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1、2017-2018学年度第一学期高二期中考试英语试题（文理科）本试卷满分150分考试时间100分钟第一部分：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）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。ALiquidPaper（修正液）wasinventedbyBetteNesmithGraham.Shewas17whenshegotajobataTexasbankasasecretary,eventhoughshedidrTtknowhowtotype.Thecompanysheworkedf
2、orsenthertoasecretaryschool,andshewastypinginnotimeatall.The1950shadseenthewidespreaduseoftheelectrictypewriter,whichtypedfasterbutalsomeantmoremistakes.Also,mistakesmadebyearlyelectrictypewriterswereveryhardtoerase,whichcausedproblemsforBette.Inordertomakeextramoneysheusedhertalenttop
3、aintholidaywindowsatthebank.Thenoneday,itsuddenlyoccurredtoherthatshecouldcreateapainttocoveruptype-writingmistakes.Itworked!In1956,Bettesoldherfirstbottlesofthenewproduct,whichshecalled"MistakeOufShemadeitinherkitchen,andhersonMichaelandhisfriendsbottleditinthefamilygarage.By1957,she
4、wasselling100bottlesamonthandhadgottenapatent（专利）forherproduct,whichshenowcalled“LiquidPaper：Salescontinuedtogrow,asmoreandmorepeopleheardaboutLiquidPaper,throughword-of-mouthandbyreadingaboutitinmagazines.Inthe1960s,BetteboughtamachinetohelpherproduceLiquidPaperinlargequantities.In197
5、1,shesold2millionbottles-In1979,shesoldthecompanyfor47.5milliondollars.Shedidn5tlivetoseetheendofthecontract（合同），dyingin1980,attheageof56,inTexas.Bette'sinventioncontinuestobeusedeverydaybysecretariesandotherpeopleintheofficeandwherevertypewritersareused.1.WhenBettebegantoworkinabank,s
6、he.A.wastooyoungtotypeB.hadgraduatedfromsecretaryschoolC.hadnoexperienceintypingD.taughtherselfabouttyping2.ItcanbeinferredthatthefirstLiquidPaper.A.wasproducedbyhandB.wasmadebymachineC.wasbottledinthekitchenD.wastestedinthefactory3.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Arockgroup.B.Asecretary
7、.C.LiquidPaper.D.MistakeOut.4.Thepassageisorganizedmainlyinorderof.A.importanceB.timeC.spaceD.popularityBHappybirthday!Dobirthdayreallymakepeoplehappy?Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywhenwewerebom.Besides,thatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity（成熟）—rsowe
