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1、山东省部分学校2021-2022学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编阅读理解专题山东省沂水县第一中学2021-2022学年高三上学期学业水平质量检测（期末）考试英语试题第一节（共 15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AThe capital of a country is often a very populated city where much history has been made due to the high-levelpolitical and economic functions that occ
2、ur there.However,sometimes government leaders decide to move thecapital from one city to another.Capital relocation has bee done hundreds of times throughout history.The ancientEgyptians,Romans,and Chinese changed their capital frequently.Some countries choose new capitals that are more easily defen
3、ded in a time of invasion（侵略）or war.Somenew capitals are planned and built in previously undeveloped areas to promote development.Countries sometimeschange their capital because they expect some type of political,social,or economic benefit.They hope and expectthat the new capitals will surely develo
4、p into cultural treasure and hopefully make the country a more stable place.Here are capital relocations that have occurred in approximately the last few centuries.AsiaJapanfrom Kyoto to Tokyo-1868Turkeyfrom Istanbul to Ankara-1923Israelfrom Tel Aviv-Jaffo to Jerusalem-1950EuropePolandfrom Krakow to
5、 Warsaw-1596Finlandfrom Turku to Helsinki-1812Italyfrom Turin to Florence to Salerno to Rome-1871The AmericasThe USfrom New York to Washington-1800Jamaicafrom Port Royal to Spanish Town to Kingston-1872OceaniaNew Zealandfrom Auckland to Wellington-18651.Why did some countries decide to move the capi
6、tal?A.To further expand their land.B.To uncover ancient treasure.C.To develop undeveloped areas.D.To declare war on another country.2.Which country was the earliest to move its capital?A.Turkey.C.The United Sate.3.What do Italy and Jamaica have in common?A.They moved the capitals more than once.B.Th
7、eir capitals were destroyed in the war.C.They moved their capitals in the same year.D.Their capitals moved because of the economy.B.Poland.D.New Zealand.BIfs no secret that college is expensive.I received financial aid,and I was able to cover the cost of enrollment,books,supplies,course materials,an
8、d additional school-related fees.But I could not afford housing,transportation,food,healthcare,or other basic necessities.The longer each semester went on,the harder the choices became.When spring semester ended that first year at college,I had good grades,but I did not have two quarters to myname.I
9、 decided that if I could afford to be a full-time student,I would need to work a full-time job.Soon,I startedworking at the airport as a cleaner of aircraft cabins.My first shift at the airport was a graveyard shift,where Idetailed aircraft of varying sizes.During this total night shift,I have to do
10、“deep cleaning”,which meant cleaningeverything and even I had to check every safety compartment and replace any missing items.This could bedisgusting work.Another fact upset me a lot that working at the airport and going to school did not ft easily together.Somedays 1 was too exhausted after a night
11、 shift to get to class.Other days I didnt have time to complete schoolassignments owing to a busy workday.At the end of the fall semester,I received a final warning for my attendanceat my job.Once again,I was between a rock and a hard place and had to make a decision.I wanted to go to schooland exce
12、l,but I also had grown accustomed to financially supporting myself.Ultimately,I chose to temporarily stop going to school and to continue working,a decision.I would laterregret.The airline closed for various reasons.I felt stupid.I had put a lot into this job,even sacrificing myeducation,and now I w
13、ould have neither job nor education.Td finally learned what my grandmother meant whenshe once said that your job is temporary,and your education is forever.4.What can we infer about the author from paragraph 1?A.He met with a long boring semester.B.Food accounted for his biggest expense.C.He left hi
14、mself financially embarrassed.D.His financial aid could cover his necessities.5.What does the underlined word“detailed“in paragraph 2 most probably mean?A.Cleaned.B.Listed.C.Repaired.D.Replaced.6.Which of the following best describes the author in paragraph 3?A.Confused.B.Critical.C.Decisive.D.Dilig
15、ent.7.What is conveyed in the text?A.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.B.Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.C.One should be financially supported by himself.D.The significance of schooling should be recognized.cAfter a three-year delay,M+,Hong Kongs museum dedicated to Chinese visual
16、culture,opened to the publicIt contains an astonishing collection of art with works by some celebrities.The former Executive Director,LarsNittve,sees M+as equally as New Yorks MoMA or the Centre Pompidou in Paris,in terms of depth and culturalimportance.M+wouldnt have been possible without Swiss businessman and art collector Uli Sigg,who in 2012 donatedand sold 1,510 Chinese contemporary works of art to the museum.Michael Schindhelms 2016 documentary,TheChinese Lives of Uli Sigg,looked back at S
