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1、湖北省黄冈中学2015年秋季期中高二英语试题第卷选择题一、听力。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。AEver since her husband went to work abroad, Mrs. Jackson has lived on her own in their big old suburban house, which was purchased by her husband about 20 years ago.Considerin
2、g her safety, her son has been trying hard to ask her to sell the house and buy a new and small one in downtown. To his disappointment, Mrs. Jackson doesnt accept the idea. She says that she has to look after their old house, as the family tie. But recently there are often stories about someone stea
3、ling things around here.It was a freezing day before Christmas Eve. At about four oclock in the afternoon, Mrs. Jackson was enjoying some Christmas music when someone knocked at the door. She heard it but didnt move. Another knock. Who might it be？ Mrs. Jackson was a little afraid. She determined no
4、t to answer the door but keep waiting. Then nothing strange happened and no more knocks. She waited a few minutes. She walked quietly to the door, and listened. She heard nothing but the wind outside. She slowly unfastened the door and looked outside through the crack. She then let out a cry and thr
5、ew the door wide open! She could hardly believe her eyes. At the door she saw a tall, beautiful Christmas tree! In the tree was a Christmas card with the following words:Merry Christmas!Your new neighbor21It is because he thinks about _ that her son wants her to change a place to live in.Aher health
6、 Bher safetyCher mood Dher character22The reason why Mrs. Jackson wants to keep the house is that _.Ait is comfortableBshe can live aloneCit is the family connectionDits value can be higher23When Mrs. Jackson “threw the door wide open”, she felt _.Afrightened BsurprisedCfunny DeasyBA 12-year-old gir
7、l who had a slight feeling that she might be quite clever has taken a test and proved she was absolutely right.Lydia Sebastian achieved the top score of l62 on Mensas Cattell III B paper, suggesting she has a higher IQ than well-known geniuses Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.The comparison doesn
8、t sit well with the British student, whos currently in Year 8 at Colchester County high school, a selective girls grammar school in Essex, England.“I dont think I can be compared to such great intellectuals such as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Theyve achieved so much. I dont think its right.
9、” Lydia told CNN.Lydia sat the test in her summer holidays, after raising the idea with her parents who were in favor of it after some time.It turns out the test wasnt that hard after all.“I was really nervous before the test and I thought it was going to be really hard. But as I started the test, I
10、 thought it was a bit easier than l thought it was going to be,” she said.Lydias not quite sure what she wants to do when she goes to university, though shes leaning toward something “based around math, because its one of my favorite subjects.”“All Im going to do is work as hard as I can, and see wh
11、ere that gets me,” she said.To put Lydias mark in perspective, the top adult score in the Cattell III B test, which primarily tests verbal reasoning, is 161. A top 2 scorewhich allows entry to Mensa, the club for those with high IQswould be 148 or over. Lydia scored 162, placing her in the top l of
12、the population.24What can we know about Lydia from the passage？AShe is a middle school student.BShe is the cleverest student.CShe thinks she is cleverer than Einstein.DShe had thought the test was very easy.25According to the passage, who supported her taking the test？AHer teachers. BHer classmates.
13、CHer friends.DHer parents.26If you want to enter Mensa, you have to _.Abe as clever as Lydia in the testBbe able to attend a famous universityChave a great interest in mathDget at least 148 in the IQ test27After Lydia graduates from high school, she will _.Amajor in math probably Benter a clubCnever
14、 be nervous Dachieve a lotCAlibaba, Bank of China and Huaweithese are the dream employers for Chinese students, according to a new survey.“The survey of more than 55,000 students, conducted by the research firm Universum, has found that roughly a quarter want to work for an international company, wh
15、ile only 9 want to work for a start-up. Five percent want to start their own business.”The students said that work-1ife balance was the most important career goal, followed by job stability. When it comes to desirable companies, Bank of China has been named the top choice by business students for seven consecutive years, and the gigantic state-owned firm shows no signs of giving up its lead.William Wu, the China country manager for Universum, said that banking remains an attractive industry for young Chin
