2015潍坊高一英语期中考试试题.doc

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 (共15小题;每小题分，满分分) 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Looking at his sister, Emily, Samuel said, “I wouldn’t have thought Everett would be a thief.” Emily replied, “Whoa, we don’t know that for sure.” Samuel said, “But who else could it be? He was there, he had them in his hands, and now they are missing.” Samuel remembered two days ago when he had brought out his coin collection for Everett to see. At the end of that day, Samuel’s mother asked him to take a note to Mr. Bates down the street, so he asked his friend, “Is it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?” Everett had said, “Go ahead. I’ll clean up here,” pointing at the coins on the floor. When Samuel returned, he had done his homework, had eaten dinner, and had read for a while before bed. It was not until two days later that he realized the quarters(2角5分硬币) were gone. Emily said, “Why don’t you just ask him?” “Ask him what? Hey, Best Friend, did you steal my coin collection?” Samuel thought for a moment, deciding if that would be a good idea. The theft of his collection left him with a feeling of betrayal (背叛). “How could I have misconceived my friend?” The next day Samuel went over to Everett’s house. Everett was acting funny. In fact, Samuel thought Everett was acting like someone with a secret. Suddenly, Everett cried, “I can’t stand it any more!” and pulled something from beneath the chair. “Go on—open it! I was going to wait until your birthday tomorrow, but I can’t wait!” Slowly, Samuel lifted the top of the box. Laid out in front of him were all of the quarters from his coin collection. Each quarter was in its own place in a new collection box. Each quarter shone like it was new. Samuel felt heat rush over his neck and ears. He weakly said, “Thank you—this means... a great deal to me.” He was thankful that Everett had cut him off before he said something bad. Everett was exactly the type of person he wanted as a friend! 21. From the first three paragraphs, we know t