辽宁省实验中学分校2015届高三上学期期初英语试卷（带解析）
Everyday on the way to work I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular ______ my attention. It must have suffered some ______. Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to _____ its own course of life. The trunk took a 90-degree turn ______ to stand tall and stretch toward the sun. This tree became a ______ for me. Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be ______. It was a reminder to me that ______ I may not have had the best start in life, I could change ______ in the parts of my life at any time. I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect ______ of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同) tree. But that week I was ______. After that busy week, I still didn’t take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would ______ myself, “Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I ______ by “my” tree, I glanced over, and much to my ______, I found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that symbolic tree had stood. Gone. I had ______ my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too ______.
A picture of a tree is not of great ______. But my lesson rang through clearly ______ I found out one of my colleagues had been ______ with stage-four cancer. He may no longer have many ________.
What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would _______ have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things that you have been putting off until tomorrow?
1．A. paid B. caught C. fixed D .escaped 2．A. damage B .influence C. experience D. defeat 3．A.continue B. design C. change D. imagine
4．A.applying B. attempting C .happening D. learning 5．A.shelter B. Signal C. sign D. symbol
6．A.interested B. satisfied C. encouraged D. educated 7．A.even though B. as if C .in case D. if only 8．A.purpose B .plan C. habit D. direction 9．A. glance B. view C. picture D. knowledge 10．A.busy B. free C. worried D. bored 11．A. call B. help C. tell D. see 12．A.wandered B. drove C. rode D .ran
13．A.surprise B. pleasure C .regret D. happiness 14．A.taken off B. cut off C. put off D. called off 15．A.cold B. far C .sunnyD .late
16．A.value B. achievement C. fun D. disappointment 17．A. when B .before C. because D. unless
18．A.linked B .combined C. provided D. diagnosed 19．A.lives B .tomorrows C. lessons D .opportunities
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20．A.surely B. almost C. ever D. never
【答案】 1．B 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．D 6．C 7．A 8．D 9．C 10．A 11．C 12．B 13．A 14．C 15．D 16．B 17．A 18．D 19．B 20．D 【解析】 试题分析：作者每天开车在路上都会看到一棵坚忍不拔的大树，扭曲着身躯努力向上去拥抱阳光。他常想停下来去和这个顽强向上生长的树拍照，并以此为榜样，发奋向上。但直到有一天大树成了树桩，作者才意识到生活中不应有拖延，于是感慨万分：明日复明日，明日何其多！。
1．B动词辨析。 .A. paid付款； B. caught 抓住； C. fixed 固定，修理； D .escaped逃跑；固定短语: catch ones attention “吸引某人注意力”。而pay attention to sth；fix one’s attention on sth意思是“把注意力集中在某方面”，需搭配介词。答案选B。句意： 有一棵树特别引起了我的注意。 2．A名词辨析。.A. damage 损失； B .influence 影响；C. experience 经历，经验； D. defeat打败。从下句Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, “它的一部分树干几乎与地面平行”可以推断这棵树一定遭受过某种损害。suffer some damage 表示“遭受某种损害”，选 A。
3．C动词辨析。.A .continue继续；B design设计； C. change改变； D. imagine想象力。从后句The trunk took a 90-degree turn .... to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.可知那棵树树干弯曲了90 度，去拥抱太阳，和前面parallel to the ground,相比是改变了生命的轨迹，去拥抱太阳，所以选C。
4．B动词辨析。.A .applying 申请；B. attempting 试图；C .happening 发生； D. learning学习；从前句话内容可知这棵树尽力去改变生命的轨迹，树干弯曲向上，努力长高去拥抱太阳。固定短语：attempt to do 表示“试图、努力去做某事”。 答案选B
5．D名词辨析。.A.shelter 避难所，遮蔽物； B. signal 信号；C. sign 迹象；D.
