高考英语二轮复习阅读新闻报道类含答案.docx
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高考英语二轮复习阅读新闻报道类含答案
高中英语阅读——新闻报道类
1、NEWYORK-AustralianminingenterpriseClivePalmeronTuesdayunveiled(公布)blueprintsforTitanicⅡ,amoderncopyofthedoomedoceanliner,althoughhedidn'tcalltheshipunsinkableanymore.
Theshipwilllargelyrecreatethedesignanddecorationofthefabledoriginal,withsomemodificationstokeepitinlinewithcurrentsafetyrulesandshipbuildingpractices,andtheadditionofsomemoderncomfortssuchasairconditioning,PalmersaidatapressconferenceinNewYork.
Thethreepassengerclasses,however,willbepreventedfrommingling(混杂),asin1912,Palmersaid.“I'mnottoosuperstitious(迷信的).”Palmersaidwhenaskedwhetherrecreatingashipbestknownforsinkingwastemptingfate.
WhiteStarLine,theoperatoroftheoriginalship,hadsaidtheTitanicwasdesignedtobeunsinkable.About1,500peoplediedonTitanic’smaidenvoyagein1912fromSouthamptontoNewYorkaftertheshipcollidedwithanicebergintheNorthAtlantic.
Palmer,whocreatedthecompanyBlueStarLinelastyear,refusedtomakeasimilarboast.
“Anythingwillsinkifyouputaholeinit,”Palmersaid.“Ithinkitwouldbeverycavaliertosayit.”
Unliketheoriginal,TitanicⅡwillhavemorethanenoughspaceinitslifeboatsforeverypersononboardandwillhaveadditionalescapestaircases.MarkkuKanerva,salesdirectoratDeltamarin,theFinnishcompanydesigningtheship,saiditwouldbethe“safestcruiseshipintheworld”.
Palmerrefusedtoanswerquestionsabouttheproject'scost.AlthoughtheTitanicwastheworld'slargestshipinhertime,shewouldbesmallerthanmanyoftoday'smoderncruiseships.
“It’snotaboutthemoney,”Palmersaid.“I'vegotenoughmoneyforit.Ithinkthat’sallthatmatters.”
ForbesestimatedPalmer'snetworthtobe$795millionin2012.Hedescribeshimselfasabillionaire.
TitanicⅡwillbebuiltbyChinesestate-ownedCSCJinlingShipyard,whichhasalreadybuiltfourorecarriersforPalmer’sminingbusiness,hesaid.ThecontracttobuildTitanicⅡhasnotyetbeensigned,Palmersaid.
【小题1】What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“maiden”inParagraph4?
A.First.B.Trial.C.Second.D.Last.
【小题2】WhatcanbeinferredaboutTitanicⅡfromthepassage?
A.TitanicⅡwillhavemorespaceinitslifeboatsthantheTitanic.
B.TitanicⅡwillbethelargestcruiseshipintheworld.
C.TitanicⅡwillallowdifferentclassesofpassengerstomingle.
D.TitanicⅡwillbearealunsinkablecruiseship.
【小题3】WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.1,500peoplediedonTitanic’smaidenvoyagein1912.
B.TheTitaniccollidedwithanicebergintheSouthPacific.
C.TheTitanicwasequippedwithairconditioning.
D.TheTitanicwastheworld’slargestshipatthattime.
【小题4】What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?
A.TotellusthestoryoftheTitanic.
B.TotellusTitanicⅡwillcostalotofmoney.
C.TotellusaboutthefutureTitanicⅡ.
D.TotellusaChineseShipyardwillbuildTitanicⅡ.
2、A
Twoworkerswasrescued188hoursaftertheytrappedinacoalminecollapse(倒塌)inthesouthChina’sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegionThetwowereamong18minerstrappedafterthemine,collapsedmiddayonJuly2becauseofdaysofheavyrain.
Atotalof71minerswereworkingundergroundwhentheaccidentoccurredonJuly2---49managedtoescape.Rescuershavegoteightbodiessofar.
YeFangyong,commanderoftherescueheadquarters,saidthattheplacewherethesurvi-vorswerefoundwasat320metersunderground.Itwasfilledwithmudafterthecollapse,buttherewasstillroomforfreshair.Hesaidthreemoreminerstrappedataworkplatform390metersundergroundmaysurvivebecausetheplacealsohavesomespaceforfreshair.
Rescuershadbelievedthatfourotherminerswouldbefoundwiththerescuedtwo,butthechancesoftheremaining12beingfoundalivearenotgoodduetotheconditionsinthemine.
However,therescuershavenotgivenup.Theyareusingscientificmeasuressuchasawater-proofradardevice(裟置)tohelpfindtheexactlocationsoftrappedworkers.Moreover,rescuershavebeenoffered2millionyuanforeachminertheypulloutalive.
Thetwosurvivorshavebeenidentifieda)41-year-oldLiuJiaganand35-year-oldQinHongdang.Theyareinsafecondition.
BeforetheywererushedtoHeshanPeople'sHospitalfortreatment,theytoldrescuersinweakvoicesthattheysurvivedundertheminebydrinkingspringwaterthatseeped(渗漏)throughthetopoftheshaft(矿井).
【小题1】Thelocalminecoalaccidentwasprobablyreportedon.
A.July8B.JulyloC.July2D.July3
【小题2】Whatcausedthecoalminebreakdown?
A.Workersabnormalxvc}rking
B.Typhoonn.
C.Daysofheavyrajp
D.Shockoftheca:
thquake
【小题3】Accordingtothepassage,th.errmPrscouldbealiveunaergroundif.
