江苏启东中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题word含答案

comment. “It’s all overpriced junk. If they had anything good they wouldn’t be going out of business.”

“But, it’s sporting goods. Could be some good deals for the grandkids. And, you like boats and fishing stuff. I’ve put up with that photo of your ‘dream-canoe’ stuck on the bathroom mirror for years now. Maybe you’d enjoy just looking around?” “Are you crazy?” His eyes got funny and he said something like. “This loser store wouldn’t carry something like that. And I’m sure not going near those sucker crowds.”

I squared my chin and marched into the crowded store. Aisles and aisles of sporting equipment, boy toys were strung with huge blaring signs. CLOSING OUT SALE─Up to 80% OFF. NO REFUNDS.

Up and down the aisles I walked and explored, humming to myself and enjoying the excitement of a sale. All of a sudden, there, at the back of the store, in gleaming silver, full of lifejackets, paddles and fishing stuff, sat the exact canoe of my husband’s picture. I gasped and blinked three times. Yup. It was still there. The Supremo Numero-Uno blah, blah. My heart beat wildly. I made my way through the crowds, scrambled over junk in the aisles and nearly fell into the canoe looking for the price tag. There it was─a little tattered (破旧的), with the manufacturer’s suggested retail price at $6,750 plus tax crossed out and a handwritten TO CLEAR $750 AS IS. NO RETURNS. Must be a mistake. $6000 off? Salesman. I had to talk to a salesman. I spotted a young fellow with a “Hi. I’m Mathew” tag trying to hide out from bargain hunters. I grasped his sleeve. “Mathew. Tell me about this El Supremo canoe. What’s wrong with it? Why is it only $750?”

“Oh. There’s nothing wrong with it. It’s brand new. We’re closing the store is all. It’s on clearance like everything else. I think that includes lifejackets, paddles and a bunch of fishing gear, too. I’ll go check.”

A few minutes later he came back and said, “I’m sorry ma’am. Someone made a mistake on the sale tag. It’s supposed to be $4,750 for the whole package. I just talked to my Dad who is running the close-out. He said it was worth more than $8,000 regular price so it’s still a real good deal.”

I felt tears well up in my eyes. “Oh well,” I said sadly. “Of course, it was too good to be true. This is exactly like my husband’s dreamboat. I guess I started to dream myself when I saw that price tag. He’s going to be 62 years old Friday. Had to retire early for his health. It’s been hard on just the pension but the stubborn old fool has been saving $10 every week for years to buy one just like this. Just an old man’s silly dream, you know. Always said he wanted to spend his retirement out fishing in a canoe,” my voice reduced and I turned and walked away. I was already at the mall door when Mathew caught up with me. “Do you have $750 plus $25 for delivery and a bit more for tax, ma’am?” I gasped. “Yes. Yes. That’s about all I have,” I said as I thought quickly about the eye surgery I was saving up for. “Well then, you just have your husband sitting on the front porch on Friday morning around 10 o’clock so he can be there when my Dad and I come to unload his new boat. We’ll even put a bow on it for his birthday.” I started to cry. My old hand shook and I had to squint (眯眼看) as I wrote out my cheque. Mathew swallowed hard.

“Ma’am. There’s something you should know. This store was my Grandpa’s. He ran it for more than 30 years. He always promised to retire one day. Said he wanted to spend time relaxing and out fishing in a canoe. He ordered this one, custom, for himself last year but, well, just never took the time off to use it.” He swallowed even harder. “My Grandpa died, sudden-like, just last week. He was only 68 years old. I think he’d be mighty happy that your husband will get this here canoe. My Dad thinks so too. You just have to make sure he uses it a lot, okay? Promise? ” I handed Mathew a Kleenex and we stood there together, quietly lost in our own thoughts for a moment, blowing our noses.

“I promise,” I said as I dashed off to look for my dear sweet husband. 66. From the passage, we can find the writer’s husband _______. A. had deep prejudice against businessmen comments

C. needed an operation on his eyes D. dreamt of possessing a fishing canoe

67. We can infer from the passage that_______.

B. was an old man with wise

A. the writer loved buying cheap sporting goods most B. the old couple lived comfortably with their pension C. all the goods were 80 percent off their original price D. many bargain hunters were interested in goods on sale

68. The underlined sentence “My heart beat wildly” shows that the writer was _______. A. desperate

B. curious C. excited D. skeptical

69. Mathew’s words in the last but one paragraph tell us that _______.

A. it’s better not to put off keeping the promise B. it’s important to be a man of wisdom

C. helping others will double your happiness D. the old should retire as early as possible

70. Which of the following can serve as the best title? A. A real bargain

B. Broken promises

C. A dream come true D. Lost hope found again

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第四部分 单词拼写 (共10小题,每小题0.5分,满分5分)

请根据所给汉语或首字母写出空缺处单词的适当形式，使句子完整，语法正确，每空只填一个单词。

71. If something g___________ people or their behavior, it controls or strongly influences them.

72. Success in your job is not worth the s________ of your health, because the latter is priceless.

73. Many people b______________ this change on gases such as carbon dioxide. 74. They think of g________ businessmen hiding from their responsibilities and only worrying about money.

75. He stood there without daring to lift his head as a c__________ of his wrong action. 76. Cancellation under certain _______________(情况) is covered by your travel insurance policy.

77. The company sells its ______________(电池) mainly through electronic stores. 78. The heating system in the hotel has an __________(自动的) temperature control. 79. She discussed the idea with some of her__________(同事).

80. Basic human rights, including freedom of speech, are now _____________ (保证).

第五部分 动词填空（共10小题, 每小题0.5分, 满分5分）

81. If mankind interferes with nature in this way, they may be on their way to _______(produce) a

real-life Frankenstein’s monster.

82. We finished the exam paper in less than half the time ___________(allow). 83. The murderer has been caught by the police and ___________(question) now at the police station.

84. You can not imagine a child ______________ (treat) so cruelly.

85. When the Eiffel Tower was presented at the World Exposition in 1889, it was not very popular and

came close to______________ (tear)down.

86. Had it not been for the fact that Tom _______(be) good at dancing, I wouldn’t have invited him to

the party held on Christmas Eve.

87. His parents are opposed to her daughter _________(go) into heavy industry in the west.

88. If only he (tell) me the news! I needn’t have been so busy then. 89. Listening to music at home is one thing, going to hear it __________ (perform) live is quite another.

90. She spent as much time playing computer games as ________(study) his lessons.

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