英语河南省新乡市延津县高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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第一节（共15小题；

每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Therewasagardenerwholookedafterhisgardenwithgreatcare.Towaterhisflowers,heusedtwobuckets（水桶）.Onewasashinyandnewbucket.Theotherwasaveryoldanddilapidatedone,whichhadseenmanyyearsofservice,butwasnowpastitsbest.

Everymorning,thegardenerwouldfillupthetwobuckets.Thenhewouldcarrythemalongthepath,oneoneachside,totheflowerbeds.Thenewbucketwasveryproudofitself.Itcouldcarryafullbucketofwaterwithoutasingledropspilled.Theoldbucketfeltveryashamedbecauseofitsholes:

beforeitreachedtheflowerbeds,muchwaterhadleakedalongthepath.

Sometimesthenewbucketwouldsay,“SeehowcapableIam!

Howgooditisthatthegardenerhasmetowatertheflowerseveryday!

Idon'

tknowwhyhestillbotherswithyou.Whatawasteofspaceyouare!

”

Andallthattheoldbucketcouldsaywas，“IknowIamnotveryuseful,butIcanonlydomybest.Iamhappythatthegardenerstillfindsalittlebitofuseinme,atleast.”

Oneday,thegardenerheardthatkindofconversation.Afterwateringtheflowersasusual,hesaid,“Youbothhavedoneyourworkverywell.NowIamgoingtocarryyouback,Iwantyoutolookcarefullyalongthepath.”

Thenthetwobucketsdidso.Allalongthepath,theynoticed,onthesidewherethenewbucketwascarried,therewasjustbareearth;

ontheothersidewheretheoldbucketwascarried,therewasajoyousrowofwildflowers,leadingallthewaytothegarden.

21.Whatwastheoldbucketashamedof?

A.Hispast.B.Hisaging.C.Hismanner.D.Hisleaking.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dilapidated”probablymean?

A.dirtyB.darkC.worn-outD.ordinary-looking.

23.Thenewbucketmadeconversationswiththeoldonemainlyto_________.

A.takepityontheoldoneB.laughattheoldone

C.showoffitsbeautifullooksD.praisethegardener’skindness

24.Whywastheoldbucketstillkeptbythegardener?

A.Becauseitwasusedtokeepabalance.

B.Becauseitstayedinitsbestcondition.

C.Becauseithaditsownfunction.

D.Becauseitwastakenasatreasure.

B

Mostpeoplepayattentiontobodylanguage.Theyshakehandsandmakeeyecontactwhentheymeetpeopleforthefirsttime.Amongverygoodfriends,awomanmaygiveanotherwomanalittlehug,andamanmaykissawomanquicklyonthecheek.

Whenpeoplearewaitinginapublicplace,suchasthepostoffice,theyusuallyformlines.Somepeoplegetangryandcomplainifsomeonepushestheirwayintoalineorjumpsaheadofotherpeople.Moreover,manywomenlikementoopendoorsforthem.Theyalsolikementogiveuptheirseatsonpublictransportation.However,somewomendonotlikethistypeofbehavior.Theyfeelthatmenandwomenshouldbetreatedinthesameway.

IntheUnitedStates,it’simportanttomakedirecteyecontactinbusinessandsocialsituations.Ifyoudon’tmakeeyecontact,peoplewillprobablythinkthatyouareboredornotinterested.Ifthereissilenceinthesesituations,peopleusuallytrytomakeconservation.Periodsofsilencemakemanypeopleuncomfortable.PeopleintheUnitedStatesusuallystandaboutonearm’slengthawayfromeachotherwhiletalkingorstandingtogether.Thisspaceiscalled“thecomfortzone”.

IntheUnitedStates,motherssometimesshowthattheyareangrywithchildrenbyshakinganindexfingeratthem.Peoplemayshowthattheylikechildrenbypattingthemonthetopofthehead.

25.Somewomendon’tliketobeofferedaseatbymenbecause_______.

A.theyliketobetreatedequallyB.theyprefertostandratherthansit

C.theythinksittingisharmfulforhealth.D.theydon’tneedmen’sfavor

26.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout________.

A.bodylanguageinpublicplacesB.impolitebodylanguage

C.thecomfortzoneD.bodylanguageinbusinessandsociallife

27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.It’srudetocutinalineintheUnitedStates.

B.Eyecontactplaysanimportantroleinsocialcommunication.

C.Inbusinesssituations,standingtooclosemakesAmericanscomfortable.

D.Insocialsituations,frequentsilencemakespeopleuncomfortable.

C

Arriving 

in 

Sydney 

on 

his 

own 

from 

India,myhusband,Rashid,stayed 

ahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.

Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.

Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere，lostandlonelyinstrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganized