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1、沈阳铁路实验中学2015—2016学年度上学期期中测试高二英语第Ⅰ卷（选择题共115分）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ALosAngeles:LoveforMomisnecessary,butbuyingflowersonherbigdaymaynotbe.AslumpinflowersalessincelatelastyearwaslikelytocontinuethroughMother’sDay,anotherexampleofAmer
2、icanscuttingbackonspendingduetorecessionfears,whichisaperiodofreducedtradeandbusinessactivity,andincreasingfoodandgasolineprices.“ifyoulookatwhathashappenedonValentine’sDayandChristmas,themarketforflowershascooled,”saidEricBeder,ananalystatBreanMurray.“Growthhasslowedinthepasttwoquarters.Mother
3、’sDaywillprobablybeaslowquarter,too.”USfloralsalesforMother’sDay,celebratedyesterday,willfallthirteenpercentthisyearto$2billion,withconsumersspendinganaverageof$17.65,accordingtotheNationalFederationestimates.Mother’sDay,whichaccountsforaone-quarterofannualholidaypurchases,accordingtotheSociety
4、ofAmericanFlorists,istraditionallythedaywhenflowersaredeliveredtothedoorstepsofmanymothers.Butthisyear,theshop-ownersareconcerned.GabrielSoto,whoownsaflowershopbeneathanofficehigh-riseintheLosfinancialdistrict,isexpectinglowersales—andhasordered30percentfewerflowersthannormalthisMother’sDay.Las
5、tmonth,Soto,whoalsooperatesnearbybuildingthatwasheadquarterstoamortgagecompany.Afterworkerslosttheirjobsduetothehousingcrisis,ordersdecreased.1.Theunderlinedword“slump”inPara.2probablymeans_______.A.sharpdecreaseinpriceB.greatfearforlosingjobsC.globalworryoffloralstoresD.suddenfallbyalargeamoun
6、t131.ThispassageimpliesthatAmericanshave_______.A.MetfinancialproblemsrecentlyB.NolongerboughtflowersformothersC.deliveredflowerstoeveryhouseformothersD.cutbackonspendingbecauseofhavinglostjobs2.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.HardtimecomingnearerB.Mother’sdayandcrisisC.Sorrymom,loveyo
7、ubutnoflowersD.HolidaypurchaseshaveahardtimeBIKEAistheworld’slargestfurnitureretailer,andthemanbehinditisIngvarKamprad,oneoftheworld’smostsuccessfulentrepreneurs.BorninSwedenin1926,Kampradwasanaturalbusinessman.Asachild,heenjoyeds
