Spring is coming, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.
A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos(纹身) nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can’t judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are. Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do companies. Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.
Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees, because those people represent the companies to their customers.
As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers. Even though I am open-minded, I can’t expect all our customers are.
There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.
1.Which of the
following is the newspaper editor’s opinion according to Paragraph2?
A. People’s appearances carry message about themselves.
B. Customers’ choices influence dress standards in companies.
C. Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated.
D. Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.
2.What can be inferred from the text?
A. Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview.
B. What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for companies.
C. Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates.
D. Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates.
3.Which of the following would be the best title for the text ?
A. Employees Matter
B. Personal Choices Matter
C. Appearances Matter
D. Hiring Managers Matter
4.The author’s attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be described as .
A. enthusiastic B. negative
C. positive D. sympathetic
科目：高中英语 来源：河南省商丘市2017年高三下学期第三次模拟考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Malia Obama, the elder daughter of former US President Barack Obama, would postpone enrolling in Harvard. She would take a gap year.
Gap years are so popular in Britain that more than 200,000 students take them every year. However, they are virtually unknown to many students in the US. Only about 1 percent of graduating seniors, or about 30,000 Americans students, decide to take a year off between high school and college.
Gap years, as defined by most US colleges, are structured educational periods of travel, volunteering or other kinds of learning through experiences. They usually have to be approved by the colleges which students plan to attend, and more American students, like Malia Obama, have started to take gap years.
According to American Gap Association(AGA)surveys, there was a 22 percent increase in students taking gap years in 2015 over the previous year.
While many colleges and particularly public universities don’t allow students to postpone enrollment, Florida State Universality has begun encouraging its freshmen to take a year off from their studies in order to get some extra maturity and new experience.
“We know very clearly now that gap years can be an educational experience that changes you completely,” said Joe O’shea, the president of(AGA),“Gap years help increase students’ focus while their identities and future plans take shape.”
She believes gap years are good ways for young people to get away from their comfortable lives or pressures from society, and to see their lives from a new angle. “It helps you choose your path, instead of letting it choose you.
Karis Engle spent a year with a charitable organization in Haiti at age 18. The experience has made her realize that she wants to help others. Now Engle has become the president of the Glades Initiative, a non-profit organization that helps with food security in communities in southern Florida. She said the immersion in a very different culture completely changed her worldview. By the time she entered Bethel College in Kansas a year later, her life had changed. “I felt like I was different from most people there. I knew clearly what I wanted to study, which was international development with an emphasis on social work.”
1.The example of Malia Obama is to show ________.
A. some American students begin to take gap years
B. taking gap years is necessary for American students
C. fewer students want to take gap years in America
D. famous persons encourage their children to take gap years
2.From the passage, we can infer that ________.
A. American governments support seniors to take gap years
B. American students taking gap years will have a sharp increase soon
C. students who take gap years needn’t apply to college
D. students taking gap years are not just for making money
3.Karis Engle thinks ________.
A. taking gap years has influenced her cultural choices
B. taking gap years seldom affects participants’ worldview
C. taking gap years is very valuable for her to choose her career
D. taking gap years is helpful for her entry into college
4.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To advertise for taking gap years.
B. To introduce the situation of gap years in the US.
C. To discuss how to take gap years.
D. To share opinions about taking gap year.
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科目：高中英语 来源：K12教育质量保障联盟山东省2017届高三5月打靶卷英语试卷 题型：完形填空
I always feel sorry for world leaders busy dealing with fights between nations. When my three children were young, most days it was hard keeping my __ from becoming a battlefield.
It got worse as they got older. Three years ago, Zack, then 16, couldn’t make it __ a day without making his __, Alex 11 and Taryn 9, angry.
My husband and I tried to be understanding the boy at such an age. We reasoned, punished, and __ heartfelt notes on his bed about __ he was hurting our family. His answer was “I say it because it’s true.”
I __ tried telling the girls to fight back. Bad idea. Now I had three children at war. __ I said to them, they paid no attention. When there was no __ out, I told everything to my sister in an e-mail. She replied, “Don’t __ me. E-mail him.”
Our son was online every day, mailing and talking with his friends. Maybe he would actually __ me this way. I didn’t say anything __, but e-mail just took the __ away. There’d no shouting or door banging. Zack wouldn11 feel __.
Zack didn’t __ for days. When he finally did, his entire message was four small words. I __ when I read them: “You’re right. I’m sorry.
