高三下学期期末考试英语试题及答案高三下学期期末考试英语试题及答案.doc

2014－2015学年度高三年级期末考试 英 语 试 题 第一节（共1 5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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将 该项涂黑。 A Some of the most painful moments I spend as a vet (兽医 ) are those spent with my customers assisting my animal patients from this world to the next. Making this final decision is not easy, and I have often felt powerless to comfort the sorrowful owners. That was before I met Shane. I had been called to examine a ten-year-old dog named Belker who had developed a serious health problem. The dogs owner—Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane—were hoping for a miracle (奇迹). But I told the family there were no miracles left for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia (安乐死) for the old dog in their home. As we made the arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for the four-year-old Shane to observe the euthanasia. They felt Shane could leam something from the experience. The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belkers family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, patting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. A few minutes later, Belker slipped peacefully away. The little boy seemed to accept Belkers death without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a little while after Belkers death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives. Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up: I know why. Shocked, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next astonished me. Id never heard a more comforting explanation. He said, Everybody is born so they can learn how to live a good life: like loving everybody and being nice, right? The four-year-old continued, Well, animals already know how to do that, so they dont have to stay as long. 21. Shanes parents wanted Shane to witness the euthanasia mainly because ____. A. they hoped he could gain