山西省大同市第一中学2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期中试题

-1-2015~2016学年度第一学期期中试卷高二英语第Ⅰ卷客观卷（共60分）第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AIwasinashoppingmallrecently,andIdecidedtogoandgetacupoftea.AsIwasmakingmywaytothecoffeeshop,Inoticedanoldgentlemanratherpoorlydressedsittingonabenchnearby.Iknewfromthefirstsightthathewasinneedofsomekindofhelp.Hehadalittlelunchinfrontofhimandwaswholeheartedlyenjoyingit.Therewasayoungmaninfrontofmeinthelinealsowaitingtobeserved.Theyoungmanhandedtheservantatwenty-dollarbillandaskedforanorangejuiceaswellasafavor.Theservantlookedattheyoungmanwithalittlesurprise,notfullyunderstandinghim.Theyoungmanaskedhertogivethejuicetotheoldgentlemaneatinghislunchoutsideonthebench.Theyoungmanalsotoldherthathewouldbewatchingeverysecondsothatshewouldbecompletelysafeatalltimes.Later,therewasawonderfulexchangebetweenthewaitressandtheoldman.IonlywishedIhadtakenaphotoofthesmilesonbothoftheirfaces.AsIwasthinkingaboutthiseventlateron,Iwonderedwhytheyoungmandidn’tjustperformthisactofkindnesshimself.Ithoughthewashopingthatthisactofkindnessmightinspireotherstodosomethingfortheoldmanaswell.Thinkingofthehappysmilesontheoldman’sface,Ifelthowworthwhileitistohelpothers.1.Theunderlinedword“favor”inPara.2refersto________.A.passingtheyoungmanacupoforangejuiceB.buyinglunchfortheoldmanC.exchangingmealswiththeoldmanD.givingthejuicetotheoldman-2-2.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribetheyoungman?A.KindandconsiderateB.Generousandproud.C.Richandfriendly.D.Humorousandhelpful.3.Intheauthor’sopinion,theyoungmanaskedtheservanttotakethejuicetotheoldmansothat____________.A.theoldmancouldprobablyacceptitB.hewouldbecomefamousforhisgooddeedC.morepeoplewouldbeinspiredtodogooddeedsD.hewouldbecomeafriendoftheservantBTheHornofPlentyisoneofthelargestnaturalhealthfoodstoreswithintheGreaterHamiltonarea.Wearebigsupportersofbuyinglocallyandweareheretotellyouwhyitissoimportantforyourfamily,thecommunityandtheenvironment.Theconceptofbuyinglocallyissimple:buyfoodproduced,grown,orraisedasclosetoyourhomeaspossible.Notonlywillyourfoodbefresherandtastier,butyouarehelpingprotecttheenvironmentandaresupportingbusinesseswithinyourcommunityandreducingpollution.BetterfortheenvironmentSustainability(持续性)andglobalwarmingaresuchhottopicsatthemoment,andmanypeoplewanttodotheirbittohelpsupportahealthierenvironment.Smallactioncarriedoutbymanypeoplecanmakeabigdifference.MostmaterialsinanaverageNorthAmericanmealhavetraveledabout1,500milestogetfromfarmtoplate.Tocutoutabigpartofthistravelwouldgreatlyreducenotonlypollutionfromtransportationandrefrigerationbutalsocustomers’expensesaswell.TasteandnutritionalcontentLocally-grownfruitsandvegetablesareusuallysoldwithin24hoursofbeingharvested.Becausetheyarepickedattheheightofripeness(成熟)andtravelonlyashortdistancetothemarket,theirfreshness,nutrition,andflavorarekept.Producetruckedinfromfarawaymaylosebothtasteandnutritionalcontent.Communityandhomevalues-3-Whenyoubuydirectfromafarmerorbuylocally-grownfoods,youareengagedinatime-honoredtraditionbetweenagrowerandaneater.Youalsohelpkeepdollarswithinyourcommunity.4.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat___________.A.globalwarmingisthemostseriousproblemnowB.NorthAmericanfoodisrichinvariouskindsofmaterialsC.theincreasedcostoftransportingfoodispassedontothecustomersD.mostpeoplesupportbuyinglocally5.Locally-grownfruitsandvegetablestastegoodmostlybecause___________.A.theyarepickedwhentheyarefullygrownB.theyarenotpollutedbychemicalfertilizerC.theycanbeharvestedatanytimeD.theyaresenttothemarketatahighspeed6.Accordingtotheauthor,whenyoubuylocally-grownfoods___________.A.youcanseehowfruitsandvegetablesgrowB.youwillcontributetoprotectingtheenvironmentC.youwillbecomemuchhealthierandprettierD.youaremakingmoneyfromyourcommunity7.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Thewaytokeepyourfoodtastyandhealthy.B.ThepopularityoftheHornofPlenty.C.Theimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.D.Thebenefitsofbuyinglocally.CAclassicalguitaristwasexcitedtohearfromNewYorkCitypolicethathisvaluableguitarhadbeenfound.Itdisappearedalmostayearagowhenhegotoutofacabandforgottotaketheguitarwithhim.LaurenceLennon,44,saidhewasrunninglatethatday.Hewastalkingtohismanageronhiscellphonewhenhedashedoutofthetaxi.Hesaidthathegavethedriver$60andtoldhimtokeepthechange.Hewalkedthroughthefrontdoorsoftheconcerthallstilltalkingonthephoneto-4-hismanager.Upondiscoveringhisloss,Lennonusedhiscellphonetocallthepolice.Thepolicewomanaskedhimforthenameofthecabcompany,thenumberofthecab,andthenameofthedriver.Hesaidthatshehadtobekidding.ShetoldLennonthathecouldfileamissingitemsreportatthepolicestationoronline.Lennonaskedfortheonlineaddress.Shetoldhimthatfindingtheguitarmighttakeacoupleofyears—findingguitarswasnotasimportantasfindingmurderersandmarijuanasmokers.Thenshetoldhimtohaveaniceday.“Thisyearhasbeendepressing，”saidLennon.“IhadtoputofftherecordingoftwonewCDs.I'vebeenusingborrowedguitars.AndIwaslosinghopeofeverrecoveringmyguitar.”Lennonwasreunitedwithhis$100,000musicalinstrumentyesterday.ThecaseandtheguitarhadbeendiscoveredinthecornerofacoffeehouseonlytwoblocksfromwhereLennonhadlostitinthef