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1、高考英语二轮复习专项限时训练? 阅读理解(十九) 阅读新题型 A The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter. One day the man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became angry when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christm
2、as tree. But the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, “ This is for you, Daddy.” The man was embarrassed by his earlier act, but his anger broke out again when he found out the box was empty. He shouted at her, saying, “ Don t you know, when you give someone a presen
3、t, there is supposed to be something inside?” The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “ Oh, Daddy, it s not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy. ” The father was ashamed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiv
4、eness. Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there. In a very real sense, eac
5、h one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members friends and God. There are simply no other things anyone could hold, more precious than this. 阅读短文,判断正(T)误( F) 。 ( ) 1. The girl hated her father because her father pun
6、ished her and was mean in money. ( ) 2. The story happened on Christmas Eve. ( ) 3. The girl s father felt very regretful because he didn t understand the love of her daughter and hurt her at first. ( ) 4. Sadly, the girl died from her self-respect being hurt. ( ) 5. Unconditional love and kisses fr
7、om our beloved people are the most precious of all things. B Every year, on the International Volunteers Day, the world thinks highly of the work of millions of people who give their time to help others. The work they are doing is important. As Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations sai
8、d“ each contributionno matter how smallcan help make a difference.” Lu Hao and Meng Yu are just two examples of the 13.5 million young Chinese V olunteers who want to make a contribution to society. Lu Hao is a middle school student, who joined the “ 1 helps 1” scheme 1 of the Youth Volunteer Commun
9、ity Development Project last year. Every Tuesday and Friday he visits an elderly gentleman who lives alone. “ Mr. Zhao is weak and cannot do much for himself, so I help with shopping, do jobs in the house, or read the newspaper to him. With his help, Mr. Zhao s health has improved, and he feels more
10、 energetic. Lu Hao has also found their relationship beneficial 2 . In the past history was his weakest subject, but it is one which greatly interests Mr. Zhao and they often discuss it. Mr. Zhao has encourages Lu Hao to study history lessons harder and his grades have improved a great deal. Meng Yu
11、 is studying for her master s degree in Canada. She has a busy timetable, but still finds time for voluntary activities during the weekends. “ Last month I took part in an event to help starving children in some of the least developed countries. Twenty-two of us went without food for 30 hours! It wa
12、s a challenge. We wanted to improve awareness 3 of hunger because every day children are dying of starvation. It was a great success. The local newspaper and TV reported it and we received many money.” Meng Yu and her classmates organized this activity to raise money for a good cause, and in the pro
13、cess she formed strong friendships. Lu Hao and Meng Yu are helping to make other people s lives better, and they also make great friends, gain new skills and increase their chances of getting the job of their dreams. Would you like to make a difference by becoming a volunteer? 阅读短文,回答问题。 1. Accordin
14、g to the text, what is the reason why young people choose to do voluntary work? _ _ _ _ 2. Lu Hao has chosen to volunteer on two evenings every week . How has Meng Yu chosen to give her time? Why has she made a different choice? _ _ _ _ 3. What benefits has his voluntary work brought Lu Hao? _ _ _ _ 4. What benefits did MengY u s voluntary work bring the starving children? _ _ _ _