This 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 Children’s Home

       We don’t want your money, but children’s 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 55671．

       Children’s Hospice

       We look after a small number of very sick children．This important work needs skill and love．We cannot continue without gifts of money to pay for more nursing staff．We also need story books and toys suitable for quiet games．

       Please contact The Secretary, Little Children’s Hospice, Newby Road．

       Street Food

       In the winter weather, it’s no fun being homeless．It’s even worse if you’re hungry．We give hot food to at least fifty people every night．It’s 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 be most welcome indeed．

       Contact Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way, Littleton．Phone 27713．

       Littleton Youth Club

       Have 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 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us．

       Thank you!

       The Night Shelter

       We 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, will be such a help．

       Send it to us at 15, Green St, Littleton．Please make check payable to Night Shelter．

1．Reading the passage, you might like to help these organizations which work for

       A．homeless and sick children

       B．less fortunate members of our society

       C．hungry people who have no beds to sleep in

       D．friendly members of our society to help others

2．If you like children and can offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may go to      ．

       A．Street Food                                        B．Night Shelter

       C．Children’s Home                                D．Children’s Hospice

3．We can infer that       ．

       A．there are too many social problems in this country

       B．people are very poor during the time for giving presents

       C．warm-hearted people like to give away money

       D．this passage is taken from a local newspaper

4．If your child has grown up, you may take the child’s things to        ．

       A．Children’s Home and Children’s Hospice   B．Youth Club and Children’s Home

       C．Children’s Hospice and Night Shelter            D．Youth Club and Night Shelter

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科目：高中英語 來源：山東省日照市2009屆高三模擬考試(英語) 題型：050

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　　Alice watched from her brother's New Orleans house as Hurricane Katrina split trees, broke windows, and swallowed cars, including her own, A few miles away, her best friend, Pat also a nurse．was supervising patients in the high-risk hospital when the river banks broke, For the next six days, Pat and her crew lived there until a rescue boat picked them up,

　　Both of them were evacuated to safer parts of the States, Weeks later, they, like thousands of others,returned to find their homes uninhabitable, their jobs gone,

　　The following spring, as she was rebuilding her life, Alice contacted an information centre for returning, residents, When asked if she would head a desperatedly needed clinic, Alice said she'd do ti, but only with Pat, It took Pat less then five minutes to say yes, And after consulting with her children, she offered her damaged home as the new clinic．

　　As word spread, help poured in, Groups raised money and donated medical equipment, exam tables, free ductwork, other supplies and even labor, Bedrooms were transformed into exam rooms and Pat's living room into a waiting room．

　　On February 27,2007,the clinic opened, with patients lined up around the block, Those who came in that first day were very sick with problems from not taking their medicine for a year after Katrina, Over 1,200 people have made their way to the clinic, whose decoration passes what Pat calls the mama test．：“Would your mama feel comfortable here?”Until recently, it was the only health-care facility in there,“It's a relief to have a clinic right here in the neighborhood where I can check my pressure．”says Latoya Owens, 30, who suffers from hypertension．

　　“This is the most rewarding thing I ‘ve ever done,”says Alice．Adds Pat,“I ‘m alleviating(減輕)some suffering in an underserved population．I listen to their stories, and I cry a lot, People outside New Orleans think things are back to normal here, but we are far from that．”

(1)

When Hurricane Katrina arrived, ________．

[　　]

A．

Alice was driviilg to her brother's hous

B．

Pal was visiting in a hospital

C．

houses were destroyed

D．

peoplc were rescued to safety

(2)

What does the fifth paragraph mainly 1elI us?

