河南省周口中英文学校2018-2019学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

周口中英文学校2018-2019学年上期高一期中考试 英 语 试 题 第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A When we don’t understand each other’s language, we can talk with the help of signs.A Frenchman was once travelling in England. He could not speak English at all. One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it, and took out again. He wanted to say . “Bring me something to eat.”The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The man moved his head from side to side. The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came with a cup of coffee. But the man again refused it. He shook his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, for drinks are not food.When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter , and he put his hand on his stomach. That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.So you see, we cannot understand the language of signs as well as we can understand the language of words. 21.According to the passage, when people do not understand each other’s language, they can talk with the help of _____.?A. a waiter? B. a teacher? C. an Englishman?D. their hands, heads, and other parts of their bodies.22. A Frenchman signed to the waiter_____.A. to give him some medicine? B. to bring him a cup of coffeeC. to ask him for food??????? D. to tell him what he said23.Another man saw the waiter, and put his hand on his stomach. He meant_____.A he had a stomachache B he was hungry C he was very thirsty D he was full24. From this story we know_____A. people can only understand the language of wordsB. proper gestures can help to understand each otherC. waiters should understand body languagesD. it is important to learn foreign languages B Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid that the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. S ... ...