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At first sight, Elana Schlenker’s pop-up store, Less Than 100, which was open in Pittsburgh during the month of April appeared just like any other gift store. However, when shoppers went to pay, they were in for a surprise. That's because while men paid full price, women received a 24% discount. Though that may appear to be blatant(公然的) discrimination, Elana was merely obeying the store’s slogan “pay what you are paid”. And since women in the US get paid an average of 76 cents for every dollar men earn for the same job, it is only fair that they pay less. As the store’s pricing policy was not enough to get the message across, Elana also distributed pamphlets(小册子). Entitled “What Are Women Worth?”, it explained the status of the wage gap both in Pennsylvania and across the country, and also gave women tips on how to better negotiate salaries. A 2015 study conducted by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research found that although the rate of women’s income has been rising, men still earn more in every state in the country. Though the Less Than 100 project will not resolve the wage inequality, it is a thought-provoking way to bring to the forefront an issue that is increasingly causing a lot of worry among women. Fortunately, Elana is not the only one trying to change the unfair system. Ellen Pao, appointed as the temporary CEO of Reddit, recently announced that new employees would be forbidden from negotiating salaries. She believes that men are better negotiators than women, and therefore, tend to receive higher wages! What’s encouraging is that male CEOs are also joining the fight! Earlier this month, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff launched a company wide program to address the issue. Called “Women Surge” it aims to remove all gender-based pay inequalities, hire and promote more women and ensure that they are better included in meetings! With all these visionaries taking the lead, it will not be long before gender pay inequality is something we will only read about in history books! 【1】Men had to pay more at Less Than 100 probably because _______. A.the shop was operated by a young woman B.they received more salary than women C.the gifts in the store were very expensive D.the owner of the shop didn’t like men at all 【2】Elana handed out pamphlets to _______. A.sell more goods in the store B.seek more support from others C.teach women to ask for more salary D.beg for the customers’ forgiveness 【3】Ellen Pao may agree that_______. A.the wage system should be reformed B.Elana does well in her job C.women don’t care about salary at all D.men should get more salary than women |
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A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the Net, use email and speak in chatrooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop and it affects their lives. Decades ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behaviour that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessional behaviour has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites. They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life. They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chatrooms and it muses cultural changes in society. Because of the change in their behaviour, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect the entire world. 【1】The underlined word “obsessional” in the second paragraph probably means ________. A.attractive B.addictive C.professional D.potential 【2】We can infer from the passage that ________. A.weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers B.students can hardly balance real and virtual life C.people are addicted to games on the Internet D.virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway 【3】Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism? A.It contributes to the development of the web. B.The chatroom language may change social culture. C.The problem will be getting more and more serious later. D.People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life. 【4】The author's attitude towards weboholism is that of being ________. A.optimistic B.neutral C.critical D.acceptable |
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Every year, thousands of new high school graduates pack their bags, move to new cities, and sign papers accepting loans, the money borrowed from a bank or lenders etc., which they might not be able to pay back. Without proper education on personal finance, especially as it relates to paying for college, young adults are guided into improper loan plans that result in years of debt after graduation. In order to set students up to succeed financially, it is important to educate students and parents on their financial options before school in the fall. The best way to support families heading for college is to require that every high school student take a personal finance class before graduation. This will help smooth the transition into adulthood. The average student takes out at least one loan to cover the costs of their education each year. In 2014 the average student graduating from college carried a negative balance of about $20,000 in debt, which often spread over multiple lenders. Upon graduation, students rarely know exactly how much money they owe, and even though they are in the state of being unable to pay their debts, they cannot wipe out student loans. These students spend much of their adult lives paying off the gradual increasing debts. A personal finance course would teach students how to manage their income and expenses, while helping to significantly reduce the amount of debt students carry into adulthood. By teaching students how to save money and live within their means, this course will provide the next generation with a foundation to progress financially. Students choosing to get a job straight out of high school would also benefit from finance education for these very reasons. With education on how to manage their finances, all young people will have the knowledge to make healthy decisions, leading them to improve good credit and purchase needed items like cars and homes with skill and confidence. While not every young person makes financial mistakes, those who do can face years of difficulty trying to get their finances back under control. Rather than help them through these hard times when they happen, we should try to prevent them from happening at all. Making the completion of personal finance coursework a requirement for graduation would ensure that young people are at least aware of the basics of preserving a financial stability. 【1】After graduation from college, many young people ______. A.spend years paying off their debts B.struggle to support their families C.get through the hard times smoothly D.are able to manage their own finances well 【2】What is the third paragraph mainly about? A.Ways to improve financial credits. B.Introduction to the education on personal finance. C.Skills of balancing income and expenses. D.Advantages of taking a finance course. 【3】Having financial knowledge, high school students are probably able to ______. A.smooth their way for college B.get out of their financial trap C.avoid the risk of the future financial trouble D.free from the cost of their college education 【4】The main purpose of the passage is to_______. A.inform and explain B.argue and persuade C.analyze and evaluate D.discuss and examine |
