Ayearaftergraduation,Iwasofferedapositionteachingawritingclass.TeachingwasaprofessionIhadneverseriouslyconsidered,though...
Ayearaftergraduation,Iwasofferedapositionteachingawritingclass.TeachingwasaprofessionIhadneverseriouslyconsidered,thoughseveralofmystorieshadbeenpublished.Iacceptedthejobwithouthesitation,asitwouldallowmetowearatieandgobythenameofMr.Davis.Myfatherwentbythesamename,andIlikedtoimaginepeoplegettingthetwoofusconfused.“Waitaminute<” someone might say, “are you talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?”
Thepositionwasofferedatthelastminute,andIwasgiventwoweekstoprepare,aperiodIspentsearchingforbriefcase(公文包)andstandingbeforemyfull-lengthmirror,repeatingthewords,“Hello,class.I’mMr.Davis.”SometimesIwouldgivemyselfanaggressivevoice.SometimesIwouldsoundexperienced.Butwhenthedayeventuallycame,mynerveskickedinandthetrueMr.Daviswasthere.Isoundednotlikeathoughtfulprofessor,butrathera12-year-oldboy.
Iarrivedintheclassroomwithpapercardsdesignedintheshapeofmapleleaves.Ihadcutthemmyselfoutoforangeconstructionpaper.Isawninestudentsalongalongtable.Ihandedoutthecards,andthestudentswrotedowntheirnamesandfastenedthemtotheirbreastpocketsasIrequired.
?“Allrightthen,”Isaid.“Okey,herewego.”ThenIopenedmybriefcaseandrealizedthatIhadneverthoughtbeyondthismoment.Ihadbeenthinkingthatthestudentswouldbethefirsttotalk,offeringtheirthoughtsandopinionsontheeventsoftheday.IhadimaginedthatIwouldsitattheedgeofthedesk,overlookingaforestsofhands.Everystudentwouldyell.“Calmdown,you’llallgetyourturn.Oneatatime,oneatatime!”
Aterriblesilenceruledtheroom,andseeingnootheropinions,Iinspectedthestudentstopullouttheirnotebooksandwriteabriefessayrelatedtothethemeofdeepdisappointment.
36.Theauthortookthejobtoteachwritingbecause______.
A.hewantedtobeexpected
B.hehadwrittensomestoried
C.hewantedtopleasehisfather
D.hehaddreamedofbeingateacher
37.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?
A.Hewouldbeaggressiveinhisfirstclass.
B.Hewaswell-preparedforhisfirstclass.
C.Hegotnervousuponthearrivalofhisfirstclass.
D.Hewaitedlongforthearrivalofhisfirstclass.
38.Beforehestartedhisclass,theauthoraskedthestudentsto______.
A.writedowntheirsuggestionsonthepapercards
B.cutmapleleavesoutoftheconstructionpaper
C.cutsomecardsoutoftheconstructionpaper
D.writedowntheirnamesonthepapercards
39.Whatdidthestudentsdowhentheauthorstartedhisclass?
A.Theybegantotalk.
B.Theystayedsilent.
C.Theyraisedtheirhands.
D.Theyshoutedtobeheard.
40.Theauthorchosethecompositiontopicprobablybecause______.
A.hegotdisappointedwithhisfirstclass
B.hehadpreparedthetopicbeforeclass
C.hewantedtocalmdownthestudents
D.hethoughtitwasaneasytopic
D
Inaworldwithlimitedland,waterandothernaturalresources(资源),theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherise.Actually,thepastdecadeshasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechanged,andthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable(可持续的)ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwords,weshouldkeeptheearthhealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.
Today,sustainabledevelopmentisapropertrendinmanycountries.Accordingtoarecentstudy,theglobalmarketforlow-carbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecades.China,forexample,hassetitsmindonleadingthatmarket,hopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyrevolution.Itisnowtryuinghardtomakefulluseofwindandsolarenergy,andisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhigh-speedtrains.Inaddition,wearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil(棕榈油)，whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownbymorethan50%.
Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.First,theycansethightargetsforreducingcarbonemissions(排放)andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besides,strongerarrangementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.Finally,governmentscanavoidthehugeexpensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirection,andredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanacceleratethechangefromtraditionalmodeltoasustainableone.
Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofgrowingpopulationwithinthelimitsifthissingleplanet.Thatisnosmalltask,butitoffersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries.
41.ThetraditionalbusinessmodelishumfulbecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.
A.Itmakestheworldwarmer
B.itconsumesnaturalresources
C.itbringsseveredamagetoforests
D.itmakesgrowthhardtocontinue
42.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?
