高二英語專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練閱讀理解+七選五+完形填空+語法填空+作文

高二閱讀理解

Aftertheoperation,Petersufferedseverepain,butinsistedthathedidn'tneedanytreatment.Oneevening,

hefoundSusan,hiswife,cryinginthekitchenoftheirapartmentinarareoutburstoffrustration.t€Ifyouwon't

helpyourself,nooneelsecan,“shesaid.

Peterstartedalist“HowtoHelpMyself\andonithewrote,4tKeepcommunicatingwiththedoctors,even

iftheyaredarkthoughts.^^OnOctober20th,afewdaysbeforehis33birthday,PeterwroteinaFacebookpost,

“It'sbeenhardtogetalongwithhavinganincurableGrade4braincancer;it*sbeenhardnottogetangryandsad

aboutit;andit*sbeenhardtoacceptthatmodernmedicineisn'tabletofixme."Butatthesametime,hewrote,

“EverydayIwakeupnot-deadisa

PeterandSusanhadotherlists,detailingthethingsthattheyhopedtoaccomplishinlife,whichincludeda

triptoWimbledon;climbingMt.SnowdoninWales;andalistofmusicalwishes—fromlearningtheBach

sonatas（奏鳴曲）andpartitas（變奏曲）loperformingthefirstviolinpartinaconcert.

PeterstartedworkingonBach'ssixsonatasandpartitas,themostdifficultparts,whichGeorgeEnescu,a

world-famousviolinist,oncedescribedastheHimalayas（喜馬拉雅山）forviolinists.Peterpracticedeveryday,

evenifhecouldmanageonlyfifteenminutesbetweenmedicaltreatments.Ashemasteredeachpiece,heposted

hisperformancesonFacebook.HefinishedonNovember12th,thenturnedtotheevenmoredifficultPaganini

caprices（隨想曲）,whichhehadoftenlistenedtoinarecordingbyItzhakPerlman."It'ssomethingIalways

wantedtoplaywhenIgrewup,likewantingtobeagreatbaseballplayer,“hesaid.

21.Susancriedinthekitchenbecause.

A.shesufferedgreatpainfromtheGrade4braincancer

B.Peterrefusedtogetmedicaltreatmentaftertheoperation

C.nobodyelsewantedtohelpthemoutofthesituation

D.nomoneywaslefttopayforPeter'smedicaltreatment

22.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePeter'sfeelingwhenhewrote"EverydayIwakeupnot-deadisagift.”？

A.Grateful.B.Sad.C.Frustrated.D.Determined.

23.Thecouple'slistofthingstheyhopedtoaccomplishinlifeincluded.

A.playingtennisinWimbledon

B.cyclinginMt.SnowdoninWales

C.learningMozart'ssonatasandpartitas

D.playingthefirstviolinpartinaconcert

24.Inthelastparagraph,Bach'ssixsonatasandpartitasiscomparedtotheHimalayasforvioliniststostress

A.itspopularityamongpeople

B.itsvalueforlearners

C.itsdifficultywhenbeinglearned

D.itsimportanceinviolinists,eyes

【答案】21.B22.A23.D24.C

B

TherewasgreatexcitementontheplanetofVenus（金星）thisweek.ForthefirsttimeVenusianscientists

managedtolandasatelliteontheplanetEarth,andithasbeensendingbacksignalsaswellasphotographs.

ThesatellitewasdirectedintoanareaknownasManhattan（曼哈頓）.Becauseofexcellentweather

conditionsandextremelystrongsignals,Venusianscientistswereabletogetvaluableinformationaboutthe

feasibilityofamannedflyingsaucer（飛碟）landingonEarth.ApressconferencewasheldattheVenusInstitute

ofTechnology.

“Wehavecometotheconclusion,basedonlastweek*ssatellitelanding,“ProfessorZogsaid,“thatthereis

nolifeonEarth.”

“Howdoyouknowthis?”thesciencereporteroftheVenusEveningNewsasked.

