高一英语阅读理解专项训练WeekOne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.The