2012-2021北京重点区高三（上）期末英语汇编：日常生活类阅读

25/252012-2021北京重点区高三（上）期末英语汇编日常生活类阅读一．阅读理解（共13小题）1．（2019北京•朝阳高三期末）AuniqueexperienceawaitsyouattheCentreforAlternativeTechnologyontheedgeofthebeautifulSnowdoniaNationalPark．Overthirtyyearsagoagroupofpeopledecidedtotryoutalternativetechnologies．Theychosearemoteemptyplace，whererockusedtobedugfromtheground，astheirbase．Hereexperimentsofferingsolutionstotheworld'senergyproblemswerecarriedout，andnowadaysmanyoftheseideashavebecomecommonpractice．Youcanexperiencealltheseforyourselfinjustonedaywithus，andthentakeawaywhatyouhavelearnedandputitintopracticeathome．Beassureditwillhelpyousaveonyourhouseholdenergycosts!Yourvisittousbeginswitharideupasteep60﹣metrehillsideonarailwaywhichisworkedbyusingtheweightofwater．Atthetopofthemountainyouwillenjoybeautifulviewstothedistantcoastline．Theninteractivedisplaysshowthepowerofwind，waterandsun，whileshowingyouwhatcanbedoneinanordinaryhouseholdtoreduceyourinfluenceontheplanet．Therewasnosoilwhentheprojectwasstarted，sowecreatedourorganicgardensusingourownhome﹣madesoil．Youcanenjoywoodlandwalksorevennoticespringflowersgrowingontheroofsofenvironmentally﹣friendlybuildings．In2006weopenedourneweco﹣adventureplaygroundforchildren，andwealsorunworkshopswheretheycanmakemodelsandbecomeinventorsofthefuturebyputtingwind，waterorsolarpowerintotheirowndesigns．TheCentreforAlternativeTechnologyisopenallyearroundandhasgoodrail，roadandcyclelinks．Infactweoffera50%reductionontheadmissionpriceifyouarrivebybicycle．Thereiswheelchairaccessfordisabledvisitors﹣telephoneusinadvanceifyouwouldlikeassistance．（1）What'sthemainpurposeofsettinguptheCentreforAlternativeTechnology？A．Toprovidepeoplewithrelevantexperience．B．Toteachpeoplehowtoreduceenergycosts．C．Toshowthehardconditionforearlyexperiments．D．Toencouragepeopletodevelopalternativetechnologies．（2）Accordingtothepassage，visitorscan．A．learntocreatetheirownorganicgardensB．appreciatetheviewsofdistantmountainsC．visitexhibitionsofalternativetechnologiesD．enjoywoodlandwalksonthetopofbuildings（3）Whereisthepassagemostprobablyfrom？A．Aliteraryessay．B．Aresearchreport．C．Ahistoricalnovel．D．Asciencewebsite．2．（2021北京•朝阳高三期末）Inourhyper﹣connectedworld，informationisbeingcollectedandsharedeverynanosecond.Theproblemisthatyourpersonalinformationmightbeusedagainstyouinthefutureinwaysyoucan'timaginetoday.Sowhatdoyouhavetoworryabout，andwhatcanyoudotoprotectyourself？Ifyou'reworriedaboutyourpersonalinformationgettinglifted...Don'thandoveryourname，address，phonenumber，oremailaddressunlessthereceiverreallyneedsit.Ifpressed，youcanalwaysmakesomethingup.Optapaperreceiptornoreceiptratherthangettingoneviatextoremail，whichrequiressharingyourinformationandexposesyoutopossibledataloss.IfyoupreferthatyourInternetsearchesstayprivate...Browse（浏览）withFirefox.Itsprivacycontrolsarestrongerthanotherbig﹣namebrowsers.OruseDuckDuckGo，andalternateserviceyoucaneasilysetasyourdefault（默认）searchpartnerat.Ifyou'reworriedaboutyourphoneactingasatracker...TurnoffLocationServicesforallappsexceptmapsandothersthatspecificallyneedtoknowwhereyouare.YoucandothisinSettings，underPrivacyandLocation.Ifyouwantcompaniestostoptryingtosellyouthings...Stopadsfromtrackingyoubyoptingoutofinformationcollecting.Thewebsiteisagoodplacetostart.YoucanalsoaddyourphonenumbertotheNationalDoNotCallRegistryat1﹣888﹣382﹣1222or.Ifyou'reworriedaboutbeingtagged（标记）inphotosonsocialmedia...Tellfriendsyoudon'twanttobetagged，andoptoutofbeingautomaticallytaggedinotherpeople'sFacebookphotosbygoingtoSettings，thenFaceRecognition.AlwayskeepinmindthatInternetisnotaprivateplaceandyourprivacyisnotjustaboutfreedomfromembarrassment.Althoughyoucan'tpreventallInternetspying，youcanminimizesomeunwantedspyingbytakingthesesteps.