2017-2018学年甘肃省武威第十八中学高二英语下学期第一次月考试题【有答案】.docVIP

甘肃省武威第十八中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题 第I卷（共两部分，满分70分） 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，从每小题所给的四个选项(A. B. C和D) 中，选出最佳选项并涂在机读卡上。 A One and a half years ago, my friend and I separately received an invitation to our best friend’s wedding. Then we both decided to go to the nearby town to attend the wedding and come back together. After the reception was over, we were waiting for a public transport bus to go back home. It was nine o’clock at night, and although many buses passed, none stopped. We waited for an hour and were getting desperate. We wouldn’t be able to stay overnight because it was weekday, and we both needed to work the next day. It was almost 10pm when a family who had attended the same wedding passed by in their car. Probably sensing that we were waiting for some means of transport, they stopped and gave us a lift.I was so touched by their kindness, and I expressed my gratitude to them. When we reached my hometown, the family dropped us at the nearest point from where we could catch a shared taxi to get back to the spot where we had parked our bike. On the way, a laborer stopped the taxi. The driver saw his clothes and asked him whether he had money to pay the fare. The laborer shook his head and said, “No”.On hearing this, the driver refused to take him. I remembered my own trouble a few minutes earlier, and I told the driver to allow him to sit with us, as I would pay his fare. What an immediate opportunity to pass on the family’s act of kindness! That night, I felt lightness in my heart, and I went to sleep happily and filled with joy about what I had gotten to do. How I wish this chain of kindness could continue all over the world with your help! That is why today I especially share my story with you! How did the author and his friend get to their hometown? By taking a taxi By walking With the help of a laborer With the help of a family The reason why the driver permitted the laborer to get in at last is that . the