2021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）

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Lookingforaplacetotakearest,sipacupofcoffeeandhaveafurrycompanion?Welcome

toanimal-themedcafes.

Inrecentyears,thecombinationofpetsandcateringhasbecomeincrediblypopularin

manycitiesthroughoutChina.Whilemanycafesstartedoutofferingthecompanyofcatsand

dogs,othersareexpandingtheirrange.Somecafesincludeanimalslikesquirrelsjaccoonsand

evencapybaras.

Inreviews,internetusershavecommentedthattheirmainreasonforvisitingthese

businessesistointeractcloselywithanimalstheyhaveonlyseenfromafar.

“Thecustomersloveanimals.Theyarecuriousaboutthesepetsandwanttoraiseoneat

home,butcircumstancesdon'tallowit/saidpetcafeownerTianRui,LiuJing,aBeijingresident

whoworksinfinancejovespigs,butherparentswouldnotendorv。hergettingoneasapet.The

24-year-oldhadtoadmiretheanimalsthroughvideosandimages.Butnow,shecanhaveclose

contactwithanadorablepigeveryweekendinapetcafe.

Also,thesepetcafesserveasashelterforthosewhofindcomfortinbeingaround

animals."Inthisplace,youcangetclosetothecutelittleonesinaverycomfortablewaywithout

havingtoworryaboutsafetyandhygiene（卫生）一overall,itisanextremelycomfortable

experience/saidZhaoMingfromTianjin,30,afrequentpetcafevisitor.

Animalloversalsoexpectthepetcafestochangepeople'sattitudestowardpets.Animals

likeducks,pigsandsheephavebeenservedasfoodformanyyears.Peoplehardlyseethemas

pets.Butthepetcafeshelpshifttheirattitudefromseeingthemasplaythingstoregardingthem

asfamilymembersorclosefriends.

“Whetherathomeorinstores,theselittleanimalsarethereforcompanionshipandthey

bringwarmthtoourhearts.Theycareandunderstandjustlikefamilymembers.Theygiveusmuch

morethanthelovewegivetothem/Zhaosaid.

l.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

0.remindustovalueourfamilyandfriends

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.CafesEnjoyGreatPopularity

B.IdealSheltersforLovelyAnimals

C.AnimalsTurnintoCompanions

D.AnimalLoversfromDifferentCities

二、

Itshouldbeoneofthemaingoalsintodaysocietytoreduceplasticconsumption.Though

manybelieverecyclingwillsolvetheproblem,andcontinueusingplastic,it'sactuallythe

opposite.In2013,254milliontonsoftrashwasproducedintheU.S.alone,andonlyaround30%

wasrecycled.Thismeanstherestendedupinalandfillandwillstaythereforupto1000years.

Recently,Chinahasstoppedimportingtrashfromallovertheworld.Beforethis,over30%

oftheworld'swastewouldendupinChina,causingapopularbeliefthatAsiancountriesare

thoseresponsibleforcreatingthemajorityofthewasteintheworld.Now,Asiancountries,

includingVietnamandThailand,arelookingfornewideastoavoidplastic.Oneofthoseideas

wasanew,eco-friendlywaytopacktheirgoodsbyavoidingplasticpackaging.

OneofPerfectHomesChiangmai'steammembersnoticedacreativewaytoreduceplastic

thatasupermarketcalledRimpingSupermarketwasusinganddecidedtotakephotosoftheir

shelveswithhisphone.Littledidheknowthatpeopleallaroundtheworldwouldabsolutelylove

thisidea."Ijustpoppedintogetafewitemswhilewewerewaitingtosignsomecontracts（合同）

withourlawyer;whowasdelayed.WhenInoticedthevegetableswrappedinbananaleavesand

simplylikedtheidea,Itookafewpicturesandpostedthemonline."hesaid.

Withmorethan3.5millionviewsandover17thousandshares,theideabecamesomething

peoplecanencouragemoresupermarketstoimplement（贯彻）.

Somehavenoticedthatnoteverythingontheshelvesiscompletelyplastic-free,towhich

thesupermarketrespondedthattheyaretakingonestepatatime,butit'snotthateasy.Many

productscometothesupermarketspre-packagedandmanycompaniesareinterestedin

wrappingtheirproduceinplasticsinceitisthecheapestandtheeasiestoption.

