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1、甘肃省武威第十八中学 2019 届高三英语上学期第二次诊断考试试题时间： 100 分钟 满分： 120 分 命题人：第I卷第一部分 阅读理解（两节共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）第一节：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。 （每小题 2 分，共 30 分）AIn 1977 , a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a nineteen-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Aga
2、tha Christie, a gentle married lady and one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.In June 1977 , a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar （卡塔尔 ） , near SandiArabia（ 沙特阿拉伯 ） . Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was flown to London and sent to
3、Hammersmith Hospital. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were puzzled by the very unusual signs of illness. While they were having a discussion about the babys illness, a nurse asked to speak to them.Excuse me, said Nurse Marsha Maitland, but I think the b
4、aby is suffering from thallium poisoning（ 铊中毒 ） .What makes you think that? Dr. Brown asked. Thallium poisoning is very rare.A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie,Nurse Maitland explained. “ In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the signs are exac
5、tly the same as the baby s .”You are very careful and you may be right, another doctor said. We ll carry out some tests and find out whether it s thallium（铊） or not.Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give
6、 the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later on it was proved that the poison might have come from an insecticide（ 杀虫剂 ） used in Qatar.1 .Who first suggested the correct cause of the babys illness?A. A Doctor in Qatar. B. Nurse Maitland.C. Dr. Brown. D. Agath
7、a Christie.2 . Why was the baby sent to London?A.She was a British girl whose parents were working in Qatar.B.The hospitals in Qatar were full at that time.C.She was the daughter of a doctor in one of the places.D.The Qatar doctors were not sure they could cure her.3 . As far as we can tell from pas
8、sage, Agatha Christie.A.had never even met this baby.B.had spent a long time as a police officer.C.visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith.D. gave Nurse Maitland some advice on the phone .4 . Why Nurse Maitland spoke to the doctors ?A.when she heard them discussing the possibility of thalliu
9、m poison.B.because she could see that the doctors had made a mistake.C.to suggest a possible reason for the patient s illness.D.after she had read about a horse which had been poisoned.5 .What did the doctor think of the suggestion which Nurse Maitlandmade?A.They were very quick to agree with her.B.
10、They were unhappy over her interruption.C.They said that she was wrong because thallium poisoningis very rare.D.They thought it was a possibility worth considering.BIn sport the sexes（ 性别 ）are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That at least
11、 is what people say. Women are called the weaker sex, or, if men want to please them, the fair sex. But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. A European woman can expect
12、to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68.Are womens bodies really weaker?The fastest men can run a mile in under 4 minutes. The best womenneed 4.5 minutes.Womens time are always slower than mens, but some facts are a surprise. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage girls.
13、 One of them swam 400 metres in4 minutes 21.2 seconds when she was only 16.The first Tartan in film was an Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 metres was 4 minutes 49.1 seconds, which is 37.9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men u
14、p. Conditions are very different now and sport is much more serious.It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone （荷尔蒙 ）injections（ 注射 ）. At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether the womenathletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problems. Life can be very
15、 complicated（复杂的 ） when there are two separate sexes!6 .Women are called the weaker sex because .A.women do as much as menB.people think women are weaker than menC.sport is easier for men than for womenD.in sport the two sexes are always together7 .Which of the following is true?A.Boys and girls stu
16、dy separately everywhere.8 .Women do not run or swim in races with men.C. Famous Prime Ministers are women .D.Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe.8. “ That at least is what people say ” means people .A.say other things , too B.dont say this muchC.say this but may not think so D.only think this9. What problems does sport have?A.Some women ath
