高中英语学习材料***鼎尚图文理制作***Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
I was a high school student in California's San Joaquin Valley in 1940. That year's Christmas always makes my eyes wet every time I think of it. In the __l__ times of the era, people depended on one another. We collected food, clothing, bedding and household items and gave them to the poor.We saved the toys we __2__ from kindhearted people for Christmas. That Christmas we students found ourselves __3__ toys and loading packages for delivery. It was a very__4__ night. The air was heavy and chilled us to the bone. For several hours, we knocked on doors and gave away __5__. When we finally headed for __6__, someone pointed to a small house down a bank. None of us knew who lived there, and we wondered if there were children. We __7__ had a doll, two trucks, some other small toys and a box of groceries. We decided to make one last __8__.Mud sucked at our boots, slowing our __9__. When we finally knocked on the door, a young Woman__10__ it. Three small children peeked (偷看) from behind her skirt - a little girl and two boys. The mother put an arm around her children and looked at us. "Merry Christmas," we said as we bent down and__11__ the gift-wrapped packages to the children and the box of groceries to the mother, whose eyes widened with __12__. She slowly smiled, then quickly said, "Come in.The room was __13__ as the children looked at their mother, wondering if the gifts were really for them. The little girl hugged her doll, and the boys held the trucks as they __14__ an answer. The mother put her arms around them and said in a choked voice, "I told you Santa Claus would __15__."l. A. good B. hard C. poor D. painful2. A. robbed B. collected C. borrowed D. bought3. A. wrapping B. protecting C. changing D. comparing4. A. lovely B. interesting C. cold D. short5. A. skirts B. prizes C. boots D. gifts6. A. distance B. home C. outside D. abroad7. A. always B. also C. never D. still8. A. decision B. visit C. comment D. plan9. A. progress B. time C. hope D. dream10. A. shut B. decorated C. answered D. checked11. A. handed B. dropped C. fed D. spread12. A. love B. surprise C. disappointment D. worry13. A. clean B. noisy C. wet D. silent14. A. sought B. avoided C．found D. offered15. A. rest B. react C. come D. disappear第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
When Braun visited India as a college student a boy begging on the street approached him to ask for money. Braun asked him__16__ he would want if he could have anything in the world. He thought the answer was going to be a house or a car, __17__ the boy's answer was a pencil. So Braun gave the boy his own pencil and he just smiled __18__ (happy). He found that the boy19 (be) to school before, and that was a reality for about 57 million children in the world.After__20__ (graduate), Braun was on the path to a successful businessman, but he never forgot that boy and the problem he represented.“We live in a world __21__ every single child should have access to quality education," he said.“We have the ability to educate every child. So I shall devote __22__ to helping create that world."In 2008, he founded Pencils of Promise, __23__ organization to make sure all children have access to education. __24__ (use) social media, Braun spread his mission and raised money. He funded the construction of the first Pencils of Promise school in Laos five years ago. __25__ then, Braun's organization has built 206 schools, reaching more than 22,000 children in Africa, Asia andLatin America.阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
AEvery child likes to play, explore, draw, act silly, chatter and sing. Children's museums give young visitors a chance to touch, feel, listen to and some- times taste exhibits. Below are children's museums that can delight any youngster.The Children's Museum at the Canadian Museum of Civilization was opened in 1989. The theme of the museum is "The Great Adventure", letting children learn about life in other parts of the world. The International Village gives children a chance to role play in different market settings, such as a North African souk (露天市场). Children can prepare different foods, play with current and historical toys, listen to storytellers, or visit special workshops.The Children's Discovery Museum on the Saskatchewan is a museum with a mission. It is financially accessible(可进入的), ensuring that all children get to experience the museum through its' access program. Children can take care of animals at the Muddy Paws Animal Clinic, dress up and performon The 'Performance Arts Stage, build a campfire at the replica North Woods Campsite, or create a masterpiece (杰作) in The Arts and Crafts Room.Musee Pour Enfants de Laval, aiming at children two to eight years of age, gives children the chance to experience what people do in their days. Children can climb on a fire truck, shop at a pretend grocery, and be a sea captain, a mechanic, an archaeologist or a teacher. They can dress up, dance, sing and perform.The London Children's Museum has been delighting children for 30 years. Everything in