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辽宁省沈阳市铁路实验中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
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LookingforJobsOnline
AnalysisshowsthatrecordnumbersofAmericansarevisitingJobSearchsites;youngerwomenmakeupthebiggestaudience. TherecentfloodofadvertisementsfromMandCareerBuilderhasremindedusthattheNewYearisatimetore-evaluateone'scurrentjobandperhapsseekabettercareer.
InSearchofSkilledWorkers,EmployersGotoSummerCamp
Withskilled-laborshortageslooming,someemployersaremovingtosolvetheproblembywinningtheheartsandmindsoftheyoung--theveryyoung.Inanefforttotapfutureworkersinmiddleschoolorearlier,bigemployers,includingIBMandBoeing,areincreasingtheirbackingofcareer-drivensummercamps.Thecampspromotekids'interestinallkindsoffields.Theeffortsareyieldingnewopportunitiesforfamilies,andinsightsintohowtohelpkidsexplorepromisingcareers.
MoreWomenDecidetoExtendCareers
Threeyearsago,afteralongcareerwithFedEx,Annemadeadifficultdecision:
Sheacceptedanearlyretirementofferwhenthecompanywasdownsizing.
"Itwasabitofanidentitycrisisforme,"saysAnne,whoisinherearly60sanddivorced."Iwasn'tsurewhatIwantedtodo."Afteralengthysearch,shefoundanotherpositioninpublicrelationsattheUniversityofTennesseeHealthScienceCenterinMemphis."Ineededthestructureofafull-timejob,thestimulationofworkingwithothers,andtherewardofbeingproductive,"shesays."Theincomewasalsowelcome.”
1、Onthewebsite“M”wecanseelotsofadvertisementsabout .
A.clothes B.foods
C.monsters D.jobs
2、Inordertogetskilledworkersforthefuture,mostbigcompanies .
A.gotoworld-famousuniversitiestohireemployees
B.begintosupportthecareer-drivensummercamps
C.begintotrainmiddleschoolstudentsevenearlierinmanyways
D.spendmuchmoneyontrainingtheiremployees
3、Fromthelastparagraphwecanknowthat .
A.Annereallydidn’twanttoretireearly
B.Anneenjoysahighersalarythanbefore
C.Annewasveryhappytoretireandfoundanewjob
D.Annefoundthepresentjobeasily
Headsturned,tearsdropped,andgossip-filledwhisperswentonandonfromthehospitalpassagestothehousewindows.Therewasaproblem:
adaughterhadbeenborn.Shewasn’tthefirstdisappointmentborntoherfamily.Althoughmyauntdidn’tcareaboutgivingbirthtoagirl,hermother-in-lawconstantlyremindedherofthecriticismshewouldhavetofaceifshegavebirthtoadaughter.InIndia,mostpeopleheldtheseviews.
WhenIvisitedmyrelativesduringthesummer,onesentencemanagedtofillmewithangerandstartargumentswithmyso-calledrelatives.“Youareagirl,staywithinyourlimits.”Theysimplydon’tknowhowdifferentitislivingintheUS.Anyway,comparisonstomycousinsledmetoendtheargumentsforthemomentandacceptthewaytheylivedtheirlives.
Mywordsdidn’tmakesensetothemsomymindwassetonprovingthemwrong.
Althoughtheirwordsdidn’ttearmeapart,theiractionsmanagedto.Theamountofsexism(性别歧视)inthisculture,especiallymyhometown,mademefeelbad.Itwasthe21stcentury,yetwomenhadtoeatafterthemenatfamilygatherings.Theyhadtocookallthefamilymealsandwereaskedtotakejobsthatrequiredlittleskilloreducation.Itwastimetochangetheseviews.
AsIwasgrowingolder,thesamerelativesrepeatedlyquestionedmeaboutmyfuture:
“Whatdoyouwanttobe?
”Andtheanswerwasalwaysthesame:
electricalengineer.Ihaveapassionforelectronics;asclichéd(陈词滥调的)asitsounds,Iwasborntodoit.WhenIconnectwirestogethertorepairsomething,Ican’tcontainmyexcitement.ButwhenItriedtoexplainthistomyrelatives,allofthem,exceptformyparentsandgrandparents,wouldbeshockedandlaughatme—laughbecausetheydidn’tthinkIcouldliveuptomygoals,beinga“girlandall”.Itwastimetochangetheseviews.
Inmyworld,beingagirlisnotaproblem.Rather,itisanopportunitytoallowpassion,notstereotypes(成见),toshapemyfuture.Idecidedtochannelmyrelatives’viewsintopositiveenergy.Ratherthanlettingthembringmedown,Iletthembemotivationtoachievemygoalofbecominganengineer.I,afemale,willbecomeasuccessfulengineer.
4、Thefirstparagraphwasmainlywrittento .
A.describehowbadtheauthor’sauntfeltforhavingababygirl
B.describethepressuretheauthor’saunthadtofacewhenshewasgoingtohaveababy
C.showthatmostIndianpeoplearestronglyprejudicedagainstwomen
D.showthattheauthor’saunt’sgenerationisfightingagainstprejudiceagainstwomen
5、Fromthesecondandthirdparagraphs,itcanbeconcludedthat .
