辽宁省沈阳市届高三英语上学期阶段考试试题.docx
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辽宁省沈阳市届高三英语上学期阶段考试试题
2017—2018学年度上学月考试题
高三英语
时间:
100分钟满分:
150分
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
IwasbornandraisedinEnglandinaculturewhereprivacyand“keepingyourselftoyourself”werevaluedtraditions.Speakingtostrangerswasnotencouraged.Peopleweremosthospitable(好客的)andfriendly.
However,IhavebeenluckyenoughtospendsometimeinbothItalyandtheUS,whereIfoundtraditionsofhospitalityandpolitenesstobeverydifferent.
IexperiencedItalianhospitalityfirst-handonacrowdedrailwaycarriagetravelling,oneafternoon,fromGenoatoFlorence.Sinkinggratefullyintoanemptyseat,IwasscoldedinrapidItalianbyagentlemanwhowasreturningtothisseat-ithadnotbeen“spare”afterall.IapologizedinEnglish,andgotuptoallowhimbackintotheseat.ThegentlemanobviouslyhadnounderstandingoftheEnglishlanguage,buthe,too,realizedmygenuinemistake.Hesmiledandgesturedformetoremainintheseat,andhehimselfremainedstandinginthecorridorfortheremainderofthejourney.Theotheroccupantsofthecarriagesmiledandnoddedatmeandmademefeelquitewelcomeamongstthem.IfeelthatifthishadbeeninEngland,aforeignerwhomadeamistakewouldnotalwaysbesokindlytreated.
TransportalsofeaturedinthedifferencesInoticedbetweenEnglishandAmericanculture.IflewtoNewYorkonaplanewithmainlyEnglishpassengers.Wesattogetherinnearsilence.Nobodyspoketomenor,asIexpected,toanyoneelsetheydidnotknow.Theyfeltitwasnotpolitetointrudeonsomeoneelse’sprivacy.However,whenItravelledacrosstheUnitedStates,whetherbyplaneorGreyhoundbus,Iwasnevershortofconversation.Conversationwasgoingonallaroundmeandwhoeversatnexttomewashappytointroducethemselvesandaskmeaboutmyself.Theyobviouslyfeltitwouldhavebeenrudenottospeaktoanotherperson,whethertheywerestrangersornot.
1.WhatdoweknowabouttheoccupantswhentheauthorwastravellinginItaly?
A.Theywereallonthesideofthegentleman.
B.Theyalllaughedattheauthorforhismistake.
C.Theywouldnotbearamistakeliketheauthor’sinpublic.
D.Theyshowedtheirunderstandingoftheauthor’smistake.
2.HowdoestheauthorprobablybelievestheItalianpeopleare?
A.ColdB.RudeC.HelpfulD.Hospitable
3.WhydidEnglishpassengerssitinnearsilenceaccordingtothelastparagraph?
A.Theyweretootiredtospeak.
B.Theywereallstrangerstoeachother.
C.PrivacywasavaluedtraditioninEngland.
D.Everybodywasdeeplylostinthought.
4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.DifferentWaysofHospitalityandPoliteness
B.MyUnforgettableTravellingExperienceAbroad
C.Co-understandingEachOther
D.TheImportanceofPrivacy
B
Thesharingeconomy,representedbycompanieslikeAirbnborUber,isthelatestfashioncraze.Butmanysupportershaveoverlookedtherealitythatthisnewbusinessmodelislargelybasedonescapingregulationsandbreakingthelaw.
AirbnbisanInternet-basedservicethatallowspeopletorentoutspareroomstostrangersforshortstays.UberisanInternettaxiservicethatallowsthousandsofpeopletoanswerriderequestswiththeirowncars.Therearehundredsofothersuchservices.
Thegoodthingaboutthesharingeconomyisthatitpromotestheuseofunderusedresources.Millionsofpeoplehavehousesorapartmentswithemptyrooms,andAirbnballowsthemtoprofitfromtheseroomswhileallowingguestsaplacetostayatpricesthatareoftenfarlessthanthosechargedbyhotels.Uberofferspricesthatarecompetitivewithstandardtaxipricesandtheirdriversareoftenmuchquickerandmoretrustworthy.
Butthedownsideofthesharingeconomyhasgottenmuchlessattention.Mostcitiesandstatesbothtaxandregulatehotels,andthetouristswhostayinhotelsareusuallyanimportantsourceoftaxincome.ButmanyofAirbnb’scustomersarenotpayingthetaxesrequiredunderthelaw.
Airbnbcanalsoraiseissuesofsafetyforitscustomersandtroubleforhosts’neighbors.Hotelsareregularlyinspectedtoensurethattheyarenotfiretrapsandthattheydon’tformotherrisksforvisitors.Airbnbhostsfacenosuchinspections.
SinceAirbnbisallowingpeopletoescapetaxesandregulations,thecompanyissimplypromotingthefts.Othersintheeconomywilllosebybearinganadditionaltaxburdenorbeingforcedtolivenexttoanapartmentunitwithanever-endingseriesofnoisyvisitors.
ThesamestorymayapplywithUber.Uberiscurrentlyindisputesoverwhetheritscarsmeetthesafetyandinsurancerequirementsimposedonstandardtaxis.Also,ifUberandrelatedservicesfloodthemarket,theycouldharmalltaxidrivers’abilitytoearnaminimumwage.
Thisdownsideofthesharingneedstobetakenseriously,
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