陕西省渭南市20xx-20xx学年高二英语上学期期中试题

陕西省渭南市20xx-20xx学年高二英语上学期期中试题内容摘要：

t streets there don’t have name signs。 in Japan, people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight do wn to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.” People in Los Angeles, the US, have no idea of distance on the map: they measure distance by time, not miles. “How far away is the post o ffice?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You don’t understand pletely, “Yes, but how many miles away is it, please?” To this question you won’t get an answer, because most probably they don’t know it themselves. People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because tourists seldom understand the Greek language. Instead, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office. Sometimes a person doesn’t kno w the answer to your question. What happens in the situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People there believe that “I don’t” is impolite. They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. So a tourist can get lost very easily in Yucatan! However, one thing will help you everywhere in the world. It’s body language. 40. Which one of the followings is probably an example of Japanese directions? A. “Go south two miles. Turn west and then go another mile.” B. “Turn right at the hospital and go past a school. The library is right in front of you.” C. “The post office is about five minutes from here” D. “The post office is at Street Kamira.” 41. People in Los Angeles don’t give direction s in miles because _________. A. they use landmarks in their directions instead of distance B. they prefer to lead you the way C. they often have no idea of distance measured by miles D. they prefer to use body language 42. Greeks give directions by __________. A. using street names B. using landmarks C. leading people the way D. giving people a wrong direction 43. Where is Yucatan? A. In the USA. B. In Japan. C. In Greece. D. In Mexico. C How much rain has fallen on the earth in the past? Man has not always kept weather records. Because scientists need a way to learn about past rainfall, they study tree rings. A tree’s trunk grows bigger each year. Beneath its bark ( 树皮 ), a tree adds a layer of new wood each year it lives. If you look at a tree stump, you can see the layers. They are called annual rings (年轮 ) On some trees, all of the rings are he same width. But the ponderosa pines (松 ) that grow in the American southwest have rings of different width. The soil in the southwest is dry. The pines depended on rainfall for water. In a year of good rainfall, they form wide rings. In a dry year, they form narrow ones. Scientists do not have to cut down a pine to study its rings. With a special tool, they can remove a narrow piece of wood from the trunk without harming the tree. Then they look at the width of each ring to see how much rain fell in the year it formed. Some pines are hundreds of years old and have hundreds of rings. These rings form an annual record of past rainfall in the Southwest. 44. Th。