"Foronething,Earth'ssurfaceintheareaofManhattanconsistsofsolidconcrete（混泥土）andnothingcan

growthere.Foranother,theatmosphereisfilledwithcarbonmonoxide（一氧化碳）andotherdeadlygasesand

nobodycouldpossiblybreathethisairandsurvive.^^

“Arethereanyothersourcesofdangerthatyouhavediscoveredinyourstudies?”

“Takealookatthisphoto.YouseethisdarkblackcloudstayingoverthesurfaceofEarth?Wedon'tknow

whatitismadeof,butitcouldgiveusalotoftroubleandweshallhavetomakefurthertestsbeforewesenda

VenusBeingthere.Overhereyouwillnoticewhatseemstobeariver,butthesatellitefindingsindicatesitis

pollutedandthewaterisunfittodrink.”

“Sir,whatareallthosetinyblackspotsonthephotographs?^^

“WeYenotcertain.Theyseemtobemetalobjectsthatmovesalongcertainroads.Theygiveoutgases,

makenoiseandkeepcrashingintoeachother.^^

“ProfessorZog,whyarewespendingbillionsandbillionsofZilchestolandaflyingsauceronEarthwhen

thereisnolifethere?”

“BecauseifweVenusianscanlearntobreatheintheEarthatmosphere,thenwecanliveanywhere.”

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"feasibility“inParagraph2mean?

A.possibilityB.abilityC.simplicityD.responsibility

26.Whatproblemsontheearthwasnotmentionedbytheauthor?

A.Airpollution.

B.Waterpollution.

C.Heavytraffic.

D.Overpopulation.

27.Whydidtheauthorwritethepassage?

A.TotellusadreamofVenusianscientists.

B.Toshowthesecretoflifeonotherplanets.

C.Topersuadepeopletotrylivingontheearth.

D.Toremindpeopleontheearthofsomeproblems.

【答案】25.A26.D27.D

C

There'sanewfrontier（新領(lǐng)域）in3Dprintingthat'sbeginningtocomeintofocus:food.Recent

developmenthasmadepossiblemachinesthatprint,cook,andservefoodsonamassscale.Andtheindustry

isn'tstoppingthere.

Foodproduction

Witha3Dprinter,acookcanprintcomplicated（復(fù)雜的）chocolatesculpturesandbeautifulpiecesfor

decorationonaweddingcake.Noteverybodycandothat-ittakesyearsofexperience,butaprintermakesit

easy.ArestaurantinSpainusesaFoodinito"re-createformsandpieces“offoodthatare"exactlythesameJ

freeingcookstocompleteothertasks.Inanotherrestaurant,allofthedishesanddessertsitservesare3D-printed,

ratherthanfarmtotable.

Nutrition

Future3Dfoodprinterscouldmakeprocessedfoodhealthier.HodLipson,aprofessoratColumbia

University,said,“Foodprintingcouldallowconsumerstoprintfoodtomeettheirownnutritionalneeds,like

vitamins.Soinsteadofeatingapieceofyesterday'sbreadfromthesupermarket,you'deatsomethingbakedjust

foryouondemand.”

Challenges

Despiterecentadvancementsin3Dfoodprinting,theindustryhasmanychallengestoovercome.Currently,

mostingredientsmus.tbechangedtoapaste（糊狀物）beforeaprintercanusethem,andtheprintingprocessis

quitetime-consuming,becauseingredientsinteractwitheachotherinverycomplexways.Ontopofthat,most

ofthe3Dfoodprintersnowarerestrictedtodryingredients,becausemeatandmilkproductsmayeasilygobad.

Someexpertsareskepticalabout3Dfoodprinters,believingtheyarebettersuitedforfastfoodrestaurantsthan

homesandhigh-endrestaurants.

28.Whatbenefitdoes3Dprintingbringtofoodproduction?

A.Ithelpscookstocreatenewdishes.

B.Itmakesthedishesmoredelicious.

