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上海市上海交大附中2020届高三上学期英语10月月考试卷
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A. witnessed B. amounted C. imaginary D. immigrant E. natural F. financial G. increased H. similar I. vehicle J. citizenship K. residence |
FLORENCE, Italy - Svetlana Cojochru feels hurt. The Moldovan has lived here seven years as a caregiver to Italian kids and elderly, but in order to stay she's had to prove her language skills by taking a test which requires her to write a postcard to a(n) friend and answer a fictional job ad.
Italy is the latest Western European country trying to control a growing population by demanding language skills in exchange for work permits, or in some cases, .
Some immigrant advocates worry that as hard times make it more difficult for natives to keep jobs, such measures will become more a for intolerance than integration. Others say it's only that newcomers learn the language of their host nation, seeing it as a condition to ensure they can contribute to society.
Other European countries laid down a requirement for immigrants, and some terms are even tougher. The governments argue that this will help foreigners join the society and promote understanding across cultures.
Italy, which has a much weaker tradition of immigration, has a sharp increase in immigration in recent years. In 1990, immigrant numbered some 1.14 million out of Italy's then 56.7 million people, or about 2 percent. At the start of this year, foreigners living in Italy to 4.56 million of a total population of 60.6 million, or 7.5 percent, with immigrants' children accounting for an even larger percentage of births in Italy.
Cojochru, the Moldovan caregiver, hoped obtaining permanent would help her bring her two children to Italy; they live with her sister in Moldova, where salaries are among the lowest in Europe. She was skeptical that the language requirement would encourage integration.
Italians always "see me as a foreigner," an outsider, even though she's stayed in the country for years and can speak the local language fluently, she said.
A. maintained B. serious C. indications D. figures E. anxious F. concern G crisis H. decided I. available J. reversed |
Filmgoers should be told how many calories there are in the popcorn, ice cream and soft drinks that they buy in cinemas, according to the Food Standard Agency.
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Tim Smith, chief executive of the agency, told The Times that cinemas should help to deal with the country's overweight {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.
"There is a misbelief that popcorn is calorie-free, but that is not the case. It is a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}to us," he said. "Portion sizes are also a big issue, and there seems to be increasingly big packs on sale."
He spoke as a number of food chains such as Pret A Manger, Wimpey and The Real Greek{#blank#}4{#/blank#}to put calorie counts on all their menus.
A trial scheme（试行方案） with 21 food companies took place last summer, and {#blank#}5{#/blank#}are that consumers altered their buying habits when they realised the number of calories in a product.
A consultation(征询意见) on the trial ends next month but Mr Smith is already planning the second drive for American-style calorie counts and is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to win support from cinemas and other entertainment places, from football grounds to concert halls.
Government{#blank#}7{#/blank#}suggest that two thirds of adults and a third of children are overweight. If trends are not {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, this could rise to almost nine in ten adults and two thirds of children by 2050, putting them at {#blank#}9{#/blank#} risk of heart disease, cancer and other diseases.
rid...of，struggle for，would rather，thanks to，be satisfied with，care for |
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A. coupled B. currently C. head D. depressing E. product F. target G. suggest H. capability I. score J potentially K. tricky |
Want to figure out if someone is a psychopath (精神变态者)? Ask them what their favourite song is. A New York University study last year found that people who loved Eminem's Lose Yourself and Justin Bieber's What Do You Mean? were more likely to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} highly on the psychopathy scale than people who were into Dire Straits.
Over the past few years, Spotify has been enhancing its data analytic {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in an attempt to help marketers {#blank#}3{#/blank#} consumers with adverts tailored to the mood they're in. They infer this from the sort of music you're listening to, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} with where and when you're listening to it, along with third-party data that might be available.
Now, to be clear, there's nothing particularly {#blank#}5{#/blank#} about what Spotify is doing with your data. I certainly don't think that they are working with shadowy consulting firms to serve you ads promoting a culture war while you're listening to the songs that {#blank#}6{#/blank#} you might be in a casually racist mood. Nevertheless, I find it {#blank#}7{#/blank#}that our personal private moments with music are increasingly being turned into data points and sold to advertisers.
You can see where this could go, can't you? As ad targeting gets ever more complicated, marketers will have the ability to target our emotions in {#blank#}8{#/blank#} exploitative ways. According to one study, titled Misery Is Not Miserly, you are more likely to spend more on a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} if you're feeling sad. You can imagine some companies might take advantage of that. And on that note, I'm feeling a little down about all this. I'll {#blank#}10{#/blank#} off to treat myself to something expensive.
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