Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A woman’s smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don’t smile enough. In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.
Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.
It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotions are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.
1.What does the smile usually mean in the U.S?
A. Joy. B. Politeness.
C. Love. D. Thankfulness.
2.The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can _____.
A. show friendliness to strangers
B. be used to hide true feelings
C. be used in the wrong places
D. show personal habits
3. What should we do before attempting to “read” people?
A. Learn about their relations with others.
B. Figure out what they will do next.
C. Find out about their past experience.
D. Understand their cultural backgrounds.
4.What would be the best title for the test?
A. Cultural Differences B. Smiles and Relationship
C. Facial Expressiveness D. Habits and Emotions
科目：高中英語 來源：山西省、忻州一中等五校2018屆高三9月摸底考試英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解
Top Summer Music Festivals to Travel to
Summer is the best time of a year for music lovers, especially if you love the outdoor concert scene. Festival season is just kicking off, and there is a lot to look forward to in the upcoming months.
Primavera Sound
To kick off the summer, there's no better place than Barcelona. On the concert lineup, you'll find bands like The Zombies, Arcade Fire, and Bon Iver. Then take some time to taste the local food and wine.
May 31-June 4; Barcelona, Spain
Music Type: Rock, hip-hop
Price: $86—$323
Governors Ball
One of the great summer concerts in New York City is Governor's Ball, which takes place in early June at Randall’s Island Park. Some of the playing artists include Tool, Phoenix, Lorde, Flume, and the Wu-Tang Clan.
June 2-4; New York City, New York, USA
Music Type: Rock, hip-hop, pop
Price: $105—$405
Bonnaroo
Bonnaroo is another summer event that draws in crowds of around 60,000 each year. Some of the most well-known musicians will be playing this year, including U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd, and Chance the Rapper.
June 8-11; Manchester, Tennessee, USA
Music Type: Rock, hip-hop
Price: $210-$554
Firefly Music Festival
Many people haven't thought of going to Delaware for a summer vacation, hut mid-June is a great time to plan this trip if you love music. Headliners for this year’s slow are The Weeknd, Muse, Twenty One Pilots, Chance the Rapper, and Bob Dylan.
June 15-18; Dover, Delaware, USA
Music Type: Blues, rock
Price: $179-$499
1.Which concert has the cheapest ticket?
A. Bonnaroo. B. Governors Ball.
C. Primavera Sound. D. Firefly Music Festival.
2.What is special about Firefly Music Festival?
A. It performs Blues. B. It is popular with travelers.
C. It is held in summer. D. It has many famous musicians.
3.When can you enjoy Flume's performance?
A. On May 31. B. On June 3.
C. On June 9. D. On June 15.
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科目：高中英語 來源：河南省天一大聯(lián)考2016-2017學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期4月階段性測試（三）英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解
When I graduated from college I dreamed of being a television news reporter. Having no experience, I had to work in a small town until I finally got my big break in the form of a job in Boston. I made it.
Soon, reality set in. I was too often sent to run after accused criminals out of courts, waiting outside of crime scene tape or at the doorstep of a family still crying for tragedy (悲劇). My breaking point came the day I accidentally informed a young woman that her mother died. It was the worst day of my professional life and the day I decided I no longer wanted to shine a light on these stories. My career was ebbing, and at the same time my personal life was too-I divorced.
My mom had always told me “When you’re feeling extremely upset, go help someone else.” So I started seeking out stories of people who had been in the news under tragic circumstances but were doing something inspiring with their lives: a young girl who was paralyzed (癱瘓的) by an accident but was uplifting her classmates with her positive spirit, a blind and autistic (自閉的) musician who learned to play 27 instruments, a disabled soldier who opened his own art studio. I started to tell and promote stories like them.
Over the last 10 years I have discovered my kindness gift: my ability to see the beautiful side of a person and reflect it back to them and the world. In telling stories of people turning their own hurt into acts of helping others I have become more sympathetic, more grateful and kinder. I have learned kindness is who we are, that our power for it is limitless and that, as we shine a light on it, it grows.
1.What changed the author’s working direction in his job in Boston?
A. The tragedy in the society B. The low payment of the job
C. The hurt from his divorce D. The fear of cruel criminals
2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “ebbing” in paragraph 2?
