湖北省黄冈中学2016 年春季期中联考高一英语试题考试时间： 120 分钟满分： 150 分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30 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 A wet father dialed 999 to ask police for a lift home— because it was raining. The man was walking along a flyover(立交桥 ) with his children when the heavens opened. He shamelessly phoned the emergency service and begged for a lift, threatening to complain(投诉 ) to police watchdogs unless they helped. Passing officers decided they would pick up the man and his children and drive them to a bus stop. A neighbourhood police officer for the area flagged up Sunday’s incident in Shoreham, West Sussex, in a message posted on Facebook. It read: “At 12.16 pm a male dialed 999 because it was raining and he wanted a lift home. Threatened to complain to the PCC when he was told no.”A Sussex Police spokesperson confirmed: “A man rang from the Shoreham flyover to say he was stuck on foot in rain on his way home on Sunday, and wanted a lift. A passing police car did give him a lift to the adjacent A283 as he had young children with him. He was then left as he was able to wait for a bus or phone for a taxi. Clearly, 999 is for public use only in emergencies.”However, the poor use of public service has been widely blamed. A Sussex police officer, who asked to remain anonymous(匿名的 ), said: “Obviously, this is not why people should call 999. He was lucky he was not punished for wasting police time.”Matthew Sinclair, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, added: “It ’s ridiculous that this important service wa...
