2018-2019学年山东省淄博市临淄一中、二中、外国语三校联考九年级（上）期中英语试卷（五四学制） 一、完型填空（共1小题，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案． 1．（10分）How do people greet one another in countries around the world？ A kiss， a hug， a handshake， or a bow？ It depends on the country and culture． In the USA， as in most places around the world， the handshake is a（1） greeting to show friendliness and trust． In many places in （2） ， people prefer kiss to greeting， and（3） of them have very strict rules about how many times to kiss someone's cheeks（脸颊）and on （4） cheek to start． Parisians kiss four times from cheek to cheek always with the left cheek first． If you are in Brittany， a city in the north﹣west of France， kiss three times； and in（5） parts of France， keep it to two． Two kisses are （6） the rule in Spain， Austria， Norway， Sweden， Denmark， Finland and Iceland． In the Netherlands， people usually kiss three times； more kisses are for the elderly and close family members． （7） is also a factor for Belgians， who kiss once for people as old as themselves， and three times for people ten years older． （8） ， handshake and kissing are not the only ways to say hello around the world． In Japan， people usually（9） to greet each other． The different greetings around the world （10） make you confused（困惑的）． But don't worry． When you are not sure， remember that a firm（坚定的）but gentle handshake， a smile， and an open mind won't be wrong． （1）A． special B． common C． unusual D． wonderful （2）A． Europe B． Asia C． America D． Australia （3）A． none B． few C． some D． most （4）A． what B． that C． whose D． which （5）A． other B． another C． others D． the other （6）A． always B． also C． again D． already （7）A． Age B． Health C． Sex D． Nationality （8）A． More importantly B． At last C． For example D． Of course （9）A． bow B． shake hands C． kiss D． hug （10）A． may B． need C． shouldn't D． can't 二、阅读理解（共4小题，满分24分）阅读短文A、B、C，并做每篇后面的题目，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案．阅读短文D，根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．选项中有一项为多余选项． 2．（6分）Life today moves faster than ever before． Thanks to technology（技术）， the speed of life has increased over the past century． Time﹣saving inventions， like e﹣mail and ATM， have made daily tasks more efficient（有效率的）． People today need speed． A recent CNN survey shows that sixty percent of Americans say they won't wait longer than 15minutes for food or services． A popular restaurant in Japan even asks customers to pay by time spent at table， not by what they eat! Unfortunately， studies show that life's hurried pace produces stress and leads to health problems． An online survey at sina． com showed that 56% ... ...
