高二英语阅读理解试题及详解-新闻类（1）

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　　LONDON — Britain awoke on Easter Monday to a period of mourning for the Queen Mother, who died over the weekend after a life spanning a century of noisy and evident change. The 101-year-old royal matriarch died in her sleep last Saturday with Queen Elizabeth, her elder and only surviving daughter, at her bedside. For a woman who was one of the best-known figures in Britain for more than 80 years — from the era of tinted portraits on tin biscuit boxes and cigarette cards to the age of the Internet, the Queen Mother remained an enigmatic(不可思议的) and elusive(躲避的) figure.

　　She achieved such a respect through aeons(永世, 亿万年) of, first, fawning and, later, intrusive media fascination, by remaining almost entirely silent. Her private thoughts were never paraded(炫耀) in public. What the public saw was a charming and benign elderly lady, adept at winning the admiration of press photographers, whom she always favoured with a particular smile.

　　CHINA’s third unmanned spacecraft, Shenzhou Ⅲ, landed safely in central Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Monday afternoon, after orbiting the earth 108 times in slightly less than a week. The craft, which lifted off from Jiuquan in Gansu Province last Monday night, landed after successfully conducting a chain of flight and scientific experiments over a period of 162 hours.

　　A powerful earthquake jolted Taiwan, killing five construction workers, authorities(官方) said. Over 200 injuries ware reported across the island, mostly minor, as a result of Sunday’s 7.5-magnitude quake. The quake was centred off Hualien, 180 kilometres east of Taipei. It struck at 2:53 pm and lasted for nearly a minute.

　　1. Which of the following statements is true according to the news?

　　A. The Queen Mother died on Easter Monday alone.

　　B. The Queen Mother was an attractive person in her political life.

　　C. The British people felt sorry for the death of the Queen Mother.

　　D. The Queen Mother was suffering a lot when she was dying.

　　2. It can be inferred that _______.

　　A. the craft landed in central Inner Mongolia unexpectedly

　　B. it took the craft at least 2 hours to orbit the earth once

　　C. the Chinese scientists did a lot of experiments in space

　　D. China was successful in sending an unmanned spacecraft into space

　　3. The third news mainly talks about the _______ in Taiwan.

　　A. political mattersB. social problems

　　C. unexpected damageD. construction workers

　　【答案解析】

　　这是 3 篇新闻报道。第 1 篇是关于英国皇太后死亡的消息；第 2 篇是关于中国发射神舟三号无人飞船的消息；第 3 篇是关于台湾发生 7.5 级强烈地震的消息。

　　1. C。判断题。皇太后死的时候有其女儿伊利莎白皇后在身边，排除A项；皇太后没有从政，排除B项；皇太后是在睡觉的时候死去的，D项也排除。所以答案选C。

　　2. D。判断题。从第3段的几个关键词safely…successful 可知A项错误；B项内容在文中没有提及，可排除；而神舟三号为无人飞船，故不会有科学家在太空中做实验，可排除C；既然神舟三号无人飞船已安全着陆，那肯定是已成功发射了。

　　3. C。主旨题。既然台湾发生了地震，那当然是没有预料到的灾害。A、B、D三项内容离题太远。

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　　June 26, 2000 — the Human Genome(基因组) Project, a great $3 billion, 15-year task aimed at drawing the genetic(遗传的) map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completed. The scientific and medical communities(团体) are very excited about the chances genetic research provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging(延长) human life. But those communities and policy(政策) makers also are careful about the scientific door they are opening as the project uncovers the mysteries of life.

　　For the last few years, the genetic advances in the developing field of biotechnology(生物技术) have provides material for all kinds of work, but the developments of modern science in unlocking the secrets of the human genetic code(密码) have opened a world of possibilities for human health, as well as for the popular imagination.

　　While European and Japanese researchers are making rapid progress in decoding(解码) human DNA, the leading organization for genetic research is in the United States, which began in 1990, is “unlocking the code” of the human body to learn how to defeat fatal(致命的)diseases. Already, the Human Genome Project has become widely known and praised for finding the genes(基因) connected with terrible diseases as yet(迄今), and making progress toward separating the genes that show a sign of breast cancer or AIDS.

　　Once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections(传染), and genetic diseases. Medical companies are very interested in mapping the human genome, as they expect to develop a lot of new drugs for these illnesses.

　　1. Why did the scientists work hard at mapping the human genome?

　　A. Because the human genome can destroy many illnesses.

　　B. Because the human genome's completion can help them get rid of many diseases.

　　C. Because they wanted to be better known than others.

　　D. Because the human genome can provide a lot of chances of work.

　　2. Which country studied the genes most rapidly in the world?

　　A. Japan.B. Germany.C. The United States. D. China.

　　3. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. If the genes can be found, scientists can study many new ways to cure illnesses.

　　B. The scientists have made great progress in connecting the genes with the cancers.

　　C. Many medical companies show great interest in drawing the human genome map.

　　D. The United States began the Genes Study early in the 19th century.

　　4. The author suggests that the Human Genome Project can cause _______.

　　A. the policy makers to feel very worried and careful

　　B. the scientists to work harder

　　C. many people to find work easily

　　D. a lot of companies to produce many new drugs

　　5. The main idea of this article is about _______.

　　A. unlocking genetic code

　　B. the genes' discovery

　　C. the great human genome

　　D. the genes and the scientists

　　【答案解析】

　　绘制人类基因组图，这将意味着人类消灭癌症、艾滋病的危害，延长人类寿命将成为现实。

　　1. B。语义理解题。从文章最后一段第1句话Once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections(传染), and genetic diseases 可以看出科学家们完成人类基因组图的目的。

　　2. C。细节题。因为 …the leading organization for genetic research is in the United States,所以答案选 C。

　　3. D。判断题。美国是在 1990 年，即 20 世纪末开始绘制人类基因组图的，所以选项D 不对。

　　4. B。判断题。从文章内容可知，人类基因组图的完成将有助于科学家们攻克一系列难关。所以，他们在更努力地探究。

　　5. A。主旨题。综合文章内容，不难概括出本文主旨：解读基因密码。

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