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2014-2015学年高一年级第二学期第三学段考试
英语试卷
（满分100分考试时间90分钟）
第Ⅰ卷（选择题）
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)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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FrankWoolworthwasborninRodman,NewYork.,in1852.Hisfamilywasverypoorfarmers,andtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdecidedhedidnotwanttobeafarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourse,andwenttoworkasasalesmaninalargecity.
Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillforshowinggoodstoattractpeople’sinterest,buthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.Onedayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandends(小商品)forasmuchashecouldget.FrankputallthesethingsononetablewithasignwhichsaidFIVECENTSEACH.Peoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablewassooncleared.
Soonafterwards,Woolworthopenedhisownstore.sellinggoodsatfiveandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesuccessful.Thatis,ifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoods,youhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactories.Once,forexample,WoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtokeeprunning24hoursadayforawholeyear.Inthisway,thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalf.
By1919,Woolworthhadover1000storesintheUSandCanada,andopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.Hemademanymillionsandhisnamebecamefamousthroughouttheworld.Healwaysrunhisbusinessaccordingtostrictrules,ofwhichthemostimportantwas:“THECUSTOMERISALWAYSRIGHT.”
1.Franktookashortbusinesscourseinorderto____________.
A.earnmoremoneyforhisfamily
B.learnsomethingfromasalesman
C.getawayfromthefarm
D.getenoughtoeat.
2.Franksoldtheoddsandendsquicklybecause_____________.
A.heknewhowtogetpeopletobuyhisgoods.
B.hecutdownthepricebyhalf
C.hehadputthegoodsonatableinaveryniceway.
D.thesignheputonthetablewaswelldesigned.
3.Thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalfbecause______________.
A.thefactoryworkersworked24hoursaday.
B.kniveswereorderedinlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactory.
C.theknivesweremadeinGermany,wherelabor(劳动力)wascheap.
D.thekniveswereproducedinonefactory.
4._______makeWoolworthaworld-famousman.
A.Hisbusinessskillsandhiswealth.
B.Thelow