高三第三次英语考试题第I 卷第一部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AMy daddy doesn’t now how to epress love at all. It is my mum that maes everyone happy and calm in our family; while daddy only wors day and night, never looing at us in the face. But mum maes a wrongdoing list of us for daddy scolding us. She’s a spy!Once, I stole a candy. Daddy ased me to put it bac and told the shopeeper that I would lie to carry loads for her. Well, mum told him I was just a child.I broe my leg on the pl ayground. It’s still mum that held me tightly in her warm arms. Daddy drove us right to the emergency room. He was ased to move the car away for that vacant was for ambulance. Daddy got angry, “what do you thin of it? A touring car?”On my birthday party, it was, again, my mum that too over the cae for me. My dad? He was busy blowing balloons and setting the table and doing the housewor.While looing over our album, friends always as, “What does your father loo lie?” God nows. He photos others all the time. So there are many and many photos of my mum and me, pretty and lovely photos.And I still remembered the day when dad taught me riding. I ased him not to let his hands away, but he did the opposite. And I certainly fell onto the ground. I got angry and decided to get on the bie and rode. But he smiled again.Mum wrote every letter to me while I was in college. He, ecept checs, did write a letter, but etremely short, just a few words, saying, “Without your playing on the lawn, my son, my lawn grows pretti er than before.”Every time I phoned, it seemed he wanted to tal, but he would say, “I will get your mum.”On the day of my wedding, mum cried as if we would never meet again, while dad went out with a nasal sound.From very young, I heard him saying, “Where have you been?” “When do you go home?” “Did you get oil for your car?” “No, I don’t agree.” Dad really nows nothing about showing love. Unless...Maybe he showed while I didn’t notice, is it?1. From the first and second paragraphs, we can infer that____.A. it was the daddy that was in charge of his children’s educationB. the writer’s parents loved their children;at the same time,they were strict with themC. the children were all afraid of their father so they had to be cuteD. the writer’s mom was lie a spy who reported what the children did to the father2. Why did the father get angry when he sent the writer to the hospital?A. Because he pared his car at a wrong place.B. Because the paring space of the ambulance was very crowded.C. Because the writer’s injury made the father quite upset.D. Because the person paid little attention to his son’s serious injury.3. According to Paragraph Si, we now the father ____.A. was not patient when he taught the writer ridingB. might want to see his child fall off the bieC. used a wrong way of teaching his child ridingD. might want his son to learn riding through independent practice4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?A. The dad posted checs to the writer while he was in college.B. The dad had no single photo of his own in the album.C. The dad scolded the writer for having damaged the lawn.D. The dad got ecited when participating in the writer’s wedding.BWhy do people buy art? To answer this question, as yourself what your reasons are for thining of getting a piece of art. An artwor can cost a large amount of money, but if it meets your needs, it’s worth every penny.People buy art for many reasons. Many people buy an artwor simply because they lie it, even if it is by an unnown artist. Art, as long as you enjoy it, is never a waste of money.Art is for enjoyment. Art is meant to be shown. Don’t ever feel pressured into buying something you won’t enjoy looing at day after day, no matter what other people m ay say. Don’t buy something that doesn’t attract you just because it is trendy, or because the artist is famous, or because you have been advised that the artwor will mae a good investment. If you don’t lie the artwor at all, don’t buy it!Art improves your environment. Have you ever noticed that all beautiful homes have art as an necessary（必需的） part of the decoration? Art lends life and color to otherwise plain and ordinary walls. A well thought--out art collection will help create a unique atmosphere in your home and mae it more attractive.Art maes a statement. The ind of art you surround yourself with says much about your personality, tastes and values. Art truly is a mirror of the soul.Art enriches your life. Love--even the love of a wor of art--contributes to healthier living and a longer lifespan (寿命). Art should enrich your life. Otherwise, why do you spend precious time and resources on it?Just remember to select something which will appeal to your tastes, and eep to a sensible budget. Good art nee dn’t cost an arm and a leg.Happy art collecting!5. What’s the purpose of the passage?A. To advise us to buy an epensive artwor.B. To remind us to be sensible when buying an artwor.C. To teach us how to choose wors of art.D. To eplain the benefit of art to people.6. According to the author, what should you consider when buying a piece of art?A. Whether it brings pleasure to you.B. Whether it is fashionable at present.C. Whether you can profit from it in the end.D. Whether it is created by a famous artist.7. Which of the following words best describes a wor of art placed in a house?A. OrdinaryB. AttractiveC. NecessaryD. Unique8. