内蒙古锡林浩特市第六中学2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题第一部分（听力）本次考试没有听力第二部分 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AOysterWhat is an Oyster card?Oyster is the easiest way to pay for journeys on the bus Tube, tram, Docklands light Railway (DLR), London Overground and National Rail journeys in London. You can store your travel cards, Bus & Tram pass, season tickets and credit to pay for journeys as you go.Where to get an Oyster card?There are a number of ways for you to get an Oyster card:At over 3,900 Oyster Ticket stopsAt Tube and London Overground station ticket officesAt London Travel information CentresOnline at tfl.gov.uk/oysterHow to use an Oyster card?To pay the correct fare on the Tube, DLR, London Overground and National Rail services, you must always touch in on the yellow Oyster card reader at the start of your journey, and touch out at the end. If you dont, a maximum cash Oyster fare will be charged when using the bus or tram. You must only touch in at the start, but not at the end of your journey.What happens if I dont visist London very often?Dont worry. Any pay as you go credit on your card will not expire(过期), so you can keep it for your next visit or lend it to a friend.FaresTravelling by Tube from Central London (Zone 1) to Heathrow (Zone 6)Adult Oyster single fare4.20 Monday to Friday 06:30 09:30 and 16:00- 19:002.70 at all other times including public holidaysAdult single cash fare 5.00For further information, visit tfl.gov.uk/fares.21You can get an Oyster card at the following places EXCEPT _.Aat a post officeBat an Oyster Ticket stopCon the websiteDat a Tube station22How much can a person save by using the card one time at most?A4.20B2.70C2.30D0.8023The passage is probably taken from a _.AjournalBtravel brochure（手册） Cschool textbookDnovelB People often say that the world is getting smaller. By this, they mean that with improved communications and trade, each country is becoming more and more familiar with one another. There seems to be a lot of truth to this. After all, you can buy African food in Norway, or watch a French movie in China.But in spite of this, countries still have the power to shock people who visit them for the first time. For many of us, there are still real differences in the culture and habits between nations.Recently, the Daily Mail reported on some culture shocks from around the world. A Serbian student, Milorad Boti, was highly surprised on a school trip to Germany when he found that public bathrooms were very different to those in his home country. He noticed that after using the toilet, the lid(盖子)rotated(旋转)as part of a cleaning process. Milorad was impressed. “That was the best thing that happened on that school trip,” he said.Most often, however, its eating habits that are different between cultures. The Daily Mail article mentioned the shock of an Indian man, Kaushal Braot. When visiting a Western country, he notice people socializing in restaurants, often spending hours in them with friends. Kaushal was surprised because in India, restaurants are for one thing only: eating.The cultural differences people noticew can seem positive, negative, or simply jst strange. But rather than something to be feared, these differences should be welcomed. Indeed, if the whole world were like one big country, it would be a much duller place. So lets be proud of our own culture, and at the same time, open to the cultures of others.24The world is getting smaller because of _.AAfrican food in NorwayBFrench movies in ChinaCimproved communications and tradeDdifferences in culture25In a western countrys restaurant, you can do the following things EXCEPT _.Ahaving a dinner with your friendsBplaying basketball with your friendsCchatting with your friendsDsharing a book with your friends26What can we learn from the last paragraph?AThe world will become one big country.BCultural differences make people feared.CChinese culture is the best one in the world.DWe should love our own culture and respect others.27Milorad Botis and Kaushal Barots stories are mentioned to _.Asupport the writers opinionBmake the article interestingCmake the article logicalDintroduce the topicCWhen it comes to Chinese students considering studying in foreign countries, many of them usually believe that life will be easy and enjoyable. Unfortunately, its likely that students with those beliefs will be disappointed very soon after landing at the airport. So, what are the problems you may have, and how can you deal with them?Teaching and learning styles in America are very different from those in China, requiring more critical(批判的)thinking and cooperation. In a normal American classroom, one project might be done by a study group in which every person has their own resp