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英语密卷1
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II、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共30.0分)
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Howdoyoupayforthings?
Doyouusuallyusecash,ordoyouliketopaybycreditcard?
Ifyouarelikealotofpeople,youprobablyhaveatleastonecreditcard.Also,youmightuseitmoreoftenthanyouprobablyshould.
Creditcardsfirstbecamepopularinthe1920s,Atthattime,businesses,suchashotelsandcompanies,gavecreditcardstotheirbestcustomers.Unliketoday'screditcards,customerscouldonlyusethesecardsatthestoreorbusinessthatgaveoutthecard.Customershadtopayforthingsinfull.Theycouldn'tpayforsomethingalittleatatime.
In1950,abusinessmannamedMcNamarastartedacreditcardcompany-DinersClub.Unlikeearliercreditcards,thiscardcouldbeusedbycustomersatmanyrestaurants.Customerslikedthecardbecausetheydidn'thavetocarryalotofcashwiththem.Restaurantownerslikedthecard,too.Why?
Theyfoundoutthatcustomersusuallyspentmoremoneywhentheycouldpaybycreditcard.
Initsfirstyearofbusiness,DinersClubissued200cards,ThecustomerswhogotthecardsfromtheDinersClubcouldusethemat27differentrestaurants.Today,DinersClubhasabout8millioncustomers,andtheycanusetheircardsinover7.6millionbusinessesinmorethan200countries.
21. Whatcanweknowabouttheearliercreditcardsfromthepassage?
A. Theycouldbeusedeverywhere.
B. Customershadtopayforthingsinfull.
C. Theywereverypopularbeforethe1920s.
D. Everyonecouldgetthiskindofcreditcard.
22. Theunderlinedword"issued"hereprobablymeans"______".
A. showed
B. took
C. borrowed
D. provided
23. Thispassageismainlyabout______.
A. partofthedevelopmentofcreditcards
B. howtousecash
C. thenumberofpeoplewhousecreditcardsintheworld
D. howcreditcardshelpbusinessmen
24. ThecreditcardsthatDinersClubprovidecanuse_______
A. inmanyrestaurants
B. onlyinstores
C. onlyinthebusinessthatgaveoutthecard
D. inanywhere
B
MydaughterAlisawasbornblindinherrighteyeandwasbullied(欺辱)prettyseverely(严重地)inschool.SoIquittedmyjobasababysitterandthenschooledmydaughterheartandsoulathome.
Ayearago,aboyoffourteenbefriendedmydaughteronFacebookafterreadingsomethingAlisawroteaboutbullying.TodayhemessagedherandaskedifshewantedsixticketstoaColoradoRockiesbaseballgame.Theyhavenevermetinpersonbutshesaid,“Sure!
Thatwouldbegreat.”
ThenIreceivedacallfromhismotherexplainingwhyhersonhadchosenmydaughter.Shesaidhethoughtmydaughterdeservedthembecauseofallthegoodshedidinthecommunity.Herson,sheexplained,hadexperiencedasimilarsituationandwasalsohomeschooled.
Whatshesaidistrue.NowmydaughterAlisacontinuestoteachgroupsofgirlsintroubleinourcommunityhowtolookwithinthemselvesforthepositiveandhowtobetheirownperson.
Everythingwastakenintoconsideration,wedecidedtomeetthemotherandtheboyatalocalbikeshop.Aftermeeting,theboyapproachedmycarandmydaughtergavehimahugandthankedhimforhisgenerosity.Shetoldhimthatshehadneverbeentoabaseballgameandthatshewasgoingtotakeherentirefamily,includingmyself,herdad,littlesister,hercousinandanauntwhohasbraincancer,
Weallthankedoneanother,gotinourcar,andwentourway.Aswedrovehome,mydaughteropenedtheenvelope.Insideitweretheticketsand$100eachtobuyhotdogs,payforparkingandnothaveanyworriesbutagreattime.
MydaughterhasalwaysbeenthegiverandnowsheandourfamilyarethereceiversandIcannottellyouhowincrediblyhonoredwefeeltobeontheotherend.Whatanincredibleyoungmantohavesuchakindidea!
25. Whatdidtheauthoroncedo?
A. Shewasaticketseller.
B. Shewasaschoolteacher.
C. Shewasbabysitter.
D. Shewasasocialworker.
26. Howdidtheboygettoknowtheauthor’sdaughter?
A. TheygotintouchthroughtheInternet.
B. Theybecamefriendswhentalkingfacetoface.
C. Theywenttothesameschoolandmeteachother,
D. Theymetwhenbuyingticketstoabaseballgame.
27. Whatcanwelearnabouttheboy?
A. Healwaysbulliessmallerchildren.
B. Heisafraidofmeetingstrangers.
C. Hereceiveseducationathome.
D. HeisaddictedtotheInternet.
28. Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthetext?
