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高考真题周周练（20）阅读理解a the way we do things round here some years ago, i was hired by an american bank. i received a letter from the head of the personnel department that started, “dear john, i am quite pleased that you have decided to join us.” that “quite” saddened me. i thought he was saying “were kind of pleased you decided to join us although i wish we had hired someone else.” then i discovered that in american english “quite” sometimes means “very”, while in british english it means “fairly”. so the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that i dont just mean the words people speak. it is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. the way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures (文化). some of these differences may be only on the surface dress, food and hours of work while others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate (气候), while getting on with business. some of the differences may be an improvement. people are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. however, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality (准时). if you invite people to a party at 7 oclock your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in germany, five minutes early in the american midwest, an hour early in japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the uk, up to an hour afterwards in italy and some time in the evening in greece. i prefer not to use the word “late” because there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. it is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.21. the author was unhappy as mentioned in paragraph 1 because he thought _. a. the american bank didnt think much of him b. the american bank might hire another person c. its difficult to get used to american culture d. its easy to misunderstand americans22. the word “highlights” in paragraph 2 probably means _. a. encourages b. helps to narrow c. increases d. draws attention to23. according to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences? a. ask the native people for help. b. understand and accept them. c. do things in our own way. d. do in-depth research.24. when invited to a party the people who are usually punctual are _. a. italians b. germans c. greeks d. the britishb “i didnt hear them call my name,” explained shelley hennig to active teens (at) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of miss teen usa 2004. “are you ready?” is what she heard. then she said, “i shook my head no, and then they said yes and it was announced again.” it was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from destrehan, louisiana she was still on cloud nine. “i was so shocked! i never believed that it could actually really happen.” present in the audience (观众) that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher. understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, at asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete (比赛). “shes always been my role modelive danced with her since i was six. shes been through so many difficulties and came through them all. ive learned to get over bad lifes experiences and learned how to move on because of her.” one of those bad lifes experiences for shelley happened three years ago when her brother brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. he was 18. she found writing helped her get through the rough days. she said, “i write a lot about my brother. i write a lot, a lot, a lot .” as miss louisiana teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens (青少年) about the dangers of drinking and driving. in her role as miss teen usa, shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth. when at asked miss teen usa if she had any advice for our readers, she said, “dont let anyone change you. hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. that way, it is easy to be yourself.”25. what do the words “on cloud nine” in paragraph 2 probably mean? a. frightened b. troubled c. very happy d. very angry26. shelley takes her dance teachers as a role medel mainly because she is _. a. determined b. friendly c. strict d. experienced27. how many children did the hennigs have according to the text? a. 1. b. 2. c. 3. d. 4.28. what did shelley often do after she became miss louisiana teen? a. she visited drunken drivers. b. she gave dance performances. c. she made speeches on safe driving. d. she helped other teens with their studies.29. what suggestion does shelley give to the teens? a. be yourself with the support of friends. bmeet friends whenever possible. c. go easy on yourself and others. d. have a good role model.完形填空 my husband, tom, has always been good with animals, but i was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡). its 41 for a grouse to have any contact (接触) with people. in fact, theyre hard to spot, 42 they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching. this grouse came into our lives in 43 . tom was working out in the field when he 44 her walking around at the edge of the field. she was 45 unafraid and seemed to be 46 about what he was doing. tom saw the 47 bird several times, and she got more comfortable around him. we quickly grew 48 of the bird and decided to call her mildred. one day, as tom was working, mildred came within a few feet of him to watch. tom 49 he didnt see her and kept working to see what she would do next. apparently, she didnt like to be 50 . shed run up and peck (啄) at toms hands, then 51 off to see what he would do. this went on for about 20 minutes, until mildred became tired of the 52 and left. as spring went and summer came, mildred started to 53 more and more often. 54 mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on toms leg and stay long enough for me to get a 55 of the two of them together. this friendly grouse soon felt 56 not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by. when hunting season opened, we put a 57 at the end of our driveway asking 58 not to shoot our pet grouse. my father, who lived down the road, 59 warned people not to shoot her. 60 , hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.41. a. interesting b. reasonablec. impossible d. unusual42. a. though b. because c. unless d. until43. a. spring b. summer c. autumn d. winter44. a. got b. keptc. noticedd. imagined45. a. naturally b. certainly c. normally d. surprisingly46. a. crazy b. curious c. concerned d. cautious47. a. shy b. awkward c. friendlyd. elegant48. a. careful b. tired c. fond d. sick49. a. supposed b. realized c. hopedd. pretended50. a. ignored b. observed c. amazedd. disturbed51. a. put b. back c. set d. take52. a. game b. work c. place d. man53. a. give up b. come out c. turn over d. fly by54. a. eventuallyb. suddenly c. constantlyd. presently55. a. chance b. dream c. picture d. sense56. a. comfortable b. guilty c. anxiousd. familiar57. a. lantern b. signc. gun d. loudspeaker58. a. driversb. farmersc. huntersd. tourists59. a. just b. yet c. thusd. also60. a. in fact b. for long c. on the contrary d. by the way语法填空i was on my way to the taiyetos mountains. the sun was setting when my car 61 (break) down near a remote and poor village. cursing my misfortune, i was wondering where i was going to spend the night when i realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to 62 should have the honor of receiving me 63 a guest in their house. finally, i accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. while she was getting me 64 (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to 65 small town some 20 kilometres away 66 there was a garage.i had noticed three hens running free in my hostesss courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. 67 villagers brought me goats cheese and honey. we drank together and talked 68 (merry) till far into the night.when the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, i wanted to reward the old woman 69 the trouble i had caused 70 .短文改错 today is sunday. ive been in canada for two months. this is the first time that ive been away my family for such a long time. with the help of katia, a roommate of me, ive soon got used to live without my parents around. katia, like many other russian girls, are nice and lively. we became friends shortly after we meet each other. although her english is a little hardly to understand, we enjoy chatting and we usually talk a lot about our own family. were both surprised that chinese culture or russian culture are so different. now, we are planning a small party for the next sunday. there, katia will introduce me to some of her friends, one of who has been to china severa