届高考英语中国元素之阅读理解 中国社会一.docx
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届高考英语中国元素之阅读理解中国社会一
2021届高考英语“中国元素”之阅读理解中国社会
(一)
一、
Lookingforaplacetotakearest,sipacupofcoffeeandhaveafurrycompanion?
Welcometoanimal-themedcafes.
Inrecentyears,thecombinationofpetsandcateringhasbecomeincrediblypopularinmanycitiesthroughoutChina.Whilemanycafesstartedoutofferingthecompanyofcatsanddogs,othersareexpandingtheirrange.Somecafesincludeanimalslikesquirrels,raccoonsandevencapybaras.
Inreviews,internetusershavecommentedthattheirmainreasonforvisitingthesebusinessesistointeractcloselywithanimalstheyhaveonlyseenfromafar.
“Thecustomersloveanimals.Theyarecuriousaboutthesepetsandwanttoraiseoneathome,butcircumstancesdon’tallowit,”saidpetcafeownerTianRui,LiuJing,aBeijingresidentwhoworksinfinance,lovespigs,butherparentswouldnotendorsehergettingoneasapet.The24-year-oldhadtoadmiretheanimalsthroughvideosandimages.Butnow,shecanhaveclosecontactwithanadorablepigeveryweekendinapetcafe.
Also,thesepetcafesserveasashelterforthosewhofindcomfortinbeingaroundanimals.“Inthisplace,youcangetclosetothecutelittleonesinaverycomfortablewaywithouthavingtoworryaboutsafetyandhygiene(卫生)—overall,itisanextremelycomfortableexperience,”saidZhaoMingfromTianjin,30,afrequentpetcafevisitor.
Animalloversalsoexpectthepetcafestochangepeople’sattitudestowardpets.Animalslikeducks,pigsandsheephavebeenservedasfoodformanyyears.Peoplehardlyseethemaspets.Butthepetcafeshelpshifttheirattitudefromseeingthemasplaythingstoregardingthemasfamilymembersorclosefriends.
“Whetherathomeorinstores,theselittleanimalsarethereforcompanionshipandtheybringwarmthtoourhearts.Theycareandunderstandjustlikefamilymembers.Theygiveusmuchmorethanthelovewegivetothem,”Zhaosaid.
1.Whydopeoplevisitpetcafes?
A.Topursueinnerpeace.
B.Toappreciateanimalimages.
C.Toexperienceacleanenvironment.
D.Tohaveclosecontactwithanimals.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“endorse”inParagraph4mean?
A.Believein.B.Approveof.C.Prevent.D.Suspect.
3.WecanconcludefromParagraph6thatpetcafesmay__________.
A.changeourviewsofanimals
B.teachushowtolookafterpetsbetter
C.showustheimportanceofhavingpets
D.remindustovalueourfamilyandfriends
4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.CafesEnjoyGreatPopularity
B.IdealSheltersforLovelyAnimals
C.AnimalsTurnintoCompanions
D.AnimalLoversfromDifferentCities
二、
Itshouldbeoneofthemaingoalsintodaysocietytoreduceplasticconsumption.Thoughmanybelieverecyclingwillsolvetheproblem,andcontinueusingplastic,it'sactuallytheopposite.In2013,254milliontonsoftrashwasproducedintheU.S.alone,andonlyaround30%wasrecycled.Thismeanstherestendedupinalandfillandwillstaythereforupto1000years.
Recently,Chinahasstoppedimportingtrashfromallovertheworld.Beforethis,over30%oftheworld'swastewouldendupinChina,causingapopularbeliefthatAsiancountriesarethoseresponsibleforcreatingthemajorityofthewasteintheworld.Now,Asiancountries,includingVietnamandThailand,arelookingfornewideastoavoidplastic.Oneofthoseideaswasanew,eco-friendlywaytopacktheirgoodsbyavoidingplasticpackaging.
OneofPerfectHomesChiangmai'steammembersnoticedacreativewaytoreduceplasticthatasupermarketcalledRimpingSupermarketwasusinganddecidedtotakephotosoftheirshelveswithhisphone.Littledidheknowthatpeopleallaroundtheworldwouldabsolutelylovethisidea."Ijustpoppedintogetafewitemswhilewewerewaitingtosignsomecontracts(合同)withourlawyer,whowasdelayed.WhenInoticedthevegetableswrappedinbananaleavesandsimplylikedtheidea,Itookafewpicturesandpostedthemonline.”hesaid.
Withmorethan3.5millionviewsandover17thousandshares,theideabecamesomethingpeoplecanencouragemoresupermarketstoimplement(贯彻).
Somehavenoticedthatnoteverythingontheshelvesiscompletelyplastic-free,towhichthesupermarketrespondedthattheyaretakingonestepatatime,butit'snotthateasy.Manyproductscometothesupermarketspre-packagedandmanycompaniesareinterestedinwrappingtheirproduceinplasticsinceitisthecheapestandtheeasiestoption.
It'snowuptotheshopperstoshowthesupermarketwhichtheyprefer.Ifeveryoneoptsforthebananaleafpackaging,theywillprobablystopstockingtheitemsinplastic.
1.Whatcanweinferaboutrecyclingfromparagraph1?
A.Theauthorthinkshighlyofrecycling.
B.TheUSdidagreatjobinrecyclingin2013.
C.Recyclinghasfailedtosolvetheplasticproblem.
