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1、2015届高三英语阅读理解限时训练一出题人：周文审题人：游玲阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D选项中，选出最佳选项。AVisitorstoLondon'sMillenniumDomebuildingonthemorningofNovember7,2000wouldhaveseenmuchmorethantheyhadexpected.TheDome,abuildingwhichwasbuilttocelebratethebeginningofthenewmillennium,hadaspecialdisplay,called
2、“Money”,containingsomeoftheworld’smostfamousdiamonds.Shortlyafteropeningtime,fourmendisguisedasworkmendrovealargediggingmachinepastsecurityguardsattheentrance.Aftercomingneartheexhibition,theyputonmasksandreleasedsmokebombs.TheirtargetwastheMillenniumStar,a203-caratpe
3、rfectbluediamond,thoughttobethemostbeautifullargediamondintheworld,andthethirdlargesteverdiscovered.Unfortunatelyforthethieves,thepolicehadbeenkeepinganeyeonthemformonths,afterseeingtwogangmembersvideotapingthediamondstwomonthsearlier.Asthethievesusedhammerstobreakint
4、otheglasscasecontainingthediamonds,policedressedascleanersquicklysurroundedandarrestedthem.Thepolicehadalsoswappedthediamondsforfakesafewhoursbeforetherobberyattempt.Theganghadplannedtogetawaybyspeedboatalongtheriveroutsidetheexhibition.Thetwodriversoftheboatwerealsoa
5、rrestedafterahigh-speedchasealongtheriver.Iftherobberyattempthadsucceeded,itwouldhavebeenthelargestinhistory-----worth5,000million.Thethievesweregivenatotalof71yearsinprison,withthetwomainleadersreceiving18yearseach.Twoyearslater,inFebruary2002,anothergangofthievessuc
6、ceededinstealingmillionsofdollars’worthofdiamondsinAntwerp,adiamond-dealingcityinBelgium.TheyusedcopiedstolenkeysandsecuritypassestogetintotheareacontainingthediamondsonSundaynight.Therobberywasn’tdiscovereduntilMondaymorning.Thefourthievesmighthavegottenawaywiththero
7、bbery,exceptfortheircarelessness----theywerecapturedaftertheyleftagarbagebagcontainingsecuritypasses,videotapes,anddocumentswiththeirnamesonthesideofaroad.1.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.CarelessRobbersB.SmartPolicemenC.DiamondRobberiesD.FamousDiamonds2.Whywasthefi
8、rstrobberyunsuccessful?A.Becausetherobbers’actionswereundercloseobservationbypolice.B.Becausetherobbersdidn’tdesignedtherobb
