深圳市第二高级中学2018届高三上学期综合测试（一）
英 语 第I卷
第一部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
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Position: Front Desk Staff-Part Time Company: SoulCycle
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
We are seeking passionate, and hard-working people with a love for health and fitness and an excitement for our brand. We are a high-growth company looking for highly-organized, efficient (有效率的) and for ward-thinking problem-solvers with interpersonal skills and attention to detail. If you’re chosen by us, you’ll have a generous salary.
Responsibilities:
.Provide high-level customer service for clients (客户).
.Assist the Studio Management in daily studio tasks and projects.
.Provide support for the SoulCycle instructors to ensure a successful class check-in process.
.Work as a team with all SoulCycle staff members to ensure efficiency and trust. .Provide friendly and professional phone manners as an operator.
.Assist with the training and coaching of new-hired employees for the front desk staff team.
.Have a good knowledge of all studio operations.
.Keep the SoulCycle’s appearance, atmosphere and culture. Qualifications:
.Must have good communication strategies and be able to work with people of different personalities.
.Must have customer service experience.
.Must have the ability to multi-task within a fast-paced environment. Must be willing to perform tasks and duties without the direction. .Must have outstanding customer service and problem-solving skills. .Must have a positive and can-do attitude. .Must have superior organizational skills.
.Must have the flexibility to work with a non-traditional schedule and must have weekend, holiday, and some early morning/midday/late evening weekday availability.
Physical Requirements:
.Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
.Must be able to kneel, bend, climb and stand for a long period of time.
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.Must be able to lift/carry a minimum of 30Ibs.
1. Which of the following does a person working at the front desk usually do? A. Make or receive phone calls.
B. Take the lead to train the new employees. C. Arrange projects ahead of time. D. Take regular physical exercise.
2. Which is one of the requirements for the position? A. The ability to speak a foreign language. B. Excellent communication skills. C. The attractive appearance.
D. No concern for personal salary.
3. We can learn from the passage that the job is ________. A. boring B. demanding C. steady D. admirable
B
Rose-colored glasses get a bad name. Whenever I hear someone accused of having rose-colored glasses, it usually means they are unrealistically optimistic or ignoring reality. Maybe it’s true, but I believe everyone needs a pair of rose-colored glasses.
When I was eight, my second brother was born. I had long imagined all the cool things I would instruct him in, but it all crashed one day when my baby brother came to the world. On that day I knew he had mental disability. This was the second time. I was just 16 months old when my first brother was born. It never occurred to me to question his mental illness until I was six, when I became aware that I couldn’t teach my brother. For half a year I had eagerly looked forward to finally being in that role. Now it was gone. Clearly we would never be a “normal” family.
After a while I realized I had to let go of my expectations for him and get on with life. That’s when I put on my first pair of rose-colored glasses. Maybe we could still have that brotherly relationship and I could teach him some things, even if it wasn’t all that I first thought.
But the reality is that both brothers have taught me more about life than I could have ever imagined teaching them. I’ve had living examples right in front of me of what success really is, and what faith means. I’ve learned from my brothers whenever I put on a pair of rose-colored glasses. Forty years ago, nobody in our family imagined my brothers would live in their own homes with their own friends and hold jobs like anyone else, let alone be the teachers of life for others. The values I’ve learned from my brothers are what I call the gift — “the rose-colored glasses”. They have helped me look at the world in a different way without restrictions set by somebody else.
4. What did the author want to do before the birth of his second brother? A. Give him a pair of rose-colored glasses. B. Look after him as a big brother. C. Set him a good example. D. Teach him cool things.
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5. How did the author feel when putting on his first pair of rose-colored glasses? A. Hopeful. B. Energetic. C. Cool. D. Curious.
6. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 really mean? A. Pretending to be happy.
B. Caring about the family affection. C. Looking from a different angle.
D. Escaping from the challenging reality.
7. In writing the passage, the author intends to show ________. A. his admiration for his brothers B. his former attitude to reality C. his own views on life D. his sense of responsibility
C
Firstborn kids may have better thinking skills compared with their siblings (兄弟姐妹), according to a recent study published in the Journal of Human Resources. You may be wondering what has caused it.
The data of the research is from approximately 5,000 U.S. children. Each child was assessed every two years in a number of categories that measured their thinking skills, from vocabulary to reading comprehension. The study also took into account the environmental factors like family background and economic status. The results revealed that firstborns scored higher on the tests, with the increased abilities starting as early as babyhood.
The study authors observed parental behavior as a potential way to determine why this pattern came out. Researchers used an assessment tool called the Home Observation Measurement of the Environment to measure parents’ pre-birth, pregnancy and post-birth behaviors, including factors such as their smoking habits and their emotional involvement with their kids.
