高三英语模拟试题(3)
The boy immediately turned to an older lady and said, “Grandma, I want this one.” The old woman smiled and walked to the front desk to fill out the adoption forms. I followed and asked about the boy. I found out that he’d had a rough start in life too. She had just gotten custody（监护权） of him after the state had taken him from his parents. She had hoped getting a dog would make it easier on him. I looked back at him, holding his scared puppy, and said a prayer for them both.
It was yesterday. I was driving down the road enjoying a gloriously sunny, spring day. Then in a gree n front yard I saw the boy. His teenage body was tall and strong. His nose no longer seemed big but fit well into his smiling face. He was throwing a ball to a healthy, happy dog with shining golden hair. His little act of love and kindness had indeed gone a long way. It had saved a dog’s life, healed his own heart, and given this middle-aged man fresh hope for us all.
26. The author entered the animal shelter because ____________ .
A. he loves dogs and pets
B. it was too cold outside
C. he wanted to buy a dog
D. he wanted to see the boy
27. The reason why the dog was so scared is that _______ .
A. it was afraid of the cold
B. it had been ill-treated
C. it was frightened by the boy
D. it was frightened by the author
28 . Why did the boy want to adopt the golden dog?
A. Because the dog looked attractive.
B. Because his grandma also liked the dog.
C. Because they had something in common.
D. Because the author advised him to adopt it.
29.The Grandma wanted the boy to adopt a dog so that ___________ .
A. his life could be easier
B. he could play balls with it
C. he could forget about his parents
D. the dog could be taken good care of
30. What can we learn from the last paragraph ?
A. The author is a kind-hearted old man.
B. The boy’s nose has become smaller than before.
C. The author enjoys watching people playing with dogs.
D. Both the boy and the dog are growing healthily and happily.
B
Until last summer I had a very comfortable life: winter vacations skiing and summer cruises. My parents spent a lot of money on a private school, so they could get me into a competitive middle school. Everything was about tomorrow, next year, my graduation. We never had to worry about today.
Before last summer I never thought much about the people in the world who live day to day, every day, whose lives are controlled by poverty and hunger. Then I enrolled in a two-week intensive program. We lived in a “Tribal Village,” in a hot, dry open grassland in Arkansas, a state of the south-central United States. I am a tribal member in Mozambique, a country of southeast Africa. Every meal, I make the fire for my family, and feel the flames lick up my nostrils as I blow to keep the fuel alive. I cook mush with vegetables. This is all my family is ever given.
