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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