浙江省杭州外国语学校2013-2014学年下学期高一年级期中考试英语试卷

37．A．busy 38．A．waving 39．A．about 40．A．worry 41．A．cleaning 42．A．still 43．A．lesson 44．A．business 45．A．tired

IV. 阅读理解 30% (共20小题，每小题1.5分)

Read the following passages and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.

A

Dear Anne,

I like your column very much. I met a girl four years ago at a gym. She was the one who originally approached me and we became good friends. Then one day, she made me really angry, so angry that I just left and we never saw each other again.

Looking back, I really regret ending things that way. It was a cowardly act on my part, but I had a terrible temper at that time and let the smallest thing get to me. Recently, I’ve started thinking about her again and I looked up her e-mail address. I thought about writing to say ―Hi‖ and apologize for what I did but I’m not sure. She could still be angry with me, or maybe she has forgotten me. I feel very lonely and I want to see her again. What should I do?

Tom

Dear Tom,

She may still be angry with you, and she may have forgotten the friendship between you, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t deserve an apology. Tom, how many of us have wished for the day that someone who treated us badly saw the light and finally owned up? But we rarely get that kind of expected result. So sure, e-mail her and say ―Hi‖.

Tell her you have been thinking about her and just want to apologize for getting angry and being a coward by walking out on her. But you should remember if she thinks you’re apologizing just because you are lonely, she might dismiss your sincerity. Therefore, don’t mention that. If she wants to see you again, she’ll make sure that happens.

B．content B．looking B．for B．respect B．fixing B．yet B．subject B．living B．doubtful

C．careful C．laughing C．with C．sympathy C．replacing C．again C．skill C．success C．fearful

D．bored D．pointing D．like D．pride D．covering D．soon D．fact D．right D．ashamed

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Even if she doesn’t want to be your friend, I can assure you, she’ll appreciate the gesture. And it might make you think twice next time you get angry.

Anne

46. In the letter, Anne is probably ___________.

A. Tom’s friend B. Tom’s teacher C. a woman reporter D. a columnist 47. What is troubling Tom？

A. He can’t get in touch with his former friend. B. He regrets letting his former friend leave him.

C. He doesn’t know whether to apologize to his former friend.

D. He is uncertain whether his former friend can forgive him. 48. Which of the following is what Anne advises Tom to do? A. Tell her that he expects to see her again. B. Express his sincere apology to her. C. Tell her that he is very lonely. D. Beg her to give him another chance. 49. Anne wants to tell Tom that ________. A. an apology is better late than never B. he should think twice before he gets angry C. it’s no use crying over spilt milk D. he should answer for his wrong doings

B

Language is a major problem for the European Union（EU）. The agreement or treaty（条约）which created the organization that eventually became the EU, the Treaty of Rome, stated that each country’s language must be treated equally. The original six countries had only three languages between them French, German and Dutch／Flemish. However, there are now 15 countries in the EU, with a total of 12 languages. EU documents must be translated into all these languages, and at official meetings, the speeches must be translated into all the languages by interpreters.

All this translating is very expensive and time consuming （费时的）. It is said that nearly half of all the employees of the EU are engaged in translating documents and speeches, and nearly half of the EU’s administrative（管理方面的）costs are spent on this task. In the near future it is

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probably that several more countries, most of whom having their own languages, will join the EU, thus making the situation even worse.

The problem is not just cost there are practical difficulties as well. With 12 languages, there are 12 possible ―translation situations‖ that might be needed. It is often difficult to find people in the right place at the right time who can translate from，for example，Danish into Greek, or Dutch into Portuguese, at a high professional standard.

In practice, the problem has been made less severe(严重的) by the use of English in many contacts between EU officials, since almost all of them speak some English. However, any action to reduce the number of official languages (perhaps to four or five) would be a blow to the pride of the smaller countries. Another commonly suggested solution is to make English the official language for all EU business. However, this is strongly resisted by powerful member countries like France and Germany.

50. What’s the main purpose of this passage? A. To give a solution to a problem.

B. To find out a problem and show how severe it is. C. To criticize the European Union for inefficiency（低效）. D. To show that the problem cannot be solved.

51. According to the writer, the use of English in contacts among EU officials has ________. A. angered the officials who don’t speak English B. reduced the number of official languages C. lessened the effect of the problem

D. been supported by powerful member countries

52. The writer mentions ―Danish into Greek‖ as an example of ________. A. a situation that might be difficult to deal with B. a situation that occurs often

C. one of the 12 situations that requires an interpreter D. languages easily being interpreted

53. The writer suggests that, if the number of official languages were reduced, ________. A. the EU would not know which official languages to choose

B. countries whose languages were not used officially would be unhappy C. only easy languages would be used officially D. the smaller member countries would be pleased

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C

It was a cold night in Washington, D. C., and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked if l would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I'd read the signs \

I wasn't prepared for a reply, but he said, \can come with me and watch me eat!\

The incident bothered me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have killed me to hand over a buck or two even if he had been lying. Flying back to Anchorage, I couldn't help thinking of him. I tried to rationalize (找借口)my failure to help by thinking government agencies, churches and charities were there to feed him. Besides, you're not supposed to give money to beggars.

Somewhere over Seattle, I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News. Out of the blue, I came up with an idea. Bean's Cafe, the soup kitchen in Anchorage, feeds hundreds of hungry Alaskans every day. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their gardens dedicated to Bean's? Dedicate a row and take it down to Bean's. Clean and simple. The idea began to take off. Readers would fax or call me when they got something in their garden. Those who only grew flowers donated them. Food for the spirit.

In 1995, the Garden Writers Association of America held their annual convention in Anchorage and after learning of Anchorage's program, Plant a Row for Bean's became Plant a Row For The Hungry. The original idea was to have every member of the Garden Writers Association of America write or talk about planting a row for the hungry sometime during the month of April.

As more and more people started working with the Plant a Row idea, new changes appeared unexpectedly. Many companies gave free seed to customers and displayed the logo, which also appeared in national gardening publications. Row markers with the Plant a Row logo were delivered to gardeners to set apart their \

Garden editor Joan Jackson, supported by The San Jose Mercury News and California's nearly year-round growing season, raised more than 30,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables her first year, and showed GWAA how the program could really work. Texas fruit farms donated food to their local food bank after being inspired by Plant a Row. Today the program continues to thrive and grow.

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