高一英语 阅读理解专项训练 Week One时事新闻.docx
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高一英语阅读理解专项训练WeekOne时事新闻
WeekOne时事新闻
阅读理解(共16小题;共32.0分)
A
Agunmankilled26people,including20youngchildren,ataUSschoolwherehismotherworkedFridaymorninginoneoftheworstschoolshootingsinthecountry'shistory.Pupilswhowererushedfromthebuildingthroughtheterriblescenebypoliceweretoldtoclosetheireyes.
Apoliceofficersaidthesuspect,20-year-oldAdamLanza,wasdeadfromaself-inflictedgunshotwound,andhewasthesonofateacherattheschool.Themother,NancyLanza,wasfounddeadathome.
TheattackatSandyHookElementarySchool,justtwoweeksbeforeChristmas,wasthelatestofseveralmassshootingsintheUSintheyearof2012,anditapproachedthedeadlyscopeoftheVirginiaTechuniversityshootingin2007thatleft32dead.
Thistime,manywhowerekilledwereyoungchildren.Photosfromthesceneshowedstudents,someofthemcrying,beingescortedbyadultsthroughaparkinglotinaline,handsoneachother'sshoulders.Childrentoldtheirparentstheyhadheardbangsand,atonepoint,ascreamovertheintercom(内部通话装置).
Statepolicesaid18childrenwerefounddeadattheschoolandtwolaterweredeclareddead,andsixadultswerefounddeadatthescene.Theysaidtheshootingsoccurredinonesectionoftheschoolbutdidnotgivedetails.
Policesaidanotherpersonwasfounddeadatasecondscene—someonewholivedwiththegunmandied.
"Ourheartsarebrokentoday,"PresidentBarackObamasaid.Hesaidthechildrenkilledwere5to10yearsold.Hesaidthenationhadbeen"throughthistoomanytimes"withrecentmassshootingsandhastocometogethertotakemeaningfulaction.
1.Howmanypeoplewerekilledintheaccidentaltogether?
A.20.B.26.C.28.D.32.
2.Whydidthepoliceaskthepupilstoclosetheireyes?
A.Becausethescenewouldfrightenthem.
B.Becausethepolicedidn'twantthemtorush.
C.Becausetheireyeswouldbehurtbythelight.
D.Becausetheywantedtogivethepupilssometraining.
3.Fromthethirdparagraphwecaninferthat .
A.shootingseldomoccurredinelementaryschools
B.massshootingsusuallyhappenedinuniversities
C.severalmassshootingstookplacein2012
D.thiswasthefirstschoolshootingsince2007
4.Whodoyouthinkwasthepersonfounddeadatasecondscene?
A.Theheadmaster.B.NancyLanza.
C.AdamLanza.D.Anotherpupil.
B
Themaninthepicturehashisbacktothecamera.He'sdesperately(绝望地)climbingupasubwayplatform,lookingrightatthetrainthat'srunningdownonhimashestandsonthetracks.
It'saterrifying,heart-wrenching(令人揪心的)photo,andit'sarisingalotofcriticismforthenewspaperthatuseditonitsfrontpage—NewYorkPost.
Whydidn'tthephotographerhelp?
Whydidthenewspaperpublishthephoto?
AphotographertookthephotoMondayaftersomeonepushedtheman,58-year-oldKi-SuckHan,fromasubwayplatformnearTimesSquare.SecondsafterphotographerR.UmarAbbasitookthepictures,thetrainstruckKi.HediedataNewYorkHospital,leavingbehindhiswifeanddaughter.
"Doomed(命中注定),"theheadline(标题)read."Pushedonthesubwaytrack,thismanisabouttodie."
InitsstoryontheincidentTuesday,thePostreportedAbbasiwaswaitingontheplatformwhenhesawthemanfallontothetracks.Hesaidherantowardstheoncomingtrain,firinghiscamera'sflashtowarnthedriver.
"Ijuststartedrunning,running,hopingthatthedrivercouldseemyflash,"thenewspaperquotedhimassaying."Inthatmoment,Ijustwantedtowarnthetrain—totryandsavealife."
Somecritics,however,questionedAbbasi'smotives.
Onemanquestionedwhysomeone'sfirstinstinct(本能)wouldbenottohelptheman,butinsteadto"snapaphotoofhimabouttodieandsellittotheNYPost".
ThePostdeclinedtocomment.MediaobserverswonderedTuesdayifthenewspaperhadgonetoofarthistime.
5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.AterrifyingsubwayaccidentreportedinNewYorkPost.
B.Howaphotographertooktheterrifyingphoto.
C.AphotocausingcriticismforNewYorkPost.
D.PhotosusedonthefrontpageofNewYorkPost.
6.AccordingtoAbbasi,hefiredhiscamera'sflash .
A.towarnotherpassengersontheplatform
B.sothatthedrivercouldseeitandstopthetrain
C.totakeaphotoofthemanclimbingup
D.inordertowarnthemanontheplatform
7.ThemanquestionedAbbasi'smotivesbecausehethought .
