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范文一：新闻类阅读理解
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SAO PAULO - Brazilians like to say theirs is the country of soccer and it certainly has a strong claim for the titles of the world's greatest player, greatest team and even the greatest stadium.
In the nation that will host the 2014 World Cup, however, fewer people go to see professional soccer matches than in China or the United States.
With attendances falling further this year, Brazilian clubs are using different strategies(策略) to try to fill their grounds but they are hampered(阻碍) by antiquated(陈旧的) stadiums, a lack of respect for fans, television stations that show every game live and insufficient(不充分的) policing and security.
In the home of Pele, the legendary team that won the 1970 World Cup and Rio de Janeiro's giant Maracana stadium, just about everyone has a team and an opinion. But few actually go to support their side.
"Lots of people confuse the phenomenon(现象) of the World Cup in Brazil with a true love of the game," said Juca Kfouri, one of Brazil's best-known sports writers. "Brazil is not a country where people love football. It is a country where people love to party around the World Cup."
Brazilian clubs are trying creative solutions to remedy the situation.
In Recife, fans of the city's three big teams get tickets in return for requesting invoices(发票) for purchases in stores. The initiative is designed to raise tax revenues（收益） by ensuring businesses record transactions（交易）.
1. Which of the following problems that stopped Brazilian clubs to fill their grounds is NOT mentioned in the paragraph?
A. a lack of respect for fans B. television stations that show every game live
C. fewer people go to see professional soccer matches.
D. old stadium and insufficient policing and security
2. In Juca Kfouri’s opinion, what kind of country is Brazil?
A. A country where people love football.
B. A country where people love football and go to see professional matches.
C. A country where people love to hold parties during the World Cup.
D. A country where people hate football.
3. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Love for the World Cup in Brazil. B. Problems in the society of Brazil.
C. Not enough audience would go to see the matches in the 2014 World Cup.
D. World Cup host Brazil struggles to fill stadiums
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WUHAN -- Chinese Nobel laureate(桂冠) Mo Yan has won a "Golden Lion" Award, for his play "Our Jing Ke", organizers said on Sunday.
Mo and 13 others won the top prize in the dramatist’s category.
His play "Our Jing Ke" was published with two other plays shortly after he was announced winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature last month.
Xia Xiaohua, president of the Changjiang People's Art Theater in Wuhan, capital of central Hubei Province, said the theater has invited Mo to attend the awards ceremony scheduled for Dec.1.
The "Golden Lion" Award for dramas is held every three years in China with ten different categories.
"Our Jing Ke" re-tells a story about Jing Ke, an assassin famous for his failed attempt to kill a king, who later moved on to become China's first emperor more than 2,000 years ago.
But the Chinese household story is told from a new in the book, where Jing's assassination（刺杀） attempt is reinterpreted（再解释） into a result of his desire for instant fame, rather than a result of chivalry（骑士精神） and altruism（利他主义）.
The Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm on October 11 that Mo would receive the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first Chinese national to win the award. He, with hallucinatory（幻觉的） realism, merges（吸收） folk tales, history and the contemporary（当代文学）.
Mo Yan, a pseudonym（假名） for Guan Moye, was born in 1955 and grew up in Gaomi in east China's Shandong Province.
1. How many people won the top "Golden Lion" prize in the dramatist’s category?
A. only one. B. 13. C. 14. D. 11
2. When will Mo Yan attend the awards ceremony?
A. On December 1. B. On October 11. C. On December 11. D. On October 1.
3. What does story in "Our Jing Ke" talking about?
A. China’s first emperor. B. A killer who didn’t complete his mission.
C. A king 2000 years ago. D. Not mentioned.
4. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Mo Yan is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
B. Mo Yan is not a real name.
C. The "Golden Lion" Award for dramas is held every three years in China with twelve different categories.
D. In the book, "Our Jing Ke", the Chinese household story is told from a new perspective.
5. What does the underlined word mean?
A. way B. point C. meaning D. story.
“屌丝”英语怎么说？
Plebs is short for plebians, derived from the period of the Ancient Romans. The plebeians were the general body of Roman citizens and those who were privileged were labeled patricians.
Plebs 是plebians 一词的简写形式，源于古罗马时期。Plebians 指古罗马时期的普通民众，比他们身份更高贵的被称为patricians （贵族）。
Nowadays, plebs is one associated with those in the lower class. They were often defined as members of a low-born, despised social class and a commoner, while many people who consider themselves modern-day patricians often look down and mock them.
如今，plebs 多指处于社会底层的人，即我们所说的“屌丝”。他们多被归类为出生低下、平凡无奇，且被轻视的社会阶层。而那些自认为是现代社会贵族的人经常会鄙视或嘲笑他们。
范文二：新闻类阅读理解
新闻类阅读理解
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london — britain awoke on easter monday to a period of mourning for the queen mother, who died over the weekend after a life spanning a century of noisy and evident change. the 101-year-old royal matriarch died in her sleep last saturday with queen elizabeth, her elder and only surviving daughter, at her bedside. for a woman who was one of the best-known figures in britain for more than 80 years — from the era of tinted portraits on tin biscuit boxes and cigarette cards to the age of the internet, the queen mother remained an enigmatic(不可思议的) and
elusive(躲避的) figure.
she achieved such a respect through aeons(永世, 亿万年) of, first, fawning and, later,
intrusive media fascination, by remaining almost entirely silent. her private thoughts were never paraded(炫耀) in public. what the public saw was a charming and benign elderly lady, adept at winning the admiration of press photographers, whom she always favoured with a particular smile.
china’s third unmanned spacecraft, shenzhou ?, landed safely in central inner mongolia
autonomous region monday afternoon, after orbiting the earth 108 times in slightly less than a week. the craft, which lifted off from jiuquan in gansu province last monday night, landed after successfully conducting a chain of flight and scientific experiments over a period of 162 hours.
a powerful earthquake jolted taiwan, killing five construction workers, authorities(官方) said.
over 200 injuries ware reported across the island, mostly minor, as a result of sunday’s
7.5-magnitude quake. the quake was centred off hualien, 180 kilometres east of taipei. it struck at 2:53 pm and lasted for nearly a minute.
1. which of the following statements is true according to the news?
A. the queen mother died on easter monday alone.
B. the queen mother was an attractive person in her political life.
C. the british people felt sorry for the death of the queen mother.
D. the queen mother was suffering a lot when she was dying.
2. it can be inferred that _______.
A. the craft landed in central inner mongolia unexpectedly
B. it took the craft at least 2 hours to orbit the earth once
C. the chinese scientists did a lot of experiments in space
D. china was successful in sending an unmanned spacecraft into space
3. 3. the third news mainly talks about the _______ in taiwan.
A. political matters
B social problems
C. unexpected damage
D. construction workers
B
june 26, 2000 — the human genome(基因组) project, a great $3 billion, 15-year task aimed
at drawing the genetic(遗传的) map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completed. the
scientific and medical communities(团体) are very excited about the chances genetic research
provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging(延长) human life. but those communities and
policy(政策) makers also are careful about the scientific door they are opening as the project uncovers the mysteries of life.
for the last few years, the genetic advances in the developing field of biotechnology(生物技
术) have provides material for all kinds of work, but the developments of modern science in unlocking the secrets of the human genetic code(密码) have opened a world of possibilities for
human health, as well as for the popular imagination.
while european and japanese researchers are making rapid progress in decoding(解码) human
dna, the leading organization for genetic research is in the united states, which began in 1990, is “unlocking the code” of the human body to learn how to defeat fatal(致命的)diseases. already,
the human genome project has become widely known and praised for finding the genes(基因)
connected with terrible diseases as yet(迄今), and making progress toward separating the genes that show a sign of breast cancer or aids.
once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections(传染), and genetic diseases. medical companies are very interested in mapping the human genome, as they expect to develop a lot of new drugs for these illnesses.
1. why did the scientists work hard at mapping the human genome?
A. because the human genome can destroy many illnesses.
B. because the human genome''s completion can help them get rid of many diseases.
C. because they wanted to be better known than others.
D. because the human genome can provide a lot of chances of work.
2. which country studied the genes most rapidly in the world?
A. japan. B. germany. C. the united states. D. china.
3. which of the following is not true?
A. if the genes can be found, scientists can study many new ways to cure illnesses.
B. the scientists have made great progress in connecting the genes with the cancers.
C. many medical companies show great interest in drawing the human genome map.
D. the united states began the genes study early in the 19th century.
4. the author suggests that the human genome project can cause _______.
A. the policy makers to feel very worried and careful
B. the scientists to work harder
C. many people to find work easily
D. a lot of companies to produce many new drugs
5. the main idea of this article is about _______.
A. unlocking genetic code
B the genes'' discovery
C. the great human genome
D. the genes and the scientists
C
the space shuttle columbia flared and broke up in the skies over texas on saturday, february 1,2003, killing the seven astronauts on board in what nasa and president bush called a tragedy for the entire nation. nasa launched an investigation into the disaster and began searching for the astronauts'' remains. it said that although there had been some data failures it was too early to nail down a precise cause. the break-up, 16 minutes before the shuttle was due to land at kennedy space center in florida, spread possibly toxic debris(有毒的残骸) over a wide swath of texas and
neighboring states.
dramatic television images of the shuttle''s descent clearly showed several white trails(痕迹)
streaking through blue skies after the shuttle suddenly fell apart. it was almost 17 years to the day that the challenger shuttle exploded on jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven astronauts on board.
take-off and re-entry into earth''s atmosphere are the most dangerous parts of a space mission. in 42 years of us'' human space flight, there had never been an accident in the descent to earth or landing. challenger exploded just after take-off.
rescue teams scrambled to search for the remains of the crew, which included the first israeli to fly on the shuttle, former combat pilot col. ilan ramon. there were warnings that parts of a vast 120-mile-long corridor of debris could be toxic because of poisonous rocket propellant(推进器).
"we are not ready to confirm that we have found any human remains," nacogdoches county sheriff thomas kerrs said. he added that among the roughly 1,000 calls reporting debris, some people said they found remains of crew members.
"the columbia is lost. there are no survivors, ?their mission was almost complete and we
lost them so close to home. ? america''s space program will go on," said a grim-faced bush in a message broadcast on television, which included condolences to the families of the dead astronauts.
1. the word “descent” in the passage means ________.
A. taking off B. landing C. orbiting D. walking down
2. which is true of the israeli astronaut ilan ramon?
