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2016～2017学年度第二学期期末考试试卷 高一英语 第一卷 第一部分：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) 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 After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. The other woman was my mother. It was 19 years since my father had passed away. However, the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That Friday after work, when I arrived at her house, my mother was waiting in the door with her coat on. She had done her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and comfortable. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation about nothing extraordinary but just caught up on recent events. We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said， “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed. A few days later, my mother died of a serious heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her. Sometime later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place where mother and I had dined. An attached note said: “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure whether I could be there; still, I paid for two plates – one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, Son.” At that moment, I understood the importance of saying “I love you” and of giving our loved ones the time they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than family. Give family members the attention they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some “other” time. 1. The author described how his mother looked to show ______. A. the importance of the dinner B. an atmosphere of happiness C. the importance of table manners D. readers his mother’s character 2. The au