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1、湖北省黄冈中学2016年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。AA wet father dialed 999 to ask police for a lift homebecause it was raining.The man was walking along a flyover(立交桥) with his children when the heav
2、ens 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 Su
3、ndays 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 s
4、ay 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.”Ho
5、wever, 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, a
6、dded: “Its ridiculous that this important service was used for such atrivialissue. Taxpayers expect police to spend their time protecting the public from crime(犯罪), not act as a taxi service.”21Why did the policemen eventually agree to give them a lift？AThey were totally wet.BThe mans kids were youn
7、g.CThey couldnt afford the taxi fare.DTheir cell phones were out of power.22The reason why the police officer said the man was “lucky” is that _.Apeople usually couldnt get away with wasting police timeBthe man and his kids had been sent homeCthe man and his kids met some warmhearted officersDpeople
8、 concerned about the man and his kids23Which word below can take the place of “trivial” in the last second paragraph？Asmall. Bfunny.Cstrange. Dcrazy.BThe 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
9、 I ran into something solid. It was a short boy.He looked up at me, “My, youre 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. McCarthys desk, telling him that his name was Carlos Herrera and hed moved to
10、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 alread
11、y he had them on his side. And before long, he and I became familiar.One day, he looked up at me seriously with his brown eyes. “I dont understand why you are so touchy(易怒的).” My face turned red and I said sharply, “You wouldnt understand.”He followed me. “I should, Karen,” he said. “You and I have
12、a lot in common. You are too tall, and Im 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 youre afraid to be yourself. Youre smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.
13、”I felt myself turning red.“Im getting a great idea,” said Carlos, and right then he suggested being my personal manager.I wasnt 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 wa
14、s 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 youre the model.”“No way,”
15、I cried, “I dont want to be funny.”Carlos gave me a pleading(恳求) look. “Karen, Ive never asked you for a thing for myself, have I？”He hadnt. 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 extreme
