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1、甘肃省永昌四中2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题第I卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AWhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericafromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeopleshouldalwa
2、ysrespectelders.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrassmentintheUnitedStates. Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,thewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespec
3、ttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookmeasideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitive(敏感)Americansareandhowtheydislikethedescription"old".Ithenwalkedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthatt
4、heproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry. InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirri
5、chexperience. However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink"growingold"isaproblemsince"old"showsthatapersonisgoingtoretireorthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeepthemselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjogging,andwomenputonmakeup,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestauran
6、tthatIrespecttheelderly,theygotangrybecausethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidn'twanttohear. Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdon'trespectthemanymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdon'tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.1.Jackbroughtthecou
7、pletheirfoodveryfastbecause_______________ .A.themanageraskedhimtodoso B.herespectedtheelderlyC.thecouplewantedhimtodoso D.hewantedmorepay2.WhenJackcalledthecouple"elderly",theybecame___________________ .A.nervousB.satis
