惠州二模惠州市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题.docx

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惠州二模惠州市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题

惠州市2017届高三第二次调研考试

英语

2016.10

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部份。

总分值120分（最终成绩按总分135分进

行折算），考试历时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）两部份。

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.全数答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试终止后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷

第二部份阅读明白得（共两节，总分值40分）

第一节（共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分）

阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Flyingcanbefunandexciting,nomatterwhatyouchoosetodo.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutwhathappensontheplane?

Herearesomeofthemostinterestingthingsthathappen.

Doplanesdrophumanwastewhileinflight?

Whenyouflushatoiletonaplaneatanaltitudeof30,000feet,theremustbeaquestiononyourmind:

“Isthisabouttolandonafarmer’shouse?

”

Takeiteasy.Aplane’stoiletscannotbeemptiedinthesky.Thewasteisstoredintanksonboardandcanonlybeoperatedbythegroundcrew.

However,whyisnewslike“blueicefallingoutofaplane”reported?

Isblueicehumanwaste?

Storiesaboutblueicearetruebutrarelyhappen.TheFAAsaidsomelavatoryholdingtankshaveabluechemicalinthem.Ifatankleakshighintheair,thewaterfreezesonceithitstheoutsideair,andmeltsbeforeitlandsontheground.

Isturbulence（颠簸）dangerous?

It’sscary,uncomfortableandspillsyourdrink.Butisturbulencesomethingyoureallyneedtoworryabout?

Absolutelynot.It’spartofflying,anditisn’tdangerous.Turbulenceiscausedwhentwomassesofairhitoneanotheratdifferentspeeds.Wind,thunderstormsandclosenesstomountains

areallpossiblereasons.Despitehowdangerousitfeels,turbulencewon’tcrashyourplane.Eveninextremelyroughair,thewingisnotgoingtobreakoff.

Whyareplanewindowsround?

Ifyouhavetraveledbyplanebefore,youmayhavenoticedthateveryplanewindowhasarounddesign.Thisisn’ttomaketheplanelookgood.It’sforthesafetyofeveryoneonboard.

Astheairplaneflieshigherandhigher,theoutsideatmosphericpressuregetslowerandlower.Intheend,thepressureinsidetheplanebecomesgreaterthanthepressureoutside.Atthistime,windowsthatcanresistpressureareneeded.

Squarewindowscancrack.Thedifferentpressureinsideandoutsideputstressontherightangles.However,roundedcornershelptoreducethesestressesbyspreadingthemaroundthewindow.

21.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat________.

A.passengers’wastefallsontothelanddirect

B.blueicefrequentlyfallsoutofplanes

C.blueicefromaplaneisagreatsafetythreat

D.passengers’wasteisdealtwithontheground

22.Accordingtothepassage,turbulence________.

A.isverydangerousB.seldomhappensduringflying

C.maycrashaplaneD.canbecausedformanyreasons

23.Theplanewindowhasarounddesignforthepurposeof_________.

A.economyB.securityC.beautyD.convenience

24.Thepassageismeantto________.

A.tellussomeinterestingfactsaboutflying

B.informusofflyingsafetytips

C.warnusofthedangerofflying

D.introduceusthedesignofaplane

B

Chinesecollegeshavecomeupwithanunusualwaytohelpfreshmensettlein.Theyturntheirgymsintocampsitesformomsanddads,someofwhomhavetraveledthousandsofmilesacrossthecountry,tosaygoodbye.

Forthepastfiveyears,TianjinUniversityinnorthernChinahasprovidedfreeaccommodationforparentsinwhatitcalls"tentsoflove".Otherschoolsletparentssleeponmatsinschoolgymnasiums.

"Goingtocollegeisalifemomentandmyparentsdidn’twanttomissthat,"saidZhangJinqi,afreshmanatTianjinUniversitymajoringinappliedchemistry.Hisparentstraveledwithhimonthe19-hourtrainjourneyfromJiangxiprovinceinsouthernChina.

ImagesofschoolsgymspackedwithparentshavebeenwidelysharedonChinesesocialmediapromptingadebateonwhetherChina’sonlychildrenaretoocoddled.

SomehavevoicedcriticismofTianjinUniversity,sayingthattheythinkboththeparentsandthechildrenshouldbemoreindependent.

XiongBingqi,thedeputydirectorofthink-tank21stCenturyEducationResearch

Institute，thinkstheproblemisoverstated."IthasalwaysbeenaprobleminChinathatatthestartofeveryschoolyear,collegesarepackedwithparentswhocomealongtodropofftheirchildrenandstaywiththem,"hesaid."Forsomefamilies,it’stheirwaytocelebratethefirst-everfamilymemberwho’sabletogotocollege,"Xiongadded."There’snothingwrongwithsharingthehappiness."

Zhang’sfathersaidthedecisiontoescorttheirsonwasano-brainer.Heandhiswifeareamongthemany"campers"whosleepinthe550temporarytentssetupintheTianjinUniversitygym.

"Mychildhaslotsofluggageandwealsowanttogotravel,"saidhisfatherZhangYonghui."ThehotelsnearbyarefullybookedsoIhadtosleepinthetents."