The children still fought, of course, __ Zack changed. __, I now have a better way to talk with not one but three of them. I like that they don, t __ me as much as, they used to. They like not having to listen to me shouting to them. Or __ Alex says, “You’re so much nicer online.”
All I know is that the house is quiet，but we’re __.
1.A. house B. garden C. neighborhood D. backyard
2.A. into B. within C. through D. over
3.A. cousins B. brothers C. neighbors D. sisters
4.A. advertised B. left C. attached D. took
5.A. where B. when C. why D. how
6.A. even B. still C. ever D. again
7.A. However B. Wherever C. Whichever D. Whatever
8.A. way B. access C. path D. approach
9.A. call B. ask C. e-mail D. inform
10.A. find B. hear C. recognize D. write
11.A. normal B. else C. nice D. different
12.A. tension B. pressure C. gap D. misunderstanding
13.A. at home B. in vain C. under attack D. at a loss
14.A. fight B. reply C. appear D. comment
15.A. shouted B. froze C. smiled D. signed
16.A. so B. and C. or D. but
17.A. Best of all B. After all C. Therefore D. Instead
18.A. blame B. ignore C. interrupt D. dismiss
19.A. when B. as C. what D. as if
20.A. quarreling B. working C. talking D. travelling
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省广州市2017届英语高考冲刺题（二） 题型：短文填空
Are you thirsty? How about some green tea? It tastes good and it’s very healthy. The Chinese
1. (know) about the benefits of green tea since ancient times, and they use 2. to treat everything from headaches to depression. They have 3. (actual) been using green tea as a medicine for over 4,000 years.
Today, there is scientific evidence of the health benefits of green tea. According to one study
4. (publish) in a cancer research journal, drinking green tea 5. (reduce) the risk of some types of cancer in Chinese men and women 6. nearly sixty percent. USA researchers have also found that green tea may prevent the 7. (grow) of cancer cells. There is also new evidence 8. green tea can help to destroy bacteria in our bodies. It is especially effective at getting rid of the bacteria on your 9. (tooth) and keep them healthy!
According to the Chinese proverb, “It is 10. (good) to go without food for three days, than without tea for one.” So, in short, you should definitely try a cup of green tea. It seems that it can only do you good.
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科目：高中英语 来源：黑龙江省哈尔滨市2017届高三下学期第四次模拟考试英语试卷 题型：书面表达
最近你班就高三学生是否应该组织集体春游进行了讨论。以下是讨论的情况。请你用英语写一篇短文，反映讨论结果并谈谈自己的看法，然后发表在你校英语论坛上。
赞成(62%)的理由 | 反对(38%)的理由 |
1. 亲近大自然，拓宽视野； 2. 增强沟通、合作能力； 3. 结交新朋友。 | 1. 占用宝贵的学习时间； 2. 安全很难保证。 |
注意：词数100左右（开头已给出，但不计入总词数）。
Recently, our class has had a discussion about whether Senior Three students should go on a group spring outing.
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Yours,
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届高三英语收官冲刺教学质量检测2 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（?），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
One day, I was cooking in the kitchen when the telephone rings. I went to answer it immediately. She was my close friend, Lisa. When we were talking on phone, the fire alarm sounded. I ran back to the kitchen only to find the room full of smoke and the beef bad burnt. I quickly turned off the gas, opening all the windows, but then went out of the house. In my surprise, two fire engine were outside my house. I was quite worry. I told the firemen that it was my careless cooking that it caused the heavy smoke.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届高三英语收官冲刺教学质量检测2 题型：阅读理解
Shortly after the war, my brother and I were invited to spend a few days with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He had rented a cottage in the country, although he rarely spent much time there. We understood the reason for this after our arrival: the cottage had no comfortable furniture in it, many of the windows were broken and the roof leaked, making the whole house damp.
On our first evening, we sat around the fire after supper listening to the stories which our uncle had to tell of his many adventures in distant countries. I was so tired after the long train journey that I would have preferred to go to bed; but I could not bear to miss any of my uncle’s exciting tales.
He was just in the middle of describing a rather terrifying experience he had once had when there was a loud crash from the bedroom above, the one where my brother and I were going to sleep.
“It sounds as if the roof has fallen in!” cried out my uncle, with a loud laugh.