C.Itsavestimeandeffortincooking.

D.Itcontributestorestaurantdecorations.

29.AccordingtoParagraph3,3D-printedfood.

A.ismoreavailabletocustomers.

B.cankeepallthenutritioninrawmaterials.

C.ismoretastythanfoodinsupermarkets.

D.canmeetindividualnutritionalneeds.

30.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.3DFoodPrinting:FromFarmtoTable

B.3DFoodPrinting:DeliciousNewTechnology

C.TheChallengesfor3DFoodProduction

D.ANewWaytoImprove3DFoodPrinting

【答案】28.C29.D30.B

A

Iamacitygirl,andmyideaofabiganimalwasaGermandog.MeetingDanchangedeverything.Earlyin

ourdating,hetoldmeofhisdreamtoownafarm.

“Don'tcowskick?”IworriedwhenIsawthehugecattle.Danlaughed.44Don'tbeafraid,“hesaid.4€Justtry

milkingafewtimesaday.You'llgetusedtothem.^^Aftersixmonths,Istillwastoonervoustotryit.

OneeveningIheardthelowmooingofthecowsintheirlot.ThenIheardthecowsagain,butlouder.I

lookedoutofthewindow.Astormwascoming.SuddenlyIsawacowrunningpastthewindow.Anothercow

passed,andathirdonemovedintotheyard."Dan!"Ishouted-thenrememberedhehadgoneintotown.

Irushedbackintothehouseandpulledonmycoat.Thenoisehadrousedthechildren,andtheycalledtome

fromupstairs."Stayinside,“IshoutedasIwentoutofthedoor,“nomatterwhat!”

Iwasrunningtotheyard.Suddenlythehundredcowsturnedandwerecominginmydirection!Besideme

therewasanoldgateleadingintoanemptylot.Ithrewmyselfagainstthegate.Gotit!Andallatoncethecows

enteredthelot.

WhenDangothome,Itoldhimthestory."Yourescuedawholeherdofcows!”Dansaid.Lyinginbed

besideDan,Ifeltsafeandcomfortable.

ThenexttimeIwentoutintothelot,Ifeltalittlebiggerbesidethecows.Anditwasn'ttoolongbeforeI

startedmilking.

21.Thewriterwasbravetostartmilkingthanksto.

A.herchildren'shelpB.adangersheexperienced

C.herhusband'sencouragementD.gettingonwiththecowslong

22.Whatistherightorderinwhichthewriter*storyhappened?

a.ShewasmarriedtoDan.

b.ShedreamedofaGermandog.

c.Shesavedawholeherdofcows.

d.Sheandherhusbandbegantorunafarm.

e.Shewasbravetostartmilking.

f.Astormrousedtheherdofcattle.

A.badfceB.cbdfaeC.cbefdaD.bcaefd

23.Theunderlinedsentence“Ifeltalittlebiggerbesidethecows"showsthewriter.

A.feltthecowsgrewalittlebigger

B.feltshewasabitbiggerthanthecows

C.wasabletofightagainstthecows.

D.wasnotasafraidofthecowsasbefore

【答案】21.B22.A23.D

B

HerearesomeschoolsinSoutheastEngland.Findoutifyouareinterestedinanyofthem.

CaterhamSchool

DeepdeneSchool

Headmaster:Mr.J.P.Thomas

Bursar:Mr.StephenBall

Ages:Boys/Girls:11-18years

Ages:Boys/Girls:1-11years

Attendance:Day&Boarding(寄宿)

Attendance:Day

NumberofStudents:900

NumberofStudents:400

Tel:+44(0)1883343028

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Theschoolaimstoprovideagreatall-roundeducation

Deepdeneoffersagreateducationwhereeverychild

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matters.Anexcitingprogrammeofsport,music,Latin&

Covering80acres,itisafamilyschoolprovidinga

French,dance,dramaandartisprovided.

