2020-2021学年潍坊一中高三英语期中试卷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APersonalTimeOff(PTO)issomethingmywifeandIcreatedafterhavingkids.，Weoverlearnedtime，athatfulllifecanleavelittletimeforpersonalrestand，forhangingreflectionoutwithfriends，orjustbeing“off.，after”Soanumberofyears，wemakeachange.IfIcanpersuadeyoutotakeyour，thenownPTOthesemighthelp.■ScheduleitFirstof，alloneofourfavoritefamilysayingsis“scheduleit.”Sounds，buteasylifeenoughgetscomplicatedmanagingfull-timeworkandfull-timefamily.PutyourPTOtimeonthecalendarandyoumakeitarealthing.■BeflexibleandstrictIfyoucanschedulePTOatthesametimeeach，thenweekallthebetter.Becauseourcalendarcangetratherfull，flexibilityinschedulingbecomesanecessity.Butbeingstrictinactuallytakingthetimeeachweekismoreimportant.Skippingitoncemakesiteasiertoskipagain.■TakeenoughtimeMytypicalPTOlastsacoupleofhoursorlonger.SometimesitmightbehalfthedaydependingonwhatI’mdoing.Thegoalistospendenoughtimeawayto1etyourshouldersdrop.■DowhatyouwanttodoRemember，PTOtimeisaboutpersonaltimetodowhatyouwant，nottowhatdoyouhavetodo.PTOtimeisaboutrelaxation.Grabafriendandgetabeer.Workcanwaituntiltomorrow.1.WhatcanbethefirststeptotakethePTO?A.Persuadethefamily.B.Haveapersonalrest.C.Askfriendsforadvice.D.Makeatimeplan.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“letyourshouldersdrop”probablymean?A.Getyoumorefocused.B.Haveyoufeelrelaxed.C.Shakeyourshouldersoften.D.Makeyoufeelmorestressed.3.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.TipsonhowtotakeyourtimeoffB.SkillstomanageworkandfamilyC.AdviceonhowtofreeyourselfD.WaysofschedulingyourworkBHaleyCurfman,25,ofBlackwell,Oklahoma,isateacheratBlackwellPublicSchoolandlastyearsheboughtaplain(朴素的)whitedress,whichshesetupastationinherclassroomforherstudentstodecorate,encouragingthemtogoanddrawonthedresswhenevertheyhadfreetime.Haleysetupastationatatablewiththedressandsomecolor1edmarkerssothatherstudentscoulddrawonit,havingfirstseentheideaonPinterest.Afterth