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1、辽宁省实验中学分校2015届高三上学期期初考试英语试题注意事项：1.本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分。答卷前，考试务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.作答时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和卡题卡一并交回。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。AFive years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes
2、addict,” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled (皱的).” Today David wears casual clothes khaki pants and a sports shirt to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “Im working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to feel comfortab
3、le.”More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States, the changes from formal to casual office wear have been slow. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their workers to wear casual clothes on Friday (but only on Friday).This became
4、 known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for workers has really become an everyday thing,” said business adviser Maisly Jones. Why have so many companies started allowing their workers to wear casual clothes? One reason is that its easier
5、 for a company to attract new workers if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people dont want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so its hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when t
6、hey are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study made by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that casual dress has a side effect on work. Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every da
7、y,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”21.David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict” because _.A. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirtB. he couldnt stand a clean appearanceC. he wanted his clothes to look tidy and clean
8、 all the timeD. he didnt want to spend much money on clothes22. David Smith wears casual clothes now, because _.A. they make him feel at ease when workingB. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothesC. he looks handsome in casual clothesD. he no longer works for any company23. According to this passa
9、ge, which of the following is TRUE? A. Company workers started to dress down about thirty years ago.B. Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s.C. “Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers.D. Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.24.
10、 In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned EXCEPT _.A. saving workers moneyB. making workers more attractiveC. improving workers feelingD. making workers happierBThe famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so
11、 that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew (摄制组) out one evening to film the sunset for him.The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with the sunset?” “No, sir.” The m
12、en answered.The director was angry. “Why not?” he asked.“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.” “But I want a sunset!” the director shouted.” Go to the airport, take the ne
13、xt flight to the west coast, and get one.” But then a young secretary had an idea,” Why dont you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it would look like a sunset.” “Thats a good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said,” Tomorrow morning
14、 I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.” The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of the beautiful bay(海湾).Then at nine oclock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir.” They said and gave it to him. He was very pl
15、eased.They all went to the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.” The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shou
16、ted to the camera crew to stop.The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.25One evening, the director sent his camera crew out_.A. to watch a beautiful sunsetB. to find an actor and an actressC. to film a scene on the seaD. to meet the audience26Which
