1、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分钟注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 阅读理解（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。ATh
2、e most important books in 2016The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead “The Underground Railroad” the story of a young womans escape from slavery via an imaginary railroad that brings her to different, imperfect versions of America was a success on every level. Oprah could pick it for her popula
3、r book club; it also won the National Book Award for fiction.Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power by Michael Kranish and Marc FisherKranish and Fisher worked like lightning to get “Trump Revealed” to print while he was a presidential candidate. The writers turned th
4、e reporting of their fellow Washington Post reporters into a detailed, researched story of Trump. This book is valuable in understanding how Trump has behaved in the past as a manager, businessman and private person.The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola YoonYoons second novel was a National Book Award fi
5、nalist for young peoples literature. Its told from two main points of view: Daniel, a poetry-loving Korean American teenager whose parents want him to be a doctor, and Natasha, a student who hopes to be a scientist and is trying to prevent her family from being forced back to Jamaica. The story foll
6、ows the threads of these two teens lives and those they come across over the course of a day. This book for young adults is full of intelligence, understanding and hope.Born to Run by Bruce SpringsteenOne of our biggest rock stars, Springsteen has written a new section of rock songs that deeply link
7、 his own desire, trouble and longing to the larger story of America. This book, the first from the 67-year-old, tells of his youthful ambitions, his adult belief and his deep commitment to social justice.21. Which of the books is likely to be a suitable gift for a girl aged 18?A. The Underground Rai
8、lroad. B. Trump Revealed.C. The Sun Is Also a Star. D. Born to Run.22. What can we know about Born to Run?A. Springsteens rock songs tell about the teens desire and longing. B. Springsteen wrote the new section of rock songs at the age of 67.C. Readers can enjoy Bruce Springsteens rock songs in the
9、book. D. Readers know more about Bruce Springsteens life.23. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The Underground Railroad tells of a young woman escaping from slavery by train.B. Trump Revealed was printed before Trump became the President of America.C. Natasha tried hard to f
10、orce her family back to Jamaica.D. Yoons second novel won the National Book Award for fiction.BEvery day after school, little Joy came to Mr. Dows store. He loved to look at the pipes. One pipe especially caught his eye. Now he looked around the store. Nobody was looking. He put the bowl of the pipe
11、 in his hand and left immediately. But soon Joy was at a loss. He could hide the pipe. He could throw it away. He could send Mr. Dow the money for it. His thoughts went around in the same circle again and again. He felt sick all over.The sun was slipping down through the trees and it was time to go
12、home. Time was running out. His mother would look at him and she would know. She always knew. A hot tear ran down his cheek. She trusted him. This was the first year she had left him alone for three hours between school and the time she got home from work. She had to work to buy his clothes and to p
13、ay for their food and for a place to live. He remembered the nice way she said, “You are a little man now, Joy.” It made him sad when his mothers words came back to him. She trusted him.Remembering this, he felt as if someone had stuck a sharp stick into his side. Her trust in him was all he could t
14、hink about now. It drove everything else from his mind. “She trusted me.” He kept saying to himself. “She trusted me. This was most important. Next to this, the pipe and its magic power meant nothing.”Joy looked at the long shadows coming toward him. He now knew what he had to do. And he was in a hu
15、rry to get it done. He jumped out of the swing and started running. When he took the pipe, he left the store with slow unsure steps. Now his feet were quick, decisive, taking him straight back to the store like an arrow. He was out of breath when he reached the store.Mr. Dow was just inside the door
16、. The big man smiled. Joy wished he had not. Somehow, that friendly smile made it more difficult for Joy to do what he wanted to do. Joy was lost for a moment. His feet felt heavy. Suddenly, blindly, he held out the pipe. His voice struggled to come out from deep inside of the painful chest.“Mr. Dow
