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届甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学高三上学期期中考试

甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2017届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

第一部分：

阅读理解

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Whenyourparentsadviseyouto“getaneducation”inordertoraiseyourincome,theytellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationtoprovidemanpower（人力资）foryoursociety,butnotsomuchthatyouproveanembarrassmenttoyoursociety.

Getahighschooldiploma,atleast.Withoutthat,youwillbeoccupationallydeadunlessyournamehappenstobeGeorgeBernardShaworThomasAlvaEdison,andyoucansuccessfullydropoutingradeschool.

Getacollegedegree,ifpossible.WithaB.A.,youareonthelaunchingpad.Butnowyouhavetostarttoputonthebrakes.Ifyougoforamaster’sdegree,makesureitisanM.B.A.,andthefamouslawofdiminishing（逐渐减少的）returnsbeginstotakeeffect.

Doyouknow,forinstance,thatlong-haultruckdriversearnmoreperyearthanfullprofessors?

Yes,theaveragesalaryforthosetruckerswas$24000whilethefullprofessorsmanagedtoearnjust$23030.

Adoctorateisthehighestdegreeyoucanget.Exceptforafewspecializedfieldssuchasphysicsorchemistrywherethedegreecanquicklybeturnedtoindustrialorcommercialpurposes,ifyoupursuesuchadegreeinanyotherfield,youwillfaceafuturewhichisnotbright.Therearemoredoctorsunemployedorunderemployedinthiscountrythananyotherpartoftheworld.

IfyoubecomeadoctorinEnglishorhistoryoranthropologyorpoliticalscienceorlanguagesor—worstofall—inphilosophy,youruntheriskofbecomingovereducatedforournationaldemands.Notforourneeds,mindyou,butforourdemands.

Thousandsofdoctorsaresellingshoes,drivingcars,waitingontable,andendlesslyfillingoutapplicationsmonthaftermonth.Theymayalsotakeajobinsomehighschoolorbackwater（闭塞）collegethatpaysmuchlessthanthedoorkeeperearns.

Youcanequatethelevelofincomewiththelevelofeducationonlysofar.Farenough,thatis,tomakeyouusefultothegrossnationalproduct,butnotsofarthatnobodycanturnmuchofaprofitonyou.

1.Accordingtothewriter,whatthesocietyexpectsofeducationistoturnoutpeoplewho______.

A.willnotbeadisgracetosociety

B.willbecomeloyalcitizens

C.cantakecareofthemselves

D.canmeetthenation’sdemandasasourceofmanpower

2.Manydoctorsareoutofjobbecause______.

A.theyareimproperlyeducated

B.theyareoflittlecommercialvaluetotheirsociety

C.therearefewerjobsinhighschools

D.theyprefereasierjobsthatmakemoremoney

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.BernardShawdidn’tfinishhighschool,nordidEdison.

B.Onemustthinkcarefullybeforepursuingamaster’sdegree.

C.Thehigheryoureducationlevel,themoremoneyyouwillearn.

D.Ifyouaretoowell-educated,you’llbeovereducatedforsociety’sdemands.

4.Thewriterseeseducationas______.

A.ameansofprovidingjobsecurityandfinancialsecurityandameansofmeetingacountry’sdemandsfortechnicalworkers

B.awaytobroadenone’shorizons

C.moreimportantthanfindingajob

D.anopportunitythateveryoneshouldhave

B

Myheartsankwhenthemanattheimmigrationcountergesturedtothebackroom.IwasbornandraisedinAmerica,andthiswasMiami,whereIlive,buttheyweren’tquitereadytoletmeinyet.

　“Pleasewaitinhere,Ms.Abujaber,”theimmigrationofficersaid.Myhusband,withhisveryAmericanlastname,accompaniedme.Hewasgettingusedtothis.ThesamethinghadhappenedrecentlyinCanadawhenI’dflowntoMontrealtospeakatabookevent.Thattimetheyheldmefor45minutes.TodaywewerereturningfromaliteraryfestivalinJamaica,andIwasshockedthatIwasbeingsent“inback”onceagain.

　　Theofficerbehindthecountercalledmeupandsaid,“Miss,yournamelookslikethenameofsomeonewho’sonourwantedlist.We’regoingtohavetocheckyououtwithWashington.”

　　“Howlongwillittake?

”

　　“Hardtosay…afewminutes,”hesaid,“We’llcallyouwhenwe’rereadyforyou.”Afteranhour,Washingtonstillhadn’tdecidedanythingaboutme.

“Isn’tthiscomputerized?

”Iaskedatthecounter,“Can’tyoujustlookmeup?

”

“Justafewmoreminutes,”theyassuredme.

　　Afteranhourandahalf,IpulledmycellphoneouttocallthefriendsIwassupposedtomeetthatevening.Anofficerrushedover.“Nophones!

”hesaid,“Forallweknowyoucouldbecallingaterroristcellandgivingtheminformation.”

　　“I’mjustauniversityprofessor,”Isaid.Myvoicecameoutinasqueak.

　　“Ofcourseyouare.Andwetakepeoplelikeyououtofhereinlegironseveryday.”

