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高级中学2014-2015学年第二学期期终考试高一英语命题人：肖石峰王小全审题人：郭晶青本试卷分三个部分，满分150分。考试时间为120分钟。第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheTruthCanSetYouFreeIrecentlygotpulledoverforspeedingnotfarfrommynewhomeinVirginia.Ihadn’tbeenpayingattention,andIhaddrivenafewmilesanhouroverthespeedlimit.“CanIseeyourlicenseandregistration?”thepoliceofficeraskedme.Ipulledbothoutforhim,andhesawmyPittsburghaddressonmyPennsylvaniadriver’slicense.“Whatareyoudoinghere?”heasked.“Areyouwiththearmy?”“No,I’mnot.”Ianswered.IexplainedthatIhadjustmovedtoVirginia,andIhadn’thadtimetore-registeryet.“Sowhatbringsyouhere?”Hehadaskedadirectquestion.Withoutthinkingveryhard,Igavehimadirectanswer.“Well,officer,”Isaid,“sinceyou’veasked,Ihavecancer.Ihavejustmonthstolive.We’vemoveddownheretobeclosetomywife’sfamily.”“Soyou’vegotcancer,”hesaidflatly.Hewastryingtofiguremeout.WasIreallydying?WasIlying?Hetookalonglookatme.“Youknow,foraguywhohasonlyafewmonthstolive,yousurelookgood.”Hewasobviouslythinking:“Eitherthisguyispullingonebigfatlineonme,orhe’stellingthetruth.”Hewastryingtoquestionmyhonestywithoutdirectlycallingmealiar.AndsohehadforcedmetoprovethatIwasbeinghonest.“Well,officer,IknowthatIlookprettyhealthy.Ilookgreatontheoutside,butthetumors（肿瘤）areontheinside.”Andthen,Idon’tknowwhatpossessed（拥有，占据）me,butIjustdidit.Ipulledupmyshirt,showingtheoperationalscars.Helookedatmyscars.Helookedinmyeyes.Henowknewhewastalkingtoadyingman.Well,hewasn’ttakingthisanyfurther.Hehandedmebackmylicense.“Domeafavor.”hesaid,“Slowdownfromnowon.”Theawfultruthhadsetmefree.Ashewentbacktohispolicecar,Ihadarealization.Ihadbeenoneofthosegorgeousblondes(金发美女)whocouldbathereyelashesandgetoutoftickets.Idrovehomeunderthespeedlimit,andIwassmilinglikeabeautyqueen.1.Theauthorwasstoppedbythepoliceofficerbecause______.A.hedidn’thavealicenseB.hedrovetoofastC.hewasseriouslyillD.heforgottore-register2.Onhearingabouttheauthor’scancer,thepoliceofficer______.A.saiditwasanexcuseB.askedhimtoshowhisscarsC.showedsympathyforhimD.doubtedhishonesty3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas______.A.optimisticB.adventurous（爱冒险的）C.dishonestD.romanticBAbargainissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageousprice.Amorerecentdefinition（定义）is:abargainisadirtytricktoforcemoneyoutofthepocketsofsillyandinnocent（涉世不深的）people.Thecostofproducinganew-forexample-toothpastewouldmake80ptheproperpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat£1.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste,andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;buttheattractionofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswillfall.Whenthathappenswewillreducethepriceto£1.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit.Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbut1pOFF.Whatbreathtakingrudenesstoadvertise1pOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderorwhatever!Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult(侮辱),buthedoesn’t.Abargainmustnotbemissed.Peoplesayonehastohavewashingpowder(orwhatever)andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.Therealdangerstartswhenunnecessarythingsbecome‘bargains’.Manypeoplejustcannotresistbargains.Providedtheythinktheyaregettingabargaintheywillbuyclothestheywillneverwearorfurnituretheyhavenospacefor.OnceIheardofamanwhoboughtanelectricsawasabargainandcutofftwoofhisfingersthenextday.Buthehadnoregrets:thesawhadbeentrulycheap.Quiteafewpeopleactuallybelievethattheymakemoneyonsuchbargains.Aladyoncetoldme:“I’vehadaluckydaytoday.Iboughtadressfor£120,reducedfrom£400;andIboughtabeautifulPersiancarpetfor£600,reducedfrom£900.”Itwillneveroccurtoherthatshehasactuallywasted£720.Shefeelsasthoughshehadmade£580.Shealsofeels,Iamsure,thatifshehadmoretimeforshopping,shecouldmakealivingoutofit.Somepeoplebuyinlargequantitiesbecauseitischeaper.Onceacoupleboughtenoughsugarfortheirlifetimeandthelifetimeoftheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Theythoughtitabargainnottobemissed.Whenthesugararrivedtheydidn’tknowwheretostoreit–untiltheyrealizedthattheirtoiletwasaveryspaciousone.Sothatwaswheretheypileduptheirsugar.Notonlydidtheirguestsfeelratherstrangewhenevertheywereofferedsugartoputintotheircoffee,butthetoiletbecameextremelysticky.Toofferbargainsisacommercial（商业的）tricktomakethepoorpoorer.Whengreedy（贪婪的）foolsfallforthistrick,itservesthemright.4.Whichwordbestdescribesthelanguagestyleofthepassage?A.Polite.B.Foolish.C.Humorous.D.Serious.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“novelty”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Goodquality.B.Lowprice.C.Curiosity.[D.Newness6.Howdoestheauthorfeelabout1pOFFaproduct?A.It’sagiftforpoorpeople.B.It’sanoffencetoshoppers.C.It’sabargainworthtrying.D.It’sarealreductioninprice.7.Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A.Bargainsplaytricksonpeople.B.Bargainsareoftenrealcheapproducts.C.Bargainshelppeoplemakealiving.D.Bargainsarethingspeopledon’treallyneed.CYearofGivingYesterdayIstartedtheYearofGiving,myfirstdayofayear-longjourneyintoexploringtheactofgivingandthemeaningofcharity.IchoseDecember15asthestartingdate,whichmarkedthreeyearssincemymotherdiedfromheartdisease.ShewasoneofthemostgenerouspeoplethatIhaveeverknown.Shealwaysthoughtofothersfirstandcertainlyservesasaninspirationtome.Ihadaratherbusydayyesterda