You might think male models lead glamorous lives, filled with endless travel and invitations to socialize with the rich and beautiful. Almost everyone has formed an unrealistic picture of their lives, believing that they spend one afternoon beside the Mediterranean Sea sipping coffee and getting suntanned and the next moment they are on board flying to Rome. However, according to a 2016 documentary made by the pop culture news site Fusion, the financial reality of male models is not very pretty.
The main subject of the documentary, titled Unglamorous, is a male model named Cameron Keesling who went to New York to start his career, hoping to make a fortune in the world of models. Keesling is not a supermodel but he has certainly made his name known in the industry. He was “working in the industry for about a year before landing the cover of Italian Vogue” in 2014. But “Keesling and his companions were paid nothing for the shool”, Fusion reporter Nikita Redkar wrote.
Keesling also appeared at Paris Fashion Week and won lots of praise, while his compensation wouldn’t even cover the cost of traveling to and from Paris.
According to the documentary the most common way models get paid is by receiving free clothes, rather than money. In order to make ends meet, consequently, many of them have to take another job simply to make a living. Many of these models are in debt. Once they find an agency to represent them, a living income is provided by the agency to accommodate their rent, food, clothing and other expenses. Models are expected to pay off these costs once they find work, but many of the industry’s jobs don’t pay at all. Believe it or not, there is a pay gap between male models and female counterparts. Based on a survey conducted by Fortune.com, female models can make millions more than males, especially if you compare the top ten earners of each gender.
1.In common people’s eyes, male models are living __________.
A. a busy and simple life B. a tiring and dull life
C. an easy and comfortable life D. a hard and embarrassing life
2.Why does the author mention Cameron Keesling in the second paragraph?
A. To introduce his real life
B. To explain why he went to New York
C. To illustrate the hardship of male models’ lives
D. To encourage models to make a fortune in New York
3.What does the underlined word “counterparts” mean in the last paragraph?
A. Partners B. Peers
C. Opponents D. Competitors
4.What is the writer’s attitude towards the lives of the male models?
A. Supportive B. Doubtful
C. Critical D. Objective
In my profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life. They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages.
Tyler was born infected with HIV and from the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to survive. When he was five, he had a tube surgically inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back. Medications were prepared inside this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented (补充的)oxygen to support his breathing.
Tyler wasn’t willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicine - laden backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him. Tyler’s mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly spot him.
This fateful disease eventually wore down Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV - infected mother. When it became apparent that he wasn’t going to survive, Tyler’s mom talked to him about death. She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.
A few days before his death, he whispered to me, " I might die soon. I’m not scared. When I die, please dress me in red. Mom promised she’s coming to heaven, too. I’ll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me."
1.What do we know about the tube inserted in Tyler’s chest?
A. It contained oxygen that helped Tyler breathe freely
B. Medications in the pump could be supplied through it
C. It was filled with medications that Tyler needed
D. It should be replaced by a new one after a year
2.Tyler’s mom dressed him in red in order to _______.
A. stress the importance of the color
B. find him as quickly as possible
C. meet the demand of him
D. encourage him to play and race happily outdoors
3.Tyler’s mom helped him face the death in the following ways except that _______.
A. she said to him that it would not long before she died
B. she promised to meet him in heaven soon
C. she had a frank talk with him about death
D. she gave him a medicine-loaded package
4.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?
A. Gifts in My Life B. A Fateful Disease
C. Dying in Red D. No More Tears in Heaven
假定你是李华，你校的交流生Lucy下周打算去老师家做客，但是她不知道中国人做客有哪些传统，她给你发了一封电子邮件，请你给她一些建议。请你依据下列要点，给她回复一封电子邮件。
要点如下：
1.适当地送一些礼物；
2.介绍中国的餐桌礼仪。
注意：
1.词数100左右。（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Lucy,
I have received your email.You asked me for some suggestions on how to be a guest in China._____________
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I do hope you will enjoy yourself ill your teacher's home.
Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
When I was having supper last summer,I saw white cat in the yard.It was so cute that I couldn’t help play with it.It was nervous at first,and soon we became good friends.One day when it jumped to my room,I decided to gave it a warm bath,because it fur was dirty.As time goes by,the weather turned to cold gradually.It had to leave to find a warmly place,and it would continue its journey.Whenever I wish to see it,that I must do is to close my eye,and it will appear in front of me.
Most people1.get a text message from a wrong number either let the person know2.just ignore it—but this wrongful text was one that the receiver felt he had to answer.
When Mark and Lindsey Lashley had their baby boy,Cason Knox,one of their3.(relative) sent a group text message to let a few4.(friend) know about the birth—but it turned out that one of the phone numbers no longer belonged to someone they knew.Dennis Williams,the new5.(own) of the phone number,responded to the6. (excite) baby news,“7.(congratulate),but I think someone got the wrong number.”
When everyone else in the group text message realized what was going on,they laughed and apologized to this kind stranger for getting him caught up in the baby birthing news,but Williams ended up8.(surprise) everyone. “What's the room number...we have gifts,”Williams’s follow-up text read—and the best pan is that he9.(actual) showed up at the hospital to welcome Cason.And they talked about turning10.embarrassing situation into a sweet one!
Mr.Bard is the manager at his family's shoe company.He really____competence in his workers.He always tells the____and hard-working employees that he is____of them.But Mr.Bard does not only show his appreciation through words.The most competent workers are also paid____.
Mr.Bard thinks when an____works harder and produces higher quality shoes,the company earns more money. ____,the employee should also earn more.But many of the less competent workers____.
“We are equal,”they protest（抗议）. “We do the same job,so we should get the____pay!”
He is a kind man,but he is also____.If he keeps hiring the less competent workers,the whole company will____, and perhaps all employees will lose their jobs.It will also be bad for his family and for the company is____.
To____the situation,Mr.Bard creates evening workshops（工作坊）to help____the employees who are not working at company____.They watch the most competent workers,who receive a special bonus for____their co-workers,and make lots of notes.They inspect the production line,ask lots of questions,and____until they are skilled and____.
Production at the company____,and the customers are happier with the high____shoes!As sales increase, Mr.Bard is able to pay his workers better.And____the company’s smart pay system,the most competent workers can be highly rewarded.
1.A. appreciates B. describes C. absorbs D. agrees
2.A. excited B. skilled C. born D. considerate
3.A. worried B. confused C. proud D. painful
4.A. worse B. less C. degree D. more
5.A. employer B. employee C. degree D. guarantee
6.A. However B. On the contrary C. In other words D. Therefore
7.A. disagreed B. disliked C. disappeared D. discouraged
8.A. high B. same C. low D. distant
9.A. silly B. likely C. wise D. simple
10.A. select B. shake C. suffer D. scold
11.A. drivers B. teachers C. cooks D. customers
12.A. improve B. put up C. postpone D. come up
13.A. forget B. sell C. train D. harm
14.A. standards B. limits C. borders D. patience
15.A. picking B. teaching C. tolerating D. weighing
16.A. warn B. sneeze C. sob D. practice
17.A. productive B. affected C. strict D. straight
18.A. goes down B. goes away C. goes against D. goes up
19.A. quantity B. ability C. quality D. equality
20.A. regardless of B. thanks to C. instead of D. in spite of
