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· PAGE 1· 2021届河北省邯郸市高三上学期英语期末质量检测试题 注意事项： 1.考试时间120分钟，总共150分。 2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级和考场填写在答题卡上，并把条形码贴在答题卡 的指定位置。 3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用213铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如 需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写 在本试卷上无效。 4.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Reading has been on the decline for years. One of the reasons for the decline in book sales is the leaps and bounds in technology. Why do you buy a book when you can conveniently buy audiobooks （有声读物）instead? Here are 4 of the best audio books you can find. The Power of Now Published in 2000. The Power of Now explains a journeya journey that encourages you to dismiss your analytical （分析白勺）mind and set aside yourself as well. The author, Eckhart Tolle, guides you through these transitions with easy words and phrases. The purpose of this book is to help you pay more attention io the current moment—the “ now”. The Alchemist It talks about the journey of a boy named Santiago who travels from Spain to Egypt in search of riches? Along the way, he meets three characters, a woman, a man who thinks hes a king? and the alchemist（练金术士）. These characters help guide Santiago to his goal, but over time that goal changes? It moves away from worldly riches to something deeper and more meaningful. The Power of Habit Written by Charles Duhigg, 77ie Power of Habit- talks all about the power behind habits using various cases and plots to present Duhiggs points. In the book. Duhigg turns complex systems and methods into easily digestible stories that people and businesses can relate to. Outliers Written by Malcolm Gladwell, this book has popularized the idea that practicing 10.000 hours in total will make you an expert in that. area. It also covers other aspects about what many of todays great people do in their daily life and how they have become successful in their own field. 21. Why did Eckhart Tolle write The Power of Now? A. To encourage people to travel. B. To tell people to