高二英语黄金阅读理解：新闻类（含详解）

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精高二英语黄金阅读GoldenReadingforSeniorMiddleSchoolStudents三、新闻类(1）The12—monthbloodyconflicthasbeenanightmare（噩梦）inthelivesofthousandsofIsraelis（以色列人)andPalestinians(巴勒斯坦人）.Khalafisoneofthem.Althoughshewasborninfearofbombsandattacks.Finally,herparentsmadeapainfuldecisiontosendherbacktotheUS.“Iwantedsomuchtostayhereandtogotouniversityhere,”shesaid.“I’mafraidofleavingmyhomeandmyparents.Buthere,thebloodyattackisnotgoingtoendsoon.”Thewarhasbrokenthedreamsofagenerationraisedinpeace.Inthe1990sIsraeliandPalestinianleadersweremovingtowardsanagreementtoendthelong-lastingfightoverterritory(领土）andtheownershipoftheHolyCityJerusalem。Thisgavethenewgenerationhopeforapeacefulfuture。Butnow，attheFriendsAccordingtoarecentreport，28percentofIsreaelisagedfrom18to28haveconsideredleavingthecountryinthepast6months.“Tohaveasafefuture,wehavenootherchoicebuttogoabroad，”a16-year—oldIsraeliboysaid。Notonlydoesthefutureoftheyounggenerationlieinanotherplace,butalsotheadultsinbothPalestineandIsraeldon’tseeanyhopeintheirowncountries。1。Khalaf’sparentswouldn’ttosendherbacktheUS,wouldthey？A。Yes.B.No，buttheyhadto.C。Perhaps.D.Sure.2。Whydidthenewgenerationhavehopeforapeacefulfuture?A。Thetwosidessettledtheirproblems.B。Thetwosidesfoughtagainsteachother.C.Thetwosidesmovedtowardsanagreementinthe1990s。D.Thetwosidesreachedafinalagreement.3。Whichistrueaccordingtothenewsreport？A.KhalafhaslivedinthePalestinesinceshewasborn。B.KhalafhaslivedintheUSsinceshewasoneyearold。C.KhalafhaslivedinthePalestinesinceshewasoneyearold.D。KhalafhaseverbeentotheUS。【答案与解释】巴以双方长期的军事冲突给两国人民带来深重的灾难，尤其是青年学生被迫背井离乡、他国求学。人们痛恶战争、向往和平的殷切之情跃然纸上.1。B。语义理解题.根据Finally，herparentsmadeapainfuldecisiontosendherbacktotheUS可以做出正确选择。2.C。细节理解题。从第5段可知答案.3。D。语义理解题。从第2段第2句话中的…tosendherbacktotheUS可知答案为D。（2)TOKYO,Japan—Anearthquakemeasuring8.0hitthenorthernJapaneseislandofHokkaidoearlyFriday.Thequakewasthestrongestanywhereintheworldthisyear.Severalmillionpeopleliveontheisland。Japan’snationalbroadcastingagency，NHK，reported236peoplehadbeenhurt,butnodeathshadbeenreported.Tsunamiwavesmeasuringabout3feet（1meter）beganhittingtheeasterncoastofJapan'snorthernmostisland,andofficialswarnedallresidentsintheregiontoseekhigherground。Afirebrokeoutatoilrefineryontheislandaftertheearthquake，andtelevisionstationsreportedatrainderailmentandalandslidenearahighwaytunnel。TheU。S.GeologicalSurveymeasuredthequakeat8.0butauthoritiesinJapaninitiallygaveitamagnitudeof7。8。TheUSGSsaidthetemblorwaslocated33kilometers(20miles)undertheEarth’scrust,about796milesnorth/northwestofOnaverage,thereisonemagnitude-8，orgreater，quakeayearintheworld。Theamountofenergyreleasedinamagnitude—8earthquakeisequivalenttothatcontainedin1。01billiontonsofTNT,accordingtotheUSGS。AtsunamiwatchhasbeenissuedfortheU。S.stateofHawaii."Basedonallavailabledata,atsunamimayhavebeengeneratedbythisearthquakethatcouldbedestructiveoncoastalareasevenfarfromtheepicenter，"saidtheannouncementfromtheNationalTsunamiHazardMitigationProgram。Onlysixdaysagoa5.5-magnitudequakeshookJapan。TheSeptember20earthquakewascenterednearly870kilometers（540miles)south—southeastofTokyo，nearJapan’sBoninIslands，aremotevolcanicislandgroupinthePacificOcean。