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1、精选学习资料 - - - 欢迎下载2021 届高二上英语周练（五）阅读专项2021.10.20 班级 姓名 123456789101112131415161718精品学习资料精选学习资料 - - - 欢迎下载Norah had a cottage on a cli（ffA悬崖）above a big bay. In winter it could be very unpleasant精品学习资料精选学习资料 - - - 欢迎下载becauseof strong winds and sea waves. In fact、 when a gale was blowing、 Norah and he
2、r husband got used to sleeping in a small room downstairs、 becausetheir bedroom upstairs、 which faced the gales、 had a very big window、 and they were afraid that an extra violent wind might break it and blow pieces of broken glass over them.Also、 the salt wave from the sea put an end to many of the
3、colorful plants Norah planted in her garden. She tried putting up a fence to protect them、 but the wind just hit it、 went up over the top and then down the other side、 so in the end she filled the garden with trees and bushes that liked salt.But most of the summer Norah enjoyed her cottage and garde
4、n very much. At weekendsshe could sit out-of-doors in the sun、 looking at the beautiful view、 with interesting ships and boats passing by、 and she could very easily cycle down to the sea for a swim.Now、 Norah and her husband had plenty of friends and relations.In the summer lots of them used to come
5、 to enjoy the beautiful place、 and in the end it really became quite annoying for the couple. When they were at home、 they found friends and relations arriving、 expecting to be given unlimited drinks and meals、 and to sit in the sun for hours、 talking as if Norah and her husband had nothing else to
6、do but entertain and listen to them.This went on for several years. Norah didn wt ish to appear rude by refusing to let herfriends and relations in、 but on the other hand、 she was getting tired every summer.Then one day Norah was complaining about this to her hairdresser while she was doingher hair.
7、“ You re disturbed by too many uninvited guests、 are you.” said the hairdre don t you try my way of escaping.”“ What s that.” asked Norah.“ Well、 t”he hairdresser answered、 “ whenthe bell rings、 I put on my coat and take myshopping bag. If it s someone I don t want to see、 I say innocently、 I m sorr
8、y、 go out. But”1. The underlined word“ gale ” can be replaced by .A. windB. shipC. seaD. animal2. We can infer that .A. lots of friends cam to visit them in winterB. few friends came to visit them in winterC. friends came to visit them only for drinks and mealsD. Norah was a good cook3. How did Nora
9、h go to the sea for a swim.A. She went there by ship.B. She walked there.C. She swam there.D. She went there by bicycle. 4.The hairdresser likely to continue to say“ ” in the end.1精品学习资料精选学习资料 - - - 欢迎下载A. if I m tired、 I say Sorry、 can you come next time.B. if it s someone I like to see、 I say How
10、lucky. I ve just come in.C. if it is fine that day、 I say、 I m tired of this、 but I ll show you around the place.D. if it s someone I like to see、 I say、 How happy to see you. I was going shopping、 b I ve changed my mind.5. Which of the following is the best title.A. A Good Place of Enjoying the Sea
11、B. A Visit to NorahC. A clever Way of EscapingD. A Warm-hearted CoupleBMyfriend Dr.Dong had a wonderfulchance to go to Seattle to present a paper at a professional meeting. When he got back to Beijing、 he told me his experience.Dr. Dong enjoyed his first days very much. At the medical conference、 he
12、 felt quite confident in his area of research and was able to perform well in his presentation. But after a few days、 he began to feel uncomfortable. His medical English was fine、 but the social communication skills were different.He got more and more worried that he was misunderstanding simple Engl
13、ish greetings and table talk conventions习俗. When someone greeted him with、 “ Hi、how sit going. ”h e thought they had asked him “ Whereare you going. ”a nd answered with the name of theconference hall、 only to get a surprised stare from them. At a western style dinner、 a colleagueasked、“ So how re yo
14、u enjoyin the States.” he thought he heard、“ how are you en steak. ”an d answered that he was eating chicken、 not beef. That time、 they smiled、 andpatiently repeated the question、 then both laughed at the error.By the end of the meetings、 Dr. Dong felt a deep sense of“ cultural stress” an out from h
15、aving to pay attention to so many new expressions and ways of dealing with things.He felt his handshake was not as firm as Americans 、 found that people reacted unusually whe modestly insisted his English was not good after they complimented 称 赞 him、 didn t know how to accept dinner invitations properly and therefore missed out on going to several lunches、 and so on. Eventually、 he was so confused that he felt the fullimpact of “ cultureshock ”.6. Why did Dr. Dong travel to Se
