2021届泰安市泰山中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案.pdfVIP

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

PersonalTimeOff(PTO)issomethingmywifeandIcreatedafterhavingkids.Welearnedthat，overtime，afull

lifecanleavelittletimeforpersonalrestandforreflection，hangingoutwithfriends，orjustbeing“off.”So，after

anumberofyears，wemakeachange.IfIcanpersuadeyoutotakeyourownPTO，thenthesemighthelp.

■Scheduleit

Firstofall，oneofourfavoritefamilysayingsis“scheduleit.”Soundseasyenough，butlifegetscomplicated

managingfull-timeworkandfull-timefamily.PutyourPTOtimeonthecalendarandyoumakeitarealthing.

■Beflexibleandstrict

IfyoucanschedulePTOatthesametimeeachweek，thenallthebetter.Becauseourcalendarcangetrather

full，flexibilityinschedulingbecomesanecessity.Butbeingstrictinactuallytakingthetimeeachweekismore

important.Skippingitoncemakesiteasiertoskipagain.

■Takeenoughtime

MytypicalPTOlastsacoupleofhoursorlonger.SometimesitmightbehalfthedaydependingonwhatI’m

doing.Thegoalistospendenoughtimeawayto1etyourshouldersdrop.

■Dowhatyouwanttodo

Remember，PTOtimeisaboutpersonaltimetodowhatyouwanttodo，notwhatyouhavetodo.PTOtime

isaboutrelaxation.Grabafriendandgetabeer.Workcanwaituntiltomorrow.

1.WhatcanbethefirststeptotakethePTO?

A.Persuadethefamily.

B.Haveapersonalrest.

C.Askfriendsforadvice.

D.Makeatimeplan.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“letyourshouldersdrop”probablymean?

A.Getyoumorefocused.

B.Haveyoufeelrelaxed.

C.Shakeyourshouldersoften.

3.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Tipsonhowtotakeyourtimeoff

B.Skillstomanageworkandfamily

C.Adviceonhowtofreeyourself

D.Waysofschedulingyourwork

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