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1、可编辑版广东省惠州市2017届高三第三次调研考试英语2017.01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，选出最
2、佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATipsforwaitinginlineWhenliningupatthesupermarketcheckoutcounter,thelinesnexttousalwaysseemtobemovingfasterthantheonethatwearestandingin.NowtheNewYorkTimeshasputtogethertheresearchofscientiststogiveyousomeinsightsintothemathandpsychologyofqueuing.
3、Italsoofferedtipsonpickingthefastestlinenomatterifyou’reliningupinasupermarket,abankoranywhereelse.PickingsomeonewithafullchartUSmathematicianDanMeyerbelievesthatachart(购物车)fullofitemsdoesn’ttellthewholestory.“Everypersonrequiresafixedamountoftimetosayhello,pay,s
4、aygoodbyeandclearoutofthelane,”hesaid.Andthatamountoftimeisanaverageof41secondsperperson.Ontheotherhand,thetimethateachitemtakestoberungupisonlythreeseconds.Thatmeansiftherearefivepeopleaheadofyou,eachwithtenitemsintheircharts,thewaitingtimewillbe355seconds.Butif
5、thereisonlyonepersonaheadofyou,with50itemsinthechart,thewaitingtimeis191seconds.Youdothemath.StudythecustomerHowmanypeopleareaheadofyouisonething,andwhotheyareisanother.Forexample,iftheyareoldpeople–andthisisnotageist(年龄歧视的)–theytendtomovesloweranddelaythecheckou
6、tprocess.Theitemsintheirchartarealsoimportant.Forexample,fourbottlesofthesamemilkwilldefinitelygofasterthanfourcompletelydifferentitems.Choosea“serpentineline”Insomeplaces,theremaybejustonelineleadingtoseveralcheckoutcounters.Thepersonattheheadofthelinegoestothen
7、extavailablecounter.Thisisknownasa“serpentine(蛇形的)line”.Youshouldalwayschooseaserpentinelinebecauseevenifoneofthecashiersorcustomersisslow,itwon’tholdupanentireline.Word完美格式可编辑版GoleftAccordingtoRobertSamuel,aUSsciencewriter,around90percentofpeopleareright-handed,
8、whichmeanstheytendtogototheright.Soheadingtotheoppositedirection–left–willgiveyouabetterchanceoffindingafasterline.21.Ifthereare6peoplebeforeyou,andtheybuy72it
