甘肃兰州一中高二期末考试英语.docx

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甘肃兰州一中高二期末考试英语

兰州一中2014-2015-2学期期末考试

高二英语

说明：

本试题共六大题，满分100分，考试时间100分钟。

请将答案写在答题纸上，交卷时只交答题纸。

祝考试顺利

一、完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）

Arabs1itextremelybadmannerstostarttalkingbusinessimmediately.2thebusiestgovernmentofficialorexecutivealwaystakes3timetobepoliteandofferrefreshments（点心）.Nomatterhowbusyyouare,youshouldmaketimeforthishospitality.

The"conferencevisit"isawayofdoingbusinessthroughouttheArabworld.Frequently,youwillhavetodiscussyourbusiness4strangers,whomayormaynothaveanythingtodowithyourbusiness.Donotbesurprisedifyourmeetingis5severaltimesbypeople6comeintotheroomunannounced,7orspeaksoftlytothepersonwithwhomyouaretalking,andleave.Act8youdonothear,andnevershowdispleasureatbeinginterrupted.

Makingdecisions9isnotanArabcustom.Thereisavagueness（notclearlyexpressed）indoingbusinessintheMiddleEastthat10anewcomer.Giveyourselflotsoftimeandasklotsofquestions.11isanimportantquality.Youmayhavetowaittwoorthreedaystoseehigh-levelgovernmentofficialsastheyareverybusy.Giveyourselfenoughtime.Personalrelationshipsareveryimportant.TheyarethekeytodoingbusinessinArabcountries.Tryto12thedecision-makerregardingyourproductserviceimmediatelyandgettoknowhimonafriendbasis.Doyour13.Bepreparedtodiscussdetailsofyourproductorproposal.Bereadytoanswertechnicalquestions.FamiliarizeyourselfwiththeMoslemandnationalholidays.14avisitduringRamadan（斋月）,theMoslemmonthoffasting.MostArabcountrieshavesix-dayworkweekform,SaturdaythroughThursday.WhenmatchedwiththeMondaytoFridaypracticeinmostWesterncountries,itleavesonlythreeandahalfworkdaysshared.Rememberthisin15yourappointments.Moslemsdonoteatpork.Somearestrictaboutthereligion’sbanagainstalcoholicdrinks.Ifyouarenotsure,waitforyour16tosuggesttheproperthingto17.

WhenanArabsaysyes,hemaymean"18".Whenhesaysmaybe,heprobablymeans"no".Youseldomgetadirect"no"fromanArabbecauseitisconsidered19.Also,hedoesnotwanttoclosehisoptions.Insteadof“no”,hewillsay“inshallah”,whichmeans,“ifGodis

willing”.20theotherhand,"yes"doesnotalwaysmean"yes".Asmileandaslownodmightseemlikeanagreement,butinfact,yourhostisbeingpolite.AnArabconsidersitimpolitetodisagreewithaguest.

1.A.considerB.assumeC.imagineD.admit

2.A.SoB.ButC.EvenD.However

3.A.extraB.littleC.fewD.no

4.A.atthementionofB.inthepresenceof

C.onbehalfofD.withthehelpof

5.A.honoredB.hostedC.interruptedD.interpreted

6.A.whoB.whereC.whichD.whom

7.A.sneezeB.signalC.waveD.whisper

8.A.asthoughB.ifonlyC.evenifD.sothat

9.A.carefullyB.finallyC.quicklyD.unwillingly

10.A.encouragesB.greetsC.puzzlesD.discourages

11.A.BraveryB.CourageC.DiligenceD.Patience

12.A.admireB.identifyC.respectD.thank

13.A.experimentB.homeworkC.prayD.business

14.A.AvoidB.PayC.RejectD.Request

15.A.rejectingB.planningC.agreeingD.designing

16.A.bossB.friendC.hostD.official

17.A.eatB.playC.tasteD.drink

18.A.yesB.noC.maybeD.inshallah

19.A.directB.informalC.friendlyD.impolite

20.A.InB.AtC.ForD.On

二．阅读理解（每小题2分,共30分）

A.

HarvardUniversitynamedhistorianDrewGilpinFaustasitsfirstfemalepresidentonSunday,endingalengthyandsecretivesearchtofindasuccessor（apersonwhofollowsnextinorder）toLawrenceSummers.

Theseven-memberHarvardCorporationelectedFaust,adistinguishedscholaronHistoryoftheAmericanSouthandheadofHarvard’sRadcliffeInstituteforAdvancedStudy,astheuniversity’s28thpresident.

“Thisisagreatday,andahistoricdayforHarvard.”JamesR.Houghton,chairmanofthepresidentialsearchcommittee,saidinastatement.“DrewFaustisaninspiringandaccomplishedleader,asuperbscholar,adevotedteacher,andawonderfulhumanbeing.”

HerselectionisnoteworthygiventheheateddebatesoverSummers’commentsthatgeneticdifferencesbetweenthesexesmighthelpexplainthelackofwomenintopsciencejobs.FausthasbeenheadofRadcliffesince2001,twoyearsaftertheformerwomen’scollegewascombinedintotheuniversityasaresearchcenterwithamissiontostudygenderissues（性别问题）.

Someprofessorshavequietlygrousedthatthe371-year-olduniversityisappointingafifthpresidentwhoisnotascientist.NoscientisthashadthetopjobsinceJamesBryantConantretiredin1953;itslastfourhavecomefromthefieldsofclassics,law,literatureandeconomics.

1,3,5

FaustisthefirstHarvardpresidentwhodidnotreceiveadegreefromtheuniversitysinceCharlesChauncy,agraduateofCambridgeUniver