高二英语期末试卷第一卷（共70分）一、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）.ADad was lying in the hospital weakly, but his smile was as sure as ever . It was another attack of lung illness. My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would help Dad get home from hospital and look after him. But I longed to be able to let him know that we cared about him too, even when we werent with him.Then I remembered a family tradition when our children were small. When leaving our grandparents home after a visit, each child would write a love note to their grandparents. We hid notes in oat box, under a hairbrush or next to the phone or even in the microwave oven. For days, our grandparents would smile as they discovered these reminders of our love. So as I tidied Dads kitchen and made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room, I wrote some notes. Some were practical, Dad, I put the food in the fridge so it wouldnt spoil. Some expressed my love, “Dad, I hope you will sleep well in your new bed.” Most notes were downstairs where he would stay for several weeks until he recovered strength, but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow, Dad, if you have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!Just like his medicine strengthened him physically, these emotional vitamins would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!1. We can infer from the text that the writers father_. A. had suffered from the same illness before. B. lived with his relatives C. asked her to return to work D. got home from hospital alone2. The children hid notes in their grandparents home in order to_ A. follow a family tradition B. play jokes on their grandparents C. show their gifts to their grandparents D. make their grandparents feel pleasantly surprised3. Follow the family tradition, the author . A. She called her father regularly. B. She wrote some notes to her father . C. She bought all kinds of vitamins to her father. D. She hid some notes upstairs under her fathers pillow.4. Which of the following is true according to the text? A. The writer believed that a family tradition was not good. B. The writer enjoyed talking with her father. C. The writer tried to comfort her father with love. D. The writer thanked her children for looking after her father.BHave you ever been to the worlds smallest bookstore?The Worlds Smallest Bookstore，whose official name is just these three words，sits quietly about 100 miles northeast of TorontoThe bookstore is about 10 feet by 10 feet，so it is easy to imagine how tiny it really isThe bookstore is open 24 hours a dayInside the bookstore are various books，especially literary books and classic authors worksSo if you are looking for something less popular，you may get a bit disappointed thereAnother special feature of this bookstore is that each book only costs three dollarsAll the expenses are paid on the honor system，which means buyers should make a note of what theyve bought and leave their money by themselvesSo the tools of the trade in this bookstore are quite simple: pens，papers，light bulbs and a label-makerIn order to catch passers-bys attention，the billboards(广告牌）of the bookstore are several times bigger than the store itselfWith these large eye-catchers，many people are willing to stop by and have a visit5Whats the passage mainly about?AThe worlds smallest bookstoreBA strange way of selling booksCThe popular books nowadaysDThe popular bookstores in the world6Which of the following books might you most probably get in the store?ABooks on popular science B. Literary booksCThe year book of a university D. Books on economic control7How could you buy a book from the store?AThe salesman will help you find the bookBThe salesman will get the money for the bookCChoose the book(s）and leave the money thereDPay on the net and then get the book(s）in the storeCMacao is only forty miles from Hong Kong and it is easy to reach. You can get there by sea. It is an interesting place and it had a long history. Macao is part of China and most people living there are Chinese.The first Europeans to go to Macao came from Portugal. More than four hundred years ago the Portuguese went there to trade with China. Some settled and made their homes there. They built strong forts to guard the city and the harbor. They also built churches, schools, hospitals and other places. Slowly the city grew. People from many countries came to live and work in Macao.Today many people visit Macao. Some only go there to watch dog-racing or motor-racing or to gamble with their money. But Macao is a quiet and peaceful place. It is pleasant just to