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I’vebecomeincreasinglyconcernedaboutthelinguisticsloppinessoftheaverageworker,andnotthosewhohavelearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebutnativeEnglishspeakers,regardlessofincomelevel,schoolingorotherdeterminingfactors.
Thenumberofpeoplewhoreadseemstobedecreasing.Thedigitalworldhasbecomethepreferredbabysitterforchildrenandthemosteffectivewayforadultstocomfortthemselvesafteraday’swork.Teachers,overworkedandunderpaid,seemtobefightingalosingbattle–oraresomeprolongingit?
ThesedaysIseeglaringgrammaticalerrorsonré
sumé
sandcoverletters,websites,signs,emailsregardlessofmanagementskillsorincomelevel.Jobhunterswriteaskingmefor“advise”.Peoplewhoareinthejobmarket,hopingtobeinvitedinforaninterview,writesomeofthese,andthepaperworkisfullofpunctuationandgrammaticalmistakes.Weretheycareless?
Ordotheynotknow?
Maybeitdoesn’tmatter.Maybethehiringauthoritydoesn’tknowthedifferenceeither.
TheotherdayIsawthebackofacompanyshirtthatsaid:
“providingqualityservicesince10years.”Acompanyshirt?
Howmanywereprintedandarewornbyemployeeswhowalkaroundadvertisingthattheircompanyhassomeoneinanupper-levelmanagementpositionwhodidn’tcatchtheerroror,worseyet,didn’tknowthedifference?
Lastweekaseniorlevelmanageremailedme.Heconfused“its”and“it’s”inthreedifferentplaces.Here’sanotherexample:
Idoproducttestingforaresearchpanel.Theproductcamewithaslipofpaperthatsaid:
“Thiscommitmentcoversnotdiscussingthisproductorit’susagewithothersoutsideyourhome.”
Here’swhatreallybugsme:
arulethatseemstohavecomeintoeffect–ifindoubt,addanapostrophe.SowhathashappenedisthatpeoplealloverAmericahavelosttheunderstandingofthedifferencebetweenpluralandpossessive.
Yourré
sandyourcoverletterarenotjustasummaryofyourbackground.Theyarenotjustanintroductionofyouwhenyouhopetobeconsideredforaninterview.Firstandforemost,itisabrochure,anditissellingaproduct,andtheproductisyou.Ifyouwouldn’tgotoaninterviewinbluejeans,don’tsendyourcoverletterandré
swithmistakestoaprospectiveemployer.
Don’trelyonMicrosoftWord’sABC/grammarchecker.Itisn’tabletodetectifawordisspelledcorrectlybutusedoutofcontext.Thegrammarcheckerwon’thelpyouunlessyouhaveafundamentalunderstandingofgrammartobeginwith.Infact,ifyoudefertothegrammarchecker’sadvice,you’llprobablyincreaseyournumberofmistakes.
AnexcellentreferencebooktokeeponhandisTheElementsofGrammarbyMargaretShertzer.In“WordsOftenConfused”,itclarifiesthedifferencesbetweenpairsofwordssuchas“well/good”and“less/fewer”.
Don’ttellyourselfitdoesn’tmatter.Aboveall,don’ttellyourselfthateveryonespeakspoorlythesedays,andthehiringauthoritywon’tknoworcare.Theabilitytocommunicate,writtenandspoken,isofutmostimportance–certainlyinbusiness.Anditonlybecomesmorevaluableasfewerpeopleareabletodemonstrateit.
56.Theexamplescitedinparagraphs4and5areintendedtoillustrate______.
A.theemployeesareproudoftheircompany
B.toerrishuman
C.holdingseniorpositionsdoesn’tguaranteecorrectusageoflanguage
D.managersaresobusyastobecarelesswiththeirlanguage
57.Accordingtotheauthor,whenAmericanpeoplearenotsurewhethertouse“it’s”or“its”,theyarelikelyto______.
A.usetheformerB.usethelatter
C.asktheauthorforadviceD.turntoMicrosoftWord
58.Theunderlinedword“defer”canbebestreplacedby______.
A.consultB.followC.objectD.yield
59.Whichofthefollowingstatementswilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?
A.Goingtoajobinterviewinsmartjeansisbetterthansendingré
B.MicrosoftWord’sspellingcheckercannotalwaysspotamistakebecauseithasalimitedvocabulary.
C.Someteachersarethemselvesusinglanguageincorrectly.
D.Thehiringauthoritiescareaboutlinguisticcorrectnessandactasrolemodels.
Two【2019届上海市上海建平中学高三英语上学期期中考试题】
ThesummerIturned16,myfathergavemehis‘69ChevyMalibuconvertible(敞篷车)’.BeautifullyrepaintedwithV-8engine—itwasagiftwastedonmeatthatage.WhatdidIknowaboutclassiccars?
