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深圳二模英语
2018年深圳二模英语
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Whodidbestinmathatschool?
CombsB.BurnsC.SchultzD.Williams
HowdidthedeathofCombs’fatherinfluencehim?
Itmadehimafailure.
Hebecameadrugdealer.
Itmadehimevenstronger.
Hebecameahip-hopper.
Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
Cubaisagoodplacetodobusiness.
NoonewantedtohelpSchultzatfirst.
Poorfamilykidscanbesuccessfuleasily.
DifficultyinlifepushedWilliamsforward.
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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.
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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.
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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.DItofferscontinuingnutrition.
35Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
ACreatingaNoSmartphoneLife
BSmartphonesEnrichOurSocialLife
CSmokingDoesGreaterHarmThanSmartphonesDo
DQuittingSmartphonesIstheNewQuittingSmoking
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
HowLaughingatYourselfMakesYouAttractive
Haveyoueverembarrassedyourselfinpublicandgotlaughedatforit?
36__________Andit'sokay--weshouldevenhavealaughaboutthem.
●Laughingatyourselfmeansacceptingwhoyoureallyare.Youmayfeelbadaboutyourselfbecauseofpastmisfortune.However,it'snormaltobeimperfect.What'simportantisthatyoushouldbehonestwithyourselfaboutwhoyouare.37_________Youwon’tbeabletolaughatyourselfwithoutself-acceptance.
●Laughingatyourselfhelpsincreaseyourconfidence.Whenyou'reabletostayoptimisticandlaughatyourself,youarelikelytobemoresuccessfulinlife.38__________Moreimportantly,ithelpsyourealizeyourownweaknesses,soyouknowwhichareastodobetterin.
●39___________Laughingatsomeoneelsemayhurttheirfeelingsevenifyoudidn'tintendto,whilelaughingatyourselfdoesnot.--Youmightevenbringasmiletotheirfaces.Peoplewilllikeit,becauseitshowsthatyouhavethecouragetodosoandyou'rebeingrealaboutyourimperfections.
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