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增城高三英语调研
2018届增城区高中毕业班调研测试英语试题
本试卷8页,满分150分,考试用时120分钟
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第Ⅰ卷
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
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A
Themostimportantbooksin2016
TheUndergroundRailroadbyColsonWhitehead
“TheUndergroundRailroad”—thestoryofayoungwoman’sescapefromslaveryviaanimaginaryrailroadthatbringshertodifferent,imperfectversionsofAmerica—wasasuccessoneverylevel.Oprahcouldpickitforherpopularbookclub;italsowontheNationalBookAwardforfiction.
TrumpRevealed:
AnAmericanJourneyofAmbition,Ego,Money,andPowerbyMichaelKranishandMarcFisher
KranishandFisherworkedlikelightningtoget“TrumpRevealed”toprintwhilehewasapresidentialcandidate.ThewritersturnedthereportingoftheirfellowWashingtonPostreportersintoadetailed,researchedstoryofTrump.ThisbookisvaluableinunderstandinghowTrumphasbehavedinthepastasamanager,businessmanandprivateperson.
TheSunIsAlsoaStarbyNicolaYoon
Yoon’ssecondnovelwasaNationalBookAwardfinalistforyoungpeople’sliterature.It’stoldfromtwomainpointsofview:
Daniel,apoetry-lovingKoreanAmericanteenagerwhoseparentswanthimtobeadoctor,andNatasha,astudentwhohopestobeascientistandistryingtopreventherfamilyfrombeingforcedbacktoJamaica.Thestoryfollowsthethreadsofthesetwoteens’livesandthosetheycomeacrossoverthecourseofaday.Thisbookforyoungadultsisfullofintelligence,understandingandhope.
BorntoRunbyBruceSpringsteen
Oneofourbiggestrockstars,Springsteenhaswrittenanewsectionofrocksongsthatdeeplylinkhisowndesire,troubleandlongingtothelargerstoryofAmerica.Thisbook,thefirstfromthe67-year-old,tellsofhisyouthfulambitions,hisadultbeliefandhisdeepcommitmenttosocialjustice.
21.Whichofthebooksislikelytobeasuitablegiftforagirlaged18?
A.TheUndergroundRailroad.B.TrumpRevealed.
C.TheSunIsAlsoaStar.D.BorntoRun.
22.WhatcanweknowaboutBorntoRun?
A.Springsteen’srocksongstellabouttheteens’desireandlonging.
B.Springsteenwrotethenewsectionofrocksongsattheageof67.
C.ReaderscanenjoyBruceSpringsteen’srocksongsinthebook.
D.ReadersknowmoreaboutBruceSpringsteen’slife.
23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.TheUndergroundRailroadtellsofayoungwomanescapingfromslaverybytrain.
B.TrumpRevealedwasprintedbeforeTrumpbecamethePresidentofAmerica.
C.NatashatriedhardtoforceherfamilybacktoJamaica.
D.Yoon’ssecondnovelwontheNationalBookAwardforfiction.
B
Everydayafterschool,littleJoycametoMr.Dow'sstore.Helovedtolookatthepipes.Onepipeespeciallycaughthiseye.Nowhelookedaroundthestore.Nobodywaslooking.Heputthebowlofthepipeinhishandandleftimmediately.
ButsoonJoywasataloss.Hecouldhidethepipe.Hecouldthrowitaway.HecouldsendMr.Dowthemoneyforit.Histhoughtswentaroundinthesamecircleagainandagain.Hefeltsickallover.
Thesunwasslippingdownthroughthetreesanditwastimetogohome.Timewasrunningout.Hismotherwouldlookathimandshewouldknow.Shealwaysknew.Ahottearrandownhischeek.Shetrustedhim.Thiswasthefirstyearshehadlefthimaloneforthreehoursbetweenschoolandthetimeshegothomefromwork.Shehadtoworktobuyhisclothesandtopayfortheirfoodandforaplacetolive.Herememberedthenicewayshesaid,“Youarealittlemannow,Joy.”Itmadehimsadwhenhismother’swordscamebacktohim.Shetrustedhim.
Rememberingthis,hefeltasifsomeonehadstuckasharpstickintohisside.Hertrustinhimwasallhecouldthinkaboutnow.Itdroveeverythingelsefromhismind.“Shetrustedme.”Hekeptsayingtohimself.“Shetrustedme.Thiswasmostimportant.Nexttothis,thepipeanditsmagicpowermeantnothing.”
Joylookedatthelongshadowscomingtowardhim.Henowknewwhathehadtodo.Andhewasinahurrytogetitdone.Hejumpedoutoftheswingandstartedrunning.Whenhetookthepipe,heleftthestorewithslowunsuresteps.Nowhisfeetwerequick,decisive,takinghimstraightbacktothestorelikeanarrow.Hewasoutofbreathwhenhereachedthestore.
Mr.Dowwasjustinsidethedoor.Thebigmansmiled.Joywishedhehadnot.Somehow,thatfriendlysmilemadeitmoredifficultforJoytodowhathewantedtodo.Joywaslostforamoment.Hisfeetfeltheavy.Suddenly,blindly,heheldoutthepipe.Hisvoicestruggledtocomeoutfromdeepinsideofthepainfulchest.
“Mr.Dow,”hesaidatlast,“Ididn’tmeantotakeit.”
