2020-2021学年北京医学院附属中学高三英语期末考试试题及参考答案.docx

2020-2021学年北京医学院附属中学高三英语期末考试试题及参考答案

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

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Inthe1994filmForrestGump,there’safamoussaying,“Lifeislikeaboxofchocolates;youneverknowwhatyou’regonnaget.”Thesurpriseispartofthefun.Nowblindboxtoysarebringingthemagicofsurprisetoonlineshopping.

Ablindboxtoyishiddeninsideuniformpackagingbutinvisiblefromtheoutside.Youdon’tknowwhatwillbeinside,althoughthetoystypicallycomefrompopculture,rangingfrommoviestocomicsandcartoons.

BlindboxeshavecaughtonsincetheywerefirstintroducedfromJapantoChinain2014.Accordingtoa2019Tmallreport,themini-seriesofLabubublindbox,designedbyHongKong-bornKasingLung,wasnamedChampionofUnitSaleswith55,000soldinjust9secondsduringtheSinglesDayshoppingevent.Mostcustomersforblindboxesareyoungpeopleaged18to35.

AccordingtoThePaper,blindboxtoysarepopularinpartbecauseoftheircuteappearances.Thetypicallycutecartoonfigurinescomeinminiaturesizes,makingthemsuitablefordisplayalmostanywhere.

Evenifblindboxesarenottheirtopchoicefordecorations,themysteryanduncertaintyoftheprocessalsoattractspeople.It’sthemainreasonwhypeoplebuyblindboxesoneafteranother.

“Fearoftheunknownisalwaysapartofthebox-openingprocess,”saidMissCao,24,wholivesandworksinShenyang.SpeakingtoSinaNews,shesaid:“Untilyouopenalltheboxes,youcannotknowwhatitisinside.”

Openingablindboxisadelightfullittlesurpriseforourmundanedailylives,somethingsmallbutfuntowaitforeachday,weekormonth.Whenpeopleopenthissimplelittlebox,theymaybedisappointed,buttheuncertaintyispartofthefun.Peoplewillopenmoreblindboxesandhopeforabetteroutcome.

Whensomeonere-makesForrestGump,dontbesurprisedifhesays,“Lifeislikeablindbox...”

1.WhyisthefamoussayinginthefilmForrest