内蒙古鄂尔多斯市2016-2017届高一英语下学期期末考试试题.docVIP

2016～2017学年度学期期末 高一英语第卷 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A、B、CD四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A I was eighteen years old, fresh out of high school with a bright future to look forward to, when I received the big news that I got cancer. This was a big deal for someone of my age to stand. What should I do? Lost in self pity or fight for myself? I chose the second. After four months of treatments, I overcame my difficulties and started to be a newperson—someone who took nothing for granted and who learned to appreciate everything and everyone around me. Years passed and I received my certificate (证书) in medical assisting,met a wonderful man, moved to New York and got married. Truly, life couldnt have been any better. For years, I had always kept in touch with St.Jude Childrens Hospital in Memphis, TN and the children living with cancer who were being treated there. What a truly beautiful place! No patient was ever turned away regardless of ability to pay. As my 20-year anniversary (纪念日) of being a cancer survivor approached, I wanted to do something special. I organized a fund raiser, calling it A Mission of Love, and thanks to my generous family and friends,raised $4,000 for St. Judes. Three quarters of the money would be given as a donation (捐献) to the hospital, and what was left would go toward buying toys for the children. I also had organized a T-shirt painting activity for the hospital. My husband and I flew to Memphis with 50 T-shirts and a huge bag of cloth paint the day before Thanksgiving. We went to the toy store and filled three shopping carts with all kinds of toys. It was as though we were celebrities when the employees and other shoppers knew what we were doing. On Thanksgiving Day we pulled into the front gate of St.Jude. After dropping the toys off, we went to a waiting area where some children were waiting anxiously to begin painting. They picked out their shirts and my husband and I helped them get started. To see them smile was one of the greatest gifts I could