1、新高考英语能力提升 山东模拟卷 32021新高考英语能力提升仿真模拟卷(山东卷题型)(三)第一部分阅读理解(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、和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A2020石家庄市重点高中高三毕业班摸底考试 If you want to know the world, you must know famous global media. Here are four wellknown ones recommended to help you learn about world affairs without
2、leaving home. The Sun (http:/www. thesun. co. uk) The Sun is a popular newspaper owned by News Corporation founded by Keith Rupert Murdoch. It is filled with the jokes about heads of state and major events both inside and outside Britain such as mayors trousers not being tied properly, politicians s
3、leeping during conferences and so on. Its lively and popular style just meets the taste of the lower classes. Now its annual circulation(发行量) has reached 23,100,000 copies.Daily Mail (http:/www. dailymail. co. uk)Daily Mail, compared to The Sun, is a little more serious. Reading the Daily Mail can n
4、ot only understand major political and economic events, but also read some relaxing and helpful contents. Wellknown for female favorite topics, it is extremely popular with middleclass housewives. Now its annual circulation has come to 20,930,000 copies.The Onion (http:/www. theonion. com)The Onion
5、is the most popular satirical (讽刺的) magazine in the United States with a circulation of 6,900,000 copies a year, covering domestic, foreign and local news and including entertaining newspapers and websites. Most onion readers are between 18 and 44 years old.The New Yorker (https:/www. newyorker. com
6、)The New Yorker is a comprehensive magazine of America. It focuses on nonfiction, including reports and comments on politics, international affairs, popular culture, art, science, technology and business. It also publishes literary works, but mainly short stories and poems, as well as humorous sketc
7、hes(小品) and its unique style of the New Yorker cartoons. Its annual circulation adds up to 10,209,000 copies.1Which medium has the largest annual circulation?AThe Sun BDaily MailCThe New Yorker DThe Onion2According to the text, who may be the most loyal readers of Daily Mail?AYoung people. BMiddlecl
8、ass women.CLower classes. DPoliticians.3Which topic is least likely to be published in The New Yorker?AA poem. BA short story.CA humorous sketch. DA novel.B2020太原一模 New Haven, ConnecticutA surprise awaited students in Yale who showed up for Professor Laurie Santoss class. They got slips of paper tha
9、t said, “No class today.” There was only one rule for the students unexpected free timeThey were not allowed to study, but to relax. Since exams and papers were coming up, everyone was tired and stressed. At this moment they were touched. With around applause, nine students hugged Santos, and two bu
10、rst into tears.Yet, cancelling class was not just a break. It was also a challenge, as she was asking them to stop worrying about their grades, even if it was just an hour. One student went to the Yale University Art Gallery for the first time in her four years at Yale. A group of students went to a
11、 recording studio and played a new song. More people were outside, and more were smiling. Thats why about 1,200 students were taking Santoss class, called “Psychology and the Good Life”, the largest class in Yales 317year history. Even nonYale students had the chance to take Santoss class. It was of
12、fered as an online course and she immediately became an Internet hit.Skyler Robinson, one of her students, was at a loss for a while about what to do during his break, and then decided to take a nap. “It was a great nap,” he commented. Santos designed the class after she realized that her students k
13、ept busy through long days that seemed far more depressing and joyless than her own college years. “They feel theyre in this crazy rat race. Theyre working so hard that they cant take a single hour off. Thats awful.”The ideas behind the class are simple. Santos said, “It is the hope that science can
14、 help students find peace among all the stresses and difficulties they face at college.” The lessons include showing more gratitude, performing acts of kindness and increasing social connections. The students really wanted to learn to lead a happy life in a sciencedriven way. Santos also noted the p
15、sychological happening of “miswanting”, which led people to work towards the wrong goals in life.One week, Santos asked students to exercise. Another week, she wanted them to get more sleep. They worked hard to keep some new habits. Social science research led to many new understandings of how peopl
16、e find happiness. She thinks her class can change Yale, or rather, not just Yale.4How did students respond to the cancelling class?AThey expressed their concern.BThey were at a loss what to do.CThey showed gratitude to the teacher.DThey were eager to study individually.5How can we know Santoss class
