黑龙江省哈尔滨市阿城区龙涤中学校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题黑龙江省哈尔滨市阿城区龙涤中学校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题 .阅读理解ABe PreparedHere are some tips for avoiding traffic jams：The radio has more than just music. Check the local news station for the latest traffic report. Or go online and check traffic cameras before you set out. If there is a jam，youll be prepared and can try another route.Take the road less traveled. Although highways may be the most direct route，back roads can be much less crowded，saving you the frustration of stopandgo traffic.Rush hour isnt just a cute nickname. OK，so the morning and afternoon traffic lasts for several hours，but theyre still called “rush hour” for a reasoneveryones on the road and in a hurry to get somewhere. Treat rush hour like bad weatherif you dont have to go anywhere，stay off the roads.Dealing with TrafficHere are some tips for those traffic jams：Dont break the law. Youve gone 30 feet in 30 minutes and all of a sudden you see people using the shoulders (紧急停车道)Not only is this illegal，theres a good chance theyll get caught.Pay extra attention to zigzaggers (抢道的人)When some people are anxious，they may start changing lanes (车道) every 5 seconds or cut you off. Keep checking your windows and mirrors for these lane changers.Look for an escape. If it is possible to exit the road safely，do it. Carry a map or GPS unit，so that you can adjust your route midtrip if needed.Be polite. Good manners could help you avoid a possible accident. Allow people in from a lane that is ending. Speeding up to keep them out increases your chances of an accident.BBody language has always been a hot topic of interesting dinner conversation and now today it is still a hot topic. It is perhaps one of the most powerful forms of human expression or human communication!Body language is a very important part of communication which can constitute 50% or more of what we are communicating to the other person. If you wish to communicate effectively，then it makes sense to understand how you can (and cannot) use your body to say what you mean.Body language can be used to discover all sorts of things such as，knowing when someone is attracted to you，finding truth and lies，showing confidence，winning respect in any situation，and you can use body language to put people at ease，make friends quickly，persuade，and influence.So what is body language? Body language is a term used to describe the method of communication using body movements or gestures instead of，or in addition to，sounds，verbal (口头的) language or other communication. Body language includes the most subtle (微妙的) movements that many people are not aware of，including winking (眨眼) and slight movement of the eyebrows and other facial expressions.Body language is one of the easiest ways for you to tell whats really going on in a conversation with another person. The body language that you observe from other people will tell you whether or not those people are being straight up with you or whether there is more to the story thats not being said. Watch，look，observe. Sometimes you can tell more by a persons body language than the words they speak.CThe Yangtze River，the biggest river in China，starts with the Tuotuo River at the Roof of the World，QinghaiTibet Plateau，takes in countless rivers，and flows eastward across the inner part of China. With a total length of more than 6，300 kilometers，it marches toward the East China Sea，singing the songs of the four seasons with its waves. The Yangtze River，only next to the Amazon and the Nile，is a cradle that breeds the ancient civilization(文明) of the Chinese nation.The Three Gorges have showed the magic workings of nature with their beautiful mountains and waters. The peaks and rocks on the two sides are telling us the history of the region in the past billion years. Every year，many visitors around the world are attracted by the charming thousandyearlong history of the region，the great ancient relics of human civilization，and the mysterious folk tales.Sandwiched between the mountains，the Three Gorges run across Fengjie and Wushan Mountain in Sichuan Province and Badong，Zigui and Yichang in Hubei Province，extending 193 kilometers long to include Qutang Gorge，Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge. The City of White Emperor in Fengjie is an important passage of the west part of the Three Gorges.Nanjinguan in Yichang is an important gateway of the east part. Along the banks of the Yangtze River，the high peaks，overhanging rock towers，rise into the clouds；dangerous cliffs seem to reach the sky；waterfalls are spraying and sparkling，clouds and thin fogs are curling；rapids and torrents are boiling. On the whole，Xiling Gorge is dangerous for its shallow shores and rapid currents. However，Yichang is regarded by most people as the best start point to tour the Three Gorges.DWindbreaks are barriers (屏障) formed by trees and other plants. Farmers plant these barriers around their fields，which