17、,” he said at last, “I didnt mean to take it.”“Thanks, Joy.” Mr. Dow said as he gently took the pipe from the boys hand. “How about staying around and helping me close up the shop?”Joy felt Mr. Dows big hand on his shoulder. And Joy felt his shoulders had become a little broader and stronger.24. Wha
18、t kind of a life did Joy and his mother live?A. A poor life. B. A new life. C. A happy life. D. A modern life.25. Why did Joy feel like being hurt by something sharp?A. He felt sorry for his mother. B. He couldnt help the family.C. He had run away from school. D. He disappointed his mothers expectat
19、ions.26. What do we know about Mr. Dows smile to Joy?A. Its broad. B. Its warm. C. Its false. D. Its secret.27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. An Interesting Pipe B. A Powerful SmileC. Unconditional Love D. Magic TrustCAs a person who writes about food and drink for a l
20、iving, I couldnt tell you the first thing about Bill Perry or whether the beers he sells are that great. But I can tell you that I like this guy. Thats because he plans to ban tipping in favor of paying his servers an actual living wage.I hate tipping. I hate it for the post-dinner math it requires
21、of me. But mostly, I hate tipping because I believe I would be in a better place if employees were simply left up to their employers, as is the custom in every other industry.Most of you probably think that you hate tipping, too. Research suggests otherwise. You actually love tipping! You like to fe
22、el that you have a voice in how much money your server makes. No matter how the math works out, you view restaurants with voluntary tipping systems as being a better value, which makes it extremely difficult for restaurants and bars to do away with the tipping system.One argument that you tend to he
23、ar a lot from the pro-tipping crowd seems logical enough: the service is better when waiters depend on tips. Well, if this were true, we would all be slipping a few 100-dollar bills to our doctors on the way out their doors, too. But as it turns out, in one survey, 30% said they didnt believe the jo
24、b they did had any effect on the tips they received.So come on, folks: get on board with quitting the outdated tip system. Pay a little more for your beer or burger. Support Bill Perrys pub, and any other bar or restaurant that doesnt ask you to do drunken math.28. What can we learn about Bill Perry
25、 from the passage?A. He runs a pub that serves excellent beer.B. He gives his staff a considerable sum for tips.C. He intends to get rid of the tipping practice.D. He lives comfortably without getting any tips.29. Why do many people love tipping according to the author?A. They help improve the quali
26、ty of the restaurants they dine in.B. They believe waiters deserve such rewards for good service.C. They want to preserve a wonderful tradition of the industry.D. They can have some say in how much their servers earn.30. What have some waiters come to realize according to a survey?A. Service quality
27、 has little effect on tip size.B. It is in human nature to try to save on tips.C. Tips make it more difficult to please customers.D. Tips benefit the boss rather than the employees.31. What does the author agree with in the passage?A. Restaurants should calculate the tips for customers.B. Customers
28、should pay more tips to help improve service.C. Waiters deserve better than just relying on tips for a living.D. Waiters should be paid by employers instead of customers.DWhenever something looks interesting or beautiful, theres a natural impulse(冲动) to want to own and preserve it which means, in th
29、is day and age, that were likely to reach for our phones to take a picture.Though this would seem to be an ideal solution, there are two big problems associated with taking pictures. Firstly, were likely to be so busy taking the pictures that we forget to look at the world whose beauty and interest
30、prompted us to take a photograph in the first place. And secondly, because we feel the pictures are safely stored on our phones, we never get around to looking at them, so sure are we that well get around to it one day.These problems were noticed right at the beginning of the history of photography,
31、 when the average camera was the size of a grandfather clock. The first person to notice them was the English art critic, John Ruskin. He was a traveller who realised that most tourists make a boring job of noticing or remembering the beautiful things they see. He argued that humans have an innate t
32、endency to respond to beauty and wish to have it, but that there are better and worse expressions of this desire. At worst, we get into buying souvenirs or taking photographs. But, in Ruskins eyes, theres one thing we should do and that is attempt to draw the interesting things we see, no matter whether we have any talent for doing so. Ruskin was very upset by how seldom people notice details. He strongly disapproved of the travellers who prided themselves
