stay long enough to see us fix it. But fix it we will.
When Zelda was chained to the doors of parliament, a police officer began to criticize her. “Aren't you embarrassed? It's just you on your own，” he said. Without hesitating, she replied “No. Because soon there will be three, then there will be five, and then there will be?”. She was right. Ten days after her protest she was joined by Alva Geikie and Thelma Solomon. From that action, the three women founded the Women's Action Committee and the Women's Liberation Centre, from which the Women's Liberation Movement in Melbourne was born. This changed the landscape of feminist organising in Australia forever.
In her 1995 biography, Zelda described wanting to get more women involved in activism, because “we had passed the stage of caring about a ‘lady-like’ image because women had for too long been polite ... and were still being ignored”. She didn't care about what people thought of her, she cared about fairness.
The Women's Action Committee organised the very first pro-choice rally in 1975, with an impressive turnout of over 500 women. It was reported by the media as a “horde of angry barefoot women” taking to the streets. Zelda assured me they were definitely wearing shoes. She really did walk the walk, throughout her entire life.
In 2015, the Victorian Trades Hall Council introduced the Zelda D'Aprano Award for union activism. In a bittersweet coincidence, the nominations(提名) for the 2018 award opened on the very day she passed away. The flag at Trades Hall was lowered to half mast in her honour.
The legacy(遗产) of Zelda D' Aprano cannot be contained within memorial writings, and it cannot die. It lives within the hearts of feminists—young and old—who, inspired by her spirit, will continue to fight for equality and fairness. It lives in the fire in our bellies. It lives in the smirk(假笑) we wear when we are doubted. Even through the heartache of loss, it lives.
( )65. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to ________． A. provide some key information about Zelda D' Aprano B. direct the readers' attention to the powerful symbol C. express great admiration for the great feminist D. prove the popularity of the great feminist
( )66. Which of the following is the correct order of the major events in Zelda's life? a. She was fired from the AMIEU.
b. She left school at 14 to join the workforce.
c. She co-founded the Women's Action Committee.
d. The Women's Action Committee organised the very first pro-choice rally. e. The Zelda D'Aprano Award for union activism was introduced. A. eabdc B. bcdae C. bacde D. ebcda
( )67. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 imply? A. Zelda D'Aprano's efforts were far from enough.
B. The authorities approved the The Equal Pay Act of 1972.
C. People could hardly put up with the inequality and unfairness. D. People submitted to the worsening situation about women's rights. ( )68. Which of the following can best describe Zelda? A. Determined, tolerant and realistic. B. Determined, ambitious and optimistic. C. Conservative, stubborn and aggressive.
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D. Independent, narrow-minded and generous.
( )69. We can infer from the last paragraph that the author ________． A. appeals to people to follow in Zelda's footsteps B. encourages people to doubt the government's decision C. calls for the feminists to value the hard-won peaceful life
D. urges people to get over their heartache of losing Zelda ( )70. What is the best title for the passage? A. A Terrible Loss of Human Justice B. An Unrealized Dream for Fair Pay
C. A Review of Australian Social Prejudice D. A Pioneer in Gender Equality and Fairness
第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
Do People in Public Life Have a Right to Privacy?
People, famous or not, have a right to privacy, which is a basic human right. Although some of them have voluntarily made themselves known to the world, they are still entitled to live a life without others following them all the time.
However, we have to distinguish between famous people. Basically, there are those who were seeking a public life—or at least knew to some extent what they were going into—and those who were not. Politicians, athletes, actors, musicians and entertainers belong to the former. The latter are ordinary citizens who become significant, because of their extraordinary experiences, for example, victims of crimes or tragedies, but also criminals.
The number of ordinary citizens who receive their celebrity(名人) status unwillingly is quite big and the privacy of those people needs to be especially respected and maintained. Names, addresses or pictures that could lead to the identification of a person should never be made public. It is not of interest for the readers, and it usually does not make a difference for them, what the name of someone is, but for the one concerned publication of identity could mean embarrassment and harassment(骚扰). Suspected criminals, for instance, could lose their jobs, their families could break up or their whole lives could get destroyed, even when they are innocent. Apart from that, as soon as someone is well known, they are pursued and harassed by journalists demanding interviews. Also in cases where a family just had to experience the loss of a dear person, the press usually shows little respect for that.
In the case of politicians or other powerful people, the right to privacy comes into conflict with another right, the public's right to know. Therefore, the right to privacy of certain politicians sometimes has to be neglected to ensure a rightful running of the country. But do we need to get informed about everything there is?
Actually, the position of politicians in the eye of the public is especially difficult to judge. On the one hand politicians use their happy family and home in campaigns; on the other hand, we know personal behaviors have nothing to do with competence in running a country and private details, even if completely irrelevant, can still ruin careers. Sometimes only due to the intrusion(侵入) of privacy, corruption or similar crimes can be made public, but at the same time not everything in one's life is connected to one's office.
When personal morality and family values are deliberately used by politicians as a reason for them to
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be elected, they have chosen to make it a public issue rather than a private one. This is a sad fact, but it does not justify intrusion of the personal lives of all politicians. A politician still is, like everyone else, entitled to privacy.
Passage outline A basic right Supporting details People, famous or not, have a right to live a life with their privacy (71) ________ by others. ◆Some people such as politicians, athletes and so on seek a public life (73) ________. ◆Some ordinary people become famous just due to their special experiences. ◆Life for suspected criminals, even if innocent, might end up in (75) ________. ◆Constant interviews will disturb the (76) ________ of people's life. ◆The press will make people (77) ________ more from the loss of a dear person. ◆Certain politicians' right to privacy has to be neglected to (78) ________ the public's right to know. ◆Some politicians take (79) ________ of their privacy in campaigns, placing it at risk. ◆The intrusion of privacy helps (80) ________ crimes among politicians. We should not invade the personal lives of politicians. (72) ________ between famous people (74) ________ of loss of privacy for ordinary celebrities Analysis of privacy for politicians Conclusion 第五部分：书面表达(满分25分) 81. 请根据你对以下两幅图的理解，以“We Chinese Should Carry Forward Traditional Chinese Culture”为题，用英语写一篇作文。
你的作文应包括以下内容： 1. 简要描述两幅图的内容；
2. 概述你对两幅图中不同做法的理解； 3. 举例说明两幅图对你的启示。 注意：
1. 可参照图片适当发挥；
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2. 作文词数150左右；
3. 作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。
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