A.Chinalackswindandsolarenergy.
B.Chinaistheleaderofthelow-carbonmarket.
C.High-speedtrainsarealow-carbondevelopment.
D.Palmoilismadeatthecostofvaluableforests.
43.Tofulldevelopthelow-carbonmarkets,governmentcan______.
A.cutpublicexpenses
B.forbidcarbonemission
C.developpublicresources
D.encourageenergyconservation
44.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatbusinesseshavemanychancesto______.
A.developsustainableproducts
B.explorenewnaturalresources
C.makefulluseofnaturalresources
D.dealwiththemajorchallenge
45.Whatisthemainpurposeogthepassage?
A.Tointroduceanewbusinessmodel.
B.Tocomparetwobusinessmodels.
C.Topredictachangeoftheglobalmarket.
D.Toadvocatesustainabledevelopment.
第二节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先请阅读下列近期热播的国外影视作品的海报及提示性文字：
A.Whenitcometotheessentialstoryline,themovieisallaboutabirdtravelingseveralthousandmilesforthepurposeofsettingupararebirdfamily.
B.Cracksexplorestheevilforcedevelopedwithinaclosedsociety,thesingle-mindedviolenceofthemobmentality,andtheseductivecharmoftheheroine.?
C.ElevenyearsafterSidneyPrescotttangledwithamadkiller,theScreamserieshasbeenexhumed.Itwasfunandbreezyin1996.In2011,it’saboutasfreshasthewhiff.
D.SoulsurferportraysthecomebackspiritandfaithofsharkattacksurvivorandchampionsurferBethanyHamilton.
E.Althoughitisabetterfantasythanacomedy,thismovieneverfullyembraceseithersideofthedramatictypesandendsupabastardofmixedblood.
F.Thismovieisaricherandmorecompellingthrillerinvolvingacat-and-mousegamethantheaveragerollercoasterrideintotensionandmisery.Anditalsohasa“clean”ending.
以下是这些影视作品的背景简介或故事梗概。请将相关背景简介或故事梗概与影视作品的海报及提示性文字匹配起来。
46.HavingspentmostofherlifeintheworldsofFinlandandtoughenedherselfwithhalfherteenyears’harshtrainingasakiller,shedecidesthatsheisreadytoentersociety.HerfirstmissionistokillMarissa,hermother’skiller.Theplangoesmuchasexpected,exceptthe“Marissa”isanimposter.Hannabecomesthepreyinacat-and-mousegamewiththerealMarissa,causingtensionandmisery.
47.BluisadomesticatedmacawfromthejunglesofSouthAmerica.IfLinda,hisowner,bringshimtoRio,thebirdcanmatethelastfemalebluemacawandre-startthespecies.Blu’sencounterwithhisbride-to-be,Jewel,doesn’tgowell,butthetwoaren’tgivenmuchtimetogettoknoweachotherbeforeagangofbird-huntersspiritsthemaway.Nowit’suptoBluandJeweltoescapethecriminals.
48.Perhapssurprisingly,itworksreasonablywelluntilthejokesgetintheway,testifyingtohowdurablefantasyclichésare.Yet,consideringthetalentinvolvedonbothsidesofthecamera,audiencesmaybeexpectingmore.Eventhoughitemergesfromanuncrowdedgenreinwhichthecompetitionissparse,YourHighnessisforgettableanditlikelywon’ttakelongbeforeitisforgotten.
49.Thefilmbeginswiththeheroineatage13,alreadyachampionsurferwhohasbeenwinningtrophiessinceshewas9.OnanidyllicHawaiiday,sheispracticingfornextcompetitionwhenasharkstrikes,bitingoffherleftarm.Shemakesaquickphysicalrecoveryandisbackonhersurfboardafterseveralweeks,butherspiritualrecoveryismorecomplicatedasshestruggletobelieveshecan—andshould?—keepsurfing.Shegoesouttheirandshowstheworldshecanbeabeaconforhumansoul.
50.TheGhostFaceKillerhaschosenthisyeartoemergefromthewinterlongsleep,andhistargetsappeartobeSidneyandthosefewremainingfamilymembers.Scream4offerslittlemorethanagroupoffamiliarcharacterswanderingaroundahorrormoviesettingandutteringself-referentialone-linersasthebodycountmounts.Thestoryisthinandbelabored─moreanexcusetoencounteroldfriendsandrevelinnewgorethantha“revision”promisedbythepromotionalmaterial.
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