浙江省2024届高三下学期4月联考
英语试题
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。
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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, \’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,“start guitar lessons”.
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 “conveniently” leave my guitar at home in the hopes of being 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,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 C. He loved it as a stress reliever.
B. He always played for weddings. D. He wanted to teach his stepdaughter.
22. Which of the following statements about the author is wrong according to the story?
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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 “women hold up half the sky”，women in China are encouraged to join the 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 arealso 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“Compulsory Education Law” in 1986,female admission to education has been on a significant rise.In 2012，female college students made up51.4 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 “she economy” and it has made a significant contribution to the economy growth in several aspects, such as healthcare, financialservices, 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.
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 “strides” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to________.
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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 “she economy” in China. 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 in8th, 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 anationwide survey. Adolescents were asked to rate their response to the question “I am often bored,” on a five-point scale. Weybright and her colleagues analyzed the results over time and across grades, between2008, 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 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 everyyear 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,
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浙江省2024届高三下学期4月联考英语试题及答案
