山西省太原市第五中学2016-2017学年高一12月阶段性检测英语试题

太原五中2016—2017学年度第一学期阶段性检测 高 一 英 语 命题、校对:智虎威 刘克静 杜丽雯 南睿 (2016.12) I. 阅读理解 (共两节;满分30分) 第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项 (共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分) A Rodney Smith, Jr. started mowing the lawns (割草坪) in Huntsville, Alabama last fall. He used his time between classes at Alabama A&M to reach a goal of mowing 100 yards before winter. Smith has been cutting grass for free to help single moms, the elderly, and the disabled, while teaching the local youth the values that can turn boys into men. “I’m doing something positive. I want boys to follow me and be better than me,” he wrote on his Facebook page.[来源:Z#xx#k.Com] Rodney is from Bermuda. He says people there help each other and are always friendly. “That’s what drives me to help people.” In May this year, he was getting ready to launch his mowing service for the summer when he heard about a 93-year-old woman trying to cut grass by herself. Smith and a friend showed up to do the job for her. In November, a local TV station gave him $300, calling