学年秋季高一英语下学期期末考试试题.docx
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学年秋季高一英语下学期期末考试试题
山西省阳高县第一中学2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题
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IwasbornandraisedinEnglandinaculturewhereprivacyand“keepingyourselftoyourself”werevaluedtraditions.Speakingtostrangerswasnotencouraged.Peopleweremosthospitableandfriendly—butonlyoncetheyhadbeenintroducedtonewpeople.
However,IhavebeenluckyenoughtospendsometimeinbothItalyandtheUS,whereIfoundtraditionsofhospitalityandpolitenesstobeverydifferent.
IexperiencedItalianhospitalityfirst-handonacrowdedrailwaycarriagetraveling,oneafternoon,fromGenoatoFlorence.Sinkinggratefullyintoanemptyseat,Iwasberated(斥责)inrapidItalianbyagentlemanwhowasreturningtothisseat-ithadnotbeen“spare”afterall.IapologizedinEnglish,andgotuptoallowhimbackintotheseat.ThegentlemanobviouslyhadnounderstandingoftheEnglishlanguage,buthe,too,realizedmygenuinemistake.Hesmiledandgesturedformetoremainintheseat,andhehimselfremainedstandinginthecorridor(走廊)fortheremainderofthejourney.Theotherpassengersofthecarriagesmiledandnoddedatmeandmademefeelquitewelcomeamongthem.IfeelthatifthishadbeeninEngland,aforeignerwhomadeamistakewouldnotalwaysbesokindlytreated.
TransportalsofeaturedinthedifferencesInoticedbetweenEnglishandAmericanculture.IflewtoNewYorkonaplanewithmainlyEnglishpassengers.Wesattogetherinnearsilence.Nobodyspoketomenor,asIexpected,toanyoneelsetheydidnotknow.Theyfeltitwasnotpolitetointrudeonsomeoneelse'sprivacy.However,whenItraveledacrosstheUnitedStates,whetherbyplaneorGreyhoundbus,Iwasnevershortofconversation.Conversationwasgoingonallaroundmeandwhoeversatnexttomewashappytointroducethemselvesandaskmeaboutmyself.Theyobviouslyfeltitwouldhavebeenrudenottospeaktoanotherperson,whethertheywerestrangersornot.
1.Thepurposeoftheauthoristotellus________.
A.histravelingexperienceB.culturaldifferencestoshowhospitalityandpoliteness
C.thecultureshockheexperiencedinItalyandtheUS
D.howtoadaptourselvestoanewculture
2.WhatdoweknowaboutthepassengersofthecarriagewhentheauthorwastravelinginItaly?
A.Theyalllaughedattheauthorforhismistake.
B.Theywereallonthesideofthegentleman.
C.Theywouldnotbearamistakeliketheauthor'sinpublic.
D.Theyallshowedtheirunderstandingoftheauthor'smistake.
3.TheauthorprobablybelievestheItalianpeopleare________.
A.coldB.rudeC.hospitableD.helpful
4.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus________.
A.thedifferencebetweenEnglishandAmericanculture
B.whyAmericansliketostartconversations
C.differentattitudesofEnglishmenandAmericanstowardsconversation
D.theimportanceofprivacyamongEnglishmen
B
TourismprobablystartedinRomantimes.RichRomansvisitedfriendsandfamilywhowereworkinginanotherpartoftheRomanempire.Whentheempirebrokedown,thiskindoftourismstopped.
Intheearly17thcentury,theideaofthe"GrandTour"wasborn.RichyoungEnglishpeoplesailedacrosstheEnglishChannel.TheyvisitedthemostbeautifulandimportantEuropeancitiesofthetime,includingParisinFrance,andRomeandVeniceinItaly.Theirtourslastedfortwotofouryears,andthetouristsstayedafewweeksormonthsineachcity.The"GrandTour"wasanimportantpartofyoungpeople'seducation-butonlyfortherich.
Inthe18thcentury,tourismbegantochange.Forexample,peopleintheUKstartedtovisitsometowns,suchasBathto"takethewaters".Theybelievedthatthewatertherewasgoodfortheirhealth.Solargeandexpensivehotelswerebuiltinthesetowns.
Inthe19thcentury,travelbecamemuchmorepopularandfaster.Whenthefirstrailwayswerebuiltinthe1820s,itwaseasierforpeopletotravelbetweentowns,sotheystartedtogoforholidaysattheseaside.Somestartedtohaveholidaysinthecountrysideascitiesbecamelarger,noisieranddirtier.
Travelingbyseaalsobecamefasterandsaferwhenthefirststeamshipswerebuilt.Peoplebegantotravelmoretofarawaycountries.
The20thcenturysawcarsbecomemoreandmorepopularamongordinarypeople.Planesweremadelarger,soticketpricesdroppedandmorepeopleusedthem.
Thustourismgrew.In1949,RussianjournalistVladimirRaitzstartedacompanycalledHorizonHolidays.Thecompanyorganizeseverything-planetickets,hotelrooms,evenfood-andtouristspayforitallbeforetheyleavehome.Thepackagetour(包办旅行)andmoderntourismindustrywasborn.
ThefirsttravelagencyinChinawassetupasearlyas1949.Buttourismdidnottakeoffuntil1978.In2002,theindustrywasworth500billionyuanandbecameanimportantpartofChina'ssocialdevelopment.
5.Intheearlytimes,thetravelers_______.
