湖北省八校第一次联考英语试题

2019届湖北省八校高三第一次联考

英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（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

Traveling to a foreign country can make you frightened if you don’t know the local language. Mr. Thibault has a number of tips to help travelers manage in a destination when they don’t speak the native tongue, based on his own experience. Here are a few of them.

Download a Language Translation App

Mr. Thibault tends to rely on Google Translate and suggests that travelers find an app that works for them. Ideally, find one that specializes in the language you need to translate especially if the language uses a character set you’re not familiar with, or have difficulty pronouncing.

Speak with Your Hands and Head

Pointing with your hands and nodding or shaking your head, Mr. Thibault said, are easy ways to communicate with locals in the country you’re in. “Gestures are all universally understood,” he said.

Learn a Few Key Words

Knowing basic words and phrases like “hello,” “thank you” and “I’m sorry, I don’t speak your language, do you speak English?” is a must, Mr. Thibault said. Showing that you care enough to learn some of the language before you go, and at least enough to acknowledge that you don’t know more, is a form of respect and will go a long way to be liked by locals.

Work with a Local Travel Agent

If you feel particularly uncomfortable in the country you’re headed to, and you have to go anyway, relying on a local travel agent who knows both your and your destination’s language can be incredibly useful.

Hire a Local Tour Guide

A tour guide can help you get a better grasp of the local language and is a good person to practice words and phrases with. Whenever Mr. Thibault visits a new country, he books a sightseeing tour with a guide on t he first day of his trip. “I use this day to learn about my destination and get familiar with the language,” he said.

21. In what situation should a language translation app be applied while traveling abroad?

A. When you have trouble pronouncing the words.

B. When you want to acknowledge your ignorance.

C. When you want to practice the local language.

D. When you feel uncomfortable in the country.

22. What is the easiest way to communicate with foreigners according to the text?

A. Downloading a language translation app.

B. Learning a few key words.

C. Using body language.

D. Working with a guide.

23. How can you better understand the local language?

A. By speaking with your hands and head.

B. By learning a few key words.

C. By downloading a language translation app.

D. By hiring a local tour guide.

B

A New Jersey couple and a homeless man have been accused of making up a feel-good story that raised more than $400,000 through GoFundMe.

The couple, Kate McClure and Mark D’Amico, and the man, Johnny Bobbitt Jr., face a charge of second-degree theft, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said Thursday.

The couple said they met Bobbitt when he gave his last $20 to McClure, who was stranded on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, so she could put gas in her car, then started the GoFundMe campaign as a way to thank him.

The paying-it-forward story that drove this fundraiser might seem too good to be true, Coffina said at a press conference.

Unfortunately, it was. The entire campaign was based on a lie.

After fees, the money of the campaign netted about $367,000, all depos ited into McClure’s accounts, Coffina said. Bobbitt received $75,000, and within months McClure and D’Amico had wasted their share on buying a car, high-end handbags and trips, Coffina said. They also used it at casinos（赌场）, he said.

Coffina stressed that while Bobbitt, a veteran（退伍老兵）, deserves thanks for his service to the country and sympathy for his situation; he was fully involved in the crime, making media appearances to help "promote the dishonest campaign."

According to Coffina, McClure and D’Amico first met Bobbitt at an off-ramp（驶出匝道）near a casino they regularly went, at least a month before the GoFundMe campaign went live.

They went back to the spot a month later, Coffina said. D’Amico took a picture of McClure and Bobbitt that became the face of the GoFundMe campaign that they started hours later,