It'snowuptotheshopperstoshowthesupermarketwhichtheyprefer.Ifeveryoneopts

forthebananaleafpackaging,theywillprobablystopstockingtheitemsinplastic.

l.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",whichexplorestherelationshipbetweenexerciseand

sleep.Thewhitepaper,theproductofsurveysin31provinces,coversmanyaspectsofsleepand

sleepquality.Ithasattractedwidespreadinterestamongnetizensafteritsrelease.

Thereportshowsover300millionpeopleinChinatodayhavesleepdisorders,whilethe

proportionofinsomniaamongpeoplewhoexerciseregularlyisonly10percent.Thismeansthe

rateofinsomniaamongthegeneralpopulationisnearlyfourtimeshigherthanthosewho

exerciseregularly.

Studiesshowsleepisessential,aspeoplespendathirdoftheirlivesasleep.Yettodaymore

andmorepeoplearesufferingfrominsomnia,whichcausesustosufferbothphysicallyand

mentally.

Increasedmentalstressisoneofthemajorcausesofinsomnia.Todaypeoplegenerally

workmoreintenselyandareundermorementalstress,thuscausingsleepdisorders.Studies

showpeoplewithhigherincomearemorelikelytosleeplatebecauseofovertime,andthat

lawyers,businessexecutivesanddoctorsoftenhavetostayuplatebecauseofovertimework.

Inaddition,thepopularityofelectronicshasalsoenrichedournightlife.Somenetizens

say,"IfeelemptyifIdon'tbrowseTiktokorWeibobeforegoingtobed.,Retaliatoryagrypnia（报复

'性熬夜）isalsoincreasingamongyoungergeneration.TheysaynTheonlytimeIhaveisthetime

beforeIgotobed,andaslongasIdon'tsleeptoday,thenextdaywillnevercome.,Itformsa

viciouscycleinwhichpeopledon'tgetenoughsleepatnightandfeelsleepyduringtheday.

Decreasedimmunity,memoryloss,obesity,endocrinedisruptionandincreasedriskof

depression...theseareallpossiblerisksofstayinguplate.

l.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.

□.Students'sleepdisorders.

四、

Childrenborninthepastfourdecadeshadtheluxuryofbeingthecenteroftheirparents/

attention.Theentirefamily'sresourceswerepouredintotheireducationandwell-being.

However,whenthesameresourcesaresplitbetweentwochildren,theamountdistributed

toeachoneisgoingtoshrink.

AccordingtotheHangzhouDaily,whentherearetwochildreninthefamily,parentstendto

choosepublicschoolsinsteadofprivateschools,whichareusuallymoreexpensive.Eachchildis

enrolledinfewerafter-schooltrainingclasses.

Buthavingasecondchildmaycuresomedeep-rootedproblemsinChina'straditionalfamily

education.

Havingtwochildreninthefamilycanhelptopreventonechildbeingspoiledbytoomuch

attention,accordingtoPeople'sDaily.Italsosparestheonlychildfromthepressureof

shoulderingparentalexpectationsallalone.Takingcareofasiblingalsoenableschildrentogain

asenseofresponsibility,cooperation,obedienceandcaring.

China/spubliceducationsystemisalsoexpectedtoshift.Currently,therearenotenough

vacanciesinkindergartenandschoolstoaccommodatethepotentialincreaseinchildren.

"It'snotonlytheenrollmentcapacityofeducationalinstitutionsthatwillfeelthepressure.

Peoplearealsoplacingmoreemphasisonthequalityofeducation/PengXizhe,directorofthe

PopulationandDevelopmentResearchPolicyCenteratFudanUniversity,toldChinaEducation

Daily.

Hepredictsthegovernmentmayhavetoinvestmoretosupporttheeducationalsystemas

aresultofthenewfamilyplanningmeasure.

l.Whatcanchildrenbenefitfromatwo-childfamily?

A.Theycanhavelesspressure.

B.Theycanstudyinprivateschools.

C.Theycangetmuchmoreattention.

D.Theycantakemoreafter-schooltrainingclasses.

2.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlinedword"accommodate'1?

A.holdB.adaptC.solveD.consider

3.WhatcanweinferfromPengXizhe'swords?

A.Peopleareplacingmoreemphasisonthequalityofeducation.

B.Thegovernmentmayhavetoinvestmoretosupporttheeducationalsystem.

C.Thenewfamilyplanningmeasurewillchallengethecurrenteducationalsystem.

D.Theeducationalinstitutionswillfeelthepressurethattheircapacityisnotenough.

