2024—2025学年浙江省杭州学军中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷.docVIP

2024—2025学年浙江省杭州学军中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解

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Whenthephonefinallystoppedringingandthehouselaystillwithgrief,Ifilledmyhomewiththesweetsmellofpeachpietomaskthescentofworrythatstilllingered.

TheweekendafterDad’sdiagnosis(诊断),Momhadsentthesametexttoeachconcernedrelativeandfriend:JaywasdiagnosedwithPick’sdisease.Wearegoingbacktothedoctorformoreinformation.ThenMomputdownthephone,rubbedherforehead,andsuggestedthatwegoforadrive.Ontheinterstate,wepassedaboardwithclearredletters:“Fredericksburgpeaches,thebestfruityoucanfindinCentralTexas.”Momwenttonegotiatewiththestandowner.

Nowinourkitchen,thesweetsmellofpeachjuicedriftedintothelivingroomandpulledDadawayfromthefootballgameonTV.

“Oh!Yougotpeaches?”Heeyedthefruitwithchildishglee(欢快).

“Here,”Ihandedhimaknife.“We’remakingpeachpie.”

Ishowedhimhowtopeeltheskinoff.AsImadepiedough,heaskedquestions:Howlongdoesittaketobake?Areyouaddingsugar?Howmanypeaches?WhatshouldIdowiththeseeds?Showinghimhowtosliceandmeasureandmixinacalm,firmvoice,Isuddenlyfeltgrownup.

Thesummerhadreversedourroles;now,Iwastheadult.Istayedhomeallsummerandcookedhisdinner,washedhisT-shirtsandhelpedhimmakephonecalls.Istayeduplatethinkingabouthimandmonitoredhimlikeananxiouscaretaker.

Thesameday,beforetheafternoondriveandpeachpie,IhadheldmytearsasIreadthediagnosisforPick’sdisease:fourtotenyears,dependingonhowfastthedamagedproteinsoverpowerDad’sbrain.IdecidedthenthatIwouldbegratefulforjustfourmoreyearswithDad,enoughforhimtoseemebecomeanadultforreal.

1.WhydidMomproposearide?

A．Topurchasefruits.

B．Toenjoyatrip.

C．Toreleasesorrow.

D．Toconsultthedoctor.

2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefam