山西省晋中市平遥二中2024-2025学年高一英语下学期周练试题三

PAGEPAGE6山西省晋中市平遥二中2024-2025学年高一英语下学期周练试题（三）一阅读理解（12X5）(一)Americansarepoundoftheirvariety-andindividuality,yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform.whetheritistheuniformofanelevatoroperatorortheuniformofafive-stargeneral.WhyareuniformssopopularintheUnitedStates?Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneofthefirstisthatintheeyesofmostpeopletheylookmoreprofessionalthancivilian(百姓的)clothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedtoexpectsuperiorqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.Thetelevisionrepairmanwhowearsuniformtendstoinspiremoretrustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes.Faithintheskillofagaragemechanicisincreasedbyauniform.Whateasierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,abarber,orawaitertoloseprofessionalidentity(身份)thantostepoutofuniform?Uniformsalsohavemanypracticalbenefits.Theysaveonotherclothes.Theysaveonlaundrybills.Theyaretax-deductible(可减税的).Theyareoftenmorecomfortableandmoredurablethancivilianclothes.Primaryamongtheargumentsagainstuniformsistheirlackofvarietyandtheconsequentlossofindividualityexperiencedbypeoplewhomustwearthem.Thoughtherearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofanyparticulartypeisgenerallystuckwithit,withoutchange,untilretirement.Whenpeoplelookalike,theytendtothink,speak,andactsimilarly,onthejobatleast.Uniformsalsogiverisetosomepracticalproblems.Thoughtheyarelong-lasting,oftentheirinitialexpenseisgreaterthanthecostofcivilianclothes.Someuniformsarealsoexpensivetomaintain,requiringprofessionaldrycleaningratherthanthehomelaunderingpossiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes.1.ItissurprisingthatAmericanswhoworshipvarietyandindividuality___________.A.stilljudgeamanbyhisclothes B.holdtheuniforminsuchhighregardC.enjoyhavingaprofessionalidentityD.willrespectanelevatoroperatorasmuchasageneralinuniform2.Peopleareaccustomedtothinkingthatamaninuniform____________.A.suggestsqualitywork B.discardshissocialidentityC.appearstobemorepractical D.lookssuperiortoapersonincivilianclothes3.Thechieffunctionofauniformisto___________.A.providepracticalbenefitstothewearerB.makethewearercatchthepubliceyeC.inspirethewearer'sconfidenceinhimselfD.providethewearerwithaprofessionalidentity4.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewearinguniforms_____________.A.areusuallyhelpful B.havelittleornoindividualfreedomC.tendtolosetheirindividuality D.enjoygreaterpopularity5.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe____________.A.UniformsandSociety B.TheImportanceofWearingaUniformC.PracticalBenefitsofWearingaUniform D.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofUniforms(二)Itravelalot,andIfindoutdifferent“styles”ofdirectionseverytimeIask“HowcanIgettothepostoffice?”Foreigntouristsareoftenconfused(困惑)inJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames;inJapan,peopleuselandmarks(地标)intheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.Forexample,theJapanesewillsaytotravelers,“Gostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.”InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwest,therearenotusuallymanylandmarks.Therearenomountains,sothelandisveryflat;inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.Insteadoflandmarks,peoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistances.InKansasorIowa,forexample,peoplewillsay,“Gonorthtwomiles.Turneast,andthengoanothermile.”PeopleinLosAngeles,California,havenoideaofdistanceonthemap;theymeasuredistanceintime,notmiles.“Howfarawayisthepostoffice?”youask.“Oh,”theyanswer,“it’saboutfiveminutesfromhere.”Yousay,“Yes,buthowmanymilesawayisit?”Theydon’tknow.It’struethatapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestionsometimes.Whathappensinsuchasituation?ANewYorkermightsay,“Sorry,Ihavenoidea.”ButinYucatan,Mexico,nooneanswers“Idon’tknow.”PeopleinYucatanbelievethat“Idon’tknow”isimpolite.Theyusuallygiveananswer,oftenawrongone.Atouristcangetvery,verylostinYucatan!6.WhenatouristaskstheJapanesethewaytoacertainplace,theyusually______.

