高一第五次周练试卷

1、高一第五次周练试卷Even a child knows that nodding(点头) the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreemen

2、t.The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesnt mean “No”, but “Yes”.If a person doesnt know this, it might cause misunderstanding.At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head.

3、 The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.1. Generally speaking, nodding the head means _, and shaki

4、ng the head means _. A. Yes, NoB. No, YesC. Yes, YesD. No, No2. According to the habit of India, if someone agrees with you, he will _. A. nod his headB. shake his headC. neither nods his head nor shakes his headD. either nod his head or shake his head3. Why did the Indian driver shake his head when

5、 the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because _. A. the Indian driver has something important to doB. the foreigner promised to give him only a little moneyC. The driver felt uncomfortable at that timeD. In India shaking the head means agreement4. Why did the foreigner become angry? B

6、ecause _. A. the Indian driver didnt want to send him to his officeB. He misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in IndiaC. he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the India driver didnt say any wordsD. the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money5. The phrase “on the contrary” me

7、ans _. A. just the oppositeB. clear difference between two thingsC. doing what you want to doD. on the other handBA man was travelling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged. Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged

8、it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, "I am very sorry! My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!"Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he

9、 was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage. When the man got back to his own country, the customs officers would not believe his story. They said, "You sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one!" It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus

10、 man that believed him.6. A .man was travelling abroad_.A. in a big bus B. in a green jeep C. in a red car D .in a red taxi7. The car was damaged because_.A. there was a traffic accident B. the circus man broke itC. it rushed into a shop D. the elephant sat on it8. The circus man said that_. A. he w

11、ould pay for part of the damage B. he would pay for all of the damage C. he wouldn't pay for the damage D. he would buy him a new car9. When the man got back to his country, the customs officers_. A. would check his new car B. only checked his car C. searched him D. wouldn't believe what he

12、had said,10.It was only _that made the officers believe him. A. the letter from the circus man B. a newspaper from the country C. the certificate of his D. the letter from the governmenCThe famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the au

13、diences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever. He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him. The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”“No, sir,” the men answered. The d

14、irector was angry. “Why not?” he asked. 考资源网“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “were on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight t

15、o the west coast, and get one.”But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why dont you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then itll look like a sunset.” “Thats a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you

16、 to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine oclock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir,” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased. They all

17、went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.”The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the cam

18、era crew to stop.The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.11. One evening, the director sent his camera crew out _. A. to film a scene on the sea B. to find an actor and an actress C. to watch a beautiful sunset D. to meet the audience12. W

19、hy did the director want to send his crew to the west coast? A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset. B. Because he was angry with his crew. C. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset. D. Because it was his secretarys suggestion.13. The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocea

20、n because _. A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening C. it was more moving than a sunrise D. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset14. After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands _. A

21、. because he was moved to tears B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine15. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The crew had to follow the secreta

22、rys advice. B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coat is the place to go. C. The camera crew wasnt able to film the scene the first day.D. The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset”DIve loved my mothers desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it. Mother sat wri

23、ting letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be a most wonderful thing in the world.Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again, “is for

24、Elizabeth.”I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed in action. But as a young girl. I wanted to have heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface (表面)”

25、.As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace it seemed that nothin

26、g happened. I couldnt be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.But the present of her desk told me, as shed never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the d

27、esk carefully and found some papers inside a photo of my father and a one-paper letter, folded and refolded many times. It was my letter.“In any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.”16The writer began to love her mothers desk_.Aafter Mother died Bbefore she became a writerCwhen she was a child Dwhe