A.thereissomespaceforfreshair
B.theyareequippeciwithwater-proofraciardevice
C.theydrinkenoughwater
D.thereisenoughfood
【小题4】WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccoraingtothepassage?
A.Scientificmeasuresareusedtohelprescuethetrappedworkers.
B.Eachminersbeingpulledoutalivewillbeoffered2miliionyuan.
C.Officialsofferedtogivethecontinuingrescuershigherrank
D.Water-proofradar-willbepufdowntogivelight.
3、E
AGermanstudysuggeststhatpeoplewhoweretoooptimisticabouttheirfutureactuallyfacedgreaterriskofdisabilityordeathwithin10yearsthanthosepessimists(悲观者)whoexpectedtheirfuturetobeworse.
Thepaper,publishedthisMarchinPsychologyandAging,examinedhealthandwelfaresurveysfromroughly40,000Germansbetweenages18and96.Thesurveyswereconductedeveryyearfrom1993to2003.
Surveyrespondents(受访者)wereaskedtoestimatetheirpresentandfuturelifesatisfactiononascaleof0to10,amongotherquestions.
Theresearchersfoundthatyoungadults(age18to39)routinelyoverestimatedtheirfuturelifesatisfaction,whilemiddle-agedadults(age40to64)moreaccuratelypredictedhowtheywouldfeelinthefuture.Adultsof65andolder,however,werefarmorelikelytounderestimatetheirfuturelifesatisfaction.Notonlydidtheyfeelmoresatisfiedthantheythoughttheywould,theolderpessimistsseemedtosufferalowerratio(比率)ofdisabilityanddeathforthestudyperiod.
“Weobservedthatbeingtoooptimisticinpredictingabetterfuturethanactuallyobservedwasassociatedwithagreaterriskofdisabilityandagreaterriskofdeathwithinthefollowingdecade,”wroteFriederR.Lang,aprofessorattheUniversityofErlangen-Nuremberg.
Langandhiscolleaguesbelievedthatpeoplewhowerepessimisticabouttheirfuturemaybemorecarefulabouttheiractionsthanpeoplewhoexpectedarosyfuture.
“Seeingadarkfuturemayencouragepositiveevaluationsoftheactualselfandmaycontributetotakingimprovedprecautions(预防措施),”theauthorswrote.
Surprisingly,comparedwiththoseinpoorhealthorwhohadlowincomes,respondentswhoenjoyedgoodhealthorincomewereassociatedwithexpectingagreaterdecline.Also,theresearcherssaidthathigherincomewasrelatedtoagreaterriskofdisability.
Theauthorsofthestudynotedthattherewerelimitationstotheirconclusions.Illness,medicaltreatmentandpersonallosscouldalsohavedrivenhealthoutcomes.However,theresearcherssaidapatternwasclear.“Wefoundthatfromearlytolateadulthood,individualsadapttheirexpectationsoffuturelifesatisfactionfromoptimistic,toaccurate,topessimistic,”theauthorsconcluded.
【小题1】Accordingtothestudy,whomadethemostaccuratepredictionoftheirfuturelifesatisfaction?
A.Optimisticadults.
B.Middle-agedadults.
C.Adultsinpoorhealth.
D.Adultsoflowerincome.
【小题2】Pessimismmaybepositiveinsomewaybecauseitcausespeople______.
A.tofullyenjoytheirpresentlife
B.toestimatetheircontributionaccurately
C.totakemeasuresagainstpotentialrisks
D.tovaluehealthmorehighlythanwealth
【小题3】Howdopeopleofhigherincomeseetheirfuture?
A.Theywillearnlessmoney.
B.Theywillbecomepessimistic.
C.Theywillsuffermentalillness.
D.Theywillhavelesstimetoenjoylife.
【小题4】Whatistheclearconclusionofthestudy?
A.Pessimismguaranteeschancesofsurvival.
B.Goodfinancialconditionleadstogoodhealth.
C.Medicaltreatmentdetermineshealthoutcomes.
D.Expectationsoffuturelifesatisfactiondeclinewithage.
4、They’reWILDanimals
ByErnst-UlrichFranzen
March11,2010(3)Comments
ThestoryaboutthewomanwholostsomefingerswhilefeedingabearatazooinManitowoc,aftersheignoredwarningsandbarriers(栅栏),remindedmeofthestoryIheardaboutacouplewhoputtheirbabyonthebackofawildhorseinSouthDakotatogetareallycutepicture.Wealldosillythingsattimes—nooneisimmune—buttreatingwildanimalsaslovelypetshastofallintoaspecialcategory.TeddybearsandDisneymoviesaren’tactuallyrepresentativeofrealbears.
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1.TosaLeft-Mar11,201010:
46AM
Don’tyouthinkthatmaybe,justmaybesomealcoholwasinvolved?
2.tk421-Mar11,201011:
09AM
Itwasalreadyapprovedthatalcoholwasinvolved.Storiesthatbeginwithadrunkpersonsaying“Hey,Igotanidea,watchthis!
”rarelyendwell.
3.TristanKloss-Mar11,201011:
41AM
Alcoholcertainlyisn’tinvolvedwhenpeopledecidetokeep“pets”likechimpanzees,babytigers,etc.Stupidity,definitely.Dogsarepetsbecauseofthousandsofyearsofdomestication.Evenfarmanimals,whichhavebeenkeptbyhumansforthousandsofyearsaswell,aren’tletinthehouse.Sowhykeepanimalsthattreathumancontactwith,atbest,indifference(冷淡、不在乎)and,atworst,violence?
【小题1】InErnst-UlrichFranzen’sopinion,
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