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1、太原五中2014-2015学年度第一学期期中高二英语第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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，并将答案涂在答题卡上。ACharlesLyell,agreatyouth,haddifferentideas.HewroteabookaboutthemcalledPrinciplesofGeology.Theearth,accordingtoLyell,wasnotonlythousandsofyearsold;itwasmillionsofyea
2、rsold.Astothecommonbeliefthatchangesintheearth’ssurfacehappensuddenlybecauseofasingleearthquakeorflood,hesaidthatthismighthappenonceinawhile,butusuallythesechangestookplaceveryslowly.Hebelievedthatthesurfaceoftheearthhadbeenchangingfromthebeginningoftime.Thechanges,hesaid,were
3、causedbythelong-termactionofthewindsandseas,andbyforcessuchasvolcanoesbreakingoutundertheearth’ssurface.Onceinagreatwhilehethought,amountainmightappearforthefirsttimeafteranearthquake.Butusuallymountainswouldexperienceaslowandsteadyrise.AprofessornamedHenslowwasinterestedinLye
4、ll’sideas,buthedidnotactuallybelievethem.CharlesDarwincouldnotmakeuphismindaboutthem.Buttheysethimthinkingalonglineswhichwouldlaterchangethebeliefsofthoughtfulpeopleunderthesun.AttheUniversityofCambridge,CharlesDarwinstudiedjustenoughtopasstheexamination,andreceivedhiscolleged
5、egreein1831.Duringthistime,hehadbecomemoreandmoreinterestedingeology.Attheendoftheschoolyear,hewenttoNorthWaleswithoneofhisteacherstoexaminetherockformationsandtosearchforfossils.Fossilsaretheremainsofancientlivingthings.Theyareusuallyfixedinrocksintheearth’scrust.Fossilsmaybe
6、ofanimals,suchasfish,insects,birds,orhumans.Theymaybeofplantsfromtinyleavestohugetrees.Whenalivingcreaturedies,itusuallydecaysoriseatenbyanimals.However,ifitsinksintoariverbedorisquicklycoveredbytheblowingsandsofadesertstorm,thebonesarekeptupintheearth.Overmanyyearsthesoftinne
7、rpartsofabonedisappear,leavingtheinsidehollow.Watercontainingmineralsentersintothehollow.Slowlythemineralshardenandmakethebone12hardandheavylikebonesoverthetime.1.AccordingtoCharlesLyell,mountainscameintoexistence___________.A.notbecauseofvolcanoesbutbecauseofseasB.quicklyinst
8、eadofsteadilyC.moreonaccountofanearthquakethanofwindsD.atquit
