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每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Manypeoplewouldlovetoleavetheirjobsbehindandhavealife-changingadventureoverseas.Theyimaginelyingunderpalmtreesasthesungoesdown.However,lifeoverseasisnotalwayseasy,andmanyarenotpreparedfortheshockoflivinginanalienculture.
Thehoneymoonperiod
Atfirst,forthosewhoactuallydecidetomoveabroad,lifeisanexcitingadventure.Theyenjoyexploringtheirnewsurroundings,andlifeseemslikeanextendedholiday.Theydon’tmindtryingthelocalcuisineanddiscoveringthelocalculture.Theycanevenaffordtopracticetheirforeign-languageskillswithoutfearofmakingmistakes.
Troubleinparadise
Inmanycases,whenpeopleconsidermovingtoanothercountry,theyoftenfailtorealizehowdifferentlifewillbe.Astimegoesby,theybecomefrustratedwhenlanguageandculturalmisunderstandingsbecomeadailyheadache.Inthisstage,thevisitorsbegintowithdrawfromlifeinthehostcountryandavoidspendingtimewithlocalpeopleinfavorofmixingwithothersfromtheirownculturalbackground.
Theroadtorecovery
Gradually,mostvisitorsrealizetheymustacceptthedifferencesandnotfightagainstthem.Thischangeencouragesthemtoimprovetheirlanguageskillsandslowlytheymanagetodothethingstheycouldeasilydoathome,suchasopeningabankaccount.Thisnew-foundconfidenceenablesthemtoseeasideoflifewhichveryfewtouristsgettowitness.
Adjustingtolifeabroadcanoftenbearealproblem.Thesecrettoovercomingitistostoptryingtochangeyourhostcountry:
youwillnotsucceed.Ifnot,yourisklosingyourdreamandhavingtoreturntotheoldlifeyouwantedtoleavebehind.
21.Whydopeoplemovingabroadfeelexcitedatfirst?
A.Theyfindforeignlivingmucheasier.
B.Theyhavethenecessarylanguageskills.
C.Theylovetheadventureandexploration.
D.Theyenjoymeetingpeoplefromdifferentcultures.
22.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemainproblemmanypeoplemovingabroadface?
A.Homesickness.B.Cultureshock.
C.Healthproblems.D.Lackofemployment.
23.Whatwouldtheauthorsuggestpeoplemovingabroaddo?
A.Studythelocallanguage.
B.Goonholidaysfrequently.
C.Learnhowtoopenabankaccount.
D.Seekoutpeoplefromtheirhomecountry.
B
Australialovesinterestingmoney.In1988,itwasthefirstcountrytoreplacepapermoneywithspecialplasticbanknotes.Nowit’sintroducedanewfive-dollarbillsotechnologicallyadvancedthatmanyexpertsarecallingitthemoneyofthefuture!
Atfirstglance,thenewnotelooksmuchliketheoldone.Ithasthesamepinkcolourandmainpicturesonthefrontandback.Butlookcloser,andyouwillnoticeaclearwindowrunningdownthemiddle,surroundedbyimagesoftheyellowPricklyMoses,atypeofAustralianplant.
Tilt(使倾斜)thenotealittleandyouwillseetheEasternSpinebill,anAustralianbird,beatingitswingsasiftryingtoflyaway.Turnthebillfromsidetoside,andyouwillnoticethepictureofasmallbuildingatthebottomofthenotespins,andtheimageof“5”changesposition.Whilethesemoveablefeaturesareimpressiveandentertaining,thatwasnotthereasonAustraliangovernmentofficialsspenttenyearsdevelopingthem.Theirprimarypurposewastomakeitimpossibleforcriminalstoproducetheirownfakenotes.
Thenewfive-dollarnotealsohassomethingtohelpblindpeopleeasilyidentifythemoney.Ithassraisedbumpalongsidethetopandbottom,enablingblindpeopletoquicklydetermineitsvalue.
ThecreditforpersuadingtheAustraliangovernmenttoaddthisall-importantbumpgoesto15-year-oldConnorMcLeod.TheblindSydneyteenagercameupwiththeideain2014afterbeingunabletotellhowmuchmoneyhehadreceivedforChristmas.Connorsayshewassoembarrassedatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodattheschoolcafeteria.Toconvincethegovernmentofficialsofhisidea,Connorstartedawebsitethatgothugepublicattention.
Thegovernmentwilladdthisfeaturetothenew$10billwhichcomesoutinlate2017,aswellastheupdated$20,$50,and$100billsthatarestillbeingdesigned.
24.WhichpicturedoesNOTmovewhenthebanknoteistilted?
A.Thebird.B.Thenumber.C.Theplants.D.Thebuilding.
25.WhatwasthemainreasontheAustraliangovernmentcreatedthenewbanknote?
A.Tomakethenotemoredifficulttocopy.
B.Toshowthecountry’sadvancedtechnology.
C.Tohelpblindpeoplemoreeasilyusemoney.
D.Tomakethenot’sappearancemoreattractive.
26.WhatcanweguessaboutAustral