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1、汕头市金山中学2015-2016年度高三第一学期期末考英语本试卷共三部分，共7页，满分135分（120×1.125）。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写答题卡上的班级、姓名和试室号、学号，用2B铅笔将学号对应的数字涂黑。2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。第一部分: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。AWhenI
2、decidedtoquitmyjobasaweddingphotographer,Iwasinmylatetwenties,freshfrommydivorcefromBobwhohadleftmeemptyandconfused.IdecidedtoleavetheUSandtravel.Ihadnosavings,plusmorethan$5,000indebt.WhatIdidhaveweretwosponsoredtasksasatravelphotographer-andwiththatalong,Ithought,itwouldbeeasy.Myfirstexperience
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5、ercouldhavepredicted,myblogging-notmyphotography-didtakemearoundtheworldsuccessfully.Atfirst，Ithoughtitwasforpersonalreasons,butIrealizedlaterthatitwasforfreemarketingformyblogging.Withintwoyears,Iwasbeingaskedtospeakattravelbloggingconferences,whichhelpedmetoraiseanetworkoffriendsaroundtheworld.
6、Evenmoremeaningful,however,waswhenI13sawthatmytravelswerealsohelpingotherpeople.MyblogandsocialmediafollowerssawthatIchasedmydreamsandtoldmeoverandoveragainhowtheyneededthatkindofexample,whichwasabsentintheirliveselsewhere.1.Aftertheauthorquitherjob,shedecidedto______.A.divorceherhusbandB.beawedd
7、ingphotographerC.payoffallherdebtD.gotravellingabroad2.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthe2ndparagraph?A.Shepaidmoneytoacardeliveryagencyforaroadtrip.B.Sherealizedherdreamofbecomingatravelphotographer.C.Shegotajobasane
