2023-2024学年江苏省扬州市高二上期业水平模拟考试英语试题（解析版）.docxVIP

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江苏省扬州市2023-2024学年高二上学期学业水平

模拟考试英语试题

第一部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

SammieVanceknowsitfeelsbadtobeleftout.Soshehasbeenhelpingkidswhofeellonelymakefriends.

Sammieis14.Whenshewasinthethirdgrade,shestartedtheBuddyBenchprogram.Thatwasatherschool,inFortWayne,Indiana.Anyonewhofeltlonelycouldsitonthe“buddybench.”Itshowedothersthatsomeoneneededafriend.

Thebenchbroughtkidstogether.“Therewasonelittleboyatschool,youngerthanme,”SammietoldTIMEforKids.“Hewouldseemeinthehallwayandgivemeathumbs-up.ThattoldmethatwhatIwasdoinghelpedhim.”

Itcostsmoneytobuildbenches.Sammiedecidedtomakethemoutofrecycledmaterials.Thisloweredthecost.Andthebencheswereeco-friendly.

Sammiegatheredfriendsinhercommunity.Theycollected1,200poundsofbottlecaps.AcompanycalledGreenTreePlasticsmadethreebencheswiththebottlecaps.

Sammiehashelpedcommunitiesalloverthecountrysetupbuddybenches.Andsheisspreadingkindnessaroundtheworld.“WerecentlygotabenchinGhana,Africa,”shesays.“Thatwascool.”

Sammieremindsusthatkidscanhelptheircommunity.Evensmallactsofkindnesscanbepowerful.“Youdon’thavetobeanadulttomakeadifference,”shesays.

Sammiewroteabook.ItiscalledInspiretheWorld:AKid’sJourneytoMakingaDifference.Ittellsthestoryofherbuddybenches.Sammiehopesherexamplewillinspireothers.“Iusedtobereally,reallyshy,”shesays.Buildingbuddybenchesgaveherconfidence.“I’mdefinitelymoreoutgoingnow.”

1.WhendidSammiestarttheBuddyBenchprogram?

A.Inthethirdgrade. B.Inthefourthgrade.

C.Inthefifthgrade. D.Inthesixthgrade.

2.WhatdoesSammiedotohelplonelykids?

A.Shehelpsthemfindanewhobby.

B.Sheintroducesthemtoherfriends.

C.Shestartsaprogramtohelpthemmakefriends.

D.Shegivesthemat