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1、Ive become increasingly concerned about the linguistic sloppiness of the average worker, and not those who have learned English as a second language but native English speakers, regardless of income level, schooling or other determining factors.The number of people who read seems to be decreasing. T

2、he digital world has become the preferred baby sitter for children and the most effective way for adults to comfort themselves after a days work. Teachers, overworked and underpaid, seem to be fighting a losing battle or are some prolonging it?These days I see glaring grammatical errors on rsums and

3、 cover letters, websites, signs, emails regardless of management skills or income level. Job hunters write asking me for “advise”. People who are in the job market, hoping to be invited in for an interview, write some of these, and the paperwork is full of punctuation and grammatical mistakes. Were

4、they careless? Or do they not know? Maybe it doesnt matter. Maybe the hiring authority doesnt know the difference either.The other day I saw the back of a company shirt that said: “providing quality service since 10 years.” A company shirt? How many were printed and are worn by employees who walk ar

5、ound advertising that their company has someone in an upper-level management position who didnt catch the error or, worse yet, didnt know the difference?Last week a senior level manager emailed me. He confused “its” and “its” in three different places. Heres another example: I do product testing for

6、 a research panel. The product came with a slip of paper that said: “This commitment covers not discussing this product or its usage with others outside your home.”Heres what really bugs me: a rule that seems to have come into effect if in doubt, add an apostrophe. So what has happened is that peopl

7、e all over America have lost the understanding of the difference between plural and possessive.Your rs and your cover letter are not just a summary of your background. They are not just an introduction of you when you hope to be considered for an interview. First and foremost, it is a brochure, and

8、it is selling a product, and the product is you. If you wouldnt go to an interview in blue jeans, dont send your cover letter and rs with mistakes to a prospective employer.Dont rely on Microsoft Words ABC/grammar checker. It isnt able to detect if a word is spelled correctly but used out of context

9、. The grammar checker wont help you unless you have a fundamental understanding of grammar to begin with. In fact, if you defer to the grammar checkers advice, youll probably increase your number of mistakes.An excellent reference book to keep on hand is The Elements of Grammar by Margaret Shertzer.

10、 In “Words Often Confused”, it clarifies the differences between pairs of words such as “well/good” and “less/fewer”.Dont tell yourself it doesnt matter. Above all, dont tell yourself that everyone speaks poorly these days, and the hiring authority wont know or care. The ability to communicate, writ

11、ten and spoken, is of utmost importance certainly in business. And it only becomes more valuable as fewer people are able to demonstrate it.56. The examples cited in paragraphs 4 and 5 are intended to illustrate _.A. the employees are proud of their companyB. to err is humanC. holding senior positio

12、ns doesnt guarantee correct usage of languageD. managers are so busy as to be careless with their language57. According to the author, when American people are not sure whether to use “its” or “its”, they are likely to _.A. use the former B. use the latter C. ask the author for advice D. turn to Mic

13、rosoft Word58. The underlined word “defer” can be best replaced by _.A. consult B. follow C. object D. yield59. Which of the following statements will the author probably agree with?A. Going to a job interview in smart jeans is better than sending rB. Microsoft Words spelling checker cannot always s

14、pot a mistake because it has a limited vocabulary.C. Some teachers are themselves using language incorrectly.D. The hiring authorities care about linguistic correctness and act as role models.Keys: 56-59 CADC Two【2019届上海市上海建平中学高三英语上学期期中考试题】The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his 69 Chevy Malib

15、u convertible（敞篷车）. Beautifully repainted with V-8 engineit was a gift wasted on me at that age. What did I know about classic cars? The important thing was that Hannah and I could drive around Tucson with the top down.Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much taller, almost five foot ten.

16、“Hannahs going to be something,” my mother always said. And sure enough, that summer she signed with a modeling agency. She was already doing catalog and runway work.A month after my birthday, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we stopped at the McDonalds drive-through, putting the fr

17、ies on the seat between us to share.“Lets ride around awhile,” I said. It was a clear night, oven-warm, full moon cast low over the desert. Taking a curve too fast, I hit a patch of dirt and slid from side to side. I then cut through a neighbors landscape wall and drove into a full-grown palm. The f

18、ront wheels came to rest halfway up the tree trunk.French fries on the floor, the dash, and my lap. An impossible amount of blood on Hannahs face, pieces of skin hanging into her eyes. They took us in separate ambulances. In the emergency room, my parents spoke quietly: Best plastic surgeon in the c

19、ity. End of her modeling career.Wed been wearing lap belts, but the car didnt have shoulder bands. Id damaged my cheekbone on the wheel; Hannahs forehead had split wide open on the dash. What would I say to her?When her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry, bracing myself for

20、 her anger. She sat beside me and took my hand. “I hit my best friends car in the rear when I was your age,” she said. “I wrecked her car and mine.”“Im so sorry,” I said.“Youre both alive,” she said. “The rest is window dressing.” I started to protest, and Sharon stopped me. “I forgive you. Hannah w

21、ill too.”Sharons forgiveness allowed Hannah and me to get back in the car together that summer, to stay friends throughout high school and college, to be in each others weddings, and to watch my four teenagers fawn over her three younger children. I think of her gift of forgiveness every time Im tem

22、pted to blame someone for something recognized as wrong. And whenever I see Hannah. The scars are so faded that no one else would notice, but in the sunlight I can still see the faint shimmer（微光） just below her hairlinefor me, an sign of grace.56. Which of the following about Hannah is TRUE accordin

23、g to the passage?A. She was not as badly injured as the author.B. She never really forgave me though her mother did.C. She learned the gift of forgiveness through the accident.D. She could have been a model if she hadnt experienced the accident.57. In paragraph 4, “window dressing” is closest in mea

24、ning to “_”.A. insignificant B. colorful C. undetermined D. hopeful58. According to the passage, Sharon comforted the author by _.A. showing her own scar B. mentioning her own storyC. visiting the author in person D. teaching the author a personal lesson59. Which of the following might be the best t

25、itle of the article?A. A Graceful Friend B. A Lasting Friendship C. A Lucky Car Accident D. The Gift of Forgiveness 56-59 DABDThree【2019届上海市七宝中学高三英语上学期期中考试题】Measles （麻疹）, which once killed 450 children each year and disabled even more, was nearly wiped out in the United States 14 years ago by the un

26、iversal use of the MMR vaccine （疫苗）. But the disease is making a comeback, caused by a growing anti-vaccine movement and misinformation that is spreading quickly. Already this year, 115 measles cases have been reported in the USA, compared with 189 for all of last year.The numbers might sound small,

27、 but they are the leading edge of a dangerous trend. When vaccination rates are very high, as they still are in the nation as a whole, everyone is protected. This is called “herd immunity”, which protects the people who get hurt easily, including those who cant be vaccinated for medical reasons, bab

28、ies too young to get vaccinated and people on whom the vaccine doesnt work.But herd immunity works only when nearly the whole herd joins in. When some refuse vaccination and seek a free ride, immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger.Thats exactly what is happening in small neighborhoods around the country from Orange County, California, where 22 measles cases were reported this month, to Brooklyn, N.Y., where a 17-year-old caused an outbreak last year.The resistance to vaccine has continued for decades, and it is driven by a real but very sma