宁夏银川市宁夏大学附属中学2021届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题 Word版含答案一、阅读理解（共4题）1.AreyouaforeignerinShanghai,China,wantingtofindajob?Heressomeinformationforyou.TeachingJobinHighSchoolDescription:Highschool(studentsaged14-18)12classes/weekBenefitsandCompensation(补助):Salary:7,000-8,000RMB/monthPaidpublicholidaysandwinterholidaysFreeaccommodationwithfullfurnitureMedicalinsuranceRequirements:EnglishnativespeakerBachelorsdegreeoraboveNewgraduatesarewelcomeToapply,pleasesendyourresume,andonerecentphotocopyto:eslchinazone-edu.com.CoffeeBarManagerNeededDescription:AbigCoffeeBarinGanghuiPlaza,Xujiahui,Shanghai,islookingforamanager.TheCoffeeBarhasabout300seats;mainserviceiswesternfoodandcoffee.BenefitsandCompensation:Salary:12,000RMB/monthRequirements:Male,aboutorabove30SpeakfluentChinese5yearsexperienceinrestaurantmanagementIfyourequalifiedandinterested,pleasesendmeyourresumewithpicture:swd3rfvgmail.com.OfficeReceptionistSalesAssistantDescription:Weareawell-knowntourismcompanyinShanghai,andstartedourbusinessatthebeginningof2000.Responsibility:AssistthesalesmanagerandsalesrepresentativesWelcomethevisitorsRequirements:Female,20to30yearsoldSalesexperiencewillbeanadvantage,butnotamustIfyoureinterested,pleasesendmeyourresumewithpicture(wewontacceptwithoutit):davidjobsitechina.com.21.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCoffeeBarinGanghuiPlaza?A.Theapplicantscangetmedicalinsuranceonceaccepted.B.Thepositionitadvertisedwontacceptfemales.C.ItmainlyservesChinesefoodtowesterners.D.Itstartedbusinessatthebeginningof2000.22.Whatisamustforapersoninapplyingforthe“OfficeReceptionistSalesAssistant”?A.Sendingtheresumewithpicture.B.SpeakingfluentChinese.C.HavingSalesexperience.D.Tobeabove30yearsold.23.Whichofthefollowingpositionswillprovidefreeaccommodation?A.CoffeeBarManager.B.SalesAssistant.C.OfficeReceptionist.D.HighSchoolTeacher.2.Oneofthemainchallengesfacingmanycountriesishowtomaintaintheiridentityinthefaceofglobalizationandthegrowingmulti-languagetrend.OneofthemainreasonsforeconomicfailureinmanyAfricancountriesisthefactthat,withafewimportantexceptions,mother-tongueeducationisnotpracticedinanyoftheindependentAfricanstates.saidNevilleAlexander,DirectoroftheProjectfortheStudyofAlternativeEducationinSouthAfricaattheUniversityofCapeTown.InresponsetothespreadofEnglishandtheincreasedmulti-languagetrendsarisingfromimmigration,manycountrieshaveintroducedlanguagelawsinthelastdecade.Insome,theuseoflanguagesotherthanthenationallanguageisbannedinpublicspacessuchasadvertisingposters.Oneofthefirstsuchlegalprovisions(规定)wasthe1994ToubonlawinFrance,andtheideahasbeencopiedinmanycountriessincethen.Sucheffortstogovernlanguageuseareoftenconsideredasfutilebylanguageexperts,whoarewellawareofthedifficultyincontrollingfashionsinspeechandknowfromresearchthatlanguageswitchingamongbilingualsisanaturalprocess.ItisespeciallydifficultfornativespeakersofEnglishtounderstandthedesiretomaintainthepurityofalanguagebylaw.SincethetimeofShakespeare,Englishhascontinuallyabsorbedforeignwordsintoitsownlanguage.Englishisoneofthemostmixedandrapidlychanginglanguagesintheworld,butthathasnotbeenabarriertoacquiringsuperiorityandpower.AnotherreasonforthefailureofmanynativeEnglishspeakerstounderstandtheroleofthestateregulationisthatithasneverbeentheAnglo-Saxonwayofdoingthings.Englishhasneverhadastate-controlledauthorityforthelanguage,similar,forexample,totheAcademicFrancaiseinFrance.Theneedtoprotectnationallanguagesis,formostwesternEuropeans,arecentphenomenon-especiallytheneedtoensurethatEnglishdoesnotunnecessarilytakeovertoomanyfields.Publiccommunication,educationandnewwaysofcommunicationpromotedbytechnology,maybekeyfieldstodefend.24.NevilleAlexanderbelievesthat_.A.mother-tongueeducationisnotpracticedinallAfricancountriesB.globalizationhasresultedintheeconomicfailureofAfricaC.globalizationhasledtotheriseofmulti-languagetrendD.lackofmother-tongueeducationcanleadtoeconomicfailure25.Theunderlinedwordfutile(inparagraph2)mostprobablymeans_.A.workableB.practicalC.uselessD.unnecessary26.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Englishhastakenoverfieldslikepubliccommunicationandeducation.B.ManyaspectsofnationalculturearethreatenedbythespreadofEnglish.C.Mostlanguageexpertsbelieveitisimportanttopromoteanationallanguage.D.Europeanshavelongrealizedtheneedtoprotectanationallanguage.27.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_.A.FightingagainsttheruleofEnglishB.ProtectinglocallanguagesandidentitiesC.Globalizationandmulti-languagetrendD.Tomaintainthepurityoflanguagebylaw3.Groupexerciseisoneofthemosteffectivewaystoimprovephysicalfitnessandsustain(保持)ahealthylifestyle.Groupexerciseischallenging,yetfunandempowering!Ofcourseeveryoneknows