广东省深圳市2018届高三第二次(4月)调研考试英语试题含答案.docVIP

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。 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。 A Life experiences can show one’s “grit”( 坚 韧 ). Complex challenges early in life helped the following people develop skills that got them to the top of their professions. Ursula Burns, Chairwoman, VEON; Former CEO, Xerox Her family was so poor that her single mother traded office cleaning for health care.But Burns’ early gift for maths won her a scholarship and an internship at Xerox, where she would compete her way to the top. “ Im a black lady from the Lower East Side,” she says, “Not a lot scares me.” Howard Schultz, Executive Chairman, Starbucks Schultz grew up in public housing in Brooklyn, surrounded by poverty, and was the first in his family to go to college (on a football scholarship).After training in sales, he set up the company that would later buy Starbucks. “In the course of the year I spent trying to raise money, I spoke to 242 people, and 217 of them said no.” he said. Sean Combs, CEO, Sean John Combs began a generation of hip-hop talent and made a lasting influence on fashion.But he story could have turned out much differently: His drug dealer father was killed when he was3. “It made me work even harder.” he recently said. Geisha Williams, CEO, PGE Her parents fled Cuba when Williams was 5. By 7, she was her parents main translator in talks with lawyers and accountants at grocery stores they owned.The experience did help her. “I went from thinking I could be a manager to thinking I could do something much bigger.” she told Fortune. - 1 - 21. Who did best in math at school? A. Combs B. Burns C. Schultz D. Williams 22. How did the death of Combs’ father influence him? A.It made him a failure. B.He became a drug dealer. C.It made him even stronger. D.He became a hip-hopper. 23. What can we learn from the passage? A.Cuba is a good place to do business. B.No one wanted to help Schultz at firs