湖南省金太阳届高三联考英语试题及答案.docx

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湖南省金太阳届高三联考英语试题及答案

2021年湖南省金太阳高三3月联考（21-01-288C）

英语试题

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题,每小题2.5分，满分37.5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

LifeandHealthInsuranceRiskManager

Ourcompany,whichhaspartneredwithaninternationalinsurer（保险公司）,islookingforafulllimeriskmanagerwithresponsibilityfortheUKLifeandHealthInsurancebusiness.Theroleisinasmallriskteamandissuitedtoahigh-performingindividual.

Responsibilities

—Supportthechiefriskofficer

—Overseethemonitoringandreporthealthandliferisks

—Deliveradviceandcooperatewithinternalandexternalstakeholders（利益相关者）

—Assessrelevantrisksfortechnicalpricingandre-insurance

—Continuouslycontributetothecapitalrequirements,internalmodelreviewanddatamodelprocesses

Keyrequirements

Theindividualwouldbeidealtobeexperiencedinriskmanagementorconsulting.YoumustworkintheUK,sowhenapplyingpleasestateyoureligibility（资格）toworkintheUK（e.g.Britishpassport,Irishpassport,ILR,settied-status,etc.）

Salary

£70,000—£90,000peryear+competitivepackage

Contactinformation

Deadlineforapplicationsis14thMay2021

Ifinterested,applyhereorcontactAbiLogeswaranatHFGInsuranceRecruitment.Signintoapplyinstantly.

We'dlovetosendyouinformationaboutJobsandServicesfromCareersinRisk.combyemail.PleasesendjobupdatesandserviceemailsfromCareersinRisk.com.Wedonotshareyourinformationwiththirdpartiesformarketingpurposes.Byapplyingforajoblistedon（CareersinRisk.com,youagreetoourtermsandconditionandprivacypolicy.Youshouldneverlierequiredtoprovidebankaccountdetails.

21.Whatcanweknowaboutthenewjobaccordingtoparagraph1?

A.Itisachiefriskofficer.B.Itneedsahigh-performingperson.

C.Itinvolvesinahighriskteam.D.Itisrparttimejob.

22.Whatshouldyoudoifyougetthejob?

A.Assignworkforthechiefriskofficer.

B.Assessthefutureofthecompany.

C.Setpriceforre-insurance.

D.Detecthealthandliferisks.

23.Whichofthefollowingisamustforthejob?

A.StayingintheUK.

B.Beinganexperiencedmanager.

C.Changingsomerules.

D.HavingaBritishpassport.

B

ThemountainswhereIlivearefullofturningsandnarrowroads,Iwasdrivingdownoneofthoseroadslastspring.Daysofonandoffrainhadmadethegroundmuddy.Suddenly,Isawthattheweakenedsoilhadreleasedatreeonthehillbytheroad.Itwasnowlyingonthemiddleoftheroad,blockingtheway.Ihitthebrakesandslowlydrovearoundit.ThenIstopped.IknewitwasonlyamatteroftimebeforesomeonedrivingfasterthanIwouldcrashintothattree.

Igotoutofmycarandtriedtoremovethetreebutitwasmuchtoobigandheavy.Ididn'tknowwhattodobutIwasluckythatday.Thirtysecondslaterawhitetruckappearedandpulledover.Outsteppedabeardedyoungman.“Youneedachainsaw（电锯）?

”heasked.Isaid,“Yes!

”AndhepulledoneoutofthebackofhistruckForthenextfewminuteshecutthetreeintopieceswhileIcarriedthemacrosstheroadandputthemdownonthesideoftheroad.“Youneverknowwhenyouwillneedachainsaw,”Ijokedwhilemynewfriendsmiledandputthechainsawbackinthetruck.Iwavedgoodbyeandwatchedhimdriveoffbeforeheadingbacktomyowncar.

AsIdroveaway,ItookprideinwhatIhaddoneandIthoughtitwascoincidentalforustomeetinjusttherightspotatjusttherighttime.Withsomeexcitement,IknewthatIwasabletohelppreventanaccidentandsaidajoyful“ThankYou!

”inmyhearttothenewfriendastherainfinallystoppedandthesunbrokethroughtheclouds.Inthislifeyouneverknowwhenyouwillneedhelp.So,openyourheartandhelpmakethisworldbecomemorebeautiful.

24.Whydidtheauthordecidetoremovethetree?

A.HehadtostopMidwait.

B.Hewouldbelateforwork.

C.Hewantedtopreventtrafficaccidents.

D.Hethoughtthetreehadcompletelyblockedtheroad.

25.Whathappenedwhentheauthorhaddifficultiesinremovingthetree?

A.Hisbestfriendappearedintime.

B.Amanwithachainsawappeared.

C.Hisfriendcametohelphim.

D.Atruckcrashedintoit.

26.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisexperience?

A.Exhaustedandupset.B.Disappointedandannoyed.

C.Miserablesurprised.D.Delightedandproud,

27.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthistext?

A.Toshowhislovetotheworld.

B.Tothanktheyoungmanforhishelp.

C.Tosharehisunforgettableexperience.

D.Tocallonreaderstobereadytohelpothers.

C

WeChatgroupsbetweenparentsandteacherswereoriginallymeantasaneasycommunicationchannel.However,recentconversationonsocialmediahasthoughtofthechatgroupsasaburden,withparentssharingstories,endlessmessagesandrequeststodomoreworkthansomeparentsdeemed（视为）necessary.