caringenvironment

ClairesCourtCrosfieldsSchool

Contact:Hugh&JamesWilding,PrincipalsContact:Mr.JWansey,Headmaster

Ages:Boys/Girls3-18yearsAges:Boys/Giris:3-13years

Attendance:DayAttendance:Day

NumberofStudents:1,000NumberofStudents:515

Tel：4-44(0)1628411472Tel:+44(0)1189871810

ClairesCourtisaschoolforfamilies,runbyafamily,CrosfieldsisagreatPrepSchoolforchildrenaged3-13.

providingeducationforyoungpeopleaged3-18years.Fromearlyyearsaged3,throughtoteenageyearsaged13,

BasedonthreesitesacrossMaidenhead,theyareanitprovidesafirst-classeducationalstart.Theschoolhas

all-abilityschoolwhereboysandgirlsareeducatedthemostmodernfacilities(設(shè)備)in40acresofgrounds

separatelyduringtheirmainschoolyears,butcomewhichprovidechildrenwithexcitinganddifferent

togetherfortripsandvisits.learningchances.

24.WhatmakesCaterhamSchooldifferentfromtheotherthreeschools?

A.Acceptingmorestudents.B.AcceptingIl-year-olds.

C.Beingadayschool.D.Offeringboarding.

25.Whichnumberwouldyoucallifyou'reinterestedinDeepdeneSchool?

A.+44（0）1883343028.B.+44（0）1273418984.

C.+44（0）1628411472.D.+44（0）1189871810.

26.Whichschoolcana5-year-oldstudentanda16-year-oldstudentattendtogether?

A.CaterhamSchool.B.DeepdeneSchool.

C.ClairesCourt.D.CrosfieldsSchool.

27.WhatdoweknowaboutCrosfieldsSchoolfromthetext?

A.Itisafamilyschoolprovidingacaringenvironment.

B.Boysandgirlsareeducatedseparatelythere.

C.Ithasthemostmodernfacilities.

D.Ithasthreestudyingsites.

【答案】24.D25.B26.C27.C

C

Somebirdsaremastersofcrime（才日罪）.Thatmeansthesespeciesstealfoodfromotherbirdsandgetaway

withit.Scientistshavelongwonderedwhatthesebirdshaveincommon.Anewstudysuggeststhatbigbody

sizedoesnotpredictbadbehavior.Instead,itisthesizeofthebirds*brainsthatmattersmost.

Tolearnmoreaboutwhatmakessomebirdstendtowardalifeofcrimeandhowtheystealfoodfromother

birds,scientistsanalyzed856publishedreportsofthieves.ResearcherJuliesaysshestartedtheprojectafter

watchingbirdsstealdrydogfoodoutofunattendedbowls.Shereadaboutsomedramaticexamplesofthieves,

includingbirdsthatstealfoodfromothersflyinginmidairorbendingthroughthesky.Shelearnedthatmembers

ofsomespeciesdisturbotherbirdsuntiltheyspitupfoodintheirmouth.

Familiesthatstealalsotendtoeatfish,mice,andothervertebrates（脊椎動(dòng)物）insleadofjustinsects.These

meatier（多肉的）mealsarehardtocatch,andtheydeliverlotsofvaluablecalories,sotheyaretemptingtosteal.

Finally,birdsthatstealtendtohavebigbrainsinrelationtotheirbodies.Thatmayseemsurprising,since

humanbullies（欺凌弱小者）areoftenthoughttobestrongerinsize.

Butforbirds,stealingisn'taboutstrength.Ittakesacleverbraintogetfoodoutofanotherhungrybird's

claws,especiallyifthatbirdisbiggerthanyouare.

28.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe.

A.DietHabitsofaFeather

B.HuntingSkillsofaFeather

C.BrainsofaFeather

D.ThievesofaFeather

29.Whatisthekeyfactorofthebirds*stealingfood?

A.Bodysize.B.Livingenvironment.

C.Brainsize.D.Mouthlength.