A.Abbasiwantedtomakemoneywiththephoto
B.Abbasididn'ttryhisbesttosavetheman
C.Abbasishouldn'thavetakenaphotoofKitryingtoclimbup
D.AbbasishouldhaveaskedotherstohelpKiclimbup
8.Theunderlinedword"declined"mostprobablymeans .
A.preferredB.agreedC.pretendedD.refused
C
VancouveristopsinCanadaforqualityoflifewithitsniceclimatecontributingtoitshighranking(排名),saysanannualsurvey.TheWestCoastcityhasalsoremaineditsfifth-placespotgloballyinthe2012MercerQualityofLivingsurvey.
Overall,Viennakeepsthetopspotasthecitywiththeworld'sbestqualityofliving,alsokeepingitsfirstplaceranking,saidthesurveycameoutonTuesday.
ThesurveysaidCanadaofferssomeofthebestqualityoflivingintheworldwithOttawaranking14th,Toronto15th,Montreal23rdandCalgary32nd.
"OneofthethingsthatVancouverhasgoingforisthattheothercitiesdonothaveitsclimate,"saidMercerCanada'sEleanaRodriguez."AllfouroftheotherCanadiancitiesthatareontherankingdon'thavethekindofclimateithas,soclearlythat'safactortoconsider."
OfalltheCanadiancitiesrankedinthetop35citiesintheworld,CalgaryadvancedonerankingandMontrealdroppedbyoneranking.
"Wescorequitehigh,"saidRodriguez,marketbusinessleaderforMercerCanadainToronto.
ConsultingfirmMercerlookedat39factorssuchasacity'spoliticalandsocialenvironmentanditseconomicandsocio-culturalenvironment,areasinwhichCanadascoredquitewell.
Thefirmalsolookedatmedicalandhealthcare,educationandaccesstoschools,publictransportation,housingandconsumergoods,aswellasclimate.
"Viennascoreshighonanumberofthoseareas."Rodriguezsaid.
ThesurveyalsofoundthatZurichandAucklandofNewZealandwererankedsecondandthirdwithMunichtakingfourthspot.
9.Vancouverkeepsthetopspotforqualityoflifemainlybecauseofits .
A.educationsystemB.niceclimate
C.socialenvironmentD.economy
10.HowmanyCanadiancitiesarerankedinthetop35citiesintheworld?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.
11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4mostprobablyreferto?
A.Calgary.B.Toronto.C.Vancouver.D.Ottawa.
12.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat .
A.Rodriguezissatisfiedwiththeresult
B.Canadiancitiesscorehighineducationandhealthcare
C.Viennatakesadvantageofitsfriendlyenvironment
D.AucklandofNewZealandwasrankedsecond
D
Astheclockticksdownto21December,thesupposedendoftheworldaccordingtotheMayancalendar,NASA(美国国家航空航天局)hasreleasedavideoithopeswillclearupanyconfusion.Thefour-minutefilmisforanyonewhomightbeviewingiton22December,thedayaftertheworldissupposedtohaveended."Ifyouarewatchingthisvideoitmeansonething,theworlddidn'tendyesterday,"theopeningnarration(叙述)says.
MichaelBrody,themanwhoproducedthevideo,saidtheyreleasedthefilmearlytogenerateinterestaroundthesubject."WewantedtoshowpeoplethatNASA'ssurethattheworldwillnotbeendingonDecember22nd,"saidBrody."Thereisalotofscienceandarchaeological(考古学的)researchthathasbeendoneonthesubjectandwewantedtobeabletoconvey(传达)itinawaythatwaseasilyknownbythegeneralpublic,thatpeoplewouldreallybeabletounderstand,"hecontinued.
Thevideo,producedaspartofNASA'sScienceCastseries,alsodiscounts(漠视)therolethatthesunmightplayinanydoomsdayevent.
"Sosupposetherewasanactiveregionstartingfromthefarsideofthesun.Ittakesabout27daysforsucharegiontocometothefront.Anditsonlystormsthatarehappeningonthefrontwillhaveaneffectonearth,"saidDr.Guhathakurta,aNASAscientist.
"Butwewillknowthat,kindofrightaway.Andwecanbegintowarnpeople.Thishasgoneonforbillionsofyears,andourcivilisationhasn'tbeendestroyedonce."
TheMayansmeasuredtimeusingtheirknowledgeofmathematicsandastronomy.Theyhadtwocalendars,oneforastronomythatlasted365days.Theothercalendarisforagriculture,calledTzolkin,with260days.Toreadadate,theMayansusedacomplexsystemwherebothcalendarswerecombinedtoreachafinalresult.
13.NASAreleasedthevideoon22Decemberto .
A.tellviewerstheworldwouldn'tend
B.tellviewerstheendoftheworldwascoming
C.letviewersenjoythemselvesbywatchingit
D.makesomemoneywithit
14.Theunderlinedword"generate"isclosestinmeaningto .
A.loseB.developC.explainD.reduce
15.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthat .
A.peoplehavedonealotofresearchonthesubject
B.thevideoisnoteasytounderstandbythepublic
C.mostpeoplebelievetheworldiscomingtoanend
D.alotofarchaeologicalresearchesremaintobedone
16.Whatkindofstormswillaffecttheearth?
A.Thestormsstartingfromthefarsideofthesun.
B.
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