A.allcamefromChinaB.wereveryyoungandstrong
C.hadlotsofmoneyD.traveledbyboat
6._______playedthemostimportantroleinthetourismdevelopment.
A.EducationB.MoneyC.TransportationD.People'sideas
7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisright?
A.Moneyplayedthemostimportantroleinthetourismdevelopment.
B.Inthe20thcentury,peoplepreferredtravelingbyseatotravelingbyair.
C.China’stourismdidnottakeoffuntil1949.
D.In2002,thetourismindustrybecameanimportantpartofChina’ssocialdevelopment.
8.Moderntourismindustrywasborn_______
A.in1949B.inRomantimes
C.intheearly17thcenturyD.inthe19thcentury
C
WhenmyfriendLesawasdiagnosed(诊断)withcancer,anotherfriendandIwenttothehospitaltospendsometimewithher.WeboughtherasmalltoyandnamedhimLemon-Aide.WegaveLemon-AidetoLesaandtoldherhewastogowithhertoallofhertreatmentstoremindherthatwewerethinkingofherandcaringabouthereventhoughwecouldnotalwaysbewithher.Whenthetreatmentswerecompleted,shesaidwhensomeoneelseneededhimshewouldpasshimalong.
Afewmonthslater,muchtomysurprise,itwasmethatshepassedhimto.Lemon-Aidewentwithmetoallofmytreatments.
OnedaywhilewaitingformydoctorIdecidedwecouldmarkettheideatofightcancer.LesathoughtitwasagreatideasowefoundedtheorganizationthatcametobeknownasLemon-Aide'sFriends,Inc.Wedesignedourorganizationtoremindpeoplefightingcancerthattherearepeoplewholoveandcareaboutthemallthetime.Todaywehavetotally5013volunteers.Themoneyraisedisdonatedtocancerpatientswhodonothaveinsurance.ThephysiciansonourBoardofAdvisorsdeterminehowandwhereourmoneyisdonated.
Lemon-Aideisformen,women,andchildrenofallagesandtodatehasbeensentto34statesand33countriestoprovidesmilingsupportforpeoplefightingcancer.WhenlifegaveuslemonswemadeLemon-Aide,asoftsmilingtoythatrepresentslove,support,andencouragement.
9.Theauthorwenttothehospitalwithherfriend________.
A.tooperateonLesaB.totreatherdisease
C.toaccompanyLesaD.tolookafterLemon-Aide
10.Lesawasgivenasmalltoybecause________.
A.herepresentedherorganizationB.hecouldhelpweakenherpain
C.shewouldthinkofherfriendsD.herfriendstriedtocomforther
11.Itcanbeinferredthat________.
A.theauthorhadsufferedfromcancer
B.Lemon-Aidehadsufferedfromcancer
C.Lesahadrecoveredfromcancer
D.Lemon-Aidelearnedtolookaftertheauthor
12.Lesaandtheauthorformedanorganizationto________.
A.curecancerB.raisemoneyC.helpcancerpatientsD.helptheirfriend
D
Doyouoftenfeellonely?
Whatdoyoudowhenyoufeelthatway?
Hideyourselfawayandspendyourtimereading,watchingTVorwalkingaround?
Youmightthinkthatfeelinglonelyisjustlikefeelinghappy,sadorscared—thatit’sjustoneofyourvariousmoods.Thatistrue.However,ifyouletyourselfbelonelyfortoolongwithoutdealingwithit,youcouldbemakingaseriousmistake.
Doctorshaveknownforsometimethatfeelinglonelyisbadforthemind.Itcanleadtomentalhealthproblemssuchasdepression,stressandreduceconfidence.“Beinglonelymeansnotfeelingconnectedorcaredfor,butit’snotaboutbeingmentallyalone,”LisaJaremka,scientistfromOhioStateUniversity,US,toldLiveScienceinJanuary.Andthere’sgrowingevidencethatnothavingfriendsisconnectedwithphysicalillnessaswell.
In2006,forexample,scientistsstudied2,800womenwhohadcancer.Theyfoundthatthosewhohadfewfriendsorfamilywerefivetimesmorelikelytodieoftheirdiseasethanwomenwithmanysocialcontacts.Also,evenhealthypeoplehadabetterchanceoffallingilliftheyfeltleftoutbyothers,accordingtotheBBC.
Theresultshavescientiststhinkingthatlonelinessmighthurttheimmunesystem(免疫系统),whichprotectsthebodyfromdiseases.
Hopingtoprovethistheory,Jaremkaandherresearchteamputvolunteers(志愿者)throughastresstest.Duringthetest,volunteerswereaskedtomakeanunpreparedspeechinfrontofagroupofstony-facedpeople.Theresearchersfoundthatvolunteerswhosaidtheywerelonelyintheirdailylivesfeltmorestressduringthetest.Andtheirbloodsamplesshowedthatallthestresshadmanagedtocauseharmfulchangestotheirimmunesystem.
“Lonelinesshasbeenthoughtofinmanywaysasachronicstressor(慢性增压器)—asociallypainfulsituationthatcanlastforquitealongtime,”explainedJaremka,wholedthestudy.
Thenumberofpeoplesufferingfromlonelinessisincreasingallovertheworld.However,solvingtheproblemiseasiersaidthandone.Itwon’tworktojust“tellanyonetogooutandfindsomeonetoloveyou”,saidJaremka.“Weneed
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