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1、2018届湖北省部分重点中学新高三上学期起点考试第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)(略)第二部分 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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ADon’thaveplentyoftimeforreading?Ifyouareinterestedinnon-fictionbooks,herearegoodchoicesforyou.ARoomofOne’sOwnThisessaybyEnglishwriterVirginiaWoolfis
2、basedonherseverallecturesgiventotwowomen’scollegesatCambridgeUniversityin1928.Init,Woolfdescribesthatit’scircumstancenottalentalonethatallowsmentobemoresuccessfulatwriting.Women,inotherwords,spendsomuchtimecooking,cleaning,andtendingtotheirchildrenthattheyhavenotimelef
3、tforart.Towritewell,therefore,awomanmusthave“aroomofherown”.Whileonitssurface,thisessayappearstobeonlyaboutwriting,itisactuallyaboutwealthandclass,freedomandimprisonment,andthepowerstrugglebetweensexes.TheArtofWarWrittenbyancientChinesemilitarystrategistSunZi,TheArtofW
4、ariswidelyconsideredtobeoneofthebestbooksaboutmilitarystrategyinhumanhistory.Consistingof13chapters,eachdealingwithaseparateaspectabouthowtofightawar,thebookhasbeentranslatedintomanylanguagesandhasthousandsofeditions.Forcenturies,ithasbeenusedtotrainmilitaryleadersfori
5、tsdetailedstudyofmilitarystrategyandeffectiveleadership.LettertoMyDaughterThisbookofessaysandpoemsbyMayaAngelou,arespectableAmericanpoet,iswrittenfor“thedaughtersheneverhad”—themillionsofwomen,bothyoungandold,whosheconsiderstobeher“family”.Fromtheviewpointofacaring,old
6、errelative,thisbookcontainslessonsselectedfromherownlifeexperiences,includingthebirthofheronlychild,ason,aswellasthedevelopmentandlossoffriendship.ABriefHistoryofTimeIfyou’reshortontime,thenwhynotreadabout,well,thecreationoftime?Thisbook,firstpublishedin1998frombrillia
7、ntscientistandmathematicianStephenHawking,exploresmind-bendingquestionsaboutthecreationoftheuniverse,includingifandwhenitwillend,andifso,how.Despiteitsheavysubjectmatter,Hawkingaddressesthesequestionsinawaythat’seasytounderstand,evenforthosewhoknowlittleaboutphysics.21
8、.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefourbooks? A.ABriefHistoryofTimemainlyfocusesonthematterofthe
