惠州市届高三第三次调研考试英语试题.docx

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惠州市届高三第三次调研考试英语试题

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。

A

Tipsforwaitinginline

Whenliningupatthesupermarketcheckoutcounter,thelinesnexttousalwaysseemtobemovingfasterthantheonethatwearestandingin.

NowtheNewYorkTimeshasputtogethertheresearchofscientiststogiveyousomeinsightsintothemathandpsychologyofqueuing.Italsoofferedtipsonpickingthefastestlinenomatterifyou’reliningupinasupermarket,abankoranywhereelse.

Pickingsomeonewithafullchart

USmathematicianDanMeyerbelievesthatachart（购物车）fullofitemsdoesn’ttellthewholestory.“Everypersonrequiresafixedamountoftimetosayhello,pay,saygoodbyeandclearoutofthelane,”hesaid.Andthatamountoftimeisanaverageof41secondsperperson.

Ontheotherhand,thetimethateachitemtakestoberungupisonlythreeseconds.Thatmeansiftherearefivepeopleaheadofyou,eachwithtenitemsintheircharts,thewaitingtimewillbe355seconds.Butifthereisonlyonepersonaheadofyou,with50itemsinthechart,thewaitingtimeis191seconds.Youdothemath.

Studythecustomer

Howmanypeopleareaheadofyouisonething,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.

Goleft

AccordingtoRobertSamuel,aUSsciencewriter,around90percentofpeopleareright-handed,whichmeanstheytendtogototheright.Soheadingtotheoppositedirection–left–willgiveyouabetterchanceoffindingafasterline.

21.Ifthereare6peoplebeforeyou,andtheybuy72itemsaltogether,thenyouhavetowait

about________seconds.

A.462B.318C.246D.216

22.Whatweneedn’tconsiderbeforedecidingwhichlinetostandin?

A.Thenumberofpeoplebeforeyou.

B.Thequantityofthegoodstocheckoutbeforeyou.

C.Whatkindofpeoplebeforeyou.

D.Howmanyleft-handedpeoplebeforeyou.

23.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.

A.mostpeopleareusedtochoosingcheckoutcountersontheirright

B.weshouldalwaysavoidliningupbehindacrowdedcart

C.7cupsofthesamekindneedasmuchtimeas7differentonestobecheckedout

D.thecashiersandcustomersina“serpentineline”areslow

B

"Selfie,"takingapictureofyourselftopostonsocialmedia,becameanofficialwordintheOxforddictionaryin2013.Theideaseemssimple,justposeandsnapaphotoofyourselfwithyourcellphonecamera.Howdifficultcouldthatbe?

Butin2014areported15peoplediedwhiletakingselfies.Thatnumberhasriseneachyearsincethen.Thirty-ninedeathsconnectedtoselfieswerereportedin2015.And,thisyearhasseenmorethan70suchdeaths.

ResearchersfromuniversitiesintheU.S.andIndiahavereleasedfindingsfromthefirststudyofdeathsduetoselfies.Theinvestigatorsexaminedthecausesand characteristics ofthedeaths.

Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhotakeselfiesforsharingonsocialmediaoftenhaveanarcissistic tendency. Thereportsaysthesepeople"useselfiesasaformofself-identificationandexpression."Theymaytakeselfiesinmoredangeroussettingsbecausetheyseekgreaterattention.Thesedangeroussituationscanleadtoinjury,andevendeath.Theresearchersdefineaselfiedeathas"deathofanindividualoragroupofpeoplethatcouldhavebeenavoidedhadtheindividual（s）notbeentakingaselfie."

Oneexampleofadangerousselfieinthestudyinvolvedbicycleraces.Peoplesometimesgetonthetracktotakeapictureofthemselveswiththeracingbicyclesbehindthem.Crashesandinjurieshaveresulted.Anotherexampledescribedpeoplestandingontraintrackstryingtogetaselfieasatrainmovestowardthemfrombehind.Themostcommoncauseofselfiedeathwasfallingfromhighplaces.Itcaused32ofthe172deathsduringthelasttwoandone-halfyears.Drowningwasanothercommoncauseofdeath.

Anditmightbemoredangeroustobeamanwithasmartphone.Althoughwomentakemoreselfies,maleswerefarmorelikelytodieduringselfies.75.5%ofthereporteddeathswereofmen.Aboutone-thirdofthe172reportedselfiedeathshadasingledeathwhile 24 incidentsinvolvedthedeathsofgroups.Twooftheincidentskilledsevenpeopleeach.

24.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?

A. selfiedeaths ontherise       B. thedangeroftakingselfies

C. whataselfiedeathis           D. thecausesofselfiedeaths

25.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph4probablyreferto?

A.Aphysicalstate.B.Apsychologicalstate .

C. Adifficulty.D.Acamera.

26.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofselfiedeaths?

