2021届山西省太原市高三上学期期末英语试题(word版)

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Ail Charms to You

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Charm School is Coming!

Our Mission

Beautify the world by helping to reach your potential! We will focus on the body and spirit needed to become a

well-rounded individual. Through motivating, encouraging and training, we have changed the lives of 1,000 plus

eager young minds, aged 4

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15. Our classes primarily focus on manners and etiquette, with academic subjects

secondary. Our aim is to make you presentable both inside and outside and prepare you for entry into society.

? Engage in artistic lessons including but not limited to six different dance styles.

? Style your hair in various ways.

? Take your sewing to the next

level and see how easy it is to create a constructed dress.

? Master the art of tea ceremony.

? Practice daily conversations in a foreign language.

“Honorable Gentlemen

? Learn good manners and conversational skills in social context.

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ntain reasonable dress code standards.

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? Build a charming character and the future leadership at school.

? Master time

-management strategies. Learn how to do multitasking time- saving.

? Become an excellent golfer in your spare time.

? Learn to make safe sm

all talk with a foreigner in class.

Costs

Tuitions

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Early birds (before Dec.])

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$$9,000 Regular

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$$ 10,000

Black Slip-On Jazz Shoes (price varies)

Charm Jacket: $$15 / $$25 / $$60

? All fees stated above are not due upon registering. For example, jacket fees a

re usually due the third week of

the session.

? We provide healthy lunch for energy support. Our lunch is not your ordinary

fulfilling and hearty meals.

? With new applicants, we offer a one

-time brief free-of-charge phone consultation with our experts. This gives

us the opportunity to get to know you better and allows you to bring up any questions you may have.

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Click here for many free printable material.

1. Who may have an interest in Charm School?

A. A man who has potential for sports.

B. A woman who wants to learn practical skills.

C. A student eager to improve academic subjects.

D. A teenager seeking for well-rounded education.

2. What do the girls and boys' classes have in common?

A. Dress making.

C. Language learning.

B. Sports training.

D. Leadership building.

3. Which of the following is the correct information about costs?

A. The shoes and jacket cost $$15 in total.

B. All fees have to be paid when you register.

C. The lunch and consultations are free of charge.

D. The tuitions have a 10% discount if you sign up early.

B

I was invited to give a speech at an educators, conference. I happened to sit next to Clay Parker, the CEO of a

technology company that makes micro electronics devices.

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For the last few years, I’d be

en reading about the rapidly changing world of work and was increasingly

concerned that students are not prepared for today’s workplace. Buried in book knowledge, university students talk

like a book and always pass exams with flying colours. However, when facing HR staff instead of their teachers,

what they have learned seems useless. So I asked Parker what qualities he most wanted in a potential new employee.

I expected a list of technical skills - especially since Parker is an engineer himself- but I was way off the mark.

“First, I look for someone who asks good questions,” Parker responded. “Our business is changing, and so are

the skills of our engineers. We can teach them the technical stuff. But for employees willing to solve problems or to

learn new

things, they have to know what questions to ask. And we can’t teach them how to ask good questions

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how to think. The ability to ask the right questions reflects good thinking ability, the most important quality.”

Indeed, the ability to ask good questions has been a repeated theme in almost all of my conversations about core

competences and skills for success in today’s workplace. It turns out that asking good questions goes hand in hand

with problem solving ability in the minds of most employers.

The students have always been brought up to live up to a certain standard and so much emphasis has been put

on fixed rules and giving the expected answer of their teachers instead of raising a question. We teachers are always

blaming the students for giving wrong answers. Perhaps we should ask ourselves whether we are always asking the

right questions.

4. Why did the author ask Parker the question?

A. To bring the CEO’s attention to education.

B. To collect information about his company.

C. To ask for his opinion about the conference.

D. To know his requirements for new employees.

5. What docs underlined

A. Mistaken.

C. Confused.

6. What does Parker value his employees for?

A. Teamwork.

C. Technical skills.

B. Thinking ability.

D. Professional knowledge.

B. Not qualified.

D. Not professional.

7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. How to Hunt for a Job

B. Asking Questions Matters

C. An Encounter with a CEO

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D. Problem-solving Makes a Difference

C

Ant Forest

, a green initiative by the world’s leading payment and lifestyle platform Alipay, received the “U.N.

Champions of the Earth” award, the UN’s highest environmental honor. It was given to Ant Forest for motivating

half a billion people to adopt an eco-friendly and greener lifestyle, greatly contributing to ecological protection with

the help of digital technology.

Alipay achieved this by inspiring its users to do environmentally-friendly things, such as walking, using public

transportation, going paperless i

n the office and more to earn “green energy points”. These points can then be used to

water and grow their own virtual young trees. After the virtual young trees have grown up on line, Ant Forest will

plant real trees somewhere in China.

The number of Ant

Forest users has reached 350 million, reducing 3 million tons of carbon dioxide. “Such

programs are quite attractive to me. I feel satisfied to see a real tree planted just by doing some simple things such as

riding bicycles and buying tickets online,” sai

d an interviewee.

This initiative of Ant Forest is in line with the Chinese government’s strategy of a “Green Economy”. The

country is taking aggressive actions in expanding its green coverage. Now, its efforts are paying off, with improved

biodiversity and a healthier economic growth. Rare animal species have been spotted and forest parks are now

popular attractions of tourism.

The planet is at a critical point which could result in natural disasters. It seems clear that unless governments,

businesses and

people form a focused team, it’s difficult to stop global warming. Fortunately, Ant Forest shows that

it is possible to make joint efforts while relying on digital technology. And more initiatives are using technology to

contribute to a sustainable future of the planet.

8. What was Ant Forest given the award for?

A. It brings convenience to people’s lives.

B. It is run by the world’s leading payment platform.

C. It technically assists many people to protect ecology.

D. It has made the greatest contribution to global development.

9. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. How Alipay makes profits.

B. How Ant Forest is carried out.

C. What a low-carbon life is like.

D. Why Alipay takes up the initiative.

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