（1）Whichofthefollowingwillmostpossiblyrevealyourpersonalinformation？A.LookingforinformationwithFirefox.B.Receivingareceiptthroughtextmessages.C.SwitchingoffLocationServicesinSettings.D.Givingyouraddresstothereceiverwhoneedsit.（2）Ifyoudon'twanttobedisturbedbyads，youcan.A.avoidusingB.refuseacallfrom1﹣888﹣382﹣1222C.deleteyourhistoryfromDuckDuckGoD.registeryourphonenumberat（3）Thepassageisintendedto.A.giveadviceB.introducewebsitesC.showworriesD.explainsocialmedia3．（2021北京•东城高三期末）Thedigitalrevolutionhasarrived.Asautomationbecomesevermorecommon，eventhoseprofessionsoncethoughttobeinsulatedfromtechnologicaldisruption（扰乱）faceanuncertainfuture.Giventhatstateofuncertainty，NortheasternUniversityPresidentJosephAounarguesthatcollegegraduatescannolongerbeconfidentthatthejobtheyholdwillbefinanciallysustainableforthelongterm.Automation，longathreattolow﹣skilledjobs，isnowcost﹣effectiveinallrepetitivework，includinghigh﹣skilledjobsinhealthcare，law，andresearch.Thus，formanytheprospectofbeingreplacedbyarobotismorepressing.Toaddressthis，itfallstohighereducationtopreparegraduatesforchangesthataresweepingthroughtheworldofwork.Buthowcaninstitutionspreparethenextgeneration，whenit'snotclearwhatprofessionswillexisttoemploythem？Aounarguesthatuniversitiesmustreinventthemselvestoaddressthisageofdisruptionandtoprovidetheirstudentswiththeeducationalfoundationthatensurestheiremployabilityinthecomingdecades.Todoso，hecallsforhighereducationtofocusonthosefeaturesthatseparatehumansfrommachines.Henamedthisnewframework"Humanics".Aoundetailsatwo﹣tiered（两层的）structureforHumanicsandexplainshowthesetiersworktogethertodevelopcreativityinstudents.Thefirsttierconsistsof21st﹣centuryliteraciesthathearguesmustbecentraltoanyforward﹣thinkingeducationalprogram.Inadditiontoreading，writing，andarithmetic，Aounarguesthatallstudentsmustbecompetentindatainterpretationandanalysis，technicalfunctionslikeengineering，andhuman﹣centricstudiessuchasdesignthinkingandcommunication.ThisfirsttierofliteraciesformsthebasisforAoun'ssecondtierofcognitive（认知的）capacities.Systemsthinking，criticalthinking，andculturalawarenessconstitutethemind﹣setsthatAounarguesarecriticaltodistinguishinghumanemployeesfrommachines.Astudentwiththesemind﹣setscansolveproblemscreativelywhilemakinglogicaljudgments.Havingdefinedwhatarobot﹣proofeducationmustinvolve，Aounlooksintohowthateducationshouldbeofferedandwhatcollegesanduniversitiesmustdotomeettheneedsofamodernstudentbody.Hecallsforhighereducationtofullyacceptexperiential，lifelonglearning.Hearguesthatitisonlythroughrichexperiencesthatstudentscanapplytheir21st﹣centuryliteraciestocomplexproblems，whichwilleventuallyshapetheirmind﹣sets.Thistypeoflearningmustbelifelongbecausetherapidrateofchangethataccompaniesautomationwillrequirethatstudentsconsistentlyrefreshtheirskillsets.Aounacknowledgesthateducationwillneverbeacure﹣allforsociety'sills.AmorepracticalapproachmightbetoseeHumanicsnotasanewmedicinebutratherasasupplementtoourcurrenteducationalsystem.Inanautomatedworld，topreparefortheeconomicdisruptionsuchautomationmaycause，highereducationmustcreateagenerationofgraduatesthatisliberatedtothinkcreativelywhilecontinuingtofunctioninmoretraditionalcapacities.Perhapsthatwillensureworkersandtheuniversitiesthateducatethemareindeedrobotproof.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"insulated"inParagraph1probablymean？A.Generated.B.Sheltered.C.Prohibited.D.Separated.（2）Whatcanwelearnaboutautomationfromthefirsttwoparagraphs？