命题人： 刘春丽 审题人： 刘春丽 命题时间：2016- 02-16 编号：2015-2016yy004
滑县六中2014级高二限时练习 文科普通班英语练习004
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一．阅读理解:
A
I am so appreciating my daughters today and all that we learned while we were growing together. I am especially grateful for the activities that centered on kindness and brought joy to us at the same time.
At one time we decided to bake bread for the homeless community(社区) on the beach near our home. We took 2 days during each week to bake mini loaves of bread and also took cheese of each person. As this project went on (eventually for more than two years), one of my daughters started having short conversations with each person she gave bread to.
Eventually we brought some playing cards and checkers and played with some of the people, too. Soon several of our friends joined us and we began to make full lunches once a week for this community.
Years later when I saw one of the previous free lunch receivers, they would come up to me, share a nice memory from that time as well as how much the kindness meant to them and have some friendship with children, too. We had great fun together.
Both of my daughters, now grown with kids of their own, still take time to do kind things for others and community service projects and then share that with me. I am grateful for a focus away from self and to find real joy and purpose in being kind. 1. What did the author do?
A. She enjoyed the visit from those who had been provided with free lunch. B. She began to communicate with people who received food. C. She baked bread for people around with kindness.
D. She purchased and gave out playing cards and checkers alone. 2. We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. the author achieved great success due to great efforts B. the author wanted to get appreciation from others C. the author’s generosity can bring her good luck
D. the author’s daughters were influenced by her behaviors 3. Which of the following best describes the author?
A. Selfish. B. Modest. C. Warm-hearted. D. Strong-willed.
B
It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no address. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years.
It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it: overspending, running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and powder for Grandma…
Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reached for something special for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, at 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended and before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church, mostly black.
As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear to protect a wrestler’s ears. They obviously could not afford.
Mike shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them.”
Mike loved kids—all kids—and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball and lacrosse. That’s when the idea for his present came.
That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church.
On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year. For each Christmas, I followed the tradition.
The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents.
The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.
4. What does the underlined word “bypass” mean?
A. give up B. buy C. throw away D. change 5. Why did Mike hate Christmas according to the passage? A．He didn’t like the true meaning of Christmas.
B．He didn’t like people spending too much money on presents. C．He hated buying presents for Uncle Harry and Grandma. D．He didn’t want to receive gifts like shirts, sweaters or ties. 6. What was Mike’s reaction to the non-league match? A. Mike hoped that his son would win the match.
B. Mike thought that the church should have given the black boys more money. C. Mike thought the black boys were too proud. D. Mike felt sympathy for the team of black boys. 7.The writer’s purpose of writing the passage is to _______. A．show the importance of coaching
B．illustrate how a difficult life the black boys led C．tell a story of a special Christmas present D．show her pride in her boy’s good performance 二．语法填空： (共10分；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A
On my first day of Kindergarten, I was both excited and a little 8 (scare). The large classroom was full of books and toys, two things 9 I loved. But it was also full of 10 (kid) all larger than me. Because my birthday was in late September, I was allowed in at only 4 years old, and this meant that I was bound to be the 11 (small) kid in my class.
I think that my Mom sensed I was a little afraid. That was 12 she was always there to pick me up right after school when I could have 13 (easy) rode the bus. I would jump in the front seat next to her and tell her all about my day. Sometimes we would even read a book and wait until all the cars and buses had left before we 14 (drive) home. I treasured those special times when I had my Mom all to 15 (me). I felt so safe and peaceful when we sat in the car together. 16 (begin) the new challenge of school didn’t seem so difficult when I knew that I could talk 17 it with her. Being a tiny, little kid in a big scary world wasn’t
so bad either. I knew that my Mom loved me and that was all I needed to be loving, joyful, and strong.
B
The weather was terrible that night. The summer thunderstorm had knocked out the power. Luckily, there was enough candle light flickering(闪烁）on the kitchen table. With the candle light, I could see the card I was writing to my husband's 18 (cousin) in Finland.
Dear Heli and Rislo,
You are on my mind tonight because we are using the candles you gave us when you visited us two years ago. There was a horrible summer thunderstorm this evening and the power went 19 , and your candles were just 20 we needed. They have lit our dinnertime, the bedrooms and now I 21 （sit）by one in the kitchen ...
What I didn't say to Heli and Risto is that we never burned the candles before because they, well, smell like a campfire. And so they stood in iron candlesticks until we needed them.
I'm so 22 (thank) that we had candles on hand that dark night. And I'm equally as thankful that I had a beautiful card on hand, too, or I would 23 （let）the opportunity to keep in touch with faraway family escape. It would have turned into another one of those moments 24 the thought of sending a card crossed my mind but never actually happened.
The candle burned slowly. After I finished my card to Finland, I enjoyed 25 （look）through the rest of my ‘‘Someone Cares\and cool, and I had cards and enough light to write. I 26 (find) a birthday card for my nephew's 10th birthday, a thinking-of-you card for my aunt, and a fun greeting card for an old friend and I began writing. Candles and cards were two things that made a thunderstorm 27 the perfect storm. 三． 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。
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