此资源为用户分享，在本站免费下载，只限于您用于个人教学研究。

约42920字，有答案解析。

　　广东省东莞市2018届高考英语二模试卷（解析版）　
　　第二部分 阅读理解（共两节）第一节（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
　　21．
　　Basketball Statistician Help Wanted
　　The Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2016， Winter 2016﹣17 and Spring 2017 semesters． Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games． Students must meet all of the following requirements：
　　• Good computer skills
　　• Available evenings and weekends
　　• Knowing basketball rules and statistics
　　Students interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their respective（各自的） campuses．
　　• TP/SS Athletic Coordinator， Michael Simone， 240﹣567﹣1308
　　• Rockville Athletic Coordinator， Jorge Zuniga， 240﹣567﹣7589
　　• Springfield Athletic Coordinator， Gary Miller， 240﹣567﹣2273
　　• Germantown Athletic Coordinator， GauriChavan， 240﹣567﹣6915
　　21．When will the job start？　   　
　　A． In May 2016．       
　　B． In May 2017．
　　C． In September 2016．       
　　D． In September 2017．
　　22．Who is more likely to get the job？　   　
　　A． Sam， English major， member of the college basketball team．
　　B． Judy， IT staff with night classes， children's basketball team coach．
　　C． Ted， computer major， basketball fan， free on evenings and weekends．
　　D． Molly， part﹣time programmer， high school basketball player， new mother．
　　23．Whom should you contact if you want to apply for the job in Rockville？　   　
　　A． Michael．   
　　B． Jorge．   
　　C． Gauri．     
　　D． Gary．
　　24．Children grow quickly， especially their feet， but many families cannot buy new shoes each time a child needs them． As a result， about 300 million children around the world go barefoot． Those children risk picp diseases and parasites from the soil．
　　An American man may have a solution for those barefoot kids ﹣ a shoe that grows with the child． Kenton Lee is the creator of The Shoe That Grows． He explains how the shoe works and how it is able to last so long．
　　"It grows in three places： the front； it can also grow on the side with Velcro； and on the back with our buckle． It can last up to five years． The bottom is compressed rubber like tire rubber． The top is just high﹣quality leather．" The shoe comes in two sizes： small that fits children aged 4to 9and large for children aged 9to 14．
　　Lee says he got the idea for the shoe while working as a volunteer in an orphanage in Kenya． "…and there was a little girl in a white dress walking next to me． And I just remember looking down and seeing how small her shoes were． They were so small that she had to cut open the front of her shoes to let her toes stict． And I just remember thinking， wouldn't it be nice if there were a pair of shoes that could grow with her feet？"
　　However， Lee says it was not easy to turn his idea into a reality． "I kept writing down I should do this because of this or because of that． "Finally， in 2009 Lee founded a non﹣profit organization called Because International． In the office of Because International， Lee keeps a pair of his own shoes to help him remember his promise． "I told myself I would not get new shoes until the idea was done． So， those are the shoes that I wore for a little over five years．"
　　24．Which of the following is the characteristic of the newly invented shoes？　   　
　　A． They are more expensive．
　　B． They are not so comfortable．
　　C． They can grow with a child．
　　D． They come in different sizes．
　　25．Who is this kind of newly invented shoes intended for？　   　
　　A． All the teenagers．
　　B． Children aged 4to 14．
　　C． Middle﹣aged women in Africa．
　　D． Senior citizens with low income．
　　26．What does Para． 4mainly talt？　   　
　　A． How the shoes work．
　　B． How Lee got his inspiration．
　　C． How to make the new shoes．
　　D． Where to order this kind of shoes．
　　27．Why does Kenton Lee keep a pair of his own shoes in the office？　   　
　　A． To remind him of his promise．
　　B． To copy the design of them．
　　C． To get a change conveniently．
　　D． To use them as an example．
　　28．I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives waiting． But where are we doing all of this waiting， and what does it mean to an impatient society lirs？ To understand the issue， let's take a look at three types of "waits"．
　　The very purest form of waiting is the Watched﹣Pot Wait． It is without doubt the most annoying of all． Take filling up the kitchen sink（洗碗池） as an example． There is absolutely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until it's full． During these waits， the brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the counter and onto your socks． This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless．
　　A cousin to the Watched﹣Pot Wait is the Forced Wait． This one requires a bit of discipline． Properly preparing packaged noodle soup required a Forced Wait． Directions are very specific． "Bring three cups of water to boil， add mix， simmer three minutes， remove from heat， let stand five minutes．"I have my doubts that anyone has actually followed the procedures strictly． After all， Forced Waiting requires patience．
　　Perhaps the most powerful type of waiting is the Lucky﹣Break Wait． This type of wait is unusual in that it is for the most part voluntary． Unlike the Forced Wait， which is also voluntary， waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen．
　　Turning one's life into a waiting game requires faith and hope， and is strictly for the optimists among us． On the surface it seems as ridiculous as following the