A. he was the first israeli astronaut to fly on the shuttle.
B. he was the first foreign astronaut to fly on the american shuttle.
C. he used to be a passenger plane pilot.
D. he was the only survivor in the columbia disaster.
3. the columbia disaster and the challenger disaster were similar in that ________.
A. there were seven astronauts killed on board
B. both the shuttles exploded when they took off
C. both the shuttles exploded when they were about to land
D. no human remains were found
4. which of the following is wrong according to the news?
A. the u.s.a. will give up the space program because of the accident.
B. nasa hasn’t found the cause of the columbia disaster.
C. before the columbia disaster, no shuttles had exploded in the course of landing.
D. take-off and re-entry into earth''s atmosphere are the most dangerous parts of a space mission.
D
visiting u.s. president george w. bush said in beijing friday that both china and the united states should encourage bilateral(双边的) contacts and exchanges to promote mutual(相互)
understanding.
“it’s important for our political leaders to come to china,” said bush, who gave a speech
friday morning at qinghua university, one of the most prestigious universities in china.
his working visit to china and discussions with oinghua students “help promote”
sino-u.s.(中美) relations, bush said in response to a student’s question about what he would do to
promote sino-u.s. relations.
“many people in my country are very interested in china,” he said, adding that these
americans have learned more about china’s culture and the chinese people.
he said that he would keep encouraging such contacts and exchanges between the two countries.
bush said that he would describe back home what he has seen here and that china as a great nation not only has a “great history” but also an “unbelievably exciting future.”
the president said that the 2008 olympic games would make a significant opportunity for the rest of the world to understand china, which enables more people to come to china and feel the modernization taking place, and many more people will see it on the television.
bush arrived in beijing thursday for a two-day working visit to china.
1. what the word “prestigious” in the second paragraph probably means?
A great B famous C. honorable D. modest
2. which of the sentence is not true?
A. bush think bilateral contacts and mutual understanding will promote sino-u.s. relations.
B. many americans are interested in china.
C. bush and the students of qinghua discussed something about how to make china richer and stronger.
D. the 2008’s olympic games is a great change for china been known by the world.
3. many americans are interested in china because _______.
A. they want to come here to take part in the 2008 olympic games
B. they have learned something of china and they want to learn more
C. china has been taking place great change
D. china has a “great history” and “unbelievably exciting future”
4. the narrator(叙述者) of the passage was most probably _____.
A. a reporter B. a psychologist C. a politician D. a sociologist
E
a senior united nations children’s fund(unicef) official on may 29 praised china for its remarkable achievements in children’s welfare(福利).
a. h. m. farook, unicef’s operations area officer for china and mongolia said that china “can
be very satisfied to tell the whole world what can be done with limited resources to help its children to grow healthily and happily.”
china’s child population makes up one-fifth of the world’s total. “the reason behind the
tremendous(巨大的) achievement is china’s long tradition of caring for children both at home and in society,” he said.
“what’s more is that chinese people have always given special attention to children who are in special need.” the un official made the remarks when addressing a group of 50 children and staff from the beijing children’s welfare home at the shangri-la hotel, beijing.
the hotel invited the orphans to share snacks(小吃), sing, dance and play games at a park
inside the hotel for a “share the sunshine” party, as a prelude(前奏) to celebrations to mark the
children’s day.
the beijing children’s welfare home, set up soon after new china was founded in 1949, has at present more than 400 children.
a leading official of the welfare institution said that the children live a happy life and that the agency(机构) spends 400—500 yuan a month for an average orphan. an average chinese workers earned 440 yuan a month during the first quarter this year.
gu xiaojin, deputy secretary-general of the china youth development foundation(cydf), said people from all walks of life have contributed to the welfare of the chinese children.
she said that cydf set up the project hope in 1989, which calls on people across the country to donate money to help poor children to continue their schooling.
by the end of last year, she said, cydf had collected nearly 700 million yuan in donations, which has helped the establishment(建立) of 2, 074 hope primary schools and enabled more than 1. 25 million dropouts to return to school classrooms.
three “hope stars” also attended the party. they were model teenagers chosen among students who are economically supported by the project hope to further their nine-year compulsory(义务) studies in the poverty-stricken regions. they will be torchbearers(火炬接力者)
for the chinese team for the up coming atlanta olympic games this year.
1. children can grow healthily and happily as long as _______.
A. parents take good care of them both at home and in society
B. the whole society care for children as well as their parents
C. schools and teachers pay much attention to the growth of children
D. chinese people always give special attention to children who are in special need
2. every year the beijing children’s welfare home spends _______ on the orphans
A. 1, 920, 000 yuan
B. 2, 160, 000 yuan
C. over 2, 400, 000 yuan
D. 2, 200, 000 yuan or so
3. cydf collected 700 million yuan with the purpose of _______.
A. reducing dropouts
B. helping homeless orphans
C. supporting the chinese team for the coming atlanta olympic games
D establishing 2, 074 hope primary schools all over the country
4. we can infer from the text that _______.
A. every chinese child has its own special need, so we should pay special attention to each.
B. all the children in the poverty-stricken regions of china are too poor to go to school.
C. ever since liberation. the chinese communist party has been concerned (关心) about the
growth of the younger generation.
D. with the help of unicef officials, there are no more dropouts in china.
5. it is possible that this passage was written in _______.
A. 1992 B. 1996 C 1998 D. 2000
范文三：新闻类阅读理解解题技巧
新闻类试题阅读指要
新闻，狭义称消息，广义指各种通讯报道，我们平时涉及到的多是消息和通讯，中考考查的也多是消息。消息是以最简洁的文字和最快的速度报道新近发生的、有价值的人和事的文体。由于它报道迅速，传播面广，篇幅短小，成为新闻体裁的代表。
消息这种文体，其特点概括起来有以下四点：
一是内容真实，事实准确。内容真实、用事实说话是消息的最主要特征，是消息的灵魂所在;
二是内容新鲜，具有价值。
三是迅速及时，讲求时效;
四是简明扼要，篇幅短小。
消息一般由标题、导语、主体、背景和结语构成，其中背景和结语根据具体情况可以省去。写作消息一定要拟个好的标题。有的消息除了正题外，还有引题和副题。其次，写好导语。从外部形式看，导语就是倒金字塔式，消息的第一自然段或第一句话。再次，写作主体。主体是在导语之后对导语进行解释、补充、伸展的主干部分。
由于生活中我们时时处处都要接触到新闻，因此，近几年来有些省地中考语文试题考查有关新闻类的知识，综合各地试题，其考查题型不外乎以下几种形式：
一种是在基础知识部分考查消息的结构知识，有的考查对消息的归纳，有的考查概括标题;
另一种形式在综合实践部分，考查学生对消息所反映的人或事的评价;还有一句话新闻，分析消息的结构等。
总起来看，多数都是拟写类和概括类。但是，不管形式如何变化，都在检测学生的筛选能力、概括能力和表述能力。
【典型例析】 纵观近几年各地中考语文有关新闻类的试题，可以总结以下几种类型：
(一)拟写标题。考题只出现正文，没有标题，让考生根据消息内容，确立标题,这是最常见的一种形式。
例：阅读下面的新闻内容，加上合适的标题。
汶川地震让半个亚洲震动，让整个世界震惊。中国经历的磨难大多，但从没在磨难中倒下。面临灾难，中国展砚出坚韧与硕强;珍视生命，中国赢得了全世界的敬意和赞扬。在这个生死交织、人神共泣的时刻，我们愿共同分担这分痛楚，愿共同祈祷生命的希望。 中国不需要同情，中国需要理解;中国不需要安慰，中国需要支持。 我们愿以杯水之力，尽寸尺之能，和中国人民站在一起。我们知道，一个总理在两小时内就飞赴灾区的国家，一个能够出动十万救援人员的国家，一个企业和私人捐救达到数十亿的国家，一个因争相相血、自愿抢救伤员而造成交通堵塞的国家，永远不会被打垮。 「解析」标题是新闻的眼睛，必须醒目，且能涵盖文章内容。给新闻拟标题时应抓住导语和关键词语，注意语言简洁精炼，同时尽可能使语言生动形象。此题为开放题，答案不唯一，但要抓住包含对象、事件等关键信息。答案示例：中国，挺住!(或“中国永远不会被打垮!”“汶川地震震惊世界，中国人民众志成城”等)