A.describetheplacecarefully

B.showhimamapoftheplace

C.tellhimthenamesofthestreets D.refertorecognizablebuildingsandplaces7.Whatistheplacewherepeoplemeasuredistanceintime?

A.NewYork..

B.LosAngeles.

C.Kansas.

D.Iowa.8.PeopleinYucatanmaygiveatouristawronganswer______.

A.inordertosavetime

B.becauseofhonesty

C.soastobepolite

D.forfun9.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.It’simportantfortravelerstounderstandculturaldifferences.

B.It’susefulfortravelerstoknowhowtoaskthewayproperly.

C.Peoplehavesimilarunderstandingsofpoliteness.

D.NewYorkersaregenerallyfriendlytovisitors.（三）In2006,alargenumberofnewInternetsitesbecamepopulararoundtheworld．Someoftheseareforcommunication,othersforentertainment．Theblogisoneformofcommunicationthatincreasednpopularity．Throughthesepersonalwebsites,peoplecansharetheirlives,ideasandopinionsontheInternet．Peopleofallageshavetheirownblogs．Foryoungpeople,theyareawaytoshowtheirwritingandotherformsofself-expression．Blogsalsoconnectpeoplewithotherpeoplewhohavethesameinterests．Forexample,teachersuseblogstoshareideaswithotherteachers',aswellasexperiencesandconcernsabouttheirwork．YouTubeisanotherInternetsitethatbecamemorepopularlastyear．Thiswebsiteletsanyonecreate,shareandwatchshortvideos．Theseincludevideosofpeoplesingingordancing,oranimalsdoingfunnythings．ThreeyoungmencreatedYouTubealmosttwoyearsagoasapersonalvideosharingservice．TheyrecentlysoldittoGoogleformorethanoneandahalfbilliondollars．GamesandentertainmentalsobecamealargerpartoftheInternetlastyear．OneInternetsocialsiteiscalledSecondLife．Itisanonlineworldinwhichcomputeruserscreateanewselfandliveadifferentlife．Theygetmarried,buildhomes,operatebusinesses,buyandsellgoods,work,playandattendschool．PeoplealsotakepartinfantasysportsleagueswiththehelpoftheInternet．Afantasysportisagameinwhicheachmemberofagroupactsastheownerofateam．Eachownercreatesateamofreal-lifeprofessionalplayerstocompeteagainstotherteamsintheleague．MorethanfifteenmillionAmericanadultsplayfantasysports．Theindustryearnsmorethanonebilliondollarseachyearfrompublications,membershipsandothercosts．10.Thepassageismainlyabout．A．themostpopularInternettechnologyin2006B．somenewwaysforpeopletocommunicateorhavefunontheInternetC．oneonlinegamecalledSecondLifeD．thehighpriceofplayingonline11．WhoistheownerofYouTubenow？A．Threeyoungmen．B．Google．C．Computerusers．D．Yahoo．12．Whomdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph4referto？A．Thepeoplewhoareinterestedinblogs．B．ThepeoplewhoplaygamesonYouTube．C．ThepeoplewhoplaySecondLife．D．ThepeoplewhoarecreatedinSecondLife．13．Whatdoweknowfromthepassage？A．Teacherscanshareideas,experiencesandconcernsabouttheirworkwithotherteachersonanywebsite．B．MorethanfifteenmillionAmericanteenagersplayfantasysports．C．SecondLifehelpspeoplegetmarried,buyandsellgoods,work,playandattendschoolinreallife．D．Fantasysports,agameinwhicheachmemberofagroupactsastheownerofateam,isverypopulararoundtheworld．二完形填空（15X3）IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt'shouse，andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwas__1__，andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnot__2__thethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact，IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwas__3__tomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee—thestrangeand__4__placesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.The__5__Iwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism，buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreally__6__—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Mother__7__，andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.Sometimepassed__8__mystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoften__9__，andsawnoendto“thehardtimes”．Myresponsibilitiesinthefamily__10__alotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters，filledoutforms，translatedat__11__withimmigrationofficers，tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere，andevendiscussedtelephonebillswith__12__representatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportant__13__：almostallcommontroubles__14__goaway！Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup，andjustwaitalittle！Ibelievethatmyli