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辽宁省沈阳市铁路实验中学2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

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LookingforJobsOnline

AnalysisshowsthatrecordnumbersofAmericansarevisitingJobSearchsites;youngerwomenmakeupthebiggestaudience. TherecentfloodofadvertisementsfromMandCareerBuilderhasremindedusthattheNewYearisatimetore-evaluateone'scurrentjobandperhapsseekabettercareer.

InSearchofSkilledWorkers,EmployersGotoSummerCamp

Withskilled-laborshortageslooming,someemployersaremovingtosolvetheproblembywinningtheheartsandmindsoftheyoung--theveryyoung.Inanefforttotapfutureworkersinmiddleschoolorearlier,bigemployers,includingIBMandBoeing,areincreasingtheirbackingofcareer-drivensummercamps.Thecampspromotekids'interestinallkindsoffields.Theeffortsareyieldingnewopportunitiesforfamilies,andinsightsintohowtohelpkidsexplorepromisingcareers.

MoreWomenDecidetoExtendCareers

Threeyearsago,afteralongcareerwithFedEx,Annemadeadifficultdecision:

Sheacceptedanearlyretirementofferwhenthecompanywasdownsizing.

"Itwasabitofanidentitycrisisforme,"saysAnne,whoisinherearly60sanddivorced."Iwasn'tsurewhatIwantedtodo."Afteralengthysearch,shefoundanotherpositioninpublicrelationsattheUniversityofTennesseeHealthScienceCenterinMemphis."Ineededthestructureofafull-timejob,thestimulationofworkingwithothers,andtherewardofbeingproductive,"shesays."Theincomewasalsowelcome.”

1、Onthewebsite“M”wecanseelotsofadvertisementsabout            .

A．clothes                              B．foods                              

C．monsters                              D．jobs                              

2、Inordertogetskilledworkersforthefuture,mostbigcompanies            .

A．gotoworld-famousuniversitiestohireemployees

B．begintosupportthecareer-drivensummercamps

C．begintotrainmiddleschoolstudentsevenearlierinmanyways

D．spendmuchmoneyontrainingtheiremployees

3、Fromthelastparagraphwecanknowthat            .

A．Annereallydidn’twanttoretireearly

B．Anneenjoysahighersalarythanbefore

C．Annewasveryhappytoretireandfoundanewjob

D．Annefoundthepresentjobeasily

Headsturned,tearsdropped,andgossip-filledwhisperswentonandonfromthehospitalpassagestothehousewindows.Therewasaproblem:

adaughterhadbeenborn.Shewasn’tthefirstdisappointmentborntoherfamily.Althoughmyauntdidn’tcareaboutgivingbirthtoagirl,hermother-in-lawconstantlyremindedherofthecriticismshewouldhavetofaceifshegavebirthtoadaughter.InIndia,mostpeopleheldtheseviews.

WhenIvisitedmyrelativesduringthesummer,onesentencemanagedtofillmewithangerandstartargumentswithmyso-calledrelatives.“Youareagirl,staywithinyourlimits.”Theysimplydon’tknowhowdifferentitislivingintheUS.Anyway,comparisonstomycousinsledmetoendtheargumentsforthemomentandacceptthewaytheylivedtheirlives.

Mywordsdidn’tmakesensetothemsomymindwassetonprovingthemwrong.

Althoughtheirwordsdidn’ttearmeapart,theiractionsmanagedto.Theamountofsexism（性别歧视）inthisculture,especiallymyhometown,mademefeelbad.Itwasthe21stcentury,yetwomenhadtoeatafterthemenatfamilygatherings.Theyhadtocookallthefamilymealsandwereaskedtotakejobsthatrequiredlittleskilloreducation.Itwastimetochangetheseviews.

AsIwasgrowingolder,thesamerelativesrepeatedlyquestionedmeaboutmyfuture:

“Whatdoyouwanttobe?

”Andtheanswerwasalwaysthesame：

electricalengineer.Ihaveapassionforelectronics;asclichéd（陈词滥调的）asitsounds,Iwasborntodoit.WhenIconnectwirestogethertorepairsomething,Ican’tcontainmyexcitement.ButwhenItriedtoexplainthistomyrelatives,allofthem,exceptformyparentsandgrandparents,wouldbeshockedandlaughatme—laughbecausetheydidn’tthinkIcouldliveuptomygoals,beinga“girlandall”.Itwastimetochangetheseviews.

Inmyworld,beingagirlisnotaproblem.Rather,itisanopportunitytoallowpassion,notstereotypes（成见）,toshapemyfuture.Idecidedtochannelmyrelatives’viewsintopositiveenergy.Ratherthanlettingthembringmedown,Iletthembemotivationtoachievemygoalofbecominganengineer.I,afemale,willbecomeasuccessfulengineer.

4、Thefirstparagraphwasmainlywrittento            .

A．describehowbadtheauthor’sauntfeltforhavingababygirl

B．describethepressuretheauthor’saunthadtofacewhenshewasgoingtohaveababy

C．showthatmostIndianpeoplearestronglyprejudicedagainstwomen

D．showthattheauthor’saunt’sgenerationisfightingagainstprejudiceagainstwomen

5、Fromthesecondandthirdparagraphs,itcanbeconcludedthat            .

