthathersinglemothertradedofficecleaningforhealthcare.ButBurns’earlygiftformathwonherascholarshipandaninternshipatXerox,whereshewouldcompeteherwaytothetop.“I’mablackladyfromtheLowerEastSide,”shesays.“Notalotscaresme.”HowardSchultz,ExecutiveChairman,StarbucksSchultzgrewupinpublichousinginBrooklyn,surroundedbypoverty,andwasthefirstinhisfamilytogotocollege(onafootballscholarship).Aftertraininginsales,hesetupthecompanythatwouldlaterbuyStarbucks.“InthecourseoftheyearIspenttryingtoraisemoney,Ispoketo242people,and217ofthemsaidno.”hesaid.SeanCombs,CEO,SeanJohnCombsbeganagenerationofhip-hoptalentandmadealastinginfluenceonfashion.Buthisstorycouldhaveturnedoutmuchdifferently:hisdrugdealerfatherwaskilledwhenhewas3.“Itmademeworkevenharder.”herecentlysaid.GeishaWilliams,CEO,PG&EHerparentsfledCubawhenWilliamswas5.By7,shewasherparents’maintranslatorintalkswithlawyersandaccountantsatgrocerystorestheyownedinNewJersey.Theexperiencedidhelpher.“IwentfromthinkingIcouldbeamanagertothinkingIcoulddosomethingmuchbigger.”shetoldFortune.21.Whodidbestinmathatschool?A.Combs.B.Burns.C.Schultz.D.Williams.22.HowdidthedeathofCombs’fatherinfluencehim?A.Itmadehimafailure.B.Hebecameadrugdealer.C.Itmadehimevenstronger.D.Hebecameahip-hopper.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?广东省深圳市2018年高三年级第二次调研考试英语2018.4第2页共7页A.Cubaisagoodplacetodobusiness.B.NoonewantedtohelpSchultzatfirst.C.Poorfamilykidscanbesuccessfuleasily.D.DifficultyinlifepushedWilliamsforward.BLookingatapileofoldphotos,Icouldn’thelpfeelingratherregretful.I’venevergotintothehabitofsortingoutphotos.However,it’salmostahabitofminetohavephotostakenthoughtlessly.Thus,photoshavebeenpilingupinmychildhoodtowomanhood.Inspiteofthat,thoseblack-and-whitepicturestakeninmyearlyyearsarerarelykept,exceptafewsurvivalsregardedasantiques.Abald(秃头的)babypictureofmethatItreasured,theonlyoneleft,isnowmissing.Familiarfacesflashonebyonebeforemyeyes.Thoughtheworldissosmallandweallliveinit,yetweareseparatedbyphysicalandpsychologicaldistances,somesmaller,somelarger.Withthepassageoftime,onecannot,regretfully,relive(重温)itwiththesamefeelingasonehadinthepicture.Whatonecangetfromtheoldphotosisbutabitofthepastjoy.Onetakespictureswithdifferentpersonsindifferenttimeandplaces.Theyfillonewithnostalgia(怀旧)invariousdegrees—somemore,someless,andothersnone.That’swhyonehasconflictingfeelingstowardstheoldphotos.Stillkeptwiththecurrentones,theyareevenlessfavoredthanadaily-usedcup,whichisalwaysclosetotheowner.Howthesepiecesofthoughtinfluenceme!Photoskeepourimagesratherthanoursentiment,whichmaynotremain.Theimageisalwaysthere,butnotitsowner,whomthephotocannotkeep,neithercanitkeeptheevent.Ofcourse,therearesomeofthephotosstillholdingmyaffection,suchasthosetakenwithmyfamilymembers,withfavoriteplaymates,fellowgirl-studentsandbestfriends,notonlyinpicturesbutalsoinmylifeandheart.Now,sinceIhavelearnedallthis,Iwillnotallowmyselftobeincludedcasuallyinaphototakenwithothers.I’llmakesurethatthefriendshipcanlastbeforeItakeaphotowithsomebody.24.Whydidthewriterhaveonlyafewblack-and-whitepictures?A.Shetookfewerofthem.B.Shetookphotosthoughtlessly.C.Shedidn’ttakegoodcareofthem.D.Sheonlylikedthebaldbabypicture.25.Whatcanwegetfromtheoldphotosaccordingtothewriter?A.Allthepastevents.B.Somepasthappiness.C.Allthepastexcitement.D.Theeverlastingmemory.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sentiment”inparagraph5probablymean?A.Look.B.Thought.C.Feeling.D.Influence.27.Whatisthewriterlikelytodowhenaskedtotakeaphotowithothers?A.Totakethephotohappily.B.Torefusetherequestpolitely.C.Toignoretherequestcasually.D.Tothinkcarefullybeforeaction.CAsanAsiancountry,Singaporehasareputationforbeinghighlywesternized,withEnglishamongthecountry’sfourofficiallanguages,butacoupleofsignsfoundonlocalbusesthathaverecentlybecomeahitonlinemaysayotherwise.QuitedifferentfromtheEnglishweknow,thesignsread,forexample,“Herecannotgoin”insteadof“NoEntry”,and“Herecanchargephone”insteadof“Chargephonehere”.ThislanguagethatresemblesEnglishiscalledSingaporeanEnglish,or“Singlish”.TheNewYorkTimescallsSinglish“patchwork”becauseSingaporeconsistsofmigrants(移民)fromseveralcountriesincludingChina,IndiaandMalaysia,andtheyallspeaktheirownversionsof“English”.广东省深圳市2018年高三年级第二次调研考试英语2018.4第3页共7页“Everyonewhospeaksitshapesit,”wrotethenewspaper.Forexample,inSinglishyoucaneasilyrecognizeinfluencesfromChinese,includingvocabularysuchas“MeeSiam”and“dabao”.Sentencestructureslike“toiletwhere”insteadof“where’sthetoilet”alsocomefromChinese.Inte