广东省肇庆市端州区端州中学2015-2

广东省肇庆市端州区端州中学2015-2 高二级第一学期期中考试卷（2015.11） 第一部分 听说（共三节，满分15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 My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little earlier a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of clothes that wouldn’t fit. I let a salesman fool me into buying one. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the TV set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The TV set the night. Fortunately, I didn’t get any channels (频道) showing all-night movies, or I would never have gone to bed. Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into an advertisement, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the TV set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) by shaking my set. When neither of these methods removed the noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the TV set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble. 1. Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set? A. He got an older model than he had expected. B. He couldn’t return it when it was broken. C. He could have bought it at a lower price. D. He failed to find any movie shows on it. 2. Which of the following a best replace the phrase “signed off” in paragraph 1? A. ended all their programs B. provided fewer channels C. changed to advertisements D. showed all-night movies 3. How did the author finally get this TV set working again? A. By shaking and hitting it B. By turning it on and off C. By switching channels D. By having it repaired 4. How does the author sound when telling the story? A. Curious B. Excited C. Cautious D. Humorous