山西高考英语阅读理解试题及答案

　　山西高考英语阅读理解试题(一)

　　One of the most popular adventure stories ever written is Robert Louis Stephenson'sTreasured Island, an exciting story about a young boy, Jim Hawkins, who is captured by piratesand later finds some buried treasure.

　　Then there is the true story about a man who had to travel overseas for a year. He did not trustbanks, so he buried his life savings in a park. Then he went away. On his return, he wentstraight to the park. But the park was no longer there. In its place there was a huge building.

　　And then there was the man who buried his savings, all in bank notes, in a waterproof(防水的)bag. When he dug it up years later, there was nothing left. Worms and insects had eaten thebag and everything in it.

　　And of course, these are stories about people who bury things and either forget where theyhave buried them or lose the map.

　　Although it is true that people sometimes lose their money because a bank fails, banks are stillthe safest place to keep our savings and treasures.

　　1.People who bury treasure usually______________

　　A.do not trust banks

　　B.have a little money .

　　C.want to live in a quiet place.

　　D.expect to lose it

　　2.The writer in Britain________________

　　A.really had buried something.

　　B.started a nationwide treasure hunt.

　　C.had lost his treasure and wanted people to help him find it.

　　D.caused trouble because people dug holes everywhere.

　　3.Treasure Island_____________________

　　A.is a story about pirates.

　　B.is about the adventures of Jim Hawkins.

　　C.is the most popular story ever written

　　D.is a well-known fairy tale.

　　4.The man who buried his money in a park____________

　　A.thought his money was safer there than in a bank.

　　B.travelled on the sea for a year.

　　C.got his life savings back again.

　　D.stayed away longer than he expected.

　　5.From these stories we understand that______________

　　A.we cannot trust banks.

　　B.we should not trust anyone.

　　C.a waterproof bag is not proof against worms and insects.

　　D.insects eat anything.

　　山西高考英语阅读理解试题答案

　　1.A

　　2.B

　　3.B

　　4.A

　　5.C

　　山西高考英语阅读理解试题(二)

　　In 1977 , a dead author of detective storiessaved the life of a nineteen-month-old baby in amost unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie,a gentle married lady and one of the most successfulwriters of detective stories in the world.

　　In June 1977 , a baby girl became seriously ill inQatar (卡塔尔) , near Sandi Arabia(沙特阿拉伯) .Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was flown to London and sent toHammersmith Hospital. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover thatthey, too, were puzzled by the very unusual signs of illness. While they were having adiscussion about the baby's illness, a nurse asked to speak to them.

　　―Excuse me,‖ said Nurse Marsha Maitland, ―but I think the baby is suffering from thalliumpoisoning(铊中毒) .‖

　　―What makes you think that?‖ Dr. Brown asked. ―Thallium poisoning is very rare.‖

　　―A few days ago, I was reading a novel called ?A Pale Horse' by Agatha Christie,‖ NurseMaitland explained.“In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the signs are exactlythe same as the baby' s . ”

　　―You are very careful and you may be right,‖ another doctor said. ―we‘ll carry out sometests and find out whether it' s thallium(铊) or not.‖

　　Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew thecause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soonrecovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later on it was proved that the poison might have comefrom an insecticide(杀虫剂) used in Qatar.

　　1.Who first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness?

　　A.A Doctor in Qatar.

　　B.Nurse Maitland.

　　C.Dr. Brown.

　　D.Agatha Christie.

　　2.Why was the baby sent to London?

　　A.She was a British girl whose parents were working in Qatar.

　　B.The hospitals in Qatar were full at that time.

　　C.She was the daughter of a doctor in one of the places.

　　D.The Qatar doctors were not sure they could cure her.

　　3.As far as we can tell from passage, Agatha Christie.

　　A.had never even met this baby.

　　B.had spent a long time as a police officer.

　　C.visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith.

　　D. gave Nurse Maitland some advice on the phone .

　　4.Nurse Maitland spoke to the doctors

　　A.when she heard them discussing the possibility ofthallium poison.

　　B.because she could see that the doctors had made a mistake.

　　C.to suggest a possible reason for the patient' s illness.

　　D.after she had read about a horse which had been poisoned.

　　5.What did the doctor think of the suggestion which Nurse Maitland made?

　　A.They were very quick to agree with her.

　　B.They were unhappy over her interruption.

　　C.They said that she was wrong because thallium poisoning is very rare.

　　D.They thought it was a possibility worth considering.

　　山西高考英语阅读理解试题答案

　　1.B

　　2.D

　　3.A

　　4.C

　　5.D

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