深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试英语测试题VIP免费

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1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.Whydidthewrit...