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1、專題限時(shí)訓(xùn)練(十九)時(shí)聞型閱讀理解(限時(shí)：25分鐘)(一)LONDONA British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake(假冒的) bomb detectors (探測(cè)器) to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadnt cared about potentially deadly consequences.It is believed that James McCormick got about $77. 8 million from the sales of his de

2、tectorswhich were based on a kind of golf ball finderto countries including Iraq, Belgium and Saudi Arabia.McCormick, 57, was convicted(判罪) of cheats last month and sentenced Thursday at the Old Bailey court in London.“Your cheating conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simply for h

3、uge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people，” Judge Richard Hone told McCormick.“You have neither regret，nor shame，nor any sense of guilt.”The detectors，sold for up to $42，000 each，were said to be able to

4、find such dangerous objects as bombs under water and from the air. But in fact they “l(fā)acked any grounding in science” and were of no use.McCormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in Kenya，the prison service in Hong Kong，the army in Egypt and the border control in Thailand

5、.“I never had any bad results from customers，” he said.1Why was McCormick sentenced to prison?AHe sold bombs.BHe caused death of people.CHe made detectors.DHe cheated in business. 2According to the judge, what McCormick had done _. A. increased the cost of safeguardingB. lowered peoples guard agains

6、t dangerC. changed peoples idea of social securityD. caused innocent people to commit crimes3McCormick sold his detectors to the following countries EXCEPT_A. Egypt BKenya C. Thailand DKorea4Which of the following is TRUE of the detectors? A. They have not been sold to Africa.B. They have caused man

7、y serious problems.C. They can find dangerous objects in water.D. They dont function on the basis of science.5It can be inferred from the passage that McCormick _A. sold the equipment at a low priceB. was wellknown in most countriesC. did not think he had committed the crimeD. had not got such huge

8、profit as mentioned in the text(二)Scientists have not found any signs of life on Mars yet, but they say a robotic vehicle called “Curiosity” is helping them learn a lot about the planets history and climate.Curiosity landed on Mars in August 2012 after travelling through space for more than eight mo

9、nths. It was sent to Mars by scientists from NASA in the United States.Curiosity is about the size of a car and has six wheels. It also has a robotic arm, cameras, and instruments that allow it to examine things it finds on the surface. Then it sends the information back to the earth.The Curiositys

10、main task is to find out if anything could live on Mars, either now or in the past. On Nov. 2, NASA scientists held a press conference (新聞發(fā)布會(huì)) to discuss what Curiosity had found in its first two months on Mars.Curiosity has found soil that is similar to the sand formed by volcanoes (火山) on the eart

11、h. Scientists say that studying the minerals in Martian soil will help them understand what conditions were like on the planet in the past. Curiosity also found smooth stones like the ones found on river beds and seashores on the earth, where their rough edges have been worn down by water. Mars is v

12、ery cold and dry now, but scientists say the smooth stones tell them that a river used to run through the place where they were found. Curiosity has been testing the atmosphere around Mars for a type of gas called methane (甲烷), but so far it has not found any. On the earth, most methane is produced

13、by plants or animals. Methane on Mars might indicate that some types of tiny plants or animalslived there.Curiosity is the fourth robotic vehicle to be sent to Mars. It will continue to explore the planet for about two years.1. Which of the following descriptions about Curiosity is TRUE?A. It landed

14、 on Mars in January 2012. B. It is small in size and has four arms.C. It took over eight months to arrive in Mars. D. It was sent to Mars by scientists from Russia.2. According to the information sent back by Curiosity, scientists believe that _ .A. theres no air on Mars B. Mars is warm and wet nowC

15、. the soil on Mars is rich D. there used to be water on Mars3. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 5 refers to “_”A. smooth stones B. rivers C. robotic vehicles D. volcanoes4. We know from the sixth paragraph that _ .A. some tiny animals once lived on Mars B. there are no plants or animals on Ma

16、rs nowC. the atmosphere around Mars is full of methaneD. Curiosity is designed to test the atmosphere around the earth5. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Humans benefit a lot by going to Mars.B. Scientists will stop the research on Mars soon.C. It is possible to build an earthlike environment