A. Goodisrewardedwithgood.
B. Twoheadsarebetterthanone.
C. Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
D. Wherethereiswill,thereisaway.
C
Itisunlawfulforanemployertopublishadiscriminatory(歧视的)advertisement.
Howtoidentifyadiscriminatoryadvertisement:
● Itmustbereadasawhole,andaccountmustbetakennotonlyofthewords,butalsoofthepicturesthatituses.
● Jobtitlesthathavesexualconnotations(内涵)meananintentiontodiscriminateonthegroundsofsex.
Example1
Anoticeinarestaurantwindowstates:
”Waitersrequired.”Theword“waiters”hasamale,notafemale,connotation.Theadvertisementdoesnotcontainanequalopportunitiesstatementanddoesnotspecifythatthejobsareopentomenandwomen.
Example2
Amedicalclinicplacesanadvertisementforanursewithaphotographofafemalenurse.Nursingisanoccupationthatistraditionallyassociatedwithwomen.Theadvertisementdoesnotcontainanequalopportunitiesstatement.
Goodpracticechecklist:
● Advertisewidelysothatasthatasmanysuitablyqualifiedpeopleaspossiblehaveanopportunitytoapply.
● Donotpublishjobadvertisementinlocationsorpublicationswheretheyarelikelytobereadwhollyormainlybypeoplewhoshareaparticularcommunitybackground,sex,race,disability,orage.
● Uselanguagewhichisclearandsimpleanddonotuseabstractwords.Forexample,whendescribingtheworkingenvironmentorthecharacteristicsofdesirableemployees,donotusewordslikeyoung,matureorenergetic.
● Ifpossible,donotusejobtitleswhichhaveamaleorfemaleconnotation.Forexample,donotusethefollowingwords:
waiter/waitress salesman/salesgirl postman manageress foreman
storeman matron chairman/chairwoman headmaster/mistress
Instead,ifpossible,usejobtitlesthathavegender-neutralconnotation.Forexample,thefollowingwordsareappropriate:
waitingstaff salesassistant postalworker manager storesperson
supervisor chairperson nursemanager headteacher
29. Whentryingtoidentifywhatmightbeadiscriminatoryadvertisement,weshouldpayattentiontoits__________.
A. styleandwords
B. Lengthandwords
C. Wordsandpictures
D. Lengthandpictures
30. Whatcanweknowfromthetwoexamples?
A. Itiswrongtothinkanurseshouldbefemale.
B. Restaurantsprefermaletofemaleworkersnowadays.
C. Advertisementsformedicalclinicsshouldn’thavephotographs.
D. Jobtitleisoneofthemostimportantfactorsinanadvertisement.
31. Ifyouwanttoplaceanadvertisementforadesigner,youshouldpublishitin_______.
A. SouthernWeekend
B. TitanSports
C. EntertainmentWeekly
D. ShanghaiLawyer
D
Whenitcomestofriends,Idesirethosewhowillsharemyhappiness,whopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithme.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate(照亮)meandtrainmeupforlove.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghours,toogoodnottoshare.
WhenIwasintheeighthgrade,Ihadafriend.Wewereshyand“tooserious”aboutourstudieswhenitwasbecomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.Wesaidlittleatschool,butshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaper,andoneofuswouldsay:
“Let’sstartwithatrainwhistletoday.”Wewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistle.Thenwewouldreadthemaloud.Attheendofthatschoolyear,we,too,werechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstopped.
WhenIlivedforatimeinLondon,Ihadafriend,Hewasindespair(失望)andIwasindespair.Butourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthetime.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.Wewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparted.WegaveLondontoeachother.
ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesmine.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappears,sometimesinafunnyway,intheother’sdreams.SheandIagreethat,atcertaintimes,weseemtobepartsofthesamemind.Inmymostinterestingmoments,Ioftenthink:
“Yes,Imusttell….”Wehavenevermet.
ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththemisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist(心理学家),whowillonlyfillupthehealing(愈合的)silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfriend.
32. Intheeighthgrade,whattheauthordidbeforedevelopingpropersocialbehaviorwasto______.
A.becomeseriousaboutherstudy
B.gotoherfriend’shouseregularly
C.learnfromherclassmatesatschool
D.sharepoemsandstorieswithherfriend
33. InParagraph3,“WegaveLondontoeachother”probablymeans______.
A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofus
B.wewereunwillingtotearourselves