英语-2018年高三北京市第三次模拟考试试题

语2018年高三北京市第三次模拟试题

第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

WelcometoAMDA

Yourfutureintheperformingartsdoesn'thavetobeadream.For

over50years,AMDAhaslaunchedsomeofthemostsuccessfulcareers

intheatre,filmandtelevision.AMDAcreatesindustryprofessionalswho

don'tjustwaitforlifetohappen—theystagetheirowncareerpath.Now

it'syourturn.

Programdescription

AtAMDA,webelieveaperformermustperform.Fromthefirstday,

you'IIfindmanyperformanceopportunitiesinthethreecoreareasof

acting,musicaltheatreanddance,bothinandoutoftheclassroom,plus

individualvoicelessons.Overthecourseofyourfoursemesters（学期），

yourIIalsoimproveyourperformancetechniquethroughanintensive

curriculumthatfocusesonbothfoundationalandadvancedconceptsin

acting,musicaltheatreanddance.Finally,throughcoursesincareer

preparation,you'IIlearnhowtoapplyallofthistrainingtoasuccessful

careeronstageandscreen.

Philosophyandmission

AMDAiscommittedtoprovidingasplendidperformingarts

educationtoadiversecommunityofcreativeartists.AMDAservesas

bothschoolandstage,wherestudentsaregiventhesupportand

opportunitytoidentifytheirownpersonalobjectivesandtodevelopand

improvetheirowndistinctiveartisticvoices.AMDAtriestocreatean

environmentforstudentstodeveloptheskills,confidence,imagination,

andpowertocontributetotheircommunityasartists,businesspeople,

lifelonglearners,andhard-workingcitizensoftheworldAboveall,

AMDAwantstoteachstudentsthatcommitmentandpassionarethe

marksofasuccessfulandjoyouscareer.

Registration

6305YuccaStreetLosAngeles

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WhatisthecurriculumofAMDAabout?

ADrawing.

BPhilosophy.

CPerforming.

□Photography.

A

WelcometoAMDA

Yourfutureintheperformingartsdoesn'thavetobeadream.For

over50years,AMDAhaslaunchedsomeofthemostsuccessfulcareers

intheatre,filmandtelevision.AMDAcreatesindustryprofessionalswho

don,tjustwaitforlifetohappen—theystagetheirowncareerpath.Now

it'syourturn.

Programdescription

AtAMDA,webelieveaperformermustperform.Fromthefirstday,

yourIIfindmanyperformanceopportunitiesinthethreecoreareasof

acting,musicaltheatreanddance,bothinandoutoftheclassroom,plus

individualvoicelessons.Overthecourseofyourfoursemesters（学期），

you'IIalsoimproveyourperformancetechniquethroughanintensive

curriculumthatfocusesonbothfoundationalandadvancedconceptsin

acting,musicaltheatreanddance.Finally,throughcoursesincareer

preparation,you'IIlearnhowtoapplyallofthistrainingtoasuccessful

careeronstageandscreen.

Philosophyandmission

AMDAiscommittedtoprovidingasplendidperformingarts

educationtoadiversecommunityofcreativeartists.AMDAservesas

bothschoolandstage,wherestudentsaregiventhesupportand

opportunitytoidentifytheirownpersonalobjectivesandtodevelopand

improvetheirowndistinctiveartisticvoices.AMDAtriestocreatean

environmentforstudentstodeveloptheskills,confidence,imagination,

andpowertocontributetotheircommunityasartists,businesspeople,

lifelonglearners,andhard-workingcitizensoftheworldAboveall,

AMDAwantstoteachstudentsthatcommitmentandpassionarethe

marksofasuccessfulandjoyouscareer.

Registration

6305YuccaStreetLosAngeles

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https://

Howlongdoesthecourselast?

AOnesemester.

BTwoyears.

CThreesemesters.

DFouryears.

A

WelcometoAMDA

Yourfutureintheperformingartsdoesn'thavetobeadream.For

over50years,AMDAhaslaunchedsomeofthemostsuccessfulcareers

intheatre,filmandtelevision.AMDAcreatesindustryprofessionalswho

don'tjustwaitforlifetohappen—theystagetheirowncareerpath.Now

it'syourturn.

