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湖北襄阳2017届四校联考英语试题,
: 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分, 满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
JAKARTA, Sept. 17 -- The discovery of four new species of spider in Kalimantan was announced recently, adding to Indonesia's already rich catalog of fauna(动物群), local media reported on Friday.
The findings, by Cahyo Rahmadi, a zoology researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), and two colleagues, Mark S. Harvey, from the Western Australian Museum, and Jun-ichi Kojima, from Japan's Ibaraki University, were published in Zootaxa, a taxonomy(分类学) journal.
The four new species of whip spiders, or tailless whip scorpions, known here as kala cemeti, were found in the Sangkulirang caves in East Kalimantan and around Mount Muller in Central Kalimantan. One of the species was named Sarax yayukae, in honor of Yayuk R. Suhardjono, an Indonesian scientist specializing in cave biology who helped the researchers during their work.
Sarax sangkulirangensis was found to be the most widespread of the new species, existing in three regions -- Talabar, Lake Tebo and Pengadan.
Sarax mardua, which was found in Mardua Cave in Pengadan, has a pale-colored body and eyes that are smaller than those of Sarax sangkulirangensis.
The last of the new species, Sarax cavernicola, got its name because it is found only in caves.
It is considered the most unique of the new species because the spine(脊椎) composition on its pincers are all the same length, while other whip spiders have gradually longer spines.
Cahyo warned on Thursday that three of the species endemic(地方性的) to the limestone regions of Sangkulirang were threatened by human activity, including mining and land redevelopment.
51. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The findings were published in a taxonomy journal.
B. Four new spider species were found in Indonesia's Kalimantan.
C. The four new spider species were locally known as kala cemeti.
D. Three of the new spider species were endangered.
52. According to the passage, Sarax sangkulirangensis _______________.
A. got its name in honour of Yayuk R. Suhardjono.
B. achieved its popularity in Talabar, Lake Tebo and Pengadan.
C. has bigger eyes than Sarax mardua.
D. was given its name because it was born only in caves.
53. It can be inferred from the passage that _______________________.
A. A wide variety of animals has already existed in Indonesia.
B. Yayuk R. Suhardjono is majoring in cave zoology.
C. The limestone regions of cavernicola are the home of three of the species.
D. Much land is being redeveloped to protect new spider species.
54. Cahyo Rahmadi gave people a warning ______________________.
A. against mining the limestone of Kalimantan.
B. of overpopulation of the new species in Kalimantan.
C. against endangering three of the species in the limestone regions of Sangkulirang.
D. of threatening the redevelopment of the regions of Sangkulirang.
B
The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old-fashioned, pot-bellied coal stove. A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived.
One morning they arrived to find the schoolhouse in flames. They dragged the unconscious little boy out of the flaming building more dead than alive. He had major burns over the lower half of his body and was taken to a nearby county hospital.
From his bed the burned, semi-conscious little boy faintly heard the doctor talking to his mother. The doctor told his mother her son would surely die for the terrible fire had seriously damaged the lower half of his body.
But the brave boy made up his mind that he would survive. Somehow, to the amazement of the physician, he did survive. When the mortal danger was past, he again heard the doctor and his mother speaking quietly. The mother was told that it would almost be better if he had died, since he was doomed to be a lifetime cripple（残废） with no use at all of his lower limbs.
Once more the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be a cripple. He would walk. But unfortunately from the waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs just
dangled there, all but lifeless.
At last he was released from the hospital. Every day his mother would massage (按摩)his little legs, but there was no feeling, no control, nothing. Yet his determination that he would walk was as strong as ever.
When he wasn't in bed, he was forced to stay in a wheelchair. One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he threw himself from the chair. He pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him.
He worked his way to the white fence bordering their lot. With great effort, he raised himself up on the fence. Then he began dragging himself along the fence, determined that he would walk. He started to do this every day until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence. There was nothing he wanted more than to develop life in those legs.
Ultimately through his daily massages, his iron persistence and his resolute determination, he did develop the ability to stand up, then to walk haltingly(断断续续), then to walk by himself - and then - to run. He began to walk to school, then to run to school, to run for the sheer joy of running. Later in college he made the track team. Still later in Madison Square Garden this young man who was not expected to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run - this determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile!
55.From the passage, we may NOT know ________________.
A. His mother’s massage helped Glenn recover.
B. The fire was started because the boy was careless.
C. Glenn’s mother was told that he would die because of his severe damage.
D. Glenn practiced walking so many times that a smooth path formed on the ground.
56．What can be the best title for the text?
A. Sufferings Made a Man
B. The More Determined, the More Meaningful
C. Will Inspired Life
D. The Survival of the Strongest
57. The underlined word “dangled” in the fifth paragraph could best be replaced by _________.
A. hung loosely B. trembled constantly
C. stood breathlessly D. walked slowly
58. Why was Glenn Cunningham able to survive, then walk and eventually run?
A. Because he had a strong wish to break the world record.
B. Because he was encouraged by the doctor and his family.
C. because of the doctor’s skilled treatment and his mother’s frequent massage.
D. because of his great determination to survive and his strong will to live an normal life.
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