2010-2023历年浙江省宁波市效实中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析）.docx

2010-2023历年浙江省宁波市效实中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析）

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一.参考题库(共25题)

1.WhenIwasfourteen,Iearnedmoneyinthesummerbycuttinglawns（草坪）,andwithinafewweeksIhadbuiltupabodyofcustomers.IgottoknowpeoplebytheflowerstheyplantedthatIhadtoremembernottocutdown,bythethingstheylostinthegrassorstruckinthegroundonpurpose.IreachedthepointwithmostofthemwhenIknewinadvancewhatcomplaintwasabouttobespoken,whichrequestwasmostimportant.AndIlearnedsomethingaboutthemeasureofmyneighborsbytheirpreferredmethodofpayment:bythejob,bythemonth—ornotatall.

Mr.Balloufellintothelastcategory,andhealwayshadareasonwhy.Ononeday,hehadnochangeforafifty,onanotherhewasflatoutofchecks,onanother,hewassimplyoutwhenIknockedonhisdoor.Still,exceptforthemoneyapart,hewasaniceenoughguy,alwayswavingortippinghishatwhenhe’dseenmefromadistance.Ifiguredhimforathinretirementcheck,maybeawork-relatedinjurythatkepthimfromdoinghisownyardwork.Sure,Ikepttrackofthetotal,butIdidn’tworryabouttheamounttoomuch.Grasswasgrass,andthelittlethatMr.Ballou’spropertycompriseddidn’ttakelongtotrim(修剪).

Then,onelateafternooninmid-July,thehottesttimeoftheyear,Iwaswalkingbyhishouseandheopenedthedoor,mentionedmetocomeinside.Thehallwascool,shaded,andittookmyeyesaminutetoadjusttothedimlight.?

“Ioweyou,”MrBallousaid,“but…”

IthoughtI’dsavehimthetroubleofthinkingofanewexcuse.“Noproblem.Don’tworryaboutit.”

“Thebankmadeamistakeinmyaccount,”hecontinued,ignoringmywords.“Itwillbeclearedupinadayortwo.ButinthemeantimeIthoughtperhapsyoucouldchooseoneortwovolumesforadownpayment.

HegesturedtowardthewallsandIsawthatbookswerestacked(堆放)everywhere.Itwaslikealibrary,exceptwithnoordertothearrangement.

“Takeyourtime,”Mr.