【英语】河南省太康一高2015届高三上学期期中考试

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1、河南省太康一高2015学年度高三上期期中考试英语调研试卷第一部分阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）从所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AThemanofmanysecrets—HarryHoudini—wasoneofthegreatestAmericanentertainersinthetheaterthiscentury.Hewasamanfamousforhisescapesfromprisoncells,fromwoodenboxesfloating

2、inrivers,fromlockedtanksfullofwater.HeappearedintheatersalloverEuropeandAmerica.CrowdscametoseethegreatHoudiniandhis“magic”tricks.Ofcourse,hissecretwasnotmagicorsupernaturalpowers.Itwassimplystrength.Hehadtheabilitytomovehistoesaswellashemovedhisfingers.

3、Hecouldmovehisbodyintoalmostanypositionhewanted.Houdinistartedworkingintheentertainmentworldwhenhewas17,in1891.HeandhisbrotherTheoperformedcardtricksinclubsinNewYork.TheycalledthemselvestheHoudiniBrothers.WhenHarrymarriedin1894,heandhiswifeBessworkedtoge

4、therasmagicianandassistant.Butforalongtimetheywerenotverysuccessful.ThenHarryperformedhisfirstprisonescapeinChicagoin1898.Harrypersuadedadetectivetolethimtrytoescapefromtheprison,andheinvitedthelocalnewspapermentowatch.Itwasthepublicity(宣传)thatcamefromth

5、isthatstartedHarryHoudini’ssuccess.Harryhadfingerstrainedtoescapefromhandcuffsandtoestrainedtoescapeanklechains.Buthisbiggestsecretwashowheunlockedtheprisondoors.Everytimehewentintotheprisoncell,Bessgavehimakissforgoodluckandasmallskeletonkey,whichisakey

6、thatfitsmanylocks,passquicklyfromhermouthtohis.Harryusedtheseprisonescapestobuildhisfame.Hearrangedtoescapefromthelocalprisonofeverytownhevisited.Intheafternoon,thepeopleofthetownwouldreadaboutitintheirlocalnewspapers,andintheeveningeveryseatinthelocalth

7、eaterwouldbefull.Whatwas12theresult?Worldwidefameandanamerememberedtoday.1.Accordingtothepassage,Houdini’ssuccessinprisonescapesdependson______.A.hisspecialtricksandsupernaturalpowersB.hisunusualabilityandskeletonkeyC.hismagictricksandinhumanpowersD.hisw

8、isdomandmagictricks2.Inthefourthparagraph,theunderlinedword“this”refersto______.A.hisfirstprisonescapeB.theyear1898C.thepublicityD.HarryHoudini’ssuccess3.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHoudinibecamefamous______.A.in1894B