2017高考英语阅读理解练习材料

　　39.A few weeks after the test.Connie Pratt found herself __B____

　　A the most famous actress of the world B.playing the leading female role in a play

　　C.as famous as the greatest actor of the world D.no less famous than the leading actor of the day

　　40 The concluding sentence “chances like this happen once in a blue moon” means D

　　A this is something which happens once in a while B.this is a highly profitable chance

　　C.this is something highly possible D this is a very rare chance

　　演艺界是一个人口密度过高的职业。对于想登上舞台的年轻人的唯一建议就是不要进入。但是想劝阻那些明知成功的机会很渺茫却执意要做演员的'人，这种说教是无用的。要做演员通常办法就是去戏剧学院进修。通常这里只接受有前途和有天赋的学生，课程要花2年的时间。之后，年轻的女艺人或者男艺人以舞台助理的身份，参与到剧团的工作。这意味着要做和舞台相关的所有事务和偶尔的跑龙套。这确实是很辛苦的工作，工作时间长，薪水又少的可怜。

　　当然，有些人没有经过长期辛苦训练，而是是通过不寻常的机会就获得了声望和成功。例如说，Connie Pratt原本是自行车厂的一个普通女工。某个早晨她在公车站等车的时候被一个开车路过的电影制作人看中了。制作人停车出来和她交谈，问她是否愿意来摄影棚试镜。Connie认为他只是在开玩笑罢了。最后她生气了，还威胁说要叫警察。最后制作人花了20分钟的时间让Connie相信他是认真的。试镜很成功。几个星期之后，她就作为女主角和当时很有名的一个男演员在一部戏中演对手戏了。但是，类似这样的机会少之又少啊。

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

　　In June 1977 , a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar (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 to Hammersmith Hospital. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were puzzled by the very unusual signs of illness. While they were having a discussion 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 thallium poisoning(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,‖ Nurse Maitland explained.“In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the signs are exactly the same as the baby' s . ”

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

　　Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. 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 on it was proved that the poison might have come from 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.