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高2028级高一（下)定时训练19
总分：90分出题人：
一、阅读理解(2.5*15-37.5分)
Mary skipped round the garden,feeling the fresh wind on her face.Suddenly,a strong gust of wind swept the ivy
(branches aside on the old stone wall.For a brief moment,Mary saw something underneath the thick,dark
ves.It was a piece of iron.
Her heart began to thump quickly.She pushed the heavy ivy leaves away with her small hands.Yes,it was an old
door,covered with rust and vines!It had no handle,only a keyhole.
With trembling fingers.Mary took the old iron key she had found in the soil the day before.Would it fit She took
a deep breath,put the key into the lock,and tured it.It was hard to tum,but with a sharp click,it moved.
Mary pushed the door.It was stiff,but slowly,it opened inwards.She slipped through the narrow gap and shut the
dor behind her.
She was standing inside the secret garden.It was the sweetest,most mysterious-looking place anyone could imagine.
The high walls were covered with leafless stems of climbing roses.There were dead trees and brown bushes everywhere,
but Mary didn't feel disappointed."I will make it come alive,"she whispered to herself,a bright smile lighting up her
pale face.
-Adapted from The Secret Garden
1.How did Mary manage to spot the hidden door
A.She dug it out from the damp soil.
B.The strong wind blew the thick leaves aside.
C.She noticed a shiny iron handle on the wall.
D.Amysterious sound led her to the stone wall.
2.What does the phrase"With trembling fingers"in paragraph 3 suggest about Mary
A.She was freezing in the cold autumn wind.
B.She felt exhausted after pushing the heavy leaves.
C.She was nervous and excited about unlocking the door.
D.She was terrified of what was hiding behind the wall.
3.How did Mary react to the current condition of the garden
A.She felt deeply disappointed by the dead trees.
B.She was full of hope to bring it back to life.
C.She decided to keep it a secret from others.
D.She was afraid to explore the mysterious place.
心
Gilly Macmillan's new book is quite different from her earlier works,with a style like that of The Da Vinci Code.
It's a story set in the quiet and faraway Scottish city of St Andrews.
The story begins with the killing of the latest owner of a small old embroidery(),which is thought to be
the key to finding the hard-to-get Book of Wonders-a manuscript()worth millions of dollars.Two women's
groups are fighting for this embroidery.They will do anything to get it,because both believe it will lead them to the
valuable original manuscript.
A young graduate successfully translates a difficult ancient text.Then she is invited by a senior professor-an
important member of one women's group-to join a special manuscript research institute in St Andrews.But people
may wonder:was she hired for her expert knowledge,her inexperience in solving cases,or something else
At the same time,an investigator from Scotland Yard gets clues about the killing from her teacher just before the
teacher dies.She then starts a private investigation into the case,which brings her closer to the other people in the
story
The book changes between the first-person view of the young graduate and the third-person view of other
characters,such as the investigator and the professor.
I loved the clear and lively descriptions of Scotland's countryside,buildings and weather.However,I didn't enjoy
the book itself-but that's my own problem.You must be interested in the history of ancient things like embroidery
and lost manuscripts.Otherwise,you might feel bored like I did.This book just isn't my type.But if these topics
interest you,the author did a lot of careful research for it,and the story is full of twists and turns.So it could be a good
book for you.
4.Why do the two women's groups want to get the embroidery
A.It has secret messages about their groups.
B.It can help them find Book of Wonders.
C.It is the evidence of the killing of the owner.
D.It is an old thing worth millions of dollars.
5.What can we infer about the young graduate
A.She is actively involved in solving the murder case.

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