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　　Hong Kong pop star Zhang Guorong, 46, jumped out of a window of Mandarin Oriental Hotel at the start of April, 2003, leaving behind sorrowful fans and suicide (自殺)note which newspapers said was caused by emotional (情感的)problems. His death shocked the public and the incident again brought a serious topic to light—suicide.

　　Zhang was best known globally for his part in the blockbuster film “Farewell My Concubine, ”where he played a homosexual (同性戀的)Chinese opera singer. The popular 1993 film won a lot of awards including the world-famous Palmed' Or at the Cannes Film Festival. However, such achievements could not make Zhang content with his life. It was reported that long before his death, Zhang had been suffering from depression (意志消沉). His tragedy shows we need to learn how to reduce the pressure from our society by happily and naturally facing life. Depression, a mental illness, and suicide have often been highlighted in the past as serious social problems—and for good reason.

　　According to experts, about 5 to 10 percent of people are suffering from depression, some of whom are not even aware of the illness. And alarmingly, 10 to 15 percent of people suffering from depression will be likely to commit suicide.

　　Statisticians (統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)家)also show suicide is the leading cause of death among young adults. It leads to 3. 6 percent of all deaths each year in China, a survey said. Last year, 287,000 Chinese died after committing suicide. The female rate is 25 percent higher than the male rate. For this reason, the media must highlight the negative (負(fù)面的)influence of Zhang's tragedy in its reporting. It is shameful to talk too much about his death. Although his achievements in the arts were great, his final choice cannot be praised, let alone calling his death a “perfect end” to a shining life.

　　The media should guide people—especially Zhang's fans—to shake off their sorrow quickly, learn a lesson from their idol's tragedy, find a release from the pressure of their lives and value their priceless lives.

1．Why on earth did Zhang choose to kill himself in such a way?

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A．Because he was not as popular as he was before.

B．Because he was disappointed at his life.

C．Because he suffered from high pressure from his fans.

D．Because he dropped out of the hotel accidently.

2．What does the word “blockbuster” in the second paragraph probably mean?

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A．Most popular.

B．Very interesting.

C．Ordinary.

D．Boring.

3．From the passage we can know

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A．more men commit suicide than women in our country

B．suicide only takes a small part in the deaths of young adults

C．is not right for the media to report the “perfect end” of Zhang widely

D．people never content with their achievements and life will often commit suicide easily

70．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

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A．It made little difference whether Zhang died or not among his fans.

B．It was something happening suddenly- that caused Zhang's suicide.

C．Not all the people who suffer from depression know their case clearly .

D．Zhang called on people to make a choice to value their lives.

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：浙江省杭州二中2012屆高三第一次仿真英語(yǔ)試題 題型：050

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　　On Sundays my father always wore that dull gray apron-the one with the race cars all over it．The ritual began after breakfast when Dad always announced： "Go ahead everyone．I'll take care of the dishes! " With that my mother disappeared into the folds of the Sunday paper．Off came the suit coat he had worn to church that morning．Up went the shirtsleeves．On went that apron．For the next hour Dad did the dishes, singing ballads like "I Had a Hat When I Came In" and "Who Put the Chow in Mrs．Murphy's Chowder? "

　　I suppose it was strange for a boy's father to wear an apron-even one with race cars-but I never thought much of it until the day that Dad broke with tradition．It was the last Sunday in August．My father seemed in an expansive mood as we walked home from church together．

　　"Tommy, " he said letting my name roll off his tongue．My mind raced ahead of his words： The birds and the bees? A new bike? A part-time job?

　　"There comes a time in every boy's life when he must take on responsibilities．" This was important．I might even get to back the car out of the driveway．

　　"Responsibilities? " I asked．

　　"Yes．It's time you took a greater role in the household．" Power tools? Boss my baby brother?

　　"Starting today, I want you to do the dishes on Sunday morning so your mother and I can work the crossword puzzle together．"

　　"The dishes! ? "

　　"Anything wrong with taking over the dishes, son? "

　　I started to say something about a man's job or woman's work, but I knew immediately that my protests would fall on deaf ears．

　　I didn't taste a bit of breakfast that morning．Dad seemed in a cheerful mood and was describing a wonderful baseball game he saw last night．

　　Suddenly, everything grew quiet．My sister began to clear the table．My brother was finishing the last of the egg from his plate．And then that ancient family ritual(程序、儀式)that had filled so many Sunday mornings came to an end．My father announced： "Let's go read the paper, Hon．"

　　"Aren't you doing the dishes? " my mother asked in puzzlement．

　　"Your oldest son has generously offered to fill the position．"

　　My brother and sister stopped cold．So this was what my life had come to．A dark angel sat on my left shoulder and reminded me that I could hit a baseball farther than anyone in my class．I could bench-press my weight．Ask me to run through a rainstorm．Command me to ride the roller coaster – backward．These things I would do．But I could never do those dishes．There was nothing left but to refuse．

　　People often say there is a special chemistry between a father and a son．He came back into the kitchen just as I was about to storm out．He had loosened his tie and rolled up the sleeves of his shirt-ready to relax．In his right hand was the old apron．

　　"I want you to have this, Tommy．It'll keep your clothes from getting wet．" And before I could mount a protest, he had put the thing on me．"Thanks, Son．Your mother and I appreciate this．"

　　With that he disappeared into the Sunday paper．I looked down at the plastic．It had seen better days．I could see my dad reaching for the dishes．The dark angel flew off．Soon I was singing about Mrs．Murphy's chowder．The words came out of nowhere．And out of nowhere I knew the kind of man I wanted to be．

(1)

From paragraph 1, we can learn that ________．

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A．

the family usually had breakfast after going to church on Sundays

B．

father was not really willing to wash dishes for the family

C．

mother would wash dishes together with father

D．

mother used to do the dishes alone

(2)

What did the author think of washing dishes at first?

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A．

It's natural for a man to wash dishes．

B．

Children need to help parents wash dishes．

C．

Parents should wash dishes more．

D．

Washing dishes was women's work．

(3)

Which of the following is conveyed in the passage?

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A．

The writer understood his father at last．

B．

The writer was asked to run through a rainstorm．

C．

The writer's sister offered to wash dishes for him．

D．

The writer's mother was happy that he offered to wash dishes．

(4)

Which of the following words can best describe the author's father?

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A．

Stubborn．

B．

Humorous．

C．

Responsible．

D．

Generous．

(5)

The writer wrote the passage in order to ________．

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A．

tell readers how his father taught him what it means to be a man

B．

tell readers there is always a special chemistry between a father and a son

C．

show readers the generation gap is actually something easy to deal with

D．

show readers what an ideal relationship between a father and a son is like

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