Programdescription

AtAMDA,webelieveaperformermustperform.Fromthefirstday,

you'IIfindmanyperformanceopportunitiesinthethreecoreareasof

acting,musicaltheatreanddance,bothinandoutoftheclassroom,plus

individualvoicelessons.Overthecourseofyourfoursemesters（学期），

you'IIalsoimproveyourperformancetechniquethroughanintensive

curriculumthatfocusesonbothfoundationalandadvancedconceptsin

acting,musicaltheatreanddance.Finally,throughcoursesincareer

preparation,you'IIlearnhowtoapplyallofthistrainingtoasuccessful

careeronstageandscreen.

Philosophyandmission

AMDAiscommittedtoprovidingasplendidperformingarts

educationtoadiversecommunityofcreativeartists.AMDAservesas

bothschoolandstage,wherestudentsaregiventhesupportand

opportunitytoidentifytheirownpersonalobjectivesandtodevelopand

improvetheirowndistinctiveartisticvoices.AMDAtriestocreatean

environmentforstudentstodeveloptheskills,confidence,imagination,

andpowertocontributetotheircommunityasartists,businesspeople,

lifelonglearners,andhard-workingcitizensoftheworldAboveall,

AMDAwantstoteachstudentsthatcommitmentandpassionarethe

marksofasuccessfulandjoyouscareer.

Registration

6305YuccaStreetLosAngeles

####

https://

WhatcanstudentslearninAMDA?

AHowtosingbeautifully.

BHowtotrainaperformer.

CThewaytobuildastage.

DThewaytobeadirector.

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B

April4thwasjustanotherdayonaWesternAustraliafarmforZac

Mitchell,untilitsuddenlywasn't.Inanunexpectedaccident,thecattle

workerwasfeedingtheanimalsinhischargewhenonebullcleanedhim

upandkickedhishandupagainsttherail,resultinginthethumbonhis

righthandbeingcutoff."Mythumbwasstillhangingontherail...when

Igotupofftheground,KZacMitchellsays.

Hisco-workerstriedtheirbesttopreservethethumbfor

reattachment,placingitoniceinacooler,buttwosurgeriestoput

MitchelTsthumbbackinplacefailed.That'swhendoctorscameupwith

anothersuggestion:Removeoneofhisbigtoestowherehisthumb

usedtobe.

Mitchell'sleadsurgeon,SeanNicklin,understoodthemanzs

dilemmaatfirst,callingita“bitofacrazyidea".Afterall,ZacMitchell

didnotwanttobeinjuredinanotherpartofhisbody.Butasthethumb

isincrediblyimportantfunction-wise,Mitchelleventuallygavein.Nicklin

explainsthatthebigtoeissurprisinglyfitforathumbswitch:Nerves

syncup（同步）nicely,anditlooksmorelikeathumb,thoughagiantone,

thananyotheralternativetheymayhavecomeupwith.Headdedthat

bigtoesaren'tasnecessaryforbalanceandwalkingaspeoplebelieve.

Asfarasthefootgoes,occasional“finebalanceHactivitieslikesurfing

mightbedifficult,butmostpeoplewithoutabigtoefunctionfinein

everydaytaskslikewalkingandevencompetitivesports.

Theeight-hoursurgerywentwell,andMitchellisexpectedtohave

ayearorsoofrecoveryinfrontofhimbeforeheheadsbackintothe

fields.

WhathappenedtoZacMitchellonApril4th?

AHecleanedupabull.

BHewasbadlyhurt.

CHestartedhisfarm.

DHelosthisthumbs.

B

April4thwasjustanotherdayonaWesternAustraliafarmforZac

Mitchell,untilitsuddenlywasn't.Inanunexpectedaccident,thecattle

workerwasfeedingtheanimalsinhischargewhenonebullcleanedhim

upandkickedhishandupagainsttherail,resultinginthethumbonhis

righthandbeingcutoff."Mythumbwasstillhangingontherail...when

Igotupofftheground,MZacMitchellsays.

