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1、重庆一中2016届高三半期测试英语试卷及答案第二部分阅读理解(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ADearDerrick,Althoughundergreatpressure,weallgetonwellwitheachotherinthislargeoffice.Youareoneofthepeoplewhokeepthesocialtemperatureatsuchacomfortablesetting.Idon’tknow
2、anyoneintheofficewhoisbetterlikedthanyou.Youcanperhapshelpwiththis.Thecollectionofcontributionstowardsgiftsforemployees’personal-lifeeventsisbecomingalittletroubling.Certainly,thegroupsendingofagiftisreasonablenowandthen.Inthepastmonth,however,therehavebeencollecti
3、onsfortwobabyshowergifts,oneweddingshowergift,twoweedinggifts,onefuneral(葬礼)remembrance,fourbirthdaygifts,andthreegraduationgifts.It’snotonlythecollected-fromwhoaregrowinguncomfortable(andpoor),butthecollected-forfeeluneasyreceivinggiftsfrompeoplewhodon’tknowthemou
4、tsidetheoffice,whowouldn’tevenrecognizetheirgraduatingchildren,theirmarryingdaughtersandsons,ortheirdeadrelatives.Thisisbasicallyakindgesture(andonethatpeoplethinkwellofyoufor),butthepracticeseemstohavebecometoowide-rangingandfeelsimproperintoday’sofficesetting.Tha
5、nkyouforunderstanding.21.Theunderlinedword“contributions”probablymeans__________.A.reportsB.suggestionsC.understandingD.money22.Derrickisexpectedto__________.A.showmorekindness.B.discontinuethepresentpracticeC.quitbeingtheorganizerforgiftgiving12D.knowmoreaboutco-w
6、orkers’families23.Thisisbasicallyaletterof__________.A.apologyB.dissatisfactionC.appreciationD.sympathyBRussia’ssecuritychiefhasblamedanactofterrorfortheRussianA321airlinercrashinEgyptlastmonthwhichkilled224people.Whateverhappened,thetragedyraisessadmemoriesofhorri
7、ficairplanecrashesthathavecostthousandsoflivesinrecentdecades.Someoftheworstsuchincidents—likefourcrashesinfrighteningsuccessionintoNewYork’sWorldTradeCenter,thePentagonandruralPennsylvaniaonSeptember11,2001the1988downingofPanAmFlight103inLockerbie,Scotlandanda1977
8、crashinvolvingtheapparenthijackingofaMalaysianAirlinesjetthatleft100dead—involvedterroristactivity.Buttherearemanyothersthatdidnot,withmechanical