Theirsonalsoshruggedoffthecriticismalthoughhesaidhewaslookingforwardtolivingonhisownforthefirsttime."Beingaccompaniedbymyparentsdoesn’tmeanI’mspoiled."

25.ZhangJinqithoughthisparentsaccompaniedhimtohisuniversitymainlybecause_____.

A.theywantedtogototravelinTianjin

B.theywantedtohelphimwithhisluggage

C.theywantedtowitnesshisimportantlifemoment

D.theydoubtedhisindependence

26.XiongBingqithinksgoingtocollegewithparents’company______.

A.isnotsuchaseriousproblemaspeoplethink

B.isachanceforfreshmentotravelwiththeirparents

C.isalong-lastingproblemtobesolved

D.isnotgoodforthefreshmentobuilduptheirindependence

27.Theunderlinedphrase“shruggedoff”probablymeans_________.

A.wasinfavorofB.thoughtnothingof

C.wasashamedofD.wasconcernedabout

28.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.“Tentsoflove”iswidelycriticized.

B.Chineseonlychildrenaretoospoiled.

C.Therearedifferentopinionson“tentsoflove”.

D.Chinesecollegeeducationisfacedwithabigchallenge.

C

Timesarealittletoughatourhouserightnow.Neitherofusmakesalotofmoney,butyearsofexperiencehavetaughtushowtowalkbetweentheraindropsandmakeitfromonemonthtothenextwithafairamountofgrace.Icookalotathome,morewhenwe'refacingleantimes.WhenIknowthatIhavetokeepusfedonnotmuchmoney,Ifallbackonmygrandmother'srecipes.Shetaughtmetocook.

WhenIwasakid,mytwinbrotherandIspentlongsummerweeksandChristmasvacationswithmymother'sparentsinthemountainsofNorthCarolina.Ratherthangohuntingwithmygrandfatheronfrozenmornings,Ifoundmyselfmoreandmoreinthekitchenwithmygrandmother,watchinghermakingalemoncheesepiewithhersofthands.

　　Mygreat-grandmotherdiedwhenmygrandmotherwas11yearsold.Astheeldestdaughter,shewasexpectedtotakeonallofthehouseworkwhileattendingschool.ThroughouttheGreat

Depression,shelearnedhowtomakealittlefoodgoalongway.Vegetableswerecheap,soshecookedalotofthem,mostlyonlyusingsmallamountsofmeatforseasoning.Roastbeefwasatwice-a-monthluxury,buttherewasnothingshecouldn'tdowithachicken,everypartofit.Nothingwenttowaste.

　　NowIunderstandthatherfoodwassacred（神圣的）.IfeelconnectedtomygrandmotherandtohundredsofyearsoffamilywhenI'minmykitchenmakingcountryfood.Inthedelicioussmellsisalongtaleofvictoryoverhardtimes,ofconqueringstarvation—ofnotjustsurviving,butfindingjoyandpleasureineverymealofeveryday.

FromgrandmotherIlearnedtotakerealsatisfactioninfeedingpeople.Mygrandmotherwouldbeamwithpleasureoveraheavilyladentableandsay：

“Doyouknowwhatthiswouldcostattherestaurant？

”Ineverknewwhatrestaurantinparticularshehadinmind,butIknewthatthequestionwastotallynotfair,becausenorestaurantanywherecancooklikeagrandmother.Butnow,thankstoherguidanceandyearsofpractice,Ican.

29.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorcooksalotathomebecause__________.

A.shewantstotryouthergrandmother’srecipes

B.sheisquiteparticularaboutfood

C.thefoodinrestaurantsisunhealthy

D.sheandherhusbandareembarrassedfinancially

30.Accordingtothepassage,theauthor’sgrandmother__________.

A.learnttocookbecauseoftheGreatDepression

B.wasgoodatcookingaswellascarefulinbudgeting

C.preferredchickentobeef

D.hadtowalkalongwaytolearncookinginarestaurant

31.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor___________.

A.likedtocomparehergrandmother’sfoodwiththatinrestaurants

B.learntsomethingmorepreciousthancookingfromhergrandmother

C.hasn’tfoundthejoyincookingthoughshecancooklikehergrandmother

D.feelsconnectedtohergrandmotherwhenmakingcountryfoodinthekitchen

32.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Cooklikemygrandmother

B.Mygrandmother’ssacredfood

C.Mygrandmother’srecipe

D.Joyandpleasureincooking

D

ThecityofHangzhouinZhejiangprovinceisafrequentheadline.AsamajortouristattractioninChina,thereweresomanytouristsduringlastyear’shottesttravelseasonsthatmostofthemseeonlythetopofeachother’sheadsratherthanoneofthemanysights.Hangzhouisalsofamousforcreativityandfamouspeople,beinghometoInternetgiantssuchastheAlibabaGroupandNetEase.

However,thecityhasneverdrawnsomuchattentionasitdidinSeptember,whentheG20Summitwelcomedheadsoftheworld’s20majoreconomiesandinternationalorganizations.For

twodays,theydiscussedtopicsincludingstrengthenedpolicycoordination,buildingnewpathsforgrowth,effectiveeconomicandfinancialgovernance,aswellasstrongworldtradeandinvestment.

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