周测小综合1-【学易优】2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修第一册（外研版）

周测小综合1 (时间:45分钟 满分:60分) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A IwasbornandraisedinEnglandinaculturewhereprivacyand“keepingyourselftoyourself”were valuedtraditions.Speakingtostrangerswasnotencouraged.Peopleweremosthospitable(好客的)and friendly—butonlyoncetheyhadbeenintroducedtonewpeople. However,IhavebeenluckyenoughtospendsometimeinbothItalyandtheUS,whereIfoundtra- ditionsofhospitalityandpolitenesstobeverydifferent. IexperiencedItalianhospitalityfirst-handonacrowdedrailwaycarriagetraveling,oneafternoon, fromGenoatoFlorence.Sinkinggratefulyintoanemptyseat,Iwasberated(斥责)inrapidItalianbya gentlemanwhowasreturningtothisseat—ithadnotbeen“spare”afteral.IapologizedinEnglish,and gotuptoalowhimbackintotheseat.ThegentlemanobviouslyhadnounderstandingoftheEnglishlan- guage,buthe,too,realizedmygenuinemistake.Hesmiledandgesturedformetoremainintheseat,and hehimselfremainedstandinginthecorridorfortherestofthejourney.Theotherpassengersofthecarri- agesmiledandnoddedatmeandmademefeelquitewelcomeamongstthem.Ifeelthatifthishadbeenin England,aforeignerwhomadeamistakewouldnotalwaysbesokindlytreated. TransportwasalsoobviousinthedifferencesInoticedbetweenEnglishandAmericanculture.Iflew toNewYorkonaplanewithmainlyEnglishpassengers.Wesattogetherinnearsilence.Nobodyspoketo menor,asIexpected,toanyoneelsetheydidnotknow.Theyfeltitwasnotpolitetodisturbsomeone else􀆳sprivacy.However,whenItraveledacrosstheUnitedStates,whetherbyplaneorGreyhoundbus,I wasnevershortofconversation.Conversationwasgoingonalaroundmeandwhoeversatnexttomewas happytointroducethemselvesandaskmeaboutmyself.Theyobviouslyfeltitwouldhavebeenrudenotto speaktoanotherperson,whethertheywerestrangersornot. 1.WhatdoweknowaboutthepassengersofthecarriagewhentheauthorwastravelinginItaly? A.Theywerealonthesideofthegentleman. B.Theyallaughedattheauthorforthismistake. C.Theyalshowedtheirunderstandingoftheauthor􀆳smistake. D.Theywouldnotbearamistakeliketheauthor􀆳sinpublic. 2.Accordingtothelastparagraph,Englishpassengerssatinnearsilencebecause . A.theyweretootiredtospeak