2021年山东省新高考英语试卷
一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分）
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POETRY CHALLENGE
Write a poem about how courage，determination，and strength have helped you face challenges in your life．
Prizes
3 Grand Prizes：Trip to Washington，D．C．for each of three winners，a parent and one other person of the winnerˈs choice．Trip includes round﹣trip air tickets，hotel stay for two nights，and tours of the National Air and Space Muum and the office of National Geographic World．
6 First Prizes：The book Sky Pioneer：A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart signed by a
uthor Corinne Szabo and pilot Linda Finch．
50 Honorable Mentions：Judges will choo up to 50 honorable mention winners，who will each receive a T-shirt in memory of Earhartˈs final flight．
Rules
Follow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification．
■ Write a poem using 100 words or fewer．Your poem can be any format，any number of lines．
■ Write by hand or type on a single sheet of paper．You may u both the front and back of the paper．
■ On the same sheet of paper，write or type your name，address，telephone number，and birth date．
■ Mail your entry to us by October 31 this year．
1.How many people can each grand prize winner take on the free trip？
A. Two． B. Three． C. Four． D. Six．
2.What will each of the honorable mention winners get？
A. A plane ticket． B. A book by Corinne Szabo．
C. A special T-shirt． D. A photo of Amelia Earhart．
3.Which of the following will result in disqualification？
A. Typing your poem out．
道德沦丧B. Writing a poem of 120 words．
C. Using both sides of the paper．
D. Mailing your entry on October 30．
B
Jennifer Mauer has needed more willpower than the typical college student to pursue her goal of earning a nursing degree．That willpower bore fruit when Jennifer graduated from University of Wisconsin﹣Eau Claire and became the first in her large family to earn a bachelorˈs degree．
世事多变
Mauer，of Edgar，Wisconsin，grew up on a farm in a family of 10 children．Her dad worked at a job away from the farm，and her mother ran the farm with the kids．After high school，Jennifer attended a local technical college，working to pay her tuition（学费），becau there was no extra money t aside for a college education．After graduation，she worked to help her sisters and brothers pay for their schooling．
Jennifer now is married and has three children of her own．She decided to go back to college to advance her career and to be able to better support her family while doing something she loves：nursing．She cho the UW﹣Eau Claire program at Ministry Saint Jophˈs Hospital in Marshfield becau she was able to pursue her four﹣year degree clo to home．She could drive to class and be home in the evening to help with
her kids．Jennifer received great support from her family as she worked to earn her degree：Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills，and her 68﹣百万的英文year﹣old mother helped take care of the children at times产品召回制度．
Through it all，she remained in good academic standing and graduated with honors．Jennifer sacrificed（牺牲）to achieve her goal，giving up many nights with her kids and missing important events to study．"Some nights my heart was breaking to have to pick between my kids and studying for exams or papers，" she says．However，her children have learned an important lesson witnessing their mother earn her degree．Jennifer is a first-generation graduate and an inspiration to her family—and thatˈs pretty powerful．
4.What did Jennifer do after high school？
A. 不知江月待何人She helped her dad with his work．
B. She ran the family farm on her own．
C. She supported herlf through college．
D. She taught her sisters and brothers at home．
5.Why did Jennifer chee the program at Ministry Saint Jophˈs Hospital in Marshfield？
A. To take care of her kids easily．
B. To learn from the best nurs．
C. To save money for her parents．
D. To find a well﹣paid job there．
6.What did Jennifer sacrifice to achieve her goal？
A. Her health． B. Her time with family．
C. Her reputation． D. Her chance of promotion．教师工作计划
7.What can we learn from Jenniferˈs story？
A. Time is money．
B. Love breaks down barriers．
C. Hard work pays off．
D. Education is the key to success．
C
In the mid-1990s空中的士，Toni Bisll taught English as a volunteer in Uzbekistan．He left after ven months，physically broken and having lost his mind．A few years later，still attracted to the country，he returned to Uzbekistan to write an article about the disappearance of the Aral Sea．
His visit，however，ended up involving a lot more than that．Hence this book，Chasing the Sea：Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia， which talks about a road trip from Tashkent to Karakalpakstan，where millions of lives have been destroye
d by the slow drying up of the a．It is the story of an American travelling to a strange land，养猫注意事项and of the people he meets on his way：Rustam，his translator，a 1ovely 24-year-old who picked up his colorful English in California，Oleg and Natasha，his hosts in Tashkent，and a string of foreign aid workers．
