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1、贵州省遵义航天高级中学2015届高三上学期第二次模拟考试英语试题第一部分： 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。 A If you didnt look at them, they werent there, right? On seeing those in rags on the corner, I only wanted the light to turn green fast enough so that I wouldnt have to keep p
2、retending not to see them. Then, one day, as I was holding the hand of my best friend Jane who was young but dying of breast cancer, she told me that she made every moment count by slowing down and by seeing everything . I held her hand for five years and then she passed away. She did teach me somet
3、hing. It took a while for her words to really sink in. I can be a slow learner. I started by seeing everything, and focused on their presence. One day I saw a Vietnam veteran(老兵). I asked him what would make his day. A hot cup of coffee, he told me. I bought him a cup of coffee, a stack of pancakes,
4、 some eggs, and so on. After our meal together, I asked him if there was anything else that would make his life a bit easier. A new pair of socks, he said. Socks, really? I actually happened to be wearing a nice pair of wool hiking socks at that very moment. I told him that I wanted to give him the
5、pair I was wearing if he would accept it. Finally he agreed. We sat down on a bench, and he started to first take off his boots, and then remove the black socks that had once been white off his feet. I think a layer or two of skin might have come off with them. Taking his new pair of socks, he held
6、the socks up to his cheeks and said they were warm and smelled as good as me, pools of tears in his eyes. Such a simple luxury (奢侈品) I used to take for granted. Now I always have an extra pair with me in my car. They are always my best pair, just waiting to be given away.1. On seeing the homeless, t
7、he author used to_. A. act as if they were not there B. show mercy to them C. hide in the corner D. make fun of them2. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2? A. He was slow in learning things. B. His best friend was once a teacher. C. He was sad that his friend was dying. D. He didnt u
8、nderstand Janes words at first.3. Why does the author always have an extra pair of socks in his car? A. To decorate his car. B. To sell it to others. C. To keep it for a change. D. To donate it to a needy person.4. What does the author want to convey to us? A. All men are born equal. B. Dont miss do
9、ing any good thing. C. A beggars purse is bottomless. D. Dont trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.BIf you can see the magic in a fairytale童话）, you can face the future”- Danielle Steel Who have not read fairytales? We all have had the experience of taking great delight in the beauty and innoce
10、nce of fairytalesMay it be Cinderella or Sleeping BeautyFairytale is a word which cannot be new to us. But have you ever travelled ages back to the earliest of times and uncovered the fascinating facts about these stories?The history of the fairytale is particularly difficult to trackThe oral tradit
11、ion of the fairytale came long before the written pageThe oldest known fairytales date back to ancient Egypt around 1300B.C.and now, after travelling through various periods of time, they have grown and matured in various aspects and have become the most popular forms of stories for young children T
12、he characters and themes of fairytales are simple and similar Princesses and goose girls, youngest sons and brave princes, wicked, stepmothers, fairy godmothers, talking animals, glass mountains, witches, castles and the like. The tale goes into an unreal world and in this never-never land our heroe
13、s kill the enemy, succeed to kingdoms and marry the ever beautiful princesses. W. H Auden said, “The way to read a fairytale is to throw yourself in.” It is very true indeed or you will not be able to feel the ecstasy of reading a fairytale. So whenever you read a fairytale, imagine you are the hero
14、/heroine and you will be carried to a mysterious land where everything will be as you want. Every child believes in fairies（仙女), dragons, etc. Yet, as we grow up we fail to believe in these fantasy-based charactersFairytales are told to children when they are young. This is very essential indeed, fo
15、r if in the beginning of our lives, our minds are touched by the beauty, innocence and the morals in these tales, we will be able to obtain the optimistic side of happeningsIn life, sometimes, believing in such mystics can lead to great happinessWell, I dont know about you, but I do believe in fairiesand who knows I may someday meet one because, after all, believing is just the beginning! And as J.M. Barries said, “When you say I dont believe in fairies, a fairy somewhere drops dead.” And I wouldnt want anyone dead on