(二)概括信息。就是通过阅读消息，然后对消息所反映的内容进行概括、归纳、提炼，用最简要的语言表述出来。
例一：读下面一则消息，完成后面题目。
北大投资1.4亿元的教学楼，刚刚抱回“鲁班奖”，就被发现是豆腐渣工程——墙体开裂并漏水。试验室的气体经常“香飘满楼”。 “鲁班奖”出这样的尴尬奖不是第一回了。
1990年，中国体育博物馆就荣膺特别奖，设计年限100年，但仅仅15年后，就于最近爆出丑闻——因为漏水等问题而停止使用。 鲁班奖是中国建筑行业的最高奖项，现在连建筑物体的基本的遮风挡雨都保证不了，真是建筑行业极大的嘲讽。 有人总结这两项工程的共同点，都是献礼工程。前者献给亚运会，后者献给北大校庆。因为献礼，也为了评奖，两项工程注重了外表的华丽和与众不同。而且为了赶工程期，很多环节被“节俭”掉了。
请用一句话概括消息的主要内容。
例二：请用一句话提取下面这则新闻的主要内容。(限20字以内)
他们感动着古城襄樊，他们的故事传颂在襄江两岸。2008年3月25日晚，由襄樊市委宣传部主办的2007年度感动襄樊十大人物评选结果揭晓。 被评选出的感动襄樊2007年度十大人物是：年复一年的抚养、教育40多个“问题孩子”的江建军;身残志坚，自强不息地成就一番事业的王国良;重病在身，却把最后的能量献给山区教育的肖永才;面壁十载，临摹永乐宫壁画的“画痴”刘庸之??他们身 份各异，经历不同，但都有共同的一点，那就是拥有震撼人心的人格力量。 「解析」此类试题考查的是学生的归纳能力，要求考生具有较强的概括能力，语言力求简练。要求概括新闻的主要信息，指的是消息所反映的具体事件，且要突出其最主要的信息(即新闻最想告诉读者的信息)，具体答题时最好弄清消息的来龙去脉：什么人(或物)于什么时间、什么地点做了什么事。同时兼顾字数要求。
请用一句话概括消息的主要内容。
(三)一句话新闻。这是近年来中考考题较新颖的一种形式，考查的是学生写简短新闻的能力，但其实还是考查考生的概括归纳能力。
例：根据下面消息的内容，将其概括为一句话新闻。(不超过15字)
本报珠峰大本营5月8日电(记者王霞光) 点燃奥运激情，传递人类梦想。今天上午9时17分，2008北京奥运圣火顺利登上世界最高峰——珠穆朗玛峰(海拔8844.43米)。 8日凌晨，由19人组成的突击队员和支援队员从海拔8300米的突击营地出发，开始向珠穆朗玛峰顶峰发起冲击。 参与本次登顶活动的19人包括突击组l2人，支援组7人。经过6个多小时的攀登，北京时间9时17分，第五名火炬手次仁旺姆(女)在海拔8844.43米的世界最高峰高举“祥云“火炬，向世界昭示2008奥运圣火攀登珠穆朗玛峰圆满成功。这是奥运史上难忘的时刻，中国人第一次把奥林匹克运动的圣火传递到世界的最高峰。 「解析」此题考查学生写简短新闻，只要抓住新闻的主要内容，用一句话归纳出其核心内容即可。答案示例：①奥运圣火登顶(登上、传递到)珠峰。②奥运圣火攀登珠峰成功。(“珠峰”可以用“珠穆朗玛峰，’或“世界最高峰”代替。)
(四)分析结构。就是给一则消息，让学生分析其结构，找出其标题、导语或主体。目的是让学生了解消息这种文体的构成特点。
例：(郴州)请你认真阅读下面一则消息，找出消息的导语。
英国《独立报》5月l0日报道：2008年奥运，中国准备以最佳的面貌迎接世界。从l00万名报名者中筛选出来的7万名奥运会志愿者和3万名残奥会志愿者正在中国各地接受培训，争取在奥运会期间，当50万外国人以及200万中国各地游客来到北京时，能展现出中国的最佳面貌。他们将在这个为迎接奥运会几乎重新翻修的北京城中开展志愿工作。中国为奥运会斥资约200亿英镑，许多旧街区被拆除，取而代之的是熠熠生辉的新奥运场馆。 导语： 「解析」此题考查学生对消息文体构成的掌握情况，只要懂得消息的结构特点，解答此题应当是容易的。参考答案：2008年奥运，中国准备以最佳的面貌迎接世界。
(五)新闻评论。根据消息所提供的内容，考查学生对新闻事件的评论或阅读新闻后的感
受，这是新闻类试题考查中较有难度的一种题型。
(六)例：下面是学校宣传栏里登出的一则来自灾区的报道，请你读后写一句感言。
爱的姿势(节选)
救援人员发现这位母亲的时候，她已经死了，是被垮塌下来的房子压死的。透过废墟的间隙，救援人员看到她以膝跪地，整个上身向上匍匐着，双手扶地支撑着身体，有些像古人行跪拜礼，只是身体被压得变形了，看上去有些怪异。 经过努力，救援人员小心地把埋压她的瓦砾清理开，在她的尸体下发现了一个包裹在红色带黄色小被子里、三四个月大的婴儿。因为有她的身体的庇护，婴儿毫发无损。 随行的医生过来解开被子准备给婴儿做检查里，发现一部手机塞在被子里。医生下意识地自了下手机屏幕，发现屏幕上是一条已经写好的短信：“亲爱的宝贝，如果你能活着，一定要记住我爱你!” 感言：____________________________________
______________________________________________ 「解析」此题考查的是学生对新闻事件的读后感受，其实阅读新闻的最终目的就是对新闻有所感，这种题型能真正考查学生的阅读能力，也将会是今后这类题的考查的方向。参考答案：如：平凡的母亲，伟大的母爱等。
【备考方略】 通过对上面的梳理归纳，我们可以看出新闻类试题在各地中考试题中的几种题型，由此我们也可以大体预测今年中考有关新闻类试题的考查趋势：有关消息的知识仍将是命题的重点。试题多数出现在基础知识部分和综合实践部分，少数省市也会在阅读理解部分涉及。近几年来，中考语文命题者对“新闻”情有独钟，所以，同学们在复习时应该多注意这方面的内容，多听、多看新闻，这样在中考解答此类题时，才能准确而迅速地写出答案。 例：根据新闻内容，修改新闻标题。 新疆：严处野生动物违法犯罪者1.8万人,据新华社乌鲁木齐11月29日电 新疆林业公安、武警5年来共打击处理非法捕杀、盗卖野生动物违法犯罪人员1.8万人，为国家挽回经济损失132亿元。近5年来，新疆共查处非法捕杀野生动物案件331起，违法狩猎案240余起，非法盗卖野生动物及其产品案441起。 答：________________________________________
______________________________________________ [思路点拨]此题的命 制理念新颖别致，既引领考生增强保护生态平衡的意识，又检测了学生的语言运用水平，把新闻知识与修改能力结合起来考查，则是创新的举措。具体解答时，结合语境，联想修改病句的方法，会很快得出答案：新疆：严处捕杀、盗卖野生动物违法犯罪者1.8万人。 【中考真题详解】 例一：给下面的新闻拟写一个标题。（不超过12个字）（2004年重庆市） 2004年6月3日，雅典奥运会圣火离开雅典，正式开始为期35天的环球之旅。在雅典国际机场举行的火炬交接仪式上，雅典奥组委主席扎斯卡拉基表示，本次奥运圣火的环球传递活动将首次穿越5大洲，经过27个国家的33个城市。同时，火炬将首次到达非洲和拉丁美洲，并且途经每一座曾经举办过奥运会的城市。 解析：标题是新闻的眼睛，也是新闻内容的精髓所在。好的标题，不仅能够反映出新闻的内容，还能把其中的神采传达出来。因此，新闻标题具有简单明了、吸引读者的特点。标题往往不需要时间，只要求两个必备要素人物、事件。人物（陈述对象）：奥运圣火；事件 ：全球之旅。答案：奥运圣火开始全球之旅 例二：请在下面横线上补写这则消息的导语。（2005年徐州市） 本报讯 今天是徐州沦陷纪念日。
____________。记者了解到，9名老人分别来自上海、北京、镇江、济南、南京、长沙等地，但都是徐州籍，年龄最大的86岁，最小的也已83 岁。值抗日战争胜利60周年之际，老人们相约在徐州沦陷日前夕，相聚到徐州，重话昔日的峥嵘岁月，再游当年生活、战斗过的地方。 前日上午，他们参观后感叹徐州的变化太大的。这些耄耋老人谈起徐州沦陷前后的战斗经历，激昂慷慨，还激动地唱起了《救亡军歌》。 解析：导语是新闻的开头，是新闻结构中重要的组成部分，被称为新闻的“窗口”。它一般是对事件或事件中心的概述，用语要求简明扼要。分析这则消息 时间：今天（徐州沦陷纪念日） 地点：徐州 人物(who)：9
名耄耋老人； 事件(what)：从全国各地相聚徐州，忆往昔峥嵘岁月，重游当年生活、战斗过的地方; 补写导语：时间+地点+人物+事件 答案：“当年曾在徐州生活、战斗过的9名八旬老人从全国各地齐聚徐州，共忆往昔峥嵘岁月”。 例三：把以下材料概括成一句话新闻。（不超过20字）（2004年南京市） 在法国隆重纪念诺曼底登陆60周年之际，一座由中国雕塑家遥远创作的世界和平女神像6月3日在昔日诺曼底登陆战场揭幕。 世界和平女神像高10米，重16吨，用不锈钢制作。她那舞动绸带的双臂一前一后地舒展着，高举的左手上一只和平鸽展翅欲飞。在微风中展开的飘带与女神的双臂连为一体，远远看去，好似“中国”的“中”字、“和平”的“平”字，又像英文单词WORLD（世界）的第一个字母“W”和VICTORY（胜利）的第一个字母“V”。 解析：新闻压缩成一句话后，这句话一定要有具体事件，且要突出其最主要的信息（即新闻最想告诉读者的信息）。我们不妨从寻找新闻材料的五个要素入手。 人物：遥远创作的世界和平女神像； 事件：“世界和平女神像揭幕”； 时间：6月3日； 地点：昔日诺曼底登陆战场（法国）。 组合这些筛选出来的主要信息，按新闻常采用的主谓陈述形式“什么人（或物）于什么时间什么地点做了什么事”的顺序来表述。 概括一句话新闻：人物+时间+地点+事件 答案：遥远创作的世界和平女神像6月3日在法国揭幕。 例四：请用一句话概括下面这则消息的内容，不能超过15个字。（2005年河南省） 【合众社联合国1948年12月10日电】“历史将这一宣言看成是联合国最显著的成就。”联合国大会主席赫伯物.伊瓦特博士在通过《人权宣言》时说。经过三年的准备，这个宣言以48票比0票被大会通过。苏联集团国家和沙特阿拉伯及南非弃权。尽管这一宣言详细内容不完全清楚，但它在一个国际人权法案中规定了基本的自由。 解析：概括新闻的主要信息和拟写一句话新闻基本一致，在字数限制严格的情况下，首先考虑事件及事件的结果。 解答此题首先要明确： 人物（who）：“联合国”，而非“赫伯物.伊瓦特博士” 事件（what）:“经过三年的准备，这个宣言（《人权宣言》）以48票比0票被大会通过” 结果：通过 概括主要信息：人物+事件+结果 答案：联合国投票通过《人权宣言》或联合国通过《人权宣言》。 【综合练习】 练习一：阅读下面一则新闻，按要求回答问题。（2007年重庆市） 昨天，为体验生活，西南政法大学的30多位学生在渝中区朝天门体验“棒棒”（力夫）生活。 上午九点，朝天门交易厅附近，手拿扁担的潘匀满头大汗，和同学张杰转悠着揽生意。“大学生当棒棒，挑不挑得动哟？”看着文质彬彬的两人，雇主们连忙摆手拒绝。半个小时下来，两人“颗粒无收”。 “叔叔，我们只收一元。”无奈之下，两人狂压价格，终于抢到第一笔生意，忙把50多公斤重的塑料薄膜分成两堆，再用扁担横穿其间，晃晃悠悠地朝前走。每走一小段路，就的停下来休息。20多分钟后，汗流浃背的两人终于拿到一元钱。 “这一元钱太不容易了。”平时每月生活费都在3000元以上，从未吃过苦的潘匀为此激动得泪流满面。 1、用一句话概括这则新闻的主要内容。（人物﹢事件﹢结果） 答案：大学生当力夫（或“棒棒”）体验挣钱的艰辛。 练习二：给这则消息拟一个标题。（不超过20字）（人物+事件） 1000篇中学生作文中，28次引用了陶渊明的诗句，24次出现了周杰伦(Q吧)的歌词。周杰伦这样的偶像明星的歌词取代唐诗宋词，成为学生作文中爱引用的“名人名言”。 这一统计是在刚刚结束的上海市第21届中学生作文竞赛中发现的。学生选取周杰伦的歌词作为其文章论点，有的则由歌词引发感慨最终成文。此外，周杰伦的《菊花台》《青花瓷》等有着古诗词韵味的作品亦在学生作文中频频出现。 答案：周杰伦歌词成中学生最爱引用的“名人名言” 。 练习三：将这则消息拟成一句话新闻。（不超过20字）（人物+时间+地点+事件） 新乡日报报道 记者从市渔政部门获悉，为保护和合理利用天然水域渔业资源，促进天然水域渔业经济可持续发展，我市从4月1日12时起至6月30日12时止，对黄河干流新乡段、淇河新乡段实行为期3个月的全面禁渔。 此次禁渔是按照河南省渔政渔船检验监督管理局统一部署进行的。春季禁渔区、禁渔期制度可以有效地保护产卵亲鱼不受侵扰，保证幼鱼快速生长，有效恢复渔业资源，维护自
然界的生态平衡，是造福子孙后代的好事，对维护生物多样性、增加渔民收入、促进渔业经济可持续发展具有重要的意义。 答案：4月1日起黄河、淇河新乡段禁渔3个月。
范文四：高三阅读理解时政新闻类王珺&汪建峰
时政新闻类阅读理解的解题技巧：
阅读材料的组成有一个共同的特点，即都是由标题(Headlines)、导语(Introductions)、背景(Background)、主体(Main body)和结尾(Ends)五部分构成。此类文章主题突出，文章的第一句话或第一自然段往往就是对整篇文章的高度概括，因此读懂首句或首段至关重要。下面分别叙述这五个部分在阅读理解中的作用：
标题是新闻报道中心思想高度而又精辟的概括，必然是命题者考虑设题的重点。这类阅读理解材料常不给出标题，而要考生选择标题。因此，同学们平时在看英语报刊或者在做时事新闻类阅读理解题时要特别注意研究标题和英语标题的特点。
知事抓导语。导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实，5W(When, Where, Who, What, Why) 包括其中。因此，抓导语便对新闻事件有了大体把握，对做阅读理解试题就是抓住了“牛鼻子”。
欲知详情，读新闻背景和主体。新闻背景交待新闻事实的起因，主体则对导语概括的新闻事实进行详细叙述。
探求结果到结尾。结尾往往是新闻事件的结果或动态展望，也是中心思想的概括并常常与新闻导语相呼应，命题者也乐于在此设题。
二、命题特点
此类阅读材料的命题在新闻背景和主体部分设题较多，有时可能会省去一两个部分，要求考生依据五个部分之间的必然联系去推知未知的要素。
命题形式主要有事实细节题、词义猜测题、推理判断题和识图题等，其中事实细节题和计算题占多数。
三、备考策略
要想做好时事新闻类阅读理解题，考生必须要善于捕捉新闻细节，根据问题善于找到相关句并能分析理解长难句，善于根据上下文猜测单词、短语的含义，善于归纳、概括、推理、判断及简单计算，才能做好这部分试题。
时政新闻类阅读理解
Passage 1 汪建峰
WASHINGTON - A chaotic scene unfolded near the U. S. Capitol(美国国会大厦) on Wednesday. After police shot and killed an armed man in what authorities described as a rush hour traffic stop that turned deadly.
U. S. Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Schneider said the unidentified 35-year-old man sped away in a white car after being stopped a few blocks from the Capitol.
The man drove the wrong way down a street and crashed into a police car in a heavily guarded area about a block north of the Capitol grounds, striking two officers with his car along the way, she said.
Police then opened fire after seeing the man hold up his handgun and refuse to put it down, said Schneider, who described the melee as “very fast moving". " The officers felt they were being threatened - they were in fear for their lives," Schneider said.
She did not know if the man ever fired at police. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The officers who were hit ----- one of whom was on a motorcycle ---- had minor injuries, Schneider said. The
late afternoon scare occurred as lawmakers were wrapping up a third day of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
Police briefly closed up part of the Capitol as a precaution, but the buildings were reopened about a half-hour later. Authorities said the shooting was not related to the Capitol.
Carol Lanigan, of Toledo, Ohio, described how she saw a white car come flying down the street with two police cars chasing it.
She said she heard about four or five shots. " There were so many gunshots being fired, my family got clown." said Robert Drumm of Oklahoma, who was touring the nation' s capital with his family. Numerous emergency vehicles converged quickly on the area.
