1、高二英語限時閱讀訓(xùn)練 (三)AOne of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包裝 ).On September 11th. 1958. Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home fromhospital, she put him in my lap, saying. "I promised you a gift, and here it is. " What an

2、 honor! Iturned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. 1 told it over and over how much I loved it!One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum weptand told

3、me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, Iheard Mum and Dad whispering such words as "hopeless", "pitiful", and "dying", which soundedominous.Christmas was coming. "Don t expect any presents this year." Dad s

4、aid, pointing at the socksI hung in the living room. "If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough.As he spoke,”his eyes filled with tears. I'd never seen him cry before.The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From mybedroom I heard him

5、say. "What? He's all right?" He hung up and shouted upstairs. " The hospitalsaid we can bring Richard home!""Thank God.'" I heard Mum cry.From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen themhappy. And I was also full of joy.

6、What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I downstairs. My sacks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled withlove!56. What happened to the author on September 11 1958 ?A. He received a dollB. He got a Christmas gift.C. He became four years old.D. He got a baby

7、 brother.57.What does the underlined word“ ominous ” in Paragraph 3 probably？ meanA. Fearful.B. Boring.C. Difficult.D. Impossible.58. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?A. Excitement.B. Happiness.C. Disappointment.D.Sadness.59. What is the passage mainly

8、 about ?A. A sad Christmas day.B. A special Christmas gift.C. Life with a lovely baby.D. Memories of a happy family.BThis is a 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.Littl

9、eton Children s HomeWe DON T want your money, but children s toys, books and clothes IN GOODCONDITION would be very welcome.1Also, we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for afew hours or days as guests. You have so much will you share it?Phone Sister Thoma

10、s on 55671Children s HospiceWe look after a small number 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 storybooks and toys suitable for quiet games.Please contact the Secretary, Little Children s

11、Hospice, Newby Road.Street FoodIn the winter weather, it s no fun being homeless. It s even worse if you re hungry. Whot food to at least fifty people every night. It s hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help?If not, can you offer a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we need some n

12、ew saucepans(平底鍋 ). Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.Contact Street Food, c/o Mary s House, Elming Way. Littleton Phone 27713Littleton Youth ClubHave you got an unwanted chair? -player?record a pot of paint ? Because we can use them!We want to get to work on our meeting room!Please ph

13、one 66231 and we ll be happy to collect anything you can giveThankus. 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 ha

14、ve a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.Send it to us at 15, Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.60. What kind of people are these organizations designed for?A. Homeless and sick childrenB. Less fortunate members of our societyC. Hungry people who

15、have no beds to sleep in D. Friendly members of our society to help others61. If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may contact_.A. Street FoodB. The Night ShelterC. Littleton Children s DHome.Children s Hospice62. What can be concluded from the passage?A.

16、There are too many social problems in this society.B. People are very poor during the time of giving.C. To offer help is just an excuse for these organizations to collect money.D. There are many organizations trying to solve social problems.63. What kind of things would Littleton Youth Club like to

17、collect?A. Old furniture and second-hand electrical equipment.B. An apartment and some saucepans.C. Hot food and storybooks.D. A sum of money and children s toys.CWASHINGTON Laura Straub is a very worried woman. Her job is to find families for2foreign teenagers who expect to live with American famil

18、ies in the summer.It is not easy, even desperate.“ We have many children left to place 40 out of 75, ” said Straub, who works for a foreign exchange programme called LEC.When foreign exchange programmes started 50 years ago, more families were accommodating. For one thing, more mothers stayed at hom

19、e. But now, increasing numbers of women work outside the home. Exchange-student programmes have struggled in recent years to sign up host families for the 30, 000 teenagers who come from abroad every year to spend an academic year in the United States, as well as the thousands more who take part in

20、summerprogrammes.School systems in many parts of the U.S., unhappy about accepting non-taxpaying students,have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accept. At the same time, the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic( 有異國情調(diào)的 ).Insearch forhostfamilies,whousual

21、lyreceiveno pay, exchange programmes areincreasingly broadening their requests to include everyone from young couples to the retired.“ Weare open to many differenttypes of families,said” Vickie Weiner, eastern regionaldirector for ASSE, a 25-year-old programme that sends about 30,000 teenagers on ac

22、ademic-yearexchange programmes worldwide.For elderly people, exchange students“ keep us young they really do” , said Jen Foster, whis hosting 16-year-old Nina Post from Denmark.64. According to the text, why was it easier for Laura Straub to find American families for foreign students?A. American sc

23、hool systems were better than now.B. The government was happy because it could gain tax.C. Foreign students paid hosting families a lot of money.D. More mother s didn t work outside and could look after children.65. To deal with the problem in recent years, exchange programmes have to _.A. extend th

24、e range of host familiesB. limit the number of the exchange studentsC. borrow much money to pay for the costsD. make hosting foreign students more exotic66. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A Exchange Students Keep Old People Young.B. Idea of Hosting Students is Different.C.

25、Foreign-exchange Program Is Going on.D U.S. Struggle to Find host Families.DDon't you just love ice skating every winter? I am sure, that since winter is approaching, yourskates are set to come out, just waiting to be used. Impress your friends with your new trick onhow to ice -skate backwards w

26、ith the help of these tips. Skating backwards on ice is a bit difficultbut once you master the basic, there' s nothing like it. Follow the steps given below and you willbe able to skate backwards in no time.Stand StraightThe first thing that you need to do is, stand straight. If you feel that yo

27、u are falling backwards, then just put your chin up and slightly bend your knees. Don't worry; this happens to all.3Confidence is What Y ou NeedThe most important step while learning how to skate backwards, is having enough confidence in yourself and in what you are doing. How can you achieve th

28、is? By practice. Just practice rolling backwards down a gentle slop every single day or just by pushing off from a wall or something of that sort. But before you do that, make sure that the place where you are practicing is free from any kind of debris （碎片） because otherwise, you could end up in the

29、 hospital due to some accident. While going backwards, just get used to the feeling of moving backwards. One of the important ice skating tips and techniques is that if you feel that you are losing your balance, then scissor （做剪式運動） your skates. Keep practicing this till you are confident about it.M

30、aintain SpeedConfident now? Great! Now the next step is to maintain your speed. While rollingin astraight line with one skate, with the other try sculling（滑漿） , that is, keep pushing yourselfbackwards with an outwards stroke （滑動） . Now bring the skate which you were using to scull, and then again, r

31、epeat the same process. Make sure that you put most of your weight on the skate which is moving straight and not the one with which you are sculling. Now, try the same thing using the other foot. Again keep doing this till you are confident enough.Increase Your Speed NowOnce you are confident that y

32、ou can scull with either foot, the next thing that you have to do is increase your speed. Try some of your own tricks now. Scull with either foot or with both at the same time.Scull and Be AwareWhile you keep one foot straight, keep sculling with the other. You can do that simultaneously （同時，一起） with both feet. Concentrate on what you are doing but don't getso