华安一中高二年级第一学期期末考英语试题（考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分）第卷（共90分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AAfter 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. The other woman my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.That Friday after work, when I arrived at her house, my mother waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each others life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.As we arrived at her house later, she said, “Ill go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didnt have a chance to do anything for her.Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place Mother and I had dined. An attached note said: “I paid this bill in advance. I wasnt sure that I could be there; but, nevertheless, I paid for two platesone for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.”At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: I love YOU and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve.Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some “other” time. 21. From the passage we can see _.A. the mother was happy to have dinner with her sonB. the author doesnt like his work and his three childrenC. the author and his mother went to a high-class restaurantD. the author saw a movie with his mother after dinner22. What can we know about the authors mother according to the passage?A. She wanted to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. B. She wanted to invite her son to have dinner again.C. She died of a massive heart attack very suddenly.D. She wrote a letter to tell her son about her illness.23. During the dinner, what did they talk about?A. Extraordinary things.B. Some national events.C. Each others daily life.D. Movies and dishes.24. It can be inferred from the passage that_.A. the author regretted for not showing much love to his motherB. the author was satisfied to do something for his motherC. the mother felt happy to pay for the bill in advanceD. the mother was sorry for inviting her son to have dinnerBThe way we do things round hereSome years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started, Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us. That quite saddened me. I thought he was saying were kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else. Then I discovered that in American English quitesometimes means very, while in British English it means fairly.So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I dont just mean the words people speak. It is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures（文化）Some of these differences may be only on the surface一dress, food and hours of work一while others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate（气候），while getting on with business.Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again.However, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality（准时）If you invite people to a party at 7 oclock your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the American Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in Greece. I prefer not to use the word late because there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.25. The author was unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1 because he thought_ A. the American bank didnt think much of him B. the American bank might hire another person C. its difficult to get used to American c