A.Ithasposedathreattoemployment.B.Ithasmadehigh﹣skilledjobsdemanding.C.Ithelpstofueltheprocessofdigitalization.D.Itpromotesthedevelopmentofnewprofessions.（3）AccordingtoJosephAoun，institutionsshould.A.setthetrendforautomationB.providearobot﹣proofeducationC.redefinetheframeworkofHumanicsD.valuecognitivecapacitiesoverliteracies（4）Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss？A.Whereisautomationleadingus？B.WhatdoesHumanicsmeantouniversities？C.Whyisitcriticaltoacquirehighereducation？D.Howcanwegetreadyforanuncertainfuture？4．（2021北京•海淀高三期末）TherearemanywaystogetinvolvedandvolunteerattheNationalMuseumofAmericanHistory.BecomingaMuseumAmbassadorisoneofthem.Tolearnmoreaboutthisvolunteerprogram，pleaseseethedescriptionsbelow.MuseumAmbassadorsattheAmericanHistoryMuseumareamobilesourceofinformationthathelpsbridgethegapbetweentwoothervolunteergroupshereatthemuseum—informationdeskspecialists，whoprovideorientation（方向）assistancewhenguestsarrive，andvolunteerdocents（讲师），whoprovideHighlightstours，facilitatehands﹣ondemonstrationsandcirculatethroughmanyofourexhibitionstointeractwithvisitors.Eachyear，ourMuseumAmbassadorshelpover100，000peoplegetthemostoutoftheirvisitsbywelcominggroups，circulatingthroughoutthemuseum'spubliczonestoanswerbasicquestions，anddirectingvisitorstoprogramsandexhibitionsofinterest.ThemuseumhasalsoemployedtheMuseumAmbassadorstoassistwithspecialprojectsandeventsasneeded.TolearnmoreaboutwhatMuseumAmbassadorsdo，checkoutwhatLarryhassaid，"Asmuseumambassadors，wegettoshareinthecuriosityofachild，thenostalgia（怀旧）ofreturningvisitors，thetreasurehuntofstudentsassignedtofindimportanthistoricalobjects，andtheamazementofthoseexperiencingoureyeonthenation'shistoryforthefirsttime.Wecanhelprecommendameaningfulmuseumvisitjustforyou.There'smore.We'realsotrafficcopswhenelevatorsandescalatorsbreakandextraeyesformuseumsecurity."Ifyouenjoy…•interactingwithdiverseaudiences，agegroupsandlearningstyles.•workinginanoftenbusyandchangingenvironment.Ifyouhave…•stronginterpersonalandcommunicationskills.•aninterestinhistoryandcommunication.Ifyoucan…committothreeshiftsamonth（weekdayAmbassadors）ortwiceamonth（weekendAmbassadors）.Themuseumisopen364daysayear，includingweekendsandholidays.•handlefrequentwalking，standing，andtalking.ToApplyTolearnmoreinformationabouttheapplicationprocess，pleasecontactRuthShirley.NOTE：Acceptanceintotheprogramissubjecttosuccessfulcompletionofaninterviewandbackgroundinvestigation.（1）WhichoneistheresponsibilityofMuseumAmbassadors？A.Toreceivevisitorsattheentrance.B.Totakefullchargeofmuseumsecurity.C.Todirectvisitorstotheirexhibitionsofinterest.D.Tohelpvisitorswithhands﹣ondemonstrations.（2）AqualifiedMuseumAmbassadorshould.A.enjoycommunicatingwithpeopleB.speakatleasttwoforeignlanguagesC.haveacademicbackgroundinhistoryD.committoworkingthreeshiftsatweekends（3）Theauthorwritesthispassagemainlyto.A.introducevolunteerprogramsforteenagersB.providespecialtourstomeetdifferentneedsC.invitepeopletovisittheAmericanHistoryMuseumD.attractpotentialapplicantsforMuseumAmbassadors5．（2019北京•朝阳高三期末）WhyMars（火星）isNewSettlementIsitpossibletoliveonotherplanets？TheUnitedStatesgovernmentistakingaseriouslookatthemoonandMarsaspotentialplacesforfuturehumansettlement．ThemooncouldserveasatraininggroundforlaterjourneystoMars．Currently，withMarsbecomingtheeventuallong﹣termgoal，seriousquestionsexistastowhetherthedangersofthesettlementonthemoonaretooextremeandunnecessary．OnemajorreasonthesettlementonthemoonistoodangerousisthedifferencebetweentheatmosphereenvironmentofthemoonandMars．Atmosphereisimportantbecauseitprotectshumansandallotherlifefromacontinuousattackofradiation（辐射）causedbysourcessuchasthesun．