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1、高中英语真题：学2015-2016学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题Word版.doc 一、阅读理解(共 4 题) 1.Dear 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 below: July 2:Set all the alarm clocks in house-wares to go off at 5-minute intervals
2、( 间隔). July 7: Made a trail( 小径) of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women s restroom.August 4: Took a bag of M&M s from the candy shelf and handed out to the passing children to eat. September 14:Moved a “ CAUTION WET FLOOR ” sign to a carpeted area. September 15: Set up a tent in the campi
3、ng department and told other shoppers he d 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 can t you people just leave me alone?”October 4: Looked right into the security c
4、amera 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 “ Mission Impossible” theme.December 6:In the auto department, he practic
5、ed 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 position and screamed “ OH NO!IT S THOSE VOICES AGAIN! ”Decembe
6、r 23:Went into a fitting room（装配车间） , shut the door, waited a while, and then yelled very loudly,“ Hey! There s no toilet paper in here!”Our video surveillance(监控)cameras recorded all these. Never once did our reminding and warning work and therefore we are forced to ban him from the store. Regards,
7、 Wal-Mart 1. How did the market get to know about Mr.Denner s 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&M s” may be the brand of . A. chocolate B. clothes C. furniture D. medicine 3.From the passa
8、ge, we can learn that Mr.Denner . A. once poured some water on the carpet of the market B. managed to get some shoppers to camp together with him C. did all of these strange things due to his mental disease D. was once warned not to do such strange things in the market 4. In which month did Mr.Denne
9、r cause most troubles? A. In July. B. In September. C. In November. D. In December. 2.Nonverbal （非语言的） Communication When 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 anything, people communicate n
10、onverbally by making gestures. According to an investigation(调 查 ),only 30 to 35 percent of our communication is verbal. When people don t know the language, the most common way to communicate is through gestures. However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different par
11、ts 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 “ I ve heard you.”In ancient Rome, when the emperor wanted to sp
12、are someone s 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(握紧的) hands above
13、your head means “ I m the champion” or “ I m 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, it is a s
14、ign 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 don t like touching somebody or being touched. Now in Ameri
15、ca, 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 languages B. much
16、 of our communication is nonverbal on many occasions C. people usually make gestures before saying anything D. it s 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. that s all rightD. I ve heard you7.When the Russian leader put up his clasped hands after the meeting at the White House . A. he meant Russia was the winner B. he was insulting America C. he made a show of friendship to A
