锦州市2014—2015学年高三第一学期期末考试英语试题及答案
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锦州市2014—2015学年度第一学期期末考试高三英语
注意事项：
1. 本试卷备有答题卡， 请在答题卡上作答， 否则无效。
2. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷 （选择题） 和第Ⅱ卷 （非选择题） 两部分。考试时间100分钟， 试卷满分120分。
第I卷
第一部分 听力（略）
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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Jimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has a good heart,but always afraid to apply for a new job.
One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 a.m. and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man askedhim how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said,“Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’ s the least I could do. Please, I insist.”Jimmy agreed.
Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked,“Do you really need to be interviewed?”Jimmy’ s heart sank.
“With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” He thought to himself. Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’ s surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning.
“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into this office. I just know you’ d be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee .
21. Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?
A. He was out of work.
B. He was bored with his job.
C. He wanted a higher position.
D. he hoped to find a better boss.
22. What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?
A. A friend’ s car had a flat tyre.
B. A wild man was pushing a car.
C. A terrible car accident happened.
D. An old man’ s car broke down.
23. Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?
A. He was also to be interviewed.
B. He needed a traveling companion.
C. He always helped people in need.
D. He was thankful to Jimmy .
24. How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer’ s question?
A. He was sorry for the other applicants.
B. There was no hope for him to get the job.
C. He regretted helping the old man.
D. The interviewer was very rude.
B
The winter holiday season is the busiest time of the year in the US, and Thanksgiving is the one holiday this time of year that doesn’ t get the attention it deserves — it is often overshadowed
by Christmas. However, I still feel the festive atmosphere in my family.
Each year, I attend not just one Thanksgiving dinner, but typically between three and four.
Thanksgiving lasts all throughout the second half of the week. I travel to different houses to spend time with different parts of my family. We usually eat a giant amount of traditional Thanksgiving foods such as deviled eggs, ham, green beans, potatoes, and breads. We don’ t eat the traditional turkey like many families do, but we have just about everything else that someone would want to
eat.
After eating, we sit around and chat. Usually someone has brought a guest, such as a new boyfriend/girlfriend or a new baby, so there’ s always a chance to get to know the new family member, as well as catching up with family that I haven’ t seen for a long time.
My extended families are very different, which makes for different holiday experiences. My mother’ s family is very polite and quiet, and that makes the dinner with them seem very formal.
My father’ s family is the opposite. They’ re loud and don’ t even try to control what words come out of their mouths. Their Thanksgiving usually includes yelling at whatever football game is on
the television. It’ s very casual and relaxed. Either way, it’ s nice to be able to see my family and spend time with them.
In my eyes, Thanksgiving is a holiday based on being thankful for what you have, spending time with family, and eating a lot more food than you probably should. Not all these things go with its history, but it makes for a nice tradition.
25. The underlined word “overshadowed” in the first paragraph probably means ________.
A. compared
B. celebrated
C. related
D. made to feel less important
26. How does the author usually celebrate Thanksgiving?
a. eating turkey.
b. chatting with her family.
c. watching the annual Thanksgiving shows on TV.
d. attending several Thanksgiving dinners with different parts of her family.
A. a, b.
B. a, c.
C. b, d.
D. c, d.
27. What does the author think of her parents’ families?
A. She thinks that her parents’ families have a lot in common with each other.
B. She believes that her mother and father’ s families should learn from each other.
C. She prefers her father’ s family’ s casual way of celebrating Thanksgiving to her mother’ s family’ s way.
D. She enjoys spending time both of her parents’ families although they are quite different.
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