湖北省黄冈中学春季期中联考高一英语试题

考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 略

第二部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A

A wet father dialed 999 to ask police for a lift home—because it was raining. The man was walking along a flyover(立交桥) with his children when the heavens opened. He shamelessly phoned the emergency service and begged for a lift, threatening to complain(投诉) to police watchdogs unless they helped.

Passing officers decided they would pick up the man and his children and drive them to a bus stop.

A neighbourhood police officer for the area flagged up Sunday’s incident in Shoreham, West Sussex, in a message posted on Facebook.

It read: “At 12.16 pm a male dialed 999 because it was raining and he wanted a lift home. Threatened to complain to the PCC when he was told no.”

A Sussex Police spokesperson confirmed: “A man rang from the Shoreham flyover to say he was stuck on foot in rain on his way home on Sunday, and wanted a lift. A passing police car did give him a lift to the adjacent A283 as he had young children with him. He was then left as he was able to wait for a bus or phone for a taxi. Clearly, 999 is for public use only in emergencies.” However, the poor use of public service has been widely blamed.

A Sussex police officer, who asked to remain anonymous(匿名的), said: “Obviously, this is not why people should call 999. He was lucky he was not punished for wasting police time.” Matthew Sinclair, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, added: “It’s ridiculous that this important service was used for such a trivial issue. Taxpayers expect police to spend their time protecting the public from crime(犯罪), not act as a taxi service.”

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21．Why did the policemen eventually agree to give them a lift？ A．They were totally wet. B．The man’s kids were young.

C．They couldn’t afford the taxi fare. D．Their cell phones were out of power.

22．The reason why the police officer said the man was “lucky” is that _________. A．people usually couldn’t get away with wasting police time B．the man and his kids had been sent home

C．the man and his kids met some warm—hearted officers D．people concerned about the man and his kids

23．Which word below can take the place of “trivial” in the last second paragraph？ A．small. B．funny. C．strange. D．crazy. B

The first time I saw him I would never have believed he was going to change my life. 1 had my arms full of books and I was entering the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was a short boy.

He looked up at me, “My, you’re tall!”

Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word. Before I knew, the newcomer was standing in front of Mr. McCarthy’s desk, telling him that his name was Carlos Herrera and he'd moved to Galeton from New York.

“Take that seat.” Mr. McCaahy told Carols, pointing to the only empty one, at the back of the room.

Carlos grinned(咧嘴笑). “But I need a couple of dictionaries.”

Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only l0 minutes and already he had them on his side. And before long, he and I became familiar.

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One day, he looked up at me seriously with his brown eyes. “I don’t understand why you are so touchy(易怒的).” My face turned red and I said sharply, “You wouldn’t understand.” He followed me. “I should, Karen,” he said. “You and I have a lot in common. You are too tall, and I’m too short.”

“You seem to get along well.” I admitted. “But what about me？ No boy wants to date a girl who is taller than he is.”

“The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red.

“I’m getting a great idea,” said Carlos, and right then he suggested being my personal manager.

I wasn’t sure. “W-e-ll—”

Soon after that, he had my new life planned. I was to let my hair grow, wear a fitted sweater and neat skirt, and lift my head and say “Hi” to everyone. I was to volunteer to work on the school paper and go out for dramatics(戏剧表演).

Then one day, he told me about his latest brain waves: he dug up a play which was about a six-foot model who fell in love with a short man. “You, I suppose, are the short man,”1 said. He grinned. “And you’re the model.”

“No way,” I cried, “I don’t want to be funny.”

Carlos gave me a pleading(恳求) look. “Karen, I’ve never asked you for a thing for myself, have I？”

He hadn’t. So, I said yes.

Here came the show time. Carlos as the short man and I, the model, were seated at a table. From our talk the audience could tell we were falling in love. That was nothing funny yet. Then as we stood up, the terrible difference in our size became clear. The audience burst into laughter. The play turned out to be very successful. People poured backstage to congratulate us. Mother and Dad were extremely happy and excited. “I’m proud of you, sweetheart.” mother said.

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Carlos threw his arms around my waist(腰). He said, “You are wonderful.” And I said, “Thank you, Carlos, my dear friend!”

24．Why did Carlos say “But I need a couple of dictionaries”(in Para.5)？ A．He had some new words to look up. B．He was new to this class. C．He worked pretty hard.

D．He was too short to sit at the back. 25．Why could Carlos be so popular？ A．He was quite grateful. B．He dared to be himself. C．He did not think he was short. D．He was very generous.

26．Their play was a big success because of __________. A．their classmates’ advice

B．Carlos’ ambition to become an actor C．the difference in their height

D．Carlos’ aim to make Karen more confident considered 27．Before Carlos arrived. Karen had been __________ at school. A．1ively and popular B．considered quite pretty C．troubled by her height D．looked down upon by others C

Like most people born and brought up in a big city, I always believed that carrots grew m trees.

But I’d always dreamed of living in the country. When my husband and I realized that our Toronto house was worth a large sum of money thanks to out-of-control housing prices, we decided to take the chance, sell and buy a piece of paradise(乐园) in a town northwest of the city.

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