北京中考区一模英语CD阅读汇编.doc

《北京中考区一模英语CD阅读汇编.doc》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在行业资料-天天文库。

1、北京中考区一模英语C-D阅读汇编————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：2015（13区）初三一模英语---阅读汇编C,D篇1.【朝阳】CWheredidthatnumbercomefrom?ElevenandTwelveThereasonbehindthechangeinnumbernamingisthatelevencomesfromtheGermantermainlif,whichtranslatesto“oneleft”.Twelvefollowsthesamerule.Itcomes

2、fromtwalif—“twoleft”.Whyteenisusedinsteadofliffor13through19?Thereissomethingsadlylostinhistory.911forUSEmergency(急救)CallsEarlyphonesdidn’tusephonenumbers—theoperatorhadtoconnectyourcallbyhand—andthisledtotheneedforanemergencycode(信号).Butlaterphonenumbersbecamepopular,thatchanged.In1967,911waschose

3、nasthenationwideemergencycallbecauseitwaseasytorememberandcouldbequicklydialed(拨)onthephone.26.2MilesinaMarathon(马拉松)ThestorybeganwithanancientGreeksoldiercarryingmessagefromabattlefield(战场)inMarathontoAthens.ThemodernmarathonwasbornasaflagshipeventinthefirstOlympicGames,in1896,withadistance(距离)ofa

4、bout25miles(40km),aslongasthedistancefromMarathontoAthens.Butraceorganizersforthe1908OlympicGamesinLondonwantedtoaddsomethingspecial.TheracebeganatWindsorCastleandendedatWhiteCityStadium,withrunnersfinishingonlyafterpassingtheroyal(皇室的)box.Thedistancewas26.2miles(42.1km).Andsince1924thisdistancehas

5、beenkeptinmarathon.28DaysinFebruaryBeforeusingtheGregoriancalendarthatweusetoday,oneofthefirstRomancalendarshadonly304daysandtenmonths(MarchthroughDecember),withsixmonthsof30daysandfourof31days.ThesecondkingofRomeimprovedtheoldcalendar.Headded50daysforJanuaryandFebruary.Tomakethenewmonthslonger,het

6、ookonedayfromeachofthe30-daymonths,making56daystodividebetweenJanuaryandFebruary(or28dayseach).LaterJanuarywasgivenonemoredaytoaddupto355daysayear,butFebruarystillhad28days.That’showitbecametheshortestmonthanditstayedthatwayeversince.48.Whichlanguagedoelevenandtwelvecomefrom?A.English.B.German.C.Fr

7、ench.D.Russian.49.Whenwasthenumber911chosenforUSemergencycalls?A.In1896.B.In1908.C.In1924.D.In1967.50.ThemarathondistancewasmadelongeratLondonOlympicGamesbecause______.A.theBritishwasalittleweakinmathsB.the