高中英语外刊四选一 30篇 学生版尖子生必备.docx

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高中英语外刊四选一30篇学生版尖子生必备

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ThefollowingaresomeofthecommentsonAlbertoHernandez’slatestblog.

Marianne:

15hoursago

Thanks,Alberto.Yourblogisfantasticandsohelpful.IjustwanttosaythatIhaveasuspicionthatmyemployerisplayingBigBrother*.Mybossscansourofficewithvideocameras,keepsalogofallofficephoneconversations,tracksourlocationwithcellphonesandIDcards,andreadsourincomingandoutgoinge-mail.Ithinkthissupervisionhasgonetoofarandisoutsidetherangeofaresponsiblebusiness.

Marcel:

12hoursago

Inmycompany,we’reforcedtotakedrugtestswhetherwelikeitornot,withoutwarning,andfornogoodreason.Inthissuspiciousatmosphere,it’simpossibletohaveasenseofprideanddignityinmywork.Ican’tunderstandwhat’sdrivingthisincreaseinemployeemonitoring.

Robert:

6hoursago

Idon’tagreewithMarcelandMarianne.There’snothingharmfulaboutthesemonitoringpractices.Asanemployer,Ihavetherighttoknowhowmyemployeesareusingtheirtime.Ontopofthat,Iusevideocamerasonlytopreventtheft.AndIcheckemployeee-mailtowatchforanyinsultinglanguageorracism.Comeon—youknowit’sonlyfortheemployee’sprotection.

*BigBrother:

areferencetoGeorgeOrwell’snovel1984,inwhichanall-powerfulgovernmentcontrolledthemindsandbehaviorofitscitizens

1.InMarianne’sopinion,herbossis_____.

A.afantasticandhelpfulperson

B.tryingtorestricttheirbehavior

C.anirresponsibleperson

D.tryingtoknowthembetter

2.HowdoesMarcelmostprobablyfeelinhiscompany?

A.Thrilled.

B.Proud.

C.Disrespected.

D.Unsuccessful.

3.Fromthecommentswecanconcludethat_____mustbeanemployer.

A.Alberto

B.Marianne

C.Marcel

D.Robert

4.WhatmightbethetopicofAlbertoHernandez’slatestblog?

A.Workplaceprivacy.

B.Managementskills.

C.Employmentstatus.

D.Informationsources.

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AmericansmayhavemadesomechangesinthewaytheycelebrateChristmasovertheyears,butsomeimportanttraditions—likefriendsandfamily—remainthesame.AccordingtoaPewResearchCentersurveyconductedamongarepresentativesampleof2,001adultsnationwide,9outofevery10AmericanscelebrateChristmas.

However,onlyaroundhalfofthosewhocelebrateChristmasviewitasareligiousholiday,whileone-thirdseeitasaculturalcelebration,ratherthanoneoffaith.Religionisfarlesscentraltoyoungpeople’sobservancesofChristmas,thesurveyfound,withonly39percentofthoseaged18-29viewingitasareligiousholiday,comparedto66percentofthoseaged65andolder.

InanattempttoexplorethechangingnatureofChristmastraditions,thePewsurveyalsoaskeditsadultparticipantshowtheyremembercelebratingtheholidayaschildren,comparedtothewaytheycelebrateitnow.Awhopping86percentsaidtheyplantocelebrateChristmaswithfamilyandfriends,andthesamepercentagesaytheyplantogivegiftstofriendsandfamily.Around9in10adultssaidtheseactivitieswerepartoftheirholidaytraditionswhentheywerechildren.Accordingtothesurvey,8outofevery10AmericansplantoputupaChristmastreethisyear,comparedto92percentwhosaidtheytypicallyputupaChristmastreewhentheywerechildren.

Otherholidaytraditionsrememberedfromchildhooddidn’tfareaswell,however.While81percentofthosesurveyedsaidtheirfamiliestypicallysentholidaycardsduringtheirchildhood,only65percentsaidtheyplannedtodosothisyear.Only16percentsaidtheywouldgocaroling（唱圣诞颂歌）,comparedto36percentwhosaidtheycaroledduringtheirchildhood.

ThePewsurveyfoundthatreligiousandnon-religiousAmericansarerelativelysimilarintheircelebrationsofChristmas,andthatbothculturalandreligiousobserverswerejustaslikelytogatherwithfamily,exchangegiftsandtakepartinanotherpopularChristmastradition—SantaClaus.AmongtheadultssurveyedwhohaveachildbelievinginSantaClaus,69percentsaidtheyplantopretendthatSantavisitstheirhouseonChristmasEvethisyear.Perhapsmoresurprisingly,18percentofparentswhosechildrendonotbelieveinSantawillstillpretendtogetavisitfromthejollybeardedfellowthisChristmas,andsowill22percentofadultswhoarenotparentsorguardiansofanychildren.

1.ThemainideaofParagraph3canbebestconcludedas

A.mostAmericanfamilieswillbuyChristmastrees

B.mostAmericanswanttocelebrateChristmaswiththeirfamilies

C.fewAmericanswanttocelebrateChristmaswiththeirfamilies

D.AmericansgenerallycelebrateChristmasthesamewaytheydidbefore

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutChristmas?

A.SantaClausremainsapopularholidayicon.

