届石家庄第二十三中学高三英语二模试题及答案.docx

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届石家庄第二十三中学高三英语二模试题及答案

2021届石家庄第二十三中学高三英语二模试题及答案

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

Whenitcomestothegreatestinventionsoftheworld,China’snameissuretobementionedseveraltimes.TherearehundredsofthingswhichwereinventedbytheChinese.

Alcohol

Shocked?

IwasbecausewhentheysaidalcoholIthoughtabouteithertheUSortheUK.Chinahadnevercrossedmymind.InChina,alcoholwasmadebytwolegendarypersonsnamedYiDiandDuKangwhobelongedtotheXiaDynasty.Thisperiodwasabout2000BC-1600BC.ResearchsaysthatinancientChina,beerwith4%alcoholiccontentwaswidelyconsumedbypeople.

Tea

ChinaistheproudinventorofteawhichwasfirstdrunkbyShenNong,aChineseemperoraround2737BC.Teaproductionwasrapidlydeveloped,makingteaapopulardrinkduringtheTangandSongDynasties.

TheMechanicalClock

Haveyoueverwonderedwhatonearthwewouldbedoingwithoutanyideaoftime?

Aclockreallyisaninventionwithoutwhichthingswereincomplete.ThecreditofmakingthefirstmechanicalclockgoestoancientChina.ThefirstmechanicalclockwasinventedbyYiXingintheTangDynasty.Thiswasduring618and907.

SilkFabric

Silk,thefavoritefabricofmanygirlsoutthere,isalsoaChineseinvention.Althoughweallknowthatsilkismadebysilkworms,itwasChinesepeoplewhofirstinventedawaytoharvestthesilkandthenuseittomakeclothes.TheoldestsilkwhichhasbeenfoundsofarisinHenanProvinceanddatesbackto3630BC.

1.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that________.

A.peopleintheUSlikealcohol

B.beerwaspopularintheXiaDynasty

C.YiDiandDuKanginventedalcoholbyaccident

D.theauthordidn’tknowalcoholisaChineseinvention

2.TheauthorasksthequestioninParagraph4toshow________.

A.ancientChineseinventorswerewiser

B.manythingsinourlivesareincomplete

C.ancientChinesepeopleneverwastedtime

D.theinventionofthemechanicalclockisimportant

3.Whichofthefollowinginventionhasalongerhistory?

A.Tea.B.Alcohol.

C.Silkfabric.D.Themechanicalclock.

B

Toshowempathyistoidentifywithanother’sfeelings.Itistoemotionallyputyourselfintheplaceofanother.Theabilitytoempathizeisdirectlydependentonyourabilitytofeelyourownfeelingsandidentifythem.

Ifyouhaveneverfeltacertainfeeling,itwillbehardforyoutounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.Ifyouhaveneverputyourhandinaflame,youwillnotknowthepainoffire.Ifyouhavenotexperiencedjealousy,youwillnotunderstanditspower.Readingaboutafeelingandintellectuallyknowingaboutitisverydifferentthanactuallyexperiencingitforyourself.

Amongthosewithanequallevelofemotionalintelligence,thepersonwhohasactuallyexperiencedthewidestrangeandvarietyoffeelings—thegreatdepthsofdepressionandtheheightsoffulfillment,forexample,—istheonewhoismostabletoempathize.Ontheotherhand,whenwesaythatsomeone“can’trelate”tootherpeople,itislikelybecausetheyhaven’texperienced,acknowledgedoracceptedmanyfeelingsoftheirown.

Onceyouhavefeltdiscriminatedagainst,forexample,itismucheasiertorelatewithsomeoneelsewhohasbeendiscriminatedagainst.Ourinnateemotionalintelligencegivesustheabilitytoquicklyrecallthoseinstancesandformassociationswhenweencounterdiscriminationagain.Wethencanusethe“reliving”ofthoseemotionstoguideourthinkingandactions.Thisisoneofthewaysnatureslowlyevolvestowardsahigherlevelofsurvival.

Forthisprocesstowork,thefirststepisthatwemustbeabletoexperienceourownemotions.Thismeanswemustbeopentothemandnotdistractourselvesfromthemortrytonumbourselvesfromourfeelingsthroughdrugs,alcohol,etc.

Next,weneedtobecomeawareofwhatweareactuallyfeeling—toacknowledge,identify,andacceptourfeelings.Onlythencanweempathizewithothers.Thatisonereasonwhyitisimportanttoworkonyourownemotionalawarenessandsensitivity—inotherwords,tobe“intouchwith”yourfeelings.

4.Howdoestheauthorexplainthefeelingsofempathy?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byhavingclassification.

C.Bymakingcomparison.D.Byprovidingdata.

5.Whichstatementmaytheauthoragreewith?

A.Lowlevelofempathyleadstofewervarietiesoffeelings.

B.Thedeeperone’sfeelingsare,themoreempatheticoneis.

C.Empathyisawaywerecentlypickedupforbettersurvival.

D.Richexperiencesmaynotgowithahighlevelofempathy.

6.What’sthepurposeofthelasttwoparagraphsofthetext?

A.Toadviseasincereattitudetoone’sexperiences.

BTosuggestarightunderstandingofempathy.

C.Torequirearealbondwithone’semotions.

