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1、- 1 -甘二中甘二中 2018-20192018-2019 学年度上学期期中考试学年度上学期期中考试高二英语试题高二英语试题本试卷分为第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分,共 150 分,考试时间 120 分钟。注意:注意:1答卷前,将姓名、考号填在答题卡的密封线内。2答案必须写在答题卡上,在试题卷上答题无效。第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分)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 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。A A All over the world mothers and fathers teach their
2、children manners.Other children may have manners that are not like yours.There are all kinds of manners.Many years ago, children who had good manners were seen and not heard.They kept quite quiet if grownups were talking.Today, wellmannered children have more freedom.Sometimes good manners in one pl
3、ace are bad manners in other places. Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia.Some friends ask you to eat with them.What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud “burp” after you finish eating.Burping would show that you like their food.In some countries, if yo
4、u give a loud burp, you are told to say “excuse me, please.”In many places people like to eat together.But in some parts of Polynesia,it is bad manners to be seen eating all together.People show good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat.What are manners like in an East African tow
5、n? The people try not to see you.They are being polite.You may see a friend.He may not see you at all.If you are polite, you will sit down beside him.You will wait until he finishes what he is doing.Then he will talk to you.Suppose you visit a friend in Arabia.You should walk behind the other tents
6、until you come to his tent.If you pass in front of the other tents, you will be - 2 -asked into each one.The people will ask you to eat with them.And it is bad manners if you say no.Manners are different all over the world.But it is good to know that all manners begin in the same way that people nee
7、d ways to show that they want to be friends.21People turn their backs on others while they eat in _.AMongoliaBan East African townCsome parts of PolynesiaDArabia22In an East African town, the people try not to see you.This is because _.Athey are busy doing thingsBthey dont want to talk with youCit i
8、s good mannersDthey are waiting for you to talk with them23Which of the following statements is TRUE?AIn Mongolia, you should say “excuse me” when you give a burp after dinner.BChildren with good manners are quiet.CYou should not walk behind the tents in Arabia.DManners are different all over the wo
9、rld.24Sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in other places.Which should be the supporting paragraph(s) to the idea?Athe fourth one Bthe fifth one C.the sixth one Dall of aboveB BBody language or,as it is also known,nonverbal communication,is about all the things that people say and do
10、 without using words.Research suggests that more than 70% of communication occurs without people having to say a single word.Like language,the way we communicate nonverbally varies across cultures.But,unlike language,it can be very difficult to find out what the nonverbal rules are.- 3 -Its all very
11、 well known that there are differences in the ways that cultures work,but what can you do to try to prepare yourself for living and surviving in another culture?I think youve got two things to think about.I personally dont fully accept the idea of “When in Rome,do as the Romans do” I dont think peop
12、le expect you to completely adopt all of the things that they do.What I think that people would like is that you agree and understand it and that you do your best.One of the things you can do is actually explain to the other culture,saying, “Well,you know,actually we dont normally kiss in my culture
13、,so its a bit uncomfortable.” But then do your best,so its a learning process.Well,kissing is just one of many different ways of interaction that you need to know.You can get into difficult or embarrassing or even worse situations if you dont know it.Eye contact,tone of voice,how close you stand,any
14、 touching,how many times you kiss,a long handshake,a short handshake it can go on and on.So I think,yes,you do need to get these correct and you need to have good observation skills.25Body language is _.Anot necessary Bnot popularCnot worthless Dnot involving words26.From the passage,it can be infer
15、red _.Aonly grownups have body languageBbody language can be understood by all the people all the timeConly the same body language has the same meaning all over the worldDbody languages are not the same because their cultures are different27The passage is mainly to tell readers _.Abody language is i
16、mportantBto find out the rules of body languageCwhen in Rome,do as the Romans doDto learn good observation skills28According to the author,we know that _.Ato learn body language,you should watch people and observe what they doBto learn a language,you should prepare yourself for living in another cul
17、ture- 4 -Cwhen you learn a language,you must know the differences of different culturesDto know body language,you should adopt all that other cultures doC CTheThe RoarRoar ofof NatureNatureTsunamiTsunamiThe 9.2 magnitude earthquake which caused the tsunami in the Indian Ocean on Boxing Day last year
18、 occurred at 758 am.,95 miles off the west coast of Aceh,Indonesia.Eighteen minutes later,10metre high waves crashed ashore along a 500 milelong stretch of Aceh.Two hours later the tsunami hit Thailand and Malaysia and then Burma,Bangladesh,India,the Maldives,Sri Lanka,Kenya and Somalia.The final de
19、ath toll is thought to be about 280,000,with tens of thousands more listed as missing.More than 1.8 million people lost their homes.WhatWhat IsIs Tsunami?Tsunami?A tsunami is a chain of fast moving waves caused by a sudden strong quake in the ocean.They can be caused by earthquakes,volcanic eruption
20、s,or even the collision of meteorites(陨星)Tsunamis are also incorrectly known as tidal waves,but unlike tidal waves they are not caused by changes in the tides.They are also most common around the edge of the Pacific,where more than half of the worlds volcanoes are found.These seismic surges can atta
21、ck coastlines,often with little or no warning.Rocks weighing as much as 20 metric tonnes have been pulled from sea walls and carried 180m inland.WaveWave PowerPowerA tsunami can have a wavelength in excess of 100km and there may be an hour between them.They travel at great speeds across an ocean wit
22、h hardly any energy losses and are barely noticeable out at sea.Over the deep Pacific Ocean,a tsunami travels at about 800Kph.If an earthquake happened in Los Angeles,a tsunami could hit Tokyo quicker than you could fly between the cities by jet.StrangeStrange AnimalAnimal BehavioursBehavioursTen da
23、ys before giant waves slammed into Sri Lanka and India coastlines,wild and domestic animals seemed to know what was about to happen - 5 -and fled to safety.Elephants screamed and ran for higher ground.Dogs refused to go outdoors.Zoo animals rushed into their shelters and could not be enticed(引诱) to
24、come back out.29What does the first part of the passage mainly tell us?AThe great speed of a tsunami.BThe serious destruction caused by the great power of a tsunami.CThe countries which were struck by a tsunami.DThe number of deaths caused by a tsunami.30All the following can cause a tsunami EXCEPT
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