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1、甘肃省武威第十八中学2019届高三英语上学期第二次诊断考试试题时间：100分钟满分：120分命题人：第Ⅰ卷第一部分 阅读理解（两节共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：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。（每小题2分，共30分）AIn1977,adeadauthorofdetectivestoriessavedthelifeofanineteen-month-oldbabyinamostunusualway.TheauthorwasAgathaChristie,agentlemarriedladyando
2、neofthemostsuccessfulwritersofdetectivestoriesintheworld.InJune1977,ababygirlbecameseriouslyillinQatar(卡塔尔),nearSandiArabia(沙特阿拉伯).Doctorswereunabletofindoutthecauseofherillness,soshewasflowntoLondonandsenttoHammersmithHospital.Ateamofdoctorshurriedtoexaminethebabyonlytodiscoverthatthey
3、,too,werepuzzledbytheveryunusualsignsofillness.Whiletheywerehavingadiscussionaboutthebaby'sillness,anurseaskedtospeaktothem.Excuseme,saidNurseMarshaMaitland,butIthinkthebabyissufferingfromthalliumpoisoning(铊中毒).Whatmakesyouthinkthat?Dr.Brownasked.Thalliumpoisoningisveryrare.Afewdaysago,
4、Iwasreadinganovelcalled‘APaleHorse'byAgathaChristie,NurseMaitlandexplained.“Inthebook,somebodyusesthalliumpoison,andallthesignsareexactlythesameasthebaby's.”Youareverycarefulandyoumayberight,anotherdoctorsaid.We’llcarryoutsometestsandfindoutwhetherit'sthallium(铊)ornot.Testsshowedthatthe
5、babyhadindeedbeenpoisonedbythallium.Oncetheyknewthecauseoftheillness,thedoctorswereabletogivethebabythecorrecttreatment.ShesoonrecoveredandwassentbacktoQatar.Lateronitwasprovedthatthepoisonmighthavecomefromaninsecticide(杀虫剂)usedinQatar.1.Whofirstsuggestedthecorrectcauseofthebaby'sillnes
6、s?A.ADoctorinQatar.B.NurseMaitland.C.Dr.Brown.D.AgathaChristie.2.WhywasthebabysenttoLondon?A.ShewasaBritishgirlwhoseparentswereworkinginQatar.B.ThehospitalsinQatarwerefullatthattime.C.Shewasthedaughterofadoctorinoneoftheplaces.D.TheQatardoctorswerenotsuretheycouldcureher.3.Asfaraswecant
7、ellfrompassage,AgathaChristie________.A.hadneverevenmetthisbaby.B.hadspentalongtimeasapoliceofficer.C.visitedthebabyinthehospitalatHammersmith.D.gaveNurseMaitlandsomeadviceonthephone.4.WhyNurseMaitlandspoketothedoctors?A.whensheheardthemdiscussingthepossibilityofthalliumpoison.
