高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2014-2015学年下学期期中考试高二英语试卷考试时间：100分钟，满分：150分注意事项：1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）一、阅读理解（每题3分，共60分）AWhen19-year-oldSophiaGiorgisaidshewasthinkingofvolunteeringtohelptheMake-A-WishFoundation(基金会)，nobodyunderstoodwhatshewastalkingabout.ButSophiaknewjusthowimportantMake-A-Wishcouldbebecausethisspecialorganizationhadhelpedtomakeadreamcometrueforoneofherbestfriends.Wewereinterestedinfindingoutmore,sowewentalongtomeetSophiaandlistentowhatshehadtosay.SophiatoldusthatMake-A-WishisaworldwideorganizationthatstartedintheUnitedStatesin1980.“It'sacharity(慈善机构)thathelpschildrenwhohavegotveryseriousillnesses.Make-A-Wishhelpschildrenfeelhappyeventhoughtheyaresick,bymakingtheirwishesanddreamscometrue，”Sophiaexplained.WeaskedSophiahowMake-A-Wishhadfirststarted.ShesaidithadallbegunwithaverysickyoungboycalledChris,whohadbeendreamingforalongtimeofbecomingapoliceman.SophiasaidlotsofpeoplehadwantedtofindawaytomakeChris'sdreamcometrue，sowitheverybody'shelp,Chris,onlysevenyearsoldatthetime,hadbeena“policeman”foraday.“WhenpeoplesawhowdelightedChriswaswhenhisdreamcametrue,theydecidedtotryandhelpothersickchildrentoo,andthatwasthebeginningofMake-A-Wish，”explainedSophia.SophiaalsotoldustheFoundationtriestogivechildrenandtheirfamiliesaspecial,happytime.AMake-A-Wishvolunteervisitsthefamiliesandasksthechildrenwhatevertheywouldwishforiftheycouldhaveanythingintheworld.Sophiasaidthevolunteerswereimportantbecausetheyweretheoneswhohelpedtomakethewishescometrue.Theydothiseitherbyprovidingthingsthatwerenecessary,orbyraisingmoneyorhelpingoutinwhatwaytheycan.1．SophiafoundoutaboutMake-A-Wishbecauseherbestfriendhad________.A．benefitedfromitB．volunteeredtohelpitC．dreamedaboutitD．toldtheauthoraboutit2．AccordingtoSophia,Make-A-Wish________.A．isaninternationalcharityB．wasunderstoodbynobodyatfirstC．raisesmoneyforverypoorfamiliesD．startedbydrawingtheinterestofthepublic3．WhatissaidaboutChrisinParagraph3?A．Hehasbeenapolicemansincehewasseven.B．HegavepeopletheideaofstartingMake-A-Wish.C．Hewantedpeopletohelpmakehisdreamcometrue.D．HewasthefirstchildMake-A-Wishhelpedafterithadbeensetup.4．WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMake-A-Wishvolunteers?A．Theyareimportantformakingwishescometrue.B．Theytrytohelpchildrengetovertheirillnesses.C．Theyvisitsickchildrentomakethemfeelspecial.D．TheyprovidewhatisnecessarytomakeMake-A-Wishpopular.BJoshua,Helmut,andBethlehemMichelleO.DonovanISBN9781462058679Lifeisnoteasyfornine-year-oldJoshuaduringWorldWarII.Becauseofhisfamily'sJewishbackground,theyaresenttoliveintheconcentrationcamps(集中营).Scaredandalone,JoshuaonedaymakesfriendswithalittlemousehecallsBethlehemwhobecomeshisclosestfriend.EncourageMe!InspirationalPoetryGloriaCoykendallISBN9781412027854Itisaneasy-to-readcollectionofpoemsoriginallywrittentoencourageinfaithandtobeacureforchronicdepression(长期抑郁)...curetostrengthenidentityandpurpose.MoreThingsinHeavenBillBosworthISBN9780595433582InhisMoreThingsinHeaven,BillBosworthpresentsthehighlightsofhis83yearsoflife,includinghistripstoIndiaandthestudyofthewritingsofseveralgreatspiritualleaders.MoreThingsinHeavenwillappealtoanyonewhoinsistsonfindingthedeepestmeaningfortheirexistencebasedontheirownexperience...