Lanigan's husband, Dale Lanigan, described a similar scene, saying that as the car sped past him the driver had one hand on the wheel and it looked like he was reaching for something. .
1. According to Sgt. Kim Schneider, the man was killed because
A. he drove the wrong way down a street
B. he was speeding in a heavily guarded area
C. he crashed into a police car by accident
D. he held his handgun in hand
2. What can be learned from the passage?
A. The shooting had something to do with the Capitol.
B. Three police officers were hurt in the shooting.
C. The gunshot case had nothing to do with the Capitol.
D. The Capitol was unprotected when the gunshot happened.
3. When the case happened, _
A. Carol Lanigan didn't come to the scene
B. Carol Lanigan heard five shots exactly
C. many ambulances appeared in the area
D. Robert Drumm stopped to tour the nation’s capital by himself
4. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word " chaotic" ?
A. arranged B. disordered C. accessible D. lifelike
5. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Armed man was shot near the Capitol by police
B. A police accident near the U. S. Capitol
C. Defend the U.S. Capitol
D. Police chasing the peace breaker
Passage 2
Passage 2 Facing the threat of the Internet, the traditional newspaper is thinking about what it can do to meet the challenge. To make teens get into the habit of reading, the French government is considering what kind of efforts it should pursue. It seems that the two questions have nothing to do with each other, but a recent announcement made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy has connected these two issues together. The announcement gives an answer to both of them.
President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a rescue plan for France’s ailing print media, including measures to save printing and distribution costs. The plan also gives French teenagers a surprise as their 18-year-old birthday gift: France will offer all 18-year-olds a free daily copy of the newspaper of their choice.
"The habit of reading the press should start at a very young age," Sarkozy said, presenting the conclusion after talking to a group of journalists and officials in Paris. The President said the newspapers themselves would provide
free copies for 18-year-olds, while the state would cover the cost of delivering them to many thousands of homes.
The plan is an attempt to introduce teenagers, who frequently only get their news online, to the delights of the printed world. A similar idea has been tested by L'Ouest-France (法兰西部报) over the past few years. It offered some 18 to 24-year-olds a free paper once a week for a year. L' Ouest-France reported that 15% of young people wanted to continue with a paid subscription after the year was over.
People in France welcomed the plan which should get more kids interested in current affairs and make reading be a pastime, as well as rescue the newspaper industry.
1. What does the underlined word " ailing" (in Paragraph 2) probably mean?
A. newly established B. in difficult situations C. most popular D. warm-hearted .
2. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. the government will pay for the delivery of newspapers to 18 -year-olds
B. the government will buy newspapers for 18-year-olds for one day
C. some of the government officials are against the plan
D. President Nicolas Sarkozy would like to help the government
3. What is people's reaction to the plan in France?
A, They think it a waste of money.
B. They will buy newspapers themselves for 18-year-olds.
C. They think highly of it and support it
D. They are worried the young will leave the Internet.
4. Which of the following can serve as the best for the passage?
A. A surprising plan from the President
B. Help rescue the newspaper industry
C. Form the reading habit for the young
D. Free newspapers fly to teens Passage
Passage 3
American schools are looking for ways to save money on bus transportation because of high fuel prices. More children may have to walk, ride their bikes or find other ways to get to school.
But, as another effect of the high prices, they may not have to go to school as often. Some schools, especially in rural areas, are changing to a four-day week. That means longer days instead of the traditional Monday through Friday schedule.
Beginning in the fall, students in the McCray school district in Minnesota will be in school Tuesday through Friday. Each school day will be sixty-five minutes longer.
Superintendent （教育厅长） Greg Schmidt says the district expects to save about sixty-five thousand dollars a year in transportation costs. The district has about seven hundred students living in an area of nine hundred square kilometers.
State officials have approved the plan for three years. They may change their minds before then if learning suffers. In Custer, South Dakota, students have been going to school Monday through Thursday since 1995. Superintendent Tim Creal says the change has saved an estimated one million dollars over just the past eight years.
But he sees other benefits, too. Students get more instructional time. And activities that used to interfere with classes are now held on non-school days.
He says that in the future, the growth of online classes could make it possible to require even fewer days in school. High fuel prices are driving college students to take more online classes. And in some states, high school students can take them, too.
A four-day school week sounds like a great idea for students and teachers. But working parents may have to pay
for child care for that fifth day. In agricultural areas, though it can mean an extra day of helping on the family ranch.
In New Mexico, the first school district changed to a four-day week in 1974 because of the Arab oil boycott. Now seventeen out of eighty-nine districts use it. The Lake Arthur School District has just one sixty students. Lake Arthur used a four-day schedule for twelve years. But a few years ago it went back to five days.
Michael Grossman heads the district. He says two studies there failed to show any real educational improvement using the four-day week. And he says not much instruction was taking place during the last hour of school, because students were too tired.
1. Which of the following is NOT the effect high effect fuel prices have on American schools?
A. It will take less time to go to school.
B. More money will be spent on bus transportation.
C. Walking or riding to school will be more popular.
D. Alternative ways to get to school may be t
2. What is the attitude of state officials to the four-day school week according to Paragraph 5?
A. They are simply positive about its effect.
B. They are ready to change it if teachers or against it.
C. They are totally negative to it though it is
D. It has taken three years before they finally
3. According to Michael Grossman, what is the disadvantage of the four-day schedule?
A. Students and teachers will have to work hard in class.
B. Parents will have to pay more for child care.
C. Teachers will get less pay for their work.
D. Students benefit less in the last hour of class. '
4. By comparing all the American schools that took a four-day schedule for a period of time, we know that
A. all the students give a warm welcome
B. the plan cannot save as much money as expected
C. there will be a long way to go for the schedule to be improved
D. most schools will go back to the traditional schedule
Passage 4
As the price of a college degree continues to rise, there’s growing evidence that the monetary payoff isn't quite as big as often advertised. The best estimate now is that a college degree is worth about $ 300,000 in today' s dollars - nowhere near the million figure that is often quoted.
