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2017－2018学年第一次月考试卷 高三英语 （时间：10分钟　总分：10分）第一部分：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和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A I worked in a day care centre for the elderly. One late autumn morning I woke up late. I immediately got up and went out, to find a strong wind blowing and rain pouring down. Worse still, my car refused to work. I had to run to the bus stop and waited ages for a bus. After I arrived at the day care centre, it was rather late. I helped to serve cups of tea to the old people and served old Elsie last, who was my favourite. I used to sit and chat with her. Elsie was blind and she asked me why I sounded so down that day. I told her why and complained about the terrible weather. Her reply was: “I went blind on a day like this, and as an artist it was very hard for me, but I had such beautiful memories of the world around me.” She then asked me to look out of the window and describe what I could see. I replied that the sky was miserable and grey; the trees had hardly any leaves. Elsie then said, “Imagine you are going to paint what you can see, how would you blend a colour to match the mystical (神秘的) grey of the sky? Do you see any brave leaves clinging tenaciously (顽强地) to the trees? What colours can you see on the fallen leaves? They are not just brown.” I looked again thinking about what Elsie had said and realized what she meant. So many people looked at the world without really seeing it. She was a wise old lady. When it was time to go home I walked her to the door. She asked me to remember, kissed me on the cheek and said, “I will see you later.” Elsie died that night in her sleep. I went to her funeral and when a light wind gently touched my cheek, it was as though I felt her last kiss again, and felt that she really could see me! 1. When the author got to the day care centre to work, she . A. immediately cheered up B. pretended to be happy C. was still in low spirits D. still couldn’t calm down to work 2. After hearing Elsie’s wo