A.theauthorrealizedthatjustusingwordscouldn’tchangetherelatives’sexism
B.theauthor’sfriendsandrelativeswerejealousaboutherlifeintheUS
C.theauthorgotusedtobeingremindedtostaywithinherlimitsaftershewasborn
D.theauthoroftenarguedwithherrelativesbecauseshebelievedUSlifestyleswereright
6、Accordingtothetext,theauthordecidedtochangeherrelatives’viewsby .
A.achievingherambitionofchangingherhometown
B.usingherrelatives’commentsasmotivation
C.lettingstereotypesinfluenceherfuturedecisions
D.achievingherdreamofbecominganengineer
7、Inthearticle,inwhatwaydoestheauthorshowhowserioustheamountofsexismwasinherhometown?
A.Bydescribingfeelingdefeatedafterarguments.
B.Bydescribingpeople’swords,behaviorandcommonpractices.
C.Bystressingtheconflictsshehadwithherrelatives.
D.Bygivingexamplesofhowhergoalswerelaughedatrepeatedly.
Mrs.ObamaspoketothegraduatesofMartinLutherKingJr.HighSchoolonSaturdayinheronlyhighschoolcommencement(毕业典礼)speechthisyear.TheceremonytookplaceinthegymnasiumofTennesseeStateUniversity.
Thefirstladytoldthe170graduatesthatshespenttoomuchofhertimeincollegefocusingonacademicachievements.Whilehersuccessincollegeandlawschoolledtoahighprofilejob,shesaid,sheendedupleavingtofocusonpublicservice.“Mymessagetoyoutodayisthatdon'twasteaminutelivingsomeoneelse'sdream,”shesaid.“Ittakeslotsofrealworktodiscoverwhatbringsyoujoyandyouwon'tfindwhatyoulovesimplybycheckingmailboxesorsurfingtheInternet.”
ShesaidMLKremindedherofherownhighschoolexperienceinChicago.“MyNo.1goalwastogotoahighschoolthatwouldpushmeandchallengeme,”shesaid.“Iwantedtogosomewherethatwouldcelebrateachievements.”“Unfortunately,schoolslikethisdon'texistforeverykid,”shesaid.“Youareblessed.”
Thefirstladytoldthegraduatesthatfailuremaybeapartoftheircollegecareers,andthathowtheyrespondtodifficultiesdetermineswhattheywillbecome.“That'swhenyoufindoutwhatyou'rereallymadeofinthosehardtimes,”shesaid.“Butyoucanonlydothatifyou'rewillingtoputyourselfinapositionwhereyoumightfail.Overcomingdifficultieshasbeenamarkofmanygreatpeople,”shesaid.“OprahWinfreywasdemoted(降职)fromherfirstjobasanewsreporter,andnowshedoesn'tevenneedalastname,”shesaidofmediagiantOprahWinfrey.“Andthenthere'sthisguyBarackObama.Icouldtakeupawholeafternoontalkingabouthisfailures.HelosthisfirstraceforCongress,”thefirstladyjoked,“andnowhegetstocallhimselfmyhusband.”
8、Whenchoosingherhighschool,MrsObama .
A.wantedtostudylaw
B.waspushedtomakeachoice
C.failedtofindanidealschool
D.waswillingtomeetchallenges
9、BymentioningOprah'sexample,MrsObamawantedtotellthegraduates .
A.tobebraveenoughtoriskfailing
B.toworkhardtogetpromoted
C.tostartasanewsreporter
D.nottowastetimedoingwhattheydislike
10、Wherecanyouprobablyfindthistext?
A.Inanewsreport.
B.Inapoliticsbook.
C.Inagraduationpaper.
D.OnMrsObama'sblog.
11、WhatdoweknowaboutMrsObamafromthetext?
A.SheisagraduateofTennesseeStateUniversity.
B.Thisisthefirsttimeshehasgivenaspeechtograduates.
C.Shecomplainedaboutherschoollifeinherspeech.
D.Sheisenthusiasticaboutpublicservice.
“Regardlessofsocialclass,raceandage,mensaytheyhatetoshop,”saysZukin,CityUniversityofNewYorksociologyprofessor.“Yetwhenyouaskthemdeeperquestions,itturnsoutthattheyliketoshop.Mengenerallyliketoshopforbooks,musicandhardware.Butifyouaskthemabouttheshoppingtheydoforbooksormusic,they'llsay,‘Well,that'snotshopping.That'sresearch.’”
Inotherwords,whatmenandwomencall“buyingthings”andhowtheyapproachthattaskaredifferent.
Womenwillwanderthroughseveral1,000squaremetrestoresinsearchoftheperfectpartydress.Menwillwanderthrough100Internetsitesinsearchoftheperfectdigitalcamcorder.Womenseeshoppingasasocialevent.Menseeitasaspecialtaskoragametobewon.
“Menarefrequentlyshoppingtowin,”saysAnn,amarketingprofessoratLoyolaUniversityofChicago.“Theywanttogetthebestdeal.Theywanttogetthebestandlatestoneandiftheydothat,itmakesthemhappy.Whenwomenshop,they'redoingitinawaythattheywanteverybodytobeveryhappy,”saysAnn.“They'rekindofshoppingforlove.”
“Teenagegirlslearntoshopfro