1/9行唐县第三中学、正定县第三中学、正定县第七中学2016—2017学年第一学期12月联考试卷高二英语分值：150时间：90分钟I卷（选择题共80分）请将I卷答案都涂到答题卡上阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATomBrennanwasworkinginaPhiladelphiaofficebuildingwhenhenoticedablackbag.Thebagcontainedabook.Thischancediscoveryendeda12-daysearchbytheLibraryCompanyofPhiladelphiaforahistoricaltreasure-----a120-pagediarykept190yearsagobyDeborahLogan,“awomanwhokneweverybodyinherday,”JamesGreen,thelibrariantoldthemagazineAmericanLibraries.MostofthediaryisarecordofbigeventsinPhiladelphia.ItalsoincludesadescriptionofBritishsoldiersburningWashington.D.Cinthewarof1812.ShedescribesPresidentJamesMadisononhorsebackas“perfectlyshakingwithfear”duringthetroubleddays.GeorgeWashington,shewrites,mistookherforthewifeofaFrenchman,andpraisedherexcellentEnglish．TheadventureofthelostbookbeganSeptember4whenCoryLuxmoorearrivedfromEnglandtodeliverthediaryofhisancestortotheLibraryCompany,whichheandhiswifeconsideredtobethebesthomeforthediary.GreentoldAmericanLibrarieshehadthediaryinhispossession“aboutfiveminutes”whenLuxmooretookitbackbecausehehadpromisedtoshowittooneotherperson.OnreturningtohishotelaftershowingthepreciousbooktoGreen,Luxmoorewasshockedtorealizethathehadleftitinthetaxi.Withoutanydelay,Greenbegancallingeverytaxicompanyinthecity,withnoluck,“I’vefeltsicksincethen,”Luxmooretoldreporters.AccordingtoGreen,noonehasyetlearnedhowthediarycametotheofficebuilding.TomBrennanreceivedarewardof1,000.Philadelphiagainedanothertreasureforitshistory,andLuxmooretoldreporters,“It’swonderfulnews.I’monhigh”.1.Thisarticlemainlytellsaboutthestoryof＿＿＿＿＿A.alostdiaryB.DeborahLoganC.CoryLuxmooreD.theLibraryCompany2.Fromthetext,welearnthatthediaryisnowownedby＿＿＿＿＿A.TomBrennanB.anunknownpersonC.aPhiladelphiamagazineD.theLibraryCompanyofPhiladelphia3.Philadelphiaisthoughttobethebesthomeforthediarybecause＿＿＿＿＿.A.itwaswritteninPhiladelphiaB.ittellsstoriesaboutPhiladelphia2/9C.peopleinthecityareinterestedinoldthingsD.theBritishandtheAmericansoncefoughtinPhiladelphiaBIfthereisonethingI’msureabout,itisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeopleanewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychanges.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives----andthebigpoliticalstories,thecoverageofthewars,earthquakesandotherdisasters,willcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearch,though.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourlives,likegeneticengineering.Inthefuture,Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo------aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmittedelectronicallyfromtheFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.Infact,I’mprettysurethatishowitwillhappeninfuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenu,makingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread-----say,sportandinternationalnews.Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthediff...
