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1、2014-2015学年度高三英语全真模拟试题（三）时间：120分钟总分：150分第一部分阅读理解（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。并将答案写在答题卡上．ARichardBranson,bornin1950,isasuccessfulbusinessman.Hehadstartedtotryhisfirstbusinessattheageof15,includingtryingtogrowtrees．Whilealittleboy,Brans
2、onattendedScatchSchoolandlaterStoweSchool.Becauseofanaccident,however,hewasexpelledfromschool,whichmadehimanearlydropoutat16.Afterquittingschool,hemovedbacktoLondon,wherehebeganhisfirstsuccessfulbusiness.HestartedamagazineaboutyouthculturecalledTheStudent.Itwasproducedbyst
3、udents,forstudents,andwaslaunchedin1966.Bransonwasabletoattractsignificantadvertisingfromcompanieswishingtoenterthestudentmarket.The1960sinLondonwereknownasthe"SwingingSixties".AlthoughBransonwaslivingthelifeofahippy(嬉皮士),healsohadakeen（敏锐的）businesssense.Hesetupamailorderr
4、ecordcompanycalledVirgintocomplement（补充）thestudentmagazine.Bransonlatersaidhegotintobusinessbyaccident－nottomakemoney,butoutoffrustrationthatthingsweren’tbetter.Withprofitsfromhismagazineandmailorderbusiness,hewasabletogetarecordshoponOxfordStreet,London.Astherecordbusines
5、sexpanded,Bransoncreatedhisownrecordlabel,VirginMusic,in1972.Withinayear,Bransonhadagreatstrokeofluck.Hisfirstartist,MikeOldfield,recordedthealbumTubularBells,andthisprovedtobeasuccess.In1984,Bransonbranchedoutintohisbiggestbusinessventure－formingVirginAtlanticAirways.Howe
6、ver,in1992,BransonhadtosellVirginrecordstoEMIfor£500mtohelpkeepastrugglingVirginAtlanticafloat(能维持下去).Despitehissuccessfulcareers,Bransonhasalsoexperiencedsomefailures.Butwithallhisexperience,RichardBransonhasgraduallyformedadifferentapproachtorunningabusiness.1.Theunderli
7、nedphrase"wasexpelledfrom"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“___".A.wasforcedtoleaveB.wasupsetwithC.waslookeddownonbyD.wasnotinterestedin2.Thepassageisprobablyfollowedbyaparagraphabout__________A.Branson'sbusinesswisdomB.Branson'sfuturebusinessplansC.Branson'sfailuresD.Virg
8、inAtlantic'sfinalsuccess3.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bymakingcom
