发布时间 : 星期六 文章江西省抚州市临川区第一中学2017-2018学年高二第二学期5月月考英语试卷更新完毕开始阅读16109ca682c4bb4cf7ec4afe04a1b0717ed5b305
I was woken up by my mother’s screams - “Bob? Bob?! BOB!” I ran to my parents’ bedroom. My father was on all fours, unconscious. My mother was crazy - desperately trying to figure out how to stop what was happening. I ran to the phone - 9-1-1, the neighbors, anyone - “help us!” Soon rescue came, but my father didn’t come back to life.
When my friends came to comfort me, I remember “pulling myself together” as I walked toward them, determining to show them that I was fine.
The more I denied my pain, the more I was praised by the adults around me-”Oh, look how strong she is!” So, I kept saying “I’m fine.” Over and over and over. I said it enough - performed it enough - that I even fooled myself. I believed that I was okay.
But pain doesn’t just “go away” - that whole “time heals” thing is a total crock. 30 years after my father died, when I looked around for an explanation for all the years of destructive behavior, I couldn’t find the root of the pain in my life because I had covered it up so well. All the “I’m fine” - 30 years of them - buried the pain of that nine years old girl.
Her pain had been trying to come out, to be heard, to be healed. And, finally, it was.
After years of treatment, I found my way back to that night where the pain started, back to the tsunami. This time, I didn’t run. It hurt - it still hurts - but now, when it hurts, I let the pain come. I’m not scared to say, “I’m not fine” - because I know, eventually, I will be.
24. What did the author do when her father was in danger? A. She tried to comfort her crazy mother. B. She offered first aid to him at once. C. She asked for help without delay. D. She was too afraid to do anything. 25. Why was the author praised? A. She behaved politely. B. She seemed to be confident.
C. She could look after herself. D. She could handle the blow properly.
26. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “crock” in Paragraph 5?
A. fact
B. theory
C. experiment
D. lie
27. What lesson can we get from the author’s experience? A. Expressing pain is not very easy. B. Hiding our pain can be harmful. C. Being strong means hiding one’s pain. D. Children are good at covering up their pain.
C
Singapore is planning to cut off web access for public servants as a defence against potential cyber attacks—a move closely watched by critics who say it marks a retreat(退缩)for a technologically advanced city-state that has trademarked the term “smart nation”.
Some security experts say the policy, due to be in place by May, risks damaging productivity among civil servants and those working at more than four dozen statutory(法定的)boards, and cutting them off from the people they serve. It may only raise slightly the defensive walls against cyber attack, they say.
Ben Desjardins, director of security solutions at network security firm Radware, called it “one of the most extreme measures I can recall by a large public organization to fight cyber security risks”. Stephen Dane, a Hong Kong-based managing director at networking company Cisco Systems, said it was “a most unusual situation” and Ramki Thurimella, chair of the computer science department at the University of Denver, called it both “unprecedented(前所未有的)”and “a little excessive(过分的)”.One 23-year-old manager, who gave only her family name, Netagale, said blocking web access would only harm productivity and may not stop attacks.” Information may leak through other means, so blocking the Internet may not stop the unavoidable from happening,” she said.
But other cyber security companies said that with the kind of threats governments
face today, Singapore had little choice but to restrict Internet access.
FireEye, a cyber security company, found that organizations in southeast Asia were 80% more likely than the global average to be hit by an advanced cyber attack. Singapore officials said no particular attack led to the decision but noted a leakage of one ministry in 2015. David Koh, CEO of the newly formed Cyber Security Agency, said officials realized there was too much data to secure and the threat “is too real”.
28. Why does Singapore decide to cut off web access for public servants? A. To increase civil productivity. B. To prevent potential cyber attacks. C. To match her trademark of “smart nation. D. To raise wide awareness of cyber attacks. 29. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss? A. Agreement with the government’s plan. B. Support for the government’s plan. C. Arguments over the government’s plan. D. Suggestions on the government’s plan.
30. What is the possible disadvantage of the government’s decision? A. Slight improvement in defence against cyber attacks. B. Loss of working efficiency in many statutory departments. C. Reduction of large cyber security companies and websites. D. More leakage of data from government organizations. 31. According to what David Koh says, we can infer that ______ A. the Singapore government has been warned of the data security. B. all the Singapore government data is in danger of being attacked. C. the Singapore government is always threatened by cyber attackers. D. cyber attacks can happen any time and too much data needs protection.
D
Cities are likely to be affected by overheating, thanks to something called the urban heat island effect. Cities tend to be short of trees, which provide shade, and
they are covered with black pavement(人行道), which absorbs heat from the sun. Think of how it feels to wear a dark shirt versus a white shirt on a sunny day. A black shirt absorbs light, heating you up. But a white shirt reflects light, keeping you cool.
The average temperature in a city of a million or more people can be more than 5 degrees F hotter than surrounding areas. That extra 5 degrees can turn a hot day from uncomfortable to deadly. As temperatures rise, cities will be an especially dangerous place to be during a heat wave. To protect public health, city officials are going to make the city cooler.
As part of that effort, Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets and parking lots 10 degrees cooler than black asphalt（沥青）. It will help Angelinos save money during the summer, when air conditioning sends power bills soaring. And it will save lives by lowering temperatures and improving air quality. Hot weather worsens air pollution by turning car exhaust into smog, which can make life miserable for people with asthma（哮喘）and other breathing problems.
Of course, LA will have to do more than paint over a few streets to cool off the city. Angelinos will also need to plant more trees and apply white paint to rooftops—at least those not already covered in solar panels. While LA is a pioneer of reflective streets, other cities, like New York, are already experimenting with reflective roofs or, like Melbourne, lowering the temperature by planting trees. LA is hardly alone in its effort to stay cool.
“This is an urgent challenge, and it’s much bigger than one person,” said Mayor Garcetti in a recent statement. “Climate change is a fact of life that people in Los Angeles and cities around the world live with every day.” 32. What should the city officials emphasize during hot summer? A. Where to wear a white shirt. B. How to make the city cooler.
C. Why to coat the roads with black paint. D. When to cut off the electricity supply.
33. Which of the following contributes to the urban heat island effect?