发布时间 : 星期六 文章2012年湖南省对口高考英语试题更新完毕开始阅读b2aa1e482af90242a995e50f
isn’t it?”
Besides the weather, it’s good to talk about gardens with English people. For example, 54 could say, “Those roses look really beautiful, don’t they?” English people love their pets. So it’s also nice to begin with “What a lovely 55 ! What is its name?”
In America, people like to 56 sports, such as American football and basketball. They also talk about clothes by saying “It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it?” The clothes are a 57 topic there, too.
Of course, there are also a lot of topics to avoid during a small talk in Western countries.
Don’t ask people “How old are you?” Age is usually 58 , especially for women 59 ask “How much money do you make?” It makes people uncomfortable. Don’t ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend 60 boyfriend. Politics or religion is not a good topic for two people who have just met, either. 51. A. lecture B. talk C. meeting D. lesson 52. A. weather B. people C. food D. clothes 53. A. speaking B. discussing C. saying D. reading 54. A. they B. I C. we D. you
55. A. day B. rose C. dog D. season
56 A. care about B. look about C. think about D. talk about 57. A. serious B. big C. safe D. moving
58. A. a topic B. a secret C. an opinion D. an answer 59. A. Never B. Please C. Ever D. Usually 60. A. and B. with C. but D. or
第三部分 阅读理解 （共三节，满分30分）
第一节 选择（本节共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
My name is Jack. When my family moved to America, we brought not only our luggage, but also our rules, customs and culture in China. One of the rules is that young people should always respect the elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment (尴尬) in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One day, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, she looked very unhappy. My manager gave me a long lecture about how Americans dislike the word “old”. I then walked back and apologized to the lady.
In my hometown in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, “old” means that a person is going to retire (退休). Here many people try to keep themselves from growing old by doing exercises. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
61. Why did Jack serve the couple their food very fast? A. He wanted more pay. B. He respected the elderly.
C. He was asked to do so D. He was a hard-working waiter 62. What do we know about Jack’s hometown from the passage?
A. People there are proud of being old. B. People there dislike being called “old” C. No people there reach the age of seventy or eighty. D. Young people there show little respect to the older 63. What did Jack do after this experience?
A. He made friends with the couple. B. He lost his job in the restaurant
C. He no longer respected the elderly D. He changed his way with older people 64. We can know from the passage that _____.
A. the couple disliked fast service at all B. the manager apologized to the couple C. He no longer respected the elderly D. He changed his way with older people 65. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. Differences between the Old and the Young B. Different Countries, Different Customs C. Different Restaurants, Different Services D. Old People, Old Customs
B
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66. Herbie Davis is the name of ______
A. the Jazz Club B. American jazz C. a trumpet player D. a Chinese hotel 67. If you want to learn Scottish dancing, you can call _____ A. 86468876 B. 86367895 C. 86427718 D. 86386991
68. If four students go to visit Shandong Museum, they could pay _____ for it. A. 100 yuan B. 200 yuan C. 320 yuan D. 480 yuan
69. Both Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for ____ months in a year. A. 9 B. 10 C. 11 D. 12
70. You can ____ in March if you have 128 yuan.
A. watch Scottish dancing B. Listen to American jazz
C. go to Shandong Museum D. stay at Sun Hotel for one night
C
Museums are one of the greatest resources of mankind. When one walks around most cities, small or large, one is sure to find a museum. Early museums were churches. The artwork and paintings helped people learn about the culture, the church and the people that attended it.
During the 1400’s and 1500’s, European explorers traveled to North and South America, and eastern Asia, and brought back samples of animal and plant life. They also managed to bring back objects made by the local people. Many people began collecting the items that the explorers brought back. They would place these collections in rooms called galleries (陈列馆).
In 1683 at Oxford University in England, the first public museum, Ashmolean,
opened. It had a collection of rare and strange objects that had been collected by an English scholar. People traveled from miles around to view these objects and it was a great success.
Since these early museums, many things have changed. Most museums are still places to show art and scientific discoveries, but there are many unusual ones that have been set up over the years. In the famous Madam Tussard’s museum, there are wax figures (蜡像) of a variety of famous people in history and well-known members of society. There is even centuries and without doubt they will be here for centuries to come.
71. What do we know about early museums?
A. They were churches B. They were for the rich people only
C. They were started by Asians D. They were full of expensive paintings 72. How did the collectors get the items for their galleries? A. They bought them from the local people B. They got them from the explorers. C. They got them from the churches
D. They collected them from their families abroad.
73. What type of items did the first public museum show?
A. A collection of rare and strange objects B. Fine paintings of rich families C. Wax figures of some famous people D. Samples of animal and plant life 74. The last paragraph of the passage is mainly about ____ A. the future of museums B. ways to set up museums C. some unusual museums D. researches about museums 75. What is the passage mainly about？
A. Early European explorers B. A brief history of museum
C. The latest museum in the city D. The best science museum in the West
第二节 判断（本节共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
请根据下面的短文内容判断下列句子，如果正确就写“T”，如果错误就写“F”，如果文中没有提到就写“N”
Three strangers were resting on a park bench. One man from Michigan broke the silence by talking about the problems he used to have with his wife.
“I told her last year that from then on she had to do all the cooking. The first day after I told her. I didn’t see anything. The second day, still nothing. But on the third day when I came home from work, the table was set with a beautiful meal. She even prepared wine and dessert.”
The second man was from California. He said, “Last month, I told my wife she had to do the shopping and the cleaning. The first day after I talked to her, I saw nothing. The second day was the same. But on the third day, I arrived home to find the house clean and the fridge filled with foods.”
The third man was married to a woman from Birmingham, Alabama. He told the men a similar story about his wife. He said, “I told my wife last week that she would have to do the cooking, shopping and cleaning from then on.”