吉林省吉林市普通中學2022屆高三第四次調(diào)研測試英語試題

本文格式為Word版下載后可任意編輯和復制第第頁吉林省吉林市普通中學2022屆高三第四次調(diào)研測試英語試題Writeaboutwhatyouknow

Love,family,problemswithfriends—thesewerethemainsubjectsofthestories.However,youneedtoturnordinarysituationsintosomethinginterestingthatpeoplewillwanttoreadabout.Makethereaderwanttocontinuereadingbywritingaboutordinarythingsinanewandsurprisingway.

Getyourfactsright

It’snogoodgivingadescriptionofatownorexplaininghowajetengineworksifyougetitwrong.Soavoidwritinganythingunlessyou’recertainaboutit.

Holdthereader’sattention

Makethebeginninginterestingandtheendingasurprise.Thereisnothingworsethanapoorending.Developthestorycarefullyandtrytothinkofsomethingunusualhappeningattheend.

Thinkaboutthecharacters

Trytobringthepeopleinyourstoryaliveforthereaderbyusingwell-chosenwordstomakethemseemreal.

Yourstorymustbeyourownwork,between2,000and2,5000wordsandtyped.Evenifyou’reindangerofmissingtheclosingdate,weareunabletoacceptstoriesbyfaxoremail.Youmustincludetheapplicationformwithyourstory.

Youshouldnothavehadanyfictionprintedinanymagazineorbookinthiscountry—achangeintherulesbypopularrequest—andthestorymustnothavehappenedinprintorinrecordedform,forexampleonradioorTV,anywhereintheworld.

Yourfeeof?5willgototheWriters’Association.MakeyourchequepayabletoKeepWritingandsenditwiththeapplicationformandyourstoryto:

KeepWriting

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Theclosingdateis30Mayandwewillinformthewinnerwithinonemonthofthisdate.Pleasenotethatifyouwin,youmustagreetohaveyourstoryprintedinourmagazine.

21.WhatdoesMichaelBrowndo?

A.Afootballjudge.

B.Anovelist.D.Aneditor.C.Atelevisionreporter.

22.Howshouldwritersdealwithordinarysituationswhilewriting?

A.Theyshouldmakethemappealingtoreaders.

B.Theyshouldchangesomefactstomaketheminteresting.

C.Theyshouldwritespecialandnewthings.

D.Theyshouldmakeupasurprisingbeginningandaninterestingending.

23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Latestoriescanbefaxedifnecessary.

B.Entryneedsnofee.

C.Winnerscanhavetheirstoriesprintedinothermagazines.

D.ThelistofwinnerswillbereleasedbeforetheendofJune.

24.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.TointroduceKeepWritingmagazines.

B.ToattractpeopletotakepartintheFictionPrize.

C.Toraisemoneyforstorylovers.

D.Togivesomeadviceforwritinggoodstories.

B

Therewereoncetwobrotherswholivedonthe80thlevel.Oncominghomeoneday,theyrealizedthattheliftwasn’tworkingandthattheonlychoicewasthestairway.

Bythetimetheyreachedthe20thfloor,theywerebreathingquicklyandtired,sotheydecidedtoabandontheirbagsandcomebackforthemthenextday.Whentheystruggledtothe40thfloor,theyoungerbrotherstartedtocomplainandbothofthembegantoquarrelallthewaytothe60thfloor.Theythenrealizedthattheyhadonly20morefloorstoclimb,anddecidedtostopquarrelingandcontinuedclimbinginpeace.Theysilentlyclimbedonandarrivedhomeatlast.Bothofthemstoodcalmlyinfrontofthedoor.Afterashortrest,theysuddenlyrealizedthatthekeywasintheirbagswhichwereleftonthe20thfloor.

Thisstoryisareflectionofourlives.Manyofusliveunderthehighexpectationsofourparents,teachers,andfriends.Weseldomgettothethingswereallylikeandloveandweareundersomuchpressureandstressthatbytheageof20,wegettiredanddecidetolightentheload.

Beingfreeofthepressureandstress,weworkenthusiasticallyandhavehighhopes.Butbythetimewe’re40yearsold,westarttoloseourdreams.Webegintofeelunsatisfiedandstarttocomplainandcriticize.Reaching60,werealizethatwehavelittleleftforcomplaininganymoreandwebegantowalkthefinalstageinpeaceandcalmness.Wethinkthatthereisnothinglefttodisappointus.Onlytorealizethatwecouldnotrestinpeacebecausewestillhaveuealizeddream—adreamwegaveup60yearsago.

25.Whathappenedtothetwobrothersthatday?

A.Theyweretrappedinthelift.

B.Theylosttheirbagsinthelift.

C.Theylockedtheirkeyintheroom.

D.Theyhadtoclimbthestairshome.

26.Howdidthetwomenprobablyfeelthemomenttheystoodinfrontoftheir

door?

A.Upset.B.Inspired.C.Pleased.D.Anxious.

27.Accordingtothepassage,ourpressureandstressmainlycomesfrom________.

A.theexpectationsofpeoplearoundus

B.theheavyburdenofoursocialresponsibility

C.ourgreatdesireforsuccess

D.ouranxietiesaboutgettingolder

28.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Makecarefulplans,avoidgettingintotrouble

B.Followyourdreams,andneverlivewithregrets

C.Calmdownandliveapeacefullife

D.Befreeofstressandpressure,enjoylife

C

Soyouwanttodrawmoneyfromabank?Doityourself.WanttofixtheInternetconnection?Doityourself.Needaboardingcardforyourflight?Doityourself.Intheory,companiescansavemoneybyreplacinghumanworkerswithautomatedself-servicesystems,whilecustomersgainmorechoicesandgetquickerservice.Surelytheexpansionofself-serviceintomoreandmoreareasistobewelcomed?

Notnecessarily.Whenitisdonewell,self-servicecandogoodtobothcompaniesandcustomers.Butwhendonebadly—whohasnotfoundthemselvestrappedinaseriesofendlesstouch—tonemenus?Inareaswhereself-serviceisonlyjuststarted,thisislessofaproblem:angrycustomerscanafterall,alwaystaketheirbusinesselsewhere.Butifeverytheirtelephone-bankingservicesalwaysofferthechoiceoftalkingtoahumanoperator.Butinreturnforhumanservice,manycompanieswillsimplychargemore.

Anotherdisagreementtoself-serviceisthatwhileitsavescompaniesmoney,itdoesnotalwayssavetheircustomers’time.Inthebestcases,itdoes,ofcourse:checkingyourselfinattheairportcanbequickerthanqueuingormakingaphonecall.Butasmoreandmoretasksareontocustomers,theymaystarttohopeforthedaysofold-fashionedservice.

Allofthissuggeststhattherearelimitstohowfarself-servicecanbetaken.Companiesthatgotoofardownthese