发布时间 : 星期四 文章（含答案）2014-2015年深圳市高级中学九年级上学期英语期末考试题及答案更新完毕开始阅读f1dd15a970fe910ef12d2af90242a8956becaab0
A. 3% B. 4% A. Eating right
C. 6% D. 9%
( ) 45. People can’t reduce heart disease risk by______.
B. doing exercise
C. keeping their weight
D. changing their blood type
( ) 46. In America people who have type B blood are ______
A. more than people who have type O blood B. as many as people who have type A blood C. fewer than people who have type AB blood D. only a small part of the USA population
C
I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The advertisement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theater box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9 o’clock to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theater was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unfortunately, the theater is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes.
Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip — so I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday, my luck changed, I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth hearing the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line.
The reason, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets. ( ) 47. The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday _______.
A. from his friends C. over the radio A. once
B. from one of his workmates D. from the newspaper
C. three times D. four times B. fifteen minutes
( ) 48. He tried to go to the theatre every day but managed to get there only _____.
B. twice
( ) 49. One day the man took _____to go to the theatre by bus.
A. forty-five minutes
C. just twenty minutes D. over an hour C. puzzled
D. sorry
( ) 50. The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by _______
A. surprised B. pleased A. enjoyment of the concert
( ) 51. The writer mainly shows us his ________
B. anger for buying the ticket D. disappointment at the concert D
Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signals(信号). Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.
Different cultures emphasize(强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in “small talk”, usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries-like the UK or France-people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.
Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.
Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.
People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment(多元文化环境) will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
( ) 52. In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to ______.
A. develop closer relations B. share the same culture C. get to know each other D. keep each other company ( ) 53. The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that_________.
C. efforts to buy the ticket
A. the English prefer to make long speeches B. too many words are of no use
C. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by name D. even talk and silence can be culturally different
( )54. According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?
A. By sharing different ways of life B. By accepting different habits C. By recognizing different values D. By speaking each other's languages ( )55. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Multicultural Environment B. Cross-Cultural Differences C. How to Understand Each Other D. How to Build up a Relationship ( ) 56. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. I talked too much in the speech, which surprised the audience.
B. Within Northern Europe, there are no such things as cultural differences. C. There is no way to overcome cultural differences. D. Different cultures have differences in relationship building.
四、语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
In modern society, more and more people have 57.__________(greatly) pressure in their work.
They have to work day and night. Some of them suffer from too much work. And some are even 58._________(kill) by overwork. Which is more important, health or wealth? Some people think that wealth is more important than health. In their opinion, money 59.________(be) everything.
“I would rather be the slave (奴隶) of money 60._________the slave of people.” This is what they appreciate most. In order 61._________(earn) more money, some of them spend most of the time 62._______(work).
63._________a matter of fact, health is more important than wealth because health is the foundation(基础)of wealth. Without health, you can hardly imagine where the wealth 64._________(come) from. Even if you are wealthy, 65._________can you enjoy your wealth when you have lost your health? In other 66._________ (word), wealth is based on health and wealth saves health. However, we cannot ignore wealth. Without money, we can do nothing.
五、书面表达：（15分）
中学阶段你一定读过一些故事书吧，请根据以下问题提示写一篇短文，谈谈你最喜欢的故事。提示：
1. What is the name of the story and who is the writer?
2. What is the main idea of the story and who is the main character? 3. Why do you like it? 要求：
1. 表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范； 2. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名； 3. 词数80左右。
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58. killed 59. is
63. As
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