广东省高三第二次调研考试 英语Word文档下载推荐.docx
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UrsulaBurns,Chairwoman,VEON;
FormerCEO,Xerox
Herfamilywassopoorthathersinglemothertradedofficecleaningforhealthcare.ButBurns’earlygiftformathswonherascholarshipandaninternshipatXerox,whereshewouldcompeteherwaytothetop.“I'
mablackladyfromtheLowerEastSide,”shesays,“Notalotscaresme.”
HowardSchultz,ExecutiveChairman,Starbucks
SchultzgrewupinpublichousinginBrooklyn,surroundedbypoverty,andwasthefirstinhisfamilytogotocollege(onafootballscholarship).Aftertraininginsales,hesetupthecompanythatwouldlaterbuyStarbucks.“InthecourseoftheyearIspenttryingtoraisemoney,Ispoketo242people,and217ofthemsaidno.”hesaid.
SeanCombs,CEO,SeanJohn
Combsbeganagenerationofhip-hoptalentandmadealastinginfluenceonfashion.Buthestorycouldhaveturnedoutmuchdifferently:
Hisdrugdealerfatherwaskilledwhenhewas3.“Itmademeworkevenharder.”herecentlysaid.
GeishaWilliams,CEO,PG&
E
HerparentsfledCubawhenWilliamswas5.By7,shewasherparentsmaintranslatorintalkswithlawyersandaccountantsatgrocerystorestheyowned.Theexperiencedidhelpher.“IwentfromthinkingIcouldbeamanagertothinkingIcoulddosomethingmuchbigger.”shetoldFortune.
21.Whodidbestinmathatschool?
A.CombsB.BurnsC.SchultzD.Williams
22.HowdidthedeathofCombs’fatherinfluencehim?
A.Itmadehimafailure.
B.Hebecameadrugdealer.
C.Itmadehimevenstronger.
D.Hebecameahip-hopper.
23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Cubaisagoodplacetodobusiness.
B.NoonewantedtohelpSchultzatfirst.
C.Poorfamilykidscanbesuccessfuleasily.
D.DifficultyinlifepushedWilliamsforward.
B
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.
C
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.
D
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.D
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