届郑州市第四十八中高三英语三模试题及答案解析.docx

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届郑州市第四十八中高三英语三模试题及答案解析

2021届郑州市第四十八中高三英语三模试题及答案解析

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

ThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingathomewithherparents.Butthroughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantserver,sheisn'tabletoearnenoughtoliveanywhereotherthanhome.

Tosomedegree,multigenerationalhouseholdshavealwaysbeenapartofAmericanlife.However,thenumberofyoungadultswhohavebeenmovingbackinwiththeirparents—orneverleavinghomeinthefirstplace—hasbeengrowingsteadily.

UBSFinancialServicesreleasedareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoungadultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn'twantthemtoleave.

Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials（千禧一代）getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheirparentsaftercollege.Itfindsthatmillennialshaveredefinedthetiesthatconnectparentsandchildren.Millennialsseetheirparentsaspeers,friendsandinstructors.Nearlythreequarterstalkedwiththeirparentsmorethanonceaweekduringcollege.Inreturn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,helpingfundeverythingforthem.

StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialServicesGroupintheUS,saidthenumberofyoungadultsstrikingoutontheirownfellduringtheGreatRecession.Althoughjobgrowthformillennialssince2014hasimproved,thatdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatmillennialsarestartingtoflythenest.Hesaid,“Theymaylikelivingathomeandbeingabletosavemoney.

“There'snodoubtithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesofthingspeoplespendmoneyonrelatedtohouseholdformationandperhapsrelatedtochild-raising,"Hoffmanexplained."Buttheyareprobablytravelingmoreandeatingoutmoreiftheydon'thaveahouseexpenseormarriage.Idon'tknowifitrepresentsachangeinmoralvalues.Butit'smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparents’homesbecauseit'sbecomingpartoftheculture.

1.WhatcanwelearnfromtheUBSFinancialServices'report?

A.Millennialsareongoodtermswiththeirparents.

B.Millennialsarefinanciallyindependentaftercollege.

C.Parentsareunwillingtogivetheiryoungadultsallowance.

D.Parentswanttheirkidstostaywiththemforever.

2.WhatdoesHoffmanthinkofyoungadults'livingathome?

A.Itincreasestheconsumptionofhouseholdproducts.

B.Itmaycontinuedespitejobgrowth.

C.Itisasignofshiftinmoralvalues.

D.ItisnewinAmericanculture.

3.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.Tointroducemillennials'livinghabits.

B.Tostresstheimportanceoffinancialindependence.

C.ToexplainwhyAmericanyoungadultsstillliveathome.

D.ToinformpeopleofasocialtrendintheUS.

B

Alaska—TheAmericancityAnchorageisrecoveringfromapowerfulearthquakeFridaythatdamagedpublicbuildings,homesandroads.

The7.0earthquakecausedbuildingstoslake.Buttherehavebeennoreportsofdeaths,seriousinjuriesordamage.Officialssaythequakehasnotaffectedtransportationoffoodandhersupplies.“Theshipsarecominginonschedule,thesupplylinesareatthispointworkingwell,”thegovernmenttoldreportersSunday.

TheGlennHighwaywasprobablytheroadhithardestbytheearthquake.Itconnectsthestate'slargestcitytootherpartsinthenorth.Traffichasbeenheavyandslow—movingsincethequake.Driversarebeingguided.Groupsofworkersaretryingtorebuildareaswherethequakeleftlargeholesintheroad.

Peoplewhoarestillnervousafterthemajorquakehavebeenmoreupsetbymorethan1,700aftershocks.“Anythingthatmoves,youfeelterrified”saidDavid,whosehomesufferedstructural（结构）damage,includingasunkenfoundation（地基）.Actually,Alaskacameupwithstrictbuildingrulesaftera9.2earthquakein1964.Thatwasthesecondmostpowerfulearthquakeonrecord.

Governmentofficialssaidapublichealthcenterpromisesthatmoneyformedicaltreatmentwillcontinuetocome.Mentalhealthyservice（心理健康服务）isalsoavailableforpeoplehurtbythedisaster.

Earthquakeexpertssaythereisa4percentchanceofanother7.0earthquakeorgreaterinthefollowingweek."Thechanceisverysmall,butitsnotimpossible,”saidtheexpert,PaulCaruso.

4.Whatwastheresultoftheearthquake?

A.Buildingsweredamaged.B.Foodsupplywascutoff.

C.ManypeoplewerekilledD.Theshipscouldnotcomein.

5.WhyisthetrafficslowontheGlennHighway?

A.Becausesmallquakeshitthecity.B.Becausefallingrocksareadanger.

C.Becausethehighwayisbadlydamaged.D.Becausedriversaremisled.

6.WhatcanyoulearnfromPaulCaruso?

A.Anothergreaterearthquakeisontheway.

B.Chancesstillexistsofanotherearthquake.

C.Itwill