A. taking off
B. getting into trouble
C. unchangeable at all
D. dull but important
3.What the author’s mother said means .
A. helping others is a way to escape from reality
B. helping others can comfort your soul
C. the best way of helping others is telling stories
D. it is difficult to make contributions to helping others
4.According to the last paragraph, what does the author advise us to do?
A. To tell inspiring stories.
B. To fight against criminals.
C. To ignore our own hurt.
D. To do as much kindness as possible.
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科目：高中英語 來源：廣東省化州市2015-2016學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷 題型：單詞拼寫
1.I’m __________ (喜愛的) of English and do well in speaking and writing.
2.We should develop a good __________ (態(tài)度)toward life.
3.Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents __________ (爆發(fā))into tears of relief.
4.To see policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was __________ (恐懼的).
5.You had better not shut yourself in and you should have a more __________ (積極的) life.
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科目：高中英語 來源：廣東省化州市2015-2016學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解
Welcome to the Painting Competition for Woodlands Students
The International Anti-Drug（禁毒） Day this year is coming soon. In order to raise teenagers’ awareness （意識） to fight against drug taking, the City Art Council is going to hold a painting competition for the students in our city.
Students who want to take part in the competition can hand in their own 2D paintings in either of the following two ways:
★Each school will be provided with a box for students to put in their paintings. Boxes will be picked up by the City Art Council on Thursday, June 23rd，2016, before the end of the school day.
★Paintings can be also handed in on Friday, June 24th, from 8:00 am to 10:00 am at the Woodlands Art Hall （175 Riverside Street）.
All paintings are required to be 60cm wide by 80cm long or smaller. Larger sizes will not be accepted. Each student can only hand in one painting.
The final decision on the competition results will be made on June 26th, the Anti-Drug Day. The name list of the winners will be made known on the website of the City Art Council on the same day. All winning paintings will be shown to the public at the City Youth Park from June 27th till the end of July.
Prizes：1st Prize（10 students）=＄300 Gift Card each
2nd Prize（20 students）=＄200 Gift Card each
3rd Prize（30 students）=＄100 Gift Card each
For further information：
Visit http：//www. WoodlandsArtCouncil. org or call 2569-8632.
1.Students in Woodlands can take part in _______ held by the City Art Council.
A. a pop music concert B. a singing competition
C. a name-signing activity D. a painting competition
2.The size of the paintings like _______ will NOT be accepted.
A. 40 cm wide by 60 cm long B. 50 cm wide by 70 cm long
C. 80 cm wide by 100 cm long D. 60 cm wide by 80 cm long
3.The public can enjoy the winning paintings _______.
A. at the City Youth Park B. at the City Art Council
C. at 175 Riverside Street D. at the Woodlands Art Hall
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Students must put their paintings in the school box on June 24th.
B. Students can get more information about the competition in two ways.
C. Each student can take part in the competition with one 3D painting.
D. Each of the second prize winners in the competition will get 300 dollars.
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科目：高中英語 來源：新人教版2017-2018學(xué)年高二必修5英語：Unit 2同步練習(xí) 題型：閱讀理解
The “Give It Up for Earth Day” encourages people to commit to giving up actions that are harmful to the environment, such as using poisonous cleaners.
Throughout the month of April, Canadians are being asked to “Give It Up for Earth Day！” Earth Day has been celebrated every year on April 22 since 1970. Earth Day Canada president Jed Goldberg says that as people become more environmentally aware, they want to find ways to reduce their environmental influence, not just celebrate one special event.
“Earth Day is a great launching_pad for thinking about environmental action every day，” said Goldberg. “Choosing healthier options, even for the short term, can lead to thinking about the influence of our decisions for a lifetime.”
That's the reason behind the “Give It Up for Earth Day” campaign. It's designed to encourage healthy habits that benefit people and the planet. It challenges everyone to help create a healthier world by making changes in their daily routine.
“We wanted to plan an actiontargeted campaign that will give people a chance to act on their concern for the environment in a positive way，” said Goldberg.
The campaign has identified four daily actions that can add up to huge environmental savings. They include pledging (保證) to turn off the TV, give up the use of poisonous cleaners, reduce consumption of consumer products and cut out meat.
