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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.

Justrememberthathumansallmakemistakes.Soinst