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1、湖北省部分重点中学2016-2017学年度上学期高二期中考试命题人：洪山高中高红审题人：武汉中学李季第二部分：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）AIwasborninthecityofYork,inEngland,in1632.Myfatherwasamanofsomewealth,abletogivemeagoodhomeandsendmetoschool.ItwashiswishthatIshouldbealawyerbutmyheadbegantobefilledveryearlywi
2、ththoughtsoftravel,andIwouldbesatisfiedwithnothingbutgoingtosea.Oneday,beingatHull,ImetoneofmyfriendswhowasabouttosailforLondoninhisfather’sship,andheinvitedmetogowithhim.Withouttellingmyfather,Iwentonboard.OnthewaytoLondon,ourshipwasdestroyedbyastorm,andwealmostlosto
3、urlives.IwentonfoottoLondon,whereImetwiththemasterofalargeshipwhichdidbusinesswithcountriesonthecoastofAfrica.Heofferedmeachancetogowithhim,whichIgladlyaccepted.Agreatstormcameup,andtheshipwastossed(颠簸)aboutformanydays,untilwedidnotknowwherewewere.Suddenlywehitabankof
4、sand,andtheseabrokeovertheshipinsuchawaythatwecouldnothopetohaveherholdmanymomentswithoutbreakingintopieces.Soweusedaboatinstead.Afterwehadbeendrivenfourorfivemiles,amountainouswavehitussohardthatitoverturnedtheboatatonce.IswamwellbutthewavesweresostrongthatIwaspushed
5、againstarockwithsuchforce,andleftunconscious.ButIrecoveredalittlebeforethewavesreturned,and,runningforward,gottothemainlandsafely.Ineverregrettedmydecisions.21.Whatdidtheauthorwanttodomostwhenhewasyoung?A.TovisitAfrica.B.Topracticelaw.C.Tosailtheseas.D.TomovetoLondon.
6、22.Inthelastparagraph,theauthormainlyshows___________.·12·A.whathewentthroughatseaB.whathedidontheshipC.howhebecameamanofwealthD.howhegottoknowashipowner23.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?A.Hecouldnotswimatall.B.Hemadehisfatherveryproud.C.HedidbusinesswithAfricancountrie
7、s.D.Hewasnotafraidoftakingrisks.BIsityourdreamtoflyandtoworkinspace?DoyouwanttobeaNASAastronaut?Likemanyjobs,thefirstthingwouldbetofillouttheapplication.Arecord-breaking18,300peoplefilledoutapplicationsrecentlywhenNASAannounceditwasfillingits2017AstronautCandidateprog
8、ram,butoutthose18,300applicants,just8to14willbehiredbytheU.S.spaceagency.ItwilltakeNASA18monthstodecidewhowillbeinthenewclas
