惠州市届高三第二次调研考试英语.10

1、惠州市 2022 届高三第二次调研考试 英语 2022.10AFeeling hungry but don t have the time to get in line for food? Why not just grab and go? Here are the best places for takeout in this city. Try choosing your takeaway food by referring to the following feedbacks from the customers: New Garden: Shop 6A, G/F, Sen Fat Bl

2、dg, 6 Bonham StrandRileen Chua: Beef egg toasted sandwich! Good for takeaway as u skip the queue! So time-saving!Chris Chua: Must order their sandwiches and red bean ice! Classic!Fuyuhiko Takaya: English service available. My favorite Chinese-Western fusion restaurant!Pololi: 35-39 Graham Street (Ho

3、llywood Road)Max Lmn: Great healthy takeaway spot!Alfonso Castillo: Loved the food. Very healthy and not so expensive. I would recommend it to be taken away rather than actually eat there. 11:30 all the way to 02:00, good for late night snacks!Will C: Friendly staff, well knowledge of their products

4、 and offer samples to try. Had the avocado spicy tuna, wasabi Mayo and salad. If you like fresh healthy food, you wont be disappointed.Feast (Food by EAST): 1/F, EAST, Hong Kong, 29 Taikoo Shing RdShari McCullough: The to-go counter is great for picking up a fresh, yummy salad or sandwich for takeaw

5、ay.Berla King: Cupcakes turned out to be the densest and heaviest ever. Suggest you pass on the takeaway counter for more desserts. Closes at 21:00.La Rotisserie: Shop B, G/F, Manhattan Avenue, 25 Queens Rd C, Sheung WanBart Verkoeijen: Its for takeaway or on the go only. You get the chicken wrapped

6、 in alumi num foil, and it is still hot after 15 min utes. Ope ns 14:00 23:00.John Chew: It is a great lunch takeaway. I love the chicken with pasta. People are crazy about its chocolate cake which I will have to try one of these days.Tink Wong: Yummy! Probably not the healthiest but the potatoes we

7、re delicious. The chicken was juicy and very well-seasoned. Will go back for sure! Tea set is worth every dollar.Click “more if you want other recommendations. Treat yourself!21. Who is this passage intended for?A. People who dont want to wait for food. B. People who are hungry.C. People who are too

8、 lazy to go out eating. D. People who are particular about food.22. What made New Garden special among the best places for takeaway?A. Customers can experience different food cultures. B. It only offers takeaway food.C. Only fresh healthy food is served.D. Customers can enjoy excellent service.23. Y

9、ou can go to to choose fresh healthy food at 22:00.A. New Garden B. Pololi C. Feast D. La RotisserieBI realized something this morning. I have been writing now for 34 years. It all started whe n I was just 18 years old. As a boy I had read literally毫不夸张地hun dreds of books. I had a thirst for knowled

10、ge that seemingly could never fade. Then suddenly I found I had something I wanted to share. I tried to ignore it, but as any writer will tell you once the ideas awaken inside of you they wont leave you alone until you write them down. I didnt have a computer, word processor, or even a typewriter. S

11、till, I grabbed a pen and lined notebook paper and wrote everything that was burning inside of me.When I was done I didnt know how to share it. There was no internet back then, no smart phones, and no social media. I sought out the editor of my local county newspaper and asked him to print what I ha

12、d written. He was a good man full of both wisdom and kindness. He not only printed my first story but agreed to publish anything else I was willing to write. I continued to write new articles each week and shared them first with other local papers and later online as well. Years later at the urging

13、of my readers I even self-published two collections of my stories in book form.Through my writing I slowly became more than I was. In my writings I encountered my highest self. In my writings I discovered the goodness and light that lies in us all. In my writings I found great love and joy and encou

14、raged others to choose love and joy as well. I also found that we all are writers whether we put pen to paper or not. With every choice we make, with every thought we hold, and with everything we do we are writing our own life story.Lance Wubbels once wrote: I hope you realize your life is truly you

15、r life. It belongs to you. It is your story to write with love. Day by day, line by line, write it well.24. As a boy, when the author found he had something to share, .A. he wrote it downB. he ignored itC. he shared it on social media D. he told it to a writer25. How did the author begin his writing

16、 career?A. He was hired as a newspaper editor. B. He put his stories online by himself.C. He self-published two books. D. He was helped by a local newspaper editor.26. What does the author think of writing?A. Writing takes practice and efforts. B. Writing can benefit oneself and others.C. Writing he

17、lps people tell right from wrong.D. Only with a pen can one write his life story.27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. A Way to be a Writer B. A Way to Share IdeasC. Living is WritingD. Writing is the Source of LoveCDo you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone?If

18、 yes, youre not alone. These days, many people suffer from the stress of FOMO (fear of missing out). They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning, and for the rest of the day, they constantly scroll down the timelines of their social media apps to get the latest updates.Despit

19、e the convenience smartphones bring, many people struggle with their digital habits.As Sameer Samat, US tech company vice president of product management, said in his speech at the 2022 Google I/O developer conference on May 8, 70% of people don t want to spend so much time on their phones.This is w

