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1、2022-2020学年高二英语上学期第十一次双周考试题第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）The most wele sight on a cold, wet winter night in London is the familiar shape ofa London taxi cab approaching with its yellow for hiresign shining brightly.That shows it is ready to pick you up.Travellingby taxi in London is not just a way of going fro
2、m one place toanother.It is an experience to be enjoyed and remembered.The mainreason for this is the drivers,who are called “cabbies.Many of them are trueCockneys.This means they were bornin the heart of London and speak their own specialdialect of English.Allof them know every street and famous bu
3、ilding in the city,andall of them love to talk.A simple twenty-minute journey across town can bee veryinteresting.You may have a discussion about thegovernmentand its leaders or a friendly talkabout the drivers Aunty Nellie!One thing is for sure,it will never be boring.Cabbies knowall the latest new
4、s about film stars,the Royal Family,government leaders,and popular singersor actors and actresses.They also know the best places to eat,shop and relax.And they can take you straight toany largehotel,department store,theatre or museum.They know the shortest way possiblewithouteven looking at a map,be
5、cause everyone who wants to bee a taxi driver mustpass a very difficult examination in order to get a license to drive a taxi.The exam is calledThe Knowledge.It is a written test,and in it drivers are asked the shortest way from oneplace to another.They must take into account the time of day-in rush
6、 hour,a longer route may be quicker-and describe the best way.Moreover they must never forget theone-way streets!21.From what can we tell that someone is a Cockney?A. Their interest. B. Their manners. C. Their speech. D. Their appearance.22.What does the author suggest by mentioning Aunty Nellie” in
7、 paragraph 2?A.Passengers are full of curiosity. B.Cabbiestopics 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. Toqualifyoneto driveataxi. B. Toassessonesdrivingskills.C. Totestdriversability towrite. D. Tocheck
8、 taxi drivers memory.BTwo 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 none.Then the first soldier had an idea. He took three round stones and washed them. The
9、re was a large iron pot in the village square. He filled the pot with water and built a fire beneath the pot. The villagers first looked out of their windows and they poured out into the square, wondering what was going on. The first soldier announced that he was going to make stone soup to feed the
10、m 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 took a sip（一小口）and said, “Its a good soup. But it needs something. Here, you taste t
11、his 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 cant make soup without an onion.”One of the children, who knew where an onion was hidden, went and got it. Ano
12、ther 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 hed retrieved, of course, from its hiding place.Another hour and another
13、 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 the pot, the villagers felt _.A. angryB. excit
14、edC. nervousD. curious25. 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 “retrieved” in Paragraph 4 can be
15、 replaced by _.A. brought back B. given backC. borrowedD. lent27. Whats 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.CSome of the worlds 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