ThisradiationisespeciallydangeroustohumansbecauseitincreasestheriskofcancerandcannegativelychangeDNA．Thefactthatthemoonhasnoatmospherecancausegreatharmtohumanbeings．AlthoughMars'atmosphereissignificantlythinnerthanEarth's，atleastithasoneandwouldcreatesomesortofprotectivebarrierforhumans．Anotherimportantcharacteristicnecessaryforhumansettlementisnaturalresourceslikewater，ofwhichthemoonisbelievedtohavenone．Mars，however，containsvastquantitiesofwaterice，dryice，andalsosnow．ThereisalsosufficientevidencethatwateronceexistedatthesurfaceofMarsandmightreturninthefutureiftheplanetwarms．Withincreasedtechnologies，thepotentialforsettlerstoremainonMarsbybeingincreasinglyself﹣sufficientmakesMarsamuchmoreattractivegoalasthespacesettlementthanthemoon．FuturesettlerswillnotonlybenefitfrompotentialwateronMars；theplanetisalsorichinothernaturalresourcessuchasoxygen，hydrogen，andminerals，whichcanbewellusedinproductiveways．Forexample，hydrogencanbeusedasfuel，anditcanbecombinedwithnitrogen（氮气）toformnewmaterialsnecessaryforhumansettlement．Duetotheseadvantages，Marswouldbeamoresuccessfulplanetforexplorationandsettlementbecauseitcontainsthebasicresourcesnecessaryforhumanstosurvive．SincetheenvironmentofMarsismoresimilartothatofEarthanditcontainsresourcesnecessarytohelplifeexist，itshouldbetheonlyoptionforanykindoflong﹣termhumansettlement．ThesettlementonMarswouldnotonlybeamilestoneinspacebutalsoanexcellentchanceformankindtoimproveitselffrompastadventuresonEarthandpreserveandmakethebestuseofthenaturalresourcesMarshastooffer．（1）AccordingtoParagraph2，theatmosphereonMarswould．A．changetheDNAstructureofhumansB．measuretheharmfulradiationfromspaceC．provideprotectionagainstdangerouseffectsD．causehumanstobeexposedtoseriousillnesses（2）WhatcanbeinferredaboutwateronMars？A．Itisnotpresentinaliquidstate．B．Itdoesn'texistinlargequantities．C．Itwillbringpotentialdangerstosettlers．D．Itcanbeeasilychangedintoliquidforms．（3）Theauthorbelievesthat．A．explorationofMarstakesgreatriskB．naturalresourcesonMarslastforeverC．settlementonMarsisperfectlyacceptableD．MarsismoresuitableforsettlementthanEarth（4）Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage？A．B．C．D．CP：CentralPointP：PointSp：Sub﹣point（次要点）C：Conclusion6．（2019北京•西城高三期末）DearLora，GreetingsfromtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofEducation!Aswebeginrecruiting（招收）talentedstudentsfromdifferentbackgroundsforthe2019﹣2020academicyear，wewouldliketoaskaboutyourplansforgraduatestudyandhighlightsomenewdevelopmentsontheHGSEAdmissionswebsite．ApplytoHGSEWearepleasedtoannouncethatouronlineapplicationisnowlive!Youcanaccesstheform，requirements，andinstructionsonourwebsite．TheapplicationdeadlinefortheDoctorofEducationLeadership（Ed．L．D．）isMarch15，2019，whiletheMasterofEducation（Ed．M．）deadlineisApril5，2019．DoctorofPhilosophyinEducation（Ph．D．）HGSEandtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofArtsandSciences（GSAS）additionallyofferthestudentsaPh．D．InEducation．Applicationsforthisresearch﹣baseddoctorate（博士学位）mustbesenttoGSASbyFebruary20，2019．ConnectwithHGSEWehavebegunpostingthescheduleofourfallrecruitmenteventsonourwebsite，thefirstofwhichistheNewYorkCityIdealistGradFaironThursday，January31．Pleasecheckourwebsitefordetailsaboutthisandotheroff﹣campusandonlineinformationsessions．Notethatwearecontinuingtoaddeventsastheyarescheduled．UpdateYourCommunicationPreferencesPleasetakeamomenttoupdateyourinformation（e．g．，contactinfo，programpreference）toreflectanychangessinceyousignedupInitially，sothatwemaycommunicatewithyouinawaythatbestfitsyourneeds．