河南省某知名中学高二英语上学期开学考试试题含解析2
23页1、林州一中2017级高二开学检测英语试题第二部分: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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AIn 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London
2、. She was then only semi-conscious and on the Dangerously Ill list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were confused by the very unusual symptoms (症状). While they were discussing the babys case, a nurse asked to speak to them.Excuse me, said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, but I think the baby is suffering from thallium (铊) poisoning(中毒).What makes you think that? Dr. Brown asked. Thallium poisoning is extremely rare.A few days ago, I was reading a novel called
3、A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie, Nurse Maitlan explained. In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. Theyre exactly the same as the babys.Youre very thoughtful and you may be right, another doctor said. Well carry out some tests and find out whether its thallium or not.Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance(物质) used in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to gi
4、ve the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (杀虫剂) used in Qatar.1. The baby was sent to London because _.A. she was born thereB. the hospitals in Qatar were full at that timeC. she was the daughter of a doctor in LondonD. the Qatar doctors were not sure whether they could cure her2. As far as we can tell from the passage, Agatha Christie _.A. had never met this babyB. had spent a long
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