2015-2016学年第二学期高二期中考试.doc

2015-2016学年第二学期高二期中考试 英语试卷 （满分：135分；时间：120分钟） 第部分：阅读理解 （共20小题。每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A New York, 10 November 5:27 pm, yesterday. Biggest power failure in the citys history. 　　Thousands of people got stuck in lifts. Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21st and22nd floors of the Empire State Building. There were twelve of us. But no one panicked. We passed the time telling stories and playing word games. One man wanted to smoke but we didnt let him. Firemen finally got us out. 　　It was the best night weve ever had, said Angela Carraro, who runs an Italian restaurant on42nd Street. We had lots of candles on the tables and the waiters were carrying candles on their trays. The place was full and all night, in fact, for after we had closed, we let the people stay on and spend the night here. 　　The zoos had their problems like everyone else. Keepers worked through the night. They used blankets to keep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm. While zoos had problems keeping warm, supermarkets had problems keeping cool. All of our ice cream and frozen foods melted, said the manger of a store in downtown Manhattan. They were worth $50,000. 　　The big electric clock in the lobby(大厅) of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started ticking (滴答) again at 5:25 this morning. It was almost on time. 1. Throughout the period of darkness, Martin Saltzman and the eleven others were________. 　　A. nervous B. excited C. calm D. frightened 2. In what way was the night of November 9 the best night for Angela Carraro? 　A. She had a taste of adventure. 　B. Burning candles brightened the place. 　C. Business was better than usual. 　D. Many people stayed the night in her restaurant.3. How long did the power failure last? 　A. Nearly 12 hours. B. More than 12 hours. C. Nearly 24 hours. D. More than 24 hours. 　　　　Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came