山西省太原市外国语学校2016届高三5月半月考英语试题

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1、山西省太原市外国语学校2016届高三5月半月考英语试题第I卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分60分)第一节(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分)第二节阅读下列短文，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。ALillwasayoungFrenchCanadiangirlwhogrewupinthefarmingcommunity.Attheageof16，herfatherthoughtthatshehadenoughschoolingandforcedhertodropoutofschooltocontributetothefamilyin

2、come.In1922，withlimitededucationandskills，thefuturedidn’tlookbrightforLill.HerfatherdemandedthatLillfindajobassoonaspossible，butshedidn’thaveconfidencetoaskforajob.Oneday，Lillgatheredhercourageandknockedonherveryfirstdoor.ShewasmetbyMargaretCostello，theofficemanager.InherbrokenEnglish，Lillto

3、ldhershewasinterestedinthesecretarialposition.Margaretdecidedtogiveherachance.Margaretsatherdownatatypewriterandsaid，“Lill，let’sseehowgoodyoureallyare.”ShedirectedLilltotypeasingleletter，andthenleft.Lilllookedattheclockandsawthatitwas11:40am.Everyonewouldbeleavingforlunchatnoon.Shethoughtshe

4、shouldatleastattempttheletterOnherfirsttry，shegotthroughonelinebutmadefourmistakes.Shepulledthepaperoutandthrewitaway.Theclocknowread11:45.“Atnoon，”shesaidtoherself.“I’llmoveoutwiththecrowd，andtheywillneverseemeagain.”Onhersecondattempt，thingsdidn’tgetanybetter.Againshestartedoverandfinallyc

5、ompletedtheletter，fullofmistakes，though.Shelookedattheclock:11:55-----fiveminutestofreedom.Justthen，Margaretwalkedin.ShecamedirectlyovertoLillandputonehandonthedeskandtheotheronthegirl’sshoulder.Shereadtheletterandpaused.Thenshesaid，“Lill，youaredoinggoodwork！”Lillwassurprised.Shelookedatthel

6、etter，thenupatMargaret.Withthosesimplewordsofencouragement，herdesiretoescapedisappearedandherconfidencebegantogrow.Shethought，“Well，ifshethinksit’sgood，thenitmustbegood.IthinkI’llstay！”LilldidstayattheCarharttOverallCompanyfor51years，throughtwoworldwarsand11presidents-----allbecausesomeoneha

7、dtheinsighttogiveashyanduncertainyounggirlthegiftofself-confidencewhensheknockedonthedoor.1.Whydidn’tthefuturelookbrightforLillwhensheleftschoolatanearlyage？A.Becauseshewasforcedtoleaveschool.B.Becauseherfatherthoughtthatshehadenoughschooling.C.Bec