高二英语竞赛试题

　　D

　　Having returned from her round trip (往返旅程), the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. "The railway owes me￡12," she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office. "You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me ￡12."

　　Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. "Come into the office, Madam," he said politely. "I'll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd."

　　The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd.How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn't have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. "You look sunburnt," he said to her. "Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?"

　　"Yes," she answered, shyly. "The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!"

　　"That's fine," said Harry. "My little girl can't swim a bit yet. Of course, she's only three…"

　　"I'm four," the child said proudly. "I'll be four and a half." Harry turned to the mother. "I remember your ticket, Madam," he said. "But you didn't get one for your daughter, did you?"

　　"Er, well……" the woman looked at the child. "I mean ...... she hasn't started school yet. She's only four."

　　"A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child's return ticket to Jersey costs……let me see ……￡13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe￡1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine……"

　　The woman stood up, took the child's hand and left the office.

　　16. Harry was worried because ______.

　　A. the woman was angry with him          B. he had not done his work properly

　　C. the Jersey timetable was wrong          D. the little girl didn't have a return ticket

　　17. Harry started talking to the little girl ______.

　　A. because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do

　　B. because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl

　　C. because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice

　　D. when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl

　　18. When Harry said," The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…," he meant that _____.

　　A. they must follow it without other choice, even though the fault was his

　　B. he had to be strict with the woman because of the law, although he didn't want to

　　C. the woman had to pay him￡1.50 and the railway would pay for the hotel

　　D. she should pay￡1.50, but as he had made a mistake, she could go without paying

　　19. The woman left the office without saying anything because ______.

　　A. she wanted to go home and get money for the child's ticket

　　B. she was so angry that she didn't want to have anything more to do with the young man

　　C. she was moved by Harry's kindness

　　D. she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted

　　E

　　People say teenagers are no good. They make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive carelessly up and down America’s main streets. And at least some of the time those things are true. But we shouldn’t forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too.

　　I watched such a moment not long ago at a woman’s funeral which happened in a church. A teenage grandson stepped forward. Softly he began: “I want to share a few values that Nana taught me. She never failed to see light in any situation. When our family dog would attack her, what would Nana say? ‘Oh, what beautiful markings that dog has.’ That was Nana.

　　“She was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful businessman in this city. But she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for Grandpa’s career,” he said, with a voice now trembling. “That was Nana’s way.”

　　Finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, “Nana taught me courage. She put up a fight to the end, when she died peacefully, which is how she lived her life. That was Nana’s way, and I hope I can carry on in the same manner.”

　　There are no hearts as sensitive as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first time. The trouble with teenagers is that they haven’t learned to be controlled. When that boy rose to speak about the woman who had been his dearest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide. I was moved and learned a lot.

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