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symbol象征。根据下文可知这棵树对“我”起着一种激励作用，提醒我积极向上，所以对“我”而言，这棵树就是一种象征。而且下文 It was a reminder to me 也是提示。答案选D。
6．C形容词辨析。A .interested 感兴趣的； B. satisfied 感到满意的； C. encouraged 鼓励的；D. educated受过教育的。.每天我开车经过时，看到它身虽弯曲但仍努力向上的情形，我都会受到激励encourage。答案：C
7．A短语辨析。A .even though 即使；B. as if 仿佛； C .in case 以免；D. if only如果；那棵树总是提醒我：即使“我”的人生开端可能不是很好，但“我”应该能够在人生过程中随时改变方向， 选A。
8．D名词辨析。A .purpose目的； B .plan 计划； C. habit 习惯；D. direction方向；句意是：虽然不可能有人生最好的开端，但“我”应该能够在人生过程中随时改变方向direction。 答案选D。
9．C动词辨析。A. glance 瞥视； B. view 观点； C. picture 图片；D. knowledge知识。从下文“A picture of a tree”提示可以判断“我”打算有一天能停下来给那棵与我志同道合的树拍张照。选C。
10．A形容词辨析。.A .busy 忙；B. free 自由，免费； C. worried 担心的； D. bored枯燥的。根据下文 “After that busy week”的提示，可知作者当时很忙。句意： 但我那个星期太忙 了，选A。
11．C动词辨析。.Acall 喊叫.；B. help 帮助； C. tell 告诉； D. see看到；根据后句内容“Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.”（明天，明天我就去给它照张照片。）可知这是作者每次经过那棵树时总是告诉自己的话，选C。
12．B动词辨析。A .wandered 徘徊；B. drove 开车； C. rode 骑车； D .ran跑。根据上文Each day as I drove by,可知作者每天都开车路过这棵大树，选B。 13．A名词辨析。A .surprise 惊讶；B. pleasure乐趣； C .regret 后悔； D. happiness幸福。从上文可知作者每天都经过这棵树，而且一直想拍照留念，所以当他看到原来那棵有象征意义的树所在的地方只剩下一棵树桩时会非常吃惊。固定短语： to my surprise“令我吃惊的是” ，答案选A。
14．C动词辨析。.A.taken off 脱掉，起飞；B. cut off 切掉；断绝；C. put off 推迟；D. called off取消。这件使引发了作者感慨：“我”总是把计划推迟到明天去做，但明天却表明一切都迟了。take off 表示“脱掉，起飞，成功”，cut off 表示“切断，中断”，call off 表示“取消”，都不符合语境。 答案选C。
15．D形容词辨析。A .cold 寒冷的；B. far遥远的；C .sunny晴朗的；D .late迟到的。从上文可知作者还没来得及实现自己的想法，大树就已经被砍伐了，所以事情是迟了。句意是：但明天却表明一切都迟late了。 答案选D。
16．B名词辨析。.A.value价值；B. achievement成就；C. fun 乐趣； D. disappointment失望。从情理推断，通过这件事给作者了一个教训，其实那棵树的照片倒没有多大的价值，但却给作者上了一课。 答案选A。 17．.A连词辨析。A. when 当?.时候；B .before在之前；C. because因为；D. unless除非。.当我发现我的一个同事被诊断患上了晚期癌症时，那棵树给我的教训变得特别清晰。此处用 when 引导时间状语从句，其他选项不符合语境和逻辑，选A。
18．D动词辨析。A .linked有联系的；B .combined 结合；C. provided 提供；D. diagnosed诊断。根据内容可知stage-four cancer和diagnose搭配，.固定短语：be diagnosed with 意为“被诊断为”。 答案选D。 19．B名词辨析。.A .lives生命；B .tomorrows 明天； C. lessons课程；D .opportunities
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机会。从常识可知晚期的癌症患者生命就要到了尽头，也就是明天不多了，选B。
20．D副词辨析。A.surely 肯定地；B. almost 几乎；C. ever 曾经；D. never从不。从语境判断此处表示“再也没有机会来做??”，故用 never。 答案：D 考点：考查故事类短文阅读
Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes 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. “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”
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 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 it's easier for a company to attract new workers if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people don't want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it's hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they 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 day,” 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 shirt B. he couldn't stand a clean appearance
C. he wanted his clothes to look tidy and clean all the time D. he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes
22． David Smith wears casual clothes now, because ______________. A. they make him feel at ease when working B. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes C. he looks handsome in casual clothes D. he no longer works for any company
23． According to this passage, 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．D. he no longer works for any company
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25． According to this passage, 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.
【答案】 21．C 22．A 23．C 24．B 【解析】
试题分析: 在过去，美国的白领阶层可以在周五随意着装，而不用穿公司的正式服装。而如今在很多公司中流行的趋势是：员工每天都可以随便穿休闲装上班。为什么越来越多的的公司开始这样做呢？在本文中作者分析了其中的几方面原因。 21．C推理判断题。根据第一段中David Smith 所说的“I was a clothes addict,” “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled (皱的).”可以推断他说自己是“a clothes addict”的原因是因为他总想要保持衣服的整洁不皱褶，选C。
22．A推理判断题。根据首段末句David Smith所说的“and I need to feel comfortable.”推断他现在喜欢穿休闲装上班的原因是便装会使他感觉舒适自在，选A。
23．C细节理解题。文章第二段内容介绍了现在人们穿休闲装上班的这种趋势和“dress-down Friday”的由来，根据In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their workers to wear casual clothes on Friday (but only on Friday)??“What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for workers has really become an everyday thing,” 可知周五让员工穿休闲装上班是公司雇主给员工的一种福利待遇，选C。
24．B细节理解题。从文章第三段内容介绍的原因“A lot of young people don't want to dress up for work,”和Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes以及 Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress code helps them save money.可知ACD选项都是员工穿休闲装的好处，而穿休闲装让员工看起来更有魅力在文中没有涉及到，故选B。 考点：考查社会生活类短文
The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so 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 men 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 next flight to the west coast, and get one.”
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