30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.birds'stealingisn'trelatedtotheirenvironment

B.forbirds,stealingisaboutclevernessandtricks

C.birdsstealfoodonlyfromthosethataresmallerinsize

D.birdsthatstealhavesmallbrainsfortheirbodies

【答案】28.D29.C30.B

A

Organicfood,grownwithoutartificialchemicals,isincreasinglypopularnowadays.Consumers（消費(fèi)者）

havebeenwillingtopayuptotwiceasmuchforgoodswithorganiclabels（標(biāo)簽）.However,ifyouthinkpaying

alittlemorefo〉organicfoodgetsyouamorenutritiousandsaferproduct,thenyou'dbettersaveyourmoney.A

studyledbyresearchersatStanfordUniversitysaysthatorganicproductsaren'tnecessarilymorenutritious,and

theyYenolesslikelytosufferfromdisease-causingbacteria,either.

Fortheirnewstudy,Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguesconductedareviewoftwocategories（種類）of

research,including17studiesthatcomparedhealthoutcomesbetweenconsumersoforganicagainsttraditional

foodproducts,and223studiesthatanalyzed（分析）thenutritionalcontentofthefoods,includingkeyvitamins,

mineralsandfats.

Whiletheresearchersfoundlittledifferenceinnutritionalcontent,theydidfindthatorganicfruitand

vegetableswere20%lesslikelytohavechemicalsremainingonthesurfaces.Neitherorganicnortraditional

foodsshowedlevelsofchemicalshighenoughtogobeyondfoodsafetystandards（標(biāo)準(zhǔn)）.Andbothorganicand

traditionalmeats,suchaschickenandpork,wereequallylikelytobeharmedbybacteriaatverylowrates.The

researchersdidfindthatorganicmilkandchickencontainedhigherlevelsofomega-3fattyacids,ahealthyfat

alsofoundinfishthatcanreducetheriskofheartdisease.However,thesenutritionaldifferencesweretoosmall,

andtheresearcherswereunwillingtomakemuchofthemuntilfurtherstudiesconfirmthetrends.

Organicfoodisproducedwithfewerchemicalsandmorenatural-growingpractices,butthatdoesn'talways

translateintoamorenutritiousorhealthierproduct.TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture（USDA）statesthat

*'whetheryoubuyorganicornot,findingthefreshestfoodsavailablemayhavethebiggesteffectontaste."Fresh

foodisatleastasgoodasanythingmarketedasorganic.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Organicfoodhelpsyousavemoney.

B.Organicfoodcontainsmuchmorenutrients.

C.Organicfoodisworththehighprice.

D.Organicfoodisnotalwaysnutritious.

2.Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguesfoundthat.

A.organicfoodcouldreducetheriskofheartdisease

B.traditionalfoodwasgrownwithmorenaturalmethods

C.bothorganicandtraditionalfoodtheyexaminedweresafe

D.therewasnotapresenceofanyformsofbacteriainorganicfood

3.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardorganicfood?

A.DoubtfulB.Unconcerned

C.PositiveD.Supportive

【答案】l.D2.C3.A

B

ItisSaturdayafternoon.Youandyourfriendsareplanningtogotothemoviesandthenspendthenight

together.Justasyoustarttogetready,yourdadremindsyouitisyouraunfsbirthdayandthewholefamilyis

goingouttodinnertocelebrate.Howcanthispossiblyendwithoutahugeargument?

Oneofthegreatestsourcesoftension（緊張）betweenteenagersandtheirfamiliesisthestruggletobalance

personaldesireswithfamilyexpectations.Asyouaregettingolder,youarebecomingmoreindependentand

moreinterestedinbeingwithyourfriends.However,atthesametime,yourfamilyistryingtofigureout（弄清

楚）howtodealwiththesechanges.Whileyouoncespentmostofyourfreetimewithyourfamily,youarenow

oftenabsentfromhome.Parentsmaygettheirfeelingshurt.Ortheymightfeelthattheyarelosingcontrolof

theirfamilyduringthisperiod.Youmightfeelangrythatsomanyfamilydemandsareplacedonyou.

