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1、2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题(V)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评卷人得分 一、 阅读理解（30分）ATurningontheTV,awonderfulsceneestoyoureyes—agroupofmen,tall,strongandhandsome,andwomen,young,beautifulandattractive,too.Togethertheyeatinthefinestrestaurants,travelingeverywherearound
2、theworldbyluxuriousplanesandpleasureships.Theyaremodels.Doyouenvythem?Whatsortoflifearemodelsleading?Isitawonderfullifeforayoungladyorayoungman?Afewmodelsarewell-knownactorsoractresseswhocanmakealotofmoneyonlybyshowingthemselvesoffinmercials.Butthemajorityofthemarejustcuri
3、oustoseewhatitislike.They’dliketobemodelsjustbecausetheyareattractedbywhattheyimagine—modelsearnalotofmoneyandleadagloriouslife.Thisistrueforthosewhoareverysuccessful.However,mostmodelsfinditdifficulttogetwork.Veryfewcanearnenoughtoliveon,andforallmodelstheirexpensesarehig
4、h.Theiragentsclaimabout20%oftheearnings,andnomodelwillgetveryfarwithoutacleveragent.Besides,theyhavetobuygoodclothing.Theyalsohavetopaytotraveltointerviewsandreachtheplaceswheretheworkistobedone.Interviewsforamodeljobareknownascattle-marketsinthemodelingworld,andnotwithout
5、agoodreason.Atopmodelcanchoosehisorherwork,demandandreceivehighfeesandhashisorherexpensespaid.Butformostmodels,thesituationisquitedifferent.Andagentoremployerinspectseachmodelmuchasafarmerinspectscattleatamarket.Intelligence,qualificationsandpersonalcharacteristicscountfor
6、littleagainstgoodlooksandtightfigures.Forallexcepttheveryfewluckyones,thelifeofamodelisacontinualsearchforwork,tryingtosellhimselforherselfinthefaceoffiercepetitionand,sometimes,notparticularlymoralstandardsonthepartofsomeemployers.Immigrationofficialsatairportlook suspici
7、ously atagirlwhosepassportshowsheroccupationas“Model”,andthesearemenandwomenofconsiderableexperienceoftheworld.Itesnosurprisetofindthatsomemodelsprefertoput“Secretary”or“Businessman”astheirjobsintheirpassports.Modelingisachangeableworldwithgreatrewardsforatinyminoritybutno
8、tforthemajority.1.Formodels,theirgoodlooksandtightfiguresare ,paredwiththeiri
