武汉二中2015-2016学年高一下学期期末英语试卷

武汉二中2015-2016学年高一下学期期末英语试卷

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）

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My mother was a firm supporter of corporal punishment, but for all her talking she has never spanked(打屁股)my sisters, and me only once. Instead she found ways of punishment that left me a more lasting memory. One of the most memorable of these occasions occurred when I was four.

That day mother picked me up early from daycare because we were going to Sears&Roebuck to pay on a Christmas Layaway. I was excited by the lights and decorations, and as we walked through the toy section on the way to the Layaway Department, I saw a toy I had to have. It was a white and red telephone whose bells rang as it was pulled along on a string. Looking lovingly up at my mother I ask ed, “Mama, can I have that telephone?”

She replied, "Baby, not now, but if you are a good girl maybe Santa will bring it to you. " "But Mama, I want that telephone right now. " Her eyes narrowed and her hand tightened on mine. "Becky, you can’t have that telephone today, but if you misbehave you can have a spanking. "

By now we were standing in the long Holiday line in the Layaway Department, and I figure it was now or never. I lay down on the ground and began screaming, "I want that telephone, " over and over again. Weary Christmas shoppers looked as my mother calmly said, "Becky, you better get up by the count of three or else. One…Two…Three. " Nothing. I was still in full tantrum. So then she lay down beside me on the floor, and began kicking and screaming, "I want a new car, I want a new house, I want some jewelry, I want…" Shocked, I stood up.

"Mama, stop. Mama get up, " I tearfully requested.

She stood, and brushed herself off. At first stunned, the others waiting in line began to clap, and before I knew it they were cheering and laughing and patting my mother on her back. She blushed and took a little bow and the next thirty minutes in line was pure misery for me as various parents leaving the Layaway Department, shake their heads at me and say with a smile, "Your mom got you good. I bet you’ll never try that again. "

And I didn’t, because it left a lasting mental picture more effective then any physical mark.

21. From the second paragraph, we can know that .

A. It was after Christmas

B. I was very well-behaved

C. I liked a red and blue telephone

D. I was a primary school student

22. The underlined word “tantrum” can be replaced by .

A. disappointment

B. sadness

C. bad temper

D. excitement

23.Why did the mother scream together with her daughter? .

A. She wanted to educate the girl

B. She wanted to amuse others

C. She wanted the girl to buy those things for her

D. She wanted to embarrass the girl

24. What can be inferred from this passage?

A. The mother has many fans on educating daughter.

B. The mother hit the girl in the Department.

C. The mother planned to buy the telephone when the girl first asked.

D. The girl is still naughty after this experience.

B

Why are people interested in eating raw foods or whole foods ? One reason is that eating these types of food reduces the risk of acid accumulation (积累；堆积)in your body.

Raw and whole foods are usually digested more than cooked and refined foods. When we cook foods, we destroy the natural enzymes(酶) that are part of the food in its raw form. These enzymes were intended by nature to help us digest the food. When we consume food without these natural enzymes , our bodies either digest the food improperly or allow too many nutrients to be absorbed into bloodstream. In both instances, the result is obesity. When too many nutrients are absorbed at once, the body grows fat. Improperly digested food moves slowly through the digestive tract, where it becomes increasingly acidic. To protect its vital organs from this acidic waste, the body changes the acid into fat and stores it safely away from the organs.

Processed foods contain chemical elements, which might confuse the appetite mechanism that tells us when we’ve had enough to eat; as a result, people often overeat. Processed foods also upset the digestive cycle. The body will either