2016衡水万卷作业十七考试时间：45分钟姓名：__________班级：__________考号：__________一、完形填空Itwaspouringoutside.Weallstoodthere1,somepatiently；othersannoyed2naturemesseduptheirhurriedday.Igotlostinthesoundandsightoftheheavens3awaythedirtanddustoftheworld.“Mom,let’srunthroughtherain,”agirl’svoice4me.“No,honey.We’llwaituntilit5downabit,”Momreplied.Theyounggirlwaitedaboutanotherminuteand6:“Mom,let’srunthroughtherain.”“We’llgetwetifwedo,”Momsaid.“No,wewon’t,Mom.That’snotwhatyousaidthismorning,”theyounggirlsaidasshe7herMom’sarm.“Thismorning?8didIsaywecouldrunthroughtherainandnotgetwet?”“Don’tyouremember?WhenyouweretalkingtoDaddyabouthiscancer,yousaid,‘IfGodcangetusthroughthis,hecangetusthrough9.’”Theentirecrowdturned10.Mompausedandthoughtforamomentabout11shewouldsay.Nowsomewouldlaughitoffandscoldherforbeingsilly.12then,weheard,“Honey,youare13.Let’srunthroughtherain.Ifwegetwet,maybewejustneedwashing,”Momsaid.Then14theyran.Weallstood15,smilingandlaughingastheyranpastthecars.Yes,theygotwet.Buttheywere16byafewwhoscreamedandlaughedlikechildrenallthe17totheircars.Circumstancesorpeoplecantakeawayyourmaterialpossessions,andtheycaneventakeawayyour18.Butnoonecantakeawayyourprecious19.So,don’tforgettomaketimeandtakethe20tomakememorieseveryday!Ihopeyoustilltakethetimetorunthroughtherain.1.A.talkingB.waitingC.complainingD.expecting2.A.asifB.evenifC.becauseD.that3.A.takingB.puttingC.drivingD.washing4.A.caughtB.brokeC.impressedD.called5.A.keepsB.comesC.pushesD.slows6.A.askedB.repeatedC.requiredD.added7.A.pulledB.touchedC.wavedD.felt8.A.WhyB.HowC.WhenD.Where9.A.rainB.diseaseC.anythingD.something10.A.stillB.angryC.seriousD.silent11.A.whatB.howC.whetherD.if12.A.HoweverB.ButC.AfterD.Though13.A.stupidB.wrongC.rightD.clever14.A.offB.alongC.onD.over15.A.sighingB.jokingC.discussingD.watching16.A.followedB.guidedC.respectedD.praised17.A.timeB.wayC.sameD.best18.A.houseB.moneyC.healthD.time19.A.childrenB.experienceC.courageD.memories20.A.possibilitiesB.opportunitiesC.riskD.challenge二、阅读理解AInitsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,"No,thanks.I'vegotagoodhorseunderme."Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage(排水)system,buttheresimplywasn'tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedmethecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity'sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,heavystructureslikeTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?That'swhereGeorgePullmancamein.Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully.ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews(螺旋千斤顶)beneaththebuilding'sfoundation.Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsec...