[　　]

A．

The clinic opened a year after Hurricane Katrina．

B．

The clinic helped local people a lot．

C．

The clinic was the only one of its kind in the neighborhood．

D．

The clinic was decorated to people's satisfaction．

(3)

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

Things in New Orleans were much worse than people thought．

B．

Alice felt happy and satisfied about what she was doing．

C．

Pat thought a lot before agreeing to work together with Alice．

D．

People were ready to help when disasters happened．

(4)

Pat cried a lot probably because ________．

[　　]

A．

she was sad about what people had suffered

B．

she was moved by people's help to the clinic

C．

work in the clinic was too difficult

D．

she lost her job and home during Hurricane Katrina

(5)

The underlined word“|evacuated”in the second paragraph most probably means“________”

[　　]

A．

foreed

B．

attached

C．

related

D．

moved

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Consult the page adapted from an English dictionary and do Questions 53-56.
Important words to learn: E Essential I Improver A Advanced
shoot [?u:t]
▲verb (shot, shot) WEAPON→1 E to fire a bullet or an arrow, or to hit, injure or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet or arrow at them: If he’s not armed, don’t shoot. ⊙The kids were shooting arrows at a target.⊙She was shot three times in the head.⊙He has a license to shoot pheasants on the farmer’s land. ⊙A policeman was shot dead in the city centre last night. ⊙ The troops were told to shoot to kill. SPORT→2 A to try to score points for yourself or your team, in sports involving a ball, by kicking, hitting or throwing the ball towards the goal: He shot from the middle of the field and still managed to score. MOVE QUICKLY→3 A to move in a particular direction very quickly and directly: She shot past me several meters before the finishing line. ⊙ He shot out of the office a minute ago ─ I think he was late for a meeting.⊙They were just shooting off to town so we didn’t stop to speak.
shooter ['?u:t?] noun[C]He’s thought to be the best shooter in the league.
▲idioms have shot your bolt UK INFORMAL to have already achieved all that you have the power, ability or strength to do and to be unable to do more: He started off the game well but seemed to have shot his bolt by half-time.
? shoot yourself in the foot to do something without intending to which spoils a situation for yourself
? shoot your mouth off INFORMAL to talk too much in a loud and uncontrolled way: It’s just like Richard to go shooting his mouth off about other people’s affairs.
? shoot for the moon US to ask for the best or the most you could hope for: You might as well shoot for the moon and ask for a promotion as well as a raise.
? shoot questions at sb to ask someone a lot of questions very quickly, one after the other: He shot questions at me so quickly that I didn’t even have time to answer.
? shoot the breeze US INFORMAL to talk with someone or a group of people about things which are not important: We sat out on the porch, just shooting the breeze.
▲ phrasal verbs shoot sth down to destroy an aircraft or make an aircraft, bird, etc. fall to the ground by shooting at it: He was killed during the war when his plane was shot down.
shoot sb down to shoot and usually kill someone, showing no sympathy: I saw Tom shoot him down like a dog in the street.
shoot for/at sth US to try to do something: It’s worth taking chances when you’re shooting at a chance of fame and wealth.
shoot out If opposing groups or people armed with guns shoot it out, they shoot at each other until one of the groups or people is dead or defeated.
shoot through AUSTRALIAN INFORMAL to leave a place very quickly, especially in order to avoid having to do something
shoot up INCREASE→INFORMAL to grow in size, or increase in number or level, very quickly: David has really shot up since I saw him last. ⊙Prices shot up by 25%.
▲ noun PLANT→1[C]the first part of a plant to appear above the ground as it develops from a seed, or any new growth on an already existing plant: Two weeks after we’d planted the seeds, little green shoots started to appear. ⊙FIGURATIVE The first green shoots (="hopeful" signs) of economic recovery have started to appear.
FILM→2[C USUALLY SINGULAR] when photographer take a series of photographs, usually of the same person or people in the same place: We did a fashion shoot on the beach, with the girls modeling swimwear. WEAPON→3[C]an occasion on which a group of people go to an area of the countryside to shoot animals
shooting ['?u:ti?] noun 1 A [U]when bullets are shot from guns or other weapons: We heard some shooting in the night. 2 A [C]when someone is injured or killed by a bullet shot from a gun: There have been a number of shootings in the capital this week. 3[U]the sport of shooting animals or birds: pleasant/grouse shooting ⊙ He goes shooting most weekends.
【小題1】What does the phrase “green shoots” mean in “You will be bound to see that the green shoots of your English level start to grow.”?

