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1、1惠州市惠州市 2017 届高三第二次调研考试届高三第二次调研考试英英 语语2016.10本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分 120 分（最终成绩按总分 135 分进行折算），考试用时 120 分钟。注意事项：1. 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。3. 全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第 I 卷第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 4040 分）分）第一节第一节（共（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）
2、 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。AFlying can be fun and exciting, no matter what you choose to do. But have you ever thought about what happens on the plane?Here are some of the most interesting things that happen.Do planes drop human waste while in flight?When you flush a toilet o
3、n a plane at an altitude of 30,000 feet, there must be a question on your mind: “Is this about to land on a farmers house?”Take it easy. A planes toilets cannot be emptied in the sky. The waste is stored in tanks on board and can only be operated by the ground crew.However, why is news like “blue ic
4、e falling out of a plane” reported? Is blue ice human waste? Stories about blue ice are true but rarely happen. The FAA said some lavatory holding tanks have a blue chemical in them. If a tank leaks high in the air, the water freezes once it hits the outside air, and melts before it lands on the gro
5、und.Is turbulence (颠簸) dangerous?Its scary, uncomfortable and spills your drink. But is turbulence something you really need to worry about?Absolutely not. Its part of flying, and it isnt dangerous. Turbulence is caused when two masses of air hit one another at different speeds. Wind, thunderstorms
6、and closeness to mountains are all possible reasons. Despite how dangerous it feels, turbulence wont crash your plane. Even in extremely rough air, the wing is not going to break off.Why are plane windows round?2If you have traveled by plane before, you may have noticed that every plane window has a
7、 round design. This isnt to make the plane look good. Its for the safety of everyone on board. As the airplane flies higher and higher, the outside atmospheric pressure gets lower and lower. In the end, the pressure inside the plane becomes greater than the pressure outside. At this time, windows th
8、at can resist pressure are needed.Square windows can crack. The different pressure inside and outside put stress on the right angles. However, rounded corners help to reduce these stresses by spreading them around the window.21. It can be learned from the passage that_.A. passengers waste falls onto
9、 the land directB. blue ice frequently falls out of planes C. blue ice from a plane is a great safety threatD. passengers waste is dealt with on the ground22. According to the passage, turbulence_.A. is very dangerous B. seldom happens during flying C. may crash a plane D. can be caused for many rea
10、sons23. The plane window has a round design for the purpose of _.A. economy B. security C. beauty D. convenience 24. The passage is meant to _.A. tell us some interesting facts about flying B. inform us of flying safety tipsC. warn us of the danger of flying D. introduce us the design of a planeBChi
11、nese colleges have come up with an unusual way to help freshmen settle in. They turn their gyms into campsites for moms and dads, some of whom have traveled thousands of miles across the country, to say goodbye. For the past five years, Tianjin University in northern China has provided free accommod
12、ation for parents in what it calls “tents of love“. Other schools let parents sleep on mats in school gymnasiums.“Going to college is a life moment and my parents didnt want to miss that,“ said Zhang Jinqi, a freshman at Tianjin University majoring in applied chemistry. His parents traveled with him
13、 on the 19-hour train journey from Jiangxi province in southern China.Images of schools gyms packed with parents have been widely shared on Chinese social media prompting a debate on whether Chinas only children are too coddled.Some have voiced criticism of Tianjin University, saying that they think
14、 both the parents and the children should be more independent.Xiong Bingqi, the deputy director of think-tank 21st Century Education Research Institute，thinks the problem is overstated. “It has always been a problem in China that at the start of every school year, colleges are packed with parents wh
15、o come along to drop off their children and stay with them,“ he said. “For some families, its their way to celebrate the first-ever family 3member whos able to go to college,“ Xiong added. “Theres nothing wrong with sharing the happiness.“Zhangs father said the decision to escort their son was a no-
16、brainer. He and his wife are among the many “campers“ who sleep in the 550 temporary tents set up in the Tianjin University gym.“My child has lots of luggage and we also want to go travel,“ said his father Zhang Yonghui. “The hotels nearby are fully booked so I had to sleep in the tents.“ Their son also shrugged off the criticism although he said he was looking f
