小初高学习初中英语 阅读理解集练 新闻报道类.docx

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小初高学习初中英语阅读理解集练新闻报道类

新闻报道类

1、Magnitude（地震级数）QuakeHitsCentralNepal

Nepalissufferingfromthedisasterbroughtbyamagnitude8.1earthquakethatstruckonSaturday.Nepal'sInteriorMinistryhassaidthatthedeathtollfromthequakehasclimbedto1,931.Andmorethan4,700peopleareinjured.

Nepal'smilitarypredictsthedeathtollmayclimbtoashighas5,000.TheChineseembassyinNepalhassaidthatfourChinesewerekilled,withfiveseverelyinjured.

Theinitial（最初的）magnitude-eight-point-onequakestruck80kilometerseastofPokharaonSaturdayafternoon.Itwasfollowedbyahugeaftershock,measuringseven-point-zero.AsforSunday,twobigaftershockshavebeenrecordedinthemorning,withthelatestintheafternoonwithamagnitudeof7.1.

ThisisthemostpowerfulearthquaketohavehitNepalinover80years.Thetremor（震动）wasfeltbymorethan4.6millionpeopleacrossSouthandEastAsia.

Searchandrescueeffortsareunderwayforsurvivorsburiedundertherubble（瓦砾）andflattened（扁平的）buildings,buteffortsareinfluencedbyrainandaftershocks.Nepalnationaltelevisionisreportingthat90percentofhistoricalstructuresinKathmanduValleyweredestroyedintheearthquake.

【小题1】Wheremaythepassagecomefrom?

A．magazineB．guidebook

C．newspaperD．textbook

【小题2】Whichstatementisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Thedeathtollfromthequakehasclimbedto1,931.Andmorethan4,700peopleareinjured.

B．Nepal'smilitaryforecaststhedeathtollmayclimbtoashighas5,000.

C．Thetremorwasfeltbyover4.6millionpeopleacrossSouthandEastAsia.

D．It’sreportedthat90percentofhistoricalstructuresinNepalweredestroyedintheearthquake.

【小题3】Howmanyaftershocksarementionedinthispassage？

A．2B．3C．4D．5

2、Youareprobablyfamiliarwiththesaying：

Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.ArecentresearchcarriedoutbytheChineseUniversityofHongKongmaychangethesaying:

Anappleadaymaykeepagingaway.

Theresearchchosefruitflies（果蝇）,astheysharemanygenes（基因）withhumans.Thefruitflieswereeitherfednormallyorhadanappleextract（浓缩物）addedtotheirdiet.

Itturnedoutthatthosefruitfliesthatweregivenappleextractlivedabout55days—fivedayslongerthanthefliesthatwerenormallyfed.Theresearchgroupalsofounditeasierforthefliestowalk，climbandmoveaboutastheyaged.

Accordingtotheresult,theresearchersbelievedthattheantioxidants（抗氧化剂）intheappleextracthelpedcleanupdangerouschemicals（化学物质）thatcauseillnesses，aswellasaging.

Inanotherstudy，researchersexamineddietsofthousandsofwomen.Theydiscoveredthatthosewhoregularlyateappleswere20percentlesslikelytosufferheartillnessesandstroke.

Theapples’geneticcode（遗传密码）wasdiscoveredrecently.Itallowsscientiststodevelopnicerandhealthierfruits.Researchersarealreadyusingtheinformationtogrowakindofapplesfullofantioxidantsthatcankeepeyesandjointshealthyandprotecthumansagainstheartillnessesandcancer.

Applesthatkillthedesire（欲望）toeatcouldalsobeproduced,withthefirst“extra-healthy’’applesonsupermarketshelveswithinjustfourorfiveyears.

TheteamthatkeepsstudyingappleDNAincludes100scientistsfromfivecountries.Theirresearchalsosuggeststhataround65millionyearsago,whendinosaursbegantodieofftheplant，whichwouldfinallybecometoday’sappletree,experiencedagreatgeneticchange.Thenumberofmanyofitsgenesdoubled.Theextragenesallowedtheappletogetusedtoworseconditionsandgothroughadifferentdevelopmentfrompeaches，strawberriesandotherrelatedfruits.

【小题1】Whywerefruitfliesusedfortheresearch?

A．Becausetheyhaveasimilardiettohumans.

B．Becausetheyhaveahistoryaslongasapples.

C．Becausetheysharealotofgeneswithhumans.

D．Becausetheyfeedonnothingbutappleextract.

【小题2】Whatresultdidtheresearchersfindout?

A．Applesproducechemicalsthatcanchangehumangenes.

B．Appleshaveantioxidantsthatkillchemicalsthatcauseaging.

C．Applesarerichinvitaminsthatareneededinhumans’bodies.

D．Applesproducechemicalsthatmakeapplestastemoredelicious.

【小题3】Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?

A．Eatingapplesmaybringusmoreadvantagesthanwemightbelievebefore.

B．Peoplewhohavethehabitofeatingapplesdon’tneedtoseeadoctor.

C．Applesthatkillthedesiretoeatarealreadyavailableinsupermarketsnow.

D．Peoplewilleatapplesinsteadofpeachesandstrawberriesfromnowon.

3、TheChang’e-3,namedafteraChinesegoddess,isChina’sfirstspacecraft（航天器）tomakeasoftlandingonthemoon.Itincludesalanderandamoonrover（月球车）calledYutu.TheChang’e-3spacecraftisthesecondphase（阶段）China’slunarprogramme,whichincludesorbiting,landingandreturningtoEarth.ItfollowsthesuccessoftheChang’e-1andChang’e-2s