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1、2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题(无答案)I阅读理解（3*20=60分）IwasbornandraisedinEnglandinaculturewhereprivacyand“keepingyourselftoyourself”werevaluedtraditions.Speakingtostrangerswasnotencouraged.Peopleweremosthospitableandfriendly—butonlyoncetheyhadbeenintroducedtonewpeople.However,Ihavebe
2、enluckyenoughtospendsometimeinbothItalyandtheUS,whereIfoundtraditionsofhospitalityandpolitenesstobeverydifferent.IexperiencedItalianhospitalityfirst-handonacrowdedrailwaycarriagetraveling,oneafternoon,fromGenoatoFlorence.Sinkinggratefullyintoanemptyseat,Iwasberated(斥责)inrap
3、idItalianbyagentlemanwhowasreturningtothisseat－ithadnotbeen“spare”afterall.IapologizedinEnglish,andgotuptoallowhimbackintotheseat.ThegentlemanobviouslyhadnounderstandingoftheEnglishlanguage,buthe,too,realizedmygenuinemistake.Hesmiledandgesturedformetoremainintheseat,andhehi
4、mselfremainedstandinginthecorridor(走廊)fortheremainderofthejourney.Theotherpassengersofthecarriagesmiledandnoddedatmeandmademefeelquiteweleamongthem.IfeelthatifthishadbeeninEngland,aforeignerwhomadeamistakewouldnotalwaysbesokindlytreated.Transportalsofeaturedinthedifferences
5、InoticedbetweenEnglishandAmericanculture.IflewtoNewYorkonaplanewithmainlyEnglishpassengers.Wesattogetherinnearsilence.Nobodyspoketomenor,asIexpected,toanyoneelsetheydidnotknow.Theyfeltitwasnotpolitetointrudeonsomeoneelse'sprivacy.However,whenItraveledacrosstheUnitedStates,w
6、hetherbyplaneorGreyhoundbus,Iwasnevershortofconversation.Conversationwasgoingonallaroundmeandwhoeversatnexttomewashappytointroducethemselvesandaskmeaboutmyself.Theyobviouslyfeltitwouldhavebeenrudenottospeaktoanotherperson,whethertheywerestrangersornot.1.Thepurposeoftheautho
7、ristotellus________.A.histravelingexperienceB.culturaldifferencestoshowhospitalityandpolitenessC.thecultureshockheexperiencedinItalyandtheUSD.howtoadaptourselvestoanewculture2.WhatdoweknowaboutthepassengersofthecarriagewhentheauthorwastravelinginItaly?A.Theyalllaughedatthea
8、uthorforhismistake.B.Theywereallonthesideofthegentleman.C.Theywouldnotbearamistake
