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1、广东省廉江市实验学校2019届高三英语上学期返校考试试题第一部分阅读理解(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。ABefore one man walked upon a muddy New Jersey riverbank,baseball was a deadly game.In 1938,Phillies third-base coach Lena Blackburne happened to step into a stream in the Delaware River,and reali
2、zed he found a solution for one of baseballs biggest problems.Back then balls fresh from the box were slippery and hard to control.Players tried to improve their grips (紧握力) with tobacco juice or shoe polish,but as the balls got dirtier,they just got harder to see.Batting helmets hadnt been invented
3、 yet,and players were having trouble keeping their eyes on the errant (无定向的) balls.One batter was even killed.So when Blackburne came across the slippery mud near his hometown fishing hole,his mind went straight to the field.The mud was gritty (含砂的),with the look and feel of chocolate pudding.He bro
4、ught some home and found that,sure enough,it coated the ball perfectly,improving the grip without damaging the leather.When Blackburne showed the result to American League umpires (裁判员),they gave his mud a thumbs-up.By the 1950s,every major-league team was using it.Now,before every major-and minor-l
5、eague game (as well as many college games),an umpire or clubhouse attendant wipes a light coat of Blackburnes magic mud on each ball used.The mud holes location remains a closely guarded secret to this day.Only one person,Jim Bintliff,the muds farmer,knows where to find it.1Before 1938,baseball was_
6、Aboring Bworld-famousCdangerous Dunpopular2The magic mud makes baseballs_Aeasier to control Beasier to makeClook prettier Dlook bigger3What did American League umpires think of Blackburnes method?AIt might work. BIt was great.CIt didnt work. DIt could be improved.4Which can be the best title for the
7、 text?ABaseball stars BBaseballs secretCBaseball rules DBaseballs originBI was so surprised to find so many differences in the various school systems.The differences are huge.They mainly lie in the date school starts,the age at which kids start school,grading systems and teaching methods.In Germany,
8、school kids are given a school cone on their first day of school.It can be filled with sweets,snacks,art supplies,lunch boxes,little books and small gifts.The kids can only open it at school.On entering a school,the kids dont have to be able to write their names,although they must be able to hold a
9、pen properly.School readiness is decided by not only physical development but also social skills.Russian children always start school on September 1st even if its a holiday or the weekend.This is referred to as “Knowledge Day” and marks both the first day of school and the first day of autumn.Most k
10、ids bring a change of shoes to school.The classrooms of the elementary school through the high school are usually in the same building.Dutch children go to school on their fourth birthday.This results in some chaos as new kids are added to the class throughout the year during the first year.The kids
11、 get to play and learn social skills and only start “real school” when theyre 6.However,school is not compulsory until the kids are 5 years old.Polish kids have to wear a formal costumeusually a white blouse with navy blue trousers or skirts for the girls and suits for the boys for the first day of
12、school and school ceremonies.Theres also an opening ceremony where the kids are sworn in as the students of the first class.Finnish schools are considered to be the best in the world.Theyre also very hands-off (不干涉的): no grades until Year Three.There are no national tests until the 12th year.Teacher
13、s are trusted and respected,and they have a lot of autonomy (自治权)5In Germany,when kids enter a school,they_Awill receive a cone as a rewardBwont be tested on their social skillsCshould know how to hold a pen properlyDhave to be able to write their names6What does “Knowledge Day” mean in Russia?AA pu
14、blic holiday.BThe first school day.CThe graduation day.DThe beginning of spring.7What are Polish school kids required to do on the first day of school?AWear a school uniform.BBring a school cone.CHold an opening ceremony.DReceive a test of social skills.8What can we learn about the teachers in Finni
15、sh schools?AThey like giving tests.BThey can decide how to teach.CThey must work very hard.DThey dont have a high social position.CIn 2011,a law was born.A type of ladybug (瓢虫) became the state insect of North Dakota.When the governor signed the bill into law,four kids stood behind him.These second-grade students had helped create a law!Jaden McNeiley,Logan Redding,Megan Zimmer,and Isabel Sieg were in first grade when their idea for a law was born.They were studying the ladybug in school.Megan and Logan were farm ki