　　Iputmyphoneaway.

　　MyhusbandandIweregettinghungryandtired.Wholefamilieshadbeenbroughtintothewaitingroom,andtheplacewaspackedwithexcitablechildren,exhaustedparents,andevenaflightattendant.

　　Iwantedtoscream,tojumponachairandshout“I’manAmericancitizen;anovelist;IprobablyteachEnglishliteraturetoyourchildren.”

Aftertwohoursindetention（扣押）,Iwasapproachedbyoneoftheofficers.“You’refreetogo,”hesaid.Noexplanationorapologies.Foramoment,neitherofusmoved.Wewerestillinshock.Thenweleapedtoourfeet.

　　“Oh,onemorething,”hehandedmeatatteredphotocopywithanaddressonit,“Ifyouaren’thappywithyourtreatment,youcanwritetothisagency.”

　　“Willtheyrespond?

”Iasked.

　　“Idon’tknow—Idon’tknowofanyonewho’severwrittentothembefore.”Thenheadded,”Bytheway,thiswillprobablykeephappeningeachtimeyoutravelinternationally.”

　　“WhatcanIdotokeepitfromhappeningagain?

”

　　Hesmiledtheemptysmilewe’dseenallday,“Absolutelynothing.”

　　Aftertellingseveralfriendsaboutourordeal,probablythemostfrequentadviceI’veheardinresponseistochangemyname.Twentyyearsago,myowngraduateschoolwritingprofessoradvisedmetowriteunderapennamesothatpublisherswouldn’tstickmeinwhathecalled“theethnicghetto”—aseparate,secondaryshelfinthebookstore.Butanameisanintegralpartofanyone’spersonalandprofessionalidentity—justlikethetownyou’reborninandtheplacewhereyou’reraised.

　　Likemyfather,I’llkeepthename,butmyairportexperiencehasgivenmeawholenewperspectiveonwhatdiversityandtolerancearesupposedtomean.IhadnoideathatbeinganAmericanwouldeverbethishard.

5.Theauthorwasheldattheairportbecause______.

　A.sheandherhusbandreturnedfromJamaica

　B.hernamewassimilartoaterrorist’s

　C.shehadbeenheldinMontreal

　D.shehadspokenatabookevent

6.Shewasnotallowedtocallherfriendsbecause______.

　A.heridentityhadn’tbeenconfirmedyet

　B.shehadbeenheldforonlyonehourandahalf

　C.therewereotherfamiliesinthewaitingroom

　D.shecouldn’tuseherowncellphone

7.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthorwould______topreventsimilarexperiencefromhappeningagain.

A.writetotheagencyB.changehername

C.avoidtravelingabroadD.donothing

8.Herexperiencesindicatethattherestillexists______intheUS.

　A.hatredB.discrimination

C.toleranceD.diversity

C

Aperson,likeacommodity,needspackaging.Butgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirable.Alittleexaggeration（夸张）willdonoharmwhenitshowstheperson’suniquequalitiestotheiradvantages.Toshowpersonalattractivenessinacasualandnaturalway,itisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.Askilledpackagerknowshowtoaddarttonaturewithoutanysignsofembellishmentsothatthepersonsopackagedisnotacommodity,butahumanbeing,livelyandlovely.

Ayoungperson,especiallyafemale,shiningwithbeautyandfulloflife,hasallthefavorgranted.Youthhowever,comesandgoesinaflash.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytohidethemarksmadebyyears.Ifyoustillenjoylifeenoughtokeepself-confidenceandworkatpioneeringwork,youareuniqueinyournaturalqualities,andyourattractivenessandgracewillremain.Elderlypeoplearebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeen,throughplains,mountainsandjungles,runningitscourseasitshould.Youhavereallylivedyourlife,whichnowarrivesataself-satisfiedstageofquietnessandcalmnesswithnointerestinfameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtomakeuseofhairdyeing.Thesnow-cappedmountainitselfisabeautifulsceneoffairyland.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldinstepwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmonywithnature,forharmonyitselfisbeauty,whiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeinthecompanyoftheelderlyislikereadingathickbookofgoodedition,whichattractsonesomuchthatoneisunwillingtopartwithit.Aslongasonefindswhereonestands,oneknowshowtopackageoneself,justasacommoditysetsupitsbrandbytherightpackaging.

9.Theunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphisclosesttotheword______inmeaning.

A.decorationB.clarificationC.movementD.identification

10.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat______.

A.peopleshouldbepackagedatallages

B.peopleshouldbepackagedinaspecialway

C.elderlypeoplealsocareaboutpackaging

D.properpackagingmakespeopleattractive

11.Forthemiddle-aged,attractiveness______.

A.hardlyexistsB.isthestrongest

C.comesfromtheinsideD.comesfromtheappearance

12.Accordingtotheauthor,ifyouwanttokeepinharmonywithnature,youshould______.

A.dyeyourhairB.makeupatayoungage

C.followtheageingprocessD.giveupfameandwealth

D

“Enough”withthemultivitaminsalready.That’sthemessagefromexpertsbehindthreenewstudiesthattackledanoftendeba