广东省2022年高三第二次（4月）调研考试 英语.docVIP

精品 Word 可修改 欢迎下载 精品 Word 可修改 欢迎下载 精品 Word 可修改 欢迎下载 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. Who did best in math at school? A. Combs B. Burns C. Schultz D. Williams 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. What can we learn from the passage? A.Cuba is a good place to do business. B.No one wanted to hel