D.Tocallfortrueacceptanceofone’sfeelings.

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowEmpathyUnfoldsB.BeOpentoYourEmotions

C.WhyIsEmpathyImportantD.AcceptYourTrueSelf

C

AsIworkintheLarkwhistleGardeninDyer'sBay,Ontario,Itakemytimeandthegardenisteachingmeaboutworkingwiththeearth.Irecognizethattherewillbebothsuccessesandfailuresandtherearemanyvariables（变量）thataffectthemboth.

Thequalityoftheseedsplantedhasabearingonhowtheplantswillgrow.Theweathercanbetoohot,toocold,orexactlyright,andusuallyvariesbetweenallthree.Weedsseemtogrowinthegardenandneedtobetakencareof,pulled,andremovedtoensuretheydonoteatintothefruits,vegetables,andflowerswehavesolovinglyplanted.

Itaketimetostandbackandrest,andtoobservetheplantsandhowtheyaregrowing.Eachplantisuniqueanddevelopsinthewaythatisbestforthem.Somehavelargebroadleavestoshadowtheirfruitfromthesevereraysofthesun,whileotherplantsaremoreopen,theirfruitneedingthelighttogrowandripen.

Gettingmyhandsdirty,feelingthesweatonmyforehead,andthestrengthandflexibilityofmybodyasIdig,bendandworkunderthewarmsummersun,remindsmeIamaliveinwaysIwouldnothaverememberedsittingonthecouch.

Itisattractivetomovethingsaround,totransplant,andtodisturbthenaturalorderofhowplantsgrow.Thegardenteachesmethatitisimportanttoknowwhentodisturbthingsandwhentoletthembe.Thegarden'slifecyclefollowsapatternthatisrepeatedaccordingtolawsofnature,birth,growth,andthendiesanditteachesustoacceptthisfact.

8.Howmanyvariablesmayaffectthegrowthofplantsinthegarden?

A.Two.B.Three.

C.Four.D.Five.

9.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?

A.Hefeelsexhaustedwhilegardening.

B.Heenjoyslifefromworkingpractice.

C.Hetakespleasureinharvestingfruits.

D.Hedreamsawayhistimeinthegarden.

10.Howisthegardentendedbytheauthor?

A.Itsrankgrassisgotridof.

B.Itsplantsarelefttogrowfreely.

C.Itstemperatureiscontrolledproperly.

D.Itsplantswithlargebroadleavesarecutoff.

11.Whatfactdoestheauthorlearnfromgardening?

A.Lifetakesitscourse.B.Hardworkbenefitshealth.

C.Timeisshortandprecious.D.Gardeningbringsgoodharvest.

D

Atanymoment,abouthalftheworld’spopulationiswearingdenim（牛仔布）clothes.Butfewrealizetinybitsofdenimhavebeenaddinguptoasurprisingamountofpollutioninwater,asanewstudyshows.

SamAthey,oneofthestudy’sauthors,says,“Eventhoughdenimismadeofanaturalmaterial—cotton,itcontainschemicals.”Cottonfibersweretreatedwithmanytypesofchemicals,shenotes.Someimproveitsdurabilityandfeel.Othersgivedenimitsdistinctivebluecolor1.

Atheyandherteamwashedjeansandfoundthatabout50,000microfiberscameofffromeachpairperwash.Notallofthosefibersmaketheirwayintotheenvironment.Wastewatertreatmentplantscatchabout83to99percentofthem.Catching99percentmaysoundprettygood.Butonepercentof50,000isstill500fibersperwash.Andsinceeverypairofjeansiswashedagainandagain,itstilladdsuptolotsofmicrofibersenteringthewaterenvironment.

Denimmicrofibersshowedupinsediment（沉淀物）fromtheGreatLakes.MoreofthesefiberspollutedaseriesofshallowlakesinsouthernOntario.TheyeventurnedupinsedimentfromtheArcticOceaninnorthernCanada.Theteamfounddenimaccountedfor12to23percentofmicrofibersinthesediment.Therewereothermicrofiberstoo.Buttheteamfocusedondenimbecausesomanypeoplewearjeans.

“Everyonewearsjeanssotheycouldbeourlargestinputofmicrofibersintoourstreamsandsoils,”Atheysays.“Aneasywaytolimitthatisbywashingourjeanslessoften.”Atheygrewupthinkingsheshouldwashherjeansafterwearingthemeverycoupleoftimes,butmostjeancompaniesrecommendwashingthemnomorethanonceamonth.“Thesolutionisnotthatyoushouldn’twearjeans,”shesays.“Weneedtobuyfewerdenimclothesandonlywashthemwhentheytrulyneedit.”

12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Chemicalsarecontainedinnaturalcotton.

B.Chemicalscanmakedenimcolor1ful.

C.Chemicalspreventfibersfromfalling.

D.Chemicalscanmakethelifeofdenimlonger.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph3referto?

A.Denim.B.Sediment.C.Microfibers.D.Chemicals.

14.WhatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellusthroughAthey’swords?

A.Toavoidwearingjeans.B.Toreducedenimconsumption.

C.Towashjeansmoreoften.D.Tolimitinputindenimproduction.

15.Inwhichsectionofamagazinemightthetextbefound?

A.Science.B.Entertainment.C.Tourism.D.Geography.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项

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