2015-2016学年广东省清远市高二（上）期末英语试卷 (1)

1、2015-2016学年广东省清远市高二（上）期末英语试卷第一部分阅读理解第一节（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑1（6分）A poor boy was selling goods from one door to another to pay for his studiesOne day he found that he had almost no money，and he was hungrySo he decided to ask for a mealBut when a woman opened the door，he only dared to ask for a glass of waterTo his surprise，she gave him a large glass of milkHe drank it and then asked how much he should pay herShe said，You dont have to pay me anythingMoth

2、er has taught us never to accept pay for a kindnessHe was deeply moved and was determined to help those in needThe boys name was Howard KellyMany years had passedOne day that woman became seriously illThe local doctors could not help herSo they sent her to a big city where her rare disease would be studied by specialistsDrHoward Kelly was called in for adviceWhen he entered her room in the hospital，he immediately spottedthe womanHoward Kelly was determined to do his best to help herThe struggle

3、was long，but together they succeeded in the endAfter some time the woman received a bill for her treatmentShe was worried that the amount would be so large that it would take the rest of her life to pay for itHowever，when she looked at the bill，she found words on the side of the billThey were，Paid in full with a glass of milk1The woman went to a big city because CAshe wanted the poor boy to return her milkBa group of specialists wanted to perform an experiment on herCno local doctors could cure

4、her diseaseDonly DrHoward Kelly could cure her for free2The underlined wordspottedin Paragraph 3can be replaced byBAcomforted Brecognized Cfound Dappreciated3What can we know about DrHoward Kelly according to the passage？DAHe was wealthy and smartBHe also sold milk in the hospitalCHe ran the hospital aloneDHe was experienced and kind4（8分）Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping，according to a study published last week in the USFor years

5、 men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women，but during the 2004holiday season 58percent of those making online purchases were womenIt shows what a mainstream the Internet is becoming，said Lee Rainie，director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group，which carried out the studyRainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with menThis is because women traditionally make decisions about spendingUsers were more likely to shop online to save tim

6、eInternet users between the ages of 18and 29were responsible for some of the most dramatic（显著的）increases in the online giftbuying population this time aroundHowever，threequarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2004They worried about credit card security，or just compared online prices with offline prices，and then dashed off to the shops to get the best dealsBut even if shoppers dont buy online，websites are becoming promotion tools for stores，said Dan Hess，vice presid

7、ent of Comscore Networks IncHess said that actually most storeswebsites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbersAnd most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on timeIts all about making the shopping experience more efficient，more reliable and more comfortable，said Hess4Which of the following statements is TRUE？AMore than half of the online shoppers were women in 2004BInternet users aged between 18 and 29 were womenCPeople shopped online to buy better goodsDThe m

8、ajority of Internet users bought holiday gifts online in 20045From the passage we can infer thatAmen were responsible for earning moneyBgoods sold online are of higher qualityCall shops have websites to help shoppers choose goodsDwomen usually act as decision makers on home buying6According to Dan Hess，shopping onlineAsaves moneyBwastes moneyCsaves timeDlacks safety7What is the best title for this passage？AChanges of Shopping OnlineBCharacteristics of Shopping OnlineCBenefits of Shopping OnlineD

9、Problems of Shopping Online8（8分）Table manners are very different in every countryFor example，when you are in England you must not lift your soup plate to your mouthThis is very impoliteBut when you are in Japan this is completely normalLifting your plate to your mouth in Japan is a traditional way of drinking your soupAnd also in Japan you dont have to worry about making a noise when you drink itIt just shows that you really like the food!But it is not the same in Britain，so you shouldnt make a noise when eating thereIn Britain，people dont put their hands or arms on the table during the mealBut in Mexico，guests keep their hands on the table all the timeIn fact，you should watch what your hands do very carefullyIn Arab countries，it i

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