Earlierthismonth，Japanmarkedthe80thanniversaryofamagnitude8。3quakethatdevastatedTokyoandneighboringYokohama，killingatleast140，000people。InJanuary1995，amagnitude7。2temblorinKobekilledmorethan6，000people。1。An8.0—magnitudeearthquakehappenedinJapan____。A.inJanuary1995 B.onSeptember20，2003C.onSeptember26,2003 D。inSeptember，19232。WhatisNOTtheresultofthisearthquake?A.236peoplewerehurt B。AfirebrokeoutatoilrefineryontheislandC。Atrainwasoutoftrack D。twopeopledied3。WhatdoestsunamimeaninChinese？A。震中 B。海啸 C。火山 D.余震4.Wecaninferthat__________.A。thismightbethebiggestearthquakeintheworldthisyearB.thisearthquakehasnoeffectontheUSAC。JapanisacountrywhereearthquakesfrequentlyhappenD。thesecondquakeoccurredonlyhalfanhourafterthefirstone 【答案解析】本文报道了2003年9月发生在日本北海道的大地震。1.C.细节题。根据Onlysixdaysagoa5.5—magnitudequakeshookJapan。TheSeptember20earthquakewascenterednearly870kilometers（540miles)south—southeastofTokyo,我们可以推算，这次日本北海道大地震发生在2003年9月26日。2。D。细节归纳题。这次地震造成的后果有：236peoplehadbeenhurt；Afirebrokeoutatoilrefinery;atrainderailmentandalandslidenearahighwaytunnel等，而D项则与事实不符。3。B。词义猜测题。根据后面对这种现象的描写：hittingtheeasterncoast可知tsunami是“海啸"的意思，因为只有地震引起的海啸才能冲击海岸。4.C。推理题.短文最后一段最后一个部分描述了日本发生的几次大的地震,据此我们可以得出结论：日本是一个地震多发国家。（3）China’sfirstastronaut38-year—oldYangLiweireturnedsafelytoearthThursdaymorning，whenhiscraftShenzhou5toucheddownasscheduledaftermorethan21hoursintheearth'sorbit。ChinesepremierWenJiabaocalledthelandmarkdebutflighta”completesuccess".Thedescentcapsule（返回舱)carryingLt。Col.YangLiweitoucheddownonthegrasslandsoftheGobiDesert，incentralInnerMongoliaat6:23amThursday(BeijingTime),theBeijing-basedChina’sAerospaceCommandandControlCentersaid.Minuteslater，Yanggrabbedthecapsulehatchwithhishand，pulledhimselfout,smiledandwavedatrecoveryteamsandreporters.”Itisasplendidmomentinthehistoryofmymotherlandandalsothegreatestdayofmylife，"Yang,aformerfighterpilotfromNortheastChina'sLiaoningProvince,saidimmediatelyafteremerging.InaninterviewwithCCTV,China'sstatetelevision,Yangsaidhewas”feelingexcellent”。Shenzhou5landedatdawn，4.8kilometres(3miles)fromitsdesignedlandingtarget,theofficialssaid。"Thespaceshipoperatedwell，”theastronautYangLiweisaidinhisfirstpublicizedcomments."IfeelverygoodandIamproudofmymotherland."Afteraphysicalexamonspot，Yang’sconditionwasfoundas”good.”LiJinai，thecommanderofChina'smannedspaceprogram,calledYanga”spacehero”anda"nationalhero"。FollowingYang'stouchdown，China’spremierWenJiabaoimmediatelyspoketoYangfromWithinhours，Chinesespaceofficialsannouncedthatthecountry’sspacedreamswillcontinuewitha"Shenzhou6"mission，mostpossiblywithinayear.TheysaidChinaalsohadworkedoutplanstoconductspacewalkingbyitsastronauts,andeventuallybuildupaspacestation。However,Chinesescientistsruledoutbuildingaspaceshuttle，liketheUnitedStates.Yang’sflightcamefourdecadesaftertheformerSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatespioneeredmannedspaceflight。SovietcosmonautYuriGagarinorbitedtheEarthinApril1961。Onemonthlater，theUnitedStateslaunchedAlanB。ShepardJr.1。WhatistrueofthefirstChineseastronautYangLiwei？A。Heisnowafighterpilot.B.Hewashelpedtogetoutofthedescentcapsule.C。