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1、2019-2020学年高二英语上学期开学考试试题(IV)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。In1977,adeadauthorofdetectivestoriessavedthelifeofa19-month-oldbabyinamostunusualway.TheauthorwasAgathaChristie,oneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofdetectivestoriesintheworld.InJune1977,ababygirlbecame
2、seriouslyillinQatar,nearSaudiArabia.Doctorswereunabletofindoutthecauseofherillnesswithconfidence,soshewassenttoHammersmithHospitalinLondon.Shewasthenonlysemi-consciousandonthe"DangerouslyIll"list.Ateamofdoctorshurriedtoexaminethebabyonlytodiscoverthatthey,too,wereconfusedbytheveryunusualsymptoms(症状
3、).Whiletheywerediscussingthebaby'scase,anurseaskedtospeaktothem."Excuseme,"saidNurseMarshaMaitlan,"butIthinkthebabyissufferingfromthallium(铊)poisoning(中毒).""Whatmakesyouthinkthat?"Dr.Brownasked."Thalliumpoisoningisextremelyrare.""Afewdaysago,IwasreadinganovelcalledAPaleHorsebyAgathaChristie,"NurseM
4、aitlanexplained."Inthebook,somebodyusesthalliumpoison,andallthesymptomsaredescribed.They'reexactlythesameasthebaby's.""You'reverythoughtfulandyoumayberight,"anotherdoctorsaid."We'llcarryoutsometestsandfindoutwhetherit'sthalliumornot."Testsshowedthatthebabyhadindeedbeenpoisonedbythallium,araremetall
5、icsubstance(物质)usedinmakingspecialglass.Oncetheyknewthecauseoftheillness,thedoctorswereabletogivethebabythecorrecttreatment.ShesoonrecoveredandwassentbacktoQatar.Lateritwasreportedthatthepoisonmighthaveefromaninsecticide(杀虫剂)usedinQatar.21.ThebabywassenttoLondonbecause_____.A.shewasbornthereB.theho
6、spitalsinQatarwerefullatthattimeC.shewasthedaughterofadoctorinLondonD.theQatardoctorswerenotsurewhethertheycouldcureher22.Asfaraswecantellfromthepassage,AgathaChristie_____.A.hadnevermetthisbabyB.hadspentalongtimestudyingthebaby'scaseC.visitedthebabyinthehospitalatHammersmithD.gaveNurseMaitlansomea
7、dviceonthephone23.Itseemslikelyfromthepassagethatthebaby'sillnesshadsomethingtodowith_____.A.adangerouspairofglassesB.thewaterinQatarC.aharmfulsubstanceusedtokillinsectsD.adeadwriterBTheworld’sfirstsubwaywa
