浙江省金华市2020届高三下学期4月联考
英语试卷
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分35分) 第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。
A
In my 30s, I had two kids, a career, a husband and no time for anything else. Then my stepfather called to say he had cancer. Stage four. The words that were circling in my mind wouldn't form a sentence. Finally，I said, “I'm sorry. I love you. I will support you as best I can”
It felt as though everything had changed. I needed some control，so I made a list: 1 .Find chemo-friendly foods 2. Make soup and freezer meals 3. Find babysitter for hospital visits 4. Start guitar lessons
I know, the last item seems strange, but in that moment, my soul reached through my body and wrote the words, \
My stepfather played the guitar his entire life. It was his way to relax. After work he would sit on the couch, pick up his guitar and let the stress of the day fade away. He wasn't a performer but he did perform once, for me, as a gift at my wedding.
I rented a guitar and started taking lessons. When my stepfather was allowed to leave the hospital, I brought my guitar to his house. As he lay in bed，I'd show him what I'd learned and play bad versions of classic rock songs. Even though I sounded rough, he tapped his feet and listened enthusiastically. Sometimes, I would \able to play his Martin guitar. It sounded rich and soulful compared to my rental instrument.
Five months after his diagnosis, he died. He left me the Martin guitar. I would always pick up the guitar and cry. If only I had started earlier. If only we had longer to play music together. If only Then, one day, I realized that our connection was still alive. When I pull out that Martin, I know I'm not alone.
21. Why did the stepfather play the guitar?
A. He was a professional performer. B. He always played for weddings.
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C. He loved it as a stress reliever. D. He wanted to teach his stepdaughter. 22. Which of the following statements about the author is wrong according to the story? A. She felt at a loss when learning her stepfather's cancer.
B. She didn't play well at the beginning of learning to play the guitar. C. She often forgot to take her guitar and left it at home.
D. Her stepfather showed his great support though she didn't play well. 23. What's the author's intention of writing the story? A. To share with the readers her saddest story. B. To inform the learners how to play the guitar. C. To persuade daughters to love their fathers. D. To memorize her connection with her stepfather.
B
The topic of women's employment in China has been trending on Weibo. In fact, Chinese women are taking part in country's labor force in great numbers. Overall, 70% of Chinese women are either employed in some companies or seeking employment, and almost 76%of Chinese women are eager to gain a higher position in their careers. No wonder Chinese women have earned the reputation as the most ambitious women in the world.
Driven by the words \labor force, making the gender(性别)gap much narrower in China than that in many other countries. With the rapid growth of China's economy and the increasing demand in domestic labor market, Chinese women are also given more opportunities to get jobs than ever before. Furthermore, China has made great strides towards improving girls' education. Ever since the introduction of the \In 2012, female college students made up 51.4 percent of the total university student population. With qualified education background，women are more preferred in the labor force.
The huge number of Chinese women in country's labor force has made the \it has made a significant contribution to the economy growth in several aspects，such as healthcare, financial services, e-commerce and education. In a recent study，McKinsey Global Institute estimated that Chinese women's contribution to China's domestic product was 41 percent，the highest in the Asia Pacific region.
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But there are still a lot of challenges for today's Chinese women. Cases are not rare where the value of women professionals, especially those involved in scientific research，is often under appreciated. In terms of salary，studies show there is a widening gender pay gap between male and female in China, as a result of which women are more likely than their husbands to give up careers to focus on childcare. It would seem that in some contexts, Chinese women still need men's help. 24. The underlined word \ . A. struggle B. sacrifice C. progress D. chance 25. What is one of the challenges women face in workforce? A. A well appreciated performance in certain careers. B. A lower payment than male workforce. C. A heavy burden from taking care of children. D. A strong independence from men's assistance. 26. What's the passage mainly about?
A. The significant role of female in today's China. B. The phenomenon of \C. Women's great effort in economic independence. D. Women's influence on worldwide employment trend.
