At present, in many American cities especially, many teachers in the public schools say they are underpaid. They point to jobs such as secretary or truck driver, which often pay more to start than that of a teacher. In many other fields, such as law, medicine, computer science, a beginning worker may make more than a teacher who has taught for several years.
Teaching has never been a profession that attracted people interested in high salaries. It is by history a profession that has provided rewards in addition to money—the satisfaction of sharing knowledge, of influencing others, of guiding young people. But in the past several years, there are more difficulties in teaching, for many, than there are rewards.
Unruly students, especially in big cities, large classes and a lack of support from the public in terms of money and understanding have led many public school teachers to leave the profession.
As a result, many of the best students, who would have chosen teaching as their life career in the past, are going into other fields.
Another reason for this change in teacher candidates is the changing status of women in the United States. Until the late 1960s and 1970s, one of the most popular choices for women was teaching. But as other professions, such as law and medicine opened up to women, women stopped pouring into teacher training programs. Thus, a major pool of excellent candidates for the teaching profession dwindled.
Bit by bit government officials and others realized that the status of the teacher had suffered. They talked about change. But the change in a vast society like the United States is not easy. People’s attitudes have formed over many years, and sometimes change takes many years.
1.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 1 refers to “________”.
A.money B.job C.secretary D.truck driver
2.What is the present situation of the teaching?
A.Teachers work harder and get underpaid.
B.Teachers have no opportunities to work in other fields.
C.Teaching can attract best students to work as a teacher.
D.Teaching can provide rewards as well as high salaries.
3.Many public school teachers turn to other professions because________.
A.the government doesn’t financially support them
B.they have to work longer hours than a lawyer
C.their students refuse to listen to them
D.they are not fairly treated
4.The author believes that change in teachers’ status in the United States________.
A.is not great B.is impossible
C.influences people’s attitude D.needs time
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At present, in many American cities especially, many teachers in the public schools say they are underpaid. They point to jobs such as secretary or truck driver, which often pay more to start than that of a teacher. In many other fields, such as law, medicine, computer science, a beginning worker may make more than a teacher who has taught for several years.
Teaching has never been a profession that attracted people interested in high salaries. It is by history a profession that has provided rewards in addition to money—the satisfaction of sharing knowledge, of influencing others, of guiding young people. But in the past several years, there are more difficulties in teaching, for many, than there are rewards.
Unruly students, especially in big cities, large classes and a lack of support from the public in terms of money and understanding have led many public school teachers to leave the profession.
As a result, many of the best students, who would have chosen teaching as their life career in the past, are going into other fields.
Another reason for this change in teacher candidates is the changing status of women in the United States. Until the late 1960s and 1970s, one of the most popular choices for women was teaching. But as other professions, such as law and medicine opened up to women, women stopped pouring into teacher training programs. Thus, a major pool of excellent candidates for the teaching profession dwindled.
Bit by bit government officials and others realized that the status of the teacher had suffered. They talked about change. But the change in a vast society like the United States is not easy. People’s attitudes have formed over many years, and sometimes change takes many years.
1.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 1 refers to “________”.
A.money B.job C.secretary D.truck driver
2.What is the present situation of the teaching?
A.Teachers work harder and get underpaid.
B.Teachers have no opportunities to work in other fields.
C.Teaching can attract best students to work as a teacher.
D.Teaching can provide rewards as well as high salaries.
3.Many public school teachers turn to other professions because________.
A.the government doesn’t financially support them
B.they have to work longer hours than a lawyer
C.their students refuse to listen to them
D.they are not fairly treated
4.The author believes that change in teachers’ status in the United States________.
A.is not great B.is impossible
C.influences people’s attitude D.needs time
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At present, many people from countryside went to the cities ____better job.
A .in search of B. in place of C. in memory of D. in spite of
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In many American military actions,American soldiers always served with honor,especially black Americans. Even though black men almost had to beg to be allowed to serve in the Revolutionary War,they went on to serve well.Two back men,Oliver Cromwell and Prince Whipple,were with Washington when he crossed the Delaware on Christmas Day,1776,to attack the British at Trenton.A black man named Estabrook captured the Royal Army’s general Prescott Newport, and Peter Salem,a black,killed Major Pitcairn as he was savoring his expected victory at Bunker Hill.
Even though they were forced to serve in separated units,black soldiers distinguished themselves in battle.This was despite the fact that whites had long believed that blacks could neither command nor use firearms.In 1863, William Came of the Massachusetts Colored Infantry(步兵)received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his role in battles with the Plains Indians.Isaiah Dorman, Coster’s back scout (侦查员), served and died at the Little Big Horn in 1876.
In world war I,4 00,000 black American soldiers served with the French command.Neither U.S.nor British commanders would use these men.But Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts,soldiers in the 369th Infantry black" Hell fighters" were still the first Americans to win the Croix de Guerre,France's top military award.
