[二轮复习]高考英语阅读理解训练新闻类（13篇）

gkfive

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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 students, 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

gksix

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        　　【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。

gktwo

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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

gkthree

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        　　【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。

gktwo

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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 negotiated 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.

gkfour

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        　　【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。

gksix

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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

gkthree

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        　　【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。