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1、2014--2015学年度第一学期月考（10月）高二英语第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。并将答案写在答题纸上．ARichardBranson,bornin1950,isasuccessfulbusinessman.Hehadstartedtotryhisfirstbusinessattheageof15,includingtryingtogrowtrees．Whilealittleboy,BransonattendedScatchSchoolandlaterStoweSch
2、ool.Becauseofanaccident,however,hewasexpelledfromschool,whichmadehimanearlydropoutat16.Afterquittingschool,hemovedbacktoLondon,wherehebeganhisfirstsuccessfulbusiness.HestartedamagazineaboutyouthculturecalledTheStudent.Itwasproducedbystudents,forstudents,andwaslaunchedin1966.Bransonwasabletoattracts
3、ignificantadvertisingfromcompanieswishingtoenterthestudentmarket.The1960sinLondonwereknownasthe"SwingingSixties".AlthoughBransonwaslivingthelifeofahippy(嬉皮士),healsohadakeen（敏锐的）businesssense.HesetupamailorderrecordcompanycalledVirgintocomplement（补充）thestudentmagazine.Bransonlatersaidhegotintobusine
4、ssbyaccident－nottomakemoney,butoutoffrustrationthatthingsweren’tbetter.Withprofitsfromhismagazineandmailorderbusiness,hewasabletogetarecordshoponOxfordStreet,London.Astherecordbusinessexpanded,Bransoncreatedhisownrecordlabel,VirginMusic,in1972.Withinayear,Bransonhadagreatstrokeofluck.Hisfirstartist
5、,MikeOldfield,recordedthealbumTubularBells,andthisprovedtobeasuccess.In1984,Bransonbranchedoutintohisbiggestbusinessventure－formingVirginAtlanticAirways.However,in1992,BransonhadtosellVirginrecordstoEMIfor£500mtohelpkeepastrugglingVirginAtlanticafloat(能维持下去).Despitehissuccessfulcareers,Bransonhasal
6、soexperiencedsomefailures.Butwithallhisexperience,RichardBransonhasgraduallyformedadifferentapproachtorunningabusiness.1.Theunderlinedphrase"wasexpelledfrom"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“___".A.wasforcedtoleaveB.wasupsetwithC.waslookeddownonbyD.wasnotinterestedin2.Thepassageisprobablyfollowedby
7、aparagraphabout__________A.Branson'sbusinesswisdomB.Branson'sfuturebusinessplansC.Branson'sfailuresD.VirginAtlantic'sfinalsuccess3.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.8C.