Hespentnearlyadayinspace. D.Hewascalleda"spacehero”anda”nationalhero”byChina'spremierWenJiabao。2.Chinawillcarryoutthefollowingspaceprogramsinthenearfutureexcept________.A.spacewalking B.settingupaspacestationC.buildingupaspaceshuttle D.sendingup"Shenzhou6”3.Theunderlinedworddebutmeans________。A.firstpublicappearance B。spaceC。carryingperson D。space—ship4。WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？A.SovietcosmonautYuriGagarinwasthefirstmanintheworldtotravelinspace。B。theUnitedStateslaunchedAlanB。ShepardJr.about40yearsago。C。Chinaisthethirdcountryintheworldtocarryoutthemannedspaceflightsuccessfully.D.”Shenzhou6"willcarrymorethanoneastronautinthemission.(1—4CCAD)【答案解析】本文介绍了中国首次载人航天飞行的情况。1.C。细节题。根据aftermorethan21hoursintheearth’sorbit可知，C项正确.2。C。细节题。根据ruledoutbuildingaspaceshuttle可以知道,中国在近期不打算建航天飞机。其中的ruleout意为“排除”、“取消”。3。A.词义猜测题。从短文中我们知道,这是中国第一次载人航天飞行，由此可推测出，debut为“首次亮相”之意。4。D。事实确认题。A、B、C，在短文中均有提及。D没有提到.(4)TheNorwegiangovernmentisdoingitsbesttokeeptheoilindustryundercontrol。Anewlawlimitsexplorationtoanareasouthofthesouthernendofthelongcoastline；productionlimitshavebeenlaiddown（thoughthesehavealreadybeenraised）;andoilcompanieshavenotbeenallowedtoemploymorethanalimitednumberofforeignworkers。Buttheoilindustryhasawayofgettingoversuchproblems，andfewpeoplebelievethatthegovernmentwillbeabletoholdthingsbackforlong.Eversincethewar,thegovernmenthasbeencarryingoutaprogramofdevelopmentintheareanorthoftheArcticCircle。Forthepastfewyearsthisprogramhashadagreatdealofsuccess：Torsohasbeenbuiltupintoalocalcapitalwithauniversity，alargehospitalandahealthyindustry。Buttheoilindustryhasalreadystartedtodrawpeoplesouth,andwithinafewyearsthewholenortherncitycouldbeinruins.Theeffectsoftheoilindustrywouldnotbelimitedtothenorth，however.Withnearly100percentemployment,everyonecanseeasituationdevelopinginwhichtheserviceindustriesandthetouristindustrywilllosemoreoftheirworkerstotheoilindustry。Somesmallerindustriesmightevendisappearaltogetherwhenitbecomescheapertobuygoodsfromabroad。TherealargumentovertheoilindustryisitseffectsontheNorwegianwayoflife.Farmersandfishermendonotmakeupmostofthepopulation,buttheyareanimportantpartofitbecauseNorwegiansseeinthemmanyofthequalitiesthattheyregardwithprideasrealNorwegians.Anditisthefarmersandthefishermenwhoaremostagainsttheoilindustrybecauseofthedamagethatitmightcausetotheseaandtothecountrysideandtothewholecountry。OneNorwegianpoliticiansaidlastweek，“Wewillsoonbechangedbeyondallrecognition。”1.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmostexactlymeans“_______".A。NorwaywillbechangedsomuchthatitcanhardlyberecognizedB。TheNorwegianwayoflifewillchangegreatly，aswerecognizeC.WecannotrecognizetheNorwegianoilindustryasitdevelopssoquicklyD。TheNorwegiangovernmentcannotcarryoutthelawagainstthechangingoilindustry2.TheNorwegiangovernmenthastriedto_______。A.encouragetheoilcompaniestodiscovernewoilresourcesB。preventoilcompaniesfromemployingmorepeoplefromsouthernNorwayC。helptheoilcompaniessolvemanyoftheirproblemsD。keeptheoilindustrytosomethingnearitspresentsize3。Accordingtothepassage,theoilindustrymightleadto_______innorthernNorway.A。thedevelopmentofindustryB。