A．Great efforts.B．Signs of improving.
C．Learning ability.D．Change in method.
【小題2】Fill in the blank in the sentence “When it is achieved, there will be other plans to _________.”
A．shoot atB．shoot upC．shoot downD．shoot through
【小題3】If you are suffering from the consequence of the plan without full consideration, we say you are __________.
A．shooting the breezeB．shooting your mouth off
C．shooting yourself in the footD．shooting questions at somebody
【小題4】Choose a word to complete the sentence “__________ is one of the oldest sport events, which is popular with people both at home and abroad.”
A．ShooterB．ShootC．ShotD．Shooting

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閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中。選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Alice watched from her brother’s New Orleans house as Hurricane Katrina split trees, broke windows, and swallowed cars, including her own, A few miles away ,her best friend ,Pat also a nurse. was supervising patients in the high-risk hospital when the river banks broke, For the next six days, Pat and her crew lived there until a rescue boat picked them up,

Both of them were evacuated to safer parts of the States, Weeks later, they ,like thousands of others,returned to find their homes uninhabitable, their jobs gone,

The following spring, as she was rebuilding her life, Alice contacted an information centre for returning, residents, When asked if she would head a desperatedly needed clinic, Alice said she’d do ti ,but only with Pat ,It took Pat less then five minutes to say yes, And after consulting with her children, she offered her damaged home as the new clinic.

As word spread ,help poured in , Groups raised money and donated medical equipment ,exam tables, free ductwork, other supplies and even labor, Bedrooms were transformed into exam rooms and Pat’s living room into a waiting room.

On February 27,2007,the clinic opened, with patients lined up around the block, Those who came in that first day were very sick with problems from not taking their medicine for a year after Katrina, Over 1,200 people have made their way to the clinic, whose decoration passes what Pat calls the mama test.:”Would your mama feel comfortable here?” Until recently, it was the only health-care facility in there, “It’s a relief to have a clinic right here in the neighborhood where I can check my pressure.”says Latoya Owens, 30, who suffers from hypertension.

“This is the most rewarding thing I ‘ve ever done ,” says Alice .Adds Pat ,”I ‘m alleviating（減輕）some suffering in an underserved population. I listen to their stories, and I cry a lot, People outside New Orleans think things are back to normal here, but we are far from that.”

     

56 When Hurricane Katrina arrived，          ．

 A  Alice was driviilg to her brother’s hous    B．Pal was visiting in a hospital

 C  houses were destroyed                   D peoplc were rescued to safety

57．What does the fifth paragraph mainly 1elI us?

 A．The clinic opened a year after Hurricane Katrina．

 B．The clinic helped local people a lot．

 C．The clinic was the only one of its kind in the neighborhood．

 D．The clinic was decorated to people’s satisfaction．

58．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage'

 A．Things in New Orleans were much worse than people thought．

 B．Alice felt happy and satisfied about what she was doing．

 C．Pat thought a lot before agreeing to work together with Alice．

 D．People were ready to help when disasters happened．

59．Pat cried a lot probably because       ．

 A．she was sad about what people had suffered

 B．she was moved by people’s help to the clinic

 C．work in the clinic was too difficult

 D．she lost her job and home during Hurricane Katrina

60．The underlined word“evacuated’’in the second paragraph most probably means“     ”

