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　　2015—2016学年度第一学期
　　期中两校联考英语科试题
　　注意事项：
　　1. 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
　　2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卷相应的位置上。
　　3. 全部答案应在答题卷上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
　　4. 考试结束后，将答题卷交回。
　　第I卷
　　第一部分  阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
　　第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）
　　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。
　　A
　　When traveling, it’s important to learn about the customs and etiquette of the global village. What we consider polite behavior at home isn't always accepted outside our borders.
　　● Etiquette of Gift Giving
　　Gift giving should be a happy, positive experience. When selecting a present for someone in Netherlands, don't purchase fancy kitchen knives or scissors. Giving sharp, pointy objects as gifts is considered unlucky. Be careful when presenting flowers to a friend or a business partner in Russia. Yellow blooms suggest cheat or a relationship break up. Traditionally, red carnations are placed on the tombs of the dead. Writing cards or notes while visiting South Korea, be mindful of your pen's ink color. Writing a person's name in red ink traditionally suggests that the person has passed away－an important point to remember when giving a birthday card.
　　● Eating Customs
　　Being early or on time is viewed as being rude, too eager or even greedy in Venezuela. If you are invited to someone's home for a meal, it's recommended that you arrive 10 minutes later than the requested time. When having a meal in Egypt, don’t use the salt shaker (盐瓶). It's insulting to your host to spread salt on your food, which means that you find the meal terrible. Japan is a very polite nation, and their fondness for etiquette extends to the use of chopsticks. According to Japanese custom, if you're in the middle of eating, use the opposite end of your chopsticks to secure food from a shared plate. When doing business in Turkey, it’s the custom for your host to pay for your meal. Requests to split the bill won’t be accepted. If you would like to pay your fair share, Turks recommend inviting your host to a follow-up meal.
　　1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
　　A. Giving a fancy kitchen knife to a friend from Russia is a good choice.
　　B. You can use blue ink to write notes to your friend from South Korea.
　　C. Dining with Japanese, one can use either end of the chopsticks to get food from shared plates.
　　D. Invited to a meal, one should arrive earlier to show respect for the host.
　　2. What does the underlined word “insulting” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
　　A. Respectful.    B. Challenging. C. Indifferent. D. Offensive.
　　3. Where is this passage probably from?
　　A. A news report. B. A travel essay.
　　C. A culture column. D. A food magazine.
　　B
　　Students from Florida International University in Miami walked on water Thursday for a class assignment. To do it, they wore aquatic (水上的）shoes they designed and created.高考网]
　　Alex Quinones was the first to make it to the other side of a 175-foot lake on campus in record time—just over a minute. Quinones, who wore oversized boat-like shoes，also won last year and will receive $ 500. Students had to wear the aquatic shoes and make it across the lake in order to earn an “A” on the assignment for Architecture Professor Jaime Canaves, Materials and Methods Construction Class. “It's traditional in a school of architecture to do boats out of cardboard for a boat race. I thought our students were a little bit more special than that,” Canaves said. “We decided to do the walk on water event to take it to the next level.”
　　A total of 79 students competed in the race this year in 41 teams. Only 10 teams failed to cross the lake. Others who fell got back up and made it to the end. The race is open to all students and anyone in the community. The youngest person to ever participate was a 9-year-old girl who competed in place of her mother, while the oldest was a 67-year-old female.
　　A large crowd on campus joined Canaves as he cheered on the racers. He shouted encouraging words, but also laughed as some unsteadily made their way to the end.
　　“A part of this is for them to have more understanding of designing and make it work better,” he said. It is also a lesson in life for the students.
　　“Anything, including walking on water, is possible, if you do the research，test it and go through the design process seriously.”
　　4. For what purpose did the students take part in the race?
　　A. To go across the lake to school.
　　B. To test their balance on the water.
　　C. To pass Professor Canaves’ class.
　　D. To win the prize money of $ 500.
　　5. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?