四川省成都市学年高二英语上学期期中试题112401109Word文档格式.docx

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Weekend@EXPO

SingaporeEXPOHalls1-3

10amto10pm

ThelastSaturdayofverymonth

Fun.Family.Friends

HavefunwithfamilyandfriendsatWeekend@EXPOattheSingaporeNEXPO.HeldonthelastSaturdayofeverymonthin2017attheSingaporeNEXPO,Weekend@NEXPOfeaturesanewthemeeverymonthfrommagicshowsandfunfairstomusicalperformancesandfleamarketsforaspecialcause;

there’ssomethingforeveryoneinthefamily!

Checkoutourimaginedgalleryforpastevents.

ThisMonth’sEvent:

SportsFair

Featuringsoccer,cycling,beginner’sgolf,table-tennis,basketball,therewillalsobebrandedsportswearandequipmentonsaleatwholesaleprices.ComedownwithyourfamilyandfriendsonthelastSaturdayofApril.

Kids,meetyourfavoritesoccerplayersatthesportsfair—ourveryownSanjiAlifromtheNationalSoccerTeam.Signupforaten-minuteclinicwithhimandgettipsfromourtopnationalplayerfreeofcharge.Thefirst50kidswhosignupwillgetanautographed（签名）footballfree.

ComingupinMay:

GamesDay

Parents,letyourkidstakeabreakfromtheirrevisionfortheexams.LetyourkidsgetridoftheirstressinMay’sEvent:

GamesDayWeekend@Nexpo.Wehavelostofgamesinstoreforyou—shootinggames,ballgames,puzzles,quizzesandmore.GetyourfamilydowntoNEXPOinMay.Thefirst50familieswillgetastylus（触控笔）foriphone.

GetyourMEELOdrinkatrefreshmentscounter.EveryregistrationticketcanbeexchangedforonecupofMEELO.Firstcomefirstserved.

Weekend@EXPOisorganizedbySingaporeDevelopmentBoardandsponsoredbyMEELO.

1.What’sthepurposeofthisadvertisement?

A.Tourgepeopletoenjoytheirweekends.B.Togetfamiliestospendmoretimetogether.

C.Toencouragekidstolearntoplaysomesports.D.ToattractpeopletocometoNEXPOforactivities.

2.IfTommywantstoparticipateinthesoccerclinic,hewill.

A.beabletogetfreesportswearB.needtoregisterforApril’sevent

C.bereceivinganautographedfootballD.havetogetanapprovalfromSanjiAli

3.AnyonewhoregistersforMay’seventcan.

A.haveafreestylusforiphoneB.goforthesportsfairfreeofcharge

C.showhisticketforacupofMEELOD.getanautographedfootballfromSanjiAli

4.Accordingtothisadvertisement,WEEKEND@NEXPO.

A.occupies4hallsB.isheldeverySaturday

C.willcontinuemonthlyfortheyear2017D.issponsoredbySingaporeDevelopmentBoard

B

Two-year-oldHarleywasasleepwithheryoungersisterintheirhomeinEden,NorthCarolina.Whiletheirparentswereoutsidewelcomingtheiroldersisterhomefromschool,thewiresinthefamily’slaundryroomcaughtfireandbeforeanyoneknewwhatwashappening,thebedroomnextdoorwasinflames.

Harley’sfatherwasabletorescuehistwoyoungestdaughtersandsavetheirlives,butHarleywasseverelyburnedon80percentofherbodyandherparentsweretoldthatshewaslikelytopassaway.Overthenextseveralmonths,Harleywouldputupwithsurgeryaftersurgeryandremainhookeduptoaventilator（呼吸机）atthehospital.Whenshewasfinallyreleasedtogohome,Harleyhadnoideathatthetoughestbattlehadnotevenbegunyet.

WhenHarleystartedschooljustafewyearslater,sherealizedforthefirsttimehowcruelherpeerscouldbe.Bulliedforherappearanceandcalledhatefulnames,shebegantoconsiderendingherlifewhileonlyinGrade8.Whenherfriendsweregettingtheirfirstboyfriendsandgoingontheirfirstdates,shewassittingathomewonderingifsheshouldendherlife.

Butin2013,somethingchanged.ItwasnotsomethingontheoutsidebutsomethinginsideHarley.Shemadetheconsciousdecisiontobecomemorelikethecarefree,laughing,joyouslittlegirlthatshehadnotseensincethatnightin1997.Soforthefirsttimeinherlife,sheputonabluedressandwalkedoutsideintothelightofdaythrowingcautiontothewindanddaringanyonetotrytorainonherparade.

5.WhatwasthetoughestbattleforHarley?

A.Hersister’sdeath.B.Herpeers’discrimination.

C.Surgeryaftersurgery.D.Heremotionofjealousy.

6.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.IttookHarleyaboutsixteenyearstochangeherattitudetolife.

B.Harleyhadtriedtoendherlifemanytimes.

C.Harleylikedbluedressesandrainydays.

D.In2013,Harleychangedsomethinginsideandoutside.

7.Whichcanbethesuitabletitle?

A.TransformingasadgirlintoajoyousgirlB.Howtoovercomedifficulty

C.Abluedressonrainydays

D.Agirlrosefromthedark

C

Toooften,Ihearpeoplesay“I’mjustahousewife”whentheyintroducethemselves.Idon’tunderstandwhytheirintroductionisalwaysfilledwithregretandself-pity.Isitreallyacrimetobeahousewife?

