河南省南阳市第一中学高一下学期开学考试英语试题PDF版含答案.pdfVIP

南阳一中2017 年春期高一开学考试 英语试题 第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分） 第一节 （共15 小题；每小题2 分，共30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A 、B 、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A One Sunday, my family had gathered at my parents’ house to feast upon Mom’s wonderful cooking. During the normal dinner chatter, I noticed that my father was slurring (说话含混) his words. No one mentioned this during dinner, but I felt compelled to discuss it with my mother afterward. We decided that there was something seriously wrong and that Dad needed to see the doctor. Mom phoned me two days later. “The doctor found a brain tumor (肿瘤). It’s too large at this point to operate. Maybe they can do something then, but the odds are long .” Even with the treatment, my father’s condition worsened, and the doctor finally informed us that this condition was terminal. During one of his stays in the hospital, we brought our baby daughter Chelsey with us when we visited him. By this time he had great difficulty speaking. I finally figured out that he wanted Chelsey to sit on his stomach so he could make faces at her. Watching the two of them together, I realized I was living an experience that would stay with me forever. Though grateful for the time they could share, I couldn’t shake the feeling of a clock ticking in the background. On the visit to my parents’ home during what we all know was my father’s last days, my mother took Chelsey from my arms and announced, “Your father would like to see you alone for a minute.” I entered the bedroom where my father lay on a rented hospital bed. He appeared even weaker than the day before. “How are you feeling, Dad?” I asked. “Can I do anything for you?” He tried to speak, but he couldn’t make out a word. “I’m sorry, but I can’t understand you,” I said. With great difficul