惠州市2017届高三第三次调研考试英语

广东省惠州市2017届高三第三次调研考试英语2017.01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Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ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。ATipsforwaitinginlineWhenliningupatthesupermarketcheckoutcounter,thelinesnexttousalwaysseemtobemovingfasterthantheonethatwearestandingin.NowtheNewYorkTimeshasputtogethertheresearchofscientiststogiveyousomeinsightsintothemathandpsychologyofqueuing.Italsoofferedtipsonpickingthefastestlinenomatterifyou’reliningupinasupermarket,abankoranywhereelse.PickingsomeonewithafullchartUSmathematicianDanMeyerbelievesthatachart(购物车)fullofitemsdoesn’ttellthewholestory.“Everypersonrequiresafixedamountoftimetosayhello,pay,saygoodbyeandclearoutofthelane,”hesaid.Andthatamountoftimeisanaverageof41secondsperperson.Ontheotherhand,thetimethateachitemtakestoberungupisonlythreeseconds.Thatmeansiftherearefivepeopleaheadofyou,eachwithtenitemsintheircharts,thewaitingtimewillbe355seconds.Butifthereisonlyonepersonaheadofyou,with50itemsinthechart,thewaitingtimeis191seconds.Youdothemath.StudythecustomerHowmanypeopleareaheadofyouisonething,andwhotheyareisanother.Forexample,iftheyareoldpeople–andthisisnotageist(年龄歧视的)–theytendtomovesloweranddelaythecheckoutprocess.Theitemsintheirchartarealsoimportant.Forexample,fourbottlesofthesamemilkwilldefinitelygofasterthanfourcompletelydifferentitems.Choosea“serpentineline”Insomeplaces,theremaybejustonelineleadingtoseveralcheckoutcounters.Thepersonattheheadofthelinegoestothenextavailablecounter.Thisisknownasa“serpentine(蛇形的)line”.Youshouldalwayschooseaserpentinelinebecauseevenifoneofthecashiersorcustomersisslow,itwon’tholdupanentireline.GoleftAccordingtoRobertSamuel,aUSsciencewriter,around90percentofpeopleareright-handed,whichmeanstheytendtogototheright.Soheadingtotheoppositedirection–left–willgiveyouabetterchanceoffindingafasterline.21.Ifthereare6peoplebeforeyou,andtheybuy72itemsaltogether,thenyouhavetowaitabout________seconds.A.462B.318C.246D.21622.Whatweneedn’tconsiderbeforedecidingwhichlinetostandin?A.Thenumberofpeoplebeforeyou.B.Thequantityofthegoodstocheckoutbeforeyou.C.Whatkindofpeoplebeforeyou.D.Howmanyleft-handedpeoplebeforeyou.23.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.mostpeopleareusedtochoosingcheckoutcountersontheirrightB.weshouldalwaysavoidliningupbehindacrowdedcartC.7cupsofthesamekindneedasmuchtimeas7differentonestobecheckedoutD.thecashiersandcustomersina“serpentineline”areslowBSelfie,takingapictureofyourselftopostonsocialmedia,becameanofficialwordintheOxforddictionaryin2013.Theideaseemssimple,justposeandsnapaphotoofyourselfwithyourcellphonecamera.Howdifficultcouldthatbe?Butin2014areported15peoplediedwhiletakingselfies.Thatnumberhasriseneachyearsincethen.Thirty-ninedeathsconnectedtoselfieswerereportedin2015.And,thisyearhasseenmorethan70suchdeaths.ResearchersfromuniversitiesintheU.S.andIndiahavereleasedfindingsfromthefirststudyofdeathsduetoselfies.Theinvestigatorsexaminedthecausesandcharacteristicsofthedeaths.Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhotakeselfiesforsharingonsocialmediaoftenhaveanarcissistictendency.Thereportsaysthesepeopleuseselfiesasaformofself-identificationandexpression.Theymaytakeselfiesinmoredangeroussettingsbecausetheyseekgreaterattention.Thesedangeroussituationscanleadtoinjury,andevendeath.Theresearchersdefineaselfiedeathasdeathofanindividualoragroupofpeoplethatcouldhavebeenavoidedhadtheindividual(s)notbeentakingaselfie.Oneexampleofadangerousselfieinthestudyinvolvedbicycleraces.Peoplesometimesgetonthetracktotakeapictureofthemselveswiththeracingbicyclesbehindthem.Crashesandinjurieshaveresulted.Anotherexampledescribedpeoplestandingontraintrackstryingtogetaselfieasatrainmovestowardthemfrombehind.Themostcommoncauseofselfiedeathwasfallingfromhighplaces.Itcaused32ofthe172deathsduringthelasttwoandone-halfyears.Drowningwasanothercommoncauseofdeath.Anditmightbemoredangeroustobeamanwithasmartphone.Althoughwomentakemoreselfies,maleswerefarmorelikelytodieduringselfies.75.5%ofthereporteddeathswereofmen.Aboutone-thirdofthe172reportedselfiedeathshadasingledeathwhile24incidentsinvolvedthedeathsofgroups.Twooftheincidentskilledsevenpeopleeach.24.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.selfiedeathsontheriseB.thedangeroftakingselfiesC.whataselfiedeathisD.thecausesofselfiedeaths25.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph4probablyreferto?A.Aphysicalstate.B.Apsychologicalstate.C.Adifficulty.D.Acamera.26.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofselfiedeaths?A.Amanaddictedtotakingselfiesdied.B.Ataxi-driverdiedwithoneofhispassengerstakingselfies.C.Amanfelloffthecliffwhiletakingaselfieanddied.D.Anoldladydiedfromheartattackwhentakingaselfie.27.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.A.selfiedeathsarealwayssingledeathsB.womenaremorelikelytodieduringselfiesC.itisdangeroustoparticipateinbicycleracesD.selfiedeathshappenedinvariouswaysCIworkedlotsofextrahoursmyfirstChristmasseasonasasalesladyforDancer’s,thedepartmentstoreinmysmallhometown.I’dstartedthejob,whichpai