2015-2016学年上期高三第二次强化训练英语试题时间：120分钟满分：150分命题人：高三英语命题组第二部分阅读理解（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 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAlexandra Scott was born to Liz and Jay Scott in Manchester, Connecticut onJanuary 18, 1996, the second of four children. Shortly before her first birthday, Alexwas diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer.On her first birthday, the doctors informed Alex's parents that if she beat hercancer it was doubtful that she would ever walk again. Just two weeks later, Alexslightly moved her leg at her parents’ request to kick. This was the first indication that she would turn out to be a courageous and confident child with big dreams and big accomplishments.By her second birthday, Alex was able to stand up with leg braces (支架).Sheworked hard to gain strength and to learn how to walk. She appeared to be overcoming the difficulties, until the shocking discovery within the next year that hertumors(肿瘤)had started growing again. In the year 2000, the day after her fourthbirthday, Alex received a stem cell transplant (干细胞移植)and informed her mother,She said she wanted“When I get out of the hospital I want to have a lemonade stand.”to give the money to doctors to allow them to “help other kids,like they helped me.”True to her word, she held her first lemonade stand later that year with the help of herolder brother and raised an amazing $2,000 for “her hospital”．People from all over the world, moved by her story, held their own lemonadestands and donated the earnings to Alex and her cause. In August of 2004, Alexpassed a way at the age of 8, knowing that, with the help of others, she had raisedmore than $ 1 million to help find a cure for the disease t hat took her life. Alex’sfamily —including brothers Patrick, Eddie, and Joey—and supporters around theworld are committed to continuing her inspiring cause through Alex's LemonadeStand Foundation (基金会).21. It can be learned from the text that Alex ______.A. couldn’t walk until she was fourB. was the only daughter of the ScottsC. held her first lemonade stand in 2001D. was born with cancer22. Why was Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation founded?A. To promote her lemonade.

河南省三门峡市陕州中学2016届高三上学期一练前第二次强化训练试题英语