B.ReligiousobserversexchangegiftsatChristmas.

C.Carolingisbecomingincreasinglypopularnowadays.

D.Itisviewedmoreasaculturalholidaythanareligiousone.

3.45Accordingtothepassage,whatdoestheauthorimply?

A.Non-ChristiansarenotencouragedtoobserveChristmas.

B.SomechildlessadultsstillpretendthatSantaexists.

C.ItisimportanttocelebrateChristmaswithfamilyandfriends.

D.ThePewsurveyexploredhowChristmastraditionshavechangedovertime.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ChristmasTraditions,PastandPresent.

B.HowAmericansCelebrateChristmas.

C.HowChristmasTraditionsHaveChanged.

D.WhyAmericansCelebrateChristmas.

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SurprisesintheWildlifePark

DisneylandHalfMarathonWeekendpresentedbyCigna

Date:

September6,2015（Sunday）

Start/Finish:

DisneylandResort

Theme:

Celebratethe10thAnniversaryoftheHappiestRaceonEarth!

It’sthemomentyou’vebeentrainingfor.Your13.1-milerunonamagicalcourseintheHappiestRaceonEarthtakesyouthroughDisneyCaliforniaAdventureParkalongthelegendaryMainStreet,U.S.A.InDisneylandPark,andthenontothestreetsofAnaheim,you’llcompleteyourDisneylandHalfMarathonracewithanexcitingfinishneartheDisneylandHotel.Italladdsuptomilesofsmiles,unforgettablememories,andaperfectendingtoamagicalDisneylandvisit.

HighlightsoftheTimedHalfMarathonrace:

13.1-milecoursethroughDisneylandResortandtheCityofAnaheim,California

Disneycharactersandentertainmentoncourse

FamilyReunionAreawithliveentertainmentandcharactersatthefinishline

RacewithinwalkingdistancewhenyoustayataDisneylandResortHotel

EventtransportationincludedwhenyoustayatselectAnaheimAreaHotels

Participantsreceive:

Championshort-sleevedtechshirtinWomen’sorMen’sCut*

HalfMarathonFinisherMedal*

Officialdigitaleventguide*

IGiftBag

Personalizedbib（MustregisterbeforeJune2,2015fornametoappearonbib）*

On-courseandpost-racerefreshments

ChronoTrackB-tagtimedracewithliverunnertrackingsignupforfriendsandfamily

Personalizedresultswebsiteandfinishercertificate

Tocompete,youmustbe14yearsofageorolderandabletocompletetheHalfMarathoninthreeandahalfhoursorless.

ToreceivetheDumboDoubleDareFinisherMedal,youmustregisterfortheDumboDoubleDare.Registeringforthe10KandHalfMarathonindividuallywillnotmakeyoueligible（有资格的）toreceivetheDumboDoubleDareFinisherMedal.

Dates,times,pricesandinclusionsaresubjecttochange.Allracesaresubjecttocapacitylimitsandmaycloseatanytimebeforethepercentagecanbeupdated.Registrationsarenon-refundableandnon-transferable.Disneyreservestherighttorefusetheentryinto,and/orrevokeanyregistrationfor,anyraceforanyreasonatitssolediscretionwithrefundofanyapplicableregistrationfeesbeingthesoleremedyofanysuchrefusaland/orrevocation.

*Note:

ParticipantsmustattendPacketPick-upattheDisneyHealth&FitnessExpotoreceivetheirracepacket,bib,andtechshirt.Finishermedalswillbedistributedtofinishersduringtherace.Noneoftheseitemswillbemailedtoregistrants.

1.YoucanfindallthefollowinginformationEXCEPT_______inthepassage.

A.thecoursedescriptionoftheHalfMarathon

B.thedistanceoftheHalfMarathon

C.theentryfeeoftheHalfMarathon

D.thetimelimitsofthecompletionoftheHalfMarathon

2.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwhoeverrunstheHalfMarathoncanget

A.theDumboDoubleDareFinisherMedal

B.aHalfMarathonFinisherMedal

C.apersonalizedbib

D.aniGiftbag

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.TheHalfMarathonraceisopentoallthecitizens.

B.ParticipantsmustbeabletocovertheHalfMarathonwithin3.5hours.

C.RegisteringfortheHalfMarathonindividuallywillenableyoutoreceivetheDumboDoubleDareFinisherMedal.

D.TheHalfMarathonisboundtostartontime.

4.Wherewasthispassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.Ahandbookofthemarathon.

B.TheofficialwebsiteofDisney.

C.Theadvertisementsectioninanewspaper.

D.Asportsmagazine.

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WilliamCarysaidhe’slearnedtoappreciatesmallvictorieswithhis17-year-oldsonBen,whohasautismanddoesn’tspeak,soCarychokedupwhiledescribinghowproudhewaswhenBenbuttonedhispantsfortheveryfirsttimeaftergoingtothebathroom.ButonevictorythatBenachievedlongagowassurfing.Sincetheageof6,hehasbeenparticipatinginSurfersHealingsurfcampsforchildrenwithautism.

TheannualeventreturnedrecentlytoTourmalineSurfParkinCalifornia.Morethan150childrentookturnsridingthewaveswith15professionalsurfers,aswellasasma