"That million number has driven me crazy !" says Sandy Baum, a Skidmore economist who studied the value of a college degree for the College Board last year.
Baum' s research showed that college graduates earn, on average, about $ 20,000 a year more than those who finished their education at high school. Add that up over a 40-year working life and the total differential is about $ 800,000, she figures. But since much of that bonus is earned many years from now, subtracting out the impact of inflation means that 800,000 in future dollars is worth only about 450,000 in today’s dollars.
Then, if you subtract out the cost of a college degree about $ 3,000 in tuition and books for students who get no aid and attend public in-state universities and the money a student could have earned at a job instead of attending school, the real net value in today’s dollars is somewhere in the 300,000 range, a number confirmed by other studies. But, especially these days, that still makes a college degree one of the most lucrative investments a person can make, Baum notes:
Better yet, college graduates can go on to earn advanced degrees, which return even bigger payoffs. The
average holder of a bachelor's degree earns about $ 51,000 a year, Baum calculates. But those who've gone on to earn MBAs, law degrees, or other professional degrees earn about $ 100,000 a year.
In addition, Baum finds that there are plenty of other re wards for a degree. The quality of the jobs college graduates get is far better, for example. College graduates are more likely to get jobs with health insurance. And it is easier for them to find and hold jobs. The unemployment rate for college graduates was just 2.2 percent last year, half the unemployment level of those with only high school diplomas.
Other researchers have found that the payoff of a degree is especially lucrative for students from low-income families, since the education gives them a chance to break out of low-paying careers.
1. What can be inferred from Paragraph l?
A. The payoff of a college degree is still big enough to match that advertised.
B. It’s more and more difficult to get a college degree.
C. The return of a college degree is less than often quoted.
D. The price of a college degree is less than that often quoted.
2.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word " lucrative" ( in Paragraph 5) ?
A. attractive B. worthless C. approachable D. balanced
3. How can a college graduate increase his or her yearly income according to the passage?
A. By getting jobs with health insurance immediately.
B. By going on for higher degrees.
C. By breaking out of low-paying jobs.
D. By contributing more to his or her community.
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. College graduates will earn more in the future.
B. The real value of college education is decreasing.
C. College education is enough to ensure you a good life.
D. How much is that college degree really worth?.
Passage 5
An explosion on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province.
The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the city’s commercial hub（商业中心），where lots of shops and restaurants are concentrated.
The ear-splitting blast was heard around 12∶50 p.m.，said a local newspaper, citing witnesses. The power of the blast shattered（使粉碎）nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless（不生锈的）steel rubbish can to pieces.
One passer-by，identified（确认）only as Zhang，said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians lying on the ground when she got to the scene.
Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion. A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightly hurt.
The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused to speculate as to the cause.
1．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. All the injured were taken to a hospital
B. 8 of the injured were not taken to a hospital
C. The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a restaurant
D. The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a shop
2．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. One passer- by, indentified only as Zhang, saw the man throwing a bomb into a bin.
B. Some customers in restaurants were injured.
C. The writer didn’t get to the scene.
D. All customers in shops got hurt.
3．In the last paragraph the underlined word “speculate” probably means ________.
A. tell B. guess C. discuss D. talk
4．What of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Bomb Hidden in a Rubbish Bin B. The Cause of the Explosion
C. A Terrible Thing D. Market Blast Kills 1,Injures 21
Passage 6
L’HAY-LES-ROSES, France: Three teenage girls admitted starting a fire in a suburban Paris housing project over the weekend that killed 17 people, including three children, police said yesterday. A fourth girl was held yesterday morning.
The fire in a 19-storey building south of Paris was the third fatal blaze in the Paris area in nine days. The death toll rose to 16 after a man died late Sunday in a hospital, where seven others were being treated for serious injuries, police said.
Three teenagers taken in for questioning on Sunday admitted having started the fire for fun, police said. Two of the suspects were 18-year-old, the other was 16, police said. Further details were not available.
Witnesses claimed to have seen a group of youths who lived in the building start the fire, said Patrick Seve, mayor of the town of L’HAY-LES-ROSES, near Orly airport, where the building was located.
The fire is believed to have broken out in the lobby（门厅）of the building before raging up a stairwell at least three floors. Some residents jumped from windows as the fire spread through the building’s entrance.
Authorities were investigating possible criminals in an August 26 fire that killed 14 African children and three adults in a Paris apartment building. Three days later, another fire killed seven in a building.
Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy suggested on French television on Sunday night that copycats（盲目模仿者）were at work. “Each time there is a new story, sometimes that gives ideas to people who then turn into criminals,” Sarkozy said, promising severe punishment for anyone found guilty of arson（纵火）.
1. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs？
A. Three girls were caught setting fire to a building.
B. The fourth girl wasn’t present when the fire broke out.
C. All the people lost their lives before police came.
D. Paris was troubled by fire during that period.
2. Why did the teenagers start the fire？
A. They were interested in playing with fire.
B. They wanted to make fun of their parents.
C. They were not satisfied with the surroundings.
D. They wanted to warm themselves.
3. From the fourth and fifth paragraphs we know that ________.
A. the witnesses must have put out the fire
B. the lobby of the building was covered with wood.
C. the witnesses were familiar with the teenagers
D. the residents shouldn’t have jumped from windows
4. What the Minister said in the last paragraph means that ________.
A. he doesn’t like to listen to new stories
B. he has no time to write new stories
C. teenagers often have ideas to turn into criminals
D. teenagers may do the same as others have done
Passage 7
NEW YORK- One in five U.S. workers regularly attends after-work drinks with coworkers, where the most common mishaps range from badmouthing another worker to drinking too much, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Most workers attend so-called happy hours to bond with colleagues, although 15 percent go to hear the latest office gossip and 13 percent go because they feel necessary, said the survey conducted for CareerBuilder.com, an online job site. As to what happens when the after-work drinks flow, 16 percent reported bad-mouthing a colleague, 10 percent shared a secret about a colleague and 8 percent said they drank too much and acted unprofessionally. Five percent said they had shared a secret about the company, and 4 percent confessed to singing karaoke. While 21 percent of those who attended said happy hours were good for networking, 85 percent said attending had not helped them get closer to someone higher up or get a better position. An equal number of men and women said they attended happy hours with co-workers, with younger workers aged 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55 least likely to attend. Overall, 21 percent of workers attend happy hours with co-workers and; of those nearly a quarter go at least once a month.
The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder.com among 6,987 full-time employees between February 11 and March 13. Harris Interactive said the results had a sampling error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points.
1. Harris Interactive made the survey to find out ________.
A. how U.S. workers spend their after-work time
B. what U.S. workers do at after-work drinks
C. the relationships between U.S. workers
D. who are most likely to attend after-work drinks
2. ________ of workers who attend after-work drinks speak ill of a colleague.
A. 4 percent B. 8 percent C. 16 percent D. 10 percent
3. According to the passage, most of those surveyed believed attending after-work drinks ________.
A. benefited them a lot B. could provide information
C. only made them relaxed D. was of no help to them
4. We can learn from the text that _________.
A. workers over 55 don’t like to attend happy hours at all
B. about 75% of workers go more than once a month
C. 10.5% of male workers attend happy hours with co-workers
D. about 700 workers surveyed shared a secret about a co-worker
5. After the survey, it can be inferred that_________.
A. all the workers oppose after-work drinks
B. the workers may change their attitudes towards after-work drinks
C. all the workers support after-work drinks
D. all the workers are suggested going to attend after-work drinks
Passage 8
With the possible exception of equal rights, perhaps the most heated argument across the United States today is the death penalty (死刑). Many argue that it is an effective deterrent (威慑) to murder, while others think there is no enough proof that the death penalty reduces the number of murders.
argument advanced by those opposed （反对） to the death penalty is that it is cruel and inhuman punishment, that it is tile mark of a bad society and finally that it is of questionable effectiveness as a deterrent to crime (罪行) anyway.
In our opinion, the death penalty is a necessary action. Throughout recorded history there have always been those peculiar persons in every society who made terrible crimes such as murder. But some are more dangerous than others.
For example, it is one thing to take the life of another in time of blind anger, but quite another to coldly plan and carry out the murder of one or more people in the style of a butcher. Thus, murder, like all other crimes, is a matter of different degree. While it could be argued with some reason that the criminal in the first instance should be merely kept from society, such should not be the fate of the latter type murderer.
The value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime may be open to discussion. But the majority of people
believe that the death penalty protects them. Their belief is proved by the fact that the death penalty prevents murder. For example, from 1954 to 1963, when the death penalty was carried out from time to time in California, the murder rate remained between three and four murders for each 100, 000 population. Since 1964 the death penalty has been done only once, and the murder rate has risen to10.4 murders for each 100, 000 population. The sharp climb in the state's murder rate, which began when killings stopped, does not happen by chance. It certainly shows that the death penalty does deter many murderers. If the law about death penalty is vetoed (否决), some people will be murdered- some whose lives may have been saved if the death penalty were in effect. This is really a life or death matter. The lives of thousands of people must be protected.
1. The main purpose of this passage is to _____.
A. speak for the majority B. support a veto
C. speak ill of the government D. argue for the value of the death penalty
2. Which of the following is among the heated arguments across the USA besides death penalty?
A. Air pollution. B. The war against Iraq.
C. Equal rights. D. Election of president.
3. The numbers in the last paragraph show that ______.
A. if they stick to death penalty, the number of murders will be reduced
B. death penalty almost stopped from 1954 to 1963
C. the population of California has risen
D. death penalty is of little value
4. It can be inferred that the writer thinks that ______.
A. the death penalty is the most important problem in the United States today
B. the second type of murderers (in Paragraph 4) should be sentenced to death
C. the veto of the law about death penalty is of little importance
D. the value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime is not to be discussed
Passage 9
SAN PAULO - Brazilians like to say theirs is the country of soccer and it certainly has a strong claim for the titles of the world's greatest player, greatest team and even the greatest stadium.
In the nation that will host the 2014 World Cup, however, fewer people go to see professional soccer matches than in China or the United States.
With attendances falling further this year, Brazilian clubs are using different strategies(策略) to try to fill their grounds but they are hampered(阻碍) by antiquated(陈旧的) stadiums, a lack of respect for fans, television stations that show every game live and insufficient(不充分的) policing and security.
