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1、1横峰中学高三年级英语第横峰中学高三年级英语第 1818 周周练试题周周练试题一、一、阅读理解（每小题阅读理解（每小题 2.52.5 分，共分，共 2020 分）分）AThomas James Hanson will remember for a long time the snowstorm that hit the state of New York on November 22. The 47-year-old man from Niagara Falls was stuck in his car on the highway for almost eight days after hi
2、s vehicle was accidentally pushed to the side of the road and covered with snow by workers employed to remove the snow from the streets.Driving on the Interstate Highway 190 during the worst of the snowstorm, Mr. Hanson decided to pull over his old 1993 Volkswagen Passat to the side of the road and
3、wait for the weather conditions to improve. He remained motionless for approximately five hours before a snow plow arrived to clear the way. Unfortunately for the poor man, the driver of the gigantic snow removal vehicle did not see the small car, pushing it into the ditch and covering it with more
4、than 2 meters of snow.Fortunately for the father of two children, the snow that was stacked over his vehicle was not very dense and allowed for enough fresh air to get through to enable him to survive. He was able to drink water that he obtained by melting snow with his lighter in an aluminum coffee
5、 cup, and he ate the few items of groceries he had bought before going home.“If I had known I would be stuck for eight days, I would have bought more than a jar of dill pickles(咸菜), a bottle of ketchup and two sticks of beef jerky(牛肉干),” said the survivor with a smile.Thomas Hanson had almost lost a
6、ll hope of being rescued when his car was hit once again this morning by another snow plow, which revealed the poor mans location.28. What caused Thomas James Hanson to fall into the ditch according to the passage?A. His drunk driving. B. The strong wind. C. The slippery road. D. A snow removal vehi
7、cle.29. It can be learned from the passage that _.A. Mr. Hanson had bought some food before the accident. 2B. Mr. Hanson got rescued on November 22 eventuallyC. Mr. Hanson had enough bottled water to drink in the carD. Mr. Hanson was stuck in the car with his children. 30. Which of the following can
8、 best describe Thomas James Hanson?A. Quick-minded. B. Hard-working. C. Humorous D. Careless31. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A. Heavy Snowstorm Caused Disaster to New YorkB. Man Found Alive after Being Stuck 8 Days under Snow C. Thomas James Hanson a Black Sheep in t
9、he SnowD. Wonderful Eight Days of Experience in the Snow BI was born and raised in England in a culture where privacy and “keeping yourself to yourself” were valued traditions. Speaking to strangers was not encouraged. People were most hospitable and friendlybut only once they had been introduced to
10、 new people. However, I have been lucky enough to spend some time in both Italy and the US, where I found traditions of hospitality and politeness to be very different. I experienced Italian hospitality firsthand on a crowded railway carriage travelling, one afternoon, from Genoa to Florence. Sinkin
11、g gratefully into an empty seat, I was berated(斥责) in rapid Italian by a gentleman who was returning to this seatit had not been “spare” after all. I apologized in English, and got up to allow him back into the seat. The gentleman obviously had no understanding of the English language, but he, too,
12、realized my genuine mistake. He smiled and gestured for me to remain in the seat, and he himself remained standing in the corridor for the remainder of the journey. The other occupants of the carriage smiled and nodded at me and made me feel quite welcome amongst them. I feel that if this had been i
13、n England, a foreigner who made a mistake would not always be so kindly treated. Transport also featured in the differences I noticed between English and American culture. I flew to New York on a plane with mainly English passengers. We sat together in near silence. Nobody spoke to me nor, as I expe
14、cted, to anyone else they did not 3know. They felt it was not polite to intrude on someone elses privacy. However, when I travelled across the United States, whether by plane or Greyhound bus, I was never short of conversation. Conversation was going on all around me and whoever sat next to me was h
15、appy to introduce themselves and ask me about myself. They obviously felt it would have been rude not to speak to another person, whether they were strangers or not. 32. The purpose of the author is to tell us _. A. his traveling experience B. cultural differences to show hospitality and politeness
16、C. the culture shock he experienced in Italy and the US D. how to adapt ourselves to a new culture 33. What do we know about the occupants of the carriage when the author was travelling in Italy? A. They all laughed at the author for his mistake. B. They would not bear a mistake like the authors in public.C. They were all on the side of the gentleman.D. They all showed their understanding of the authors mistake. 34. The author probably beli
