2022年浙江省杭州市重点中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题卷 Word版含答案.docx

2021-2022学年浙江省杭州市重点中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题卷

第I卷选择题部分

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

Seminolewasfartooaccustomedtothebusiness.Everyonesympathizedwithhimdependinganlonghoursminimumwage,andill-manneredcustomers.Althoughstrugglingtopayhisrenthestillwentallouttomakethoseluckyenoughtositathistableslaugh.Thedaywasgoingquick.

Hewasexhaustedwhenhearrivedtoworkthenextday,buthewentabouthisdailyduties,puttingonabravefaceascustomerscomplainedaboutthefoodorquestionedthebill.Usuallyashepreparedtocloseforthenight,acoupleofcustomerswouldsitdownandorderdrinks.Mostofthecrewhadleftbyclosingtime,butSeminolestayedtoserve.Eventually,thelastroundwasorderedandhegavethemthebill.Theminimumtipwassuggestedonthereceipt.“Tomorrowwillbebetter,”murmuredhe.

Butluckwasntonhisside.Eveningapproaching,agroupofteenagerssteppedin.Thankfully,theywerepoliteandrespectful.Theircheerfulbehaviorbegantoruboffonhim.Asalways,hedidhisbesttomaketheirdiningexperienceapleasantone.

Oncetheyfinishedtheirdishes,heplacedthebillonthetable,accompaniedwithsomecandies.Theyplacedtheirnotesonthereceiptandleftsmiling.Whenhereturnedtoclearthetable,hewasshocked.Theteenagersonlyleftatipof$3,buttheirtotalbillwasmorethan$100.Hedgoneaboveandbeyondservingthetastydishes.Howouldtheybesorude?

Laterthatweek,hestruggledtoletgooftheawkwardmemories.Hearrivedatworkandexpectedittolikeanyother,buttherewassomethingleftbehindthedeskforhim--atwohandwrittenletterfromtheteenagerswith$18attached,inwhichtheyexplainedtheywereunawareofthetippingpracticeduetoitbeingtheirfirsttimeoutalone.Everythingsuddenlymadesense.

Seminolewassotouchedbytheirgesturethatheuploadedapicture