2018-2019学年吉林省长春外国语学校高一(上)期中英语试卷(解析版)

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2018-2019学年吉林省长春外国语学校高一（上）期中英语试卷

一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）

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My parents divorced（离婚） when I was 5， making my mother a single parent． We had little

money， but my mom gave me a lot of love． Each night， she sat me on her lap and spoke

the words that would change my life，"Kemmons， you are certain to be a great man and you

can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it．"

At fourteen， I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again． Every day，

my mother spoke to me in her gentle， loving voice， telling me that no matter what those

doctors said， I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough． She drove that message so deep

into my heart that I finally believed her． A year later， I returned to school-walking on my own!

When the Great Depression（大萧条）occurred， my mom lost her job． Then I left school

to support the family． At that moment， I was determined never to be poor again．

My real change occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951． I was angry

that the second-class hotel charged an extra﹩2 for each child． That was too expensive for the

average American family． I decided to open a motel（汽车旅馆）for families that would never

charge extra for children． There were plenty of doubters at that time．

Not surprisingly， mother was one of my strongest supporters． We experienced a lot of

challenges． But with my mother's words deeply rooted in my soul， I never doubted we would

succeed． Fifteen years later， we had the largest hotel system in the world-Holiday Inn． In

1979 my company had 1，759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of﹩1 billion a

year．

You may not have started out life in the best situation． But if you can find a task in life worth

working for and believe in yourself， nothing can stop you．

1. When Kemmons was a little child， what his mother usually told him was ______ ．

A. funny． B. touching C. fighting D. encouraging

2. From the author's view， who played the most important part in making him walk back to

school again？ ______

A. Mother． B. Teachers C. Friends D. Relatives．

3. According to the passage， what made Kemmons start a motel by himself？ ______

A. His previous business success of various levels．

B. His terrible experience in the hotel．

C. His mon's support．

D. His wife's suggestion．

4. In your opinion， which of the following best describes Kemmons' mother？ ______

A. Modest， helpful， and hard-working．

B. Careful， helpful and beautiful．

C. Loving， supportive and strong-willed．

D. Strict， sensitive and supportive．

B 第2页，共23页 In China， Double Eleven Shopping Day is approaching． And t here is a similar case in the

United States-Black Friday． It has been regarded as the beginning of the holiday shopping

season． Although it's not an official holiday， millions of employers give their employees the

day off， and many people use that day to get a jump-start on their holiday shopping． A similar

day in Canada and Great Britain is called "Boxing Day"．

Black Friday has become somewhat of a marketing sensation in recent years． Since 2005， it

has been the busiest shopping day of the year． To lure shoppers， retailers （零售商）

routinely open their doors as early as 4a．m． and offer special sales and promotions to the

shoppers that arrive early． Some of the special deals offered by stores are only available in

limited quantities． That is why some shoppers intent on getting the best deals often camp out

in front of stores overnight so that they'll be the first in line when the doors open．

But why is it called Black Friday？ Historians believe the name started in Philadelphia in the

mid-1960s． Bus drivers and police used "Black Friday" to describe the heavy traffic that

would block city streets the day after Thanksgiving as shoppers headed to the stores．

Businesses， however， didn't like the negative tone associated with the "Black Friday"

name． In the early 1980s， a more positive explanation of the name began to

circulate． According to this alternative explanation， Black Friday is the day when retailers

finally begin to turn a profit for the year． In accounting terms （会计行业）， operating at

a loss is called being "in the red" because accountants traditionally used red ink to show

negative amounts． Positive amounts were usually shown in black ink． Thus， being "in the

black" is a good thing because it means stores are operating at a profit．

Recently， for those who are too busy to shop on Black Friday or who just don't want to fight

the crowds， the Monday following Black Friday has become known as Cyber Monday （网络星期一） for the many online deals．

5. On Black Friday， the Americans ______ ．