(20191031)惠州市2020届高三二调英语试题

1惠州市2020届高三第二次调研考试英语2019.10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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ANeedafallfix?Tryonefromthesegreatplaces.1.MackinacIsland,MichiganTheonlywaytoreachthisfamedcar-freeislandisbyboatandferry,andoncevisitorsarrive,they’reattractedbythehistory,sceneryandfallcolors.“It’sathrowbacktoyearspast,alittletown,andthere’sabigstateparkaswell,”Blackwellsays.“You’reallowedtohaveboatsallaroundtheisland.”2.TellicoLake,TennesseeWithnearly400milesofshoreline,thiswaterwayflowingoutoftheGreatSmokyMountainsislargelyunexploited,well-protectedinitsnaturalstate.Fallvisitorsfindarangeofcolorsreflectinginthecleanwaters,saysBlackwell,whovacationedintheareawithhisfamilyasachild.“Thethickforesttherejustallowsyoutoseemoregreeneryandwildlife.”3.DillonReservoir,ColoradoWithanhourfromDenver,thislakeishometowhatclaimstobethenation’shighestsailingclub,atanaltitudeofmorethan9,000feet.MarinasinthetownsofDillonandFriscomakeiteasytogetoutonthewaterandtoseethebrightyellowsandgoldsoffallleaves.“Peoplearesurprisedthatthere’sboatinginColorado,andyoucanseethemountainsjustbeforethesnowfall,”Blackwellsays.4.LakeMonroe,IndianaThestate’slargestlakeissurroundedbymorethan13,000acresofprotectedforestandthreerecreationareas,makingitanidealplacetoseefallcolors,particularlyfromoaksandthetulippoplar,thestatetree.“It’sagem（宝石）insouthernIndiana,”saysBlackwell,whogrewupinthearea.“Therearelotsofdifferentactivities:canoeing,kayakingandfishing.”21.WhatisspecialaboutMackinacIsland?2A.It’slikeamoderncity.B.Visitorscan’ttakeboatsaroundit.C.Visitorscanseevariouswildlifethere.D.Visitorscan’tgotherebycars.22.Whichissuitableforsomeonelookingforanundevelopedplaceforvacation？A.MackinacIsland,MichiganB.TellicoLake,TennesseeC.DillonReservoir,ColoradoD.LakeMonroe,Indiana23.Whatdothefourplaceshaveincommon?A.Blackwelloncetravelledthere.B.Theyareallfamoustouristdestinations.C.Theyaresurroundedbythickforests.D.VisitorscanenjoyfallcolorsthereBWhenHarmonyOS,theChineseself-developedoperatingsystemforHuaweimobiledevices,wasreleasedonAug9,itquicklybecameahottopiconsocialmedia.Manybelieveitnotonlyrepresentstheriseofthecountryasatechpower,butalsoshowsrespecttoclassicalChineseculturebynamingthesystem“Hongmeng”inChinese.“Hongmeng”isaclassicalwordfromZhuangzi.IntheancienttimesofChineselegendandmyths(神话),“Hongmeng”wasusedtodescribetheoriginalstateoftheuniversebeforematterexisted.ForHarmonyOS,“Hongmeng”indicatesthedevelopers’aimtomakeaninnovativeoperatingsystem,unlikeanyother.Besides“Hongmeng”,HuaweihasalsoregisteredmanyofitsproductsunderthenamesoflegendarycreaturesfromChinesemyths.Forexample,thecompany’sKirinmobilechipgotitsnameafteraluckymonstercalled“Qilin”.Anditsserverchipiscalled“Kunpeng”,acreaturethatchangedfromafishintoagiantbird.ManyChineseinternetusersandmediahavepraisedHuawei’suseofthesenames,“astheystandforChinesewisdomandancientpeople’simaginationandspiritofexploration”,GlobalTimesnoted.Infact,Huaweiisnotaloneinusingtraditionalcultureformodernventures.NeZha,thenewfilm,alsoportraystraditionalcultureinamoderncontext.Themovieislooselybasedonthewell-knownworkofclassicalChinesemythTheInvestitureoftheGods.EarlierthismonthitbecamethebiggestanimatedmovieinChinaandwascalled“thegloryofdomesticanime(国产动漫)”.Indeed,thelonghistoryandsplendidclassicworkshavegivenChinaaprofoundculture.Mythsandlegendsarethecreativeworksoftremendousimagination.AsGlobalTimesputit,todaybyrevisitingamoderncontext,“ancientmythshasthepowertoinspireimaginationinyoungpeople”.Afterall,imaginationisthebeginningofcreation.324.WhatdoweknowaboutHarmonyOS?A.Itsreleaseraisedastormofobjections.B.Itisnamedafteracreatureinmyth.C.Itcombineshightechnologyandculture.D.It’sthebestoperatingsystem.25.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“innovative”underlinedinParagraph2?A.creativeB.modernC.popularD.intelligent26.HowdothepublicthinkofHuawei’suseofthenames?A.Confused.B.Unexpected.C.Approving.D.Doubtful.27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.ThefilmNeZhaisnotadaptedfrommyths.B.ThefilmNeZhaisabighit.C.MorebusinessesfollowHuawei’sleadD.AncientmythsisagoodchoiceforentertainmentCPeoplewhosleepfewerthansixhoursanightaremorelikelytodieearly,researchersinUniversityofWarwickhavefoundinarecentstudy.Theydiscoveredthatpeoplewhosleptforlessthansixhourseachnightwere12%morelikelytodiebeforetheageof65thanthosewhoslepttherecommendedsixtoeighthoursanight.Theresearcherspointedoutthatpreviousstudieshadshownthatthelackofsleepwasassociatedwithproblemslikeheartdiseaseandhighbloodpressure.However,theresearchersalsofoundthatsleepingtoomuchwaslinkedtoanearlydeath.Thosewhosleptformorethanninehoursanightwere30%morelikelytodieearly,asanarticleinthelatestSleepsuggested.Thatdirectlycontradictsanotherpassageinthesamejournallastmonthsuggestingthatpeoplewhosleptfortenhoursorlongeranightweremorelikelytoliveto100.Thiswasthoughttobebecausepeoplewholivedintoextremeoldagewerehealthierandth