2021年河北省保定市高三上学期摸底考试英语试卷

2021年河北省保定市高三上学期摸底考试英语试卷

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读选择

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families. With a social worker mother, the Sutton children. had inherited（继承）her commitment to service, and knew never to take their good fortune at Christmas for granted. This year, Kinzie, her seven-year-old daughter was thrilled that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a 22-year-old mother named Ashley who worked in a factory raising her 12-month-old son by herself.

The phone rang on Sunday. A representative from a local organization was calling to say that the aid Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing.

Ann saw the cheer fade away from her children's faces at the news. Without a word, Kinzie ran into her bedroom. She returned, her face set with determination.

Opening up her piggy bank, she put all the coins onto the table: $3.30. Everything she had.

“Mom," she told Ann, “I know it's not much. But maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”At a breakfast meeting the next day, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter story. To her surprise, staff members began to open their purses. and empty their pockets to help

Kinzie .On Christmas Eve, Ann drove through the pouring rain to the small trailer where the Ashley’s lived. Then she began to unload the gifts from the car, handing them to Ashley one by one.

Ashley was very moved. Reflecting on a little girl's generosity, Ashley says she'll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in need. "Kinzie could have used that money for herself, but she gave it away," Ashley says. "She's the type of kid I'd like my son to grow up to be."

1．According to the text, Ann Sutton .

A．only cares about poor children

B．has possessed a good fortune

C．is warm-hearted and ready to help others

D．is a single mother with a 12-month-old boy.

2．When hearing the aid had fallen through,, Kinzie

A．was not sad but cheerfu1

B．put all her coins away immediately

C．told her mother to ask the coworkers for help

D．decided to buy a present for the baby with all her allowance

3．From the text we can learn that.

A．Ann would act as Santa Claus to hand out the Christmas presents

B．the Sutton children always got lots of presents at Christmas

C．Kinzie's generosity influenced others and they clici something similar

D．Ashley was moved and promised to return the money

4．What does the text mainly talk about?

A．How a warm-hearted mother shows her love to a poor family.

B．How a mother and her young daughter helped a poor family.

C．Many people make contributions to those in need. '

D．What happened to a poor family on Christmas Eve.

Giving Back

Fair Way

The Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize, The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noticed something wrong on one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as a 7. They were not the state prize winner; Wobum High had won. "None one have known, said Wobum's instructor, Bob Doran. For Rota, it wasn’t a difficult decision: "The prize wasn’t ours to take:?

Coin Stars

"College students are lazy. but they also wan t to help," says University of Pennsyivania graduate. Dan Hork. So she made it easy, placing cups in rooms where students could leave their spare coins, and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their rooms. Her "Change for Change" effort has collected$40,000 for charities, which were decided upon by students .