届高三英语考前热身专练新闻报道类阅读2.docx

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届高三英语考前热身专练新闻报道类阅读2

2015届高考考前热身专练：

新闻报道类阅读

1、Wemightnotbealoneintheuniverse.Actually,itmaybeconfirmedasaverycrowdedplacebynewcomputermodelsdevelopedtohelpidentifyhabitableplanets.

Estimatesofplaceswherelifecanexisthavebeenbasedonthepossibilityofthemhavingsurfacewater.ButsoftwarerecentlydevelopedbytheAberdeenUniversityallowsresearcherstoidentifyplanetswithundergroundwaterkeptliquidbyheatfromplanets.

Waterisfundamentalforlifeandplanetstooclosetothesunlosewatertotheatmospherethroughevaporation.Ontheotherhand,planetslocatedindistantreachesfromtheirstarhavetheirsurfacewaterlockedawayasice.

SeanMcMahon,whoiscarryingoutthework,explained:

"TraditionallypeoplehavesaidthatifaplanetisinthisGoldilockszone—nottoohotandnottoocold—thenitcanhaveliquidwateronitssurfaceandbehabitable."

Butthisconceptmightchangewhenconsideringthatplanetscanreceivetwosourcesofheat—heatdirectfromthestarandheatgenerateddeepinsidetheplanet.

Itiseasytoobserveitinourownplanet.Asyougodownthroughthecrust（壳）oftheEarth,thetemperaturegetshigherandhigher.Evenwhenthesurfaceisfrozen,watercanexistbelowground.

Therecouldbeimmensequantitiesofwaterinfact—fullofprimitivelife.

ProfessorJohnParnell,alsofromAberdeenUniversitysaid:

"ThereisasignificanthabitatformicroorganismsbelowthesurfaceoftheEarth,extendingdownseveralkilometres".

"AndsomebelievethatthemajorityoflifeonEarthcouldevenresideinthisdeepbiosphere."

SotheAberdeenteamaredevelopingmodelstopredictwhichdistantplanetsmightharbourundergroundreservoirsofliquidwaterwiththepossibilityofalienlife.

1．Whatisconsideredasthesymboloflifeexistencetraditionally?

A.Solidwateronitssurface.B.Solidwaterbelowground.

C.Liquidwaterbelowground.D.Liquidwateronitssurface.

2．WhydidJohnParnellmentionthefactaboutEarth?

A.ToprovethatthereismajorityoflifeonEarth.

B.Toprovethatlifemayalsoexistinotherplanets.

C.ToprovethatthereisprimitivelifedownthroughEarth.

D.ToprovethatthereisahabitatformicroorganismsbelowEarth.

3．WhattheoryistheAberdeenteam’sstudybasedon?

A.Planetscanlosewaterthroughevaporation.

B.Planetscanreceiveheatdirectfromthestar.

C.Planetscanhavetheirsurfacewaterlockedawayasice.

D.Planetscanreceiveheatgenerateddeepinsidetheplanet.

4．Whatcanweknowaboutthecomputermodels?

A.Theywillhelpidentifyplanetswherethereislife.

B.TheywillhelpresearchersfindGoldilockszones.

C.Theyhavehelpedfindsomesignificantdiscoveries.

D.Theyhavealreadylocatedsomehabitatsforlife.

【答案】

1．D

2．B

3．D

4．A

2、TheLunarNewYear,whichstartsinlateJanuarythisyear,isthemostimportantfestivalforChinesepeopleasmostofthemdropanybusinessathandtogobacktotheirhometowntoseetheirfamilies.Itisatraditionthathasbeencherishedsinceancienttimes,butassocialmobilityincreasesinmoderntimes,theroadtofamilyreunionshasbecomeveryuneasy.

Itisnotthehighertravelcosts,northeexpectedbigspendingongiftsandotherfestivalitems,butthetrainticketthathasdrivenmanytravelersmad.I’veheardsomecolleaguescomplainthattheyhavetriedeverymeanstosecureatrainticket,onlytofinditamissionimpossible.Someofthemhaveturnedtothelatestsoftwaretoaidonlinebooking;othershavesoughthelpfromfriendstoincreasethepossibilityofsuccessfulbooking.

Nodoubtchunyun,theSpringFestivaltravelseason,isthelargest-scaleannualhumanmigrationintheworld.Lastyear,220millionpassengerstraveledbytrainduringtheSpringFestivalseason,whichusuallylasts40days.Itisahugejumpfrom10yearsago,whenthenumberwas128million.

Withthebigsuddenincreaseindemand,therailwaycompanyhasincreasedinvestmentinrailwayconstruction;still,itcannotbridgethesupplygap,leadingtofiercepubliccomplaintsandcriticism.

Admittedly,itisalmostimpossiblefortherailwaycompanytosuddenlyimproveitscapacitytomeettheexplosivedemandduringtheSpringFestivalholiday.Moreover,anytemporaryincreaseincapacitywouldbecomeunnecessaryaftertheholidayandmeangreatcommerciallossesduringtheoffseason.

Whatthecompanycanreasonablydoisgraduallyimproveitscapacitywhilefocusingonbetterdistributionofitsexistingresourcesduringthespecialpeakseason.Atanyrate,however,theproblemcannotbesolvedovernight.

5．Comparedwithtenyearsago,thepercentageofpassengerslastyearincreasedby________.

A.40%B.58%C.71%D.83%

6．Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Socialmobilityinmoderntimeshasn’tchangedmuchintheseyears.