17、 was popular?AFrom the attendance in her class. BFrom the subject she taught.CFrom the long history of Yale. DFrom the release of the online course.6What can students learn from Santoss class?ATo develop good study habits.BTo let exercise become their routine.CTo better understand how to find happin
18、ess.DTo do something joyful during the stressful time.7What can we infer from the text?ASantos had a more stressful time in her college.BStudents would be in rat race after Santoss class.CSantoss influence can reach a wider range of people.DSantos is going to cancel more classes for better effects.C
19、2020昆明质量检测 March 3 marks World Hearing Day. This years theme is “Check your hearing!” Many experts and health organizations, including those who pay attention to the hearingimpaired (听力受损的), are working to help people realize the importance of protecting their hearing and avoid hearing loss.When we
20、talk about music, what kind of feelings does it bring? Excitement.and relaxation. But what if the music lasts for hours?We interviewed a group of musicians based in Beijing during the weekend. They all said that hours of exposure to loud music can cause discomfort. One added that band members like t
21、o play at maximum volume and forget the harm that loud music can cause. The same thing not only occurs to musicians. Its also not rare for daily users since listening to loud music on loud sound equipment has become a part of modern life. According to the WHO, the practice has put more than a billio
22、n people around the world, aged 1235, at risk of losing their hearing.We also interviewed some headphone users in the street, and most of them said that they are not heavy users but admitted that they use headphones for hours on the subway and in the office or home. Its easy for these people to grad
23、ually increase the volume without awareness, especially in a noisy environment. Often, headphone users fail to realize theyre listening to audio at unsafe levels until serious hearing problems suddenly occur.There are many reasons for hearing loss,including loud acoustic(听觉的) sources, drug abuse, an
24、d diseases. Experts suggest frequent medical checks and prevention measures.Whether congenital(先天的) or acquired, loss of hearing is usually irreversible. “Once the hearing loss occurs, its already too late to be changed back to what it was before,” said Yang Shiming, an expert of the Chinese PLA Gen
25、eral Hospital. “Early prevention, early identification and early treatment. If everyone could do these things, hearing loss and its harm could be kept to a minimum,”Yang said. Of course, this applies to every one of us.8What might be a reason for hearing loss?AListening to music. BTaking medicines.C
26、Ignoring sound pollution. D. Using headphones.9What does Yang Shiming advise people to do about hearing loss?AGet rid of drug abuse.BMake prevention ahead of time.CStop playing music in bands.DChoose music with the help of musicians.10Which can best explain “irreversible” underlined in the last para
27、graph?AIncurable. BUnavailable.CUnbelievable. DInvisible.11What can be a suitable title for the text?APreventing Hearing LossBReasons for Losing HearingCThe Origin of World Hearing DayDRaising Awareness of Protecting HearingD2020重庆市七校联考 Being stuck behind crowds of slow walkers when youre in a hurry
28、 is one of the most annoying things. But now, Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex, one of the UKs largest shopping malls, has introduced its very own fast lane for shoppers in a hurry, aiming to help impatient shoppers avoid slow walkers and the anger that goes with them.The Lakeside Shopping Centre i
29、n Essex has introduced a 720foot “fast lane” reserved for fast walkers only, just in time for the festive rush. The centres management team said:“The lane will help the shoppers who know where they want to go quickly and dont want to get caught in behind unhurried shoppers at the busiest time of the
30、 year.”The fast lane was introduced after a MasterCard survey found that 80 percent of consumers found slow walkers their biggest annoyance while shopping. The research also found that the average walking speed slowed down by 21 percent during the festive shopping period, as most shoppers spent more
31、 time window shopping during this period.Gary Mortimer, an expert from the Queensland University of Technology, said he wasnt surprised by the promotion about the launch of the fast lane, and thought the concept would appeal to shoppers all over the world. “Crowded parking lots and busy shopping cen
32、tres tend to be two of the biggest complaints of shoppers over the festive season,” he said. “I think the fast lanes are a new approach. However, I suspect it will be a bit like fast lanes on the highway, so it might end up being more trouble than its worth.”The MasterCard survey also identified the four most common types of shoppers. They include “Skaters” who try and make their way through crowds politely, “Dodgers” who move down
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