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1、徽县三中2020第一学期期中试卷高二英语 第I卷 一、阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，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。AOne day newly wedded Nancy lost her ring while helping to plant potatoes. Friends were called and the field was searched long but in vain. Later, when the potatoes were harvested, E
2、veryone looked out for the ring but it remained lost. Another year came round and all the farmers working in the field kept their eyes open. The following year was the same. And year after year, whoever had business in the field always had Nancys ring in his mind.Then the farm changed hands but it w
3、ent no farther than to cousins. So the memory of the lost ring remained alive until thirty-eight years had passed. Then came a spring day when a man was ploughing the field behind a pair of horses. Even after thirty-eight years he still looked out for the ring, and knew just which part of the field
4、Nancy had lost it in. At this time, when he came there, he found it .He picked it up, put it carefully into his pocket, left his horse, and ran all the way down to the village and placed it into Nancys hand.1The underlined word “in vain” in the paragraph1 most probably means “_”. A. suggested B. ret
5、urned no result C. insisted D. decided 2How did Nancy come to lose her ring? AShe lost it while helping to harvest tomatoes in the field BShe lost it while watering the plants in the field. CShe lost it while working in the field. DShe lost it while helping to plant potatoes in the field.3What did t
6、he ploughman do after finding the ring? AHe picked it up and put it in his pocket. BHe ran back to tell everybody in the village. CHe placed it in a secret spot. DHe returned it to the owner.4What can you infer from the story? AThe ring was invaluable. BPeople on the farm were honest and helpful. CT
7、he rings mysterious disappearance was the work of supernatural power. DNancy no longer expected that her ring would be found again.BHarry is eighteen now. He studies in a middle school. His parents like him very much and hope he can become a famous man. So they often tell him to study hard and they
8、do all for him. They call him at six in the morning, after breakfast his father takes him to school in a car and in the afternoon, as soon as the young man comes back, the supper is ready. Of course, he never washes his clothes or goes to buy something in the shops. Once Harrys father was sent to Lo
9、ndon on business. He would stay there for half a year. Leaving, he told his wife to take good care of their son. The woman had to get up earlier and did all her husband did before. And two months later she was so tired that she was ill in bed. Now the young man got into trouble. He couldnt do any ho
10、usework. He had to do as his mother told him. Even he didnt know where to get on the bus!Yesterday Harrys mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair in the shop. But he didnt know how to choose. The woman had a sigh(叹息) and gave him a shoe pattern(鞋样) and told him to buy a p
11、air of shoes himself. Its Saturday today and Harry doesnt go to school. With a policemans help, he found a shop. The shopkeeper was friendly to him. The man brought a lot of shoes and asked him to choose. When he was trying on a pair, suddenly he remembered something and took them off. The man was s
12、urprised and asked, “Whats the matter, young man?”“Im sorry, Ive left the shoe pattern at home!”5. _ always does some housework in the morning. A. Harrys mother B. Harrys father C. Harry D. Nobody6. Harrys parents do all instead of him because _. A. hes too young B. he has poor health C. they hope h
13、e spends all time on studies D. hes busy with his studies7. The woman had to look after her son by herself because _. A. she was stronger than her husband B. her husband wasnt at home C. she knew the young man well D. she was freer than her husbandC One Friday morning, Andrew announced to his wife t
14、hat he finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt worried - what if Mr. Larchmont refuses his request? Andrew had worked so hard and of course, he deserves a wage（工资） increase. The thought of walking into Larchmonts office left Andrew weak in the knees. Late in the after
15、noon he finally mustered up the courage to approach his boss. To his delight and surprise, the ever-frugal Harvey Larchmont agreed to give him a raise! Andrew arrived home to a beautiful table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina had prepared a fine meal including his favorite dishes. Immediately he figured someone from the office might have broken the good news to her! Next to his plate Andrew found a lettered note, reading: Congratulations, my love! I knew youd get the raise! I p