agrowthinpopulationC。thefailureofthedevelopmentprogramD。thedevelopmentofnewtowns4.Norwegianfarmersandfishermenhaveanimportanteffectbecause_______.A。theyformsuchalargepartofNorwegiansocietyB.theirviewsoflifeandvalueagreewiththeNorwegiangovernment’sC.Norwegiansrespectthemasrepresentatives(代表）ofNorwegiancultureD。theyregardoilasharmtotheNorwegianwayoflife【答案与解析】本文介绍Norwegian政府想方设法对石油工业进行控制情况及控制原因。1。A。推断题。根据单词beyond的词义：超出(某种程度）可推知此题答案为A。2.D。主旨题。根据短文第一段第一句可推知此题答案为D.3。C。细节题。根据文章第三段第一句：然而,石油工业的效果不会对北部进行限制。可推知此题答案为C.4.C。细节题。根据文章第四段第二句：因为在Norwegians看来渔夫们和农民们身上才有Norwegians的真正素质.可推知此题的答案为C.（5）London：TheEdinburghFestival，thebiggestartsfestivalofitskindintheworld，gotunderwayintheScotlandcapitalonSundaywithaconcertthatincludedHectorBerlioz’s“ToDeum",underthedirectionofChristophvonDohnanyi。Thefestival,whichrunsuntilAugust31thisyear,includesasitshighpointsPeterStein’sstagingofWagner’s“Parsifal”，withClaudioAbbadodirectingtheGustavMahleryouthorchestra(管弦乐队）。TheconcertprogrammeincludesAmericanpianistRichardGoode，bassbaritoneThomasQuashoffandviolinistChristianTetzlaff。Newtotheprogrammersthisyearwillbe25lateeveningclassicalmusicconcerts。Earlierthismonth,theEdinburghFringeFestival,thelargestshow-caseintheworldforperformanceart，officiallygotunderwaywiththeatre，dance,poetryandmusicpresentations(演出）.Manyofthefringeartists,whocanenterthefringefestivaluponpaymentofasmallfee,wereinspiredthisyearbytheeventsofSeptember11.ThousandsofpeopleflocktoEdinburghfromaroundtheworldduringthefestival，whichisover50yearsold.Itaimstopromote(促进）andencourageartsandtoreflectinternationalculture。Itcomprises（consistsof)variousdance,music,opera，andtheatrepresentationstakingplaceacrossthecityduringthethree—weekrun。1。WhendidtheEdinburghFestivalbegin?A。August10. B.August15.C.August31. D。September11.2。WhatdidtheEdinburghFestivalneverhavebefore?A.Youthorchestra'sperformances.B。Poetryandmusicpresentations。C.Lateeveningclassicalmusicconcerts.D。Americanpianistsandviolinists.3。TheEdinburghFestival_______.A。istheonlyfestivalofitskindintheworldB.haslastedover50yearsC。beganwithaconcertdirectedbyRichardGoodeD.isactuallyadancefestival4.TheScottishpeopleholdtheEdinburghFestival_______.A。toattractpeopleacrosstheworldtotheircityB.toshowtheirfringeartsonlyC。toattractfamousartiststotheircityD.topromoteandencourageartdevelopment5.Manyofthefringeartistscanenterthefringefestivalthisyear，butthey_______。A.payasmallfee B.payalotofmoneyC。areveryrich D。owntheirownbands【答案与解析】本文为来自London的报道。报道了TheEdinburghFestival在theScotlandcapital开幕，并介绍了本次节日的盛况、目的和意义。1.A。推断题.从第2段第1句Thefestival,whichrunsuntilAugust31thisyear及文章最后一句duringthethree—weekrun可推知此题答案为A。2.C。细节推断题。从第2段最后一句Newtotheprogrammersthisyearwillbe25lateeveningclassicalmusicconcerts.可推知此题答案为C。3.B。细节题。根据文章最后一段第1句的定语从句…thefestival，whichisover50yearsold.可推知此题答案为B.4.D。细节题。根据文章最后一段第2句Itaimstopromote（促进)andencourageartsandtoreflectinternationalculture可推知此题答案为D.5.A.根据文章第4段的定语从句Manyofthefringeartists，whocanenterthefringefestivaluponpaymentofasmallfee可推知此题为答案为A。(6）It’saman'sworld,andmanywomendon’tlikeit.Thewomensaytheyaretreatedlikesecond—classcitizensandthereforefeelthattheirangerisjustified。