AparentfromJiangsuProvincerecentlypostedashortvideoonline,complainingthathewasaskedbytheteachertocorrectandhelpwithhiskid’shomeworkathome,whichwassupposedtobetheteacher’sresponsibilityinhiseyes.

ThecasehastriggeredaheateddiscussiononChinesesocialmedia,withrelatedtopicsonPlatformWeiboviewedformorethan500milliontimesasofMondayafternoon.Althoughsomepeoplebelievedthattheparents'involvementwouldbehelpfulinbetterknowingtheirchildren’sacademicperformance,otherscomplainedthattheburdenismostlikelytofallonparents.

However,manyteachersarelesshappyaboutthechatgroupsaswell,becausetheyfeelobliged（束缚的）toanswerquestionsandrequestsfromparentsanytime.Evenkindergartenteachersalsofeelthepressure.Somesaytheyspentalotoftimeandeffortchasingchildrentoshootshortvideosfortheirparentseverydayandshouldshownodissatisfactionwhenparentspickeduptheirchildrenlate.

Botheducationalinstitutionsandlocalauthoritiesappearedtohavecomeupwithideastosolvetheprobleminmanyways.SomeparentsinChongqingsaidtheirgovernmenthadissuedasimilarbanin2018,prohibitingschoolsfromgivinghomeworkthatrequiresparentstocheck.

EducationauthoritiesinTaiyuanandBeijinghavealsoissuedrelevantregulationsthatteachersarenotallowedtoaskparentstohelpwiththehomework.cleantheclassroom,orlike,shareandrepostlinksinthegroupchat.Thetemporarygroupchathastobedeactivated（解除）afterthework'sdoneTheultimategoalistobuildamuchhealthierconversationaroundtheneedsofstudents,teachersandparents.

28.Whatcanweknowfromparagraph1?

A.Teachersusedtodomoreworkthanparents.

B.Parentsusedtocomplainaboutteachers'work.

C.Parentshaveaheateddebatewithteachersinthechatgroup.

D.WeChatprovidesacommunicationchannelforteachersandparents.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“triggered”meaninparagraph3?

A.Showed.B.Ended.C.Caused.D.Held.

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Someauthoritieshaveissuedbansongivingparentshomeworktocheck.

B.Kindergartenteachersarenotallowedtoexpresstheirthoughts.

C.Teachersareunwillingtoanswerquestionsfromparents.

D.Teachersshowednodissatisfactionwhenparentspickeduptheirchildrenlate.

31.Whydidlocalauthoritiesissueeducation-relatedregulations?

A.Toforbidtheteacherstoassignhomework.

B.Toimprovetheworkingefficiencyofteachers.

C.Tohelpstudentseasilydealwithhomework.

D.Tomakethecommunicationbetweenparentsandteachershealthier.

D

LamarGiles,authoroftheFakeID,wasanactivereaderasachild.Althoughhehadreadallkindsofbooks,hehaddifficultyfindingcharactershecouldbeconnectedwith.Gilesknewhewantedtobeawriter,buthisreadingexperiencesmadehimunsurewhetherhisvoicebelongedtoliterature.

FindingbooksbyauthorlikeWalterDeanMyersandStevenBarneshelpedhimrealizethathisdreamwasworthfollowing.“Itshowedmethatsomeonewaspayingattentiontothisfield,”hesaid“Someonewaswritingbooksaboutbravelittlegirls.”

Theproblemoflittlediversityinchildren'sbookshasbeennoticed.Lastspring,EllenOh,aKoreanAmericanauthor,cameupwiththeideaofWeNeedDiverseBooks（WNDB）,andinJuly,WNDBbecameanonprofitorganizationcreatedtodealwiththelackofdiversityinchildren'sliterature.OnOct.23.thegroupstartedanactivitytoraisemoneytosupportprogramsthatwouldgetdiversebooksintoclassrooms.

Diversitymattersalot.Inarecentsurveyof2,000schools,90%ofeducatorssaidchildrenwouldbemoreactivereadersiftheyhadchancestoreadbookswithcharacters,storiesandpicturesthatareabouttheirlivesandcommunities.Alsotheycanlearntotreatdifferentgroupsequally,aswellasunderstandhowpeoplesharecommonfeelingsandwishes.

Arecentstudyfoundthatreadingnovelsimprovesareader'sabilitytounderstandwhatothersarethinkingandfeeling.Thisincreasedempathy（共鸣）resultsfromourabilitytoputourselvesintostoryandshareexperienceswiththemaincharacter.

What'smore,readingstoriesthatteachlessonsofacceptancecanalsomakepeoplelessprejudiced（有偏见的）.It'sthisacceptancethatWNDBhopestoachieve.Althoughthere'salongwaytogo,Gilesbelievesthatchildren’sbookswillsomedaybeasdiverseasweare.

32.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Gilesdidn'tknowhowtobeawriter.

B.Gileshadnocouragetofollowhisdream.

C.Therewerefewbooksaboutbravelittlegirls.

D.GileslikedWalterDeanMyersandStevenBarnesmost.

33.WhatisthepurposeofWNDB?

A.Toencouragepeopletoacceptdiversityinbooks.

B.Tomakechildren’sliteraturemorediverse.

C.Toguidethedevelopmentofliterature.

D.Toed