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PAGE  PAGE - 9 - 贵州省遵义市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题（无答案） （ 本卷共两部分：听力和笔试，时间120分钟，满分150分 ） 第一部分 听力（每题1.5分共30分） 第二部分：笔试 客观题部分 一 阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分 共40分） 第一节 A In the United States, friends can be close, constant, intense, generous and real, yet fade away （慢慢减弱） in a short time if circumstances（环境） change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship where it left out and are delighted. In the States, you can feel free to visit peoples homes, share their holidays, enjoy their children without fear that you take on a lasting obligation（责任）. Do not hesitate to accept hospitality（款待） just because you cant give it for various reasons, such as crowded space, language difficulties or family customs, eg: outsiders （外人） are not invited into the home. In the United States both methods are used, but it is often considered more friendly to invite a person to ones home than to go to a public place, except in purely business relationships. So, if your host or hostess brings you home, do not feel that you are being shown inferior（次的） treatment. Dont feel neglected if you do not find flowers awaiting you in your hotel room either. Flowers are very expensive there, hotel delivery is uncertain, arrival times are delayed, changed or canceled, so flowers are not customarily sent as a welcoming touch. Please do not feel unwanted! Outward signs vary in different lands, the inward welcome is what matters and this will be real. 21． In the United States, you will find friendships _______ if circumstances change. A. die suddenly B. come back C. disappear gradually D. last forever 22． Americans _______ their foreign friends to make a return for their hospitality. A. ask B. require C. never allow D. dont expect 23． In the United States, giving a dinner party at home is considered _______ than i