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1、齐齐哈尔市实验中学2014—2015学年度下学期高二期末考试第I卷第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，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。ABisselisasmallvillageoftheWestSahara.Itliesnexttoal.5-square-kilometeroasis(绿洲),fromwherethreedaysandnightsaregenerallyrequiredtogooutofthedesert.However,beforeK
2、enLevindiscovereditin1926,noneoftheBisselvillagershadeverwalkedoutofthedesert.Reportedly,theywerenotunwillingtoleavethisbarrenland.Manyhadpreviouslytriedbutfailed,alwayssomehowfindingthemselvesbackattheoasisafterseveraldaysoftryingtowalkout.WheninterviewedbyKenLevin,anexpertattheBritishRoyal
3、CollegeofSciences,thevillagersexplainedthatnomatterwhichdirectiontheywalkeditalwaysbroughtthembacktothevillage.Whycouldn’ttheBisselvillagerswalkoutofthedesert?Levinwasverypuzzled.Hehad,byhimself,managedtowalknorthfromthevillageandreachthenearesttowninthreeandahalfdays.Hedecidedtocarryoutanex
4、perimenttosolvethemystery.HeandaBisselvillagercalledArgutel,wouldwalkoutofthedeserttogether.Theypreparedenoughwaterforahalf-a-monthjourneyandtwocamels.ButthistimeKenLevindidn'tbringhiscompass.LevinwouldfollowArgutel.Tendayslater,theyhadwalkedforabout500milesbutwerestillinthedesert.Onthe11thm
5、orning,anoasiscameintotheirview.TheywerebackatBissel.LevinnowunderstoodwhytheBisselpeoplecouldn’tescapethedesert.TheyhadnoknowledgeoftheNorthStar,whichhadforcenturiesprovidedsailorsandothertravelerswithapointofdirection.Inthedesert,ifaperson12goesforwardrelyingonlyontheirsenses,theywillnotbe
6、abletotravelinastraightline.Rathertheywilltravelinaverylargecircleandeventuallytrackbacktowheretheybegan.LevinexplainedtoArgutelthefunctionoftheNorthStarandsaid,“Aslongasyourestinthedaytimeandwalktowardsthebrighteststaratnight,youwouldbeabletowalkoutofthedesert.”Arguteldidashewastold.Threeda
7、yslater,hecametotheedgeofthedesert.NowintheWestSahara,Bisselhasbecomeabrightpearl,wheretensofthousandsoftouristscomeeveryyear.Argutel’sbronzestatuestandsinthecenterofthetown.Onitsbasearethewords:___________.21.VillagersinBisselhadneverwalkedbeyondt
