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2021届韶关市始兴中学高三英语二模试题及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AThreeThingstoDoBeforeYouAre18Areyouboredwithyourdailylife?Herearesomethingsyoushouldtrybeforeyouare18.★LearntoswimSeriously,thisissoimportantthatitcansaveyourlife.Ifyoucan’tswimwell,youwon’tbeabletodowatersportslikewaterskiing,surfinganddiving.Eventakingaboattripwillbedangerousforyou.Makesureyoudoit.★TryatleastonekindofteamsportsBeingagoodteamplayerisanimportantskillinlife.Youcan’tjustthinkofyourself,buthavetoworkwellwithotherpeople.Otheradvantagesofteamsportslikebasketball,footballandbaseballarethattheykeepyoufitandhealthy,andtheyarealsogreatfun.Teamsusuallyhaveagoodsociallifetoo—you’llgotolotsofpartiesandmakemanyfriends.★CollectsomethingOneofthebesthobbiesforunder-18siscollectingthings.Youcouldcollectkindsofstamps,oryoucouldcollectthingsthatmakeyourememberwhatyouhavedone,likecinematicketsforfilmsyouhaveseenorlettersfromfriends.Thebestwaytocollectistohaveaspecialalbumtoputyourcollectioninandtowritewhateachthingmeanstoyou.Thatwayyouwon’tforget.1.Themostimportantreasonforlearningtoswimisthat________.A.youmightfeelwellB.itcanmakeyouhealthyC.youmighteasilydolotsofthingsD.itcansaveyourlife2.Thewritertellsusthatoneofthebesthobbiesisto________.A.collectsomethingB.dosomewatersportsC.sendletterstoyourfriendsD.playbasketballwithyourfriends23.Thepassageismainlyabout________beforeyouare18.A.goodhabitstokeepB.skillstohaveC.thingstodoD.sportstoplayB
Haveyoueverdonesomethingthatwasreallydangerousjustbecauseyouthoughtitwassafe？Maybeyoudidadangeroustrickonyourbicycleorskateboardbecauseyouwerewearingahelmetandthoughtyoucouldn’tgethurt.Thepsychology(心理ofthissortofbehavioriscalledthePeltzmanEffect,namedafterSamPeltzman,professorofeconomicsattheUniversityofChicago.Peltzmanbelievesthatthosemomentswhenpeoplethinktheyarethesafestarethetimeswhentheyactmostdangerously.Peltzmansaidthatpeopledrovemoredangerouslywhentheyworeseatbelts(安全带.Drivingalargefour-wheeldrivevehiclehasasimilareffectondrivers’behavior.Becausedriversoflargevehiclessituphigherandcanseebetter,theyfeeltheycanmakebetterjudgmentswhentheydrive.Theyarebetterprotectedinaccidents,sotheyactmoredangerously.Thismakesdrivingmorehazardoustootherdrivers.ThePeltzmanEffectisn’tjustlimitedtodriving.In1972,theAmericanFoodandDrugAdministration(FDApassedalawrequiringchildsafetycapsonmostmedicinebottles.Thesafetycapsweredesignedtopreventchildrenfromaccidentallytakingthemedicine,especiallypainkillerssuchasaspirin.Requiringsafetycapssoundedlikeagreatidea,buttherewasanunexpectedsideeffect.Becausethesafetycapsaresohardtotakeoff,somepeopleleavethemoffaltogether．Worse,someparentsleavethebottleswherekidscanreachthembecausetheyfeelthatitissafebecauseofthecap.AstudyonthePeltzmanEffectshowedthatmorethan3,500childrenhavebeenharmedbyaspirinbecauseofthesafetycaps.ThePeltzmanEffectdescribeshowwe’relikelytotakemorerisksandactmoredangerouslywhenwefeelsafest.What’smore,theeffectsofthesebehaviorscanbequitedifferentfromwhatweexpect.4.WhatisthePeltzmanEffect？A.Peoplebehavelesssafelywhentheyfeelsafe．B.Peoplefeelsafestwhentheyareunderprotection．C.Somethingthatseemsdangerousturnsouttobesafe．D.Peoplewhoactdangerouslyarelikelytobetogether．5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hazardous”inParagraph2mean？A.Interesting．B.Expensive．C.Dangerous．D.Important．6.Medicinebottleswithsafetycaps________．A.arerequiredthroughouttheworldB.meetthedemandsofthePeltzmanEffect

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