Hisco-workerstriedtheirbesttopreservethethumbfor

reattachment,placingitoniceinacooler,buttwosurgeriestoput

MitchelTsthumbbackinplacefailed.That'swhendoctorscameupwith

anothersuggestion:Removeoneofhisbigtoestowherehisthumb

usedtobe.

Mitchell'sleadsurgeon,SeanNicklin,understoodtheman's

dilemmaatfirst,callingita"bitofacrazyidea".Afterall,ZacMitchell

didnotwanttobeinjuredinanotherpartofhisbody.Butasthethumb

isincrediblyimportantfunction-wise,Mitchelleventuallygavein.Nicklin

explainsthatthebigtoeissurprisinglyfitforathumbswitch:Nerves

syncup（同步）nicely,anditlooksmorelikeathumb,thoughagiantone,

thananyotheralternativetheymayhavecomeupwith.Headdedthat

bigtoesaren1tasnecessaryforbalanceandwalkingaspeoplebelieve.

Asfarasthefootgoes,occasional“finebalance'1activitieslikesurfing

mightbedifficult,butmostpeoplewithoutabigtoefunctionfinein

everydaytaskslikewalkingandevencompetitivesports.

Theeight-hoursurgerywentwell,andMitchellisexpectedtohave

ayearorsoofrecoveryinfrontofhimbeforeheheadsbackintothe

fields.

WhatsuggestiondidthedoctorgivetoMitchellafterthe

unsuccessfulsurgery?

ARecreatinganewthumbinplace.

BReplacingthethumbwithhistoe.

CTransplantinghisco-worker,sthumb.

DPuttingbackthecut-offthumbagain.

s

B

April4thwasjustanotherdayonaWesternAustraliafarmforZac

Mitchell,untilitsuddenlywasn,t.Inanunexpectedaccident,thecattle

workerwasfeedingtheanimalsinhischargewhenonebullcleanedhim

upandkickedhishandupagainsttherail,resultinginthethumbonhis

righthandbeingcutoff."Mythumbwasstillhangingontherail...when

Igotupofftheground,"ZacMitchellsays.

Hisco-workerstriedtheirbesttopreservethethumbfor

reattachment,placingitoniceinacooler,buttwosurgeriestoput

MitchelTsthumbbackinplacefailed.That*swhendoctorscameupwith

anothersuggestion:Removeoneofhisbigtoestowherehisthumb

usedtobe.

Mitchell'sleadsurgeon,SeanNicklin,understoodthemanzs

dilemmaatfirst,callingita“bitofacrazyidea".Afterall,ZacMitchell

didnotwanttobeinjuredinanotherpartofhisbody.Butasthethumb

isincrediblyimportantfunction-wise,Mitchelleventuallygavein.Nicklin

explainsthatthebigtoeissurprisinglyfitforathumbswitch:Nerves

syncup（同步）nicely,anditlooksmorelikeathumb,thoughagiantone,

thananyotheralternativetheymayhavecomeupwith.Headdedthat

bigtoesaren'tasnecessaryforbalanceandwalkingaspeoplebelieve.

Asfarasthefootgoes,occasional"finebalance"activitieslikesurfing

mightbedifficult,butmostpeoplewithoutabigtoefunctionfinein

everydaytaskslikewalkingandevencompetitivesports.

Theeight-hoursurgerywentwell,andMitchellisexpectedtohave

ayearorsoofrecoveryinfrontofhimbeforeheheadsbackintothe

fields.

WhatisMitcheirsfirstattitudetothedoctor'sanothersuggestion?

AOptimistic.

Binsignificant.

CHesitant.

DRejective.

B

B

April4thwasjustanotherdayonaWesternAustraliafarmforZac

Mitchell,untilitsuddenlywasn't.Inanunexpectedaccident,thecattle

workerwasfeedingtheanimalsinhischargewhenonebullcleanedhim

upandkickedhishandupagainsttherail,resultinginthethumbonhis

righthandbeingcutoff."Mythumbwasstillhangingontherail...when

Igotupofftheground,KZacMitchellsays.

