辽宁省实验中学分校2015-2016学年高二10月阶段性测试 英语试题
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,D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
从21题开始涂卡
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I recently read about a wonderful act of kindness. It is about the country singer, Jan Howard, and it happened in the mid 1950`s. We can read it in her autobiography(自传)，“Sunshine and Shadow.” She suffered a lot with her three children, two of whom were still babies. She was forced to leave by her husband because he didn` t care about his family. At one point she suffered a nervous breakdown due to his cruel behavior.
She took her children with her and decided to leave the home, but she didn` t know the destination. This took place in a small town in Kansas, called Frontenac. She had very little gas in the car and no money at all, so she couldn` t even manage to make it out of Frontenac. As she used up the gas she got into a panic. She then went towards a house, not knowing who the owner was. She “put her pride in her pocket” and went to the door.
When she explained her situation to the elder woman who answered the door, the woman and her husband helped Jan Howard carry the children into the house. They allowed her to stay for two weeks until she received some money by mail from a relative. They fed and cared for Jan Howard and her children in the two weeks. This was one of the most exciting acts of kindness I have ever come across in my fifty years. These “angels” were named Henry and Sarah; they will always be warmly remembered by me for what they did for Jan Howard and her children.
I have even tried finding their children or grandchildren in Frontenac, but with no success. I just want to tell them what kind people I think Henry and Sarah are.
21. Why did Jan Howard have to leave her home?
A. She wanted to find a new job.
B. She wanted to start her career.
C. Her husband forced her to do so.
D. Her husband suffered a nervous breakdown.
22. When Jan Howard tried to leave Frontenac, she ____.
A. wasn`t upset at all
B. got into great difficulty
C. caught a serious disease
D. found nowhere to buy gas