B.Thelatestsoftwaremayincreasethepossibilityofsuccessfulbooking.

C.Highertravelcostsdiscouragetravelersfromreunionswithfamilies.

D.Peoplenowadayscherishreunionwiththeirfamiliesmorethanbefore.

7．Whichwordcanbeusedtobestdescribethewaytosolvetheproblemonlybyincreasingcapacity?

A.ExpensiveB.EffectiveC.HopefulD.Impractical

8．What’sthetoneofthewholepassage?

A.Optimistic.B.ObjectiveC.SubjectiveD.Critical

【答案】

5．C

6．B

7．D

8．B

【解析】

3、America'schildmoviestarShirleyTempleBlackdiedlateMondayeveningattheageof85.HerfansinChinaarealsodeeplysaddened.TempleisjustoneexampleofmoviestarsthatChinaadored,andstilladores.Here'soureditor'spickofthetopmoviestarswhohaveinfluencedChina.

1.SylvesterStallone

Oh,Rambo!

ThefirststrongAmericanmanthatChinaknew.HisaccentedEnglish,easilyrecognizableevenforsomeonewhodoesn'tspeakEnglish,andhiseyesthatneverseemedtosmile,makeshimsomeonewhomcannotbeforgotten.HerepresentedthestrongAmericanimage,andevenstirredaboxingandbodybuildingfeverinChina.

2.CharlieChaplin（April16,1889–December25,1977）

Inthe20thcentury,itisnottoomuchtosaythatEinsteinmadethegreatestcontributionstoscience,andnotmanywoulddisagreethatChaplindidthesameforfilm.HewasthefirstactorthatintroducedcomedytomostChineseviewers,andpolitically,hewasalsoaclosefriendofChina’s.Hissilentfilmsbrokethebarrieroflanguageandhisformofartwasrecognizedbyall.ItwillbeadifficulttasktofindapersoninChinawhodoesnotrecognizeChaplin,eventoday.

3.ShirleyTemple（April23,1928–February10,2014）

WhenChineseaudiencessawthisadorablechildstarforthefirsttimeonscreen,ShirleyTemplehadalreadylivedformorethanhalfacentury.Inhermovies,shewasalwaysaloneorintrouble,butthisadorablelittleblonde（金发女郎）couldalwaysresolveanythingwithherkindness,pushawaythefogginessandbringaboutlight.Thebrand"ShirleyTemple"wasaproductoftheGreatDepression.PeoplewatchedheracttoforgettheirhardshipsasTempleentertainedthepoor,therich,adultsandchildrenalike.Severaldecadeslater,whenherfilmswerescreenedinChina,theeffectswerethesame.

4.AudreyHepburn（May4,1929–January20,1993）

ShewillforeverbetheprincessinChinesepeople'shearts.Eventothisday,alargenumberoftouristsgotoRometovisittheMouthofTruthwiththeirloversandeaticecreamontheSpanishSteps.Hersenseofstyleseemstonevergooutofstyle.Whenshewasalive,shewaslivingperfection.Evenafterherdeath,shehasremainedanicon.That'ssomethingthatonlyAudreyHepburniscapableof.

9．Accordingtothepassage,whowasmostknownforcomedyinChina?

A.SylvesterStalloneB.CharlieChaplinC.ShirleyTempleD.AudreyHepburn

10．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.SylvesterStallonetaughtboxingandbodybuildingandcausedafeverinChina.

B.CharlieChaplinwasChina’sclosefriendbecauseheintroducedcomedytoChina.

C.AudreyHepburn’smoviemadetheMouthofTruthandtheSpanishStepspopular.

D.ShirleyTemple’sworkscanonlyhelpAmericansforgethardshipsandenjoylifebetter.

11．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“icon”meaninthepassage?

A.symbolB.signC.mysteryD.heroine

12．Inwhichpartcanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?

A.ArtB.ColumnsC.Music&TheaterD.Film&TV

【答案】

9．B

10．C

11．A

12．D

【解析】

文章报道了影响中国的一些著名的影星。

9．细节题：

根据ItwillbeadifficulttasktofindapersoninChinawhodoesnotrecognizeChaplin,eventoday.

4、GuidedogsaregoingtobeavailableforthechildrenwhoareunabletoseenormallyintheUKforthefirsttime,astheagelimitistoberemoved.TheGuideDogsfortheBlindAssociationistobegintrainingdogstohelpblindpeopleundertheageof16.

Theassociationsaystoomanyyoungsterswithimpairedeyesightarelackinginindependence.Theyhaveonlyalimitedsociallifebecauseoftheirdisability.Givingsomeofthemguidedogsatayoungerageisintendedtohelpthemtowidentheirrangeofactivitiesandtoimprovetheirsenseofself-confidenceandindependence.Guidedogsfortheseteenagerswillbegintobeprovidedfromnextyear.Therehasbeenanexperimentalprojecttotesttheuseofguidedogswithyoungerpeople.

Charlotte,aged14,wasamongtheyoungestguidedogowners.Shehadbeengraduallylosinghereyesightsincetheageofeight,andlosthereyesightcompletelythisyear.Shehasbeenassistedbyatwo-year-oldguidedog.Charlotteusedtohavealongsticktohelphermovearound,buthavingaguidedogallowshermuchmorefreedomandmakesherfeelsafer.

However,theassociationsaysthereisaworryinglypatchysupplyofservicesfortheyoungblindpeopleacrosstheUK,anditcallsfornationalstandards