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　　南阳一中2016年秋高三第三次月考
　　英语试题
　　校对人：高三英语组  考试时间：120分钟     10.29
　　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。
　　A
　　A little old couple walked slowly into McDonald’s one cold winter evening. They were so old that they loot of place amid the young families and young couples eating there that night.
　　Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could tell what the admirers were thinking. “Look, there is a couple who has been through a lot together, probably for 60 years or more!”
　　The little old man walked right up to the cash register, placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off the tray. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the French fries, divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them.
　　As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger, the crowd began to get restless. Again you could tell what they were thinking, “That poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two of them.”
　　As the man began to eat his French fries, one young man stood and came over to the old couple’s table. He politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple to eat. The old man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing everything.
　　Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady hadn’t eaten a bite. She just sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally tarns sipping the drink.
　　Again the young man came over and begged them to let him buy them something to eat. This time the lady explained that, no, they were used to sharing everything together.
　　As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin, the young man could stand it no longer. Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food.
　　After being politely refused again, he finally asestion of the little old lady. “Ma’am, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. What is it that you are waiting for?”
　　She answered, “The teeth”.
　　21. The underlined phrase in the first paragraph most probably means __________.
　　A. looked helpless   B. looked romantic   C. looked cheerful   D. loonsuitable
　　22. Why did some of the customers admire them?
　　A. Because they walked in hand in hand
　　B. Because they came to McDonald’s together
　　C. Because they had been together for many years
　　D. Because they came in such a cold winter evening
　　23. How much food did the man get?
　　A. One hamburger, two French fries and two cups of tea
　　B. One hamburger, one French fries and two cups of tea
　　C. One hamburger, one French fries and one cup of tea
　　D. One hamburger, two French fries and one cup of tea
　　24. Why didn’t the old lady eat her portion of meal?
　　A. Her artificial teeth didn’t fit her well.
　　B. She forgot to bring her teeth with her.
　　C. Her husband had not finished using the teeth.
　　D. She was waiting for someone to get her teeth for her.                 
　　B
　　I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeld try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
　　The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.”