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1、1李林中学高三年级英语周练（12）试题命题人：落春兰 考试时间：50 分钟 总分：89 分. 阅读理解( 满分 39 分)ASquare dancing is a form of entertainment and physical exercise, which is a good thing. However, a group of senior Chinese ladies dancing in New Yorks Sunset Park were recently faced with noise complaints from nearby residents. The local
2、court even served a summons (传票) related to a certain Ms. Wang. The news soon caused heated discussion across China, with many believing the incident to involve a cultural conflict between the East and West, while others view it as a form of discrimination against Chinese in the United States. The U
3、nited States is a diverse society, and in many cases, Chinese dancers are tolerated and even appreciated. Meanwhile, the United States is a society based on the rule of law, and due to cultural differences, local regulations seem to be very different from those in China. As a result, some old Chines
4、e ladies dancing in New Yorks Sunset Park found themselves caught in an embarrassing situation. Locals and immigrants from other nations view such noise as a violation of their right to enjoy tranquility. Calling the police is regarded as the most efficient way to solve such a problem. Before, these
5、 ladies probably did not understand local customs and rules. However, since the incident took place, they should perhaps know a little better next time and keep the noise to a minimum. People from different nations are often supposed to reach compromises, respecting and tolerating each other. Whatev
6、er your choice of entertainment, it is important not to affect other peoples lives. Square dancing is only one of many activities during which people should mind their behavior.As for U.S. police practice, there might still be some room for improvement. Some were said to be rather rude, leading to t
7、he so-called “racial discrimination,” which is a sensitive topic in U.S. society. If the involved parties could be more tolerant, and solve such problems without involving the court, perhaps immigrants would mix more. 1. The writer mentions the incident in Paragraph 1 to _.A. show his opinion B. mak
8、e complaintsC. bring up the topic D. criticize the local police2. The underlined word “tranquility” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by _.A. entertainment B. quietness C. freedom D. quality3. What will the senior Chinese ladies most probably do after the incident?A. Go back to China. B. Fight for thei
9、r right. C. Ask America to change its law. D. Keep the noise lower.4. Whats the writers attitude towards senior Chinese ladies dancing in New Yorks Sunset Park?A. He thinks all parties involved should be more tolerant.B. He strongly supports the action of the local police.C. He considers it a shame
10、for senior Chinese ladies to do so.D. He suggests such kind of problem should be solved in the court. 2B Time TravelIf you could travel in time, where would you go? Perhaps you would watch an original performance of a Shakespeares play in Elizabethan England ? What about hanging out with Laozi in th
11、e Spring and Autumn Period? Or maybe youd voyage far ahead of the present day to see what the future holds.The possibility of time travel is indeed appealing. Stories exploring the subject have been around for hundreds of years. Perhaps the best known example is science fiction novel The Time Machin
12、e, which was written by H.G.Wells and published in 1895 for the first time. It was adapted into at least two feature films ofthe same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel
13、 using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term “time machine”, coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to a vehicle transporting people into the far future.But could time travel actually be possible? Some scientists say yes, in theory. They propos
14、e using cracks in time and space called “wormholes”, which could be used as shortcuts to other periodsEinsteins theory of relativity allows time travel in extreme circumstancesAnd British physicist Stephen Hawking says you could travel into the future with a really fast spaceshipgoing at nearly the
15、speed of lightThough building such a spaceship would of course be no simple taskEven if you could travel into the past, there is something called the “grandfather paradox”It asks what would happen if a time traveler were to go back in time and have his own grandfather killed for some reason, and the
16、refore prevent himself from being bornIf the time traveler wasnt born, how would he travel back in time?And would you really like to visit the future? In HG Wells book, the main character travels into distant time where he arrives at a beach and is attacked by giant crabsHe then voyages 30 million years into the future where the only living thing is a black object with tentacles（触角）