C
“I'm so bored” It's a typical complaint by teens in every era, but one that's growing more common for U. S. adolescents, especially girls.
New research at Washington State University has found that boredom is rising year after year for teens in 8th, 10th，and 12th grades, with greater increases for girls than boys. “We were surprised to see that boredom is increasing at a more rapid pace for girls than boys across all grades,” said Elizabeth Weybright, WSU researcher of adolescent development, who shared the findings in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Weybright's project tracked a decade of adolescent responses to a question about boredom in a nationwide survey. Adolescents were asked to rate their response to the question“I am often bored,” on five-point scale. Weybright and her colleagues analyzed the results over time and across grades, between 2008，when the question was first asked, and 2017.
The team's research revealed that boredom rose within and across grades for much of the last
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decade. “I wanted to find out when adolescents are most likely to experience boredom,” said Weybright.
When compared across grades，boredom appears to peak in 10th grade for boys and in 8th grade for girls. However, looking across time with grade levels combined，boys' boredom levels rose 1.6 percent ever year on average, while girls' boredom levels rose by 1.7 percent on average. In every grade, girls' boredom levels showed steeper rises than boys.
While Weybright's study doesn't explore the causes of rising boredom, she notes that boredom may be associated with sensation-seeking and depression，which are rising among U.S. teens. At the same time digital media use has also been increasing, doubling for 12th graders from 2006 to 2012. Within this same timeframe, other researchers have seen decreases in adolescents going out with friends and spending more time alone. \dissatisfaction with how their time is spent. Apparently, much can be done to handle this adolescent issue,” Weybright stated in the paper.
27. How did Weybright feel at her findings of the survey? A. Astonished. B. Bored. C. Excited. D. Expected. 28. How long did Weybright's project last?
A. 1 year. B. 8 years. C. 10 years. D. 17 years. 29. What can he inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Digital media is the major blame for adolescents' boredom. B. It is most likely that adolescence is a stage of dissatisfaction. C. Adolescents of the last ten years have been living in great depression. D. Time spent on the digital media probably doesn't bring satisfaction. 30. What might be discussed in the paragraph that follows? A. When girls are most likely to experience boredom. B. What might give rise to boredom in adolescents. C. Whether boredom is more harmful than digital media. D. How adolescent boredom can be dealt with. 第二节(共5小题海小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能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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Many people are well aware of the benefits of teaching our children to love reading. Less easy to do, however, is finding regular time to read with our children. 31
Select a suitable time of day. The most suitable time of day is often bedtime but it might not he suitable for you. 32 If reading a goodnight story at 8 pm has you yawning and trying hard to remain awake, perhaps a story before dinner, or a story in the afternoon will work out better. You need to direct this decision to make it fit in rather than miss it.
33 Rather than try to go through five chapters of a large book each night, cut it down to two chapters. Rather than read five storybooks, cut it down to two. When the alternative is nothing at a11, books with fewer chapters will be much preferred by your child.
Read loud together. When you have more than one child，make reading done together. If an older child who is able to read finds this \，you can let him read something that interests him and read it out loud to the family. Another way to engage more than one child is to read stories in turn and have each of them listen politely. 34 Praise your children. 35 When your children read anything-he it the label off a cereal packet or a book, he sure to praise their reading at every chance you get. Thus, you are creating a reading culture in your family, which is an important way of helping children cope with their feelings and problems, as well as answering their curiosities，and developing their imagination. A. Read every night. B. It goes a long way.
C. Break down the reading if necessary.
D. Do remember a suitable time for reading varies among children.
E. Here is how you fit yourself in regular reading sessions with your children. F. So it is important to take into account your availability throughout the day. G. As a result，they will love hearing and he in favor of such group activity. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Daniel angrily stormed out as he learned his parents had had a violent quarrel again. He no longer cared about what happened at home. School didn't 36 and neither did his 37 .
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浙江省金华市2020届高三下学期4月联考英语试题及答案
