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　　大同市第一中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
　　第Ⅰ卷　客观卷（共60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）
　　A
　　It was 7:00 am in Kyoto, Japan, and the taxi company had just called a second time to say they couldn’t find my house. Once again I spelt out directions even a blind person could follow. I glanced impatiently at my watch, and waited. Only two hours remained until my flight left—and it was an hour and a half trip to the airport.
　　Outside, heavy rains were pouring down. My house was so far north in the city that buses pass only here times a day.
　　The telephone rang again. “Terribly sorry,” began the man at the taxi company. Then I realized that the taxi company, flooded with calls, could only offer in-city runs. I had heard this happens when the weather gets bad. I shouted into the phone that I had a plane to catch and I would meet the taxi outside my house.
　　Standing in the wind-driven rain, I loop and down the road. No taxi. A car went by, the driver and passenger staring at the crazy foreigner in the downpour.
　　Finally a white car appeared and pulled to a stop. A young man threw open the door, waving for me to get in. Shaking with cold and anger, I climbed in.
　　In the most polite Japanese, the man said he was called Mike, with who I had spoken three times that morning. He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car. He apologized again, but didn’t explain why a taxi would not picp. Delivering me straight to the airport, he refused the 2,000 yen I pressed into his hand.
　　A few hours later, as the storm-delayed 727 took off, I opened the newspaper. On the second page my eyes caught the headline of a short article: Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto.
　　1. Why did the writer call a taxi early in the morning?
　　A. He wanted to catch a plane.
　　B. He as unable to find the airport.
　　C. There were few taxis in town.
　　D. All the buses stopped because of the rain.
　　2. What was the reason for the taxi company not being able to picp?
　　A. More people were riding in taxis on rainy days.
　　B. The writer didn’t give the correct address.
　　C. The taxi drivers refused to work.
　　D. The taxi drivers didn’t like to drive long distance.
　　3. The writer got to the airport ____________.
　　A. by riding in Mike’s car from the taxi company
　　B. with the help of Mike from the post office
　　C. by getting a lift in a passing car
　　D. with the help of a taxi driver sent by his company
　　4. We can learn from the text that the driver was _____________.
　　A. quick-minded at taking action B. a self-employed driver
　　C. unwilling to drive to the airport D. warm-hearted toward people
　　B
　　One night Mrs. Riley, an elderly woman, was walking along a dark London street. She was carrying her handbag in one hand and a plastic carrier bag in the other. There was nobody else in the street except two young men. They were standing in a dark shop doorway. One of them was very tall with fair hair, the other was short and fat with a beard.
　　The two young men waited for a few moments, and then ran quickly and quietly towards Mrs. Riley. The tall one held her from behind while the other one tried to seize her handbag.
　　Suddenly Mrs. Riley threw the tall one over her shoulder. He crashed into the other one and they both landed on the ground. Without speaking, Mrs. Riley struck both of them on the head with her handbag and walked calmly away.
　　The two surprised young men were still sitting on the ground when Mrs. Riley crossed the street towards a door with a lighted sign above it. Mrs. Riley paused, turned round, smiled at them and walked into the South West London Judo Club.
　　5. The two young men were standing in a dark shop doorway because         .
　　A. they had nothing to do    B. they were homeless
　　C. they were waiting for a victim D. they were guarding the shop
　　6. How did the story end?
　　A. The woman was robbed of her handbag.
　　B. The woman taught the two young men a lesson.
　　C. The woman reported the two young men to the police.
　　D. The woman sent the two young men to a judo club.
　　7. The story tells about an elderly woman who         .
　　A. went shopping at night
　　B. was on her way home
　　C. had just left a shopping center
　　D. had a skill of self-defense
　　C
　　Electric Shocks Can Be Fatal
　　Government statistics recently showed that in the UK, more than 3,000 people a year experience electric shocks in their home. A smaller number of people are killed after contact with power lines outside the home. Electric shocks can cause a person’s heart or breathing to stop, can also cause burns and are potentially fatal. It is essential for people to learn basic first aid techniques to deal with such emergencies.
　　What to do?
　　 If you are the first person to reach someone who has had an electric shock, don’t touch them!
　　 If they are still holding the appliance that has given them shock (e.g. a hair dryer), unplug it or turn off the power at its source. Under no circumstances will you try to move the appliance with your hand!
　　 If you can’t turn off the power, use a piece of wood, like a broom handle or a chair, to