深圳市2018年高三年级第二次调研考试英语试题(含答案)(WORD版)(1).docx

深圳市2018年高三年级第二次调研考试英语试题(含答案)(WORD版)(1)

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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

Lifeexperiencescanshowone’s“grit”(坚韧).Complexchallengesearlyinlifehelpedthefollowingpeopledevelopskillsthatgotthemtothetopoftheirprofessions.

UrsulaBurns,Chairwoman,VEON;FormerCEO,Xerox

Herfamilywassopoorthathersinglemothertradedofficecleaningforhealthcare.ButBurns’earlygiftformathswonherascholarshipandaninternshipatXerox,whereshewouldcompeteherwaytothetop.“ImablackladyfromtheLowerEastSide,”shesays,“Notalotscaresme.”

HowardSchultz,ExecutiveChairman,Starbucks

SchultzgrewupinpublichousinginBrooklyn,surroundedbypoverty,andwasthefirstinhisfamilytogotocollege(onafootballscholarship).Aftertraininginsales,hesetupthecompanythatwouldlaterbuyStarbucks.“InthecourseoftheyearIspenttryingtoraisemoney,Ispoketo242people,and217ofthemsaidno.”hesaid.

SeanCombs,CEO,SeanJohn

Combsbeganagenerationofhip-hoptalentandmadealastinginfluenceonfashion.Buthestorycouldhaveturnedoutmuchdifferently:Hisdrugdealerfatherwaskilledwhenhewas3.“Itmademeworkevenharder.”herecentlysaid.

GeishaWilliams,CEO,PGE

HerparentsfledCubawhenWilliamswas5.By7,shewasherparentsmaintranslatorintalkswithlawyersandaccountantsatgrocerystorestheyowned.Theexperiencedidhelpher.“IwentfromthinkingIcouldbeamanagertothinkingIcoulddosomethingmuchbigger.”shetoldFortune.

“Weareanationgoodatcodeswitching--weknowthatthewaywespeaktofriendsordriversmustbedifferentfromhowactatworkorschool,”wroteCheryl,aSingaporeanauthor,inTimemagazine,“Toactivelyurgeustogiveupalanguagethatspeakstotheveryheartofwhoweare,thatssobeautifullyrepresentsthem