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1、燕岭学校2020学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语试题本试卷共四部分，满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共10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。AMetro Pocket GuideMetrorail(地铁)Each passenger needs a farecard(车票) to enter and go out. Up to two children under age five may travel free with a paying customer.
2、Farecard machines are in every station. Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the stations and farecard machines only provide up to $5 in change.Get one day of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations. Use it after 9：30 am. u
3、ntil closing on weekdays，and all day on weekends and holidays.Hours_of_serviceOpen：5 a.m.Monday Friday7 a.m.SaturdaySunday.Close：midnight Sunday.Thursday.3 a.m.Friday.Saturday.Last train times vary.To avoid (避免) missing the last train，please check the last train times posted in stations.MetrobusWhen
4、 paying with exact change，the fare is $1.35.When paying with a SmarTrip card the fare is $1.25Fares_for_senior/disabled_customersSenior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare.On Metrorail and Metrobus，use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip card.For more i
5、nformation about buying senior/disabled farecards，SmarTrip cards and passes，please visit MetroOpensD or call 2026377000 and 2026378000.Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorail services by calling 2029621100.Travel_tipsAvoid riding during w
6、eekday rush periodsbefore 9：30 a.m.and between 4 and 6 p.m.If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station，please call Lost & Found （失物招领）at 2029621195.1. At what time is Metrorail closed on Saturday?AAt midnight. BAt 7 a.m. CAt 7 p.m. DAt 3 a.m.2. What is good about a SmarTripcard?AIt is co
7、nvenient for old people.BIt saves money for its users.CIt can be bought at any time.DIt is sold on the Internet.3.Which Number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?A2026378000 B.2029621100C2029621195 D.2026377000BMany years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I w
8、as driving to my parents home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register (收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.I took off, bu
9、t had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friends. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out o
10、f the car, the husband gave me his business card.I wrote him and his wife a thankyou note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town
11、in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that Id left the lights on all day, and the battery (电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealershipa shop selling carswas right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.“Just how friendly is Frien
12、dly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank y
13、ou, and it meant a lot, he said.“Thank you” two powerful words. Theyre easy to say and mean so much.4. What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.B. The couple sent him a business card.C. The couple offered to help him.D. He called his
14、 friend for help.5. The battery of the authors car was dead because _.A. He forgot to turn off the lightsB. The meeting lasted a whole dayC. He drove too long a distanceD. Something went wrong with the lights6. Which of the following is true?A. The old couple worked in the gas station.B. The salesma
15、n was very happy to receive the writers note.C. The writer sent the couple a present.D. the salesman drove the writer home.7. By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show _.A.the kindheartedness of older peopleB.how to deal with car problemsC.the importance of expressing thanksD. how to write a thankyou letterCOnce an old man rose early to read each morning. His grandson wanted to be just like his grandfather, so tried to emulate him every way he could.One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read just like you do, but I dont understand most of it, and I forge
