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山西省太原市第二十一中学2020届高三英语上学期期中试题第I卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节；满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AAppleSeedsCirculation(发行量):1Year,9IssuesCoverPrice:$44.55PriceForYou:$33.95ProductDescription:AppleSeedsisanawardwinningmagazinefilledwithstoriesforkidsagedfrom7to9.Thecoverisverysoft,providingdurability（耐用性）thatallowseachissuetobeenjoyedformanyyearstocome.Besides,thereisabigsurpriseforyou---it'sbeingsoldatamorefavorablediscountthanusual.BetterLifeCirculation:1Year,12IssuesCoverPrice:$44.55PriceForYou:$15.00ProductDescription:Designedforthosewhohaveastronginterestinpersonallifestyle,BetterLifeisAmerica'scompletehomeandfamilyservicemagazine.Itoffershelpwithfood,recipes,decorating,building,gardening,familyhealth,moneymanagement,andeducation.HumorTimesCirculation:1Year,12IssuesCoverPrice:$36.00PriceForYou:$11.95ProductDescription:HumorTimesMagazineisforthosewholovetolaugh!Fullofcartoonsandhumorcolumns,itshowsupinyourmailboxonceamonthandkeepsyousmilingallyearround!Intoday'sworld,youneedareasontolaugh.Solet'sfinditinHumorTimes.NewsChinaCirculation:1Year,12IssuesCoverPrice:$47.88PriceForYou:$19.99ProductDescription:NewsChinaMagazineistheEnglisheditionofChinaNewsweek.ThemagazinecoversthelatestChinesedomestic(国内的)newsinpolitics,business,society,environment,culture,sportsandtravels,etc.ItisthefirstcomprehensivenewsmagazineforreadersinterestedinChina.1.WhatdoweknowaboutAppleSeeds?A．Youcanreceiveiteverymonthifyoubuyit.B．Itoffersthebiggestdiscountamongallthemagazines.C．Themagazineisgoingtosurpriseyouformanyyears.D．Thesoftcoverenablesittobereadandkeptlong.2.WhatkindofpeoplemaybuyNewsChina?A．PeoplewhohaveaninterestinpersonallifestyleoftheChinese.B．PeoplewhowanttolearnaboutChina’spolitics,businessandculture.C．Peoplewhoareinterestedinnewsaroundtheworld.D．Peoplewhohaveastrongsenseofhumorandlovetolaugh.3.Whichmagazinemaybesthelprelaxyourselfafteradayofhardwork?A．AppleSeedsB．BetterLifeC．HumorTimesD．NewsChinaBActorsKeiraKnightleyandKristenBellhavebothcommentedontheirworriesaboutusingDisneyprincessesasrolemodelsfortheirchildren.Onafamoustalkshow,Knightleysaidherdaughter(whowasbornin2015)was“banned”fromwatchingCinderella,whichDisneyproducedasacartoonin1950andalive-actionfilmin2015.“Cinderellawaitsaroundforarichguytorescueher.Don’t.Rescueyourself!Obviously.”KnightleyaddedthatshehadalsoforbiddenTheLittleMermaid,the1989cartoon.“ThisistheonethatI’mquiteannoyedaboutbecauseIreallylikethefilm.Imean,thesongsaregreat,butdonotgiveupyourvoiceforaman.Well,that’salittledifficulttohandle,butI’mkeepingtoit.”Bell,thestarofFrozen,expressedherdisapprovaloftheSnowWhitefairytale,whichbecameaclassicDisneycartoonin1938.Inaninterviewwithparents,Bellsaid:“Ilookatmygirlsandask,‘Don’tyouthinkit’sveryunusualthatSnowWhitedidn’tasktheoldwitchwhysheneededtoeattheapple?Orwhereshegotthatapple?’Isay,‘Iwouldnevertakefoodfromastranger,wouldyou?’Andmykidsrespond,‘No!’AndIthinkI’mdoingsomethingright.”Bell,whoplayedaDisneyprincessinFrozen,saidshealsousedthestorytoillustrateissuesaboutpermission.Shesaysthatsheaskedherchildren:“Don’tyouthinkthatit’sverystrangethattheprincekissesSnowWhitewithoutherpermission?…Becauseyoucannotkisssomeoneifthey’resleeping!”Belllaterrespondedtocriticismonsocialmedia.Tooneusershewrote:“Everythingisamessagetoourchildren,becausetheyaresponges(海绵)thatsoakupeverythingandarelearninghowtobeadultsthroughwhattheysee.Iwantmygirlstoseeandpracticecriticalthinkingandrespectfulbehavior.”4.WhydidKnightleystopherdaughterfromwatchingTheLittleMermaid?A.Becausethefilmshowedwrongvalues.B.Becausethelittlemermaidwastricky.C.BecauseKnightleydislikedit.D.Becausethesongsinthefilmwereannoying.5.WhatcanweinferaboutBellfromParagragh4?A.BellthoughtSnowWhitebehavedwell.B.Belldidn’tknowhowtopersuadeherkids.C.Bellbelievedherkidsshouldbecriticalaboutthefilm.D.BellwantedherkidstolearnfromSnowWhite.6.WhatqualitiesdoKnightleyandBellexpecttheirchildrentohave?A.independentandgood-mannered.B.curiousandhard-working.C.smartandgenerous.D.criticalandproud.7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.PractiseCriticalThinkingB.RescueYourselvesC.DoingSomethingRightD.SayNotoDisneyPrincessesCI'vehadmanywonderfulholidays，butmyfavoritememoryisthatofafewsummerweeksspentinItalywhenIwasabout13.Mymomhadtogotoaclinictherefortreatment，andweallwenttogetherasafamilyandtooktheopportunitytohaveabeautifulvacationaswell.Itwasthefirsttimeabroadformeanditwasavacationthatbroadenedmyperspective，taughtmealot，andhelpedshapeabitofwhoIamtoday.AlthoughwedidvisitmanyfamousplacesinnorthernItaly，westayedmostlyinalittletownwheresomefriendsofmyparentslived.NothinghelpedmeunderstandItalianculturebetterthanmystayinthispicturesque，almostmagicaltownthatmanyhaven'tevenheardof.ThankstotheholidayspentinItaly，I，quiteashallowgirl，alsodiscoveredmypassionformusic，whichstayedaliveinmetothisdayandwillprobablystayforever.Myparents'friendshadason，Ricardo，whowasapianist.Dadhadrepeatedlybutunsuccessfullytriedtomakemestudyaninstrumentandsticktoit.However，whenIheardRicardoplay，Iinstantlyfellinlovewithmusicandfeltagreatdesiretolearni