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 means that ____.A. art can show what you loo lieB. art is an epression of yourselfC. a mirror has a feature similar to artD. a mirror can be a piece of true artCIt was Thansgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thansgiving turey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the top step.“Any old papers, lady？” ased one of them.I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looed down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals(凉鞋), wet with heavy snow.“Come in and I'll mae you a cup of hot cocoa.”They waled over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left mars upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went bac to the itchen and started cooing.The silence in the front room struc me. I looed in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looing at it. The boy ased in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich？”“Am I rich? Pity, no！”I looed at my worn-out slipcovers(椅套). The girl put her cup bac in its saucer(茶碟)carefully and sa id, “Y our cups match your saucers.” They left after that, holding their papers against the wind. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.I tasted the potatoes and stirred(搅动)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a regular job, these matched, too.I moved the chairs bac from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy mars of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.9．Which of the following would be the best title for the tet?A．Lady, are you rich? B．A story of Thansgiving DayC．Don't forget how rich you are D．Does cups and saucers match well? 10．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A．The girl thought the writer was rich just because she wanted to mae the writer happy.B．The writer had thought she wasn't rich because her supplies were not epensive.C．If cups and saucers match well, they are a best pair even though cheap.D．After hearing what they said, the writer seemed to understand what a rich life was. 11．The writer left the muddy mars of little sandals on the floor for a while to________.A．show that she was a indhearted ladyB．remind her that she shouldn't forget how rich she wasC．leave room for readers to thin about what being rich isD．prove that she had understood what meant being rich12．It can be inferred from the tet that whether you are rich depends on________.A．how much money you have madeB．what attitude you have had towards lifeC．the way you help othersD．your social relationshipDThe drug store was closing for the night. Young Alfred Higgins, the shop-assistant, was ready to go home. Mr. Carr, the boss, stared at him and said “Hold on, Alfred. Maybe you'd be good enough to tae the things out of your pocets and leave them here before you go.” Alfred's face got red. After a little hesitation, he too out what he had stolen. Mr. Carr said, “Maybe I should call your mother and let her now I'm going to have to put you in prison.”Alfred thought his mother would come rushing in, eyes burning with anger. But, to his surprise, she arrived weari ng a smile. “Hello, I'm Alfred's mother. Is he in trouble?” she said. Mr. Carr was surprised, too. He had epected Alfred's mother to come in nervously, shaing with fear, asing with wet eyes for a mercy for her son. But no, she was most calm, quiet and plea sant and was maing Mr. Carr feel guilty…. Soon Mr. Carr was shaing his head in agreement with what she was saying. “Of course”, he said, “I don't want to be cruel. You are right. Sometimes, a little good advice is the best thing for a boy at certain times in his life and it often taes the youths long time to get sense into their heads.” And he warmly shoo Mrs. Higgins's hand. www.Bac home, without even looing at Alfred, she said, “You are a bad luc. It is one thing after another, always has been. Why do yo u stand there so stupidly? Go to bed.” In his bedroom, Alfred heard his mother in the itchen. There was no shame in him, just pride inhis mother's strength. He felt he must tell her how great she was. As he got to the itchen, he saw his mother drining a cup of tea. He was shoced by what he saw. His mother's face was a frightened, broen one. It was not the same cool, bright face he saw earlier in the drug store. As she lifted the tea cup, her hand shoo. And some of the tea splashed on the table. Her lips moved nervously. She looed very old. He watched his mother without maing a sound. The picture of his mother made him want to cry. He felt his youth coming to an end. He saw all the troubles he brought his mother in her shaing hand and the deep lines of worry in her grey face. It seemed to him for the first time he had ever really seen his mother.13. Which of the following is probably said by Mrs. Higgins while taling to Mr. Carr?A. “Please, for God's sae, you now, he is just a id.”B. “I can't believe it! You are treating my son lie that!”C. “You now, it taes time for a youth to truly grow up.”D. “Punishment maes sense because it teaches about the law.”14. What does the underlined phrase "his mother's strength"(Para. 3) refer to?A. Mrs. Higgins's calmness and communicating sills.B. Mrs. Higgins's attitude towards parental sufferings.C. Mrs. Higgins's love and care for her son Alfred.D. Mrs. Higgins's greatness as a woman.15. After the incident, young Alfred would probably ________.A. feel ashamed of her motherB. change his attitudes towards lifeC. learn to live an independent lifeD. hate Mr. Carr for hurting her mother第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项。
