第1页共7页广东省深圳市2018年高三年级第二次调研考试英语2018.4绝密★启用前试卷类型：A广东省深圳市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。注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。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’earlygiftformathwonherascholarshipandaninternshipatXerox,whereshewouldcompeteherwaytothetop.“I’mablackladyfromtheLowerEastSide,”shesays.“Notalotscaresme.”HowardSchultz,ExecutiveChairman,StarbucksSchultzgrewupinpublichousinginBrooklyn,surroundedbypoverty,andwasthefirstinhisfamilytogotocollege(onafootballscholarship).Aftertraininginsales,hesetupthecompanythatwouldlaterbuyStarbucks.“InthecourseoftheyearIspenttryingtoraisemoney,Ispoketo242people,and217ofthemsaidno.”hesaid.SeanCombs,CEO,SeanJohnCombsbeganagenerationofhip-hoptalentandmadealastinginfluenceonfashion.Buthisstorycouldhaveturnedoutmuchdifferently:hisdrugdealerfatherwaskilledwhenhewas3.“Itmademeworkevenharder.”herecentlysaid.GeishaWilliams,CEO,PG＆EHerparentsfledCubawhenWilliamswas5.By7,shewasherparents’maintranslatorintalkswithlawyersandaccountantsatgrocerystorestheyownedinNewJersey.Theexperiencedidhelpher.“IwentfromthinkingIcouldbeamanagertothinkingIcoulddosomethingmuchbigger.”shetoldFortune.21.Whodidbestinmathatschool?A.Combs.B.Burns.C.Schultz.D.Williams.22.HowdidthedeathofCombs’fatherinfluencehim?A.Itmadehimafailure.B.Hebecameadrugdealer.C.Itmadehimevenstronger.D.Hebecameahip-hopper.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?第2页共7页广东省深圳市2018年高三年级第二次调研考试英语2018.4A.Cubaisagoodplacetodobusiness.B.NoonewantedtohelpSchultzatfirst.C.Poorfamilykidscanbesuccessfuleasily.D.DifficultyinlifepushedWilliamsforward.BLookingatapileofoldphotos,Icouldn’thelpfeelingratherregretful.I’venevergotintothehabitofsortingoutphotos.However,it’salmostahabitofminetohavephotostakenthoughtlessly.Thus,photoshavebeenpilingupinmychildhoodtowomanhood.Inspiteofthat,thoseblack-and-whitepicturestakeninmyearlyyearsarerarelykept,exceptafewsurvivalsregardedasantiques.Abald（秃头的）babypictureofmethatItreasured,theonlyoneleft,isnowmissing.Familiarfacesflashonebyonebeforemyeyes.Thoughtheworldissosmallandweallliveinit,yetweareseparatedbyphysicalandpsychologicaldistances,somesmaller,somelarger.Withthepassageoftime,onecannot,regretfully,relive（重温）itwiththesamefeelingasonehadinthepicture.Whatonecangetfromtheoldphotosisbutabitofthepastjoy.Onetakespictureswithdifferentpersonsindifferenttimeandplaces.Theyfillonewithnostalgia（怀旧）invariousdegrees—somemore,someless,andothersnone.That’swhyonehasconflictingfeelingstowards...
