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Dear Kind-Trustee-Who-Sends-Orphans-to-College,
Here I am! I traveled yesterday for four hours in a train. It’s a funny feeling, isn’t it? I never
rode in one before.
College is the biggest, most puzzling place — I get lost whenever I leave my room. I will write
you a description later when I’m feeling less confused; also I will tell you about my lessons. Classes don’t begin until Monday morning, and this is Saturday night. But I wanted to write a letter first just to get acquainted.
It seems strange to be writing letters to somebody you don't know. It seems strange for me
to be writing letters at all — I've never written more than three or four in my life, so please overlook it if these are not a model kind.
Before leaving yesterday morning, Mrs. Lippett and I had a very serious talk. She told me
how to behave all the rest of my life, and especially how to behave towards the kind gentleman who is doing so much for me. I must take care to be very respectful.
But how can one be very respectful to a person who wishes to be called John Smith? Why
couldn’t you have picked out a name with a little personality? I might as well write letters to Dear Flagpole or Dear Clothes-line.
I have been thinking about you a great deal this summer; having somebody take an interest
in me after all these years makes me feel as though I had found a sort of family. It seems as though I belonged to somebody now, and it’s a very comfortable feeling. I must say, however, that when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon. There are just three things that I know: I, You are tall. Ⅱ. You are rich. Ⅲ. You hate girls.
I suppose I might call you Dear Mr. Girl-Hater. Only that's rather rude to me. Or Dear Mr.
Rich-Man, but that's rude to you, as though money were the only important thing about you. Besides, being rich is such a very external quality. Maybe you won’t stay rich all your life; lots of very clever men get broke in Wall Street. But at least you will stay tall all your life! So I've decided to call you Dear Daddy-Long-Legs. I hope you won’t mind. It’s just a private pet name we won’t tell Mrs. Lippett.
The ten o’clock bell is going to ring in two minutes. Our day is divided into sections by bells.
We eat and sleep and study by bells. It's very lifeful. There it goes! Lights out. Good night.
Yours most respectfully, Jerusha Abbott
Observe how precisely I obey rules — due to my training in the John Grier Home.
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To Mr. Daddy-Long-Legs Smith
36. Jerusha felt “confused” because __________.
A. she had never written to the trustee before B. she was not familiar with the college yet C. she could never find the way to her home D. she had never traveled on a train before
37. Jerusha thought that she couldn’t be very respectful to “John Smith” because __________.
A. he was a total stranger to her C. the name was too common
B. she was sure it was a false identity D. nobody would like to be called that time
38. According to Jerusha, being rich may be __________.
A. tentative
B. unimaginable
C. traditional
D. rude
39. The fact that her day is “divided into sections by bells” makes Jerusha feel __________.
A. busy
B. restricted by rules
C. pressed for time
D. full of energy
40. Jerusha decided to call the trustee Dear Daddy-Long-legs __________.
A. in order to show her respect for him B. because it was one of his inner quality C. in order to make them feel closer to each other
D. because she had always wanted a father
D
A little girl in my family got a typewriter for Christmas. Not a laptop. Nothing with a screen. The old-fashioned manual kind.
Typewriters had pretty much gone the way of dodo birds quite some years before my granddaughter was born. But it was the typewriter used by a journalist in the movie “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl” that attracted her.
Or maybe it was the way the typewriter was used. In the movie, Kit does old-fashioned journalism and writes stories that help right a wrong. In a challenging environment she keeps her wits — and a strong sense of ethics (道德) — about her.
However, another reporter, Chuck Tatum in “Ace in the Hole” is totally different. He tells an editor, “If there’s no news, I’ll go out and bite a dog.” Later, referring to a sign in the newsroom that reads “Tell the Truth,” Tatum acknowledges some guilt. But, “Not enough to stop me on my way to the top.”
In both movies, the journalists use typewriters. It’s what they do with them that makes the
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difference. And today, it’s what we do with our hardware — the journalism we produce — that makes the difference.
Typewriters have long since given way to laptops, camera phones and video phones. But here at Thomson Reuters (路透社), and in the media as a whole, the need for a strong sense of ethics has never been more necessary.
