2017届高考英语一轮复习单元训练：3.4《Astronomy the science of the stars》（新人教版含解析）
<p> Ⅰ.阅读理解(建议用时16′)</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Knowing">Knowing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="Ann">Ann</span> <span word="Sutton">Sutton</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sutton">Sutton</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="inherited">inherited</span> (继承) <span word="her">her</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Kinzie">Kinzie</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>－<span word="year">year</span>－<span word="old">old</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thrilled">thrilled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> 22－<span word="year">year</span>－<span word="old">old</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Ashley">Ashley</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="her">her</span> 12－<span word="month">month</span>－<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="rang">rang</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="Ann">Ann</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Ashley">Ashley</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="through">through</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="presents">presents</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>nn saw the cheer fade away from her children's faces at the news.</p><p> <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="Kinzie">Kinzie</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="returned">returned</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="determination">determination</span>. <span word="Opening">Opening</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>:</p><p> $3.30.</p><p> <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span>.</p><p> “<span word="Mom">Mom</span>，”</p><p> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Ann">Ann</span>, “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>.”</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>t a breakfast meeting the next day, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter's story. To her surprise， staff members began to open their purses and empty their pockets to help Kinzie.</p>
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