高二英语1陕西省西安市铁一中2019-2020学年度上学期高二期中考试题（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：120分）第一部分：听力(略)第二部分：阅读理解（共两节满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AMostofthetime,travelersinforeigncountriesrelyonpublictransportationtogetaround.Buthavingyourowncarprovidesfreedomandisespeciallyhelpful.ThereareafewbestcarrentalcompaniesintheU.S.fortravelerstochoosefrom.EnterpriseOneofthecarrentalindustry'smostexpensiveproviders,Enterprise'sdailypriceaveragescloseto$50.Whattheydowell,however,mighthelpyousavemoney.Thecompanyreducesorgetsridofalotofthesneakyadditionalcoststhatmostothercompaniesmaketheirmoneyfrom.lt'ssuper-convenientandtherearealmost6,000locationsacrosstheU.S.Youcanreturnthecartoanylocation.CourtesyofNationalNationalCarRental,asistercompanyofEnterprise,excelswhenitcomestocustomerservice,takingtheNo.2spotinJ.D.Powers'annualreportandtakingafive-starscoreforbothwholesatisfactionanditsbookprocessamongcustomers.Nationalsofferingsandprogramsareaimedespeciallyatbusinesstravelers,withcompaniestakingadvantageofthecompany'sbusinessrentalprogram,whichletsemployeesatanysizedcompanygetcarsatafairprice.CourtesyofHertzAlthoughit'soneofthelargestcarrentalcompaniesthere-ithasmorethan1,600airportlocationsintheU.S.alone-it'sdefinitelynotthecheapest,withanaveragedailypriceof$48.50,puttingitonaparwithEnterprise.Welovetherangeofcarsthatthecompanyoffers:There'sdefinitelyyourbusiness-tripstandards,aswellashigh-capacitycarsforfamiliesandcompacteconomycars(紧凑的经济型轿车)forthoseonabudget.CourtesyofBudgetBudget,truetoitsname,hassomeofthecheapestcarrentalsintheindustry,withanaveragerentalcostofaboutS35perdayandanextradiscountupto35percent-ifyoupaywhenyoubook.TheyalsodotheMustangweekendprogramwhereyoucangetafreethirdday-althoughitoffersfour-doorfull-sizecarsonly,it'sstillanofferthat'sattractivetofamilieshittingtheroadforaquickweekendtrip.21.IfMikerentsacarfromEnterprise,he.A.canrentacarforamonthatmostB.mustreturnthecartotherentalplaceC.willavoidsomeadditionalcostsD.willbepunishedtopaymoremoneyforanextraday22.NationalCarRental.A.onlyservesbusinessmenandofficialsB.provideswonderfulserviceforcustomersC.hassomeofthecheapestcarrentalsinindustryD.requirescustomerstobookinadvance23.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph4mean?A.CourtesyofHertzservesitsnativesasEnterprise.B.CourtesyofHertzprovidesdrivingservicesasEnterprise.C.CourtesyofHertz'sdailyaveragepriceisashighasEnterprise's.D.CourtesyofHertzandEnterpriseofferdifferentkindsofcars24.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.ToattractmoretravelerstovisittheU.S.A.B.ToprovidereaderswithusefulsuggestionsabouttravelingC.Topersuadepeopletostartmorecarrentalcompanies.D.Tointroducesomebestcarrentalcompaniestotravelers.高二英语2BOnMarch25,2010,KateandDavidheardthewordseveryparentdreads:Theirnewbornwasn'tgoingtomakeit.Theirtwins—agirlandaboy—wereborntwominutesapartand14weekspremature,weighingjustovertwopoundseach.Doctorshadtriedtosavetheboyfor20minutesbutsawnoimprovement.Hisheartbeatwasnearlygone,andhe'dstoppedbreathing.Thebabyhadjustmomentstolive."Isawhimgasp(喘息),butthedoctorsaiditwasnouse,"KatetoldtheDailyMailfiveyearslater."Iknowitsoundsstupid,butifhewasstillgasping,thatwasasignoflife.Iwasn'tgoingtogiveupeasily."Still,thecoupleknewthiswaslikelyagoodbye.Inaneffo...