2014-2015高三英语限时考试9一、完型填空Itwasthelastdayofthefinalexaminationinalargeeasternuniversity.Onthestepsofonebuilding,agroupofengineeringseniorsgathered,discussingtheexamduetobegininafew1.Ontheirfaceswasconfidence(自信).Thiswastheirlastexam—thenonto2andjobs.Sometalkedofjobstheyalreadyhad;otherstalkedofjobsthey3get.Withthecertaintyoffouryearsofcollege,theyfeltreadyandabletotake4oftheworld.Thecomingexam,theyknew,wouldbea(n)5task.Theprofessorhadsaidtheycouldbring6booksornotestheywanted,requestingonlythattheydidnot7eachother,duringthetest.8theyenteredtheclassroom.Theprofessorpassedoutthepapers.Andsmiles9onthestudents’facesastheynotedtherewereonlyfiveessay-typequestions.Threehourshadpassed10theprofessorbegantocollectthepapers.Thestudentsnolongerlookedconfident.Ontheirfaceswasafrightenedexpression.Papersinhand,noonespokeastheprofessorfacedtheclass.Helookedatthe11facesbeforehim,andthenasked,“Howmanycompletedallfivequestions?”12ahandwasraised.“Howmanyansweredfour?”Stillnohands.“Three?Two?”Thestudentsmovedrestlesslyintheirseats.“One,then?Certainlysomebodyfinished13.”Buttheclassremainedsilent.Theprofessorputdownthepapers.“ThatisexactlywhatI14,”hesaid.“Ijustwanttoimpressuponyouthat,15youhavecompletedfouryearsofengineering,therearestillmanythingsaboutthe61youdon’tknow.Thesequestionsyoucouldn’tanswerarerelatively17ineverydaypractice.”Thensmiling,headded,“Youwillall18thiscourse,butremember—eventhoughyouarenowcollegegraduates,youreducationhasjust19.”Theyearshave20thenameofthisprofessor,butnotthelessonhetaught.1.A.secondsB.minutesC.hoursD.days2.A.interviewB.discussionC.educationD.graduation3.A.wouldB.mustC.havetoD.usedto4.A.holdB.controlC.chargeD.place5.A.interestingB.necessaryC.easyD.unusual6.A.noB.eitherC.anyD.all7.A.listentoB.lookatC.refertoD.talkto8.A.NervouslyB.JoyfullyC.QuicklyD.Curiously9.A.appearedB.changedC.frozeD.stopped10.A.thenB.asC.beforeD.after11.A.pleasedB.worriedC.surprisedD.moved12.A.NotB.OnceC.OnlyD.Even13.A.allB.noneC.oneD.it14.A.wonderedB.enjoyedC.hatedD.expected15.A.rightnowB.asthoughC.nowthatD.eventhough16.A.examB.subjectC.questionD.college17.A.valuableB.difficultC.commonD.strange18.A.passB.failC.takeD.start19.A.begunB.completedC.failedD.succeeded20.A.forgotB.rememberedC.strengthenedD.weakened二、阅读理解Theflag,themostcommonsymbolofanationinthemodernworld,isalsooneofthemostancient.Withaclearsymbolicmeaning,theflaginthetraditionalformisstillusedtodaytomarkbuildings,shipsandothervehiclesrelatedtoacountry.Thenationalflagasweknowittodayisinnowayaprimitiveartifact.Itis,rather,theproductofthousandsofyears’development.Historiansbelievethatithadtwomajorancestors,ofwhichtheearlierservedtoshowwinddirection.Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.Oftenstrongwindswouldtearroofsfromhousesorcausehighwavesthatendangeredtravelers.People’sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable.Evenaftertheyhadlearnedhowtoplantgrains,theystillneededhelpfromnaturetoensuregoodharvests.Thereforetheyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewind,whichcouldbringwarmthfromonedirectionandcoldfromanother.Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethods,suchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafire.Theconnectionoftheflagwithheavenlypowerwasthereforereasonable.Earlyhumansocietiesbegantofixlongpiecesofclothtothetopsoftotems(图腾)beforecar...
