2019-2020年高中英語 閱讀集練-新聞報道類1、NEW YORKAustralian mining enterprise Clive Palmer on Tuesday unveiled(公布)blueprints for Titanic, a modern copy of the doomed ocean liner, although he didnt call the ship unsinkable any more. The ship will largely recreate the design and decoration of the fabled original, with some modifications to keep it in line with current safety rules and shipbuilding practices, and the addition of some modern forts such as air conditioning, Palmer said at a press conference in New York. The three passenger classes, however, will be prevented from mingling(混雜), as in 1912, Palmer said. “Im not too superstitious(迷信的).”Palmer said when asked whether recreating a ship bestknown for sinking was tempting fate.White Star Line, the operator of the original ship, had said the Titanic was designed to be unsinkable. About 1, 500 people died on Titanics maiden voyage in 1912 from Southampton to New York after the ship collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Palmer, who created the pany Blue Star Line last year, refused to make a similar boast. “Anything will sink if you put a hole in it, ” Palmer said. “I think it would be very cavalier to say it.” Unlike the original, Titanicwill have more than enough space in its lifeboats for every person on board and will have additional escape staircases. Markku Kanerva, sales director at Deltamarin, the Finnish pany designing the ship, said it would be the “safest cruise ship in the world”Palmer refused to answer questions about the projects cost. Although the Titanic was the worlds largest ship in her time, she would be smaller than many of todays modern cruise ships. “Its not about the money，” Palmer said. “Ive got enough money for it. I think thats all that matters.” Forbes estimated Palmers net worth to be $795 million in xx.He describes himself as a billionaire. Titanicwill be built by Chinese state-owned CSC Jinling Shipyard, which has already built four ore carriers for Palmers mining business, he said. The contract to build Titanichas not yet been signed, Palmer said.【小題1】Whats the meaning of the underlined word “maiden” in Paragraph 4? AFirst.BTrial.CSecond.DLast.【小題2】What can be inferred about Titanicfrom the passage? ATitanicwill have more space in its lifeboats than the Titanic.BTitanicwill be the largest cruise ship in the world.CTitanicwill allow different classes of passengers to mingle.DTitanicwill be a real unsinkable cruise ship.【小題3】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A1, 500 people died on Titanics maiden voyage in 1912.BThe Titanic collided with an iceberg in the South Pacific.CThe Titanic was equipped with air conditioning.DThe Titanic was the worlds largest ship at that time.【小題4】Whats the authors purpose of writing the passage? ATo tell us the story of the Titanic.BTo tell us Titanicwill cost a lot of money.CTo tell us about the future Titanic.DTo tell us a Chinese Shipyard will build Titanic.2、ATwo workers was rescued 188 hours after they trapped in a coal mine collapse(倒塌)in the south Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region The two were among 18 miners trapped after the mine, collapsed midday on July 2 because of days of heavy rain. A total of 71 miners were working underground when the accident occurred on July 2-49 managed to escape. Rescuers have got eight bodies so far. Ye Fangyong, mander of the rescue headquarters, said that the place where the survi- vors were found was at 320 meters underground. It was filled with mud after the collapse, but there was still room for fresh air. He said three more miners trapped at a work platform390 meters underground may survive because the place also have some space for fresh air. Rescuers had believed that four other miners would be found with the rescued two, but the chances of the remaining 12 being found alive are not good due to the conditions in the mine. However, the rescuers have not given up. They are using scientific measures such as a water-proof radar device(裟置)to help find the exact locations of trapped workers. Moreover, rescuers have been offered 2 million yuan for each miner they pull out alive. The two survivors have been identified a) 41-year-old Liu Jiagan and 35-year-old Qin Hongdang. They are in safe condition. Before they were rushed to Heshan Peoples Hospital for treatment, they told rescuers in weak voices that they survived under the mine by drinking spring water that seeped(滲漏) through the top of the shaft(礦井).