【正文】 Roy, and I were very 36 . “Can we go on a piic, Mom?” My sixyearold daughter, Becky 37 “Please.” I had said no so many times in the 38 months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores（日常生活） could wait. To her 39 , I agreed. I prepared a few sandwiches and 40 a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy 41 . My elevenyearold twin sons put the cooler and the piic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some 42 time together as a family. About the time I got the lunch 43 out on the table, Roy arrive on the 44 . That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was filled with 45 . We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school 46 for so many months. Roy and the boys 47 rocks into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the piic table, 48 God for blessing me with such a wonderful family. That night as our 49 went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had. As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest 50 could bee a piic when it’s shared with the ones you 51 . Even though the kids have now grown up and 52 home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the piic table. Maybe today would be a good time to 53 potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry 54 and skip a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a 55 . 36. A. mean B. poor C. busy D. miserable 37. A. begged B. asked C. doubted D. wondered 38. A. ing B. recent C. following D. later 39. A. doubt B. disappointment C. sadness D. surprise 40. A. supplied B. provided C. bined D. filled 41. A. off work B. at home C. at work D. on business 42. A. unhappy B. quality C. quantity D. sad 43. A. spread B. taken C. made D. cooked 44. A. scene B. view C. event D. sight 45. A. sadness B. expectation C. hope D. laughter 46. A. orders B. charges C. activity D. responsibilities 47. A. missed B. took C. skipped D. left 48. A. praying B. praising C. thanking D. trusting 49. A. family B. children C. friends D. parents 50. A. lifestyle B. time C. world D. family 51. A. enjoy B. own C. have D. love 52. A. lived up to B. got rid of C. put up with D. moved away from 53. A. supply B. cook C. watch D. plant 54. A. ducks B. children C. family D. people 55. A. salad B. life C. piic D. hope 第三部分： 閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)，滿分 60 分） 第一節(jié)（共 15 個小題；每小題 3 分，滿分 45 分） A There are hundreds of funny and strange expressions in the English language. A lot of them include country names or nationalities, and many have historic beginnings, take these examples: The Dutch are the target of most English expressions about nationalities. Why are there so many jokes about the Dutch in English? And what do these expressions mean? In the 17th and early 18th centuries, there were three wars between the British and the Dutch, and Dutch became a bad word. So double Dutch means something that has no meaning or is impossible to understand. A Dutch uncle is someone who gives much stronger advice than they need to. There are later expressions, which are funnier, like to go Dutch, which is nowadays a popular expression. It means to pay for your part of a bill. I’m a Dutchman is another monly used expression. This means not being able to believe something. An expression with a similar meaning to double Dutch is it’s all Greek to me, which means I don’t understand. If you take French leave, you are not present or leave somewhere without permission. For 第 5 頁 高二期中英語 第 I 卷 共 12 頁 第 6 頁 高二期中英語 第 I 卷 共 12 頁 example, you could take French leave from a classroom or the place where you work. This expression is from the 18th century when French people left parties without saying goodbye to the host or hostess. There are Chinese whispers, which mean confused messages. This describes the fact that a message can often change as it is passed from person to person. This expression es from the First World War when foreigners were often confused by the Chinese language. Many people find English expressions confusing, but now that you know about some of them, you can easily have fun finding out many more funny English expressions. 56. What is the best title for the passage? A. Confusing English expressions B. Expressions about Dutch C. Strange and ridiculous ex