the museum is touchable and playable. Children can pretend that they are learning and teaching in a schoolhouse. They can also dig for dinosaurs, or dress up as one in the Dinosaurs Gallery, and explore the underground in the caves exhibit. The museum encourages children aged from 9 to 12 to join the Tween Council and help plan events at the museum.26. Which is true about the Children's Museum at the Canadian Museum of Civilization?A. It has a history of thirty years.B. Children can look after animals there.C. It encourages children aged from 9 to 12 to get there.D. Children can learn about life in other countries.27. To experience all kinds of daily lives, a child should visit____________.A. Musee Pour Enfants de LavalB. the London Children's MuseumC. the Children's Discovery Museum on the SaskatchewanD. the Children's Museum at the Canadian Museum of Civilization28. In the London Children's Museum, a young child is allowed to_________.A. touch only a few things inside itB. visit special workshopsC. pretend to learn and teach in a schoolhouseD. dress up and perform on The Performance Arts Stage29. From the passage, it's inferred that________.A. children should not touch anything in childr en’s museumsB. children can help plan events at the Children's Discovery MuseumC. Musee Pour Enfants de Laval is the best choice for children over 8D. London Children's Museum is a good place to dig for dinosaurs30. What is the purpose of writing this passage?A. To call people's attention to children's education.B. To warn young children not to play alone.C. To encourage children to visit children's museums.D. To give tips on how to take care of young children.BWhat did you do this summer?Ask Mark Damisch, the 57-year-old Chicago lawyer will tell you he spent five weeks on tour playing piano concerts in Scandinavia and Russia to raise money for worthy causes.Damisch has a big schedule - 21 concerts in six countries. But he's an expert at marathon travel. This is his 14th summer of globetrotting (环球巡演), from Australia to India to Vietnam, spreading goodwill. He's looking forward to playing at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg,Russia, next month to raise money for orphans (孤儿). "That's pretty cool, " he says.Damisch started playing the piano when he was 4 and gave his first concert at 18. The touring bug bit him after a high school choir trip to Austria. He began contacting venues - universities, churches, senior centers, and anyone who would let him play. He quit doing that at 25, when he settled down and started a career and a family with his wife, Patricia. But in 2000. when the bug hit again, he started organizing concerts and arranging his own complicated performance plans. Spreading goodwill doesn't come cheap. Damisch pays for all the expenses, not only his expenses but also for his music-loving daughters, pianist Alexandra, and singer Katherine. "I'm my own travel agent and music agent," Damisch says.Playing concerts for charity, goodwill and peace is what Damisch wants to do in life. "When the audience responds enthusiastically to my music, it makes a lot of hard work worthwhile. Music has a powerful effect on people", says Damisch.31. In his childhood, Damisch __________.A. could play the pianoB. showed interest in lawC. traveled around the worldD. performed at the Hermitage Museum32. What's the correct order of the following events related to Damisch?a. Damisch gave his first concert.b. Damisch married his wife, Patricia.c. Damisch gave piano concerts in Scandinavia.d. Damisch took part in a high school choir trip to Austria.A. abcdB. adbcC. adcbD. dbac33. The underlined word "bug" in Paragraph 4 refers to______.A. the increasing budget in giving concertsB. Damisch's wish to restart playing the pianoC. the difficulties Damisch faces in 9ving concertsD. Damisch's desire to give concerts in many places34. According to Paragraph 5, we know that _______.A. Damisch has given up his job as a lawyer:B. Kristina used to act as her father's music agent.C. Damisch's wife plays instruments in the concerts.D. Damisch's daughters perform at his concerts now.35. What is the main idea of the passage?A. People are called on to do charity work.B. A lawyer enjoys music.C. A lawyer plays music for charity.D. Powerful effect of music on people.CWithin the explanations of Darwin's Theory of Evolution, it has also been explained that the process of Natural Selection ensures that these genetic changes improve reproduction and the become more common from this generation to the next. Thus, many traits (特性) which are proved to be useful are passed on to the offspring (后代) More offspring are produced so that this process can work and ensure that the surviving offspring are the best ones to fit for the new habitat or environment.In the end, these species begin to compete for survival among each other. Again, these natural processes of selection ensure that the one that is the fittest will survive. The species that cannot adapt or survive will die out in the end.Several factors about a species tend to adapt during this process. These are height, weight, body hair and