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2015级2015—2016学年第二学期期中考试 英语试题 （本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分） 第卷 第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分） 第一节 （共15小题，每小题3分，满分45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。 A Once upon a time, there was an old businessman, who came to a small town when it was about 12 o’clock at night. He found an inn and decided to stay there for the night. After he had gone to his room, the owner said to his wife, “Look at his suitcase, dear. I’m sure there are lots of valuable things in it. I want to steal it when he is asleep.” “No, no,” said the woman. “He must look for his suitcase tomorrow morning. Then he’ll take you before the judge.” They thought and at last the woman had an idea. “We have forgetful grass,” said the woman, “Why not put some into his tea? If he has the tea, he will forget to take his suitcase away.”“How clever you are!” said the owner, “Don’t forget it when you make tea for him.” The old man had the tea with the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning, when the owner got up, he found the door was open and the old man had left with his suitcase. He woke his wife up and said angrily, “How foolish you are! Your forgetful grass isn’t useful at all.” “No, no,” said the woman. “I don’t think so. He must forget something.” “Oh, I’ve remembered!” The owner cried out suddenly, “He forgot…” 1. The old man came to the inn _______. A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. in the evening D. at midnight 2. The couple wanted to _______. A. get the man’s suitcase B. steal the man’s money C. make the man pay them more D. hide the man’s suitcase 3. The couple put the forgetful grass into the tea because _______. A. the businessman always forgot something B. they wanted to make the tea better C. they hoped the old man would leave the suitcase in the inn D. they wanted to know if the grass was useful 4. What do you think the old man most probably forgot? A. to take his suitcase away B. to pay for t