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1、1河南省淅川县二中河南省淅川县二中 2015 届届高三上学期期中考试高三上学期期中考试英语试题英语试题一一 阅读理解（阅读理解（40 分）分）AOnce there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich mans house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat t
2、he apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.“I have brought you the basket of apples you
3、asked for,“ he said.“But why have you brought a half-empty basket?“ the rich man asked.“I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples.“21. Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? A. he was poor B. he liked the rich manC. his farm belonged to the rich man D. the rich mans
4、 children liked apples22. What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?A. They jumped and jumped. B. They played.C. They ran away. D. They ate some of the apples.23. The monkeys left the basket because A. they had thrown apples on the groundB. the farmer had politely asked them to ge
5、t offC. they were afraid of the hatD. the farmer was angry with them 2BI came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.After the accident .my roommate
6、called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, Id have
7、 to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often st
8、op treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accid
9、ent, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770. Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they playe
10、d for timeand I left without getting a cent.24. The authors roommate offered to help him because_.A. he felt sorry for the authorB. he thought it was a chance to make some moneyC. he knew the doctor was a very good oneD. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer25. The word“charge”in the third para
11、graph means_ .A. be responsibleB. accuseC. ask as a priceD. claim26. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very_.A. friendlyB. selfishC. professionalD. busy27. What conclusion can you draw from the story?A. Going to court is something very common in America.3B. One must be very careful
12、while driving a car.C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.D. Money is more important than other things in the US.CWhen I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Wee k by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasnt a good student, I talked to
13、o much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like ? Well, you now
14、 have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change (like being very thin), b
15、ut a good number I couldand suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself. I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“Thats just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, youll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Dont shut your ears. Listen to them all
