1、选修八 Unit 2时间：45 分 班级 姓名 小组_第_号 成绩_ I 单词抄写P98，三英一汉（共40分）_II 完形填空，共（60分，每道题3分）1.2.3.4.5. 阅读理解 Difficult times often bring out the best in people. And this was the case for basketball star Yao Ming, who hosted a television show in Shanghai that raised US$300,000 to help researchers find a cure for SARS
2、. Fundraising, or charity, is an act of goodwill towards others. Charities in the West have more flexible ways. Look at a typical day for Ruth, a wealthy woman in the UK, for example. Ruth wakes up in the morning and collects her post. Theres a letter addressed to her with a picture of a half-dead,
3、beaten horse. Its from a charity asking Ruth to donate money to save the animals. The door bell rings and there, on Ruths doorstep, is an old woman asking for money to help the aged. She turns on the television, hears sad music and sees a picture of a wide-eyed child dying of hunger in Africa with a
4、n appeal for money to help the child. Ruth then goes shopping for a dress to wear to that evenings large party for the rich and famous. The ticket cost her a small fortune, but she doesnt mind because most of the money is going to a charity that fights AIDS. She feels good about going because shes h
5、elping the sick. Within five minutes of walking down the street, Ruth has passed a charity shop. She doesnt stop because she doesnt think shed find a suitable dress thereits full of old, secondhand clothes. But, many other people enter and buy all sorts of bargains. Edna, a little old lady, looks af
6、ter the shop. Any profit it has made goes to a cancer charity. Now that she has retired, she has plenty of spare time to offer her services for free. For people like Yao Ming, Ruth and Edna, charity is a virtue that holds the same importance in life as faith and hope.“As you look back on your life,
7、the moments that stand out are the moments when you have done things for others,”said Scottish author Henry Drummond.1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story as a way of fundraising? A. Charity partyB. Charity post C. Charity TV programD. Charity for beggars.2. What does the word“rais
8、e”in the first paragraph mean? A. Collect togetherB. Donate C. IncreaseD. Bring to someones attention.3. We can infer from the passage that . A. Yao Ming donated US$300,000 to help researchers find a cure for SARS B. Edna may not be a rich lady but she is willing to do something for others C. Ruth l
9、eads a busy life and she feels very tired D. Ruth is angry because so many people ask her for money every day4. Whats the writers attitude towards charity? A. The writer thinks its something only people like Ruth can afford to do B. The writer just wants to inform us of the different ways to practic
10、e charity C. The writer thinks its a virtue and admires the people who practice it D. The writer doesnt make it clear in the story5. The underlined part in the last paragraph probably means that . A. when you look back sometimes, you need stand out B. when you want to do something for others, you need stand out C. the moment you stand out, you can do something for others D. what impresses people deeply is what they have done for others