Hisco-workerstriedtheirbesttopreservethethumbfor

reattachment,placingitoniceinacooler,buttwosurgeriestoput

Mitchell/sthumbbackinplacefailed.That'swhendoctorscameupwith

anothersuggestion:Removeoneofhisbigtoestowherehisthumb

usedtobe.

Mitchell'sleadsurgeon,SeanNicklin,understoodthemanzs

dilemmaatfirst,callingita“bitofacrazyidea".Afterall,ZacMitchell

didnotwanttobeinjuredinanotherpartofhisbody.Butasthethumb

isincrediblyimportantfunction-wise,Mitchelleventuallygavein.Nicklin

explainsthatthebigtoeissurprisinglyfitforathumbswitch:Nerves

syncup（同步）nicely,anditlooksmorelikeathumb,thoughagiantone,

thananyotheralternativetheymayhavecomeupwith.Headdedthat

bigtoesaren,tasnecessaryforbalanceandwalkingaspeoplebelieve.

Asfarasthefootgoes,occasional"finebalance'1activitieslikesurfing

mightbedifficult,butmostpeoplewithoutabigtoefunctionfinein

everydaytaskslikewalkingandevencompetitivesports.

Theeight-hoursurgerywentwell,andMitchellisexpectedtohave

ayearorsoofrecoveryinfrontofhimbeforeheheadsbackintothe

fields.

AccordingtoNicklin,afterthesurgeryMitchellisableto.

Asurfonthesea

Bdodailyactivities

Conlystayathome

Dworkonwheelchair

艮

C

Mostpeopleknowthatlisteningtomusicwhentheyarefeeling

downordepressedcanencouragetheirspirits.

Howeverstudieshavealsoshownthatmusic,especiallycertain

tonescanreducestress.Musiccanchangebrainwavepatterns,deepen

breathing,andbringonatotallystress-freeandmoreopenmindset（心

态）.Usingmusictorelaxwhenconsideringaparticularproblemmaynot

onlyraiseyourmood,butalsocouldhelpyoureachthat"a-ha"moment

andfindasolution.

Musichasalsobeenshownnotonlytomakeyoufeelgood,but

also,tobeagreatmotivator.Forexample,duringexercise,listeningto

musiccankeepyougoing,orgetyoutoexercisemorebyhelpingyouto

ignorenegativefeelingsoftirednessandfocusonthepleasurable

feelingsyougetfrombeingabsorbedinthemusic.

Musicismainlyusedtorecordemotion.Whenwelistentoapiece

ofmusicwesharetheartist'sfeelingsonavisceral（本来的）1eveI.Thatcan

besad,andwhoamongushasn'tputonapainfullovesongtosharein

themiseryafterabadbreak-up?Onthecontrary,wecanshareinthe

delightofsongsofjoyandhappiness,oranysongorpieceofmusicthat

remindsusofaparticularhappytimeinourpast.

Sonexttimeyouarefeelingdown,putonBeethoven'sOdetoJoy,

Ibetyouwillfeelalotbetteraboutwhateveritwasthatwasbothering

you!

Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthatmusiccan.

Abenefityouinmanyways

Bpromoteyoutofindmorequestions

Cchangethepatternsofyourlifestyle

Dinfluenceyourattentiontoaproblem

c

Mostpeopleknowthatlisteningtomusicwhentheyarefeeling

downordepressedcanencouragetheirspirits.

Howeverstudieshavealsoshownthatmusic,especiallycertain

tonescanreducestress.Musiccanchangebrainwavepatterns,deepen

breathing,andbringonatotallystress-freeandmoreopenmindset（心

态）.Usingmusictorelaxwhenconsideringaparticularproblemmaynot

onlyraiseyourmood,butalsocouldhelpyoureachthat"a-ha"moment

andfindasolution.

Musichasalsobeenshownnotonlytomakeyoufeelgood,but

also,tobeagreatmotivator.Forexample,duringexercise,listeningto

musiccankeepyougoing,orgetyoutoexercisemorebyhelpingyouto

ignorenegativefeelingsoftirednessandfocusonthepleasurable

feelingsyougetfrombeingabsorbedinthemusic.

