内蒙古阿拉善左旗高级中学2017-2018学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

阿左旗高级中学2017—2018学年第二学期期中考试 高一英语试卷 第一部分：阅读理解1--15题。（每小题2分，满分30分） A I travel a lot,and I find out different " styles" (风格)of directions every time I ask " How can I get to the post office?" ??? Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑的)in Japan because most streets there don’t have names;in Japan,people use landmarks(地标)in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers," Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop." ??? ?In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, "Go north two miles. Turn east,and then go another mile." ??? People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time,not miles. " How far away is the post office?" you ask. " Oh," they answer, " it’s about five minutes from here. " You say," Yes,but how many miles away is it?" They don’t know. ??? It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say," Sorry, I have no idea. But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers " I don't know." People in Yucatan believe that " I don't know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!2·1·c·n·j·y When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place,they usually??????????????.A.describe the place carefullyB.show him a map of the placeC.tell him the names of the streetsD.refer to recognizable buildings and places2.People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer???????????????? ?.A.in order to save timeB.as a testC.so as to be politeD.for fun3.What can we?infer from the text?A.It's important for travelers to understand cultural differences.B.It's useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.C.People have similar understandings of politeness.D.New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.21·世纪*教育网 B ??? Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area.Not all historical buildings are attractive.However, there may be other reasons—for example, economic(经济的) reasons—why they should be preserved.So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people.What should we do then if a new building is needed???? In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style.Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have ... ...