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　　湖北省黄冈中学2016年春季期中联考高一英语试题
　　考试时间：120分钟　满分：150分
　　第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
　　略
　　第二部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　A wet father dialed 999 to ask police for a lift home—because it was raining.
　　The man was walking along a flyover(立交桥) with his children when the heavens opened.
　　He shamelessly phoned the emergency service and begged for a lift, threatening to complain(投诉) to police watchdogs unless they helped.
　　Passing officers decided they would pick up the man and his children and drive them to a bus stop.
　　A neighbourhood police officer for the area flagged up Sunday’s incident in Shoreham, West Sussex, in a message posted on Facebook.
　　It read: “At 12.16 pm a male dialed 999 because it was raining and he wanted a lift home. Threatened to complain to the PCC when he was told no.”
　　A Sussex Police spokesperson confirmed: “A man rang from the Shoreham flyover to say he was stuck on foot in rain on his way home on Sunday, and wanted a lift. A passing police car did give him a lift to the adjacent A283 as he had young children with him. He was then left as he was able to wait for a bus or phone for a taxi. Clearly, 999 is for public use only in emergencies.”
　　However, the poor use of public service has been widely blamed.
　　A Sussex police officer, who asked to remain anonymous(匿名的), said: “Obviously, this is not why people should call 999. He was lucky he was not punished for wasting police time.”
　　Matthew Sinclair, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, added: “It’s ridiculous that this important service was used for such a trivial issue. Taxpayers expect police to spend their time protecting the public from crime(犯罪), not act as a taxi service.”
　　21．Why did the policemen eventually agree to give them a lift？
　　A．They were totally wet.
　　B．The man’s kids were young.
　　C．They couldn’t afford the taxi fare.
　　D．Their cell phones were out of power.
　　22．The reason why the police officer said the man was “lucky” is that _________.
　　A．people usually couldn’t get away with wasting police time
　　B．the man and his kids had been sent home
　　C．the man and his kids met some warm—hearted officers
　　D．people concerned about the man and his kids
　　23．Which word below can take the place of “trivial” in the last second paragraph？
　　A．small. 　　　　　　　　　　　B．funny.
　　C．strange. 　　　　　　　　　　D．crazy.