武汉市2018届高中毕业生四月调研测试

武汉市2018届高中毕业生四月调研测试

英语试卷

本试题卷共12页,72题。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟

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When I graduated from the University of lowa last year, I did something my friends did not understand. I left lowa,，where I had friends and stability, to live on a small houseboat near San Francisco. At school, I had found a job driving a school bus so people asked, "Why on earth are you leaving”

Well，at graduation I was presented with two things — a degree in psychology and a question. It was the same one that many in my generation got:：" What do I do now" It was as difficult as it was common .That's because many people at my age were raised with the same words, repeated over and over by parents, teachers and TV, that you “can be whatever you want to be”As a young boy, every time when I was puzzled about my future, they would say that they would be happy if I was happy. However, what I needed was concrete advice but not a vague idea, for example, "be a doctor, or be a bus driver."

My experience was by no means universal. Many Americans are taught by their parents that the only purpose in life is to attain money and power. As a goal, this seems much easier and clearer than finding "happiness" or "gentleness". The result of this upbringing is that many of my classmates did not specialize in any particular skill, rather assuming that something would magically happen to overcome their problems. They often get a real shock when they enter the

“real world” and find that their options are very limited. Many of my friends have taken jobs as waiters or cooks after graduating, or have moved back in with their parents.

My life on the boat is hard at times, especially during storms. But this is my small attempt to be happy on my own. I'm not buying into my nation’s idea of limitless possibilities because I feel that stops the growth of today’s youth.

was the friends confused about the writer’s leaving

A. He was tired of driving

B. He suddenly quit school

C. He would lose his friends

D. He would lead a changing life.

26. What does the author think of the guidance he got from American society

A. It's specific

B. It’s wrong

C. It's general

D. It’s correct

27. What directly caused a lot of Americans to have jobs lower than their expectations

A. Their achievable goals.

B. The practical guidance.

C. Being shocked by the real world.

D. Lacking professional competence.

28. Which of the following can be the best title for the text