D.Recyclinghelpsalotinreducingplasticconsumption.
2.WhydidthemangotoRimpingSupermarket?
A.Totakephotosoftheirshelves.
B.Tomeetwiththeirlawyerthere.
C.Tobuysomeitems.
D.Tosignsomecontractswiththesupermarket.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“optsfor"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.Doubts.B.Discusses.C.DislikesD.Chooses.
4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.LeafPackagingGoesViral(走红)
B.ReducingPlasticConsumption
C.RecyclingAvoidsPlasticPackaging
D.AGoodOptionMakesADifference
三、
March21isWorldSleepDay.OnMarch18,theChinaSleepResearchSocietypublisheda"WhitePaperonExerciseandSleep2021",whichexplorestherelationshipbetweenexerciseandsleep.Thewhitepaper,theproductofsurveysin31provinces,coversmanyaspectsofsleepandsleepquality.Ithasattractedwidespreadinterestamongnetizensafteritsrelease.
Thereportshowsover300millionpeopleinChinatodayhavesleepdisorders,whiletheproportionofinsomniaamongpeoplewhoexerciseregularlyisonly10percent.Thismeanstherateofinsomniaamongthegeneralpopulationisnearlyfourtimeshigherthanthosewhoexerciseregularly.
Studiesshowsleep is essential,aspeople spenda third of their lives asleep.Yet today moreandmorepeoplearesufferingfrominsomnia,whichcausesustosufferbothphysicallyandmentally.
Increasedmentalstressisoneofthemajorcausesofinsomnia.Todaypeoplegenerallyworkmoreintenselyandareundermorementalstress,thuscausingsleepdisorders.Studiesshowpeoplewithhigherincomearemorelikelytosleeplatebecauseofovertime,andthatlawyers,businessexecutivesanddoctorsoftenhavetostayuplatebecauseofovertimework.
Inaddition,thepopularityofelectronicshasalsoenrichedournightlife.Somenetizenssay, "IfeelemptyifIdon’tbrowseTiktokorWeibobeforegoingtobed.,Retaliatoryagrypnia(报复性熬夜)is also increasing amongyounger generation. Theysay“The only timeIhave is thetimebeforeIgotobed,andaslongasIdon’tsleeptoday,thenextdaywillnevercome.,Itformsaviciouscycleinwhichpeopledon’tgetenoughsleepatnightandfeelsleepyduringtheday.
Decreasedimmunity,memoryloss,obesity,endocrinedisruptionandincreasedriskofdepression...theseareallpossiblerisksofstayinguplate.
1.Whatdoesthereportshow?
A.Thosewhoexerciseregularlylesssufferfrominsomnia.
B.Peoplehavenoinsomniaproblems.
C.Peoplehavementalbreakdown.
D.Peopleprefertostayup.
2.Whatcausestheproblemofinsomniaaccordingtothepassage?
A.Regularexerciseandlimitedactivitiesinbed.
B.Increasedmentalstressandelectronics.
C.Foodandlifestyle.
D.Workenvironment.
3.Whichofthefollowingisnottheconsequenceofstayingup?
A.MemorylossB.ObesityC.DepressionD.Exercise
4.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?
A.Thementalbreakdownrelatedtoinsomnia.
B.Theinsomniaproblemsincurrentsociety.
C.Thetipstoimproveinsomniaproblems.
D.Students’sleepdisorders.
四、
Childrenborninthepastfourdecadeshadtheluxuryofbeingthecenteroftheirparents’attention.Theentirefamily’sresourceswerepouredintotheireducationandwell-being.
However,whenthesameresourcesaresplitbetweentwochildren,theamountdistributedtoeachoneisgoingtoshrink.
AccordingtotheHangzhouDaily,whentherearetwochildreninthefamily,parentstendtochoosepublicschoolsinsteadofprivateschools,whichareusuallymoreexpensive.Eachchildisenrolledinfewerafter-schooltrainingclasses.
Buthavingasecondchildmaycuresomedeep-rootedproblemsinChina’straditionalfamilyeducation.
Havingtwochildreninthefamilycanhelptopreventonechildbeingspoiledbytoomuchattention,accordingtoPeople’sDaily.Italsosparestheonlychildfromthepressureofshoulderingparentalexpectationsallalone.Takingcareofasiblingalsoenableschildrentogainasenseofresponsibility,cooperation,obedienceandcaring.
China’spubliceducationsystemisalsoexpectedtoshift.Currently,therearenotenoughvacanciesinkindergartenandschoolstoaccommodatethepotentialincreaseinchildren.
“It’snotonlytheenrollmentcapacityofeducationalinstitutionsthatwillfeelthepressure.Peoplearealsoplacingmoreemphasisonthequalityofeducation,”PengXizhe,directorofthePopulationandDevelopmentResearchPolicyCenteratFudanUniversity,toldChinaEducationDaily.
Hepredictsthegovernmentmayhavetoinvestmoretosupporttheeducationalsystemasaresultofthenewfamilyplanningmeasure.
1.Whatcanchildrenbenefitfromatwo-childfamily?
A.Theycanhavelesspressure.
B.Theycanstudyinprivateschools.
C.Theycangetmuchmoreattention.
D.Theycantakemoreafter-schooltrainingclasses.
2.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlinedword"accommodate"?
A.holdB.adaptC.solveD.consider
3.WhatcanweinferfromPengXizhe’swords?
A.Peopleareplacingmoreemphasis
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