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Five simple things that are actually complex The proof for “1+1=2”is 300 pages long 【1】 In the early 20th century, Bertrand Russell wanted to prove that mathematics worked, so he decided to start with the simplest concept and prove 1+1=2. However, it took the mathematician and philosopher 372 pages of complex sums. Defining the word “the” is really difficult The word “the” is one of the most common words in English. 【2】 For example, why do we say, “I have the flu, ” but not “I have the headache? ”In the Oxford English Dictionary, there are almost two dozen different ways the word can be used in a sentence correctly. Yawning Some people say we yawn to keep us alert (警觉的) by taking in oxygen. However, various experiments have shown that yawning actually cools down the brain.【3】 As for why yawning is contagious (感染性的), no one knows that either. Left and right have been confusing philosophers for years Would you explain the concept of left and right in terms of your relative position to a well-known landmark (地标性建筑)? 【4】 It’s a question that has been puzzling philosophers for years because, without a point of reference, it’s difficult to define what left and right actually are. 【5】 You’d think that the reason we enjoy things is because it feels good in some way, but it’s only half the story. There’s a famous experiment where wine experts were fooled into thinking a cheap bottle of wine was an outstanding one just by switching the labels. Their enjoyment of the product wasn’t based on appreciation of wine—it was based on the fact that they were told it was good wine. A.What you feel may not be the truth. B.We enjoy things for reasons other than enjoyment. C.But what if you were talking to one who couldn’t see? D.We all know that one plus one equals two, but do you know why? E.In fact, there is no universally agreed theory for why we actually yawn. F.Maybe you’d refer to the move of the Earth or something comparably huge. G.Most of us have probably never stopped to think about how strange a word it actually is. |
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To most people, winter is dull and grey which raises many emotional problems. _______ the flowering blossoms（花）by my front gate bring their bright beauty to the _______of winter. I feel they are astonishingly stunning（极其漂亮的）. Why do these small blossoms _______ me so much, even more than a large number of wildflowers and roses in long summer days? When most of the trees and bushes are _______ , these tiny rose-colored blossoms are a rare _______ . In my eyes, they are predictors of_______. Rushing from one task to another and moving mindlessly _______our days, we become accustomed to or _______ good and beautiful things in our lives. We focus,_______, on what’s wrong with our world, our jobs, our health and relationships,________what Shakespeare called “the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to（是……的继承者）”. But a moment of beauty can ________ us up, especially when it is ________. We are filled with a sense of awe（敬畏）and ________when we see blossoms in winter, a ray of sunlight through the clouds of a rainbow arching overhead. These positive emotions can ________ us. They strengthen our immune systems, develop our personal ________, open our mind, and enable us to explore the ________of the world. As Emerson, Thoreau, and centuries of poets have realized, a moment of beauty can ________our world view on the whole and thus ________ change our lives. If you’re experiencing “the winter of discontent”,________during these dark days, look around you at the ________world to experience the healing power of beauty. 【1】A.But B.And C.So D.Or 【2】A.abundance B.authority C.darkness D.departure 【3】A.control B.affect C.defeat D.bother 【4】A.blank B.loose C.small D.bare 【5】A.exception B.advantage C.value D.tendency 【6】A.contentment B.faith C.demand D.hope 【7】A.across B.beneath C.around D.through 【8】A.replace B.overlook C.doubt D.misunderstand 【9】A.instead B.anyway C.even D.still 【10】A.made up with B.caught up in C.looking down on D.coming up with 【11】A.move B.wake C.bear D.dig 【12】A.absurd B.convincing C.unexpected D.automatic 【13】A.appreciation B.belief C.regret D.commitment 【14】A.nurse B.remind C.heal D.save 【15】A.resources B.force C.experiences D.stability 【16】A.connection B.impression C.ambition D.diversity 【17】A.approach B.determine C.transform D.honor 【18】A.immediately B.actually C.readily D.briefly 【19】A.entertaining B.surviving C.escaping D.struggling 【20】A.natural B.familiar C.mysterious D.complex |
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语法填空 One hot summer day, I bought a small boat when my family spent vacation【1】(enjoy) the beaches of beautiful Gulf shores. Both of my daughters played all day in the boat. Later the little one got【2】(tire). Therefore, I took her to our spot on the sand as my elder girl continued to play in the boat. But the boat with my elder daughter in it was gradually moving far out from the shore. I called to her to come【3】(close) to the shore and she seemed to be frightened. All she could do was to 【4】(paddle) hard to one side and the boat was just making small circles. I stood as far out in the water, shouting【5】(instruct) to her. 【6】(fortunate), some teenagers on a boat not far from her【7】(notice) what was happening and started to head her way immediately. I'm not a good swimmer【8】I determined to have a try. I continued swimming until I no longer knew or could feel that I had legs, but I always kept my eyes on her. Helped by the teenagers, I finally made my way back pulling her and calming her. I've learned_【9】the experience that maybe we think we are not strong enough sometimes, but if we trust 【10】 enough and take the first attempt, we'll have all the strength we need. |
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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（＼）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。 Recently, smog weather has became more and more serious in parts of China. People forced to wear masks to avoid breathe poisonous air. To settle this problem, the series of measures should be taken. First, we should introduce more strict law on environmental protection to regulate (调整) the industrial production and punish those factories what ignore the protection. Second, we should develop environmentally-friendly products to improve air quality. Besides, people should build up protection awareness to form a habit by using green products or saving energy. In my opinion, if we all act together, their environment will become more better. |
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假定你是红星中学的李华，你校正在开展提高社会公德的活动。请你根据下列要点，用英文写一篇演讲稿。 1．不守公德的现象； 2．改进的方法； 3．呼吁。 注意： 1.词数100左右； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3．开头和结尾已为你写好。 Dear friends, nowadays we can still see some behavior against public morals. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you! |
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