山西省太原市第二十一中学届高三英语上学期期中试题0214.docx
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山西省太原市第二十一中学届高三英语上学期期中试题0214
山西省太原市第二十一中学2020届高三英语上学期期中试题
第I卷
第一部分阅读理解(共两节;满分60分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45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。
A
AppleSeeds
Circulation(发行量):
1Year,9Issues
CoverPrice:
$44.55
PriceForYou:
$33.95
ProductDescription:
AppleSeedsisanawardwinningmagazinefilledwithstoriesforkidsagedfrom7to9.Thecoverisverysoft,providingdurability(耐用性)thatallowseachissuetobeenjoyedformanyyearstocome.Besides,thereisabigsurpriseforyou---it'sbeingsoldatamorefavorablediscountthanusual.
BetterLife
Circulation:
1Year,12Issues
CoverPrice:
$44.55
PriceForYou:
$15.00
ProductDescription:
Designedforthosewhohaveastronginterestinpersonallifestyle,BetterLifeisAmerica'scompletehomeandfamilyservicemagazine.Itoffershelpwithfood,recipes,decorating,building,gardening,familyhealth,moneymanagement,andeducation.
HumorTimes
Circulation:
1Year,12Issues
CoverPrice:
$36.00
PriceForYou:
$11.95
ProductDescription:
HumorTimesMagazineisforthosewholovetolaugh!
Fullofcartoonsandhumorcolumns,itshowsupinyourmailboxonceamonthandkeepsyousmilingallyearround!
Intoday'sworld,youneedareasontolaugh.Solet'sfinditinHumorTimes.
NewsChina
Circulation:
1Year,12Issues
CoverPrice:
$47.88
PriceForYou:
$19.99
ProductDescription:
NewsChinaMagazineistheEnglisheditionofChinaNewsweek.ThemagazinecoversthelatestChinesedomestic(国内的)newsinpolitics,business,society,environment,culture,sportsandtravels,etc.ItisthefirstcomprehensivenewsmagazineforreadersinterestedinChina.
1.WhatdoweknowaboutAppleSeeds?
A.Youcanreceiveiteverymonthifyoubuyit.
B.Itoffersthebiggestdiscountamongallthemagazines.
C.Themagazineisgoingtosurpriseyouformanyyears.
D.Thesoftcoverenablesittobereadandkeptlong.
2.WhatkindofpeoplemaybuyNewsChina?
A.PeoplewhohaveaninterestinpersonallifestyleoftheChinese.
B.PeoplewhowanttolearnaboutChina’spolitics,businessandculture.
C.Peoplewhoareinterestedinnewsaroundtheworld.
D.Peoplewhohaveastrongsenseofhumorandlovetolaugh.
3.Whichmagazinemaybesthelprelaxyourselfafteradayofhardwork?
A.AppleSeedsB.BetterLifeC.HumorTimesD.NewsChina
B
ActorsKeiraKnightleyandKristenBellhavebothcommentedontheirworriesaboutusingDisneyprincessesasrolemodelsfortheirchildren.
Onafamoustalkshow,Knightleysaidherdaughter(whowasbornin2015)was“banned”fromwatchingCinderella,whichDisneyproducedasacartoonin1950andalive-actionfilmin2015.“Cinderellawaitsaroundforarichguytorescueher.Don’t.Rescueyourself!
Obviously.”
KnightleyaddedthatshehadalsoforbiddenTheLittleMermaid,the1989cartoon.“ThisistheonethatI’mquiteannoyedaboutbecauseIreallylikethefilm.Imean,thesongsaregreat,butdonotgiveupyourvoiceforaman.Well,that’salittledifficulttohandle,butI’mkeepingtoit.”
Bell,thestarofFrozen,expressedherdisapprovaloftheSnowWhitefairytale,whichbecameaclassicDisneycartoonin1938.Inaninterviewwithparents,Bellsaid:
“Ilookatmygirlsandask,‘Don’tyouthinkit’sveryunusualthatSnowWhitedidn’tasktheoldwitchwhysheneededtoeattheapple?
Orwhereshegotthatapple?
’Isay,‘Iwouldnevertakefoodfromastranger,wouldyou?
’Andmykidsrespond,‘No!
’AndIthinkI’mdoingsomethingright.”
Bell,whoplayedaDisneyprincessinFrozen,saidshealsousedthestorytoillustrateissuesaboutpermission.Shesaysthatsheaskedherchildren:
“Don’tyouthinkthatit’sverystrangethattheprincekissesSnowWhitewithoutherpermission?
…Becauseyoucannotkisssomeoneifthey’resleeping!
”
Belllaterrespondedtocriticismonsocialmedia.Tooneusershewrote:
“Everythingisamessagetoourchildren,becausetheyaresponges(海绵)thatsoakupeverythingandarelearninghowtobeadultsthroughwhattheysee.Iwantmygirlstoseeandpracticecriticalthinkingandrespectfulbehavior.”
4.WhydidKnightleystopherdaughterfromwatchingTheLittleMermaid?
A.Becausethefilmshowedwrongvalues.
B.Becausethelittlemermaidwastricky.
C.BecauseKnightleydislikedit.
D.Becausethesongsinthefilmwereannoying.
5.WhatcanweinferaboutBellfromParagragh4?
A.BellthoughtSnowWhitebehavedwell.
B.Belldidn’tknowhowtopersuadeherkids.
C.Bellbelievedherkidsshouldbecriticalaboutthefilm.
D.BellwantedherkidstolearnfromSnowWhite.
