雅思托福案例.doc

2015-2016学年第二学期 高一年级 英语期中考试卷 （考试时间120分钟，满分100分） 班级： 考号： 姓名： 分数： Part One Listening（每题分，共分） Listen to part of Conversation, and answer the question. Part Two Reading () Reading Task One Reading Task Two---- Clues to World Cultures Passage 1 A Middle-Eastern businessman and his brother invited an American guest to their family home for dinner. The American got there on time and enjoyed their conversation, the tea, and the attention. But as time passed, he got very, very hungry. Finally he politely whispered his host, “Excuse me, but are we going to eat dinner?” “Of course!” answered his host. “We usually serve the evening meal around 9:00, and when we have guests, we enjoy the long conversation before dinner.” At the dinner table everything was delicious, and the hungry American guest are quickly. He emptied his plate, and his host put more food on it. As soon as he cleaned his plate a second time, the host gave him more. After several plates of food, he could eat no more. He was going to burst! “Please, please, please－don’t give me any more food,” he begged them. “I finished the food on this plate, but I can’t eat another bite!” Even then, his host insisted. The guest accepted a little more and ate it with difficulty. Finally, the supper dishes were removed. There was more conversation－ with more tea and coffee. At about midnight, the server brought a pitcher of ice water. The tired American knew it was OK to thank his hosts and leave. Passage 2 An Irish woman was visiting tourist places in a Latin American city when she got a terrible headache. She knew what medicine she needed, so she went to a local pharmacy. The pharmacist was waiting on another customer when she came in. The Irish woman patiently waited her turn. While she was standing there, two other customers came in, then another, and then three more. Each time, the pharmacist turned his attention to the new people. He did not greet the Irish woman; he never said,