In the home of Pele, the legendary team that won the 1970 World Cup and Rio de Janeiro's giant Maracana stadium, just about everyone has a team and an opinion. But few actually go to support their side.
"Lots of people confuse the phenomenon(现象) of the World Cup in Brazil with a true love of the game," said Juca Kfouri, one of Brazil's best-known sports writers. "Brazil is not a country where people love football. It is a country where people love to party around the World Cup." In Recife, fans of the city's three big teams get tickets in return for requesting invoices(发票) for purchases in stores. The initiative is designed to raise tax revenues（收益） by ensuring businesses record transactions（交易）.
1. Which of the following problems that stopped Brazilian clubs to fill their grounds is NOT mentioned in the paragraph?
A. a lack of respect for fans
B. television stations that show every game live
C. fewer people go to see professional soccer matches.
D. old stadium and insufficient policing and security
2. In Juca Kfouri’s opinion, what kind of country is Brazil?
A. A country where people love football.
B. A country where people love football and go to see professional matches.
C. A country where people love to hold parties during the World Cup.
D. A country where people hate football.
3. What’A. change B. improve C. solve D. create
4. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Love for the World Cup in Brazil.
B. Problems in the society of Brazil.
C. Not enough audience would go to see the matches in the 2014 World Cup.
D. World Cup host Brazil struggles to fill stadiums
Passage 10
WUHAN -- Chinese Nobel laureate(桂冠) Mo Yan has won a "Golden Lion" Award, for his play "Our Jing Ke", organizers said on Sunday.
Mo and 13 others won the top prize in the dramatist’s category.
His play "Our Jing Ke" was published with two other plays shortly after he was announced winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature last month.
Xia Xiaohua, president of the Changjiang People's Art Theater in Wuhan, capital of central Hubei Province, said the theater has invited Mo to attend the awards ceremony scheduled for Dec.1.
The "Golden Lion" Award for dramas is held every three years in China with ten different categories.
"Our Jing Ke" re-tells a story about Jing Ke, an assassin famous for his failed attempt to kill a king, who later moved on to become China's first emperor more than 2,000 years ago. （刺杀） attempt is reinterpreted（再解释） into a result of his desire for instant fame, rather than a result of chivalry（骑士精神）and altruism（利他主义）.
The Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm on October 11 that Mo would receive the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first Chinese national to win the award. He, with hallucinatory（幻觉的）realism, merges（吸收）folk tales, history and the contemporary（当代文学）.
Mo Yan, a pseudonym（假名）for Guan Moye, was born in 1955 and grew up in Gaomi in east China's Shandong Province.
1. How many people won the top "Golden Lion" prize in the dramatist’s category?
A. only one. B. 13. C. 14. D. 11
2. When will Mo Yan attend the awards ceremony?
A. On December 1. B. On October 11. C. On December 11. D. On October 1.
3. What does story in "Our Jing Ke" talking about?
A. China’s first emperor. B. A killer who didn’t complete his mission.
C. A king 2000 years ago. D. Not mentioned.
4. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Mo Yan is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
B. Mo Yan is not a real name.
C. The "Golden Lion" Award for dramas is held every three years in China with twelve different categories.
D. In the book, "Our Jing Ke", the Chinese household story is told from a new perspective.
5. What does the underlined word mean?
A. way B. point C. meaning D. story.
答案 Passage 1 DCCBA 汪建峰
Passage 2 BACD
Passage 3 ABDC
Passage 4 CABD
Passage 5 BCBD Passage 6 DACD Passage 7 BCDDB Passage 8 DCAB Passage 9 BCCD Passage 10 CABCB
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范文五：高考英语阅读理解专项训练——新闻类
2009年高考英语阅读理解专项训练——新闻类
(1)
LONDON — Britain awoke on Easter Monday to a period of mourning for the Queen Mother, who died over the weekend after a life spanning a century of noisy and evident change. The 101-year-old royal matriarch died in her sleep last Saturday with Queen Elizabeth, her elder and only surviving daughter, at her bedside. For a woman who was one of the best-known figures in Britain for more than 80 years — from the era of tinted portraits on tin biscuit boxes and cigarette cards to the age of the Internet, the Queen Mother remained an enigmatic(不可思议的) and elusive(躲避的) figure.
She achieved such a respect through aeons(永世, 亿万年) of, first, fawning and, later, intrusive media fascination, by remaining almost entirely silent. Her private thoughts were never paraded(炫耀) in public. What the public saw was a charming and benign elderly lady, adept at winning the admiration of press photographers, whom she always favoured with a particular smile.
CHINA’s third unmanned spacecraft, Shenzhou Ⅲ, landed safely in central Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Monday afternoon, after orbiting the earth 108 times in slightly less than a week. The craft, which lifted off from Jiuquan in Gansu Province last Monday night, landed after successfully conducting a chain of flight and scientific experiments over a period of 162 hours.
A powerful earthquake jolted Taiwan, killing five construction workers, authorities(官方) said. Over 200 injuries ware reported across the island, mostly minor, as a result of Sunday’s 7.5-magnitude quake. The quake was centred off Hualien, 180 kilometres east of Taipei. It struck at 2:53 pm and lasted for nearly a minute.
1. Which of the following statements is true according to the news?
A. The Queen Mother died on Easter Monday alone.
B. The Queen Mother was an attractive person in her political life.
C. The British people felt sorry for the death of the Queen Mother.
D. The Queen Mother was suffering a lot when she was dying.
2. It can be inferred that _______.
A. the craft landed in central Inner Mongolia unexpectedly
B. it took the craft at least 2 hours to orbit the earth once
C. the Chinese scientists did a lot of experiments in space
D. China was successful in sending an unmanned spacecraft into space
3. The third news mainly talks about the _______ in Taiwan.
A. political matters B. social problems
C. unexpected damage D. construction workers
【答案解析】
这是 3 篇新闻报道。第 1 篇是关于英国皇太后死亡的消息；第 2 篇是关于中国发射神舟三号无人飞船的消息；第 3 篇是关于台湾发生 7.5 级强烈地震的消息。
1. C。判断题。皇太后死的时候有其女儿伊利莎白皇后在身边，排除A项；皇太后
没有从政，排除B项；皇太后是在睡觉的时候死去的，D项也排除。所以答案选C。
2. D。判断题。从第3段的几个关键词safely…successful 可知A项错误；B项内容在文中没有提及，可排除；而神舟三号为无人飞船，故不会有科学家在太空中做实验，可排除C；既然神舟三号无人飞船已安全着陆，那肯定是已成功发射了。
3. C。主旨题。既然台湾发生了地震，那当然是没有预料到的灾害。A、B、D三项内容离题太远。
(2)
June 26, 2000 — the Human Genome(基因组) Project, a great $3 billion, 15-year task aimed at drawing the genetic(遗传的) map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completed. The scientific and medical communities(团体) are very excited about the chances genetic research provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging(延长) human life. But those communities and policy(政策) makers also are careful about the scientific door they are opening as the project uncovers the mysteries of life.
For the last few years, the genetic advances in the developing field of biotechnology(生物技术) have provides material for all kinds of work, but the developments of modern science in unlocking the secrets of the human genetic code(密码) have opened a world of possibilities for human health, as well as for the popular imagination.
While European and Japanese researchers are making rapid progress in decoding(解码) human DNA, the leading organization for genetic research is in the United States, which began in 1990, is “unlocking the code” of the human body to learn how to defeat fatal(致命的)diseases. Already, the Human Genome Project has become widely known and praised for finding the genes(基因) connected with terrible diseases as yet(迄今), and making progress toward separating the genes that show a sign of breast cancer or AIDS.
Once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections(传染), and genetic diseases. Medical companies are very interested in mapping the human genome, as they expect to develop a lot of new drugs for these illnesses.
1. Why did the scientists work hard at mapping the human genome?
A. Because the human genome can destroy many illnesses.
B. Because the human genome's completion can help them get rid of many diseases.
C. Because they wanted to be better known than others.
D. Because the human genome can provide a lot of chances of work.
2. Which country studied the genes most rapidly in the world?
A. Japan. B. Germany. C. The United States. D. China.
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. If the genes can be found, scientists can study many new ways to cure illnesses.
B. The scientists have made great progress in connecting the genes with the cancers.
C. Many medical companies show great interest in
drawing the human genome map.
D. The United States began the Genes Study early in the 19th century.
4. The author suggests that the Human Genome Project can cause _______.
A. the policy makers to feel very worried and careful
B. the scientists to work harder
C. many people to find work easily
D. a lot of companies to produce many new drugs
5. The main idea of this article is about _______.
A. unlocking genetic code
B. the genes' discovery
C. the great human genome
D. the genes and the scientists
【答案解析】
绘制人类基因组图，这将意味着人类消灭癌症、艾滋病的危害，延长人类寿命将成为现实。
1. B。语义理解题。从文章最后一段第1句话Once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections(传染), and genetic diseases 可以看出科学家们完成人类基因组图的目的。
2. C。细节题。因为 …the leading organization for genetic research is in the United States,所以答案选 C。
3. D。判断题。美国是在 1990 年，即 20 世纪末开始绘制人类基因组图的，所以选项D 不对。
4. B。判断题。从文章内容可知，人类基因组图的完成将有助于科学家们攻克一系列难关。所以，他们在更努力地探究。
5. A。主旨题。综合文章内容，不难概括出本文主旨：解读基因密码。
(3)
The space shuttle Columbia flared and broke up in the skies over Texas on Saturday, February 1,2003, killing the seven astronauts on board in what NASA and President Bush called a tragedy for the entire nation. NASA launched an investigation into the disaster and began searching for the astronauts' remains. It said that although there had been some data failures it was too early to nail down a precise cause. The break-up, 16 minutes before the shuttle was due to land at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spread possibly toxic debris(有毒的残骸) over a wide swath of Texas and neighboring states.
Dramatic television images of the shuttle's descent clearly showed several white trails(痕迹) streaking through blue skies after the shuttle suddenly fell apart. It was almost 17 years to the day that the Challenger shuttle exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven astronauts on board.
Take-off and re-entry into Earth's atmosphere are the most dangerous parts of a space mission. In 42 years of US' human space flight, there had never been an accident in the descent to Earth or landing. Challenger exploded just after take-off.
Rescue teams scrambled to search for the remains of the crew, which included the first Israeli to fly on the shuttle, former combat pilot Col. Ilan Ramon. There were warnings that parts of a vast 120-mile-long corridor of debris could be toxic because of poisonous rocket propellant(推进器).
