高考英语的复习就是在做题中发现问题，以下是高三年级第二次月考英语试卷，请考生练习。

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, free accommodation with utilities paid for, 90 per cent medical reimbursement, a seven-day paid leave, eleven-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence.

Senior Business Editor

You must：

assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them;

be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed and mentor junior staff;

ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership entails;

have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software.

Senior Copy Editor

You must：

work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;

edit or rewrite copy and give snappy headlines and captions;

have had at least two years’ editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software.

Copy Editor

You must：

be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions;

be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;

have two years of editing experience working on copy desks, and be familiar with industry software.

Graphic Designer

You must：

have excellent skills in information graphics;

be good at illustrations and freehand drawings;

be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts;

have a good sense of typography;

have good news judgment;

be well-versed with Macintosh software, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop;

be fluent in English.

For enquiries or to apply, write to job @ chinadaily.com.cn.

21. What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To describe the positions of the China Daily newspaper group.

B. To describe the working conditions of the China Daily newspaper group.

C. To advertise for recruiting some good employees.

D. To tell you how to become part of this group.

22. What is NOT required about Graphic Designer?

A. Be well-versed with Photoshop.

B. Have excellent skills in information graphics.

C. Having a good sense of typography.

D. Writing snappy headlines and captions.

23. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The employees have the right to enjoy eleven-day public holidays.

B. The workers there can enjoy a seven-day leave without pay.

C. Free accommodations are available to the workers.

D. The senior business editor’s only job is to help the business editor to set goals.

B

Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man—not the sort of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager arriving in America, knowing nothing, I wanted a father who could explain the human journey. In college, when friends called home for advice, I would sink into deep depression for what I did not have.

Today, at twenty-seven, I have come to rediscover them in ways that my teenage mind would not allow—as adults and as friends with their own faults and weaknesses.

One night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, Dad shared the problem with me. Apparently my legal training had earned me some privileges in his eyes. I talked through the problem with Dad, analyzing the purposes of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies(策略).He listened patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I am a simple man.”

Dad is a brilliant scientist who can deconstruct the building blocks of nature. Yet human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized that he was simply not skilled at dealing with people, much less the trouble of a conflicted teenager. It’s not in his nature to understand human desires.

And so, there it was—it was no one’s fault that my father held no interest in human lives while I placed great importance in them. We are at times born more sensitive, wide-eyed, and dreamy than our parents and become more curious and idealistic than them. Dad perhaps never expected me for a child. And I, who knew Dad as an intelligent man, had never understood that his intelligence did not cover all of my feelings.

It has saved me years of questioning and confusion. I now see my parents as people who have other relationships than just Father and Mother. I now overlook their many faults and weaknesses, which once annoyed me.

I now know my parents as friends: people who ask me for advice; people who need my support and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past clearer.

24. What was the author’s impression of her father when she was a teenager?

A. Friendly but irresponsible.                  B. Intelligent but severe.

C. Cold and aggressive.                       D. Caring and communicative.

25. Why did the author feel depressed when her friends called home?

A. She did not have a phone to call home.

B. Her father did not care about her human journey.

C. Her father was too busy to answer her phone.

D. Her father couldn’t give her appropriate advice.

26. After the author overheard her father on the telephone, _________ .

A. he blamed her for impoliteness.              B. he rediscovered human nature.

C. he consulted with her about his problem.       D. he changed his attitude towards the author.

27. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A. My Parents as Friends.                      B. My Parents as advisors.

C. My father—a serious man.                   D. My father—an intelligent scientist.