甘肃省武威市高三英语上学期第一次诊断考试试题Word文档下载推荐.docx
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阅读理解(两节共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节:
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。
(每小题2分,共30分)
A
In1977,adeadauthorofdetectivestoriessavedthelifeofa
nineteen-month-oldbabyinamostunusualway.TheauthorwasAgathaChristie,agentlemarriedladyandoneofthemostsuccessful
writersofdetectivestoriesintheworld.
InJune1977,ababygirlbecameseriouslyillinQatar(卡塔尔),nearSandiArabia(沙特阿拉伯).Doctorswereunabletofindoutthecauseofherillness,soshewasflowntoLondonandsenttoHammersmithHospital.Ateamofdoctorshurriedtoexaminethebabyonlytodiscoverthatthey,too,werepuzzledbytheveryunusualsignsofillness.Whiletheywerehavingadiscussionaboutthebaby'
sillness,anurseaskedtospeaktothem.
Excuseme,saidNurseMarshaMaitland,butIthinkthebabyissufferingfromthalliumpoisoning(铊中毒).
Whatmakesyouthinkthat?
Dr.Brownasked.Thalliumpoisoningisveryrare.Afewdaysago,Iwasreadinganovelcalled‘APaleHorse'
byAgathaChristie,NurseMaitlandexplained.“Inthebook,somebodyusesthalliumpoison,andallthesignsareexactlythesameasthebaby'
s.”
Youareverycarefulandyoumayberight,anotherdoctorsaid.We’llcarryoutsometestsandfindoutwhetherit'
sthallium(铊)ornot.
Testsshowedthatthebabyhadindeedbeenpoisonedbythallium.Oncetheyknewthecauseoftheillness,thedoctorswereabletogivethebabythecorrecttreatment.ShesoonrecoveredandwassentbacktoQatar.Lateronitwasprovedthatthepoisonmighthavecomefromaninsecticide(杀虫剂)usedinQatar.
1.Whofirstsuggestedthecorrectcauseofthebaby'
sillness?
A.ADoctorinQatar.B.NurseMaitland.
C.Dr.Brown.D.AgathaChristie.
2.WhywasthebabysenttoLondon?
A.ShewasaBritishgirlwhoseparentswereworkinginQatar.
B.ThehospitalsinQatarwerefullatthattime.
C.Shewasthedaughterofadoctorinoneoftheplaces.
D.TheQatardoctorswerenotsuretheycouldcureher.
3.Asfaraswecantellfrompassage,AgathaChristie.
A.hadneverevenmetthisbaby.
B.hadspentalongtimeasapoliceofficer.
C.visitedthebabyinthehospitalatHammersmith.
D.gaveNurseMaitlandsomeadviceonthephone.
4.NurseMaitlandspoketothedoctors
A.whensheheardthemdiscussingthepossibilityofthalliumpoison.
B.becauseshecouldseethatthedoctorshadmadeamistake.
C.tosuggestapossiblereasonforthepatient'
sillness.
D.aftershehadreadaboutahorsewhichhadbeenpoisoned.
5.WhatdidthedoctorthinkofthesuggestionwhichNurseMaitland
made?
A.Theywereveryquicktoagreewithher.
B.Theywereunhappyoverherinterruption.
C.Theysaidthatshewaswrongbecausethalliumpoisoningisveryrare.
D.Theythoughtitwasapossibilityworthconsidering.
B
Mostpeopleusuallytraveledbyshipandtrainwhicharedrivenbysteamengine.Itplayedanimportantpartinmanykindsofvehiclesseveralscoresofyearsago.Whoinventedsteamengineandwhatunitscouldbeusedtomeasurethepowerofengine?
Theword“horse-power”wasfirstusedtwohundredyearsago.JamesWattfromaworker‟sfamilymadetheworldfirstwidelyusedsteamengine.Atfirst,hecouldn’ttellpeoplehowpowerfulitwas,becausetherewerenounitsatthattime.Wattdecidedtofindouthowmuchworkonestronghorsecoulddoinoneminute.Henamedthatunitonehorse-power.Inthiswayhecouldmeasuretheworkofhissteamengine.
Hediscoveredthatahorsecouldlifta3300-poundweight10feetintotheairinoneminute.Hisenginecouldlifta3300-poundweight100feetinoneminute.Becausehisenginedidtentimesasmuchworkasthehorse,Wattcalleditatenhorse-powerengine.
6.Themainideaofthepassageis_____.
A.JamesWattinventedthesteamengine
B.JamesWattfirstusedhorse-powerasaunitofmeasure
C.howmuchpowerdoesahorsehave
D.whyWatt’sengineiscalledatenhorse-powerengine
7.ThestorysaysthatWattmadethefirst____.
A.engineB.horse-powerengine
C.usefulengineD.widelyusedsteamengine
8.JamesWattwasbornin_____.
A.aworker’sfamilyB.afarmer’sfamily
C.ateacher’sfamilyD.adoctor’s
9.Wattwantedtofindawayto____.
A.measuretheworkhisenginecoulddo
B.tellpeoplehowpowerfulhisenginewas
C.lifta3300-poundweightD.bothAandB
10.Onehorse-powermeansthe____.
A.workahorsecoulddoinaminute
B.weightahorsecoulddointenminutes
C.workahorsecoulddointenminutes
D.weightofonehorse
C
Theevidenceforharmony(和谐)maynotbeobviousinsomefamilies.Butitseemsthatfouroutoffiveyoungpeoplenowgetonwiththeirparents,whichistheoppositeofthepopularly-heldimage(形象)ofunhappyteenagerslockedintheirroomafterendlessfamilyquarrels.
Animportant
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