20、hy during the conference Google introduced an app called Dashboard for the new version of its Android operating system. This new app includes well-being functions that aim to help users manage the time they spend on their digital devices.It all starts with a bird -eye view. sDashboard allows users t

21、o look at all the details of their phone habits. For example, users can see how many times theyphone and how many times they vcehecked their social media apps, as well as how much time they spend on each app every day.Once the users see this information, theyll be able to make some changes. With the

22、 App Timer functions, users can set a time limit for how long they can use each app for every day. After theyve hit the limit ， they wont be able to launch the app until the next day.But even if users become more mindful of their usage, they re still likelyin by notifications (通知). This is where the

23、 Shush feature comes in. It automatically silences incoming calls and notifications when a user puts his/her phone face down.If people truly want to make full use of their free time instead of losing hours using their smartphones, these new functions are just one way of doing that.After all, who nee

24、ds to use an app to stop you from using other apps when the easiest answer would be just to use your willpower?28. People under the pressure of FOMO may.A. have trouble with their sleepB. find it hard to focus on anythingC. be addicted to their mobile phonesD. prefer to download the latest apps29. W

25、hat inspires Google to launch Dashboard?A.The limited functions of current Android system.B. People s complaint about their smartphones.C. Samat s impressive speech at a conference.D. Mobil ephone users great demand.30. can track users phone habits in detail.A. Android B. Timer C. Shush D. Dashboard

26、31. What can be lear ned from the passage?A. Dashboard turned out to be popular.B. Dashboard is a perfect choice to man age time properly.C. Strong willpower is the easiest way to avoid smartphone addiction.D. People are explori ng other ways to stop overus ing smartph on es.DWild animals are known

27、to listen to each other for warnings that predators are near. Some birds, for example, flee when neighbors make a loud noise to announce a snakes prese nee.The fairy wren is a small Australian songbird. It is not born knowing the languages of other birds. But recent research says it can learn the me

28、aning of a few importa nt soun ds.An drew Radford is a biologist at the Un iversity of Bristol in En gla nd and co-writer of the new report published in early August in the journal Current Biology. He told the Associated Press, We knew before that some animals can translate the meanings of other spe

29、cies foreig n Ian guages, but we did not know how thatla nguage labout.Birds have several ways of learning life skills. Some knowledge is genetically passed dow n by their pare nts and some comes from direct experie nee with the world. But Radford and other scientists are exploring a third kind of k

30、nowledge: information from fellows.Radford and researchers at the Australia n Nati onal Un iversity carried out the study in the coun trys Nati onal Bota nic Garde ns in Can berra. They attached to their bodies specially-desig ned, soun d-produc ing equipme nt called tweeter speakers. They wan ted t

31、o see if fairy wrens would react to sounds of other birds eve n if they could not see them.The scientists first played the birds two recorded sounds that they likely had never heard before. One was a warning cry of a thornbill, a bird not native to Australia. The other was a computer-ge nerated bird

32、 sound called buzz.When the 16 fairy wrens in the study first heard the sounds, they had no special reaction. The scientists then tried to train half of the birds to recognize the thornbills cry as a warning sound. They tried to train the other half to recognize the computer-generated buzz as a warn

33、ing call.After three days, the scientists tested what the birds had learned and their students passed the test. The fairy wrens trained with the thornbills cry, fled when they heard it. The group trained with the buzz, fled when they heard that sound. Neither group reacted to the sound taught to the

34、 other.32. What does the underlined word “ predators inthe first paragraph mean?A. en emiesB. n eighborsC. birdsD. sn akes33. Which is the right order of the experime nt?a. The fairy wrens were divided into two parts.b. The fairy wrens made no reacti on to the stra nge soun ds.c. The fairy wrens wor

35、e soun d-provid ing equipme nt.d. The fairy wrens were trained separately.e. The fairy wrens passed the test successfully.A. a b c d eB. c b a d eC. c e b a dD. a c e d b34. It can be lear ned from the study that the fairy wrens.A. were not good“ foreig n Ian guage lear nersB. made no reacti on to t

36、he sounds all the timeC. took both of the sounds as war ningsD. fled when hearing the sound trained with35. The passage is probably take n from.A. A biology textbookB. A scie nee magaz ineC. A scie nee ficti onD. A wildlife brochure第二节共5小题，每题2分，总分值10分根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中 有两项为多余选项。Gratit

37、ude is not only an art performed in daily life, but also part of our traditi onal virtue. Has your mother or friend told you that you re an ungrateful pdrson?un able to appreciate the world or people around you? Are you obsessed with things you don have in stead of being tha nkful for what you do ha

38、ve? 36 the n you will definitely need to work on being a more grateful person.Show ing gratitude has bee n put forward in the last few decades. 37 But there are still some tips that help make it possible for you to practice gratitude.Refusing to play the victim is the first step you re s38posed/tojt

39、ake.want to be grateful, stop complaining the world, your teachers, your friends and your family about not putting themselves in your shoes, and focus on how much they ve helped and cared about you.Volun teeri ng in your com mun ity is ano ther effective way to show how grateful you are for what the

