英语试题
总分：150分时量：l20分钟
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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A、B、C 和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
November isn’t the only time when people come together to raise money for good causes. Here are three other major charity events from around the world.
Race for Life, UK
What started off as a race of 680 women in a London park in l994 to raise money for a cancer charity has now turned into a massive nationwide event, with thousands of women up and down the UK taking part every year.
Known for dressing head to toe in pink, participants raise money for breast cancer research by being sponsored to take part in marathons, which are organized all year round. Since it began, more than 8 million women have taken part, raising over ￡547million for Cancer Research UK.
40-HourFamine (饥饿) , Australia
Normally taking place in mid-August, this program encourages young Australians to give something up for 40 hours in order to raise awareness of less fortunate youths around the world.
Participants raise money which is donated to good causes worldwide, by giving something up for the weekend, including the use of technology (TVs, computers, smartphones and so on), or even food. Since it began in l975, World Vision Australia, the event’s organizer, has raised over A$200 million. AIDS /LifeCycle, US
Each year, thousands of people ride the 545-mile route from San
Francisco to Los Angeles in order to raise money and awareness for HIV
(AIDS-related causes. Cyclists make the trip over seven days, stopping each
night at designated camps to shower, eat and relax. The mainly male riders are
known for their colorful riding sportswear, with some dressing as nuns (修女)，
cowboys or even in bikinis. The event has raised around $l00 million since it
began in 200l.
2l. In what way is \"Race for life” special?
A. The participants are all women.
B. It’s a yearly marathon held in London
C. All the athletes are cancer patients.
D. It attracts about 8 million people every year.
22. What do the cyclists mainly do in the AIDS /LifeCycle trip?
A. Advertise for a brand sports suit.
B. Research into the causes of AIDS.
C. Talk with local cowboys in camps.
D. Cycle in the daytime and rest at night.
23. What do the three events have in common?
A. All the participants give something away to the poor.
B. They are all held to raise money for people in need.
C. All the participants donate what they have to charity.
D. They have all drawn people’s attention to cancer and AIDS.
B
Isn’t it amazing that one person can change your life by sharing one idea
at the right time and place? This is certainly what happened in my life.
When I was l8, I left home for El Paso. Upon reaching downtown El Paso,
I met a homeless man on the street comer. He stopped me and questioned me
as I passed by. He asked me if I was running away from home. I told him, \"Not
exactly, sir, since my father had given me a ride to the freeway in Houston and
given me his blessings while saying. ‘It is important to follow your dream and
what is in your heart, Son.’”
After a simple conversation, the bum (流浪汉) told me to follow him. He
told me that he had something grand to show me and share with me. We
walked a couple of blocks until we came upon the downtown El Paso Public
Library. The bum first led m e to a table and asked me to sit down and wait for
a moment while he looked for something special among the shelves. A few
moments later, he returned with a couple of old books under his arms and put
them on the table.
He then sat down beside me and said, \"There are two things that I want to
teach you, young man. Number one is to never judge a book by its cover. ”
He followed with, \"I’ll bet you think I’m a bum, don’t you, young man?”
I said, \"Well, uh, yes, I guess so, sir. ”
\"Well, young man, I’ve got a little surprise for you. I am one of the
wealthiest men in the world. I originally come from the Northeast and have all
the things that money can buy. But a year ago, my wife passed away, and since
then I have been deeply reflecting upon life. I realized there were certain things
I had not yet experienced in life, one of which was what it would be like to live
like a beggar on the streets. For the past year I have been going from city to
city doing just that. So, you see, don’t ever judge a book by its cover, for a
cover can fool you.
\"Number two is to learn to read, my boy, for there is only one thing that
people can’t take away from you and that is your wisdom. ”
At that moment, he reached forward grabbed my right hand in his and put
them upon the books h e’d pulled from the shelves. They were the writings of
Plato and Aristotle—immortal(不朽的) classics from ancient times.
24. Why did the bum stop the author on the street?
A. He wanted to know how he arrived there.
B. He wanted to question him about his family.
C. He doubted whether he ran away from home.
D. He wondered if he could go to the library with him.
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