15—16学年上学期高二英语限时训练试题(附答案)

伊川实验高中高二限时训练试题

第一节阅读理解（每题4分，共32分）

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Two mayors made a bet on the outcome of the V egetable Bowl, the annual football game between their high school teams. If Arvada’s team lost, the mayor of Arvada would send the mayor of Boulder ten pounds of sliced potat oes, ready for frying. If Boulder’s team lost, the mayor would send ten pounds of sliced tomatoes, ready for sandwiches or salads.

Unfortunately, before the game started, the mayor of Boulder happened to hear the Arvada mayor tell someone: “They grow t he worst tomatoes. If they lose and send us their tomatoes, I’m going to give them all to my pig.” The mayor of Boulder was upset to hear this, because he thought Boulder’s tomatoes were the best in the state. So he gave the matter some thought.

The following week, the big game was played. Boulder lost its star quarterback in the first half when he tripped (绊倒) over a cheerleader and hurt his big toe. The quarterback sadly watched the rest of the game from the bench. His team ended up losing, 38 to 12. The two mayors shook hands after the game, and the Arvada mayor said, “I’m really looking forward to those tomatoes.” As the Boulder team left the stadium, some unhappy fans threw ripe tomatoes at them.

A week later, the mayor of Arvada received a package of beautifully sliced tomatoes. He took them straight to his pig, which ate them right up. That night the mayor of Boulder asked his wife if Arvada’s mayor had called. “No,” she said. “Why?” “Because I mixed a pint (品脱) of hot sauce into the tomatoes and I wan ted to know how his pig’s doing.”

1. The underlined word “They” in the second paragraph refers to ______.

A. the mayor of Arvada

B. the mayors of Boulder

C. people in Arvada

D. people in Boulder

2. Which of the following statements is true according to this reading passage?

A. The mayor of Arvada won the bet and got ten pounds of sliced tomatoes from Boulder.

B. The star quarterback on the Boulder’s team was hurt by someone from Arvada.

C. A quarterback was not a team member.

D. If his team lost the game, the mayor of Boulder would eat up ten pounds of sliced potatoes.

3. Why did the mayor of Boulder send a package of sliced tomatoes to the mayor of Arvada?

A. Because his football team lost the game.

B. Because the two mayors had made a big plan.

C. Because his tomatoes were the best in the state.

D. Because the mayor of Arvada needed some sliced tomatoes for sandwiches and salads.

4. How do you think the pig was doing after it ate all the sliced tomatoes?

A. The pig was going to die from food poisoning.

B. The pig was not doing quiet well.

C. The pig would have some trouble with its teeth.

D. The pig seemed quite all right.

B

Peter loved to shop used articles. Almost a month ago, he bought popular word game that used little pieces of wood with different letters on them. As he was purchasing it, the salesgirl said, “Uh, look, the game box ha s n’t even been opened yet. That might be worth some money. ”

Peter examined the box, and, sure enough, it was completely covered in factory-sealed plastic. And he saw a date of 1973 on the back of the box.

“You should put that up for auction (拍卖) on the Internet, and see what happens.”the salesgirl said.

“Yes, you’re right. People like something rare.” Peter agreed, “I can’t imagine there being very many unopened boxes of this game still around 40 years later.”

“Don’t forget to tell me if you sell it.” the salesgirl smiled.

“No problem.” Peter said.

After he got home, Peter went online to several auction websites looking for his game. But he cou ldn’t find it. Then he typed in the name of the word game and hit Search. The search result was 543 websites containing information about the changes of the game. Over the years, the game had been produced using letters in different sizes and game boards in different colors. He also found some lists of game fans looking for various versions of the game. Peter emailed some of them, telling them what he had.

Two weeks later, Peter went back to the shop.

“Hello. Do you still remember the unopened word game?”

T he salesgirl looked at him for a second, then recognized him and said, “Oh, hi!”