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河南省商丘名校联考2023-2024学年高二下学期英语期末模拟卷

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一、阅读理解：本大题共16小题，共36分。

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Seventeen-year-oldLansingresidentMaggieCallendarcreatedauniquefundraiserfortheCapitalAreaHumaneSociety.“Ihavetwoanimalshere.Fiberismyrabbit,andErnieismyguineaPig,andIwanttotryandfindthebestwaytophotographthem,”Maggiesaid.“ErnieisalotmoretrainedthanFiberis,but,youknow,IworkwithwhatIhave.”

Maggiehasbeenworkingalot,takingphotosofErnieandFiberandturningthemintoworksofart.“Iwasbrainstormingways,thingsIcoulddo,andIfiguredcreatingcalendarsusingthosepictureswouldbeagoodidea.Igotthatideafrommylastname,sothatmadesensetome,”shesaid.

So,MaggiestartedsellingcalendarsfeaturingErnie,Fiberandheroherguineapigs,whichhavebecomeahugehit.Maggiesayssinceshestartedhercalendarbusinesssixyearsago,shehasmadecloseto$6,000inprofitsanddonateditalltotheCapitalAreaHumaneSociety.Thisyear,insteadofcreatingcalendars,Maggiestartedalineofgreetingcards.

PennyMyers,DirectorofCommunityRelationsatCapitalAreaHumaneSociety,saysMaggieiswonderful.“Weliketocallhermagnificent(高尚的)Maggie,”Myerssaid.“Asanonprofitorganization,wedependondonationstocontinueourmission.So,wearesogratefultoMaggieforherkindheartandloveofanimalsandforsupportingwhatwedo.”

Maggie’smom,Becky,saysMaggieisalwaysthinkingabouthowshecanhelpother.“DuringtheCOVID-19pandemic,shewantedtodosomethingtohelpourcommunity.Wemademasksanddeliveredthemtotheneighborhood.”

Maggiesaysshehasabigfundringgoalthisyeartoo.“Iwouldliketohit$1,000.IfIhitthat,I’llbehappy,”Maggiesaid.

1.WhatinspiredMaggietomakecalendars?

A.Herfamilyname. B.Hertwocutepets.

C.Herpicturesofcalendars. D.Herexperienceasavolunteer.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutMaggie’sbusiness?

A.Ithasgrown