高考试题(编辑修改稿)

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as sharing． We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give．”45． What is the best title of this passage。 A． We want to share． B． Give your presents away． C． We make a life by giving． D． Don’t be mean to give．46． What can we learn from Stephen Jay Gould’s words。 A． We all e from a world which is in a harmonious atmosphere． B． Everybody’s deep heart is filled with kindness at first, which decides our present life． C． Kindness is the most important thing in our daily life． D． We need kindness all the time．47． For those who are living a life on the go, what suggestion will the writer probably give to them? A． Tell the people around you how much you love them． B． No one is an isolated island． We succeed with the help of others C． The more knowledge we share, the more knowledge we receive in return． D． Slow down and enjoy the life, which may bring you a brand new world with happiness． 48．Where can you probably find this passage? A． Magazines B． Newspapers C． Guide books D． Scientific reportsC The English are famous for their manners． The phrase, “Manners maketh the man” was coined by Englishman William of Wykeham back in 1324, but they’re just as important today． Books are written on the subject, advice columns in magazines tell people how to behave, and “finishing schools” still exist to ensure that young girls bee young “ladies”． The best example of English manners is in their mastery of the art of forming a queue． It is a popular joke in England （the land of sporting failures） to say, “if only queuing was an Olympic sport, we’d win hands down．” No one knows exactly how and when it started, but queuing plays an important role in the English social makeup． School children are taught to queue for rollcall, assembly and lunch, and English people across the land form orderly queues at shops, banks, cinemas and busstops every day． The English obviously aren’t the only people who queue, but they seem to do it better than anyone else． As one visitor said, “I have travelled across Europe, the Middle and Far East and nowhere have I seen the singlefile queues which are formed in England．” The English are also famously polite when it es to language． Whereas many other notions are more direct in their munication, the English prefer a more indirect form of asking for things． For example, an American who wants to talk to a colleague might say, “Got a minute?”。 however an English person will often use a more indirect means might of requesting the chat, “Sorry to bother you, but would you possibly have a minute or so to have a quick chat if you don’t mind, please?” The English also love to apologize for things． When squeezing past someone, people say “sorry”． And they will apologize if you bump into them, “whoops! Sorry! My fault．” In fact, no one seems to say “sorry” as much as the English: “sorry I’m late． /Sorry I forgot to call you last night．/I’m sorry you didn’t get the ．” And so on． They also like to use “please” and “thank you” a lot． In a shop, they will say, “I’d like a packet of crisp, please． Thanks．” British students thank their lectures, and bosses often thank their employees for doing their jobs．49． Why does “finishing schools” still exist to help young girls bee “ladies”? A． Because the English mind their manners very much． B． Because the English parents want to marry their daughters to the royal family． C． Because the English girls are so rude that they need to be taught to be polite． D． Because the English government ensures their existence．50．The underlined sentence in paragraph2 implies ________________． A． The English love the Olympics very much． B． The English spend nothing winning an Olympic medal． C． The English are best at queuing． D． The English prefer to queue with their hands down．51． According to the passage, if Americans say “Waiter! Could I have another fork, please?” how will the English express such a meaning? A． Excuse me! Give me another fork, please! B． Excuse me! I have to be a bother, but would you mind awfully changing this fork, please? C． Hi! Would you mind giving me another fork? D． Waiter! Come here and change the fork!52．According to the passage, why do the employers often thank their employees for doing their jobs? A． The employees can bring them a lot of benefits． B． The employees finish their jobs perfectly． C． The English employers’ good manners lead them to do so． D． The employers do it as a result of the pany’s regulation．DNPR has ended its contract with Juan Williams, one of its senior news analysts, after he made ments about Muslims on the Fox News Channel．NPR said in a statement that it gave Mr． Williams notice of his ending in this organization on Wednesday night．The move came after Mr． Williams, who is also a Fox News political analyst, appeared on the “The O’Reilly Factor” on Monday． On the show, the host, Bill O’Reilly, asked him to respond to the idea that the United States was facing a “Muslim dilemma（窘境）．”Mr． O’Reilly said, “The cold truth is that in the world today jihad（圣战）, helped and encouraged by some Muslim nations, is the biggest threat on the planet．”Mr． Williams said he agreed with Mr． O39。 Reilly．He continued: “You know the kind of books I39。 ve written about the civil rights movement in this country． But when I get on the plane． I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim clothing and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and known as Muslim． I get worried． I get nervous． ”Mr． Williams also made reference to the Pakistani immigrant who was guilty this month trying to plant a car bomb in Times Square． “He said the war with Muslims, America39。 s war is just beginning, first drop of blood． I don’t think there’s any way to get away from these facts,” Mr． Williams said．NPR said in its statement that the remarks “were inconsistent with our editorial standards and p。