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1、xx-2019学年高二英语上学期开学考试试题(含解析)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。In1977,adeadauthorofdetectivestoriessavedthelifeofa19-month-oldbabyinamostunusualway.TheauthorwasAgathaChristie,oneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofdetectivesto
2、riesintheworld.InJune1977,ababygirlbecameseriouslyillinQatar,nearSaudiArabia.Doctorswereunabletofindoutthecauseofherillnesswithconfidence,soshewassenttoHammersmithHospitalinLondon.Shewasthenonlysemi-consciousandonthe"DangerouslyIll"list.Ateamofdoctorshurrie
3、dtoexaminethebabyonlytodiscoverthatthey,too,wereconfusedbytheveryunusualsymptoms(症状).Whiletheywerediscussingthebaby'scase,anurseaskedtospeaktothem."Excuseme,"saidNurseMarshaMaitlan,"butIthinkthebabyissufferingfromthallium(铊)poisoning(中毒).""Whatmakesyouthink
4、that?"Dr.Brownasked."Thalliumpoisoningisextremelyrare.""Afewdaysago,IwasreadinganovelcalledAPaleHorsebyAgathaChristie,"NurseMaitlanexplained."Inthebook,somebodyusesthalliumpoison,andallthesymptomsaredescribed.They'reexactlythesameasthebaby's.""You'reverytho
5、ughtfulandyoumayberight,"anotherdoctorsaid."We'llcarryoutsometestsandfindoutwhetherit'sthalliumornot."Testsshowedthatthebabyhadindeedbeenpoisonedbythallium,araremetallicsubstance(物质)usedinmakingspecialglass.Oncetheyknewthecauseoftheillness,thedoctorswereabl
6、etogivethebabythecorrecttreatment.ShesoonrecoveredandwassentbacktoQatar.Lateritwasreportedthatthepoisonmighthaveefromaninsecticide(杀虫剂)usedinQatar.1.ThebabywassenttoLondonbecause_____.A.shewasbornthereB.thehospitalsinQatarwerefullatthattimeC.shewasthedaught
7、erofadoctorinLondonD.theQatardoctorswerenotsurewhethertheycouldcureher2.Asfaraswecantellfromthepassage,AgathaChristie_____.A.hadnevermetthisbabyB.hadspentalongtimestudyingthebaby'scaseC.visitedthebabyinthehospitalatHammersmithD.gaveNurseMaitlansomeadviceont
8、hephone3.Itseemslikelyfromthepassagethatthebaby'sillnesshadsomethingtodowith_____.A.adangerouspairofglassesB.thewaterinQatarC.aharmfulsubstanceusedtokillinsectsD.adeadwriter【答案】1.D2.A3.C【解析】文章讲述了一个19岁的
