2016级高二第一次模拟考试英语试卷第一部分听了（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中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhenIwasyoung,myfatherhadoneofthefirsttelephonesinourneighborhood.Iremembertheshinyboxonthewall.ButIwastoolittletoreachit.Icouldonlylistentomymothertalkonit.Idiscoveredthatinsidethe-wonderfulboxlivedanamazingpersonwhosenamewasInformationPlease.Therewasnothingshedidnotknow.Onedaymymotherwentout.IaccidentallyhurtmyfingerwhenIwasplayingwithahammer.Iwalkedaroundthehousesuckingmyfinger,finallyseeingthetelephone.QuicklyIdraggedachairoverandclimbedup.“InformationPlease,”Ispokeintothereceiver.Aclickortwoandasmallclearvoicespokeintomyear.“Information.”“Ihurtmyfinger⋯”Icriedintothephone.“Isn’tyourmotherhome?”camethequestion.“Nobody’shomebutme.”Isobbed.“Areyoubleeding?”thevoiceasked.“No,”Ireplied,“Ihitmyfingerwiththehammerandithurts.”“Canyouopenyouricebox?”sheasked.IsaidIcould.“Thentakealittlepieceoficeandholdittoyourfinger.”saidthevoice.Afterthat,Icalled“InformationPlease”foreverything.IaskedherforhelpwithmygeographyandshetoldmewherePhiladelphiawas.Shehelpedmewithmymath.ShetoldmehernamewasSally.Then,therewasthetimemypetcanary（金丝雀）died.Icalled“InformationPlease”andtoldSallythesadstory.“Whyisitthatbirdssingsobeautifullyandbringjoytoallfamilies,onlytoendupasapileoffeathers?”Shelistened,thensaidquietly,“Paul,alwaysrememberthatthereareotherworldstosingin.”Somehow,Ifeltbetter.2OnedaywhenIcalled“InformationPlease”again,adifferentvoiceanswered“Information.”IaskedforSally.“Areyouafriend?”shesaid.“Yes,”Ianswered.“I’msorrytohavetotellyouthis,”shesaid.“Shediedfivedaysago.”BeforeIcouldhangupshesaid,“Waitaminute.DidyousayyournamewasPaul?”“Yes.”“Well,Sallyleftamessageforyou.Thenotesaid,‘TellhimIstillsaythereareotherworldstosingin.He’llknowwhatImean.’”Ithankedherandhungup.IknewwhatSallymeant.1．Whentheauthorhurthisfinger,herangbecause__________.A．hebelievedthatthetelephonekneweverythingB．thetelephonecouldtellhimadoctor’snumberC．hismotherwasontheotherendofthetelephoneD．hewasoncetoldtoaskforhelpinthisway2．ThroughthehelpfromSally,itcanbeinferredthat__________.A．SallywasageographyteacherB．Sallywastheauthor’sfriendC．SallywasaconsideratepersonD．Sallywasanimaginaryperson3．WhatdidSallyreallymeanbyhermessage?A．Shewassurethatshecouldsinginotherworlds.B．Shedidn’twantPaultobesadaboutherdeath.C．SinginghelpedPaultofacedeathmoreeasily.D．TherewasnoneedforPaultocallheranymore.4．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．MyPet’sDeathB．AnAmazingWomanC．AHealingMessageD．MyMagicBoxBAnewstudyof8,000youngpeopleintheJournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappily,itisabadthingforyoungpeople．Puppylove（早恋）maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression(沮丧，抑郁）.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboys,andyoungergirlsaretheworstofall．3Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsis“lossofself”．Accordingtothestudy，eventhoughboyswouldsay“losethemselvesinaromanticrelationship”，this“lossofself”ismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions．Theywon’tt...