Musicismainlyusedtorecordemotion.Whenwelistentoapiece

ofmusicwesharetheartist'sfeelingsonavisceral（本来的）1eveI.Thatcan

besad,andwhoamongushasn'tputonapainfullovesongtosharein

themiseryafterabadbreak-up?Onthecontrary,wecanshareinthe

delightofsongsofjoyandhappiness,oranysongorpieceofmusicthat

remindsusofaparticularhappytimeinourpast.

Sonexttimeyouarefeelingdown,putonBeethoven'sOdetoJoy,

Ibetyouwillfeelalotbetteraboutwhateveritwasthatwasbothering

you!

Theauthorwrotethesecondparagraphmainlyto.

Atellusastory

Bmakesomecomments

Cgiveusanexample

Dlistsomefacts

EQ

c

Mostpeopleknowthatlisteningtomusicwhentheyarefeeling

downordepressedcanencouragetheirspirits.

Howeverstudieshavealsoshownthatmusic,especiallycertain

tonescanreducestress.Musiccanchangebrainwavepatterns,deepen

breathing,andbringonatotallystress-freeandmoreopenmindset（心

态）.Usingmusictorelaxwhenconsideringaparticularproblemmaynot

onlyraiseyourmood,butalsocouldhelpyoureachthat"a-ha"moment

andfindasolution.

Musichasalsobeenshownnotonlytomakeyoufeelgood,but

also,tobeagreatmotivator.Forexample,duringexercise,listeningto

musiccankeepyougoing,orgetyoutoexercisemorebyhelpingyouto

ignorenegativefeelingsoftirednessandfocusonthepleasurable

feelingsyougetfrombeingabsorbedinthemusic.

Musicismainlyusedtorecordemotion.Whenwelistentoapiece

ofmusicwesharetheartist'sfeelingsonavisceral（本来的）1eveI.Thatcan

besad,andwhoamongushasn'tputonapainfullovesongtosharein

themiseryafterabadbreak-up?Onthecontrary,wecanshareinthe

delightofsongsofjoyandhappiness,oranysongorpieceofmusicthat

remindsusofaparticularhappytimeinourpast.

Sonexttimeyouarefeelingdown,putonBeethoven'sOdetoJoy,

Ibetyouwillfeelalotbetteraboutwhateveritwasthatwasbothering

you!

Whenweenjoyapieceofsadmusic,.

Awe'llsharetheartist'sfeelingsdeeply

Bwemayrecallourmiserablepast

Cwemayberemindedofparticularjoy

Dwellshowmercyontheartist'slife

C

Mostpeopleknowthatlisteningtomusicwhentheyarefeeling

downordepressedcanencouragetheirspirits.

Howeverstudieshavealsoshownthatmusic,especiallycertain

tonescanreducestress.Musiccanchangebrainwavepatterns,deepen

breathing,andbringonatotallystress-freeandmoreopenmindset（心

态）.Usingmusictorelaxwhenconsideringaparticularproblemmaynot

onlyraiseyourmood,butalsocouldhelpyoureachthat"a-ha"moment

andfindasolution.

Musichasalsobeenshownnotonlytomakeyoufeelgood,but

also,tobeagreatmotivator.Forexample,duringexercise,listeningto

musiccankeepyougoing,orgetyoutoexercisemorebyhelpingyouto

ignorenegativefeelingsoftirednessandfocusonthepleasurable

feelingsyougetfrombeingabsorbedinthemusic.

Musicismainlyusedtorecordemotion.Whenwelistentoapiece

ofmusicwesharetheartist'sfeelingsonavisceral（本来的）1eveI.Thatcan

besad,andwhoamongushasn'tputonapainfullovesongtosharein

themiseryafterabadbreak-up?Onthecontrary,wecanshareinthe

delightofsongsofjoyandhappiness,oranysongorpieceofmusicthat

remindsusofaparticularhappytimeinourpast.

Sonexttimeyouarefeelingdown,putonBeethoven'sOdetoJoy,

Ibetyouwillfeelalotbetteraboutwhateveritwasthatwasbothering

you!

What'sthebesttitleofthetext?

