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1、林州一中2017级高二开学检测英语试题第二部分：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。ATn1977,adeadauthorofdetectivestoriessavedthelifeofa19-month-oldbabyinamostunusualway.TheauthorwasAgathaChristie,oneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofdetectivestoriesintheworld・InJune19
2、77,ababygirlbecameseriouslyi11inQatar,nearSaudiArabia・Doctorswereunabletofindoutthecauseofherillnesswithconfidence,soshewassenttoHammersmithHospitalinLondon.Shewasthenonlysemi-consciousandonthe''DangerouslyIll"list.Ateamofdoctorshurriedtoexaminethebabyonlytodiscoverthatthe
3、y,too,wereconfusedbytheveryunusualsymptoms（症状）.Whi1etheywerediscussingthebaby'scase,anurseaskedtospeaktothem."Excuseme,”saidNurseMarshaMaitlan,"butIthinkthebabyissufferingfromthallium（铠）poisoning（中毒）.""Whatmakesyouthinkthat?"Dr.Brownasked."Thalliumpoisoningisextremelyrare・
4、"fewdaysago,IwasreadinganovelcalledAPaleHorsebyAgathaChristie,"NurseMaitlanexplained.〃Inthebook,somebodyusesthalliumpoison,andallthesymptomsaredescribed.They'reexactlythesameasthebaby's."〃Youieverythoughtfulandyoumayberight,"anotherdoctorsaid.11carryoutsometestsandfindoutw
5、hetherit'sthalliumornot.〃Testsshowedthatthebabyhadindeedbeenpoisonedbythal1ium,araremetal1icsubstance（物质）usedinmakingspecialglass.Oncetheyknewthecauseoftheillness,thedoctorswereabletogivethebabythecorrecttreatment.ShesoonrecoveredandwassentbacktoQatar-Lateritwasreportedtha
6、tthepoisonmighthavecomefromaninsecticide（杀虫剂）usedinQatar.21.ThebabywassenttoLondonbecause.A.shewasbornthereB.thehospitalsinQatarwerefullatthattimeC・shewasthedaughterofadoctorinLondonD.theQatardoctorswerenotsurewhethertheycouldcureher22.Asfaraswecantellfromthepassage,Agatha
7、Christie•A.hadnevermetthisbabyB・hadspentalongtimestudyingthebaby'scaseA.visitedthebabyinthehospitalatHammersmithB.gaveNurseMaitiansomeadviceonthephone21.Itseemslikelyfromthepassagethatthebaby'sillnesshadsomethingtodowithA.adangerouspairofglassesB・thewaterinQatarC.aharmfuls
8、ubstaneeusedtokillinsectsD・adeadwriterBTheworld"sfirstsubwaywasbuiltinLondonin1863・Atthet
