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1、甘肃省兰州市第四中学2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题注意事项： 1、答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2、请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第1卷评卷人得分 一、 阅读理解（30分）ATurningontheTV,awonderfulsceneestoyoureyes—agroupofmen,tall,strongandhandsome,andwomen,young,beautifulandattractive,too.Togethertheyeatinthefinestrestaurants,travelingeverywherearoundtheworl
2、dbyluxuriousplanesandpleasureships.Theyaremodels.Doyouenvythem?Whatsortoflifearemodelsleading?Isitawonderfullifeforayoungladyorayoungman?Afewmodelsarewell-knownactorsoractresseswhocanmakealotofmoneyonlybyshowingthemselvesoffinmercials.Butthemajorityofthemarejustcurioustoseewhatitislike.The
3、y’dliketobemodelsjustbecausetheyareattractedbywhattheyimagine—modelsearnalotofmoneyandleadagloriouslife.Thisistrueforthosewhoareverysuccessful.However,mostmodelsfinditdifficulttogetwork.Veryfewcanearnenoughtoliveon,andforallmodelstheirexpensesarehigh.Theiragentsclaimabout20%oftheearnings,a
4、ndnomodelwillgetveryfarwithoutacleveragent.Besides,theyhavetobuygoodclothing.Theyalsohavetopaytotraveltointerviewsandreachtheplaceswheretheworkistobedone.Interviewsforamodeljobareknownascattle-marketsinthemodelingworld,andnotwithoutagoodreason.Atopmodelcanchoosehisorherwork,demandandreceiv
5、ehighfeesandhashisorherexpensespaid.Butformostmodels,thesituationisquitedifferent.Andagentoremployerinspectseachmodelmuchasafarmerinspectscattleatamarket.Intelligence,qualificationsandpersonalcharacteristicscountforlittleagainstgoodlooksandtightfigures.Forallexcepttheveryfewluckyones,theli
6、feofamodelisacontinualsearchforwork,tryingtosellhimselforherselfinthefaceoffiercepetitionand,sometimes,notparticularlymoralstandardsonthepartofsomeemployers.Immigrationofficialsatairportlook suspiciously atagirlwhosepassportshowsheroccupationas“Model”,andthesearemenandwomenofconsiderableex
7、perienceoftheworld.Itesnosurprisetofindthatsomemodelsprefertoput“Secretary”or“Businessman”astheirjobsintheirpassports.Modelingisachangeableworldwithgreatrewardsforatinyminoritybutnotforthemajority.1.Formodels,theirgoodlooksandtightfiguresare ,pared