“Thanks,Joy.”Mr.Dowsaidashegentlytookthepipefromtheboy’shand.“Howaboutstayingaroundandhelpingmecloseuptheshop?
”
JoyfeltMr.Dow’sbighandonhisshoulder.AndJoyfelthisshouldershadbecomealittlebroaderandstronger.
24.WhatkindofalifedidJoyandhismotherlive?
A.Apoorlife.B.Anewlife.C.Ahappylife.D.Amodernlife.
25.WhydidJoyfeellikebeinghurtbysomethingsharp?
A.Hefeltsorryforhismother.B.Hecouldn’thelpthefamily.
C.Hehadrunawayfromschool.D.Hedisappointedhismother’sexpectations.
26.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.Dow’ssmiletoJoy?
A.It’sbroad.B.It’swarm.C.It’sfalse.D.It’ssecret.
27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AnInterestingPipeB.APowerfulSmile
C.UnconditionalLoveD.MagicTrust
C
Asapersonwhowritesaboutfoodanddrinkforaliving,Icouldn’ttellyouthefirstthingaboutBillPerryorwhetherthebeershesellsarethatgreat.ButIcantellyouthatIlikethisguy.That’sbecauseheplanstobantippinginfavorofpayinghisserversanactuallivingwage.
Ihatetipping.Ihateitforthepost-dinnermathitrequiresofme.Butmostly,IhatetippingbecauseIbelieveIwouldbeinabetterplaceifemployeesweresimplyleftuptotheiremployers,asisthecustomineveryotherindustry.
Mostofyouprobablythinkthatyouhatetipping,too.Researchsuggestsotherwise.Youactuallylovetipping!
Youliketofeelthatyouhaveavoiceinhowmuchmoneyyourservermakes.Nomatterhowthemathworksout,youviewrestaurantswithvoluntarytippingsystemsasbeingabettervalue,whichmakesitextremelydifficultforrestaurantsandbarstodoawaywiththetippingsystem.
Oneargumentthatyoutendtohearalotfromthepro-tippingcrowdseemslogicalenough:
theserviceisbetterwhenwaitersdependontips.Well,ifthisweretrue,wewouldallbeslippingafew100-dollarbillstoourdoctorsonthewayouttheirdoors,too.Butasitturnsout,inonesurvey,30%saidtheydidn’tbelievethejobtheydidhadanyeffectonthetipstheyreceived.
Socomeon,folks:
getonboardwithquittingtheoutdatedtipsystem.Payalittlemoreforyourbeerorburger.SupportBillPerry’spub,andanyotherbarorrestaurantthatdoesn’taskyoutododrunkenmath.
28.WhatcanwelearnaboutBillPerryfromthepassage?
A.Herunsapubthatservesexcellentbeer.
B.Hegiveshisstaffaconsiderablesumfortips.
C.Heintendstogetridofthetippingpractice.
D.Helivescomfortablywithoutgettinganytips.
29.Whydomanypeoplelovetippingaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Theyhelpimprovethequalityoftherestaurantstheydinein.
B.Theybelievewaitersdeservesuchrewardsforgoodservice.
C.Theywanttopreserveawonderfultraditionoftheindustry.
D.Theycanhavesomesayinhowmuchtheirserversearn.
30.Whathavesomewaiterscometorealizeaccordingtoasurvey?
A.Servicequalityhaslittleeffectontipsize.
B.Itisinhumannaturetotrytosaveontips.
C.Tipsmakeitmoredifficulttopleasecustomers.
D.Tipsbenefitthebossratherthantheemployees.
31.Whatdoestheauthoragreewithinthepassage?
A.Restaurantsshouldcalculatethetipsforcustomers.
B.Customersshouldpaymoretipstohelpimproveservice.
C.Waitersdeservebetterthanjustrelyingontipsforaliving.
D.Waitersshouldbepaidbyemployersinsteadofcustomers.
D
Wheneversomethinglooksinterestingorbeautiful,there’sanaturalimpulse(冲动)towanttoownandpreserveit—whichmeans,inthisdayandage,thatwe’relikelytoreachforourphonestotakeapicture.
Thoughthiswouldseemtobeanidealsolution,therearetwobigproblemsassociatedwithtakingpictures.Firstly,we’relikelytobesobusytakingthepicturesthatweforgettolookattheworldwhosebeautyandinterestpromptedustotakeaphotographinthefirstplace.Andsecondly,becausewefeelthepicturesaresafelystoredonourphones,wenevergetaroundtolookingatthem,sosurearewethatwe’llgetaroundtoitoneday.
Theseproblemswerenoticedrightatthebeginningofthehistoryofphotography,whentheaveragecamerawasthesizeofagrandfatherclock.ThefirstpersontonoticethemwastheEnglishartcritic,JohnRuskin.Hewasatravellerwhorealisedthatmosttouristsmakeaboringjobofnoticingorrememberingthebeautifulthingstheysee.Hearguedthathumanshaveaninnatetendencytorespondtobeautyandwishtohaveit,butthattherearebetterandworseexpressionsofthisdesire.Atworst,wegetintobuyingsouvenirsortakingphotographs.But,inRuskin’seyes,there’sonethingweshoulddoandthatisattempttodrawtheinterestingthingswesee,nomatterwhetherwehaveanytalentfordoingso.
Ruskinwasveryupsetbyhowseldompeoplenoticedetails.Hestronglydisapprovedofthetravellerswhopridedthemselves