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贵州省普通高中学业水平合格性考试仿真模拟卷(四)
(时间:60分钟 满分:100分)
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共6小题;每小题4分,满分24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。
A
Today,rolerskating(滑旱冰)iseasyandfun.Butmanyyearsago,itwasnteasyatal.Be-
fore1745,peoplenevertriedskatingonwheels.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJoseph
Merlin.Merlinsworkwasmakinginstruments(工具).Inhisfreetime,helikedtoplaythevio-
lin.Merlinwasamanwithmanyideasanddreams.Peoplecaledhimadreamer.
Oneday,Merlinreceivedaninvitationtogotoanimportantparty.Hewasverypleasedand
alittleexcited.Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbegantothink.Hewantedtomakea
wonderfulentranceattheparty.Merlinhadanidea.Hethoughtthathewouldattractalotofat-
tentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.
Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfrol(滚动).Finaly,hedecidedtoputtwo
wheelsundereachshoe.Thesewerethefirstrolerskateshoes.Merlinwasveryproudofthem.
Hedreamedofarrivingatthepartyandskatingintotheroomwhileplayingtheviolin.Hewas
surethateveryonewouldbeverysurprised.
OnthenightofthepartyMerlinroledintotheroom,playinghisviolin.Everyonewasrealy
surprisedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrolerskating.
Heroledon,playingtheviolin.Then,withaleyesonhim,Merlinhitintoahugemirroronthe
wal.Themirrorbrokeintomanypieceswithaveryloudnoise.
NobodyforgetMerlinswonderfulentranceafterthat.
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1.WhatkindofapersonwasJosephMerlin?
A.Hewasamanwithoutanyfriends.
B.Hewasamanwithlotsofmoney.
C.Hewasamanwithmanyideasanddreams.
D.Hewasamaninawheelchair.
2.WhatmadeMerlinthinkofskatingonshoes?
A.Hiswork. B.Hisviolin.
C.Ahugemirror. D.Animportantparty.
3.WhatwasMerlinsproblemafterheroledintotheroom?
A.Hecouldntstophisroler-skating.
B.Hecouldntattractalotofattention.
C.Hecouldntmakeeveryonerememberhim.
D.Hecouldntplaytheviolinwhileroling.
B
Sugarcane(甘蔗)wasfirstusedaround8000BC.Intheearly19thcentury,factoriesbegan
toproducesweetsinlargenumbers.Theywereabletodothisbecausesugarhadbecomelessex-
pensive.Beforelong,machineshelpedwiththeproduction.Sweetsnolongerhadtobemadeby
hand.
In1823,as