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1、忻州一中2014—2015学年度第二学期期中试题高二英语第Ⅰ卷第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIfellinlovewithEnglandbecauseitwasquaint(古雅)—allthoselittlehouses,lookingterriblyoldfashionedbutnice,likedoll'shouses.Ilovedthecountrysideandthep
2、ubs,andIlovedLondon.I'veslightlychangedmymindafterseventeenyearsbecauseIthinkit'sanuglytownnow.Thingshavechanged.Foreverybody,Englandmeantgentlemen,fairplay,andgoodmanners.Thefairplayisgoing,unfortunately,andsoarethegentlemanlyattitudesandgoodmanners—peopleshutdoors
3、heavilyinyourfaceandpolitenessisdisappearing.Iregretthattherearefewcomfortablemeetingplaces.You'reforcedtoliveindoors.InPairsIgooutmuchmore,torestaurantsandnightclubs.Tomeetfriendshereitusuallyhastobeinapub,anditcanbedifficulttogotherealoneasawoman.Thecafesarenotter
4、riblynice.Asawoman,Ifeelunsafehere.IspendalotontaxisbecauseIwillnottakepublictransportafter10p．m.Iusedtouseit,butnowI'mafraid.TheideaoffamilyseemstobemoreorlessnonexistentinEngland.Myfamilyiswellunitedandthat'stypicallyFrench.InMiddlesexIhadaneighbourwhois82now.Hisf
5、amilyonlylivedtwomilesaway,butItookhimtoFranceforChristmasoncebecausehewasalwaysalone.21.Thewriterdoesn'tlikeLondonbecauseshe________.A．isnotusedtothelifetherenowB．haslivedthereforseventeenyearsC．preferstoliveinanoldfashionedhouseD．hastobepolitetoeveryoneshemeetsthe
6、re1322.WheredopeopleusuallymeettheirfriendsinEngland?A．Inacafe.B．Inarestaurant.C．Inanightclub.D．Inapub.23.Theunderlinedpart“it”(inPara.4)refersto________.A．ataxiB．InarestaurantC．abombD.publictransport24.ThewritertookherneighbourtoFranceforChristmasbecausehe________.
7、A．feltlonelyinEnglandB．hadneverbeentoFranceC．wasfromatypicalFrenchfamilyD．didn'tliketheBritishideaoffamilyBTheCarnivalofBrazilisanannualfestivalheld46daysbeforeEaster,especiallyfamousfortheCarnivalinRiodeJaneiro.Carnivalcelebrationsarebelievedtohaverootsinthefestiva
8、lofSaturnalia,which,adaptedtoChristianity,becameafarewelltobadthingsinaseasonofreligiousdisciplinetoregretandprepareforChrist’sdeathandcom
