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1、太原五中20152016学年度第二学期期末高 一 英 语第I卷 选择题 (共50分)第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共10题；每小题2分，满分20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。AMy first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via the telephone for a well-known company. One day, I was put through to a man who sounded a bit out of brea
2、th. I started with my normal pitch (音高), expecting to hear the normal reply I dont want any. Instead, he spoke in a faint, weak voice and told me how he wished to take a vacation I was offering, but he couldnt because he was dying of illness. He explained how he was lacking in oxygen then, and it to
3、ok almost all his energy to answer the call. He asked if I smoked, which I did, and begged me to stop. He told me smoking was what was killing him. He told me to spend every day with my loved ones, and tell them how much I love them. At this point, I couldnt control myself. We ended the call, but I
4、held on my phone to prevent another call coming in so I could collect myself. I wrote down his name and address, and sent him a card appreciating his advice and praying for him and his family. Shortly after, I received a letter from Frank, along with a picture of him and his wife. We continued to wr
5、ite back and forth over the next few months, and became very fond of each other. He was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, I felt as if he was. About a year later I received a letter from his wife. When I started to read, tears came to my eyes. She Z-x-x-k.Comtold me how Franks battl
6、e with the disease had finally come to an end, and he passed away shortly before the Christmas. She wanted to thank me for the letters to Frank, and explained how Frank touched many lives over the years. At his funeral, to show just that, they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how h
7、e affected a 19-year-old hed never met. 1. The underlined part collect myself in the second paragraph probably means _. A. gather together B. comfort myself C. relax myself D. calm down 2. We can learn from the text that the author _. A. took down Franks name and address to visit him in person B. wa
8、s warmly welcomed by her customers when she called them C. didnt stop smoking even though Frank asked him to D. kept in touch with Frank through letters until he died3. At Franks funeral the authors 1st letter to Frank was read in order to _. A. encourage people to fight against disease and live bra
9、vely B. indicate that Frank touched many peoples hearts C. show the good relationship between Frank and the author D. praise Frank and give thanks to the authorB Why do some clothes fit us and some dont? It became clear to Louise Wannier in a fashion design class.” We were learning to draw body prop
10、ortions (比例) just from one model,” Wannier, 53, says. “Since women come in all sizes and shapes, I asked the teacher when we would learn about other body proportions. And she said, We dont. There are 5,000 designers, and each one designs only for his own model.” Suddenly, Wannier understood why fitt
11、ing rooms(试衣间) everywhere are full of frustrated women. “I knew right then that there was a business in helping women quickly find clothes for their shape and that it needed to be online.”Wannier, who had already started two successful technology companies, rushed home to begin working on the idea.
12、Two years later, in October 2006, she set up . Customers go online to enter their measurements and are given one of seven body types based on their body proportions. Seeing models of various shapes and sizes, many businessmen were impressed with Wanniers idea and put up $32 million, helping her deve
13、lop the business plan. Once Wannier set up an online survey for potential customers. Within 24 hours, she got over 700 responses (响应) and a third of them signed up. “We were astonished, recalls Wannier. It made us believe there was really a demand.” Today, with 700,000 customers and 300 designers, t
14、he site has proved its usefulness. For some weeks, says Wannier, we get 100-percent customer satisfaction. And designers are very happy: they get a new channel to sell their products and more customers.While My Shape continues to sign up customers and designers, the company isnt yet profitable (盈利的)
15、. “We just get one percent of the price of the clothes, says Wannier. In order to make money, we have to attract more customers that will come back again and again.”4. How do designers usually design clothes?A. They design according to fixed body proportions.B. They design only with their own models. C. They draw sketches of all shapes and sizes.D. They design based on proportions given online.5. Most women are frustrated in fitting rooms because _.A. they dont know their body proportionsB. clothes in the shop are too expensive C. they cant find clothes for their
