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1、阳高一中高一第二学期英语期末试题 满分150分 时间120分钟 2016.07第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。 ADear Mrs.Denner,Over the past five months, your husband has been causing quite a commotion(混乱) in our store. Our complaints（抱怨） against Mr.Denner are listed be
2、low:July 2:Set all the alarm clocks in house-wares to go off at 5-minute intervals(间隔).July 7: Made a trail(小径) of tomato juice on the floor leading to the womens restroom.August 4: Took a bag of M&Ms from the candy shelf and handed out to the passing children to eat.September 14:Moved a “CAUTIONWET
3、 FLOOR” sign to a carpeted area.September 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told other shoppers hed invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department.September 23:When a clerk asked if they could help him ，he began crying and screamed,“Why cant you peo
4、ple just leave me alone?”October 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.November 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.December 3:Darted around the store while loudly humming the “Missio
5、n Impossible” theme.December 6:In the auto department, he practiced his “Madonna look” by using different sizes of funnels.December 18:Hid in a clothing rack（支架） and when people looked through, yelled “PICK ME!PICK ME!”December 21:When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fatal p
6、osition and screamed “OH NO!ITS THOSE VOICES AGAIN!”December 23:Went into a fitting room（装配车间）, shut the door, waited a while, and then yelled very loudly,“Hey! Theres no toilet paper in here!”Our video surveillance(监控)cameras recorded all these. Never once did our reminding and warning work and the
7、refore we are forced to ban him from the store.Regards,Wal-Mart1. How did the market get to know about Mr.Denners strange behavior?A. From other shoppers.B. Through the cameras of the market.C. From the shop assistants.D. By talking with Mr.Denner.2.“M&Ms” may be the brand of .A. chocolateB. clothes
8、 C. furniture D. medicine3.From the passage, we can learn that Mr.Denner .A. once poured some water on the carpet of the marketB. managed to get some shoppers to camp together with himC. did all of these strange things due to his mental diseaseD. was once warned not to do such strange things in the
9、market4. In which month did Mr.Denner cause most troubles?A. In July. B. In September. C. In November. D. In December.BNonverbal （非语言的）CommunicationWhen you are in another country, it is important to know the language, but it is equally important to know how to communicate nonverbally. Before saying
10、 anything, people communicate nonverbally by making gestures. According to an investigation(调查),only 30 to 35 percent of our communication is verbal. When people dont know the language, the most common way to communicate is through gestures. However, many gestures have different meanings, or no mean
11、ing at all, in different parts of the world.In the United States, for example, nodding your head up and down means “yes”. In some parts of Greece and Turkey, however, this motion can mean “no”. In Southeast Asia, nodding your head is a polite way of saying “Ive heard you.”In ancient Rome, when the e
12、mperor wanted to spare someones life, he would put his thumb up. Today in the United States, when someone puts his/her thumb up, it means “Everything is all right.” However, in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting (侮辱)and should not be used there.In the United States, raising your clasped(握
13、紧的) hands above your head means “Im the champion” or “Im the winner”. It is the sign that prizefighters make when they win a fight. When a leading Russian statesman(政治家) made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner. In Russia, however, i
14、t is a sign of friendship.There are other nonverbal signals that people should be aware of when they go to another country, such as the distance to maintain between speakers. Americans stand closer to each other than English people. English people dont like touching somebody or being touched. Now in
15、 America, touch is important. For example friends touch each other on the arm. They often put an arm around a friend when they say “hello” or “goodbye”.5.It is very important to know how to communicate nonverbally when you are in another country because .A. most people speak different languagesB. mu
16、ch of our communication is nonverbal on many occasionsC. people usually make gestures before saying anythingD. its easy to learn how to express oneself through gestures6.If a native in Singapore nods his head up and down when you talk to him, his motion means .A. yes B. no C. thats all right D. Ive heard y