 A．foreed        B．a(chǎn)ttached       C．related    D．moved

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閱讀理解。
     A letter to Edward,a columnist (報(bào)刊專欄作家)
     Dear Mr Expert,
     I grew up in an unhappy and abusive home.I always promised myself that I'd get out as
soon as possible.Now,at age 20,I have a good job and a nice house,and I'm really proud
of the independence I've achieved.
     Here's the problem:several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had
places like mine so much so that they make mine theirs.
     It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me.But now they seem
to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like.They bring boyfriends over,
talk on the phone and stay out forever.
     I enjoy having my friends here sometimes-it makes the place feel comfortable and warm
but this is my home,not a party house.I was old enough to move out on my own,so why can't
I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy (隱私)?
Joan
Edward's reply to Joan
     Dear Joan,
     If your family didn't pay attention to your needs when you were a child,you probably have
trouble letting others know your needs now.
     And if you've gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere (氣氛)
,you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with-or destroy the
nice atmosphere you now enjoy.You need to understand that in true friendship it's okay to put
your own needs first from time to time.
     Be clear about the message you want to send.For example,"I really love your company but
I also need some privacy.So please call before you come over."
1. We can learn from the first letter that Joan________.
A．lives away from her parents
B．takes pride in her friends
C．knows Mr Expert quite well
D．hates her parents very much
2．We can infer from the first letter that________.
A．Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy
B．Joan's friends visit her more often than she can accept
C．Joan doesn't like the parties at all
D．Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over
3．According to Mr Expert,why can't Joan tell her friends her feelings?
A．She is afraid of hurting her friends.
B．She does not understand true friendship.
C．Her family experience stops her from doing so.
D．She does not put her needs first.
4．The underlined word "conflict" in the second letter means________.
A．dependent life  
B．fierce fight
C．bad manners  
D．painful feeling
5．The second letter suggests that Mr Expert________.
A．is worried about Joan's problem
B．warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends
C．a(chǎn)dvises Joan on how to refuse people
D．encourages Joan to be brave enough

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Alice watched from her brother’s New Orleans house as Hurricane Katrina split trees, broke windows, and swallowed cars, including her own, A few miles away, her best friend, Pat also a nurse. was supervising patients in the high-risk hospital when the river banks broke, For the next six days, Pat and her crew lived there until a rescue boat picked them up,

Both of them were evacuated to safer parts of the States, Weeks later, they ,like thousands of others, returned to find their homes uninhabitable, their jobs gone,

The following spring, as she was rebuilding her life, Alice contacted an information centre for returning, residents, When asked if she would head a desperatedly needed clinic, Alice said she’d do ti ,but only with Pat ,It took Pat less then five minutes to say yes, And after consulting with her children, she offered her damaged home as the new clinic.

As word spread, help poured in, Groups raised money and donated medical equipment, exam tables, free ductwork, other supplies and even labor, Bedrooms were transformed into exam rooms and Pat’s living room into a waiting room.

On February 27,2007,the clinic opened, with patients lined up around the block, Those who came in that first day were very sick with problems from not taking their medicine for a year after Katrina, Over 1,200 people have made their way to the clinic, whose decoration passes what Pat calls the mama test.: “Would your mama feel comfortable here?” Until recently, it was the only health-care facility in there, “It’s a relief to have a clinic right here in the neighborhood where I can check my pressure.” says Latoya Owens, 30, who suffers from hypertension.

“This is the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done ,” says Alice .Adds Pat ,”I ‘m alleviating（減輕）some suffering in an underserved population. I listen to their stories, and I cry a lot, People outside New Orleans think things are back to normal here, but we are far from that.”

1．When Hurricane Katrina arrived，          ．

A．Alice was driving to her brother’s house                  B．Pal was visiting in a hospital

C．houses were destroyed                          D．people were rescued to safety

2．What does the fifth paragraph mainly 1elI us?

A．The clinic opened a year after Hurricane Katrina．

B．The clinic helped local people a lot．

C．The clinic was the only one of its kind in the neighborhood．

D．The clinic was decorated to people’s satisfaction．

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage'

A．Things in New Orleans were much worse than people thought．

B．Alice felt happy and satisfied about what she was doing．

C．Pat thought a lot before agreeing to work together with Alice．

D．People were ready to help when disasters happened．

4．Pat cried a lot probably because       ．

A．she was sad about what people had suffered

B．she was moved by people’s help to the clinic

C．work in the clinic was too difficult

D．she lost her job and home during Hurricane Katrina

5．The underlined word“evacuated”in the second paragraph most probably means“     ”

A．freed        B．a(chǎn)ttached         C．related            D．moved

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