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1高三英语阅读理解限时20分钟练习(三)一ASaturday,October7th,wasamarathonofsadtasksforAnnaPolitkovskaya.Twoweeksearlier,herfather,aretiredofficialinthedepartmentofforeignaffairs,haddiedofaheartattackasheemergedfromtheMoscowMetrowhileonhiswaytovisitPolitkovskaya’smother,RaisaMazepa,inthehospital.Shehadjustbeendiagnosed(诊断)withcancerandwastooweakeventoattendherhusband’sfuneral.“Yourfatherwillforgiveme,becauseheknowsthatIhavealwayslovedhim,”shetoldAnnaandhersister,ElenaKudimova,thedayhewasburied.Aweeklater,shehadanoperationandsincethenAnnaandElenahadbeentakingturnshelpingherdealwithhergrief.Politkovskayawassupposedtospendthedayatthehospital,buthertwenty-six-year-olddaughter,whowaspregnant,hadjustmovedintoPolitkovskaya’sapartment,onLesnayaStreet,whileherownplacewasbeingpreparedforthebaby.“Annahadsomuchonhermind,”ElenaKudimovatoldmewhenwemetinLondon,beforeChristmas.“Andshewastryingtofinishherarticle.”PolitkovskayawasaspecialreporterforthesmallnewspaperNovayaGazeta,and,likemostofherwork,thepiecefocusedontheterrorthatcanbeseenalloverthesouthernrepublicofChechnya.Thistime,shehadbeentryingtoreportrepeatedcruelactsdonebypeoplefaithfultothePrimeMinister,RamzanKadyrov,whoareinfavourofRussia.Inthepastsevenyears,Politkovskayahadwrittendozensofaccountsoflifeduringwartime;manyhadbeencollectedinherbook“ASmallCornerofHell:reportsfromChechnya.”Politkovskayawasfarmorelikelytospendtimeinahospitalthanonabattlefield,andherwritingborefrequentwitnesstorobbery,andtheuncontrolledcrueltyoflifeinaplacethatfewotherRussians—andalmostnootherreporters—caredtothinkabout.41.Politkovskaya’sfatherdiedof______.A.tirednessB.aheartdiseaseC.anattackD.anaccident42.FromthetextweknowthatRaisaMazepa______.A.didn’tloveherhusbandB.didn’tattendherhusband’sfuneralC.washavinganoperationthedayherhusbandwasburiedD.wastoosadtoattendherhusband’sfuneral43.Theunderlinedword“emerged”mostlikelymeans______.A.cameoutB.wentintoC.disappearedD.leftfor44.HowmanyfamilymembersofAnnaarementionedinthepassage?A.Three.B.FourC.FiveD.Six45.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribePolitkovskaya’scharacter?A.CuriousB.easy-goingC.carelessD.responsible2BMostmornings,thelinebeginstoformatdawn:scoresofsilentwomenwithbabiesontheirbacks,bucketsbalancedontheirheads,andineachhandabright-blueplasticjug.Ongooddays,theywillwaitlessthananhourbeforeawatertankergoesacrossthedirtpaththatservesasaroadinKesumPurbahari,aslumonthesouthernedgeofNewDelhi.Onbaddays,whenthereisnoelectricityforthepumps,thetankersdon’tcomeatall.“Thatwaterkillspeople,”ayoungmothernamedShobasaidonerecentSaturdaymorning,pointingtoarowofpailsfilledwiththick,caramel(焦糖)-coloredliquid.“Whoeverdrinksitwilldie.”Thewaterwasfromapipesharedbythousandsofpeopleinthepoorneibourhood.Womenoftenuseittowashclothesandbathetheirchildren,butnobodyisdesperateenoughtodrinkit.Thereisnostandardforhowmuchwaterapersonneedseachday,butexpertsusuallyputtheminimumatfiftylitres.ThegovernmentofIndiapromises(butrarelyprovides)forty.Mostpeopledrinktwoorthreelitres—lessthanittakestowashatoilet.Therestistypicallyusedforcookingandbathing.Americansconsumebetweenfourhundredandsixhundredlitresofwatereachday,morethananyotherpeopleonearth.MostEuropeansuselessthanhalfthat.ThewomenofKesumPurbaharieachhopedtodragawayahundredlitresthatday—twoorthreebuckets’worth.Shobahasahusbandandfivechildren,andthatmuchwaterdoesn’tgofarinafamilyofseven,particularlywhenthetemperaturereachesahundredandtendegreesbeforenoon.Sheoftenmakesupthedifferencewithbottledwater,whichcostsmorethanwaterdeliveredanyotherway.Sometimesshejustbuysmilk;it’scheaper.Likethepoorestpeopleeverywhere,thepeopleofNewDelhi’sslumsspendafargreaterpercentageoftheirincomesonwaterthananyoneluckyenoughtoliveinahouseconnectedtoasystemofpipes.46.Theunderlinedword“slum”mostlikelymeans______.A.avillageB.asmalltownC.anareaofatownwithbadly-built,over-crowdedbuildingsD.thepartofatownthatlackswaterbadly47.Sometimesthewatertankerdoesn’tcomebecause______.A.theweatherisbadB.thereisnoelectricityC.thereisnowaterD.peopledon’twantthedirtywater48.Apersonneedsatleast________litresofwateraday.A.ahundredB.fourhundredC.fortyD.fifty49.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A.ahundredlitresofwateradayisenoughforShoba’sfamilyB.AmericansusesthelargestamountofwatereachdayC.inKesumPurbaharimilkischeaperthanbottledwaterD.Shobahasafamilyofsevenpeople50.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A.howwomeninKesumPurbaharigetstheirwaterB.howmuchwateradayapersondeedsC.thatIndialackswaterbadlyD.howIndiagovernmentmanagestosolvetheproblemofwater3COnedaylastSeptember,asBritneySpearswasabouttoboardaflighttoLosAngelesfromLondon,abluebottlefelloutofherpurse.Shequicklyputitbackin,butnotbeforethecamerarecordedtheevent.NeitherSpearsnorherspokesmanwaswillingtocommentonthecontentsofthebottle,butthenextmorningLondon’sDailyExpresspublishedapageofpicturesundertheheadline“EXCLUSIVE:POPPRINCESSSPOTTEDATAIRPORTWITHPOTOFSLIMMINGTABLETS.”SpearswasapparentlycarryingZantrex-3,oneofthemostpopularweight-losspillsnowsoldintheUnitedStates.Thepill,whichissoldataboutfiftydollarsforamonth’ssupply,containsahugea