届太原市综合高级中学高三英语一模试题及参考答案.docx

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届太原市综合高级中学高三英语一模试题及参考答案

2021届太原市综合高级中学高三英语一模试题及参考答案

第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

PersonalTimeOff（PTO）issomethingmywifeandIcreatedafterhavingkids.Welearnedthat，overtime，afulllifecanleavelittletimeforpersonalrestandforreflection，hangingoutwithfriends，orjustbeing“off.”So，afteranumberofyears，wemakeachange.IfIcanpersuadeyoutotakeyourownPTO，thenthesemighthelp.

■Scheduleit

Firstofall，oneofourfavoritefamilysayingsis“scheduleit.”Soundseasyenough，butlifegetscomplicatedmanagingfull-timeworkandfull-timefamily.PutyourPTOtimeonthecalendarandyoumakeitarealthing.

■Beflexibleandstrict

IfyoucanschedulePTOatthesametimeeachweek，thenallthebetter.Becauseourcalendarcangetratherfull，flexibilityinschedulingbecomesanecessity.Butbeingstrictinactuallytakingthetimeeachweekismoreimportant.Skippingitoncemakesiteasiertoskipagain.

■Takeenoughtime

MytypicalPTOlastsacoupleofhoursorlonger.SometimesitmightbehalfthedaydependingonwhatI’mdoing.Thegoalistospendenoughtimeawayto1etyourshouldersdrop.

■Dowhatyouwanttodo

Remember，PTOtimeisaboutpersonaltimetodowhatyouwanttodo，notwhatyouhavetodo.PTOtimeisaboutrelaxation.Grabafriendandgetabeer.Workcanwaituntiltomorrow.

1.WhatcanbethefirststeptotakethePTO?

A.Persuadethefamily.

B.Haveapersonalrest.

C.Askfriendsforadvice.

D.Makeatimeplan.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“letyourshouldersdrop”probablymean?

A.Getyoumorefocused.

B.Haveyoufeelrelaxed.

C.Shakeyourshouldersoften.

D.Makeyoufeelmorestressed.

3.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Tipsonhowtotakeyourtimeoff

B.Skillstomanageworkandfamily

C.Adviceonhowtofreeyourself

D.Waysofschedulingyourwork

B

ThefounderofEarthDaywasGaylordNelson,aU.S.SenatorfromWisconsin.Duringthelate1960s,Americanswitnessedtheuninvitedsideeffectsofhighproductivity.FactoriesandpowerplantsweresendingoutsmokeandindustrialwastewhileAmericanswereusingpetrolfortheirmassive（大量的）cars,makingairpollutionalmostsynonymouswiththenation’sdevelopment.

WhatmovedSenatorNelsontoactionwasthe1969massiveoilspillinCalifornia,thelargestintheUnitedStatesatthattime.Thespillprovedtobeanenvironmentalnightmareasithadasignificanteffectonmarinelife,killingabout3,500seabirds,aswellasmarineanimalssuchasdolphins,elephantsealsandsealions,fuelingpublicanger.Inspiredbythestudentantiwarmovementatthatperiodoftime,Nelsonfounditanappropriatetimetodirecttheenergyofthestudentstowardsafightforenvironmentalprotection.HedecidedthatitwastimetoeducatetheAmericansontheneedtoprotecttheenvironment.ThusEarthDaywasbornin1970,andpublicenvironmentalawarenesstookcentrestage.

On22ndApril1970,millionsofAmericanstooktothestreetandthousandsofstudentsmarchedtoappealforahealthy,sustainableenvironment.Therewasnowanewsynergy（协同作用）amongdifferentgroupswhichhadpreviouslybeenfightingtheircausesrelatedtotheenvironment.Theirfightforenvironmentalconservationbecamesooverwhelmingthataffectedbusinesseswereforcedtofollowenvironmentalstandardsiftheywantedtocontinuetheiroperations.

Asitbecamemoreapparentthatenvironmentalissueswerenotjustlocalizedonesbutaglobalconcern,theyear1990sawEarthDayreachouttomanymorearoundtheworld.EarthDay1990helpedpavethewayforthe1992UnitedNationsEarthSummitinRiodeJaneiro,bringingtogethermanynationsforaunitedefforttowardsprotectingtheenvironment.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“synonymouswith”inparagraph1?

A.familiarwithB.oppositeto

C.differentfromD.equalto

5.WhydidNelsonfoundEarthDay?

A.Tosupportstudents’antiwarmovement.

B.Todrawpeople’sattentiontotheseriousnessoftheoilspill.

C.ToarouseAmerican’sawarenessofenvironmentalconservation.

D.ToeducateAmericanstoprotectmarinelifethreatenedbyoilspillevents.

6.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Businesseswouldliketofollowenvironmentalstandards.

B.EarthDayunitedpeopletofightforenvironmentalprotection.

C.ItwasthesideeffectsofhighproductivitythatledNelsontotakeaction.

D.The1992UnitedNationsEarthSummitmadeEarthDayknowntomorecountries.

7.Thepassagemainlytalksabout_______.

A.howEarthDaycameintobeing

B.whyEarthDaywassosignificant

C.whothefounderofEarthDaywas

D.whatEarthDaymeanttotheworld

C

TheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization（UNESCO）includedonDecember17,2020China'sTaiChiontheRepresentativeListoftheIntangible（无形的）CulturalHeritageofHumanity.ThedecisionwasannouncedduringtheonlinemeetingoftheUNESCOIntergovernmentalCommitteefortheSafeguardingoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageheldfromDecember14to19inKingston,capitalofJamaica.