Womeneverywhere，theysay，earnlessmoneythanmenforthesamekindofwork.Womenhavelesspowerintheircommunitiesthanmen,andinmostcitiesandtownsthepoliticaldecisionsaremadebymen.Therearefewwomenmayorsorcityofficials.Thesamethingistrueinlaborunions,andreligiousgroups。Eveninunionswherethemembersarealmostallwomen，theheadsoftheunionsaremen。Thepresidentsofalmostallthebigcorporationsinthecountryaremen.Therearefewwomenministersandnowomenpriests。Manywomenhavebeenawareoftheseinequalitiesforalongtime.Onlyrecently，however，adriveforwomen’srightsmademanymorewomenandmen，too,interestedinfairtreatmentforwomen。Groupshaveformedtodemandequalpayforequalwork，changesinabortionlaws，andround-the-clockday—carecentersforchildren。Womenhaveevenstartedtheirownnewspaperstofightfortheircause.Theyhavewrittenbooksandmarchedinparadesprotestingtheirsecond—classplaceinsociety。1。Whatisthemainideaofthispassage？A.Womenwanttomakemoremoney.B。Womenhatetheman’sworld。C.Womenareorganizingtodemandtheirrights.D.Women’sliberation.2。Whatistheimportantproblemexplainedinthispassage？A。Womenhavejoinedprotestgroups。B。Theheadsofmostunionsaremen.C.Womenaretreatedunfairlyintheirwork，communities，andreligiousgroups。D。Womendon’tlikemen.3。Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Topersuadewomentojoinwomen’srightsgroups。B.Toexplainwhyadriveforwomen’srightshasstarted。C。Toexplainhowitfeelstobeawomaninaman’sworld.D。Tohelpmorewomengetequaltreatmentwithmen。4.Inthispassagethewords“second—classcitizens”mean_______。A。peoplewhoaretreatedasforeignersB.peoplewhoarenotcitizensC。peoplewhoarenottreatedfairlyintheirlifeandworkD.peoplewhodon’twanttobefirst-classcitizens5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Womendon’tliketobetreatedassecond-classcitizens。B。Womenmakethesameamountofmoneyasmenforthesamekindofwork.C.MenmakepoliticaldecisionsinmostplacesinU。S。A.D。Womenstartedtheirownnewspapersandwrotebookstofightfortheirequalrights.（1—5CCBCB)【答案与解析】本文报道了妇女为了能与男人享受同样的权利而举行的运动。1.C。主旨题。根据文章第3段第3句Groupshaveformedtodemandequalpayforequalwork,changesinabortionlaws，andround—the-clockday-carecentersforchildren可推知此题答案为C。2.C。推断题。根据文章第2段所列举的内容:政治、工会及宗教等各方面妇女都没有平等的权利，可推知此题答案为C。3.B.推断题。根据文章第3段第1句Manywomenhavebeenawareoftheseinequalitiesforalongtime可推知此题答案为B.4.C。推断题。根据文章第2段的例子中可看出：妇女的地位总是低于男人，可推知此题答案为C。5。B。推断题。选项B与文章第2段第2句意思相反,可推知此题答案为C.(7)Vienna—InspiteofIraq’sdecisiontostopoildeliveries,the11—nationOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountries（OPEC）willnotincreaseproductiontomakeuptheshortfall,ministersdecidedTuesdayinVienna。The11oilministersdecidedtomeetagainonJuly3todiscusstheeffectsoftheIraqtemporarystop。Theorganization’spresident，CharkidKhelilofAlgeria，saidafterthemeetingthatstockswerehighandpriceswerestable，soquota(配额)increaseswerenotnecessary.TheE。U.CommissionhasexpressedconcernaboutIraq’soutputstop。AspeakersaidOPEChadtotakeallpossiblemeasurestokeeporlowertheoilprice。SaudiArabia’sOilMinisterAliAl—Nuaimihadearliersaidtherewouldnotbeanyshortfallofoilinthemarket。Theorganizationhadalreadytakenstepstofillthegap，hesaid.OPECSecretaryGeneralAliRodriguezaddedthattheperiodoftheIraqstoptoexportwasnotknown，sootherexporterswerenotgoi