6.WhatqualitiesdoKnightleyandBellexpecttheirchildrentohave?
A.independentandgood-mannered.B.curiousandhard-working.
C.smartandgenerous.D.criticalandproud.
7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.PractiseCriticalThinkingB.RescueYourselves
C.DoingSomethingRightD.SayNotoDisneyPrincesses
C
I'vehadmanywonderfulholidays,butmyfavoritememoryisthatofafewsummerweeksspentinItalywhenIwasabout13.Mymomhadtogotoaclinictherefortreatment,andweallwenttogetherasafamilyandtooktheopportunitytohaveabeautifulvacationaswell.Itwasthefirsttimeabroadformeanditwasavacationthatbroadenedmyperspective,taughtmealot,andhelpedshapeabitofwhoIamtoday.
AlthoughwedidvisitmanyfamousplacesinnorthernItaly,westayedmostlyinalittletownwheresomefriendsofmyparentslived.NothinghelpedmeunderstandItalianculturebetterthanmystayinthispicturesque,almostmagicaltownthatmanyhaven'tevenheardof.
ThankstotheholidayspentinItaly,I,quiteashallowgirl,alsodiscoveredmypassionformusic,whichstayedaliveinmetothisdayandwillprobablystayforever.Myparents'friendshadason,Ricardo,whowasapianist.Dadhadrepeatedlybutunsuccessfullytriedtomakemestudyaninstrumentandsticktoit.However,whenIheardRicardoplay,Iinstantlyfellinlovewithmusicandfeltagreatdesiretolearnit.RicardotaughtmethefirstsongIeverplayedonthepiano,asilly,playfullittletunethatIstillknowbyheart.
WetookashorttriptotheItalianAlpsatsomepoint.Ihadneverseensuchmajesticbeautybefore!
Thesnowcoveredpeaks,theintimidatingrocks,thefresh,harshair—whatanexperience!
AndwhatIrememberimpressedmethemostwasthefactthat,althoughthiswasapopulartouristicarea,theregionwasincrediblyclean,still“natural”,withplacesthatseemedtoneverhavebeentouchedbyhumans.Then,theshallowteenthatIwaslearnedwhatarealtreasurenatureisandhowimportantitistoprotectit.
8.WhatwasthemainpurposefortheauthorandherfamilytogotoItaly?
A.Tohaveafamilyreunionwhiletravelling.
B.Tobroadenandshapetheauthor'sperspective.
C.Tocuretheauthor'smotherofherillness.
D.Toexperienceandlearnfromanotherculture.
9.Whatcontributedtotheauthor'spassionformusic?
A.Herfather'sinstructions.B.Thepianosheplayedon.
C.Thelocalmusicculture.D.Ricardo'sperformance.
10.ThetriptotheItalianAlpshelpedtheauthorlearnto________.
A.sticktoherownpassionB.cherishandprotectnature
C.balancebetweenculturesD.getridofhershallowness
11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.ATripShapingMyPersonalityB.LessonsfromaForeignCulture
C.MyFavoriteHolidayMemoryD.MyPassionforMusicandNature
D
Twoofthehardestthingstoaccomplishinthisworldaretoacquirewealthbyhonesteffortand,havinggainedit,tolearnhowtouseitproperly.RecentlyIwalkedintothelockerroomofaratherwell-knowngolfclubafterfinishingaround.Itwasinthelateafternoonandmostofthemembershadleftfortheirhomes.Butahalf-dozenorsomenpastmiddleagewerestillseatedattablestalkingaimlesslyanddrinkingmorethanwasgoodforthem.Thesesamemencanbefoundtheredayafterday,and,strangelyenough,eachoneofthesemenhadbeenamanofaffairsandwealth,successfulinbusinessandrespectedinthecommunity.Ifmaterialprosperitywerethechiefnecessityforhappiness,theneachoneshouldhavebeenhappy.Yet,itseemedtome,somethingveryimportantwasmissing,else—therewouldnothavebeentheconstantefforttoescapetherealitiesoflifethroughscotchandsoda.Theyknew,eachoneofthem,thattheirproductivityhadceased(停止).Whenafruittreeceasestobearitsfruit,itisdying.Anditisevensowithman.
Whatistheanswertoalongandhappyexistenceinthisworldofours?
IthinkIfounditlongagoinapassagefromthebookofGenesiswhichcaughtmyeyewhileIwaslookingthroughmyBible.Thewordswerefew,buttheybecamememorablyimpressedonmymind.“Inthesweatofthefaceshallyoueatthebread.”
Tome,thathasbeenachallengefrommyearliestrecollections(memories).Infact,thebattleoflife,ofexistence,isachallengetoeveryone.TheimmortalwordsofSt.Paul,too,havebeenandalwayswillbeagreatinspirationtome.AttheendoftheroadIwanttobeabletofeelthatIhavefoughtagoodfight,Ihavefinishedthecourse,Ihavekeptthefaith.
12.Whichofthefollowingisindicatedinthefirstparagraph?
A.Wealthresultsfromhonesteffort.
B.Themenseatedattablesinthelockerroomarelostinthesignificanceoflife.
C.Themenacquirewealthbyplantingfruittrees.
D.Forsomepeople,nowaycanbefoundtoescapetherealitiesoflifeotherthanscotchandsoda.
13.Theunderlinedsentence“Inthesweatofthefaceshallyoueatthebread”means________.
A.Breadtastesdeliciouswhensweatpoursoffyourface
B.Failureisthemotherofsuccess
C.Breadcomesfromthesweatonyourface
D.Nopains,nogains
14.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthor________.
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