【正文】 at a shopping mall. He said，“ I think my generation— the idea of going door to door, out knocking and saying， hey are you hiring? — like that— doesn’t exist anymore? those days are gone, Just go online．’’ Kim Dancy recently graduated with a master39。 20212017 年莆田十七中高三第一次月考 英語試卷 第 Ⅰ 卷 第一部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié) (共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分 ) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項。 A An Unexpected Storm This is a story about an extreme storm in Moscow. It happened two and a half years ago. It was the first time in my life that I saw such a strong storm. For Moscow, it was very unusual, and nobody predicted this storm before it happened. It was a sunny day in July, and I was at home alone watching TV. The windows and the door to the balcony were wide open because the weather was so hot. Suddenly, I felt a strong wind from outside. I wanted to close the window and came near. I looked out of the window and saw a black sky and trees blowing over because of the strong wind. I tried to close the window, but the wind made me fall down. I was afraid that the glass might break. I stood up and tried to close the window again, but it was not possible because the wind was now stronger, and it was pushing the window open. I ran into the bathroom and took the mop to close the window. It worked. When I looked outside, the tree in front of my window was fiat on the ground, and there was strong thunder and lightning. I decided to pull out all the electrical plugs, which took about 10 seconds. A sportsman would have envied my speed. When I finished, I looked outside. It was terrible, and I understood how people are helpless pared to the power of nature. Suddenly, the wind stopped, and it began to hail (下冰雹 ). The ice was the size of grapes. After 10 minutes, everything stopped, and the sun shone as before. It was strange. A few minutes later, the phone began to ring every five minutes. It was my friends or relatives. We asked each other how it was and how we felt after the storm. Many trees died because of the storm. For a few days, the people helped clean parks and gardens. Some people’ s cars were damaged by trees falling on them. After one week, it was history already. This is my story about an extreme storm in Moscow. It shows us that we are children of nature, and we must respect her. 1. How did the weather change according to the passage? A. Sunny and hot— thunder and lightning— windy— hail— sunny. B. Sunny and hot— windy— hail— thunder and lightning— sunny. C. Sunny and hot— thunder and lightning— hail— windy— sunny. D. Sunny and hot— windy— thunder and lightning— hail— sunny. 2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean? A. I did all the things in a flash. B. I could run faster than a sportsman. C. I could stay at home on a stormy day. D. I was admired by the sportsman for my speed. 3. What did the author learn from the unexpected storm? A. Everything will be history. B. We should respect nature. C. We should help each other. D. The disaster will be predicted. B Unemployment in the United States is still high at 6． 7 percent. But for job seekers， especially those with college educations， researchers say finding a job can be as easy as logging on to a puter． It used to be that looking for a job meant hurrying around， knocking on doors and turning to ads． But that39。s degree in Public Policy． She found her dream job as an education policy researcher． But she says finding the perfect job online takes a lot of perseverance． He said，“ It can be really frustrating and it takes a long time， but if you applied for enough positions and really do your homework you will get somewhere． The report’ s findings suggest careers in Science， Technology， Engineering and Math provide the greatest opportunities， with salaries that range between $30 to $45 an hour． But for maximum ine and satisfaction， workers must be prepared to move and change jobs at least every five years． 4． The highest unemployment rate in the depression in the U． S． was _____. A． 7％ B． 6． 7％ C． 6％ D． 10％ 5． In what way doe