1、阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中选择最佳选项,并将答案写在答题纸上。Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man 1 out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that and her mother said that the man
2、 was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very 2 . She couldnt understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could 3 , but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve the problem of homelessness.Later, when Ha
3、nnah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, 4an old shopping trolley which was piled with bags. It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more 5 to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless
4、 people 6 they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldnt 7 as bad.Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to 8 her message of hope and awareness. She start
5、ed the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to host Big Bosses lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to 9 to the cause. She also organized afund-raising( 募 捐 ) drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyones spare change during “
6、Make Change” month. More recently, the foundation began another 10 called National Red Scarf Day-a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canadas 11 and homeless.There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannahs Place”, something that Hannah is very 12 of. Hannahs Plac
7、e is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that sleeping outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of 13 . For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing efforts of young people to
8、change the world. But 14 all this, Hannah still has the normal life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a 15 in the world.You can, too!1. A. jumpingB. eatingC. cryingD. waving2. A. annoyedB. ne
9、rvousC. ashamedD. upset3. A. behaveB. manageC. helpD. work4. A. pushingB. carryingC. buyingD. holding5. A. sinceB. determinedC. energeticD. grateful6. A. sinceB. unlessC. althoughD. as7. A. soundB. getC. feelD. look8. A. exchangeB. leaveC. keepD. spread9. A. contributeB. leadC. applyD. agree10. A. c
10、ampaignB. tripC. procedureD. trial11. A. elderlyB. hungryC. lonelyD. sick12. A. awareB. afraidC. proudD. sure13. A. praisesB. invitationsC. repliesD. appointments14. A. forB. throughC. besidesD. along15. A. choiceB. profitC. judgmentD. difference二、阅读理解(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 A、B、C 和 D
11、 四个选项中选择最佳选项,并将答案写在答题纸上。AIt was a cold night in Washington, D.C. and I was heading back to the hotel when a beggar walked up to me. He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. After a short hesitation, I shook my head and kept walking. With helplessness, he said, “I rea
12、lly am homeless and I really am hungry! You can come with me and watch me eat!” But still, I kept on walking.The incident bothered me for the rest of the week. In fact, I had money in my pocket and it wouldnt have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he had been lying. On a freezing cold n
13、ight, I wondered what would happen to a hungry man.Flying back to my hometown. Anchorage, I couldnt help thinking of him. I tried to find excuses for not helping him. After all, government agencies, churches and charities were there to feed him. Besides, youre not supposed to give money to beggars.B
14、ut I just couldnt forget the incident and began to think I must do something. At that time, I was writing a garden column for the local Daily News. Suddenly, I came up with an idea. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their gardens donated to Beans? Beans Cafe, the soup kitchen whi
15、ch has volunteered to feed hundreds of hungry people every day for many years.The idea began to take off. I began to receive more e-mails and calls from kind people. They tried their best to show their concerns about the hungry. Food was sent by different warm-hearted people and even those who only grew flowers sent their flowers. They ar
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