2018年深圳二模英语

第1页共9页深圳市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。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’earlygiftformathswonherascholarshipandaninternshipatXerox,whereshewouldcompeteherwaytothetop.“I'mablackladyfromtheLowerEastSide,”shesays,“Notalotscaresme.”HowardSchultz,ExecutiveChairman,StarbucksSchultzgrewupinpublichousinginBrooklyn,surroundedbypoverty,andwasthefirstinhisfamilytogotocollege(onafootballscholarship).Aftertraininginsales,hesetupthecompanythatwouldlaterbuyStarbucks.“InthecourseoftheyearIspenttryingtoraisemoney,Ispoketo242people,and217ofthemsaidno.”hesaid.SeanCombs,CEO,SeanJohnCombsbeganagenerationofhip-hoptalentandmadealastinginfluenceonfashion.Buthestorycouldhaveturnedoutmuchdifferently:Hisdrugdealerfatherwaskilledwhenhewas3.“Itmademeworkevenharder.”herecentlysaid.GeishaWilliams,CEO,PG&EHerparentsfledCubawhenWilliamswas5.By7,shewasherparentsmaintranslatorintalkswithlawyersandaccountantsatgrocerystorestheyowned.Theexperiencedidhelpher.“IwentfromthinkingIcouldbeamanagertothinkingIcoulddosomethingmuchbigger.”shetoldFortune.第2页共9页Whodidbestinmathatschool?CombsB.BurnsC.SchultzD.WilliamsHowdidthedeathofCombs’fatherinfluencehim?Itmadehimafailure.Hebecameadrugdealer.Itmadehimevenstronger.Hebecameahip-hopper.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Cubaisagoodplacetodobusiness.NoonewantedtohelpSchultzatfirst.Poorfamilykidscanbesuccessfuleasily.DifficultyinlifepushedWilliamsforward.BLookingatapileofoldphotos,Icouldn'thelpfeelingratherregretful.I'venevergotintothehabitofsortingoutphotos.However,it'salmostahabitofminetohavephotostakenthoughtlessly.Thus,photoshavebeenpilingupinmychildhoodtowomanhood.Inspiteofthat,thoseblack-and-whitepicturestakeninmyearlyyearsarerarelykept,exceptafewsurvivalsregardedasantiques.Thebald(秃头的)babypictureofmethatItreasured,theonlyoneleft,it'snowmissing.Familiarfacesflashonebyonebeforemyeyes.Thoughtheworldissosmallandweallliveinit,yetweareseparatedbyphysicalandpsychologicaldistances,somesmaller,somelarger.Withthepassageoftime,onecannot,regretfullyrelive(重温)itwiththesamefeelingasonehadinthepicture.Whatonecangetfromtheoldphotosisbutabitofthepastjoy.Onetakespictureswithdifferentpersonsindifferenttimeandplaces.Theyfillonewithnostalgia(怀旧)invariousdegrees--somemore,someless,andothersnone.That'swhyonehasconflictingfeelingstowardstheoldphotos.Stillkeptwiththecurrentones,they'reevenlessfavoredthanadaily-usedcup,whichisalwaysclosetotheowner.Howthesepiecesofthoughtinfluenceme.Photoskeepourimagesratherthanoursentiment,whichmaynotremain.Theimageisalwaystherebutnotitsowner,whomthephotocan'tkeep,neithercanitkeeptheevent.Ofcourse,therearesomeofthephotosstillholdingmyaffection,suchasthosetakenwithmyfamilymembers,withfavoriteplaymates,fellowgirl-studentsandbestfriends,notonlyinpicturesbutalsoinmylifeandheart.Now,sinceIhavelearnedallthis,Iwillnotallowmyselftobeincludedcasuallyinaphototakenwithothers.I'llmakesurethatthefriendshipcanlastbeforeItakeaphotowithsomebody.24.Whydidthewriterhaveonlyafewblack-and-whitepictures?AShetookfewerofthem.BShetookphotosthoughtlessly.CShedidn'ttakegoodcareofthem.第3页共9页DSheonlylikedthebaldbabypicture.25.Whatcanwegetfromtheoldphotosaccordingtothewriter?AAllthepastevents.BSomepasthappiness.CAllthepastexcitement.DTheeverlastingmemory.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sentiment”inparagraph5probablymean?ALookBThoughtCFeelingDInfluence27.Whatisthewriterlikelytodowhenaskedtotakephotosothers?ATotakethephotohappily.BTorefusetherequestpolitely.CToignoretherequestcasually.DTothinkcarefullybeforeaction.CAsanAsiancountry,Singaporehasareputationforbeinghighlywesternized,withEnglishamongthecountry’sfourofficiallanguages,butacoupleofsignsfoundonlocalbusesthathaverecentlybecomeahitonlinemaysayotherwise.QuitedifferentfromEnglishweknow,thesignread,forexample,“Herecannotgoin”insteadof“Noentry”,andHerecanchargephoneinsteadofChargephonehere.ThislanguagethatresemblesEnglishiscalledSingaporeanEnglishorSinglish.TheNewYorkTimescallsSinglish“patchwork”becauseSingaporeconsistsofmigrants(移民)fromseveralcountriesincludingChina,IndiaandMalaysia,andtheyallspeaktheirownversionsof“English”.“Everyonewhospeaksitshapesit,”wrotethenewspaper.Forexample,inSinglish,youcaneasilyrecognizeinfluencesfromChinese,includingvocabularysuchas”MeeSiam”and“dabao”.Sentencestructureslike”toiletwhere”insteadof“where’sthetoilet”alsocomefromChinese.Interestinganddiverseasitmayseem,thetrendforSinglishisworryingSingapore’sgovernment.Itisconcernedthatthedialectisloweringthecountry’sEnglishstandardandmayaffectitsrelationshipwithvisitors.ItevenstartedtheSpeakGoodEnglishMovement.Unfortunately,theproblemwasnotsolved.Instead,Singlishhasboomed,especiallyamongyoungpeoplewhothinkofitasasignofbeingcoolandawayofidentifyingthemselvesasSingaporean.Butthisdoe