山东省济南市20xx届高三英语上学期期中试题word版

山东省济南市20xx届高三英语上学期期中试题word版内容摘要：

Eiffel Tower. Interestingly, many young women in China are eager to achieve a western appearance, as they believe it will give them an advantage in the highly petitive job market. “Some students face a lot of employment pressure after graduation . If their facial features are good, they’ll have more chances of finding a job ,” said surgeon Xuming. “We’ve had students getting the Eiffel Tower nose。 it’s help ed them a lot.” Apparently, Chinese employers are quite particular about appearances and prefer attractive candidates. Some of them even go as far as putting height and weight requirements in their employment ads. Plastic surgeons across the country are reporting an increase in the number of students choosing beauty “improvement” . According to a Mr. Li, hospital manager at surgeon Xuming’s clinic , most of their customers are female and the bill is taken care of by the family. “They usually e in with their mothers, and tend to be from welloff backgrounds.” he said. Personally, I don’t think it so important to “ improve” our appearance as long as we are skilled at our jobs. We can’ t decide how we look, but we can decide how well we live and work. 28. Chinese college students choose to have a nose operation to ____________ . A. marry well B. look cool C. have a good job D. look like westerners 29. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3? A. The posters. B. A nose job. C. The Eiffel Tower. D. A plastic surgery procedure. 30. It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that ___________. A. employers are potential customers B. attractive appearance seems to increase job chances C. appearance is as important as height and weight D. ads promote the plastic surgery 31. From what Mr. Li said we can learn that ____________. A. most families can’t afford the surgeon B. the number of plastic surgeons is increasing C. patients can be well looked after at the clinic D. their customers are usually from wealthy families D Square dancing is a form of entertainment and physical exercise, which is a good thing. However, a group of senior Chinese ladies dancing in New York’ s Sunset Park were recently faced with noise plaints from nearby residents. The local court even served a summons (传票 ) related to a certain Ms. Wang. The news soon caused heated discussion across China, with many believing the incident to involve a cultural conflict between the East and West, while others view it as a form of discrimination against Chinese in the United States. The United States is a diverse society, and in many cases, Chinese dancers are tolerated and even appreciated. Meanwhile, the United States is a society based on the rule of law, and due to cultural differences, local regulations seem to be very different from those in China. As a result, some old Chinese ladies dancing in New York’s Sunset Park found themselves caught in an embarrassing situation. Locals and immigrants from other nations view such noise as a violation of their right to enjoy tranquility. Calling the police is regarded as the most efficient way to solve such a problem. Before, these ladies probably did not understand local customs and rules. However, since the incident took place, they should perhaps know a little better next time and keep the noise to a minimum. People from different nations are often supposed to reach promises, respecting and tolerating each other. Whatever your choice of entertainment, it is important not to affect other people’s lives. Square dancing is only one of many activities during which people should mind their behavior. As for . police practice, there might still be some room for improvement. Some were said to be rather rude, leading to the socalled “racial discrimination ,” which is a sensitive topic in . society. If the involved parties could be more tolerant, and solve such problems without involving the court, perhaps immigrants would mix more. 32. The writer mentions the incident in Paragraph 1 to __________. A. show his opinion B. make plaints C. bring up the topic D. criticize the local police 33. The underlined word “tranquility” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by ________. A. entertai。