Thereareafewthingsyoucantrytomakeitalittleeasiertoeasethetension.

*Makeyourplansaheadoftime.Askyourparentsifthereisanythingelseplannedatthattime.

*Whensomethingwithyourfriendsinterferes（沖突）withafamilyevent,trytofigureoutifthereisanyway

youcandoboth.

*Suggestsomethingyouwouldreallyliketodowithyourfamily.Sometimesparentsfeelbetterjust

knowingtheirteenagerwantstospendtimewiththem.

Someofthetimeyouwon'tbehappywiththeoutcome.Youmighteitherhavetodisappointyourparentsor

havetomissoutbeingwithyourfriends.However,ifyoushowconsiderationforthefeelingsofbothyourfamily

andyourfriends,youcansolvetheprobleminatender（和善的）way.

4.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto.

A.showadisagreementofviews

B.serveasadescriptionofteenagertrouble

C.showthepopularityofteenagerproblem

D.serveasanintroductiontothediscussion

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvicegiveninthepassage?

A.Trytothinkofwaystobalancefamilyeventwithfriendevent.

B.Don'tfeelangryifyourparentsaskyoutodosomething.

C.Tellyourparentsbeforeyoudecidetospendtimewithyourfriends.

D.Adviseyourparentstodosomethingthatyouareinterestedinwithyou.

6.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toinformusofparentandteenagertension.

B.Totellusaboutacommonteenagerproblem.

C.Toadviseteenagershowtodealwiththeirtensionwiththeirfamily.

D.Topersuadeparentstoshowconsiderationforteenagers.

【答案】4.D5.B6.C

C

SamuelOsmondisa19-year-oldlawstudentfromCornwall,England.Heneverstudiedthepiano.

However,hecanplayverydifficultmusicalpiecesbymusicianssuchasChopinandBeethovenjustafew

minutesafterhehearsthem.Helearnsapieceofmusicbylisteningtoitinparts.Thenhethinksaboutthe

noles（音符）inhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhisfirstpieceMoonlightSonata（奏鳴曲）byBeethoven.He

surprisedeveryonearoundhim.

Amazedthatherememberedthislonganddifficultpieceofmusicandplayeditperfectly,histeacherssay

Samuelisunbelievable.Theysayhisabilityisveryrare,butSamueldoesn'tevenrealizethatwhathecandois

special.Samuelwantedtobecomealawyerasitwasthewishofhisparents,butmusicteacherstoldhimhe

shouldstudymusicinstead.Now,hestudieslawandmusic.

Samuelcan'tunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurprised.t4Igrewupwithmusic.Mymotherplayedthepiano

andmyfatherplayedtheguitar.Abouttwoyearsago,Isuddenlydecidedtostartplayingthepiano,without

beingabletoreadmusicandwithouthavinganylessons.Itcomeseasilytome--Ihearthenotesandcanbear

theminmind--eachandeverynote,"saysSamuel.

Recently,Samuelperformedapieceduringaspecialeventathiscollege.Thepiecehadmorethana

thousandnotes.Theaudiencewasimpressedbyhisamazingperformance.Heisnowlearningapiecethatisso

difficultthatmanyprofessional（專業(yè)的）pianistscan'tplayit.Samuelsaysconfidently,"It'sallaboutsuper

memory1guessIhavethat

However,Samuel'sabilitytorememberthingsdoesn'tstopwithmusic.Hisfamilysaysthatevenwhenhe

wasayoungboy,Samuelheardsomeonereadastory,andthenhecouldretellthestorywordforword.

Samuelisstillonlyateenager.Hedoesn'tknowwhathewantstodointhefuture.Fornow,heisjusthappy

toplaybeautifulmusicandcontinuehisstudies.

7.WhatisspecialaboutSamuelOsmond?

A.Hecanwritedownthenotehehears.

B.Heisatopstudentatthelawschool.