"W
e are not ready to confirm that we have found any human remains," Nacogdoches County Sheriff Thomas Kerrs said. He added that among the roughly 1,000 calls reporting debris, some people said they found remains of crew members.
"The Columbia is lost. There are no survivors, …Their mission was almost complete and we lost them so close to home. … America's space program will go on," said a grim-faced Bush in a message broadcast on television, which included condolences to the families of the dead astronauts.
1. The word “descent” in the passage means ________.
A. taking off B. landing C. orbiting D. walking down
2. Which is true of the Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon?
A. He was the first Israeli astronaut to fly on the shuttle.
B. He was the first foreign astronaut to fly on the American shuttle.
C. He used to be a passenger plane pilot.
D. He was the only survivor in the Columbia disaster.
3. The Columbia disaster and the Challenger disaster were similar in that ________.
A. there were seven astronauts killed on board
B. both the shuttles exploded when they took off
C. Both the shuttles exploded when they were about to land
D. no human remains were found
4. Which of the following is wrong according to the news?
A. The U.S.A. will give up the space program because of the accident.
B. NASA hasn’t found the cause of the Columbia disaster.
C. Before the Columbia disaster, no shuttles had exploded in the course of landing.
D. Take-off and re-entry into Earth's atmosphere are the most dangerous parts of a space mission.
【答案解析】
本文讲述了美国航天飞机“哥伦比亚”号失事的情况。
1. B。词义推测题。可以参见第三段第二句中的in the decent to Earth，其后or landing 即是对 descent解释。
2. A。细节题。从 …which included the first Israeli to fly on the shuttle, former combat pilot Col. Ilan Ramon 中可以知道，Ilan Ramon. 是以色列第一位乘坐航天飞机的宇航员。
3. A。推断题。要求你找出这两起灾难的共同点。从文中可以了解到两起灾难都有7位宇航员丧生。“挑战者”号是在升空时失事的，而“哥伦比亚”号是在返回地面的过程中失事的，故可排除B 和 C。而选项 D 与原文不符，故选 A。
4. A。判断题。根据…America's space program will go on 我们可以知道选项 A 明显错误。而选项B、C、D均与原文相符。
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Visiting U.S. President George W. Bush said in Beijing Friday that both China and the United States should encourage bilateral(双边的) contacts and exchanges to promote mutual(相互) understanding.
“It’s important for our political leaders to come to China,” said Bush, who gave a speech Friday morning at Qinghua University, one of the most prestigious univ
ersities in China.
His working visit to China and discussions with Oinghua students “help promote” Sino-U.S.(中美) relations, Bush said in response to a student’s question about what he would do to promote Sino-U.S. relations.
“Many people in my country are very interested in China,” he said, adding that these Americans have learned more about China’s culture and the Chinese people.
He said that he would keep encouraging such contacts and exchanges between the two countries.
Bush said that he would describe back home what he has seen here and that China as a great nation not only has a “great history” but also an “unbelievably exciting future.”
The president said that the 2008 Olympic Games would make a significant opportunity for the rest of the world to understand China, which enables more people to come to China and feel the modernization taking place, and many more people will see it on the television.
Bush arrived in Beijing Thursday for a two-day working visit to China.
1. What the word “prestigious” in the second paragraph probably means?
A. great B. famous C. honorable D. modest
2. Which of the sentence is NOT true?
A. Bush think bilateral contacts and mutual understanding will promote Sino-U.S. relations.
B. Many Americans are interested in China.
C. Bush and the students of Qinghua discussed something about how to make China richer and stronger.
D. The 2008’s Olympic Games is a great change for China been known by the world.
3. Many Americans are interested in China because _______.
A. they want to come here to take part in the 2008 Olympic Games
B. they have learned something of China and they want to learn more
C. China has been taking place great change
D. China has a “great history” and “unbelievably exciting future”
4. The narrator(叙述者) of the passage was most probably _____.
A. a reporter B. a psychologist C. a politician D. a sociologist
【答案解析】
本文报道了美国总统在华访问期间，在清华大学所发表的关于促进中美关系的谈话。
1. B。词义猜测题。根据清华大学在我国的地位这一常识可推知此题答案为B。
2. C。推断题。全文只报道了Bush对如何增进中美关系的谈话，而未对如何促使中国的富强发表意见，因此可推知此题答案为C。
3. B。推断题。根据文章第4段最后部分…these Americans have learned more about China’s culture and the Chinese people. 可推知此题答案为B。
4. A。推断题。本文是新闻报道，其作者可能是记者，从而可推知此题答案为A。
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A senior United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) official on May 29 praised China for its remarkable achievements in children’s welfare(福利).
A. H. M. Farook, UNICEF’s operations area officer for China and Mongolia said that China “can be very satisfied to tell the whole world what can be done with limited resources to help its children to grow healthily and happily.”
China’s child population makes up one-fifth of the world’s total. “The reason behind the tremendous(巨大的) achievement is China’s long tradition of caring for children both at home and in society,” he said.
“What’s more is that Chinese people have always given special attention to children who are in special need.” The UN official made the remarks when addressing a group of 50 children and staff from the Beijing Children’s Welfare Home at the Shangri-la Hotel, Beijing.
The hotel invited the orphans to share snacks(小吃), sing, dance and play games at a park inside the hotel for a “Share the Sunshine” party, as a prelude(前奏) to celebrations to mark the Children’s Day.
The Beijing children’s Welfare Home, set up soon after New China was founded in 1949, has at present more than 400 children.
A leading official of the welfare institution said that the children live a happy life and that the agency(机构) spends 400—500 yuan a month for an average orphan. An average Chinese workers earned 440 yuan a month during the first quarter this year.
Gu Xiaojin, deputy secretary-general of the China Youth Development Foundation(CYDF), said people from all walks of life have contributed to the welfare of the Chinese children.
She said that CYDF set up the Project Hope in 1989, which calls on people across the country to donate money to help poor children to continue their schooling.
By the end of last year, she said, CYDF had collected nearly 700 million yuan in donations, which has helped the establishment(建立) of 2, 074 Hope primary schools and enabled more than 1. 25 million dropouts to return to school classrooms.
Three “Hope Stars” also attended the party. They were model teenagers chosen among students who are economically supported by the Project Hope to further their nine-year compulsory(义务) studies in the poverty-stricken regions. They will be torchbearers(火炬接力者) for the Chinese Team for the up coming Atlanta Olympic Games this year.
1. Children can grow healthily and happily as long as _______.
A. parents take good care of them both at home and in society
B. the whole society care for children as well as their parents
C. Schools and teachers pay much attention to the growth of children
D. Chinese people always give special attention to children who are in special need
2. Every year the Beijing Children’s Welfare Home spends _______ on the orphans
A. 1, 920, 000 yuan B. 2, 160, 000 yuan
C. Over 2, 400, 000 yuan D. 2, 200, 000 yuan or so
3. CYDF collected 700 million yuan with the p
urpose of _______.
A. reducing dropouts
B. helping homeless orphans
C. supporting the Chinese Team for the coming Atlanta Olympic Games
D. establishing 2, 074 Hope primary schools all over the country
4. We can infer from the text that _______.
A. Every Chinese child has its own special need, so we should pay special attention to each.
B. All the children in the poverty-stricken regions of China are too poor to go to school.
C. Ever since liberation. the Chinese Communist Party has been concerned (关心) about the growth of the younger generation.
D. With the help of UNICEF officials, there are no more dropouts in China.
5. It is possible that this passage was written in _______.
A. 1992 B. 1996 C. 1998 D. 2000
【答案解析】
本文介绍了新中国成立后非常关心青少年一代尤其是贫困地区的儿童。
1. B。细节题。 根据 The reason behind the tremendous achievement is China’s long tradition of caring for children both at home and in society 得知青少年能健康幸福成长的条件是社会和家庭共同关心小孩，故选 B。
2. D。细节题。 根据 The Beijing children’s Welfare Home, …has at present spent more than 400 children 和 …the agency spends 400 — 500 yuan a month for an average orphan 可知一年的费用在1 920 000 yuan 和2 400 000 yuan 之间，当然也不会正好是2 160 000 yuan，故答案选 D。
3. A。细节题。 根据 …which has helped the establishment of 2 074 Hope Primary Schools and enable more than 1.25 million dropouts to return to school classrooms 可知这笔钱用于在贫困地区建立希望小学和让失学儿童返校，则 A 为可选项。
4. C。推断题。阅读全文可知 B、D 为错误答案，A 在第 4 段已提到，再根据 The Beijing children’s Welfare Home, set up soon after New China was founded in 1949, has at present more than 400 children 可知 C 为正确答案。
5. B。细节题。亚特兰大奥运会是 1996 年召开的，再根据 They will be torchbearers for the Chinese Team for the coming Atlanta Olympic Games this year 可知这篇文章写于 1996 年，故选 B。
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The United States will introduce a new and comprehensive(综合的) exam for students who seek to study in American and other English-speaking countries, Xinhua News Agency reported from New York.
The exam, which stands for a great change from the current English level test, was disclosed by Theresa Chang Wei Jen, associate director of the International Service of the US College Board, America’s leading educational organization.
The Advanced Placement International English Language (APIEL) will be offered for the first time throughout the world on May 10, 2002, said Jen.
However, the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese studen
ts, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity of other already existing exams, such as the TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language), the GRE(Graduate Record Examination), or the IELTS(International English Language Testing System).
“I have never heard of such a test and I would prefer the IELTS if I need another exam,” said Xu Jingyan, a graduating student from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, who wants to study in England and has already taken the TOEFL.
Most of Xu’s classmates have never heard of the APIEL. “The APIEL is designed for international students who wish to get university studies in English-speaking countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia.” said Jen.
The APIEL has been adopted, said Jen, because the TOEFL can no longer accurately reflect the abilities of students of using the English language comprehensively in an academic environment. Xinhua reported that a fairly large number of foreign students who earned high scores in TOEFL exam turned out to be very ordinary educational performers after admission.
Compared with the TOEFL, the APIEL measures a student’s ability to read, write, speak and understand English through testing his or her skills in listening comprehension, speaking with accuracy(精确) and resourcefulness, and writing with clarity and fluency(流畅), Jen said.