4.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Toshowbenefitsofowningtwochildren.

B.Topersuadepeopletobearmorechildren.

C.Toencouragepeopletohaveonlyonechild.

D.Tointroducetheimpactoftwo-childpolicy.

五、

AnindependentcollegeclaimedtohavebecomethefirstschoolinEnglandtomakeChinesea

compulsory（强制的）subjectforitspupils.

RichardCairns,theheadmasterofBrightonCollege,saidthemoveaimstorecognizethe

importanceofChinaastheworld'sfastestgrowingeconomy.

Chinesewillbecomeoneofthecoresubjectsatthe1,200-pupilcollegefromSeptember.At

presenttheschoolhasonlya“handful"ofnativeChinesestudents,butithopestoattractmore

inthefuture.

Mr.Cairns,whomadetheannouncementinhisfirstweekasheadofthehigh-achieving

college,said,“OneofmykeytasksistomakesurethatthepupilsatBrightonCollegeare

equippedfortherealitiesofthe21stcentury,andoneofthoserealitiesisthatChinahasthe

fastestgrowingeconomyintheworld.

“ChinahasreplacedBritainastheworld'sfourth-largesteconomy.WeinBritainneedtoface

uptothischallenge,seeitforthetradingopportunitythatitis,andensurethatournation's

childrenarewell-placedtothrive（茁，士成长）inthisnewglobalreality.

“AbetterunderstandingofthelanguageandcultureofChinawillbehugelyimportanttothe

advantageofthechildrenofBrightonCollege/

Mr.CairnssaidhehopedtheChinesechildrenalreadyatthecollegewouldhelpand

encouragetheirfellowpupilstolearntheirlanguage.

Inordertoleadtheway,Mr.Cairns,ahistorianfromOxford,planstotakepartinthefirst

Chineseclassasapupil.a\haveagreedtojointhefirstChineseclassasapupil.Ithinkitisthe

bestwayformetoshowthepupilsherehowimportantIregardthisnewadditiontoourcore

subjects.”

l.Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A.howtofaceuptonewchallengesinthe21stcentury

B.therealitiesofthe21stcentury

C.thefastestgrowingeconomyintheworld

D.aboutaschoolwhichwillmakeallitspupilslearnChinese

2.ThecollegemakesitsstudentslearnChinesemainlybecause.

A.Chineseisalanguagespokenbythelargestpopulationintheworld

B.itrealizestheimportanceofChinaastheworld'sfastestgrowingeconomy

C.Chineseistheeasiestlanguageforthestudents

D.therearemanynativeChinesestudentsatthecollege

3.WhatisMr.Cairns'attitudetowardsthedevelopmentofChina?

A.Heseesittobeathreat.

B.Heconsidersittobeanopportunity.

C.Hethinksofitasadanger.

D.Heregardsitasanencouragement.

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheChinesestudentsatthecollegehavealreadyhelpedtheirfellowstudentstolearnChinese.

B.TheschoolisthefirstinEnglandtomakeChineseacompulsorysubject.

C.Mr.Cairnshasjustbeenmadeheadofthishigh-achievingcollege.

D.lnMr.Cairns'opinion,learningChinesewillbeagreathelptohisstudents.

答案以及解析

一、答案：l.D;2,B;3.A;4.C

解析：1.细节理解题。根据第三段”...theirmainreasonforvisitingthesebusinessesistointeract

withanimalstheyhaveonlyseenfromafar.”可知，人们参观宠物咖啡馆的主要原因是想和这些

动物进行近距离接触。

2.词义猜测题。根据划线词后面的句子"The24-year-oldhadtoadmiretheanimalsthrough

videosandimages/*可知，她父母不赞成她养宠物。

3.推理判断题。根据第六段第一句和最后一句可知，宠物咖啡馆改变了人们对动物的态度。

4.主旨大意题。由全文可知，宠物咖啡馆改变了人们对动物的态度，这些动物就像家庭成员一

样陪伴人们。

二、答案：l.C;2.C;3.D;4.A

解析：1.推理判断题。根据文章第一段倒数第二句In2013,254milliontonsoftrashwas

producedintheU.S.alone,andonlyaround30%wasrecycled.可知,2013年，仅美国就产生了

2.54亿吨垃圾,只有约30%的垃圾被回收。因此回收利用不能解决塑料问题。故C项正确。A

项，"作者高度重视回收利用",B项,"2013年，美国在回收方面做得很好",D