Unsurprisingly, as parents had more children, their level of participation in things like reading, crafts and educational activities dissipated (消散) gradually. While children got equivalent amounts of emotional support, the eldest children generally received more assistance with tasks related to developing thinking skills.
The research supports the theory that firstborns are environmentally prepared to succeed academically and financially when they’re older. Previous studies suggest older kids are more likely to work hard for achievement and may be more successful than their siblings.
“Our results suggest that broad shifts in parental behavior are a seemingly reasonable explanation for the observed birth order differences in education and labor market outcomes,” said the lead study author Ana Nuevo-Chiquero.
However, don’t worry, younger kids. You still have advantages over your older siblings. Experts say middle children tend to be family peacekeepers, and the baby of the family is more creative and more social than his or her older brothers and sisters. 8. What is the topic of the text? A. Parents’ influence on kids. B. Different ways of parenting. C. Advantages of firstborn kids. D. Research on factors of success.
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9. What may be the main cause of firstborn kids’ better thinking skills? A. Parents, health. B. Family relationship. C. Parents’ behavior.
D. Family background and economic status.
10. What can replace the underlined word “equivalent” in Paragraph 4? A. Decreasing. B. Equal. C. Enough. D. Significant.
11. What can be inferred from the text?
A. Younger kids are more likely to be talented. B. Younger kids are lucky to learn from elders. C. Older kids tend to be more lively and active. D. Parents’ involvement is key to kids’ growth.
D
Leadership effectiveness is decided by the FIT between a particular leader and the situation. As you Ml see, this simple fact has huge effects on choosing leaders, and developing them.
It means that a leader who is effective in one situation may be unsuccessful, or simply ineffective if that same person works within a different context. It means that it’s not possible to predict what person will be an effective leader in any particular further situation. Context, or “fit” is everything.
We like to think of our favorite leaders to be extremely effective, and so there’s a tendency to forget that most leaders, even those who are held up as role models for future leaders inevitably (不可避免地) failed about as much as they succeeded.
You’d think that it would be possible to identify, in advance, what “kind” of leader an organization needs, so it could be possible to choose a leader to fit for that time. Unfortunately, as I said, the only thing we know about leadership is that it all depends on the context. We simply are not able to predict, with any success, what person will thrive (繁荣，兴旺) in one leadership role, and not in another. That’s because not only are there so many contextual factors involved in determining that fit but we don’t even know what they are, or more importantly, how those factors (因素) influence each other. What we have is a situation that is so intricate that all the variables that determine success affect each other. Therefore, each “match” of leader to context variables is, in effect, a singularity, or in simple terms, unique.
It also means that a leader succeeding now may not be a success next year, not because his or her skills and abilities have gotten worse, or because he or she is no longer a \leader”, but because the needs of the organization, and the environment in which it operates have changed.
12. According to the text, what does leadership effectiveness depend on? A. The efforts to develop the leaders. B. The workers’ support to the leaders. C. The abilities and potential of the leaders. D. The environment the leaders work in. 13. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
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A. A skill for a leader’s success. B. A reason for a leader’s failure. C. A way to choose the right leader. D. The importance of “fitting”.
14. According to the text, what do we tend to think of our favorite leaders? A. They should be held up as role models. B. They are good at solving problems. C. They need to make more progress. D. They may also meet with failures.
15. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 mean? A. Curious. B. Controversial. C. Complex. D. Desperate.
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分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佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余选项。
While you may never feel totally comfortable giving a presentation publicly, there are some pieces of advice that you can follow, which can help reduce nervousness and anxiety and increase your confidence.
16 Educate yourself on the subject of the presentation and your presentation points so that you feel confident in your knowledge of the topic. Imagine any questions your audience might ask, and research the answers.
Rehearse (演练) your presentation as much as possible. 17 Ask friends and family to listen to your presentation and offer feedback.
18 Prepare notes, props (道具) and audio or visual aids that will be used. Prepare a small outline of your presentation to keep you on track.
Practice in the presentation space beforehand, if possible, so that you can familiarize yourself with the equipment and space. 19 Arrive at the presentation space early the day of the event to allow yourself time to prepare your materials and calm your nerves.
Think of the possible incidents that might happen during the presentation. 20 Consider what alternative media options you will use in case one of them fails to work if you are using technological aids.
A. Take deep, slow breaths before getting up to start your presentation. B. Research and study your topic to ensure you have full understanding. C. Organize your materials so that you can quickly and easily access them. D. Brainstorm every possible problem that could arise and think of solutions.
E. Practice in front of the mirror, or record yourself with a camera or a voice recorder. F. Think of a time when you felt confident before stepping up to give your presentation.
G. Go through your entire presentation there carefully, including the use of your audio or visual aids.
第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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深圳市第二高级中学2018届高三上学期综合测试(一)(英语)
