【来源】福建省泉州市2017届高三下学期高中毕业班3月质量检测

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Sometimes you meet an ordinary person doing something extraordinary. On a recent trip I met Normand Gallant. Normand is someone you could pass on the street and ___ ___ notice but he is a very special person who_____ _____ recognition.

Norm lives in a remote area far from the ____ ____ big hospital, so when his wife____ ____

cancer several years ago, Norm was faced with a four hour___ ___to where she could be treated. That meant lots of____ ____ for meals, fuel, hotels and so on. But in the end the cancer took his wife ___ ___

Norm was obviously____ ____ by his wife's passing, but he was also very angry,____ ____ he realized that other people were___ ___ the same sorts of hardships. He wanted to do something but he didn't want to give money to the ___ ___ that support cancer research because he didn't know how much would actually get to the researchers. What he did was to ____ ____ parties.

About every three weeks on Saturday evenings, there is a party in Norm's garage. There is music and dancing, and ___ ___ during the evening Norm tells about a family who are having difficulties ____ ____the cost of supporting a cancer patient undertaking ____ ____ far from home. Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money ___ ___, every cent of it goes___ ___ to that family.

Norm's personal loss has ___ ___ an act of kindness that honors the ____ ____ of the wife he has lost. Wouldn't it be ___ ___if we had more people in the world like Normand Gallant? He makes the world a better place.

1. A. often B. ever C. always D. never

2. A. deserves B. dislikes C. avoids D. achieves

3. A. best B. nearest C. cleanest D. cheapest

4. A. discovered B. cured C. examined D. developed

5. A. flight B. walk C. drive D. wait

6. A. trouble B. expense C. efforts D. preparations

7. A. anyway B. somehow C. meanwhile D. instead

8. A. impressed B. stricken C. moved D. terrified

9. A. if B. although C. before D. because

10. A. understanding B. questioning C. facing D. settling

11. A. doctors B. families C. organizations D. hospitals

12. A. attend B. promote C. throw D. enjoy

13. A. at some point B. by this means C. for some reason D. in this case

14. A. calculating B. decreasing C. budgeting D. meeting

15. A. research B. treatment C. responsibility D. risk

16. A. collected B. distributed C. saved D. deposited

17. A. gradually B. smoothly C. directly D. explicitly

18. A. served as B. resulted from C. gone through D. contributed to

19. A. memory B. recovery C. cancer D. kindness

20. A. interesting B. nice C. precious D. meaningful

This Sunday in London, an American running phenomenon will hit the UK for the first time — and looks set to leave a mark. The Color Run? series, founded in 2011 by Utah resident Travis Snyder, who currently lives in Los Angeles, is a 5k with a twist: runners start in white clothing, and at each kilometer get caked in brightly colored powders (made from 100% eco-friendly and natural food-grade corn starch) thrown by volunteers.

Snyder, 35, previously organized rock climbing events but says it was having a child that inspired him to think of an event combining fitness and pleasure. So far, 600,000 people have already taken part in Snyder's fitness festivals across the world, from Sydney to Rio de Janeiro, becoming America's biggest 5k along the way.

What does Snyder think is its appeal? "I think sometimes people get tired of being so competitive," he says. "In a running event, the person next to you is the tool that you are going to compare yourself to; whether or not you run faster than them or they run faster than you. The Color Run still has running in its basis: people still get to be out and be active. But instead of it being an exclusive experience, it's an inclusive experience, where the people next to you are part of that."

The events attract a large population, including families and children, along with a higher proportion of women than most runs. For many, it is their first race and furthest distance. Synder's eight-year-old son has taken part in 20 of the races. "It's not a big deal because he doesn't think of it as 5k – he is just running and having fun."

In line with this theme of participation rather than competition, there are no praises for coming first. If runners want to get a result, they will have to track it themselves, as it is not officially timed. And, needless to say, the finish line is one big party – before the clean up begins.

1.Those ________ can join in the Color Run.

A. whose ages are more than 8 B. who wear colorful clothes

C. who are good at running D. who dress in white

2.What contributed to Travis Snyder’s founding the fitness festival?

A. Competitive society.

B. Being a father.

C. Love among families and children.

D. Having a lifestyle mentally and physically.

3.The Color Run series main aim is to ________.

A. reduce people’s stress B. find the fastest runners

C. combine health and fun D. have a big party for every family

4.Why does the author mention Snyder’s eight-year-old son in Paragraph 4?

A. To show Snyder’s love for his son.

B. To prove the son was good at running.

C. To tell us how the son covers his furthest distance.

D. To argue the activity gains popularity whatever age.

“I like photography because it captures amazing things that you might not see again,” Timmy Walsh says. He takes pictures of flowers, sunsets and road signs. But those photos don’t usually end up in a scrapbook(剪贴簿) or on his bedroom walls.

When Timmy was five, he found out that his aunt Bev had lung cancer. He wanted to do something to help her. His first idea was to sell his photos from a lemonade--type stand in front of his house in Pennsylvania. “My mom said it wouldn’t work because we were not on a busy street,” Timmy explains.

His next idea was to have an art show. Timmy decorated his home with candles, flowers, and white lights. Then he arranged his photos. Timmy’s mom, Sheila, remembers: “Our dining-room table was filled, the living room—everything was filled with photos.” Friends, family, and Timmy’s teachers came to the show. He raised more than $300 for cancer research that night. Aunt Bev was “very happy and excited,” he says.

After a local newspaper wrote a story about Timmy’s photos, a volunteer offered to help him set up a website. As people learned about his cause, called Camera for a Cure, Timmy began receiving invitations to sell his pictures at art galleries and fund-raisers. Since then, his work has appeared in more than 20 shows.

When Timmy is at a show, he greets each customer and talks about what he was thinking when he took his photos. And he always shares facts about lung cancer. Sometimes donations and sales are slow, but that doesn’t bother him. “It doesn’t matter how much money we made because we just raised awareness,” he says. Timmy knows that finding a cure for lung cancer will take time and effort. So Timmy will keep doing his part by shooting and selling photos of the things he sees.

1.Before Timmy started Camera for a Cure, he ________.

A. always sold lemonade in front of his house.

B. liked making scrapbooks by using his photos.

C. had developed a deep interest in photography.

D. had been providing photos for a local newspaper.

2.What can we learn about the art show Timmy held at his home?

A. It was generally popular.

B. It cost $300 to organize it.

C. It was funded by Aunt Bev.

D. It was advertised on a website.

3.For Timmy, what’s the benefit of selling his photos at art galleries?

A. Raising money more quickly.

B. Improving his photographic skills

C. Exchanging ideas with other artists.

D. Increasing public awareness of lung cancer.

4.Which of the following can best describe Timmy?

A. Proud and confident.

B. Imaginative but cautious.

C. Generous but self-centered.

D. Determined and warm-hearted.

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