“Borninthemid-17thcenturyinasmallvillagenamedChenjiagoulocatedinCentralChina'sHenanprovince,TaiChiisnotonlyakindoftraditionalWushuintegratedwithslowmovementsanddeepbreathing,butisalsodeeplyrootedinmanyareasofChineseculture,suchasmedicineandphilosophy,”ZhuXianghuasays,whoisthesonofthefamousTaiChimasterZhuTiancai.

Althoughithasspreadtomorethan150countriesandregions,attractingmorethan100millionpeopletopractice,theideathatTaiChiisfortheelderlyhasstoppedmanyyoungpeoplepracticingtheancientWushu.Theythinkofitasaslowexercise,whichisspeciallymadeandbettersuitedfortheirgrandparents.Instead,manyyoungpeopleareturningtotheIndianpracticeofyoga（瑜伽）torelievestress,whichwasplacedontheUNESCO'sListin2019.

InordertopromoteTaiChi,jointeffortshavebeenmadefromindividualsandtheChinesegovernmentinthelastdecades.Xi'anJiaotongUniversityrequiresstudentstolearnTaiChi.WangYunbing,aprofessorintheuniversity'ssportscenter,stressedthatTaiChiisnotonlygoodphysicalexercise-researchersfromtheAmericanCollegeofRheumatologyfindthatitcanhelpmanageseveraldiseasesbutisalsoconnedtedtoancientChineseeivilization.Since2014,theWorldTaiChiChampionshipshavebeenheldeverytwoyearsbytheInternationalWushuFederation.ItprovidesaplatformforcommunicationandlearningbetweentheTaiChimastersandTaiChiloversaroundtheglobe.InJanuary2020,TaiChibecameanofficialeventinthe2026DakarYouthOlympicGames.

8.WhatdoesZhuXianghuasayaboutTaiChiinparagraph2?

A.ItoriginatedfromfastKungFuaction.

B.Itwasbornaroundthe1750sinavillage.

C.ItisrelatedtootherculturalfieldsofChina.

D.ItintegratesChinesemedicineandwesternphilosophy.

9.WhydosomeyoungpeoplechoosetopracticeyogainsteadofTaiChi?

A.Theythinkiteasiertopracticeyogatokeepfit.

B.TheelderlystopyoungpeoplepracticingTaiChi.

C.TheyconsiderTaiChiiscustom-builtforoldpeople.

D.YogawasincludedintheworldcultureearlierthanTaiChi.

10.Whatisthemainpurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.TopromotecontemporaryChinesecivilization.

B.ToshowmanyeffortsmadetopopularizeTaiChi.

C.TostresstheimportanceofChineseTaiChimasters.

D.ToadvisepeopletopractiseTaiChitocurediseases.

11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TaiChiStepsontheUNESCO'sList.

B.TaiChiisCompetingagainstYoga.

C.TaiChiHasRegainedpopulateGlobally.

D.OpinionsGreatlyDifferonTaiChiandYoga.

D

EverydayintheUnitedStatesanimalsarebeaten,ignored,orforcedtostruggleforsurvival.Leftinpoorconditionswithnofoodorwater,theyhavelittlehopeastheyliveouttheirdayswithoutthemercytheydeserve.Somearefoundandrescued,giventhechancetoexperiencehowgreatlifeandhumanscanbe;othersaren'tsolucky.Togrowasanation,wemustfightfortheseabused（受虐待的）animals’rightsandseriouslypunishheartlessowners.

Oneofthefirststepsinprotectinganimalsandcreatingeffectivecrueltylawsistoknowwhatanimalcrueltyactuallyis.Therearetwocategories:

passivecrueltyandactivecruelty.Thefirstinvolvesactsofomission,meaningtheabusehappensasaresultofignoranceorlackofaction.Passivecrueltymightseemlessserious,butthatisnotthecase;itcanleadtoterriblepainandsuffering,andfinallydeath.Examplesincludestarvation,inadequateshelterinextremeweatherconditions,andthefailuretogetmedicalcare.Passivecrueltyissometimesduetotheowner'signorance,somanyanimalcontrolofficerswillfirsttrytoeducateignorantownersonhowtoproperlycareforanimalsbeforegivingthemacitation（传票）orputtingtheminprison.

Activecruelty,ontheotherhand,ismorewell-knownanddisturbing.Sometimesreferredtoasnon-accidentalinjury,thistypeofabuseinvolvespurposefulharmonananimalinordertofeelmorepowerfulorgaincontrol.Activecrueltyagainstanimalsshouldbetakenveryseriously,sinceitcanbeasignthatapersonhasseriouspsychologicalissuesandmaycommitmoreactsofviolence---possiblyagainsthumans.

Itishardtotelljustwhatdrivespeopletoharminnocentanimals.Mostanimalabusersfindsomesortofachievementorpowerintorturingavictimthattheyknowcan'tfightback.Whilenotallanimalabusersbecomeserialkillers,itisimportanttotakeeverycaseseriously.

Asanationweneedtomakeitourrighttocometogetherandensurethesafetyofourbelovedpets.AsMargaretMeadoncesaid,“Neverdoubtthatasmallgr