2014年度5月英语高考压轴卷.docVIP

包九中2014年高考英语模拟试卷（二） 2014-5 第一卷 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分） 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Recently, my mother asked me to drop off some letters at the post office and pick up some stamps for her. Without giving it a thought, I took the letters and purchased her stamps. A few days later, she mentioned that one of the letters I had mailed was missing a stamp, and asked me if I had put a stamp on it. She had remembered asking me to put a stamp on it, though I certainly had not heard her. So, unfortunately, it looked like the letter, which was a bill of course, would come back marked Return To Sender for Insufficient Postage. A few days went by and I returned to the post office to pick up our mail. While I was there, I saw the postmaster and happened to tell him about Moms letter missing the stamp. I asked him to be on the lookout for it coming back. It was then that he told me his story. You know, he said, I immediately saw after you had dropped the mail off that your letter was missing a stamp. I also noticed that it was a bill for a credit card company. I thought to myself that you have always been kind to me and my partner, and I wanted to return the favor. So, to prevent your mother from getting charged with a late fee from the credit card company, I took money from our change dish (extra pennies for folks who need one), and purchased a stamp for you When I heard it, I couldnt believe it. What a blessing that was! I thanked him over and over again for putting the stamp on the letter for us. Then, I immediately dumped all the change out of my purse and into the penny dish in order to help others out in the future. When I got home, I was able to tell Mom the good news. This was kindness karma(因果报应) in action, I believe! 21. The letter was missing a stamp because the author _____. A. forgot to buy a stamp for it B. didn’t take enough money C. may not know he should put a stamp on it D. was not asked to put a st