2018年高中英语会考模拟试题

2018年高中英语会考模拟试题（仿真题，含答案）（本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，考试时间90分钟，满分100分）

第I卷（选择题满分60分）

第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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

Usually, it is know t hat nodding the head means “Yes”, and shaking the head has the opposite (相反的)meaning. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement.

The India ns have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes”.

I f a p erson doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.

At one time a foreigner in Indian told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.

1. Generally speaking, nodding the head means _______, and shaking the head means _______.

A. Yes; Yes

B. No; Yes

C.Yes; No

D. No; No

2. If an Indian shakes his head slightly,he may want to say _______.

A.agreement

B.disagreement

C.disinterest

D.not knowing

3. Why did the foreigner become angry? Because _______.

A. the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office

B. he misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in India

C. he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the Indian driver didn’t say any words

D. the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money

4.What can we learn from the passage _______.

A.N odding the head means “Yes”

B. Shaking the head means “No”

C.The Indians shaking their heads slightly means “No”

D.Smiling is another habit of Indian greeting people.

5.What is the passage mainly about ?

A. cultural misunderstanding.

B.an Indian driver

C. a foreigner in Indian

D.nodding the head

B

A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. The word comes from Old English. At first, holidays honored some holy events or persons. People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.

Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Year’s Day(January 1), May Day and National Day as legal holidays, as it was on Oct. 1, 1949 that People’s Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress has declared several as legal days such as New Year's Day (January1), Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrate special events i n the development of a country, such as Greece’s Independence Day, Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day.

In the United States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is often observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and businesses do not close then. Those holidays include Valentine's Day and Halloween.

6.American people call “holiday” as _________.

A.festival

B.day

C.vacation

D.event

7. Which of the following holidays has nothing to do with a country’s development?

A. China’s National Day

B. America’s Independence D ay

C. Italy’s Liberation Day

D. Valentine’s Day

8. From the passage we can know that _________.

A. Chinese will no longer observe the Spring Festival

B. Chinese and Americans share at least one holiday

C. students don’t have to go to school on any holiday

D. Americans can easily draw money from banks on legal days