深圳二模英语Word格式.docx

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UrsulaBurns,Chairwoman,VEON;

FormerCEO,Xerox

Herfamilywassopoorthathersinglemothertradedofficecleaningforhealthcare.ButBurns’earlygiftformathswonherascholarshipandaninternshipatXerox,whereshewouldcompeteherwaytothetop.“I'

mablackladyfromtheLowerEastSide,〞shesays,“Notalotscaresme.〞

HowardSchultz,ExecutiveChairman,Starbucks

SchultzgrewupinpublichousinginBrooklyn,surroundedbypoverty,andwasthefirstinhisfamilytogotocollege（onafootballscholarship）.Aftertraininginsales,hesetupthecompanythatwouldlaterbuyStarbucks.“InthecourseoftheyearIspenttryingtoraisemoney,Ispoketo242people,and217ofthemsaidno.〞hesaid.

SeanCombs,CEO,SeanJohn

Combsbeganagenerationofhip-hoptalentandmadealastinginfluenceonfashion.Buthestorycouldhaveturnedoutmuchdifferently:

Hisdrugdealerfatherwaskilledwhenhewas3.“Itmademeworkevenharder.〞herecentlysaid.

GeishaWilliams,CEO,PG&

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HerparentsfledCubawhenWilliamswas5.By7,shewasherparentsmaintranslatorintalks

Whodidbestinmathatschool?

CombsB.BurnsC.SchultzD.Williams

HowdidthedeathofCombs’fatherinfluencehim?

Itmadehimafailure.

Hebecameadrugdealer.

Itmadehimevenstronger.

Hebecameahip-hopper.

Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

Cubaisagoodplacetodobusiness.

NoonewantedtohelpSchultzatfirst.

Poorfamilykidscanbesuccessfuleasily.

DifficultyinlifepushedWilliamsforward.

B

Lookingatapileofoldphotos,Icouldn'

thelpfeelingratherregretful.

I'

venevergotintothehabitofsortingoutphotos.However,it'

salmostahabitofminetohavephotostakenthoughtlessly.Thus,photoshavebeenpilingupinmychildhoodtowomanhood.Inspiteofthat,thoseblack-and-whitepicturestakeninmyearlyyearsarerarelykept,exceptafewsurvivalsregardedasantiques.Thebald（秃头的）babypictureofmethatItreasured,theonlyoneleft,it'

snowmissing.

Familiarfacesflashonebyonebeforemyeyes.Thoughtheworldissosmallandweallliveinit,yetweareseparatedbyphysicalandpsychologicaldistances,somesmaller,somelarger.Withthepassageoftime,onecannot,regretfullyrelive（重温）itwiththesamefeelingasonehadinthepicture.Whatonecangetfromtheoldphotosisbutabitofthepastjoy.

Onetakespictureswithdifferentpersonsindifferenttimeandplaces.Theyfillonewithnostalgia（怀旧）invariousdegrees--somemore,someless,andothersnone.That'

swhyonehasconflictingfeelingstowardstheoldphotos.Stillkeptwiththecurrentones,they'

reevenlessfavoredthanadaily-usedcup,whichisalwaysclosetotheowner.

Howthesepiecesofthoughtinfluenceme.Photoskeepourimagesratherthanoursentiment,whichmaynotremain.Theimageisalwaystherebutnotitsowner,whomthephotocan'

tkeep,neithercanitkeeptheevent.

Ofcourse,therearesomeofthephotosstillholdingmyaffection,suchasthosetakenwithmyfamilymembers,withfavoriteplaymates,fellowgirl-studentsandbestfriends,notonlyinpicturesbutalsoinmylifeandheart.

Now,sinceIhavelearnedallthis,Iwillnotallowmyselftobeincludedcasuallyinaphototakenwithothers.I'

llmakesurethatthefriendshipcanlastbeforeItakeaphotowithsomebody.

24.Whydidthewriterhaveonlyafewblack-and-whitepictures?

AShetookfewerofthem.

BShetookphotosthoughtlessly.

CShedidn'

ttakegoodcareofthem.

DSheonlylikedthebaldbabypicture.

25.Whatcanwegetfromtheoldphotosaccordingtothewriter?

AAllthepastevents.

BSomepasthappiness.

CAllthepastexcitement.

DTheeverlastingmemory.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sentiment〞inparagraph5probablymean?

ALookBThoughtCFeelingDInfluence

27.Whatisthewriterlikelytodowhenaskedtotakephotosothers?

ATotakethephotohappily.BTorefusetherequestpolitely.

CToignoretherequestcasually.DTothinkcarefullybeforeaction.

C

AsanAsiancountry,Singaporehasareputationforbeinghighlywesternized,withEnglishamongthecountry’sfourofficiallanguages,butacoupleofsignsfoundonlocalbusesthathaverecentlybecomeahitonlinemaysayotherwise.

QuitedifferentfromEnglishweknow,thesignread,forexample,“Herecannotgoin〞insteadof“Noentry〞,andHerecanchargephoneinsteadofChargephonehere.ThislanguagethatresemblesEnglishiscalledSingaporeanEnglishorSinglish.

TheNewYorkTimescallsSinglish“patchwork〞becauseSingaporeconsistsofmigrants（移民）fromseveralcountriesincludingChina,IndiaandMalaysia,andtheyallspeaktheirownversionsof“English〞.