1. The United States will introduce a new exam because _______.
A. more and more students want to get further education in the USA
B. the Chinese people pay special attention to English studies with China’s entry into the WTO
C. the already existing exam systems seem to be far from perfect
D. it will bring the US government quite a lot of money
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the selection？
A. It will take quite a period of time for people to accept the APIEL.
B. The TOEFL is more popular with the Chinese than the IELTS.
C. A student will have to take the APIEL if he or she wants to study in English—speaking countries from 2002.
D. Chinese students will prefer the IELTS rather than the APIEL even in the future.
3. The underlined word current in the second paragraph means _______.
A. modern B. present C. standard D. formal
4. Please decide which of the following would be the best title for this news report.
A. The Key to English-speaking Countries
B. The Four Skills in Learning English
C. TOEFL, IELTS and GRE to be Out of Date
D. New Exam Designed for Students
【答案解析】
全文介绍了APIEL与传统英语测试对比所显出的新功能。
1. C。推断题。 根据 TOFEL can no longer accurately reflect the abilities of students of using the English language comprehensively in an academic environment 可知原来的测试系统有局限性，由此可知 C 为正确答案
。
2. A。细节题。 阅读全文可知B、C、D与原文不符，再根据 …the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese students, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity of other already existing exams 得知 APIEL 作为新的测试系统不是短时间就能为人们所接受，故答案选 A。
3. B。词义猜测题。 根据第 1 行 …a new and comprehensive exam 和第 4 段…it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity of other already existing exams 可知 current 意思为“现实的，目前的”，故知 B 为正确答案。
4. D。主旨题。阅读全文可知由于传统测试不能适应新形势对学生的要求，从而设计了一种新的测试系统 —— APIEL，故选 D。
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New York: when the first jet struck, World Trade Center at 8:48 am on Tuesday, the People in 2 World Trade Center with a view of the instant damage across the divide had the clearest sense of what they, too, must do: get out fast.
Katherine Hachinski, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years of age, Ms Hachinski, an architect working on the 91st floor of 2 World Trade Centre, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, an executive (经理), screamed and set off too.
But others up and down the 110 floors, many without clear views of the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure. And the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off.
Amid the uncertainty about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the sound tower instructed people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower.
Some left, others stayed. Some began to climb down and, when met with more announcements and other cautions(警告) to stop or return, went hack up. The decisions made in those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay were doomed(注定死亡) when the second jet crashed into the south tower, killing many and stranding(使某物留在) many more in the floors above where the jet hit.
One of those caught in indecision was the executive at Fuji Bank UAS.
Richard Jacobs of Fuji Bank left the 79th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up, two minutes or so before the plane crashed-into their floor.
“I just don’t know what happened to them,” Mr. Jacobs said.
1. From the passage, we know that the south tower was hit by the plane_______.
A. at 8: 30
B. 18 minutes earlier than the north tower
C. at around 9:06
D. at 8:48
2. The underlined words “stay put” means_______.
A. stay in the building B. leave at once
C. put everything back and then leave D. keep silent
3. Which floor was hit by the second jet?
A. the 91st floor B. the 103rd floor
C. the 60th floor D. the 79th floor
4. Fewer people would have died if_______.
A. more announcement had been made
B. people hadn’t used the lifts
C. the incident had happened on a weekend
D. the people had obeyed the office rules
【答案解析】
本文描述了两架飞机先后撞击世贸大厦的情况及人们对此的反应。
1. C。推断题。根据When the first jet struck World Trade Center at 8:48 a.m. on Tuesday…及And the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off.…when the second jet crashed into the south tower… 可知第一架飞机撞击发生在上午8:48，第二架飞机撞击发生在18分钟之后，据此选 C。
2. A。词义猜测题。根据…formal announcements inside the sound tower instructed people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower 及其后的伴随状语所表达的意思 “向他们保证说这幢建筑物安然无恙并且威胁局限在另一塔”可知是要人们 “留下来”，据此选 A。
3. D。细节题。根据倒数第 2 段得知Richard Jacobs with the other office workers开始离开了 79 层，但在 48 层时听说形势已得到控制，有几个人便又返回到了 79 层，大约 2 分钟之后他们的楼层被撞，据此选 D。
4. C。推断题。阅读全文可知这次撞击发生在星期二，人们都在上班；如果发生在周末，就不会有这么多人在上班，自然伤亡的人数也会减少，据此选答案 C。
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The Fifth China International Fair for Investment and Trade is expected to expand the country’s economic relations with the international community when it opens on September 9. The four-day fair will be held in the Economic Zone of Xiamen, a coastal city in East China’s Fujian province. Compared with the previous four fairs held annually since 1997, this year’s fair will provide more detailed information and better services for the participants, according to Xi Jinping, governor of the Fujian province and director of the organizing committee of the fair.
A series of high-level forums will be held on international investment and China’s entry into the World Trade Organization. Since 1997, Xiamen has successfully hosted four sessions of the China International Fair for Investment and Trade, drawing global attention. Xiamen will redouble its efforts to offer better services for all its guests and friends attending the fair, according to ZhuYayan, the mayor. Altogether 9,141 overseas-funded projects have been negotiated at the past four fairs, with a combined overseas investment of US $ 48.3 billion.
Altogether 1,838 projects using foreign investment were negotia
ted with a total overseas investment of US $ 9,47 billion. The 1,261 contracts signed at the fourth fair registered a combined pledged overseas investment of US $ 5 billion. The total export and import volume reached US $ 786 million.
1. What is the best title for this passage?
A. The Fifth Fair Will Be Held. B. The Fair is Famous.
C. Fairs Attract the World Wide Attention. D. Xiamen is a Trade Zone.
2. How many fingers are there in the logo of the China Fair International Investment and Trade?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
3. Why is the golden key to success designed as the logo of CFIIT?
A. Because the fair will attract overseas investment to China.
B. Because it is a key to our home.
C. Because it is just like a key.
D. Because the fair is held on August 9.
5. What is the average of the overseas investment on one project in the past four fairs?
A. 0.00380 billion. B. 0.00529 billion.
C. 0.00513 billion. D. 0.00397 billion.
【答案解析】
本文主要讲国际贸易和投资洽谈会扩展了各国之间的经济联系，引起全世界的广泛关注。
1. C。主旨题。这是一道归纳题，本文主要讲洽谈会吸引全球的关注，所以答案C。
2. B。细节题。从图标下的注解可知the figures nine and eight as well as CFIIT…可知由两个数字组成，故答案选B。
3. A。判断题。从文中第 2 段可知把商标设计为CFIIL主要是为了吸引更多的海外投资，所以答案选A。
4. B。判断题。从文中第 2 段最后一句共9 141个工程获得的资金是48.3 billion，由此可推知平均每项海外工程的资金，答案为B。
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On Saturday August 12, 2000, during Northern Fleet training exercises in the Barents Sea, the Russian nuclear submarine(潜水艇) Kursk sank in about 100 meters of water with some 118 sailors aboard. It's known later that several officers were also aboard, observing the training exercises. The Kursk is lying on the ocean floor in the Barents Sea. The Russian Navy said that it was listing 30 degrees to port. Other sources reported it was listing as much 60 as degrees. According to a Russian newspaper, when the submarine Kursk failed to make contact with the naval command at the right time later that day, Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Vyachesav Popov ordered rescue ships into the area. It took hours to find the submarine, as it didn't launch(发射) a marking buoy(浮) before sinking.
Russian Navy Chief insisted that the submarine Kursk had been involved(卷入) in a major collision(碰撞), but a great deal of information shows that this is not true. Up till now, it's believed that an explosion in the torpedo compartment(鱼雷舱) in the nose of the Kursk was the likely cause. Now Russian government officially asked Norway for help in recovering of
sailors' bodies first of all, and Norway has agreed to offer all help. But Russian insisted that only Russians work inside the submarine Kursk and that the work last for about 10～18 working days. It is expected to recover only 25～35 bodies from the Kursk.
It was not until October 25, when a team of Russian divers entered the submarine Kursk, some 350 feet below the surface, that truth became clear. On November 7, in the morning, owing to(由于) the icy and the cold weather, a special rescue meeting held on Murmansk decided to stop the whole bodies recovering operation.
1. From the text we can infer that _______ led to the sinking of the submarine Kursk.
A. a small fighting with another foreign submarine
B. an explosion inside the submarine Kursk
C. a great collision inside the submarine Kursk
D. an attack from another foreign submarine
2. After Kursk accident occurred, Northern Fleet Commander Popov _______.
A. decided to recover all the sailors' bodies immediately
B. went to apply to Norway for help at once
C. decided to find out the real cause of sinking at once
D. sent several rescue ships into the Barents Sea
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A. The Norwegians were willing to offer all help.
A. If the rescue work did within 10～18 days, there would be about 30 sailors to be recovered.
B. It was not believed that there were many unclear weapons inside the Kursk.
C. A team of divers from Norway entered the submarine Kursk successfully on Oct. 25
D. It's reported that a major collision was unlikely to cause the sinking of the Kursk.
4. Why did Russia insist that only Russian divers can work inside the submarine Kursk?
A. Because the Barents Sea is very icy and the weather is too cold.
B. Because Russia feared that the top secrets inside the Kursk will be let out.
C. Because Russian divers are much more skilled than those from Norway.
D. Because Russian government wants to bring the cost down to the lowest degree.
5. The underlined words “make contact with” in the first paragraph refers to the idea that the submarine Kursk can't_______.
A. get in touch after much effort with the naval command
B. send up the nuclear weapons in the training exercises
C. get the naval officers to return to the Northern Fleet
D. get in touch after much effort with Russian government
【答案解释】
2000年8月12日，俄罗斯的一艘潜水艇连同120余名官兵沉入Barents海100多米的水底，在请求了挪威的援助下营救工作随即开始，事故原因众说不一，时至十月二十五日才真相大白。
1. B。细节题。根据第 2 段第 2 句话 Up till now, it’s believed that an explosion in the torpedo compartment in the nose of the Kursk was the likely cause 可知答
案。
2. D。细节题。根据第 1 段倒数第 2 句话 …Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Vyachesav Popov ordered rescue ships into the area 可知答案。
3. C。判断题。根据第 2 段倒数第 2 句话 But Russian insisted that only Russians work inside the submarine Kursk 可得出答案。
4. B。判断题。此题属考查考生的国际军事外交常识。其中四个选项文章中均没有提及到，但比较四个选项可以发现C选项较合情理(潜核艇内部设备属于国家机密，不允许别国的人入内，以免泄密)。
5. A。词义猜测题。从第 1 段后部分内容中可猜出是 the naval command 与 submarine Kurst“失去联系”后，Northern Fleet Commander 估计 submarine Kurst 发生了事故，才派遣搜救船队。
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