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1、东北育才学校2015-2016学年高二下学期第一次阶段考试英语试题命题人：高一英语组校对人：高一英语组第二部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMaybeyoudon'tthinkanimalshavecertainmentalpowerswhichhumanbeingsdonothave・Butthetruthisthatsomeofthemhaveinstincts,andbesid

2、esthis,Iamsuretheycanfeelcertainthingswehumanscannot.Apersonalexperieneeshowedmethis・Someyearsago,IhadadognamedHoward・Fromthetimewhenhewasapuppy,hewastimid,sowenamedhimHoward,soundinglikeHowarcT!Hewasespeciallyafraidofthunderstorms.Atthefirstflashoflightningorcra

3、shofthunder,hewouldrunwhiningintohishouseandhideunderatable.IoftenwentforawalkwithHoward・Once,aswewerewalkingalongaroad,itbegantorain.Iquicklyrantoabusstopforshelter.Thebusstophadaroofsupportedbymetalpoles・SoonafterIhadgotthere,Howardcaughtmytrousersinhisteethand

4、triedtopullmeaway.AtfirstIwaspuzzledandalittleangryathisbehavior.ButIdecidedtohumorhimandwalkedawayfromtheshelterintotherainandstartedtogohome.WhenIwasabouttwohundredmetresfromtheshelter,therecameaflashoflightningandsoonafter,therewasthunderwhichnearlydeafenedme.

5、Howardstoppedwalkingandbeganwhining.Thinkinghewasafraid,Ibenttopickhimup.AsIstraightenedup,Iglancedatthebusshelterwehadjustleft.Iwasshockedtoseethattwoofthepoleswerebentandtheroofwaslyingontheground,broken.Theshelterhadbeenstruckbytheboltoflightning!21.Theauthorn

6、amedhisdogHowardmainlybecauseof.A.histimidcharacteristicB.oneoftheauthor'sfriendsHowardC.hisloudsoundD・hisstrangebehaviors22.Thereasonwhytheauthorwaspuzzledandangrywiththedogwasthat.A.HowardhadastrangebehaviorB.HowardshouldbeafraidofthemetalpolesC.Howardshouldkno

7、wtheapproachingoftheterriblelightningD.Howardbithistrousersinhisteeth23.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Dogsareclevererandbetterthanmen.B.Dogsareusuallyafraidofthunderstorms.C.Someanimalscanfeelcertainthingshumanscannot.D.Dogsarenaturallybornhero

8、es.24.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthebusshelterfromthepassage?A.Itwasabout200metersfromtheauthorshome・B.Itwasdestroyedinarainyday.A.Itsroofwassupportedbywoodpoles.B.