AWhatmusicmeanstoamusiclover

BWhypeoplelovehappymusic

CWhatkindofmusicispopular

DHowmusicchangesyourlife

EE一

D

There'sasongbythegreatJamaicansingerBobMarleycalledSo

MuchTroubleInTheWorld.Marleyunderstoodthatpartofthereason

whytherearesomanyproblemsintheworldisthelackoftolerance

betweenpeople.TheUNunderstandsthistoo——thatswhyitmade

Nov16th"InternationalDayforTolerance,,.

Butfirstofall,whatistolerance?AccordingtoFrenchphilosopher

Voltaire,toleranceistheconsequenceofhumanity.Weareallformedof

frailty（脆弱）anderror;letuspardoneachother'sfool——thatisthefirst

lawofnature."

Veryoften,peopledon'trealizethatthey'reintolerant.Thisis

becauseintolerancehasalottodowithignorance.Forexample,theUNZ

scampaignisinpartaboutthetreatmentoffemalesbymales.Butoften,

thebehaviorofmentowardwomenisintolerantbecausemendon,tput

themselvesintheshoesofwomen.

Ifsworththinkingalittleaboutthewords"tolerance"and

"intolerance".Aretheythebestwordstodescribetheevilsofwhich

we'respeakinghere?Toagreetobe"tolerant"ofsomeoneisn't

necessarilyaveryrespectfulthing.Whensomeoneistolerated,itimplies

thatthere'ssomethingwrongwiththem.

Still,whatVoltairesaidstands:Wehumansarenotperfectandthis

weaknessissomethingthatweallshare.Thatsthereasonweshouldbe

tolerant.Ifsalittlelikegenerosity.Wecangivethingstoanotherperson,

andwecanalsogiveourforgiveness.

What'sthepurposeoftheUN"InternationalDayForTolerance,f?

AToarousepeople"sawarenessoftoleranceamongpeople.

BTocelebratethefoundingoftheUN.

CTosolvetheproblemofglobalwarming.

DTochangepeopledopiniontowardsglobalization.

13

D

There1sasongbythegreatJamaicansingerBobMarleycalledSo

MuchTroubleInTheWorld.Marleyunderstoodthatpartofthereason

whytherearesomanyproblemsintheworldisthelackoftolerance

betweenpeople.TheUNunderstandsthistoo——that'swhyitmade

Nov16th"InternationalDayforTolerance".

Butfirstofall,whatistolerance?AccordingtoFrenchphilosopher

Voltaire,toleranceistheconsequenceofhumanity.Weareallformedof

frailty（脆弱）anderror;letuspardoneachother'sfool——thatisthefirst

lawofnature.'1

Veryoften,peopledon,trealizethatthey"reintolerant.Thisis

becauseintolerancehasalottodowithignorance.Forexample,theUN（

scampaignisinpartaboutthetreatmentoffemalesbymales.Butoften,

thebehaviorofmentowardwomenisintolerantbecausemendon,tput

themselvesintheshoesofwomen.

Itrsworththinkingalittleaboutthewords“tolerance”and

“intolerance”.Aretheythebestwordstodescribetheevilsofwhich

we'respeakinghere?Toagreetobe"tolerant"ofsomeoneisn't

necessarilyaveryrespectfulthing.Whensomeoneistolerated,itimplies

thatthere,ssomethingwrongwiththem.

Still,whatVoltairesaidstands:Wehumansarenotperfectandthis

weaknessissomethingthatweallshare.Thatsthereasonweshouldbe

tolerant.Ifsalittlelikegenerosity.Wecangivethingstoanotherperson,

andwecanalsogiveourforgiveness.

Whydomenbehaveintolerantlytowardswomen?

ABecausemendon'trealizethepurposeoftheUN.

BBecausemenarephysicallystrongerthanwomen.

CBecausemendon'tappreciatetheshoesofwomen.

DBecausemenarenotwillingtounderstandwomen.

D

There'sasongbythegreatJamaicansingerBobMarleycalledSo

MuchTroubleInTheWorld.Marleyunderstoodthatpartofthereason

whytherearesomanyproblemsintheworldisthelackoftolerance

betweenpeople.TheUNunderstandsthistoo——that1swhyitmade

Nov16th"InternationalDayforTolerance".

