【正文】 with people’ s renewed interest in careers in the public sector(部門 ), which are seen as more secure in economic crisis. A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain. Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “ It’ s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’ s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.” 24. Professor John Beath’s lectures are_______ . A. given in a traditional way B. connected with the present situation C. open to both students and their parents D. warmly received by economics 25. Careers in the public sector are more attractive because of their_________ . A. greater stability B. higher pay C. fewer applications D. better reputation 26. In the opinion of most parents, __________ . A. economics should be the focus of school teaching B. more students should be admitted to universities C. the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened. D. children should solve financial problems themselves 27. According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters _______ . A. wiser in money management B. have access to better equipment C. confident about their future careers D. get jobs in Child Trust Funds C I stole your dog today. No, I didn’t set a foot on your house, but from the condition of your dog, I can imagine what it looks like? the word “ rubbish” es to mind. I found her along a road, with a heavy chain wrapped around her neck, still attached to rotten boards from her doghouse. Not only did I know that most of the town people had already ignored her, judging by where I found her, but I knew that if she had gotten into the Woods, the cross that she dragged behind her would have wrapped around a tree until starvation or thirst killed her. She has a beautiful name now. Already in the first week she has e to look more like she should. Her eyes sparkle and she has learned to wag her tail in greeting. She has stopped flinching (畏縮 ) when I make a sudden movement, because she knows now that I won’t beat her, in fact, she rarely leaves my side. She’s even bee brave enough to bark at a cat and today I watched from the window as she attempted to play with the other dogs. No, it’s clear she does not miss you or her former life on a chain. It’s not clear yet whether she39。 A China has announced it’s abolishing its onechild policy. What difference has it made, statistically speaking? 400 million births prevented The onechild policy, officially in place since 1979, has prevented 400 million births. Parents have faced fines and other punishments for having more children. The majority of the decrease in China’s fertility rate happened in the 1970s. It dropped from children per woman in 1970 to in 1978. Despite the onechild policy the rate had only fallen to by 2021. 21:28baby deaths rate Since the onechild policy was introduced, baby girls have bee more likely to die than boys. In the 1970s, according to the United Nations, 60 males per 1, 000 live births died under the age of one. For girls the figure was 53. In the 1980s, after the onechild policy became official, the rate for both was 36. By the 1990s, 26 males per 1,000 live births died before the age of one and 33 girls. The 2021s saw 21 boys per 1,000 live births dying and 28 girls. boys born for every girl Sexually selective abortions have been considered as a major cause of China39。 6. What is Sara going to do? A. Buy John a gift. B. Give John a surprise C. Invite John to France. 7. What does the man think of Sara’s plan? A. Funny. B. Exciting. C. Strange. 聽第 7 段材料，回答第 9 題。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段對話后有一個小題，從試題所給的 A、 B、 C 三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。 淮南二中 2017 屆高三年級第二次月考 英語試題 命題人： 喬燕 宋婷婷 審校： 張雪芹 本試卷分第 Ⅰ 卷（選擇題）和第 Ⅱ 卷（非選擇題）兩部分 第 Ⅰ 卷 第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30分） 做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。聽完每段對話后，你都有 10秒鐘的 時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題 5 秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時間。 8. Why does Diana say sorry to peter? A. She has to give up her travel pan. B. She wants to visit another city. C. She needs to put off her test. 9. What does Diana want Peter to do? A. Help her with her study. B. Take a book to her friend. C. Teach a geography lesson. 聽第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 題。s unusual imbalance. GietelBasten, associate professor in social policy at Oxford University, says the births of many girls are not registered if parents have broken the rule by having two children,