so on. Another trait that becomes important is the attractiveness of a species towards another. It ensures species to attract possible reproductive partners.The process of adaptation takes place slowly within a species. Changing bone structures is one such process. For example, certain bones become useless and disappear in the end. The tail bone of human beings is a good example of such a process. Darwin's theory and the lists of theories later on, which are based on the ideas of Natural Selection, have resulted in several arguments. First of all, many people were against his ideas on the basis of their religious beliefs. They believed that it was something supernatural, like God, who had created man on the Earth.Darwin's theory, therefore, stands against their long held beliefs and systems of religious thought. When Darwin first came out with his theory in 1859, he faced a lot of opposition from not just the religious community, but also from the scientific community. However, later experiments of other scientists in the field have proved Darwin's theory to be true.36. The underlined word "they" in the first paragraph refers to________.A. genet changesB. Darwin's ideasC. natural selectionsD. the offspring37. Which of the following makes "survival of the fittest" possible?A. Healthy parents.B. The natural process of selection.C. The new habitat or environment.D. The process of adaptation.38. During the mating season, some birds look more beautiful because________.A. they want to attract their productive partnersB. they have stored enough nutrition in their bodyC. they tend to change their outlook with seasonsD. they have to cover themselves with more feathers39. Why does the author give the example of tail bone of humans?A. To show many parts of our body will disappear in the end.B. To prove that adaptation takes place slowly within a species.C. To explain why we should pay more attention to our health.D. To tell us some parts of40ur body are of no use at all.40. Many people were against Darwin's ideas because________.A. hey had little knowledge about living thingsB. these people all worked for the churchesC. Darwin's ideas were against religious beliefsD. Dar win didn’t receive any help f rom scientistsDAfter a serious disease, Raghu Makwana unfortunately lost his legs. He had no choice but to walk with the support of his hands. After a long period of time, Raghu and a few friends took a walk onthe street, it occurred to them that doing a small act of kindness is necessary. One of his many kinds of behavior is the Tulsi project. Whenever he learns of a family with some quarrels or even violent abuse, Raghu courageously walks in to spread good cheer and gifts them a tulsi plant. Most of these are complete strangers. Sometimes he'll recite a prayer, sometimes he’ll share stories. In 2011, when he lived out on the streets, he often felt deeply moved by others on the streets who had even less than him, and at that moment Raghu gave birth to such an idea of course, which was also his first dream.He made a promise to himself that he would come back to serve them one day, and that day had indeed arrived for him. He put together a team of five everyday folks (one of whom is blind!), who would make small sacrifices in their own lives for the purpose of supporting delivery of hand-cooked meals for some of the absolutely neglected people on the streets. They appropriately named it "Tyaag Nu Tiffin" (Food of Sacrifice). Every day at 12:30 PM and at 7:30 PM, Raghu starts off on his hand tricycle to deliver the food on time. It's the same food that he himself eats, but he won't eat it until he has finished his round of offerings to make sure that everyone has some. thing to eat. A11 those aided by him are grateful. In a recent feature in Times of India, Raghu notes: "I' m not doing anything great. I'm not on a mission to change the world. God has been very kind to me m my struggle to survive. Now it is my turn to repay the kindness by helping other needy human beings. "41. What will Raghu do if he knows a family has arguments?A. He will tell them some stories.B. He will act as a fair judge.C. He will let them buy some gifts.D. He will ask prayers to pray for them.42. Raghu had his first dream _____.A. when he was walking on the streetB. when he saw someone poorer than himC. after he learned a family with abuseD. after he lost his legs because of a serious disease43. According to the passage, we know Raghu ________.A. offered three meals one dayB. gave food only to the disabledC. delivered food different from what he ateD. ate his own food after he finished delivering food.44. It can be inferred that________.A. all Raghu's folks are disabled peopleB. Raghu doesn't think what he does is greatC. Raghu buys food to give others every dayD. Raghu hadn't thought he could do kindness again45. The last sentence of the passage probably means Raghu is_______.A. not satisfied with the reality at allB. a person with a heart of gratefulnessC. going to do greater things in the futureD. regretful for what he has done before第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