Isitreallyembarrassingwhenyouchoosenottoworkoutsideandinsteadchoosetoworkinyourhome?

Howcouldyoube“justahousewife”whenthebasicsocialunitofsocietydependsonyouandyourservice?

Ahousewifeworksforthelongesthour,supportingyourhusband,child’sstudies,caringforelders,managingfinances,payingbills,groceryshopping,cookingaccordingtoindividualtaste,cleaning,etc.Ahousewifecouldbeanyone:

daughter,wife,mother,teacher,financialadviser,fashiondesignerandnurse,gardener,driver,cook,andsoon.Don’tthinkyouarenotbeingpaidforit.Yougettherewardthatnomoneycanoffer—theloveandaffectionofyourfamily,theirtrustinyou,ahappyhomeandyourownsatisfaction.

Itisyouwhochoosetobeinthisoccupation,willinglyorforanyotherreason.Afterabusyday,allwaittoreturntothecomfortablehomesetbyyou.Theyknowyouwillbetheretoabsorballtheirstressandtirednessandrelaxthem.Wouldthelifehavebeenthesameifyouhadbeenworkingoutsidetoearnsomemoney?

Wouldyoualongwithyourfamilyhavebeenabletobuyallthecontentinlifethatyouareenjoyingnowwiththatmoney?

Respectyourselfforwhatyouare.Introduceyourselftotheworldwiththesamedignity.Theworldunderstandstheimportanceofyourjob.It’stimetomakethemacceptit.Introduceyourselfwithprideandwithtwinkleinyoureyes“Iamahousewife”.Kickthat“just”out.

8.Peoplefeel______whentheysay“I’mjustahousewife.”

A.regretfulB.satisfiedC.proudD.anxious

9.Listingthehousewife’sduties,theauthorimpliesahousewife___________.

A.usuallyleadsaterriblelifeB.playsamoreimportantrole

C.makesagreatcontributiontothefamilyD.doesnotalwaysgetherreward

10.Ifahousewifeworkedoutside,shewould_________.

A.havethesamelifelikebeforeB.losethecontentthatsheisenjoying

C.setacomfortablehomeforherfamilyD.absorbherfamily’sstress

11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhousewives?

A.SupportiveB.DoubtfulC.OpposedD.Disappointed

D

Enough“meaninglessdrivel”.That’sthemessagefromagroupofmembersoftheUKgovernmentwhohavebeenexamininghowsocialmediafirmslikeLinkedIngatherandusesocialmediadata.

TheHouseofCommonsScienceandTechnologyCommittee’sreport,releasedlastweek,hasblamedfirmsformakingpeoplesignuptolongincomprehensiblelegalcontractsandcallsforaninternationalstandardor 

kitemark 

（认证标记）toidentifysitesthathavecleartermsandconditions.

“Thetermandconditionsstatementthatweallcarelesslyagreetoismeaninglessdriveltoanyone,”saysAndrewMiller,thechairofthecommittee.Instead,hesays,firmsshouldprovideaplain-Englishversionoftheirterms.Thesimplifiedversionwouldbecheckedbyathirdpartyandawardedakitemarkifitisanaccuratereflectionoftheoriginal.

Itisnotyetclearwhowouldadministerthescheme,buttheUKgovernmentislookingatintroducingitonavoluntarybasis.“Weneedtothinkthroughhowwemakethatworkinpractice,”saysMiller.

Wouldwepayanymoreattentiontoakitemark“Ithinkifyouwentanddidthesurvey,peoplewouldliketothinktheywould,”saysNigelShadboltattheUniversityofSouthampton,UK,whostudiesopendata.“Wedoknowpeopleworryalotabouttheinappropriateuseoftheirinformation.Butwhatwouldhappeninpracticeisanothermatter,”hesays.

Otherorganizationssuchasbanksaskcustomerstosignlongcontractstheymaynotreadorunderstand,butMillerbelievessocialmediarequiresspecialattentionbecauseitissonew.“Westilldon’tknowhowsignificantthelong-termimpactisgoingtobeofunwisethingsthatkidsputonsocialmediathatcomebackandbitethemin20years’time,”hesays.

Shadbolt, 

who 

gave 

evidence 

to 

the 

committee, 

says 

problem 

is 

that 

we 

don’t 

know 

how 

companieswill

use 

our 

data 

because 

their 

business 

models 

and 

uses 

of 

are 

still 

evolving. 

“Large 

collections 

personal 

information 

have 

become 

valuable 

only 

recently,”he 

says.Theshockandangerwhenasocialmediafirmdoessomethingwithdatathatpeopledon’texpect,evenifusershaveapparentlygivenpermission,showthatthecurrentsituationisn’tworking.Ifproperlyadministered,akitemarkontermsandconditionscouldhelppeopleknowwhatexactlytheyaresigningupto,althoughtheywouldstillhavetoactuallyreadthem.

12.Whatdoesthephrase“meaninglessdrivel”inparagraphs1and3referto？

A.Legalcontractsthatsocialmediafirmsmakepeoplesignupto.

B.WarningsfromtheUKgovernmentagainstunsafewebsites.

C.Guidelinesonhowtousesocialmediawebsi