A. Amanaddictedtotakingselfiesdied.

B. Ataxi-driverdiedwithoneofhispassengerstakingselfies.

C. Amanfelloffthecliffwhiletakingaselfieanddied.

D. Anoldladydiedfromheartattackwhentakingaselfie.

27.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.

A. selfiedeathsarealwayssingledeaths

B.womenaremorelikelytodieduringselfies

C. itisdangeroustoparticipateinbicycleraces

D.selfiedeathshappenedinvariousways

C

IworkedlotsofextrahoursmyfirstChristmasseasonasasalesladyforDancer’s,thedepartmentstoreinmysmallhometown.I’dstartedthejob,whichpaid85centsanhour,thatsummerof1966aftergettingaworkpermitatage15.Isoonlearnedhowtofitshoes,measureandcutcloth,andkeeptheshelvesofshirtsandunderwearniceandneat.

Weclosedat6p.m.onChristmasEve,andat5:

55alocalfarmercameintofindgiftsforhiswife.IknewMr.Johnson,whosedaughterwasinmyclass,soIwenttohelphim.Wewanderedthroughthesweaters,dressesandskirts,andnightgowns（睡衣）.WetalkedaboutsizeandcolorandwhatIthoughtMrs.Johnsonwouldlike.Afternearlyanhour,Mr.Johnsondecidedonanightgownwithprettypinkslipperstomatch.

BymythirdChristmasatDancer’s,Iwasanexperiencedsalesclerk.Mrs.Johnsonhadcomeintothestoreinlatesummer,andwevisitedwhileIhelpedhershop.Asshecommentedonprettycolorsanddesign,Imadementalnotes.WhenMr.Johnsonmadehislast-minuteappearanceonChristmasEve,Iwasready.Itoldhim,“Mrs.Johnsonwasinnottoolongago,andInoticedhowmuchshelikedthisroyalbluesweater.She’dalsotoldmethatshereallyneedednewboots.I’dfoundsomeperfectbootsinhersizeandhadputthemasideforChristmasEve.”Mr.Johnsonwasimpressed,andIthinkmorethanalittlerelieved.Wecompletedthesaleby6:

10witheverythingwrappedinpaperandribbons!

IworkedforDancer’sthreemoreholidayseasonsandwasalwaystherejustbeforeclosingonChristmasEve,whenMr.JohnsonknewIhadtheanswersheneeded.Yearslater,IcanwellrememberheoncetoldmethatthebigstoresincitieshadmoregoodsandlovelyChristmasfantasiesintheirwindowbutit’sonlyinasmalltownthatneighborstakecareofneighbors.

28.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’sjobinDancer’s?

A.SheenjoyedherworkinDancer’s.

B.Sheworkedlonghourstogetagoodpay.

C.Ittookheralongtimetoknowwhatsheshoulddo.

D.Shecouldalsohelpsomecustomermakedecisions.

29.WhatdidtheauthordobeforeMr.Johnson’sappearanceonherthirdChristmasin

Dancer’s?

A.Shetalkedwithhisdaughter.

B.Shekepthiswife’sneedandtasteinmind.

C.Shekeptaneyeonhiswifeforquitealongtime.

D.Shelookedintothesalesrecordofthestore.

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.TheauthorworkedforDancer’sfor5yearsinall.

B.Mr.Johnsondoubtedwhethertheauthorcouldhelphim.

C.Mr.Johnsonvaluedthesincererelationshipinhisneighborhood.

D.Mr.Johnsondidn’tbelievethebigstoresincitieshadwhathewanted.

31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.MyWorkingExperienceinDancer’s

B.Mr.Johnson’sChristmasgift

C.Last-minuteAppearanceonChristmasEve

D.ChristmasGiftswithneighbors’consideration

D

Anew‘paparazzi-proof’scarfhasgotheatedlywelcomedsincelanched.Anew‘paparazzi-proof’scarfcouldbeagame-changerforcelebrities（名流）whoprefertoshyawayfromthestagelight.TheISHUscarfisthecreationofDutch-bornfashionentrepreneurSaifSiddiquiandisdesignedto‘givepeopletheirrighttoprivacyback’.AhostofcelebritiesincludingCameronDiaz,singerJoeJonas,BayernMunichfootballerJeromeBoatengandmusicproducerMajorLazerhaveworntheISHUafteritwasspottedatLondonFashionWeeklastyear.

Itworksbyreflectingthelightbackintoacamera,effectivelybecoming‘invisibilityclothes’forcelebritieswhodon’twanttheirphototaken.Anyonewearingthescarfisprotectedfrommobileflashphotography,withthefashionaccessory’sfabriceffectivelyblockingoutanyunwantedpictures,althoughitdoesn’tstopno-flashphotographsfrombeingtaken.

The28-year-oldSiddiquiwasinspiredwhilevisitingfamilyinAmsterdamin