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河北省秦皇岛市山海关区高考英语信息匹配类和阅读理解练习9

河北省秦皇岛市山海关区2016高考英语信息匹配类和阅读理解练习（9）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Millionsofsportsloversaresillthinkingaboutonething----theWinterOlympicsinSochiRussia.closeto2900menandwomencompetedinthe2014WinterGamesaboutamonthago.

TheOlympicsbroughtalotofattentiontoSochi，acityontheblackSea,whichisapopularareaforvacationtravelers.Theareaisknownforitsmildwinters，withwarmtosummer.

Atleast$50billionwasspentonthe2014WinterGames,makingitthecostliestOlympicsinhistory.Sevenbilliondollarswasspentonthe2010WinterGamesinVancouver,Canada.OlympicofficialschoseSochitohostthe2014gamesalmostsevenyearsago,Atthattime，RussianPresidentVladimirPutinsaidthegameswouldcostabout$13billion.Yettimeshisestimate.Sowheredidallthemoneygo?

Someobserverssaythehighcostispartlytheresultofsecuritymeasures.BrianJenkins，aterrorismexpertfromtheRANDCorporation，gavethefollowingexplanation.'Therewereanywherebetween70,000and100,000policemenandmilitarytroopsdeployedaroundthecity.

ThemainthreatcamefromseparatistandIslamistgroupsfromtheNorthCaucasus,especiallyfromChechnyaandDagestan.OnegroupclaimedresponsibilityfortwosuicidebombingsinVolgogradlastDecember.Theattackskilledmorethan30people.Thecityisonlyabout600kilometersawayfromSochi.

BruceHoffmanisaterrorismexportfromGeorgetownUniversityinWashingtonDC.HesaystheincreasedsecuritymadeSochiadifficulttargetforterrorists.

Itisthoughtthattheterrorists'intentionwastomakelifedifficultfortheRussiansandtocreatesomesortofincidentthatwouldtakeawaytheenjoyment.

ThelastOlympiansfromaroundtheworldonRussiansoilwasin1980.ThatwasayearafterSoviettroopsinvadedAfghanistan.Morethansixtycountriesdidn’ttakepartintheMoscowSummerGamestoshowtheiranger.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whydidtheSochiWinterOlympicscostsomuch?

A.Becauseitwasheldatanareapopularforvacationtravelers.

B.BecauaetheRussiangovernmentwantedtomakeitthebesteverheld.

C.BecausesecuritymeasuresatSochiwerestricterthanbefore.

D.Becausetheoriginalplanwasmade7yearsbefore.

2.ItcanbeknownfromthepassagethatBruceHoffmanwas

A.aterrorismexpertfromtheUSA

B.thewriterwhowrotethisarticle

C.anathletewhocompetedinSochi

D.aterrorismexpertfromRANDCorporation

3.Whichofthefollowingisfalse?

A.SochiOlympicscostabout4timesasestimated.

B.NextwinterOlympicswillbeheldinVancouver.

C.Manycountriesrefused.toattendthe1980Olympics.

D.Securityisoftenaproblemininternationalsportgames.

4.TheterroristsmighthaveattackedSochiOlympicsbecause

A.theywantedtomaketroublefortheRussians

B.theythoughtRussiashouldn'tspendsomuchonsport

C.theythoughtPutinwasnotanicepresident

D.theywerenotinterestedinwintersports

【参考答案】1--4、CABA

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

TheCaveCrawlerminingrobot

Whydohumanbeingsstillrisktheirlivesundergroundanddoingoneofthedirtiestandmostdangerousjobsintheworld?

It’s

anincreasinglyurgent

question

giventherecenthigh-profile（引人注目的）miningaccidentsinSago,W.Va.,andHuntin

gton,Utah.

Asmallgroupofengineersandroboticsexpertsenvision（展望）adayinthenot-

too-distantfuturewhenrobotsandothertec

hnologydomostofthedangerousmini

ngwork..

Oneofthefirstminingr

obotswasdevelopedfiveyearsagoatCarnegie-MellonUniversity’sRoboticsInstitute.ItwascalledGroundhoganditlookedlikeagolfcart.Itusedlasersto“see”indarktunnelsandma

pabandonedmines—someofthemostdangerousworkinthebusiness.

ThelatestprototypeiscalledCaveCrawler.It’sabitsmallerthanGroundhog,andevenmoreadvanced.Itcantakephotosandvideoandhassensorsmountedthatcandetectthepresenceofdangerousgases.Incredibly,therobothasarealsenseoflogic.Ifitcomesacrossanobstacleitgetsmomentarilyconfused,ithastot

hinkthroughthepro

cessandwheretogonext,andsometimesitthrowsafitjustlikearealperson.

Thebiggestobstacle,though,iscost.Theoriginalresearchprojectwasfederallyfunded,butthatmoneyhasdriedup,andit’snotclearwherefuturefundingwillcomefrom.Partlyforthatreason,andpartlybecauseofadvancesinsafety,miningisnotnearlyasdangerousasitwasinthepast.Since1990,fatalitieshavedeclinedby67percent,andinjuriesby51percent,accordingtotheNationalMiningAssociation.

Some

expertspredictthatrobotsinmineswillservemuchofthesamefunctionthattheydointheautomotiveindustry.Therobotsdothemostrepetitiveanddangerousjobs,butdon’teliminatetheneedforhumanwor