小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com第二学期期中考试高二英语试题第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节(共15小题，每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AAsChineseNewYearapproachesandwelooktowelcometheYearoftheTiger,whatbetterwaytocelebratethanenjoyingachickenchowmein?IamahugefanofChinesefood.MyonlycomplaintwithitisthatIoftenendeduppayingmorethanplanned!Thankfullythereisacheaperalternative:aChinesereadymealinasupermarket.ButhowreliablearetheyanddotheymatchuptothetasteofanauthenticChinesetakeaway?Tesco-£2.75for400gIhadhighhopesforTesco’schickenchowmein.ItcameinaplasticpotasmostChinesetakeawaysdoandthenoodleslookedthickandappetising.However,Iwasnotimpressedatall.Itwasverydryandtherewasn’tmuchchicken.Thereweremorevegetablesthannoodles,withanespeciallylargeamountofcarrot.Itclaimedtobedressedina“sesame(芝麻)sauce”butIfoundtherewasbarelyanycoating(涂层,覆盖层)atall.3/10Waitrose-£3.75for400g(currently£2.81)ThedifferencebetweenWaitrose’schickenchowmeinandTesco’scouldnotbeclearer.Waitrose’schowmeinclaimstobeaChineserecipewith“eggnoodles,chickenandvegetablesinasoyandricewinesauce.”Onfirstglance,therewasamuchhigherproportionofchickenthanTescohad,andplentyoftendervegetables.Itwasmuchmoisterandthechickenwaslovelyandtasty.TherewaslotsofflavourandIthoroughlyenjoyedit.9/10Aldi-£1.89for400gAldi’schickenchowmeinwasthecheapestandtastedthatway.Itriedabitofchickenfirstandittookmeagoodminutetogetthrough;itlookedandtastedcompletelydry,makingitdifficulttochewandswallow.Itwaslikecardboard.Therewasn’tmuch,either.Therestofthedishwasfairlydullandthenoodlesweresoft.Therewasalsoonlyasmallnumberofvegetablesinthedish.Ilikedthatithadchilliintoo,whichaddedahintofspice.But小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comthefactthatthespicewastheoneadvantageisagiveawaythatthisisaprettypoorchickenchowmein.2/10Finalverdict:Waitrose9/10,Tesco3/10,Aldi2/101.WhatproblemdoesthewriterhavewithChinesefood?A.Shecanseldomaffordtobuyit.B.Sheoftenexceedsherbudget.C.Shedoesn’tknowwheretogetit.D.She’sunabletofinddishesshelikes.2.WhatdotheTescoandWaitrosechowmeinhaveincommon?A.Thechickenisdry.B.Theflavourisspicy.C.Therecipeisauthentic.D.Thereareenoughvegetables.3.WhatcanweinferabouttheAldichowmein?A.Ithasthelargestquantityofnoodles.B.Thewholedishisdryandspicy.C.Thewriterthoughtitwasgoodvalue.D.Thewriterdidn’tlikethespicyflavour.BRidingamotorbikeinUgandawassomethingonlymencoulddo.AtleastthatiswhatAllenKisakyeButunduwastoldwhenshesaidshewantedtolearntorideone.“Thecommunitywereshockedtoseeafemalerider.Somepeoplewouldevenshoutthingsatmeandchaseme,”shesays.The27-year-olddecidedtolearntorideamotorbiketwoyearsago.Initially,thedecisionwastosavemoneyontravelbetweenthecapital,Kampala,andthemoreruralareaswheresheworkedasasocialworker.Butsheisnowoneofjustafewfemaleridersofbodaboda,asmotorbiketaxisareknown,inUganda.Butunduearnsupto£10adayonhermotorbikeandisthechiefbreadwinnerforherchildrenandhusband,atrainedvet,whohasregularperiodswithoutwork.Butthejourneyhasnotbeeneasyinasocietywithengrainedgenderroles.Herhusband“refusedcompletely”whensheaskedhimtoteachherhowtoride.“Ididn’tgiveup,”shesays.“Istoppedbodabodadriversontheroadandsaid:‘I’mnota...