A．theauthorrealizedthatjustusingwordscouldn’tchangetherelatives’sexism

B．theauthor’sfriendsandrelativeswerejealousaboutherlifeintheUS

C．theauthorgotusedtobeingremindedtostaywithinherlimitsaftershewasborn

D．theauthoroftenarguedwithherrelativesbecauseshebelievedUSlifestyleswereright

6、Accordingtothetext,theauthordecidedtochangeherrelatives’viewsby            .

A．achievingherambitionofchangingherhometown

B．usingherrelatives’commentsasmotivation

C．lettingstereotypesinfluenceherfuturedecisions

D．achievingherdreamofbecominganengineer

7、Inthearticle,inwhatwaydoestheauthorshowhowserioustheamountofsexismwasinherhometown?

A．Bydescribingfeelingdefeatedafterarguments.

B．Bydescribingpeople’swords,behaviorandcommonpractices.

C．Bystressingtheconflictsshehadwithherrelatives.

D．Bygivingexamplesofhowhergoalswerelaughedatrepeatedly.

Mrs.ObamaspoketothegraduatesofMartinLutherKingJr.HighSchoolonSaturdayinheronlyhighschoolcommencement（毕业典礼）speechthisyear.TheceremonytookplaceinthegymnasiumofTennesseeStateUniversity.

Thefirstladytoldthe170graduatesthatshespenttoomuchofhertimeincollegefocusingonacademicachievements.Whilehersuccessincollegeandlawschoolledtoahighprofilejob,shesaid,sheendedupleavingtofocusonpublicservice.“Mymessagetoyoutodayisthatdon'twasteaminutelivingsomeoneelse'sdream,”shesaid.“Ittakeslotsofrealworktodiscoverwhatbringsyoujoyandyouwon'tfindwhatyoulovesimplybycheckingmailboxesorsurfingtheInternet.”

ShesaidMLKremindedherofherownhighschoolexperienceinChicago.“MyNo.1goalwastogotoahighschoolthatwouldpushmeandchallengeme,”shesaid.“Iwantedtogosomewherethatwouldcelebrateachievements.”“Unfortunately,schoolslikethisdon'texistforeverykid,”shesaid.“Youareblessed.”

Thefirstladytoldthegraduatesthatfailuremaybeapartoftheircollegecareers,andthathowtheyrespondtodifficultiesdetermineswhattheywillbecome.“That'swhenyoufindoutwhatyou'rereallymadeofinthosehardtimes,”shesaid.“Butyoucanonlydothatifyou'rewillingtoputyourselfinapositionwhereyoumightfail.Overcomingdifficultieshasbeenamarkofmanygreatpeople,”shesaid.“OprahWinfreywasdemoted（降职）fromherfirstjobasanewsreporter,andnowshedoesn'tevenneedalastname,”shesaidofmediagiantOprahWinfrey.“Andthenthere'sthisguyBarackObama.Icouldtakeupawholeafternoontalkingabouthisfailures.HelosthisfirstraceforCongress,”thefirstladyjoked,“andnowhegetstocallhimselfmyhusband.”

8、Whenchoosingherhighschool,MrsObama            .

A．wantedtostudylaw

B．waspushedtomakeachoice

C．failedtofindanidealschool

D．waswillingtomeetchallenges

9、BymentioningOprah'sexample,MrsObamawantedtotellthegraduates            .

A．tobebraveenoughtoriskfailing

B．toworkhardtogetpromoted

C．tostartasanewsreporter

D．nottowastetimedoingwhattheydislike

10、Wherecanyouprobablyfindthistext?

A．Inanewsreport.

B．Inapoliticsbook.

C．Inagraduationpaper.

D．OnMrsObama'sblog.

11、WhatdoweknowaboutMrsObamafromthetext?

A．SheisagraduateofTennesseeStateUniversity.

B．Thisisthefirsttimeshehasgivenaspeechtograduates.

C．Shecomplainedaboutherschoollifeinherspeech.

D．Sheisenthusiasticaboutpublicservice.

“Regardlessofsocialclass,raceandage,mensaytheyhatetoshop,”saysZukin,CityUniversityofNewYorksociologyprofessor.“Yetwhenyouaskthemdeeperquestions,itturnsoutthattheyliketoshop.Mengenerallyliketoshopforbooks,musicandhardware.Butifyouaskthemabouttheshoppingtheydoforbooksormusic,they'llsay,‘Well,that'snotshopping.That'sresearch.’”

Inotherwords,whatmenandwomencall“buyingthings”andhowtheyapproachthattaskaredifferent.

Womenwillwanderthroughseveral1,000squaremetrestoresinsearchoftheperfectpartydress.Menwillwanderthrough100Internetsitesinsearchoftheperfectdigitalcamcorder.Womenseeshoppingasasocialevent.Menseeitasaspecialtaskoragametobewon.

“Menarefrequentlyshoppingtowin,”saysAnn,amarketingprofessoratLoyolaUniversityofChicago.“Theywanttogetthebestdeal.Theywanttogetthebestandlatestoneandiftheydothat,itmakesthemhappy.Whenwomenshop,they'redoingitinawaythattheywanteverybodytobeveryhappy,”saysAnn.“They'rekindofshoppingforlove.”

“Teenagegirlslearntoshopfro