When we got to the top of the stairs and opened the bedroom door, we could see nothing at first because of the thick clouds of dust which filled the room. When the dust began to clear, a strange sight met our eyes. A large part of the ceiling had fallen down, falling right on to the pillow of my bed. I was glad that I had stayed up late to listen to my uncle’s stories, otherwise I should certainly have been seriously injured, perhaps killed.
That night we all slept on the floor in the sitting room downstairs, not wishing to risk our lives by sleeping under a roof which might at any moment fall down on our heads. We left for London the very next morning and my uncle gave up his cottage in the country. This was not the kind of adventure he cared for either!
1.Why did the uncle seldom spend much time in the country cottage?
A. Because the roof of the cottage was falling.
B. Because the cottage was in bad condition.
C. Because he was used to living abroad.
D. Because there was no furniture in it.
2.When they opened the bedroom door, they could see nothing at first because __________.
A. it was completely dark inside
B. there was too much dust in the air
C. something strange blinded them
D. it was too bright inside
3.The writer felt glad that he had stayed up late because __________.
A. he did not miss the exciting stories
B. he spent more time with his uncle
C. he had a lucky escape
D. he saw a strange sight
4.Which of the following can best describe the writer’s uncle?
A. Adventurous and good at storytelling.
B. Humorous and good at making jokes.
C. Dependable and generous with money
D. Considerate and sensitive to danger.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017年高考英语考前《考试大纲》调研卷6 题型：阅读理解
When Seattle-based poet Heather McHugh won $500,000 from the Mac Arthur Foundation, she didn’t buy a Maserati or fly to Paris. Instead, she put the money in the bank and continued teaching college courses and writing poetry. It wasn’t until about two years later, in 2011, that she finally figured out what to do with it.
She discovered there are millions of caregivers in the United States taking care of the chronically（长期地）ill or disabled. “It’s a heartbreaking contract of love,” she says. So in 2012, Heather formed Caregifted, a non-profit organization that offers a seven-day, all-expenses-paid vacation to Vancouver Island to people who have been caregivers for at least ten years.”It’s hard physical, psychological, and emotional work. “It’s clear they deserve and need a respite,” she says.
Tricia Eisner, a single mother of 19-year-old triplet（三胞胎中的一个）boys，two of them with severe illness, was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation, in 2013. When Tricia got a phone call saying Caregifted wanted to send her to Eastport，Maine，she “couldn’t believe” someone would pay for her to go on a vacation; disbelief gave way to concern about her sons. But after two days away, the worry was gone. n After being in Maine by myself, with nobody to take care of or think about except myself, I realized that rock was gone," says Tricia. She was afraid the heaviness would return when the week was over, but to her surprise, it hasn’t been back since.
Heather says, “Everybody needs restorative time. For some, it’s life-extending.” Tricia and the other guests aren’t the only ones to benefit from Caregifted ； Heather has too. “I thought I was the queen of love, being a poet, ” Heather says. “But I didn’t know a thing about love until I met these people.”
1.Whom is Caregifted intended for?
A. The disabled. B. The kids.
C. The caregivers. D. The patients.
2.What does the underlined word “respite” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. reward B. rest
C. job D. promotion
3.How did Tricia feel after staying in Maine for two days?
A. Concerned. B. Relieved.
C. Excited. D. Doubtful.
4.What does the last paragraph suggest?
A. People benefit when they give.
B. Poets are full of love and helpful.
C. Caregifted is life-extending.
D. Heather once lackedlove.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年安徽省黄山市高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文填空
The mooncake features on every Mid-Autumn Festival dining table, and 1.(tradition) comes with fillings like five kernels(a mixture of five different nuts) and red bean paste. These mooncake flavors represent the tastes of various 2.(area) in China, with favorite fillings varying from province to province.
However, traditions change with the times, and 3.do mooncake flavors. Today, many people like Hong Kong-style mooncakes, 4.(go) crazy for that unbeatable melt-in-the-mouth feeling 5.comes from sinking your teeth into these mouth-watering cakes.
Another popular style is the mooncake with a crayfish(小龙虾) flavor. The crayfish 6.(select) for mooncakes should be fresh and alive. Because of limited ingredients, only a small number of crayfish mooncakes 7.(put) on sale each day, forcing many to queue up for hours.
The thoroughly modern mooncake is not only about new flavors, 8.involves designing distinct patterns. Sangxindui museum in Sichuan Province that is famous 9.the masks and sculptures from China’s Bronze Age has introduced a special range of mooncakes with bronze statue patterns, a creative design that is sure 10.(please) mooncake lovers.
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