高一英语下学期期末模拟试卷

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I was born and raised in England in a culture where privacy and “keeping yourself to yourself” were valued traditions. Speaking to strangers was not encouraged. People were most hospitable and friendly—but only once they had been introduced to new people.

However, I have been lucky enough to spend some time in both Italy and the US, where I found traditions of hospitality and politeness to be very different.

I experienced Italian hospitality first-hand on a crowded railway carriage traveling, one afternoon, from Genoa to Florence. Sinking gratefully into an empty seat, I was berated(斥责) in rapid Italian by a gentleman who was returning to this seat－it had not been “spare” after all. I apologized in English, and got up to allow him back into the seat. The gentleman obviously had no understanding of the English language, but he, too, realized my genuine mistake. He smiled and gestured for me to remain in the seat, and he himself remained standing in the corridor(走廊) for the remainder of the journey. The other passengers of the carriage smiled and nodded at me and made me feel quite wele among them. I feel that if this had been in England, a foreigner who made a mistake would not always be so kindly treated.

Transport also featured in the differences I noticed between English and American culture. I flew to New York on a plane with mainly English passengers. We sat together in near silence. Nobody spoke to me nor, as I expected, to anyone else they did not know. They felt it was not polite to intrude on someone else's privacy. However, when I traveled across the United States, whether by plane or Greyhound bus, I was never short of conversation. Conversation was going on all around me and whoever sat next to me was happy to introduce themselves and ask me about myself. They obviously felt it would have been rude not to speak to another person, whether they were strangers or not.

1. The purpose of the author is to tell us ________.

A. his traveling experience B. cultural differences to show hospitality and politeness C. the culture shock he experienced in Italy and the US D. how to adapt ourselves to a new culture

2. What do we know about the passengers of the carriage when the author was traveling in Italy?

A. They all laughed at the author for his mistake. B. They were all on the side of the gentleman.

C. They would not bear a mistake like the author's in public. D. They all showed their understanding of the author's mistake. 3. The author probably believes the Italian people are________. A. cold

B. rude

C. hospitable

D. helpful

4. The last paragraph mainly tells us ________.

A. the difference between English and American culture B. why Americans like to start conversations

C. different attitudes of Englishmen and Americans towards conversation D. the importance of privacy among Englishmen B

Tourism probably started in Roman times. Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman empire. When the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped.

In the early 17th century, the idea of the \Tour\was born. Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel. They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice in Italy. Their tours lasted for two to four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city. The \was an important part of young people's education-but only for the rich.

In the 18th century, tourism began to change. For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to \their health. So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns.

In the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster. When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel between towns, so they started to go for holidays at the seaside. Some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier.

Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built. People

began to travel more to faraway countries.

The 20th century saw cars bee more and more popular among ordinary people. Planes were made larger, so ticket prices dropped and more people used them.

Thus tourism grew. In 1949, Russian journalist Vladimir Raitz started a pany called Horizon Holidays. The pany organizes everything-plane tickets, hotel rooms, even food-and tourists pay for it all before they leave home. The package tour (包办旅行) and modern tourism industry was born.

The first travel agency in China was set up as early as 1949. But tourism did not take off until 1978. In 2002, the industry was worth 500 billion yuan and became an important part of China's social development.

5. In the early times, the travelers _______ . A. all came from China

B. were very young and strong

C. had lots of money D. traveled by boat

6. _______ played the most important role in the tourism development. A. Education B. Money C. Transportation D. People's ideas 7. According to the passage , which of the following is right ? A. Money played the most important role in the tourism development .

B. In the 20 th century, people preferred traveling by sea to traveling by air. C. China’s tourism did not take off until 1949.

D. In 2002 , the tourism industry became an important part of China’s social development. 8. Modern tourism industry was born _______

A. in 1949 B. in Roman times C. in the early 17th century D. in the 19th century C

When my friend Lesa was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer, another friend and I went to the hospital to spend some time with her. We bought her a small toy and named him Lemon－Aide. We gave Lemon－Aide to Lesa and told her he was to go with her to all of her treatments to remind her that we were thinking of her and caring about her even though we could not always be with her. When the treatments were pleted, she said when someone else needed him she would pass him along.

A few months later，much to my surprise, it was me that she passed him to. Lemon－Aide went with me to all of my treatments.

One day while waiting for my doctor I decided we could market the idea to fight cancer. Lesa thought it was a great idea so we founded the organization that came to be known as Lemon－

Aide' s Friends, Inc. We designed our organization to remind people fighting cancer that there are people who love and care about them all the time. Today we have totally 5013 volunteers. The money raised is donated to cancer patients who do not have insurance. The physicians on our Board of Advisors determine how and where our money is donated.

Lemon－Aide is for men, women, and children of all ages and to date has been sent to 34 states and 33 countries to provide smiling support for people fighting cancer. When life gave us lemons we made Lemon－Aide, a soft smiling toy that represents love, support, and encouragement. 9．The author went to the hospital with her friend ________． A．to operate on Lesa C．to acpany Lesa

B．to treat her disease

D．to look after Lemon－Aide

10．Lesa was given a small toy because ________． A．he represented her organization

B．he could help weaken her pain

C．she would think of her friends D．her friends tried to fort her 11．It can be inferred that ________． A．the author had suffered from cancer B．Lemon－Aide had suffered from cancer C．Lesa had recovered from cancer

D．Lemon－Aide learned to look after the author

12．Lesa and the author formed an organization to ________．

A．cure cancer B．raise money C．help cancer patients D．help their friend D

Do you often feel lonely? What do you do when you feel that way? Hide yourself away and spend your time reading, watching TV or walking around?

You might think that feeling lonely is just like feeling happy, sad or scared — that it’s just one of your various moods. That is true. However, if you let yourself be lonely for too long without dealing with it, you could be making a serious mistake.

Doctors have known for some time that feeling lonely is bad for the mind. It can lead to mental health problems such as depression, stress and reduce confidence. “Being lonely means not feeling connected or cared for, but it’s not about being mentally alone,” Lisa Jaremka, scientist from Ohio State University, US, told Live Science in January. And there’s growing evidence that not having friends is connected with physical illness as well.

In 2006, for example, scientists studied 2,800 women who had cancer. They found that those who had few friends or family were five times more likely to die of their disease than women