Ifyou'renolongerconsideringHGSEforgraduatestudy，clickontheunsubscribelinkatthebottomofthisemailmessage；youwillnolongerreceivecommunicationsfromtheAdmissionsOffice．Asalways，youarewelcometocontactuswithyourquestions．Welookforwardtoconnectingwithyouinthenearfutureandhopewewillhaveachancetoreadyourapplicationthisspring．Sincerely，JuliaDeland，Ed．M．DirectorofAdmissions（1）AnapplicationforDoctorofEducationLeadershipmustbesubmittedbyA．April5，2019B．March15，2019C．January31，2019D．February20，2019（2）Intheemail，LoraisadvisedtoA．updateherinformationB．subscribetheemailmessagesC．postherscheduleonthewebsiteD．organizesomeactivitiesforthefair（3）Whatisthepurposeoftheemail？A．Toapplyforpositions．B．Toaskforsuggestions．C．Toprovideinformation．D．Tomakerecommendations．7．（2019北京•西城高三期末）Benicetomiceandtheymayreturnthefavour．Onlyonedrugofeverytensuccessfullytestedinlaboratoryanimalsendsupworkinginpeople．Onereason，ofcourse，isthatmicearenotmen．Anothe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tearlyhumans？A．Theyfollowedbirdstoavoiddanger．B．Theywereunabletokilllargeanimals．C．Theydevelopedtheirbigbrainsforrunning．D．Theyevolvedrunningduetotheneedforhunting．（4）WhatdoesLiebermanmeanbysayingtheunderlinedsentence？A．Provingthathumansruninacomfortableposition．B．Informingpeopleofthereasonswhyhumansmayrun．C．Expressingappreciationofthetheoryofhumanevolution．D．Makingpeoplereconsidertheideaaboutourbodystructure．9．（2019北京•朝阳高三期末）AWritingFoolIntheseventhgradeIrealizedIwasdyslexic，whichmadeitdifficultformetoreadandspell．Ididreallybadlyinmyhistorycourse，somymothersaidtome，"I'llworkwithyouforafullweek．I'mgoingtoshowyouwhatyoucandoifyouputintherightamountofeffort．"Sowedid．Weworkedonhistoryforafullweek，anextrahoureveryday．ThenIwenttoschoolandfailedthetest，asalways．Itwasreallyupsetting．BythetimeIgottocollegeIcametoknowthatIcouldn'tspellnomatterhowhardItried．SoIwouldsignupforextracourses．I'dbeinregistrationlinesallday．ThenIwouldgoaroundthefirstdayofclassandaskeachprofessor："What'syourpolicyonmisspelling？"Ifhesaid，"Threemisspellingsisafail，"I'ddropit．AlthoughIwasanacademicfailure，Ihadagreattime．IhadmanyfriendsandIwasalwayspopular．Iwasagoodfootballplayer，whichwasimportantinthoseyearsbecauseIcouldreadmynameinthenewspaper．IneverhadadaywhenIwouldthink，"Peopledon'tlikeme．"Inspiteofmyobviousweaknesses，Ibecamesuccessfulinmycareer，somuchsothatpeoplesaytome，"Soyou'veovercomedyslexia．"No．Idon'tovercomeit．Ijustlearntocompensateforit．Someeasythingsarehardforme．Mostpeopleread500wordsaminute．Ionlyread200．ItrynottodialaphonebecauseIsometimeshavetodialthreetimestogetthenumberright．Iowemysuccessfulcareertomywritinginstructor，RalphSalisbury．Helookedpastmymisspellingsandgavemeencouragement．SoIalwaysfeelconfident．WhenIwritemybooks，I'mseeingeverythinginmyimagination．Iwritequicklyandgolikethewind．TherealfearthatIhavefordyslexicpeopleisnotthattheyhavetostrugglewiththeirreadingskillsorthattheycan'tspellcorrectly，butthattheywillquitonthemselvesbeforetheygetoutofschool．（1）Whentheauthordidbadlyinthecourse，hismotherthoughtthat．A．heneededabetterteacherB．hedidnotworkhardenoughC．hewasprobablytooilltostudyD．hewasnotassmartasotherchildren（2）Incollege，theauthorwasinregistrationlinesalldayto．A．choosemostinterestingcoursesB．becomefriendswithnewclassmatesC．staydistancefromlanguageteachersD．avoidcoursesthatrequirecorrectspelling（3）Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthorincollege？A．Happyandactive．B．Shyandunhappy．C．Successfulandfunny．D．Quietandunsuccessful．（4）Accordingtotheauthor，itisimportantfordyslexicpeople．A．nottogetoutofschoolB．nottogiveupsoeasilyC．tolearntospellcorrectlyD．todevelopreadingskills10．（2019北京•西城高三期末）AdamZiblukisa15﹣year﹣oldLifeScout（童子军）inT