Unit 12 Culture Shock高考一轮复习检测卷时间：100分钟满分：120分选择题部分第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共10小题；每小题3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。
AWhen greeting someone, an American's first instinct (本能) is to stick out P1his or her hand, look directly at the other person, and smile. In some situations, this habit can mean making three mistakes at once. And the moment of greeting is when important first impressions are made.S Methods and styles of greeting vary greatly around the world, and you need to know which practices apply in different conditions.A handshake is not the universally W1good greeting. Also, “Look them right in the eye” is not always the best advice.When greeting Asians for the first time, do not start the handshake. You may be forcing a physical contact that the other person finds uncomfortable W2. Many Asians, particularly W3Japanese, have learned to accept the handshake when dealing with P2Westerners. Because the bow (鞠躬) is the usual greeting in Japan, a slight bow of the head when responding to a handshake is suitable.Middle Easterners, particularly Muslims, avoid body contact with the opposite sex, but persons of the same sex commonly hug when greeting each other. When shaking hands, men should be careful not to pull their hand away too quickly. People from France, Spain, Italy, and Portugal greet friends by kissing on both cheeks.The smile is the universal gesture of friendliness, and in America its meaning is usually clear. The person smiling is happy, or sending out P3a friendly signal. In other cultures the smile may be sending other signals. In some Latin cultures, for example, the smile may be used to say “Excuse me” or “Please”．If a person from another culture does not return your greeting smile, it doesn't show bad manners. In some Asian cultures, smiling is a gesture for informal occasions W4，and smiling while being formally introduced would be considered disrespectful.In many cultures, avoiding eye contact is a sign of respect, but such behavior can lead to P4misunderstandings. For example, some Asian students have been regarded as disrespecting their American teachers because they do not look at the teacher while he or she is speaking.1. This passage mainly talks about ________.A. the importance of the first impressionB. body language in different culturesC. practices of greeting in businessD. greetings in different cultures2. When two Middle East men meet, they will greet each other by ________.A. shaking their hands quicklyB. hugging each otherC. kissing on both cheeksD. lowering their heads slightly3. If you avoid eye contact in America, you may be considered ________.A. coldB. foolishC. impoliteD. shyBA British charity fundraiser won “The Best Job in the World” Wednesday－caretaker of an Australian tropical W1island－after an innovative(创新的) marketing campaign.Ben Southall, 34, was picked from 16 finalists in a highly publicized contest by Tourism Queensland which attracted nearly 34,700 video entries from almost 200 countries and surpassed(超过) all expectations W2in promoting tourism in the Australian state.The job is to explore the islands of the Great Barrier Reef(大堡礁) for six months and report back to Tourism Queensland and the world via blogs, a photo diary, video updates and interviews. Also, if you feel like P1 it, feed the fish, collect the mail and clean the pool－and earn $110,000 for your efforts.S“To go away now as the island caretaker for Tourism Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef is an extreme honor，” Southall said on live television from Hamilton Island after being named the winner.“I hope I can fill_the_boots as much as everybody is expecting and I look forward to P2all of the new roles and the responsibilities that the task involves W3，” he said, adding he would soon be joined by his Canadian girlfriend on the island.“The Best Job in the World” campaign began in January with Tourism Queensland launching W4an advertising campaign centered around the lure(诱惑) of a job that is more like a paid holiday.Tourism Queensland's CEO Anthony Hayes said, “The key now however is to convert the global interest raised by ‘The Best Job in the World’ into visitors to Queensland－to bring more tourists' dollars into Queensland's economy, protect existing tourism jobs and hopefully createnew ones.”Australian marketing analyst Tim Burrowes said, “They will have months of coverage where this person who already has a connection with the outside world will start to write blogs and be an ambassador of the is lands. The chances are that this could become an annual event.”4. How often is the campaign supposed to be held afterwards?A. Twice a year.B. Once a year.C. Once every other month.D. Once every two years.5. What will Ben Southall do on the islands of Great Barrier Reef?A. To protect them and get rid of waste there.B. To feed the fish and clean the pool there.C. To promote the destination to the world.D. To take a paid holiday there.6. The underlined phrase “fill the boots” in Paragraph 5 probab ly means “________”．A. try to do the job wellB. feel excited about getting the jobC. find the job a little dullD. hope someone will replace him insteadCYungang Grottoes(石窟) are facing a life or death situation. The website reported that Yungang Grottoes, located W1on the southern foot of Wuzhou Hill, 16 kilometers west of Datong in Shanxi Province, has been severely damaged by human activities and natural influences. “If we do not take action P1，the grottoes will be gone forever，” a researcher from the Yungang Grottoes Research Institute said.The grotto complex is made up of P2more than51,000 Buddhist statues, ranging from3 centimeters to17 meters in height.S Most of them were constructed W2during the Wei Dynasty in the mid-fifth century.Water penetration(渗透) is a major natural destroyer of the grottoes, said Director Yuan Jinghu. With the downpours directly washing their bodies, and the accumulated water eating out their basements, the statues suffer the most in July, August and September, when large quantities of rainfall hit the region.But weather is not the only source of the damage. Datong, the city where the statues sit, is a longtime industrial city famous for its coal production. The floating coal dust, mixed with the sulfur dioxide(二氧化硫) produced from coal burning, is another murder. Although the government has spent over 10,000,000 yuan for the construction of a new coal transport route far from Yungang Grottoes and a large annual sum to maintain the grottoes, there is still another threat, in the form of P3 increasing numbers of tourists.“Besides the intentional damages, such as littering and touching too much or improper climbing, the carbon dioxide that humans breathe out is also harmful to P4the statues，” the director said. Yuan is concerned for the future of the statues, and said that as humans, visitors should understand and respect the statues' importance. The statues have lives like human beings, and if we protect them, they will live. If not, they will die, and later generations will never have the chance to take a look at such glorious art.7. The passage is mainly about ________.A. the history of Yungang GrottoesB. ways to protect Y ungang GrottoesC. the situation of Yungang GrottoesD. the importance of Yungang Grottoes8. What can we learn from the passage?A. The tallest Buddhist statue in Y ungang Grottoes is 17 meters high.B. All the statues in Yungang Grottoes were built during the Wei Dynasty.C. The statues will suffer the most in winter because of coal production.D. There are at most 51,000 Buddhist statues in Yungang Grottoes.9. From the passage we can infer ________.A. many people want to destroy the grottoes in Yungang completelyB. the government has taken measures to protect Y ungang GrottoesC. the grottoes in Y ungang will disappear foreverD. no people will be allowed to visit Yungang Grottoes in the future10. All of the following may contribute to the damage of Yungang Grottoes EXCEPT ________.A. touching too muchB. throwing rubbish here and thereC. improper climbingD. taking photos of the statues第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
