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1、湖北省黄冈中学2015年春季高一年级期中考试英语试题考试时间：150分钟满分：120分第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AI cantthinkof a better way of appreciating a new culture than by taking part in one of its festivals. Youll find that some festivals are celebrated by an entire cou
2、ntry, while others may be known only to a single city or region, but either way festivals play an important role in a certain culture. Just enjoy them!Tomatina Bunol, SpainEvery last Wednesday in August, the town of Bunol is filled with tons of tomatoes in the worlds biggest food flight. Many people
3、 wear goggles (护目镜) during this hour of great fun, as the town becomes a red river.Boryeong Mud Festival Boryeong, South KoreaFor two weeks in July, millions gather in Boryeong to experience the grey pools and slides. What began as a way to help sell the regions mineral-rich mud has turned into a fe
4、stiveparty with music and fireworks. The mud is usuallyonlyavailable in cosmetic products (化妆品), but here you can cake yourself in grey as you want.Holi IndiaHoli, the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of Indiasmostimportant holidays. During the day of thelastfull moon o
5、f the lunar month, usually late February or early March, the air is full of brightly colored powder (粉末). The festival is celebrated differently throughout the country, with bonfires and music, but the cheerful spirit is common among Hindu people around the world.International Pillow Fight Day World
6、wideTens of thousands of people took part in the 4th annual International Pillow Fight Day on April 2, 2013From London to Vancouver to many other cities, the festival is held in more than 100 countries. So just bring a soft pillow in early April, and watch feathers fly.21According to the author, _.A
7、its usually hard for people to accept a different cultureBfestivals in a certain culture often change with timeC there should be festivals celebrated by the whole worldD festivals give people the best chances to experience a culture22We learn from the passage that _.Athe town of Bunol in Spain is on
8、 a riverBInternational Pillow Fight Day has a short historyCcosmetic products sell well on Boryeong Mud FestivalDHoli is the greatest festival for Indian people23The passage is most likely to be found in _.Aa travel magazineBa technical reportC a geography bookDa personal diaryBWhen I came to Cincin
9、nati (a city in the US) as an au pair (家庭打工留学生), a lot of things there were different from what I knew. My host family lived in a huge house I could only describe as a “castle”. In Germany I had lived in a small apartment together with my mom. Soon I found out that the “castle” was actually rather s
10、mall in our neighborhood.Everybody there was very friendly and polite. They greeted you when they were walking by at least 3 feet away from you. They must not have seen a German au pair before, for most people I met asked me all kinds of questions about Germany. I enjoyed answering their various str
11、ange questions. I made a lot of friends and I started to hang out with them.Of course, there were a number of new things, and it took me the whole year to find them all out. I never got homesick. Perhaps it was because I did not have too many negative (负面的) experiences and felt loved and welcomed th
12、ere.However, I had undergone some painful experiences back in Germany. I was frustrated by the way people would run me over and not even say “Sorry.” Taking up my studies at the TU-Dresden, I felt lonely. Everybody here seemed to be withdrawn (离群的) and I missed everything I had in Cincinnati. German
13、y was so “cold”. I found it so much harder to make new friends. After six months I got a roommate and only two good friends. I also flew back to Cincinnati several times for long periods. I felt that without those visits I was not able to make it.Now I am over this German culture shock. It almost to
14、ok me an entire year. I am still going back and forward between Dresden and Cincinnati four times a year.24When the author lived in Cincinnati, _.Asome people were not very kind to herBmany people were curious about her motherlandCshe lived in a real castleDshe lived in the biggest house in the neig
15、hborhood25In the opinion of the author, life in Cincinnati was _.AhardBpainfulCwonderful D strange26Which of the following statements is TRUE about the author?AShe lived with her mother in a big house in Germany.BShe did miss her friends in Cincinnati when she was at the TU-Dresden.CShe never went back to Cincinnati after she came back to Germany.DShe seldom hung out with her American friends as she was too busy.27What is the best title for this passage?AUniversity life in GermanyBAdvantages of living
