2020-2021学年重庆市巴蜀中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析

2020-2021学年重庆市巴蜀中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析

第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

No one knows when the first printing press was invented or who invented it. but the oldest known printed

text originated in China during the first millennium (千年) AD.The Diamond Sutra (《金刚经》), a Buddhist book

from Dunhuang, China during the Tang Dynasty, is said to be the oldest known printed book.The Diamond

Sutrawas created with a method known as block printing (雕版印刷), which used boards of hand-carved wood

blocks in reverse.

It was said that the moveable type was developed by Bi Sheng. He was fromYingshan,Hubei,China, living from

970 to 1051 AD. His method replaced panels of printing blocks with moveable individual Chinese characters that

could be reused. The first moveable Chinese Characters were carved into clay and baked into hard blocks that

were then arranged onto an iron frame that was pressed against an iron plate.

The earliest mention of Bi Sheng’s printing press is in the bookDream Pool Essays, written in 1086 by Shen

Kuo, who noted that his nephews came into possession of Bi Sheng’s typefaces (字体) after his death. Shen Kuo

explained that Bi Sheng did not use wood because the texture is inconsistent (不一致的) and absorbs wetness too

easily.

By the time of the Southern Song Dynasty, which ruled from 1127 to 1279 AD, books had become popular in

society and helped create a scholarly class of citizens who had the capabilities to become civil servants. Large

printed book collections also became a status symbol for the wealthy class.

1. When was Bi Sheng’s printing press first introduced in history?

A. After Bi Sheng died and his nephews owned his typefaces.

B. When books became popular in the Southern Song Dynasty.

C. After the block printing was replaced by the moveable type printing.

D. WhenThe Diamond Sutrawas printed into a book.

2. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Shen Kuo made great contributions to printing.

B. The moveable type printing was invented earlier than block printing.

C. Printed books were hard to get in the Song Dynasty. D. By the Southern Song Dynasty, books had helped people get to higher social positions.

3. Why does the author write this passage?

A. To show that Buddhism was popular in the Tang Dynasty.

B. To introduce the early history of printing.

C. To memorize Bi Sheng, developing the moveable type printing.

D. To indicate the advantages of moveable type printing.

B

The headmaster of a primary school showed on television to support her idea that parents should “dress

appropriately in daywear” when they drop off and pick up their kids from school.

Kate Chisholm, head teacher atSkerneParkAcademyin Darlington, theU.K., sent a letter home asking parents

to set a better example for their children.

“I have noticed there has been an increasing tendency for parents to drop off and pick up their kids from

school while still wearing their pajamas (睡衣),” Chisholm wrote.“Could I please ask that when you are sending

your children, you take the time to dress appropriately in daywear that is suitable for the weather conditions?”

Kate Chisholm wants parents at her school to dress nicer. She appeared on British television station ITV to

further explain her decision, saying she had started noticing the pajama trend had been picked up by “30 or 40”

parents at school.

Despite her determination to make school a nicer place to be, Chisholm admits that she can't demand that

parents dress up-such as Karen Routh, 49, who wore pajamas to drop off her 8-ycar-old daughter Holly, because

she was running late and didn't feel well.

“I imagine there might be some people who keep up wearing pajamas for the next six months to prove a

point,” Chisholm said. “I can't force people to get dressed but I will keep sending letters home in the hope that

they decide to put on a pair of jeans.”

Wearing pajamas in public has also become a hot issue for some schools and States in theU.S.In 2015,

aFloridaschool board member insisted on a dress rule for parents who showed up in the school in sleepwear.

4. The headmaster asks parents to pay attention to ______.

A. the way they dress

B. the relations with teachers

C. the way they treat their kids

D. the clothes they buy for their kids 5. How does Chisholm try to change this situation?

A. Asking kids to set examples.

B. Keeping them out of school.

C. Sending letters to persuade them.

D. Forcing them to change by laws.

6. Why did Kate Chisholm appear on ITV?

A. She wanted to force Karen to dress properly.

B. Parents spent less time on their clothes.

C. She wanted to explain her decision about the parents' dress.