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1、 1 河南省中牟县第一高级中学河南省中牟县第一高级中学 2018 20192018 2019 学年高二英语上学期第十一次学年高二英语上学期第十一次 双周考试题双周考试题 第二部分阅读理解 共两节 满分 40 分 A The most welcome sight on a cold wet winter night in London is the familiar shape of a London taxi cab approaching with its yellow for hire sign shining brightly That shows it is ready to pick
2、 you up Travelling by taxi in London is not just a way of going from one place to another It is an experience to be enjoyed and remembered The main reason for this is the drivers who are called cabbies Many of them are true Cockneys This means they were born in the heart of London and speak their ow
3、n special dialect of English All of them know every street and famous building in the city and all of them love to talk A simple twenty minute journey across town can become very interesting You may have a discussion about the government and its leaders or a friendly talk about the driver s Aunty Ne
4、llie One thing is for sure it will never be boring Cabbies know all the latest news about film stars the Royal Family government leaders and popular singers or actors and actresses They also know the best places to eat shop and relax And they can take you straight to any large hotel department store
5、 theatre or museum They know the shortest way possible without even looking at a map because everyone who wants to become a taxi driver must pass a very difficult examination in order to get a license to drive a taxi The exam is called The Knowledge It is a written test and in it drivers are asked t
6、he shortest way from one place to another They must take into account the time of day in rush hour a longer route may be quicker and describe the best way Moreover they must never forget the one way streets 21 From what can we tell that someone is a Cockney A Their interest B Their manners C Their s
7、peech D Their appearance 22 What does the author suggest by mentioning Aunty Nellie in paragraph 2 A Passengers are full of curiosity B Cabbies topics are wide ranging C Aunty Nellie is popular in London D Londoners are friendly to each other 23 What is the purpose of The Knowledge A To qualify one
8、to drive a taxi B To assess one s driving skills C To test drivers ability to write D To check taxi drivers memory B B Two soldiers hungry and exhausted came upon a small village They went from door to door begging for food However the villages suffering poor harvests and many years of war gave them
9、 none Then the first soldier had an idea He took three round stones and washed them There was a large iron pot in the village square He filled the pot with water and 2 built a fire beneath the pot The villagers first looked out of their windows and they poured out into the square wondering what was
10、going on The first soldier announced that he was going to make stone soup to feed them all He carefully placed the stones into the pot The water boiled all afternoon as the soldiers told tales of the lands they had traveled Finally the first soldier announced that it was time to taste the soup He to
11、ok a sip 一小口 and said It s a good soup But it needs something Here you taste this and tell me what it needs The soldier looked at the nearest villager who quickly tasted the soup and said I think it needs an onion An onion said the soldier Anyone knows you can t make soup without an onion One of the
12、 children who knew where an onion was hidden went and got it Another hour went by and the soldier tasted the soup again What does it need he asked a nearby villager who tasted the soup The villager replied It needs a cabbage Soon a villager approached hesitantly holding a cabbage he d retrieved of c
13、ourse from its hiding place Another hour and another tasting Gradually salt carrots mushrooms potatoes and beef found their way into the pot When the villagers enjoyed the delicious soup together they realized that only by sharing can they make a feast 24 Seeing the soldiers making a fire beneath th
14、e pot the villagers felt A angry B excited C nervous D curious 25 What was the turning point of the story A Two soldiers came to the village B One soldier offered to make stone soup C The villagers gathered in the village square D The villagers gave the soldiers nothing to eat 26 The underlined word
15、 retrieved in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by A brought back B given back C borrowed D lent 27 What s the message conveyed in the story A When in Rome do as the Romans do B The disadvantaged need love and care C Great things may be done by mass effort D Patience is important in solving problems C C S
16、ome of the world s first robotic police officers will reportedly hit the streets of Dubai next month Brigadier Abdullah director of the Future Shaping Centre of Dubai Police made the announcement during a police meeting held in the city By 2030 Dubai officials hope that up to 25 percent of their police force will be artificially intelligent Now the police station has Lamborghini Ferrari and Bentley patrol cars parked in its garage The officer droids 机器人 which still lack an official name are the