During world war Ⅱover 600,000 black men and women served in the armed forces,including some 400,000 who served overseas.Dorie Miller,a black mess attendant in navy.was one of our first heroes in this war.At Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack,be manned a machine gun and shot down four planes.The back fighter pilots of Benjamin Davis,Jr.distinguished themselves throughout the war.They served most courageously during the Italian campaign.During the war in Vietnam,mainly because of civil rights pressures in America but also owing to the fine record of black military units,all American forces cooperated well.Once again blacks played vital roles.And 13.2 percent of all war deaths were of blacks,even though blacks constitute only11percent of all Americans.Black American soldiers continue to serve their land well,though the fact is often omitted in history books.
1.The main idea of this passage is that .
A. black Americans made great contributions to the Revolutionary War and World WarⅡ.
B. black Americans have admirably served their country in at least five wars.
C. black Americans suffered a large quantity of war deaths than any other minorities.
D. black Americans served under white Americans and won many victories.
2.The meaning of the underlined word "savoring" is .
A. demanding B. commanding
C. convincing D. enjoying
3.Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage ?
A. William Casey and Isaiah Dorman served and died at the Little Big Horn in 1876.
B. Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts won America top military award.
C. Benjamin Davis,Jr was commander of a group of black fighter pilots in World War Ⅱ.
D. The percentage of deaths of blacks is smaller than that of the whites during the war in Vietnam.
4.We can infer from the passage that .
A. black Americans were forced to serve in separated units
B. black Americans were highly appreciated by Americans in their military history.
C. Americans have been ignorant of the vital role blacks have played in military history
D. Americans encourage black Americans to serve in the military because of their courage and wisdom.
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The Olympic Sports Center _______at present in the city and is said to be open to the public in 2019
A. is built B. has built C. is being built D. will be built
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The houses for the low-income families_______ at present in our city will be completed next year。
A. to be built B. built C. being built D. having been built
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The houses for the low-income families _______ at present in our city will be completed next year.
A. to be built B. built
C. being built D. having been built
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American writer A.N.DEVERS was at a rare-book fair in New York City in 2015 when she noticed a Joan Didion title selling for just $25. Then she saw the price tag of a novel by the equally famous Cormac McCarthy: about $600. “I realized we don’t value women’s work the same way we do men’s,” Devers says. “It’s depressing. But it’s also exciting, because I can do something about it.”
Three years later, after moving to London and joining the U.K.’s booming rare-book trade, Devers opened the red doors of her new bookstore, the Second Shelf. Located in a quiet courtyard off the busy streets of London’s Soho, the store almost exclusively stocks rare books by women (alongside a handful of male-authored books about women). The focus is modern fiction: Elizabeth Bowen novels, romances by Rosamunde Pilcher, poetry by Ntozake Shange.
Devers’ skill for finding overlooked jewels was polished during a childhood of Visits to yard sales in towns across the U.S., a result of her family’s following her father’s Air Force job. Some of her most sought-after recent finds were works by Miriam Tlali, the first black woman to publish a novel in South Africa. Devers hit on her 1975 debut in a charity store and quickly sourced and sold 15 more Tlali books.
In collecting these works, the Second Shelf is correcting a historical imbalance that has allowed women’s literary achievements to be eclipsed. Bookdealers have tended to be men; much of the trade’s early material was collected by “country gentlemen who ran estates and amassed libraries of books to show their wealth and intelligence,” Devers says. She argues that they’ve been like their peers in other male-led creative industries — including television, film and the news media — in that “they focus on themselves.”
That past contributes to a plain absence of women’s work among the books considered to be valuable cultural objects. In January, the Second Shelf went viral (走红) on Twitter after Devers pointed out that only nine books by women appeared in a list, produced by a trade website, of the 500 biggest sales at auction in the books-and-paper field last year. Even among more recently published works, a 2018 study found, titles by women are on average priced 45% lower than books by men.
In recent years, calls have gone out to read only books by women for a year and for universities to expand their curriculums. The observance of Women’s History Month in the U.S. has also made March a time for publishers to suggest fitting reading lists. Devers’ shop is the physical site of that movement challenging the current situation. “We’ve been taught to find value in something really narrow,” she says. “It’s time to explore something different.”
1.The first paragraph tells the readers _________.
A.why Devers named her shop the Second Shelf
B.how Devers was exposed to rare book trade
C.what motivated Devers to open the Second Shelf
D.where Devers first came across women’s literary works
2.The underlined word “eclipse” in the fourth paragraph means_________.
A.fully exposed
B.partially concealed
C.seriously treated
D.roughly explained
3.Which may explain the absence of the great literary works by women?
A.The trade used to be dominated by men.
B.Women writers’ ideas conflict with the bookdealers’.
C.Males tend to be productive in the creative industry.
D.The majority of male readers don’t read modern fiction.
4.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.In recent years, university curriculums have emphasized books by women.
B.Women’s History Month has pushed women writers to be more productive.
C.More physical bookstores like Devers’ are needed to change the situation.
D.The Second Shelf is helping turn a page for women in literature.
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It is reported that many a new house ____ at present in the disaster area in Gansu Province.
A. was being built B. were being built C. is being built D. are being built
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It is reported that many a new house ____ at present in the disaster area in Gansu Province.
A. was being built B. were being built
C. is being built D. are being built
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It is reported that many a new house ____ at present in the disaster area in Gansu Province.
A. was being built B. were being built
C. is being built D. are being built
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