To me, at the heart of ethics are the preservation (保持) of honesty, independence and freedom from prejudice. It means ethics and standards are compatible with innovation (革新). In fact, they have to go hand in hand. There’s a lot of room for innovation here, but there’s no room for a Chuck Tatum, who would do anything to get to the top.
In about 2020, my granddaughter will probably be using technology that hasn’t been developed yet to work on her school “newspaper”. She won’t be using her typewriter but she will, I hope, be using what she’s learned from the journalists of this generation. It’s up to us to set the right example.
41. What does Chuck Tatum mean by saying “bite a dog”?
A. He tries all sorts of tricks to achieve his goal. B. He acknowledges his guilt of telling lies. C. He attracts people’s attention in the street. D. He becomes mad because there’s no news.
42. According to the author, really good journalists are those who __________.
A. are crazy about the work like Chuck Tatum B. can take whatever means to attract the public C. are honest, independent and free from prejudice D. were living in the time when typewriters were used. 43. The passage may imply that __________. A. Dodo birds are still living on the earth.
B. Thomson Reuters will not employ a journalist like Chuck Tatum C. Typewriters are more popular to the journalists than laptops
D. what matters is that journalists should use their new-fashioned hardware 44. The purpose of the passage is __________.
A. to advocate the sense of ethics in journalism B. to criticize the lack of ethics among journalists C. to ask adults to set a good example for the young D. to encourage more people to work on newspapers 45. Who are the intended readers of the passage?
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A. People in general.
B. Fans of American films.
C. Children like his granddaughter.
D. The journalists of this generation.
第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下列服饰的信息，以及部分购买者的信息。并把它们与合适的购买者匹配起来。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
A. In this cold winter, you definitely need an overcoat to protect you from being blown away by the chilly wind! The overcoat is warm and of best quality, and endurable. 50% discount! Only $39! The lowest price you can find in the whole town is a real bargain!
B. Our boots are for you who want to be different. They are cute, combining elements of fashion trends, but never the same as other boots. Try them on, and you’ll find yourself not able to take them off! $100 and you’ll be standing out of the crowds!
C. Are gloves important? Definitely YES. The function of providing warmth is of course not the most important; the point is that it shows the taste of yours. See the diamonds which decorate them? They’re real ones! $300 and you’re noble.
D. What could be better than relaxing in a T-shirt? These T-shirts are on sale! 100% cotton and good quality! $5 each! A low price everyone can afford! Best things for every occasion and every day of this hot summer! Come and get one, put it on
wherever you go!
E. Shirts are sold and worn every season of every year. Shirts are suitable for government clerks, teachers, officers and many other white collar jobs. Come and see these best-quality shirts, we have many choices for you! From $10 to $40 each.
F. What color will be popular in this fall? Purple. What will be the fashion? Purple jumpers. Yes, this is still hot summer, but if you are a fashion fan, you’ll know
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what’s going to be popular. Come and lead the trend! $49 each.
46. Ms Stone is a fashionable lady who has a good nose for any change of fashion. She thinks that fashionable appearance makes one attractive, and she is very proud of her taste of fashion. Her friends are very surprised and admire her predictions about the will-be-popular colors and styles.
47. Mrs Smith is said to be a very good housewife. She knows the secret of managing the family finance. Simply making ends meet, she thinks, is absolutely not enough. Whenever she buys something, she compares prices of the same item in different stores before finally making the decision which to buy.
48. Miss Jones is a university student. She supports herself by working part-time as a waitress at a canteen on campus. She spends most of her time in the library and in different academic lectures. She is never worried about what to wear as long as it’s comfortable and affordable. 49. Mrs Darwin is obviously a middle-class woman — you can easily tell it when you see her. As a middle-aged woman, she still looks young, because her dresses, trousers, shoes, and even T-shirts, are carefully selected and of luxury brands. Her LV handbags, Armani overcoats and diamond necklaces are evidence of her taste.
50. Ms Clatson is a very different young girl. She requires herself to be different. Not only different, but fashionable. “To be different is easy, but to be both different and fashionable is absolutely not as easy.” So, when a red coat is popular, she buys a black sweater; when mini-skirt is spreading, she wears jeans. That’s Ms Clatson!
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