C.Hehasagiftforwritingmusic.

D.Hecanplaythemusicalpiecehehears.

8.EveryonearoundSamuelwassurprisedbecausehe.

A.receivedagoodearlyeducationinmusic

B.couldplaytheguitarbetterthanhisfather

C.playedtheguitarandthepianoperfectly

D.couldplaythepianowithoutreadingmusic

9.WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelinParagraph4?

A.Hebecamefamousduringaspecialeventathiscollege.

B.Heplaysthepianobetterthanmanyprofessionalpianists.

C.Heisproudofhisabilitytorememberthingsaccurately.

D.Heimpressedtheaudiencebyplayingallthemusicalpieces.

10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheQualitiesofaMusician

B.TheStoryofaMusicalTalent

C.TheImportanceofEarlyEducation

D.TheRelationshipbetweenMemoryandMusic

【答案】7.D8.D9.C10.B

A

Twothingschangedmylife:mymotherandawhite,plastic,daisybikebasket.Iwouldbeadifferent

personifmymomhadn'tturnedasillybicycleaccessory(配件)intoalifelessonIcarrywithmetoday.

Itwassummerand,oneday,mymotherdrovemetothebikeshoptogetatirefixed—andthereitwasin

thewindow.White,shiny,plasticanddecoratedwithdaisies,thebasketseemedsoappealingandIknewIhadto

haveit.

“Mom,pleasecanIgetit?I'lldoextrachoresforaslongasyousay.I'lldoanything,butIneedthatbasket.

Ilovethatbasket.Please,Mom.Please?^^

“Youknow,“shesaid,gentlyrubbingmybackwhilewebothstaredatwhatIbelievedwasthecoolest

thingever,€tIfyousaveup,youcouldbuythisyourself.^^

“BythetimeImakeenoughit'llbegone!^^

“MaybeRogerherecouldholditforyou,^^shesmiledatRoger,thebikeguy.

“Forthatlong?Hecan'tholditforthatlong,Mom.Someoneelsewillbuyit.Please,Mom,please?”

“Theremightbeanotherchoice,vshesaid.Mymotherboughtthebeautifulbasketandputitsafelyoutof

reachinsomehidingplaceIcouldn'tfind.EachweekIeagerlycountedmygrowingnesteggearnedbyextra

workhereandthere(washingthecar,helpingmymothermakedinner,deliveringmilkaroundthe

neighborhood).Andthen,weekslatermaybe,Icounted,re-countedandjumpedforjoy.Oh,Imadeit!Ifinally

hadtheexactamountwe'dagreedupon.

Dayslater,theunthinkablehappened.AneighborhoodgirlTdplayedwithappearedwiththeexactsame

basketfixedtohershiny,newbike.Irodemybikefasthometotellmymotheraboutthisdisaster,thishoiTible

turnofevents.

AndthencamethelessonI'vetakenwithmethroughmylife:"Honey,yourbasketisextra-special,Mom

said,gentlywipingawaymyhottears.uYourbasketisspecialbecauseyoupaidforityourself.^^

1.InParagraph1,thewritershowsasenseof.

A.lonelinessB.thankfulness

C.helplessnessD.cleverness

2.Thewriterfinallygotthebasketshedesiredby.

A.workingandsavingB.cryingandbegging

C.waitingandsharingD.borrowingandreturning

3.Whatlessondidthemotherwanttoteachherchildren?

A.Hardworkleadstosuccess.

B.Afterraincomesfairweather.

C.Thefruitofone'slabortastessweeter.

D.Understandingandpatiencebringhappiness.

【答案】l.B2.A3.C

B

Sportscanhelpyoukeepfitandgetintouchwithnature.However,whetheryouareonthemountains,in

thewaves,oronthegrassland,youshouldbeawarethatyoursportofchoicemighthavegreatinfluenceonthe

environment.

Somesportsareresource-hungry.Golf,asyoumayknow,eatsupnotonlylar