2018-2019学年河南省安阳市林州一中高二（上）开学英语试卷

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节）第一节（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．

• 1．In 1977，a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way．The author was Agatha Christie，one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world．
     In June 1977，a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar，near Saudi Arabia．Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence，so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London．She was then only semi-conscious and on the "Dangerously Ill" list．A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they，too，were confused by the very unusual symptoms （症状）．While they were discussing the baby's case，a nurse asked to speak to them．
      "Excuse me，" said Nurse Marsha Maitlan， "but I think the baby is suffering from thallium （铊） poisoning（中毒）．"
      "What makes you think that？" Dr．Brown asked． "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare．"
     "A few days ago，I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie，" Nurse Maitlan explained． "In the book，somebody uses thallium poison，and all the symptoms are described．They're exactly the same as the baby's．"
     "You're very thoughtful and you may be right，" another doctor said． "We'll carry out some tests and find out whether it's thallium or not．"
      Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium，a rare metallic substance（物质） used in making special glass．Once they knew the cause of the illness，the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment．She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar．Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide （杀虫剂） used in Qatar．
  
  （1）The baby was sent to London because

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  A．she was born there
  B．the hospitals in Qatar were full at that time
  C．she was the daughter of a doctor in London
  D．the Qatar doctors were not sure whether they could cure her
  （2）As far as we can tell from the passage，Agatha Christie

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  A．had never met this baby
  B．had spent a long time studying the baby's case
  C．visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith
  D．gave Nurse Maitlan some advice on the phone
  （3）It seems likely from the passage that the baby's illness had something to do with

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  A．a dangerous pair of glasses
  B．the water in Qatar
  C．a harmful substance used to kill insects
  D．a dead writer
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• 2．The world's first subway was built in London in 1863．At the time，the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city of London．The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people that it was almost impossible for horse carriages to get through．The city officials were interested in trying to make it possible for workers to live outside of London and travel easily to work each day．If people had a cheap and convenient way that they could depend on to go to and from work，they would relocate their homes outside of the city．This would help ease（减轻） the pressure of too many people living in the poor parts of London．From these problems，the idea of the London Underground，the first subway system，was born．
      The plans for building the Underground met with several problems and delays，but the fast track was finally opened in January 1863．A steam train pulled the cars along the fast underground track which was 6 kilometers （3.7 miles） long．About 30，000 people got on the subway the first day．Riders were treated to comfortable seats （standing up while the train was moving was not allowed），and pleasant decorations inside each of the cars．However，the smoke from the engine soon filled the air in the tunnels（隧道） with ash and soot（煤灰），as well as chemical gases．Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe．Even with its problems，riding in the Underground did catch on．It carried 9 million riders in its first year．
  
  （1）What led the British government to build the London Underground？

  
  A．Traffic jams and pollution．
  B．Population and pollution．
  C．Overcrowding and traffic jams（堵塞）．
  D．The poverty and subway problems．
  （2）How did the London Underground solve the smoke problem？

  
  A．It made the tunnels larger．
  B．It put fans in the tunnels．
  C．It cleaned the chemical gases in the tunnels．
  D．It reduced the number of passengers riding in the train．
  （3）Which of the following is TRUE？

  
  A．To relocate the workers' homes outside London，the government built the subway．
  B．There were so many problems and delays that in 18th century the first subway opened．
  C．The subway greatly eased the pressure of traffic．
  D．There were not enough seats for the passengers the first day the subway opened．
  （4）It seems that the writer is going to talk about

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  A．more problems with subways．
  B．subways around the world later on．
  C．the history and culture of London．
  D．the Beijing subway．
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• 3．Hey，ladies!It's summer again and it's time for a new you!No more make-up，no more pretending!Yes，that's right!It's time to stop making ourselves beautiful for the camera，and start posting confident pictures without all the make-up and extra tricks we add onto ourselves in the hope of appearing more attractive and beautiful．Because believe it or not，we already are!
      After we wash our face and go to bed，it is not so perfect．You know it the face we should confidently be showing to the world!Who cares if you have pimples（面痕）or your eyes look small，or if you have crow's feet？Guess what？Those are actually what make you such a beautifully grown woman．And any person who doesn't think so is just not as strong as you．
     Nowadays we are so prone to do anything and everything to make us look as young and perfect as possible．Yet the truth is，by doing this，we are actually making our tree skin get worse and badly affected by all the junk we put on．We are making ourselves believe that by changing our appearance we will be more accepted and seem more attractive to other people．And yet，our final goal is to find that without all of the make-up．What kind of twisted（扭曲的）game are we really playing with ourselves？
      So I would like to make a suggestion for all women out there to give yourself a break at least this summer．Take a couple of pictures without all of that make-up on．You don't need it every single day，especially not this hot summer!You'll be surprised that the more confident you are about showing the real side of you，the more attractive you will be to everyone else．
     Yes，the saying， "Beauty comes from within" is an old one，definitely still holds some truth today．So be brave，carefree，and make-up free!Let the world see you for who you really are!
  
  （1）The author thinks that ladies should show others

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  A．their crow's feet
  B．their beautiful pictures
  C．their real face with confidence
  D．their attractive appearance
  （2）What does the author think of adding make-up to our face？

  
  A．It makes perfect images．
  B．It's really meaningless．
  C．It makes true images go outdated．
  D．It's hard to achieve what we wish．
  （3）What is the author's purpose of quoting the old saying？

  
  A．To declare it's what one really is that matters．
  B．To show the importance of adding make-up
  C．To give us some examples of adding make-up．
  D．To tell us not to neglect those old sayings．
  （4）What is the topic of this text？

  
  A．Spending more time being with families and friends．
  B．Not putting on any make-up on our face this summer．
  C．Paying enough attention to ourselves in this summer．
  D．Showing the beautiful side of ourselves to others．
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第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）

• 8．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
  增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
  删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
  修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
  注意：1．每处错误及其修改均限一词．
  2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
  My neighbor Jackie is always consideration to others．One day，I was going to deliver a speech at an institute while I found my car wouldn't get started．I rushed to the street to hire a taxi．Just at that time I come across Jackie．He was hurried going to attend his sick mother in hospital．
  Furthermore，when he learned about my problems，he didn't hesitate to give me a lift．I arrived at the lecture hall in time，when the audience had been present．I owe my great thanks to my neighbour Jackie，he is a person ready to help the others at any time．
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第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

• 9．假定你是李华．请你给笔友Peter写封信，告诉他你叔叔李明将去他所在城市开会，带去他想要的那幅中国画，同时询问他是否可以接机．信中还需说明：
  李明：高个子，戴眼镜
  航班号：CA985
  到达：8月6日上午11：30
  注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．开头语和结束语已为你写好．
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