高三英语限时阅读30分钟

1、高三英语限时阅读30分钟（9）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。AThis is time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.Littleton Childrens HomeWe DONT want your money, but childre

2、ns toys, books and clothes IN GOOD CONDITION would be very welcome.Also, we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much will you share it?Phone Sister Thomas on 3455678Childrens HospiceWe look after a small number

3、 of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts or money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need story books and toys suitable for quiet games.Please contact the secretary, Littleton Childrens Hospice, Newby Road.Street FoodIn the winter weather

4、, its no fun being homeless. Its even worse if youre hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. Its hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you find a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we urgently need some new saucepans. Money for new ones would b

5、e most welcome indeed.Contact Street Food, Marys Home, Elming Way, Littleton. Phone 2854713.Littleton Youth ClubHave you got an unwanted chair?a record player?a pot of paint?Because we can use them!We want to get to work on our meeting room!Please phone 7765231 and well be happy to collect anything

6、you can give us. Thank you!The Night ShelterWe offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, wil

7、l be such a help.Send it to us at 15, Green St., Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.21. If you could offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may go to _.A. Childrens Home B. Childrens Hospice C. Street Food D. The Night shelter 22. What can you donate to Youth Club?A. A toy

8、bear. B. 25$. C. A recorder. D. A bed.23. Reading the passage, you feel like helping the organizations working for _.A. homeless and sick children B. less fortunate peopleC. homeless people D. friendly members of our society BI attended a writers group to get feedback (反馈) on my book. But there were

9、 so many people there that the discussion was limited. After getting home, my 13-year-old son asked me to read one chapter to him. So I read the chapter about spending my pocket money as a nine-year-old child. The story took place at a lunch counter, where I dreamed of ordering a banana split. Color

10、ful balloons were hung above the counter and a sign said “Pop (使爆裂) a balloon and pay 1 cent to 63 cents for a banana split!” As I was given only 50 cents for cleaning the doghouse, I didnt dare to ask my parents for any more pocket money without doing more work or risk asking anyone else. So I kept

11、 my wish to myself.Frankie listened carefully, as I read the final sentences of the chapter, “I watched as others selected a balloon to pop and dreamed about the opportunity to take my chance. But it never happened.”The next morning, Frankie led me to the kitchen. I couldnt believe my eyes. The tabl

12、e was covered in a pile of balloons. Frankie handed me 50 cents and a fork. “Pop one!” he urged. With tears in my eyes, I broke one. A piece of paper fell out of the balloon.“What does it say, Mummy?” Frankie asked. “Fifty cents,” I whispered, too moved to speak loudly. Frankie asked, “Well, do you

13、have 50 cents?” I handed him the money. “OK!” Then Frankie pulled out a banana split from the refrigerator.I hugged Frankie hard. We took turns popping the other balloons until I finally got the 1-cent balloon. It was a long-time coming, but worth the wait.It hit me that the first step in making any

14、 wish come true is giving it a voice.24. Why did the author read the chapter to Frankie?A. She wanted to get feedback from him.B. Frankie asked her to do so.C. It was time for a bedtime story.D. Frankie wanted to please his mother.25. What can we infer about the author from the second paragraph?A. S

15、he spent money wisely when young.B. She didnt have enough money to buy a balloon.C. She earned her pocket money by doing housework.D. She could find no one to share her secret wish.26. Seeing what Frankie did for her, how did the author feel?A. Awkward and satisfied. B. Puzzled and excited.C. Conten

16、t and happy. D. Surprised and grateful.27. What did the author learn from her experience?A. Popping balloons helps realize ones dream. B. It is comforting to have a kid around.C. Experiences in childhood affect us later in life.D. It is important to express ones wishes.CMany young people these days

17、adore the advertised magazine body and become too focused on attaining this image instead of worrying more about what lasts and even grows over time. But could you imagine being considered beautiful for years, and suddenly being ugly after moving to another continent? It is a sad reality that people

18、 dont realize how vacillating the idea of beauty can be from one country to another.Think of the most typical American girl you know. Is she blonde haired with white skin and light eyes, and does she love shopping or sports? Now place this girl in the heart of Africa, a place where beauty is placed

19、on what you can control. The Maasai tribe (部落) in Kenya focuses on how clean people are, and how fashionable their piercings (穿孔) are. This tribes culture is to be a brave fighter, so they will cut their skin with patterns in it to show that they are strong. If you dont look fierce, you are not beau

20、tiful. Other countries like North Korea and South Korea have their own unique views on beauty. In an interview, a woman who has lived in both North and South Korea claims that beauty in North Korea is based more on your ability to be a good woman and wife. She says that women in North Korea are less

21、 concerned about fashion and beauty in the physical sense. She says they did have a time when big eyes were a big deal and everyone wanted to get double eyelid surgery（外科手术）. This is something extreme and could perhaps be influenced by Western culture. And the idea of getting surgery done to look mo

22、re attractive is crazy. 28. What does the underlined word “vacillating” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. Reasonable. B. Ridiculous. C. Different.D. Similar.29. People in the Maasai tribe in Kenya think _.A. American girls are most attractive B. being dirty looks fashionable C. strong people should cu

23、t their skin D. looking fierce is appealing30. What did the woman interviewed think of the women in North Korea?A. They pay great attention to their ability. B. They care a lot about their appearance.C. Western culture had no influence on their sense of beauty.D. Getting double eyelid surgery is wid

24、ely appreciated.31. What does the text mainly tell us?A. Inner beauty is of great importance.B. Ideas of beauty vary among culture groups.C. Different ways are needed to admire true beauty.D. Fashion magazines easily influence young people. 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

25、余选项。We Chinese are really particular about what we eat; meanwhile we are also concerned with how we eat. Along with the growing popularity of the manners in the workplace, 36 . The following are some Chinese table manners. Hope it would help you to get an idea on how to handle the table manners with

26、 high proficiency.At the beginning of Chinese dinner, the first wet towel served by the waiter is for the hands, not the face. Along with lobster, chicken and fruits would come a small basin and in it some lemon slices or rose petals (花瓣) are floating on the water, 37 . When washing your hands, you

27、should wet your fingers in turn and wash them quietly, then dry your hands with wet towel. You can introduce the features of Chinese food to foreign guests. 38 They can choose dishes as they like. Some people like to recommend food or even pick up dishes for the guests, but you have to know the foreign guests are not used to this; they may grow tired of your repeated advice. You have to pay attention to the manners when picking up food: only do so when the dishes come in front of you; do n