TheimportantthingwasthatHannahandIcoulddrivearoundTucsonwiththetopdown.
Hannahwasmybestfriend,ayearyoungerbutmuchtaller,almostfivefootten.“Hannah’sgoingtobesomething,”mymotheralwayssaid.Andsureenough,thatsummershesignedwithamodelingagency.Shewasalreadydoingcatalogandrunwaywork.
Amonthaftermybirthday,HannahandIwenttothemovies.Onthewayhome,westoppedattheMcDonald’sdrive-through,puttingthefriesontheseatbetweenustoshare.
“Let’sridearoundawhile,”Isaid.Itwasaclearnight,oven-warm,fullmooncastlowoverthedesert.Takingacurvetoofast,Ihitapatchofdirtandslidfromsidetoside.Ithencutthroughaneighbor’slandscapewallanddroveintoafull-grownpalm.Thefrontwheelscametoresthalfwayupthetreetrunk.
Frenchfriesonthefloor,thedash,andmylap.AnimpossibleamountofbloodonHannah’sface,piecesofskinhangingintohereyes.Theytookusinseparateambulances.Intheemergencyroom,myparentsspokequietly:
Bestplasticsurgeoninthecity.Endofhermodelingcareer.
We’dbeenwearinglapbelts,butthecardidn’thaveshoulderbands.I’ddamagedmycheekboneonthewheel;
Hannah’sforeheadhadsplitwideopenonthedash.WhatwouldIsaytoher?
Whenhermother,Sharon,cameintomyhospitalroom,Istartedtocry,bracingmyselfforheranger.Shesatbesidemeandtookmyhand.“Ihitmybestfriend’scarintherearwhenIwasyourage,”shesaid.“Iwreckedhercarandmine.”
“I’msosorry,”Isaid.
“You’rebothalive,”shesaid.“Therestiswindowdressing.”Istartedtoprotest,andSharonstoppedme.“Iforgiveyou.Hannahwilltoo.”
Sharon’sforgivenessallowedHannahandmetogetbackinthecartogetherthatsummer,tostayfriendsthroughouthighschoolandcollege,tobeineachother’sweddings,andtowatchmyfourteenagersfawnoverherthreeyoungerchildren.IthinkofhergiftofforgivenesseverytimeI’mtemptedtoblamesomeoneforsomethingrecognizedaswrong.AndwheneverIseeHannah.Thescarsaresofadedthatnooneelsewouldnotice,butinthesunlightIcanstillseethefaintshimmer(微光)justbelowherhairline—forme,ansignofgrace.
56.WhichofthefollowingaboutHannahisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Shewasnotasbadlyinjuredastheauthor.
B.Sheneverreallyforgavemethoughhermotherdid.
C.Shelearnedthegiftofforgivenessthroughtheaccident.
D.Shecouldhavebeenamodelifshehadn’texperiencedtheaccident.
57.Inparagraph4,“windowdressing”isclosestinmeaningto“_______”.
A.insignificantB.colorfulC.undeterminedD.hopeful
58.Accordingtothepassage,Sharoncomfortedtheauthorby_______.
A.showingherownscarB.mentioningherownstory
C.visitingtheauthorinpersonD.teachingtheauthorapersonallesson
59.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthearticle?
A.AGracefulFriendB.ALastingFriendship
C.ALuckyCarAccidentD.TheGiftofForgiveness
Three【2019届上海市七宝中学高三英语上学期期中考试题】
Measles(麻疹),whichoncekilled450childreneachyearanddisabledevenmore,wasnearlywipedoutintheUnitedStates14yearsagobytheuniversaluseoftheMMRvaccine(疫苗).Butthediseaseismakingacomeback,causedbyagrowinganti-vaccinemovementandmisinformationthatisspreadingquickly.Alreadythisyear,115measlescaseshavebeenreportedintheUSA,comparedwith189foralloflastyear.
Thenumbersmightsoundsmall,buttheyaretheleadingedgeofadangeroustrend.Whenvaccinationratesareveryhigh,astheystillareinthenationasawhole,everyoneisprotected.Thisiscalled“herdimmunity”,whichprotectsthepeoplewhogethurteasily,includingthosewhocan’tbevaccinatedformedicalreasons,babiestooyoungtogetvaccinatedandpeopleonwhomthevaccinedoesn’twork.
Butherdimmunityworksonlywhennearlythewholeherdjoinsin.Whensomerefusevaccinationandseekafreeride,immunitybreaksdownandeveryoneisinevenbiggerdanger.
That’sexactlywhatishappeninginsmallneighborhoodsaroundthecountryfromOrangeCounty,California,where22measlescaseswerereportedthismonth,toBrooklyn,N.Y.,wherea17-year-oldcausedanoutbreaklastyear.
Theresistancetovaccinehascontinuedfordecades,anditisdrivenbyarealbutverysmallrisk.Thosewhorefusetotakethatri