广东省东莞市虎门外国语学校2017-2018学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题1/9虎门外国语学校2017-2018学年度第一学期10月月考高二英语第一部分听力（共15分）第二部分阅读理解（第一节15小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。ACountlesspeoplelongtomakeadifferencethisholidayseason,yettheydon’trealizethatopportunitiestomakeadifferenceareeverywhere.Herearesomeideastogetyoustarted.OrganizeablankdriveItiscoldoutside,butimaginehowthousandsofhomelesspeoplemayfeelwithoutahomeoftheirown,orevenablankettokeepthemfromthecold.Organizeablankdriveforyourlocalhomeless,andaskaroundfordonations!PracticerandomactsofkindnessI’llneverforgetthetimewhenIwenttopayformyDr.Pepper,buttheseverresisted,sayingmybillwaspaidbyananonymous(匿名的)guest.It’sthisrandomactofkindnessthatrestoresmyfaithinhumanity.BlesssomeonebypayingfortheirdrinkatStarbucks,orpraisingthem!Ifyoulivesomewherewhereitsnows,shovelyourneighbor’ssnowoutoftheirdrivewayforthem!Whetheritisassimpleaspraiseorascomplexaspayingthebill,you’llneverknowhowfaryourimpactwillreach.SaythankyouJustasimplethank-youcanmakesomebody’sday,especiallyiftheyfeelliketheirworkisnevernoticed.Cultivate（培养）asmileontheirfacebybeingsincereandgratefulforallthattheydo.UseyourtalentstohelpthecommunityThebestwaytoshowyourappreciationforpeopleisbyusingthetalentsandskillsyouhavetoblessothers.Forme,Ilovetocoordinate（协调）eventsandwrite,andsomywayofreachingouttothecommunityisthroughwritingarticlesandcreatingawarenessaboutproblemswefacetoday.Ifyoucanbake,makesomedeliciouscookiesforpeopletoenjoy!Ifyoucanknit,putyourtalentstousebymakingclothesforchildreninfostercare.Anytalentcanbeusedtohelpthecommunityinmeaningfulways.Wishyouahappy,healthyandhelpfulholidayseason.11.Ifyoujoinablankdrive,youcanA.keepyourselffromthecoldB.bringablankettogoonatripC.buyahomeforhomelesspeopleD.collectdonationsforthehomelesspeople12.Howdidtheauthorrestorehisfaithinhumanity?A.hehelpsothersB.Hegothelpfromothers广东省东莞市虎门外国语学校2017-2018学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题2/9C.heoftenblessedothersD.Hegotpraisedbyothers13.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HelpOthersinNeedB.MaketheBestofTalentC.EnjoyYourHolidaySeasonD.MakeaDifferenceinYourHolidaySeasonBAfewyearsago,ItookasightseeingtriptoWashington,D.C.StandingoutsidetheRonaldReaganCenter,Iheardavoicesay,“Canyouhelpme?”WhenIturnedaround,Isawanelderlyblindwomanwithherhandextended.Inanaturalreflex,Ireachedintomypocket,pulledoutallofmyloosechangeandplaceditonherhandwithoutevenlookingather.Iwasannoyedatbeingbotheredbyabeggar.Buttheblindwomansmiledandsaid,“Idon’twantyourmoney.Ijustneedhelpfindingthepostoffice.”Inamoment,IrealizedwhatIhaddone.IjudgedanotherpersonsimplyforwhatIassumedshehadtobe.IhatedwhatIsawinmyself.Thisincidentre-awakenedmybeliefinhumility(谦恭),eventhoughI’dlostitforamoment.ThethingIhadforgottenaboutmyselfisthatIamanimmigrant.IleftHondurasandarrivedintheU.S.attheageof15.Istartedmynewlifewithtwosuitcases,mybrotherandsister,andastrong,serious-mindedmother.Throughtheyears,Ihavebeenadishwasher,mechanicandpizzadeliverydriveramongmanyotherhumblejobs,andeventuallyIbecameanetworkengineer.Inmyownlife,Ihaveexperiencedmanyopenactsofprejudice(偏见).Irememberatime,atage17—Iworkedasawaiter,andIheardafathertellhislittleboythatifhedidnotdowellinschool,hewou...