At the end of April, all of the pledges will be recorded and converted (轉(zhuǎn)化) into the number of TV hours not watched, dollars not spent on unnecessary items, electricity saved, greenhouse gas emissions (排放) avoided by cutting out meat, and poisonous chemicals produced from homes and landfills.
“What we're trying to achieve this year for Earth Day is to give people a chance to do something that is meaningful and measurable，” said Goldberg.
1.The aim of the campaign mentioned in the passage is to ________.
A. enable people to save more money for future use
B. help people develop environmentally friendly habits
C. prevent people from making changes in their daily routine
D. warn people against reducing consumption of consumer products
2.The underlined word “l(fā)aunching pad” (in Paragraph 3) probably means “________”．
A. starting point B. finishing line
C. exchanging stage D. reforming stage
3.We can conclude from the passage that ________.
A. Earth Day was first celebrated over half a century ago
B. short term decisions will by no means influence our lives
C. Earth Day Canada is actually an everyday environmental action
D. daily actions must be measured to benefit the environment
4.Which disagrees with the spirit of “Give It Up for Earth Day”？
A. Switching off TV.
B. Riding bikes.
C. Using poisonous cleaners.
D. Saving electricity.
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科目：高中英語 來源：黑龍江省雙鴨山市2018屆高三9月第一次月考英語試卷 題型：短文改錯
假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同學(xué)寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。
修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。
Harmony is very important to our society. All of us are looking forward to live in a harmonious society. As students, I thought we should first keep our dormitories with harmony. For one thing, it can create a good environment for my studies and life. For other, it can help us grow healthily. Unfortunately, there are some way to make our dormitories harmonious. Firstly, we should learn to understand each other and solve everything in the peace. Secondly, we should try to get rid our own bad habits. Lastly, we should share or get on with each other.
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科目：高中英語 來源：新人教版2017-2018學(xué)年高二必修5英語： Unit 2 單元綜合測評 題型：閱讀理解
Without proper planning，tourism can cause problems.For example，too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country.If tourists create too much traffic，the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy.They began to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely.They forget how much tourism can help the country's economy.It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them.Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists.Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants.
Too much tourism can be a problem.If tourism grows too quickly，people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry.This means that other parts of the country's economy can suffer.
On the other hand，if there is not enough tourism，people can lose jobs.Business can also lose money.It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels，airports，air terminals，first?class roads，and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions.For example，a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build.If this room is not used most of the time，the owner of the hotel lose money.
Building a hotel is just a beginning.There must be many support facilities as well，including roads to get to the hotel，electricity，sewers to handle waste，and water.All of these support facilities cost money.If they are not used because there are not enough tourists，jobs and money are lost.
1.Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection?
A. It is extremely important to develop tourism.
B. Building roads and hotel is essential.
C. Support facilities are highly necessary.
D. Planning is of great importance to tourism.
2.Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT ．
A. a bad effect on other industries
B. a change of tourists' customs
C. over?crowdedness of places of interest
D. pressure on traffic
3.It can be inferred from the text that ．
A. the author doesn't like tourism developing so fast
B. local people will benefit from tourist attractions
C. other parts of a country's economy won't benefit from tourism much
D. we can't build too many support facilities
4.The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will ．
A. waste a lot of money
B. weaken their economy
C. help establish their customs
D. help improve their life
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科目：高中英語 來源：內(nèi)蒙古2017-2018學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期第一次月考英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解
The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on well with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly-held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.
An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it had ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious(叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds: they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation(商議) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-year-old Daniel Lazall. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with me.” Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion(反抗) is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments, “Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over. ”
1.According to the author, teenage rebellion______
A. may be a false belief B. is common nowadays
C. existed only in the 1960s D. resulted from changes in families.
2.The study shows that teenagers don’t want to __________.
A. share family responsibility
B. cause trouble in their families
C. go boating with their family
D. make family decisions
3.Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents ____________.
A. go to clubs more often with their children
B. are much stricter with their children
C. care less about their children’s life
D. give their children more freedom
4.What is the passage mainly about？
A. Negotiation in family. B. Education in family.
C. Harmony in family. D. Teenage trouble in family.
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