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　　　　　　　英语试题

　　　命题人 / 审题人： 张兆文 杨兵 考试时间：2019.4.8

　试题说明：1、本试题满分 150 分，答题时间 120 分钟。

　　　　　　2、请将答案填写在答题卡上，考试结束后只交答题卡。

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A

　　Are you going into skiing? Is winter your favorite time of year? If you like snow and ice, maybe you should stay at Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada.But, you can only check in at this hotel during the winter.Why? Because this hotel is built every December.It has 32 rooms and 80 people can stay there each night.The hotel even has a movie theatre, art gallery, and church.Of course, all of these parts of the hotel are made of ice.In fact, all the furniture, art, lights, and even plates and drinking glasses are made out of ice.

　　Because this hotel is so unusual, it is becoming very popular.People from all over the world come to the Ice Hotel to look at the fantastic ice art, drink and eat from designed ice dishes and experience the unique atmosphere.Some couples have even gotten married in the hotel's ice church.But all these guests keep their winter coats on! Because of all the ice, the temperature inside the hotel is always between －2℃ and －5℃.Surprisingly, sleeping is not a problem in the freezing cold hotel rooms.Every guest gets a special cold­weather sleeping bag and some fur blankets.These keep the room cozy until morning.

　　1．What is the best title of this passage?

　　A．How the Ice Hotel is built

　　B．What makes the Ice Hotel special

　　C．Why the Ice Hotel is made of ice

　　D．The services of the Ice Hotel

　　2．What can't you do in the hotel according to the passage?

　　A．Watch a movie. B．Get married.

　　C．Eat an interesting meal. D．Go swimming.

　　3．Why is sleeping NOT a problem in the hotel?

　　A．The rooms are warm.

　　B．The temperature is －2℃.

　　C．The sleeping bags are warm.

　　D．The furniture is warm.

　　4．What does the word "cozy" mean in the last paragraph?

　　A．Cold. B．Comfortable and warm. C．Dry. D．Wet.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B

　　While both Europe and the United States of America are considered the Western world, it's good to know there are some differences in culture.If you are considering moving to a European country, you will find the information below helpful as you plan your move.

　　One cultural difference is how the countries perceive(理解，认为)time and space.For example, a house in the United States that is 200 years old would be considered ancient.This is probably because America is a fairly young country.However, in Europe, something would not be considered ancient unless it was at least 2，000 years old.However, perception of distance seems to be the opposite.While Europeans would consider 100 kilometers a long way to drive, Americans would not think twice.This could be due to the fact that Europe is smaller and more heavily populated.In fact, the United States is over twice the size of Europe.

　　Cars are another factor that differs greatly between Europe and the United States.American automobiles usually have automatic transmissions(自动变速器)while European cars generally have manual gears(手动变速器)．European automobiles are smaller and more round­shaped, while American cars are larger and more square­shaped.Trucks and limousines(豪华轿车)are vehicles that Americans enjoy.In Europe, however, these types of vehicles are hardly seen, as they prefer smaller cars due to parking and traffic congestion．

The view of education is another cultural difference between the European countries and the United States.In America, parents may save for many years and even go into debt to pay for their children to