Butfirstofall,whatistolerance?AccordingtoFrenchphilosopher

Voltaire,toleranceistheconsequenceofhumanity.Weareallformedof

frailty（脆弱）anderror;letuspardoneachother'sfool——thatisthefirst

lawofnature.'1

Veryoften,peopledon'trealizethatthey,reintolerant.Thisis

becauseintolerancehasalottodowithignorance.Forexample,theUN'

scampaignisinpartaboutthetreatmentoffemalesbymales.Butoften,

thebehaviorofmentowardwomenisintolerantbecausemendon'tput

themselvesintheshoesofwomen.

Ifsworththinkingalittleaboutthewords“tolerance”and

"intolerance'1.Aretheythebestwordstodescribetheevilsofwhich

we'respeakinghere?Toagreetobe"tolerant"ofsomeoneisn*t

necessarilyaveryrespectfulthing.Whensomeoneistolerated,itimplies

thatthere1ssomethingwrongwiththem.

Still,whatVoltairesaidstands:Wehumansarenotperfectandthis

weaknessissomethingthatweallshare.Thatsthereasonweshouldbe

tolerant.It'salittlelikegenerosity.Wecangivethingstoanotherperson,

andwecanalsogiveourforgiveness.

Whyisitmeaninglesstousethewords“tolerance”and

“intolerance”?

ABecausetheyarehardtopronounceinEnglish.

BBecausetheydon'texpresstheexactmeaningpeoplereferto.

CBecausetheycan'tbetranslatedintootherlanguages.

DBecausetheycan'tbeusedinarespectfulway.

15D

There'sasongbythegreatJamaicansingerBobMarleycalledSo

MuchTroubleInTheWorld.Marleyunderstoodthatpartofthereason

whytherearesomanyproblemsintheworldisthelackoftolerance

betweenpeople.TheUNunderstandsthistoo——that'swhyitmade

Nov16th"InternationalDayforTolerance".

Butfirstofall,whatistolerance?AccordingtoFrenchphilosopher

Voltaire,toleranceistheconsequenceofhumanity.Weareallformedof

frailty（脆3目）anderror;letuspardoneachother,sfool——thatisthefirst

lawofnature."

Veryoften,peopledon,trealizethatthey'reintolerant.Thisis

becauseintolerancehasalottodowithignorance.Forexample,theUN'

scampaignisinpartaboutthetreatmentoffemalesbymales.Butoften,

thebehaviorofmentowardwomenisintolerantbecausemendon,tput

themselvesintheshoesofwomen.

It'sworththinkingalittleaboutthewords“tolerance”and

"intolerance".Aretheythebestwordstodescribetheevilsofwhich

we'respeakinghere?Toagreetobe"tolerant“ofsomeoneisn't

necessarilyaveryrespectfulthing.Whensomeoneistolerated,itimplies

thatthere'ssomethingwrongwiththem.

Still,whatVoltairesaidstands:Wehumansarenotperfectandthis

weaknessissomethingthatweallshare.Thatsthereasonweshouldbe

tolerant.It'salittlelikegenerosity.Wecangivethingstoanotherperson,

andwecanalsogiveourforgiveness.

Inwhatsenseis“tolerance“similarto“generosity"?

AHumansareadvisedtotreatothersbetter.

BHumansleanttofindfaultsinothers.

CHumansneedtogivesomethingtoothers.

DHumanswillchangetheirattitudestoothers.

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16第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有

两项为多余选项。

Difficultfinancialtimesdon'tmeanyourgivingshuts

down.36Therearesomanywaystogivebackthatwon'thurt

yourwalletandwillenrichyourlife.

1.Pickupthephone

Callingsomeone"fornoreason“isanimportantopportunityto

showthemthatyouarethinkingofthem.Youaretakingtimeoutof

yourbusydaytoreachout.Everyoneneedssomeonetojustlisten

sometimes.Theymaybefilledwithjoyorsadness.37

2.Writeanote

38Itisonethingtosayit,butitcanbeevenmoremeaningful

toputitinwriting.Whatifyoumadeacommitmentt