“Everyonewhospeaksitshapesit,〞wrotethenewspaper.

Forexample,inSinglish,youcaneasilyrecognizeinfluencesfromChinese,includingvocabularysuchas〞MeeSiam〞and“dabao〞.Sentencestructureslike〞toiletwhere〞insteadof“where’sthetoilet〞alsocomefromChinese.

Interestinganddiverseasitmayseem,thetrendforSinglishisworryingSingapore’sgovernment.Itisconcernedthatthedialectisloweringthecountry’sEnglishstandardandmayaffectitsrelationshipwithvisitors.ItevenstartedtheSpeakGoodEnglishMovement.

Unfortunately,theproblemwasnotsolved.Instead,Singlishhasboomed,especiallyamongyoungpeoplewhothinkofitasasignofbeingcoolandawayofidentifyingthemselvesasSingaporean.

ButthisdoesnotmeanthatstandardEnglishisbeingabandonedbyyoungpeople.Infact,theyaremuchmorecapablethanthegovernmentgivescredit--theycanspeakboth.

“Weareanationgoodatcodeswitching--weknowthatthewaywespeaktofriendsordriversmustbedifferentfromhowactatworkorschool,〞wroteCheryl,aSingaporeanauthor,inTimemagazine,“Toactivelyurgeustogiveupalanguagethatspeakstotheveryheartofwhoweare,that'

ssobeautifullyrepresentsthemeltingpotofChinese,Indians,MalaysiansandEurasiansthatweare,isshortsighted,surely.〞

28WhydoesSingaporehavemanydifferentversionsofEnglish?

AItismadeupofmigrants.

BItishighlywesternized.

CItisinfluencedbyChinese.

DItisaffectedbyofficiallanguages.

29WhatisthepurposeofstartingtheSpeakGoodEnglishMovement?

ATostopthenewtrend.

BTobettertherelationship.

CTokeeptheEnglishstandard.

DTogivethegovernmentcredit.

30WhatdotheyoungpeoplethinkofSinglish?

AIt’sinteresting.BIt’stheiridentity.CIt’sasignofstatus.

DIt’sawayofcode-switching.

31WhatcanwelearnfromwhatCherylsaid?

ADifferentpeoplespeakdifferentstylesofSinglish.

BSinglishisamorebeautifullanguagethanothers.

CPeoplespeaksSinglishonlytofriendsanddrivers.

DPeoplecanuseSinglishtoexpressthemselveswell.

D

Longbeforeiphones,thecigarettewasthecompanionofchoiceforrestlessness.AndlongbeforeFacebookandWeChat,itwastobaccothatpromisedtobetteryoursociallife.Now,quittingsmartphoneshasbecomethenewquittingsmoking.

Ofcourse,technologydoesnotyellowyourteeth,causediseaseorleadtocancer.Butsomeindividualsaresoconcernedthatdeviceaddictionisdamagingtheirmentalhealth.Inordertoreducetheirdependence,eveninSiliconValley,peopleareturningoffthemessagesthatconstantlybuzzfortheirattention,banningsmartphonesfromthebedroomand,curiously,changingthecolorsontheirscreenstoalesstemptingscaleofgray.

Thebigtechcompanieswillhavetoworkouthowtorespondtothisnewgenerationofquitters.Facebookisthefirsttogopublicwithitsattempt,hopingitsrecentmovecanmakethesocialnetworkmorehomely.

Lastyearthetechindustrygotabadname-BigTech-withunfortunateechoesofotherindustriesthathavefacedfierceopposition,includingBigTobacco.Likethem,thetechindustryhastoreduceconcernfromanewgenerationofactivistshareholders（股东）thatarequestioningitsroleintheworld.ThesecampaignsareneverasfierceasthosefacedbyBigTobacco.Inthe1990s,sociallyresponsibleinvestorsrefusedtoputmoneyintobaccostocks.

ItisfardifficultforinvestorstochallengeBigTechandhardtoseparatethegoodthesecompaniesdointheworld--connectingoldfriendsandgivingspaceforpeopletosharetheirideas--fromthebad.Inthemeantime,stoppingusingtechnologyremainsproblematic.InTheWorldWithoutMind:

TheExistentialThreatofBigTech,FranklinFoerarguesthattechshouldbeseeninasimilarwaytojunkfood:

aconveniencethatsomerejectformorecontinuingnutrition.

Soweneedtodomoretoturnthetide.Inthesamewaythatpublicserviceannouncementsmadesmokingaroundyourchildrentaboo（禁忌）,wecanwarnparentsagainstlosingthemselvesintheirsmartphoneswhiletakingcareofkids.Wecanalsocreateno-smartphonezonesatdinner.Eventuallysmartphonescouldbebannedfromallpublicplacesandhelpusgiveourattentiontothepeoplearoundusinstead.

32Howdidpeoplekeepcloserelationshipswithothersinthepast?

ABysmoking.BBydrinking.CByphoningDBydiningout.

33WhyisthetechindustrycalledBigTech?

AItplaysabadroleintheworld.BItisasbigasBigTobacco.

CIthasanunfortunatename.DItisagiantinSiliconValley.

34WhatcanweinferfromFranklinFoer’sargumentaboutthetech?

AItpromotessocialdevelopment.BItisstillfavoredbysomepeople.

CItisworsethanBigTobacco.DItoff