40、 world has given you. Whether you rhelping clean up a local park, worki ng in a soup kitche n, or teach ing childre n or adults in your com mun ity to lear n to read, your perspective towards life will cha nge positively. 3940 You shouldn t always be good only to your close friends or family members

41、. You can help a n eighbor look for a lost dog. You can also help an old lady carry her grocery. You don t have to search for these opportunities purposely. Some，they will present themselves. So when they come, act with generosity. You ll begrateful for your role played in the world.A. However hard

42、you try to avoid these questi onsB. If you find yourself involved in one of these circumstancesC. Gradually, you lbe more grateful for the chances to repay the societyD. Doing a ran dom act of kindn ess is also a great way of practic ing gratitudeE. While such encouragement is morally meaningful, it

43、 seems to be a little abstract.F. Un grateful pers ons are always blam ing the world for the problems and owing all the faults to othersG. When you reflect on your thoughts, feelings, emotions and actions, you are actually reflect ing on your values.第二节共10小题；每题1.5分，总分值15分One habit of those people wh

44、o are smarter tha n every one else is to stay up late. I n movies, the creative genius always works late into the midnight hours by candlelightand perhaps this style 61 (root) in fact.A study 62experts from the London School of Economics and Scieneefound that people who tend to go to bed later have

45、63 (high)IQs. 64 study authors believe the root of why this is lies in ourevoluti on because ni ghttime was a more dan gerous place, and our an cestors who were to stay up in stead of going to sleep 65(n eed) to be more in tellige nt.Also, 66(stay) awake into the ni ght was a new idea 67was attracti

46、veto curious min ds.Today, our varying living rhythms may still reflect this.“ Perhaps some smart pestay up later because their in ternal clocks are 68(simple) differe nt, Dr. 1says. “ Or, perhaps they stay up later because they tend to be alone, and like being up late at ni ght without distractio n

47、s to thi nk and solve their _69(problem). But if youare a night owl, still remember 70( get) your seven to nine hours of sleep.第一节 短文改错共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分My pen-pal from the USA come to visit me last week. It was first time that he hadbee n to China and he enjoyed his stay there. I took him to a tea h

48、ouse n ear my house,there we had a good taste of Chinese tea and learned something about tea culture.Amaz ing at the tea pots and cups of differe nt shapes, he took some photo of them. Then ayoung lady came to serve for us. She showed us how to make tea but en couraged us togive it a try. Following

49、his instructions, we found that making good tea was much morethan pouring hot water into the tea leaves. We felt happily that we had a good time there.第一节完形填空共20小题；每题1.5分，总分值30分I was frustrated at not being entered into the national IT competition I dI sat in the car, lost in 41, chewing my lip and

50、staring outside.I went upstairs, 42 and desperate. Grandpa door was open for me as usual. There, he was waiting for my 43 with great excitement. I stood silently, forcing a 44 to cover my sad ness. He seemed to 45 me immediately, givi ng me a 46.I was ast oni shed that such a 47 body was full of so

51、much en ergy.Only the n did my emoti ons start 48 out. I told him that all my 49 were for nothing, and that I was feeli ng discouraged. Gran dpa smiled at me 50 and said, “ Don worry. You re far stronger than you think.5 ThenLife can be full of ups anddow ns so what we n eed do is to still have our

52、hopes and 52 , neglect ing the an xiety that makes it easy to give up.randpa encouragement soonHe 53 me on the shoulder, with a determ ined look, before say ing, firmly 54 that you have the capability to succeed.made my sad ness 55The n ext day, I thought about all my problems and 56 a pla n. Now, I

53、 believe that with a positive attitude towards failure, I 57 reach my (goals.our58 on es. As my gran dpa showed,the59 of our family members will ben efit us41.A. fearB. despairC. loveD.need42.A. weakB. stro ngC. sweetD. simple43.A. suggesti onB. comme ntC. discoveryD. arrival44.A. tearB. sighC. sig

54、nalD. smile45.A. ig noreB. in spectC. readD. order46.A. hugB. prideC. challe ngeD. wish47.A. fineB. fitC. thi nD. healthy48.A. dyingB. turni ngC. check ingD. pouri ng49.A. offersB. effortsC. promisesD. profits50.A. gen erallyB. gen tlyC. sudde nlyD. freshly51.A. addedB. sharedC. helpedD. served52.A.

55、 decisi onsB. respectsC. desiresD. pains53.A. pattedB. hitC.beggedD. picked54.A. convin cedB. believedC. expectedD. changed55.A. ariseB. preve ntC. con ti nueD. disappear56.A. turned intoB. came acrossC. cared aboutD. worked out57.A. merelyB. actuallyC. eve ntuallyD. in sta ntly58.A. deservedB. belovedC. determ inedD. excited59.A. compa nyB. gratitudeC. supportD. blame60.A. neverB. foreverC. howeverD. whereverLooking back, I realize that we should share our setbacksand progressin life with60第二节 书面表达