陕西省黄陵中学高新部高一上学期英语期中考试一试卷一、阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）1.阅读理解Beforeyoumakefriends,youhavetodecidewhoyouwanttobeyourfriends.Mostpeopleliketohavefriendswholiketodothesamekindofthingstheydo.Thequickestwaytomakeafriendistosmile.Whenyousmile,peoplethinkyouarefriendlyandeasytotalkto.Itmaynotbeeasyatfirsttosmile,butremembermostpeoplewillstayawayfromascaledorangrylooking.Oneeasywaytostallaconversationwithsomeoneistosaysomethingniceabouthim.Thinkabouthowgreatyoufeelwhensomeonesayssomethingnicetoyou.Doesntitmakeyouwanttokeeptalkingtothatperson?Askyournewfriendsquestionsaboutthemselves.Whostheirfavouritesinger,wheredotheylive,whatdotheydoafterschoolareallgoodquestionstostartaconversation.Makesureyouhavesomethingtoaddtotheconversation,too.Thensomeoneasksyouaquestion,dohaveananswerforit.Thereisnothingthatwillstopaconversationquickerthanashrugforananswer.Kidswhoshowaninterestinotherkidsandwhoarekindandfriendlymakegoodfriends.Remember,everyonewantstobearoundpeoplewholiketodosimilarthingsandpeoplewhoarenicetothem.（ 1）Thispassagegivesussomeadviceon_.A.howtomakefriendsB.whoyoucanmakefriendswithC.howtostartaconversationD.theimportanceofsmile（ 2）Mostpeopleliketomakefriendswiththose_.A.whoaresadeverydayB.whosharethesameinterestC.whoarefondoftalkingD.whosaybadthingstothem（ 3）Accordingtothethirdparagraph,mostpeopleenjoytalkingtoone_.A.whoisalwayssmilingB.whoseemstobefriendlyC.whopraisesthemD.whopointsouttheirshortcomings（ 4）Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthispassagemean?A.Beingveryproud.B.Makingnoanswer.C.Knowingnothing.D.Nothopingtoanswer.2.阅读理解DoyouthinktheUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStatesarealike?WinstonChurchilloncejokedthatthepeopleofBritainandthepeopleofAmericaareseparatedonlybytheirlanguage.Doyouthinkthatistrue?TheBritishandtheAmericansbothspeakEnglishastheofficiallanguage.However,eachusessomedifferentwords.WeAmericansaresimilartotheBritish.Afterall,ourcountrywasonceownedbytheUK,sowehavealotincommon.Buttherearemanydifferencesbetweenus.TheUKhasakingorqueen,andtheleaderofthegovernmentisthePrimeMinister.TheUShasnokingsorqueens.OurleaderisthePresident.BoththeBritishandAmericansusepoundsandounces,pints,quarts,andgallons.Bothusemiles,yards,andfeet.Ourmoneyisdifferent,though.TheBritishusepoundsandpence.Americansusedollarsandcents.DrivinginacarisverydifferentintheUK.Theydriveontheleftsideoftheroad.Wedriveontheright.Whatwecallthehoodofthecar,theBritishcallthebonnet.Britishcarsrunonpetrol,whichwecallgasoline.Inoureverydaylife,wedomanyofthesamethingsastheBritish.Butwedescribethemdifferently.Ayoungmotherheremightpushababyinababycarriage.ABritishmumpushesapram.TheBritishwatchtelly,whilewewatchTV.WeliketoeatFrenchfries,buttheBritishcallthemchips.MillionsofAmericansdrinkcoffee,butmostBritishprefertea.Sowearedifferentinmanyways.Butwestayfriendlyanyway.（ 1）WhatcanweknowfromWinstonChurchillsjoke?A. TheUKandtheUSareverysimilar.B. ThepeopleoftheUKandtheUSarethesame.C. ThelanguagesoftheUKandtheUSarethesame.D. TherearemanydifferencesbetweentheUKandtheUS.（ 2）TheBritishandAmericansbothuse_.A.milesanddollarsB.pintsandpenceC.gallonsandfeetD.yardsandcents（ 3）WhichofthefollowingisusedbytheBritish?A.TV.B.Pram.C.Hood.D.Frenchfries.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WeStayFriendlyB.CommonLanguage?C.EnglishastheOfficialLanguageD.DifferencesBetweentheUKandtheUS3.阅读理解MoreandmoretravellersinChinanowadayspreferhomestaysratherthantraditionalhotels,astheyseekprivatelivingexperiences.Thehouse-sharingmodelwasfirstintroducedbythewebsiteCouchsurfing,comin2003.Itisstillthelargestwebsitefortravellerstofindaccommodation(住宿)withoutmuchmoneytospend.EncouragedbyhergreatexperienceofhomestaysinFrance,Maggita,30,consideredshort-termhireasherfirstchoiceinherfuturetrips.ShelaterwentbacktoherhometownShanghaiandranasharedaccommodationbusiness.Theshort-termhireideahasbeenawin-winbusinessmodel.Fortravellers,theycanrentaspecialroomatareasonablepriceandalsoenjoyafirsthandexperienceofthelocalculture,comparedwithtraditionalhotels.Forowners,theycangainmuchwithdailyrental.NowMaggitahasquitherlastjobinanITcompanyandbecomeahostofsome20homestays,whichenableshertoearnamonthlyincomeofaround40,00050,000yuan.Inrecentyears,ChinahasseenmanyhomestaybookingwebsitessuchasXiaozhuandTujia.ChenChi,thefounderandCEOofXiaozhu,saidthemodelistoshareroomsorapartmentsthatarenotinusewithpeoplewhoneedthem.InsteadofthetraditionalviewthatChinesepeoplefeeluncomfortablelivingwithstrangers,Chenfoundthatalargenumberoftravellersgotalongwellwithhouseowners.However,expertshavepointedoutaseriesofproblemsbroughtaboutbythefashion.Lackingsupervision(监管)tothoseaccommodationsharingwebsites,theservicequalityandaccommodationsafetycannotbeguaranteed(保障).Expertssuggestthattheonlinewebsitesshouldcloselyworktogetherwithcommunitiesandlocalpolicestationstoimprovetheservices.