17、 on Mars.D. A robotic vehicle helps scientists get useful information from Mars.(三)(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a twoyearold girl in Manhattan said he didnt think twice before diving into the freezing East River.Tuesdays Daily News said 29yearold Julien Duret from France w

18、as the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.“I didnt think at all，” Duret told the Daily New

19、s. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast.”Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(碼頭) when he saw something falling into the water. He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. Immediately, he took off his coat and j

20、umped into the water.When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes fro

21、m onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didnt realize his story of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.“I dont really think Im a hero，” said Duret. “Anyone

22、 would do the same thing.”1Why was Duret in New York? ATo meet his girlfriend.BTo spend his holiday.CTo work as an engineer.DTo visit the Andersons.2What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came? AHe was interviewed by a newspaper.BHe went to the hospital in the ambulance.CHe disappeared from t

23、he spot quickly.DHe asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes.3Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl? ADavid Anderson.BA passerby.CHis girlfriend.DA taxi driver.4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? ADuret thought twice before he jumped into the cold water.B

24、Duret dived into the water before the girls father.CThe rescue happened on the day Duret left for France.DDuret didnt think he was brave enough to be a hero.5What is probably the headline of this news report? AA Careless FatherBA Poor Girl CWarmhearted OnlookersDBrave Frenchman Found專題限時(shí)訓(xùn)練(十九)(一)【要點(diǎn)

25、綜述】 這是一篇新聞報(bào)道。文章敘述了英國(guó)法官審判了一位商人，他有出售假冒炸彈探測(cè)器的犯罪行為。但這名犯罪嫌疑人根本沒有意識(shí)到他的行為給社會(huì)帶來的危害。1D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“A British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake (假冒的) bomb detectors (探測(cè)器) to 10 years in prison”以及“McCormick, 57, was convicted (判罪) of cheats last month”可知，McCormick被判處欺詐罪。故可以判斷選D。2B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第

26、四段“Your cheating conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simply for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people”可知選B。3D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段可得出答案。4D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段“But in fact they lacked any groundin

27、g in science and were of no use.”可知，事實(shí)上它們“沒有任何科學(xué)根據(jù)”，是沒有用的?？梢耘袛噙xD。5C推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“McCormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in Kenya, the prison service in Hong Kong, the army in Egypt and the border control in Thailand.”及最后一段可知，麥考密克曾在法庭上說，他出售自己的探測(cè)器給肯尼亞警察、香港監(jiān)獄、埃及的軍隊(duì)和泰國(guó)的邊境管

28、制處， 而且他從來沒有從客戶那里聽到任何不好的結(jié)果。故可以推斷出他根本沒有認(rèn)識(shí)到他的罪行。故選C。(二)【要點(diǎn)綜述】 本文是一篇新聞，報(bào)道了“好奇號(hào)”機(jī)器人探索火星的最新情況。1C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“after travelling through space for more than eight months.”可知答案。2D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的“Curiosity also found smooth stones like the ones found on river beds and seashores on the earth, where their rough e

29、dges have been worn down by water.”可直接得出答案。3A 詞義推測(cè)題。根據(jù)第五段可知，這些光滑的石頭原先粗糙的邊角被磨平，就是因?yàn)樗鳑_擊。石頭不會(huì)被沖走，只能邊角被磨平，所以在原地的是“光滑的石頭”。4B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段可知：如果有甲烷，就表示有植物或動(dòng)物存在的可能；但是“好奇號(hào)”到現(xiàn)在為止都沒有在火星上找到甲烷。可見火星上至少現(xiàn)在是沒有植物或動(dòng)物的。5D 主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文的第一段可知答案。(三)【要點(diǎn)綜述】文章講述了一個(gè)在度假的人英勇救落水女孩的故事。1B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的“Duret, an engineer on vacation”可

30、知，他是在度假。2C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的“An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.”可知，他迅速離開了現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。3A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“David Anderson, who had dived in after him.”可知。4B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.”可知。5D推理判斷題。文章主要講述了一位法國(guó)人勇救落水兒童的事跡，故D項(xiàng)能概括全文。