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1、惠州市2017届高三第二次调研考试英语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Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ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
2、,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFlyingcanbefunandexciting,nomatterwhatyouchoosetodo.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutwhathappensontheplane?Herearesomeofthemostinterestingthingsthathappen.Doplanesdrophumanwastewhileinflight?Whenyouflushatoiletonaplaneatanaltitudeof30,000
3、feet,theremustbeaquestiononyourmind:“Isthisabouttolandonafarmer’shouse?”Takeiteasy.Aplane’stoiletscannotbeemptiedinthesky.Thewasteisstoredintanksonboardandcanonlybeoperatedbythegroundcrew.However,whyisnewslike“blueicefallingoutofaplane”reported?Isbluei
4、cehumanwaste?Storiesaboutblueicearetruebutrarelyhappen.TheFAAsaidsomelavatoryholdingtankshaveabluechemicalinthem.Ifatankleakshighintheair,thewaterfreezesonceithitstheoutsideair,andmeltsbeforeitlandsontheground.Isturbulence(颠簸)dangerous?It’sscary,uncomf
5、ortableandspillsyourdrink.Butisturbulencesomethingyoureallyneedtoworryabout?Absolutelynot.It’spartofflying,anditisn’tdangerous.Turbulenceiscausedwhentwomassesofairhitoneanotheratdifferentspeeds.Wind,thunderstormsandclosenesstomountainsareallpossiblerea
6、sons.Despitehowdangerousitfeels,turbulencewon’tcrashyourplane.Eveninextremelyroughair,thewingisnotgoingtobreakoff.Whyareplanewindowsround?Ifyouhavetraveledbyplanebefore,youmayhavenoticedthateveryplanewindowhasarounddesign.Thisisn’ttomaketheplanelookgoo
7、d.It’sforthesafetyofeveryoneonboard.Astheairplaneflieshigherandhigher,theoutsideatmosphericpressuregetslowerandlower.Intheend,thepressureinsidetheplanebecomesgreaterthanthepressureoutside.Atthistime,windowsthatcanresistpressureareneeded.Squarewindowsca
8、ncrack.Thedifferentpressureinsideandoutsideputstressontherightangles.However,roundedcornershelptoreducethesestressesbyspreadingthemaroundthewindow.21.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat________.A.passengers’wastefallsontothelanddirectB.blu