【小題1】The local mine coal accident was probably reported on. AJuly8BJulyloCJuly2DJuly3【小題2】What caused the coal mine break down? AWorkers abnormal xvcrkingBTyphoonn.CDays of heavy rajpDShock of the ca:thquake【小題3】According to the passage,th. e rrmPrs could be alive unaerground if . Athere is some space for fresh airBthey are equippeci with water-proof raciar deviceCthey drink enough waterDthere is enough food【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE accoraing to the passage? AScientific measures are used to help rescue the trapped workers.BEach miners being pulled out alive will be offered 2 miliion yuan.COfficials offered to give the continuing rescuers higher rankDWater-proof radar- will be puf down to give light.3、EA German study suggests that people who were too optimistic about their future actually faced greater risk of disability or death within 10 years than those pessimists( 悲觀者)who expected their future to be worse. The paper, published this March in Psychology and Aging, examined health and welfare surveys from roughly 40,000 Germans between ages 18 and 96. The surveys were conducted every year from 1993 to 2003. Survey respondents (受訪者) were asked to estimate their present and future life satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 10, among other questions. The researchers found that young adults (age 18 to 39) routinely overestimated their future life satisfaction, while middle-aged adults (age 40 to 64) more accurately predicted how they would feel in the future. Adults of 65 and older, however, were far more likely to underestimate their future life satisfaction. Not only did they feel more satisfied than they thought they would, the older pessimists seemed to suffer a lower ratio (比率) of disability and death for the study period. “We observed that being too optimistic in predicting a better future than actually observed was associated with a greater risk of disability and a greater risk of death within the following decade,” wrote Frieder R. Lang, a professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Lang and his colleagues believed that people who were pessimistic about their future may be more careful about their actions than people who expected a rosy future. “Seeing a dark future may encourage positive evaluations of the actual self and may contribute to taking improved precautions (預(yù)防措施),” the authors wrote. Surprisingly, pared with those in poor health or who had low ines, respondents who enjoyed good health or ine were associated with expecting a greater decline. Also, the researchers said that higher ine was related to a greater risk of disability. The authors of the study noted that there were limitations to their conclusions. Illness, medical treatment and personal loss could also have driven health outes. However, the researchers said a pattern was clear. “We found that from early to late adulthood, individuals adapt their expectations of future life satisfaction from optimistic, to accurate, to pessimistic,” the authors concluded.【小題1】According to the study, who made the most accurate prediction of their future life satisfaction? AOptimistic adults.BMiddle-aged adults.CAdults in poor health.DAdults of lower ine.【小題2】Pessimism may be positive in some way because it causes people _. Ato fully enjoy their present lifeBto estimate their contribution accuratelyCto take measures against potential risksDto value health more highly than wealth【小題3】How do people of higher ine see their future? AThey will earn less money.BThey will bee pessimistic.CThey will suffer mental illness.DThey will have less time to enjoy life.【小題4】What is the clear conclusion of the study? APessimism guarantees chances of survival.BGood financial condition leads to good health.CMedical treatment determines health outes.DExpectations of future life satisfaction decline with age.4、Theyre WILD animalsBy Ernst-Ulrich FranzenMarch 11, xx(3) mentsThe story about the woman who lost some fingers while feeding a bear at a zoo in Manitowoc, after she ignored warnings and barriers(柵欄), reminded me of the story I heard about a couple who put their baby on the back of a wild horse in South Dakota to get a really cute picture. We all do silly things at times no one is immune but treating wild animals as lovely pets has to fall into a special category. Teddy bears and Disney movies arent actually representative of real bears. ments (3) View ments 3 ments Post a ment 1. TosaLeft - Mar 11, xx 10:46AM Dont you think that maybe, just maybe some alcohol was involved? 2. tk421 - Mar 11, xx 11:09 AM It was already approved that alcohol was involved. Stories that begin with a drunk person saying “Hey, I got an idea, watch this!” rarely end well. 3. Tristan Kloss - Mar 11, xx 11:41 AM Alcohol certainly isnt involved when people decide to keep “pets” like chimpanzees, baby tigers, etc. Stupidity, definitely. Dogs are pets because of thousands of years of domestication. Even farm animals, which have been kept by humans for thousands of years as well, arent let in the house. So why keep animals that treat human contact with, at best, indifference(冷淡、不在乎) and, at worst, violence?【小題1】In Ernst-Ulrich Franzens opinion, the woman lost her fingers because _. Athe zoo keepers didnt warn her of the dangerBshe didnt know the bear was a wild animalCshe was somehow influenced by cartoon charactersDshe climbed over the barriers and angered the bear【小題2】TosaLeft thinks the wounded woman _. Amay have been drunkBmay be a little stupidCwas addicted to wineDfed wine to the bear【小題3】tk421 means a drunk person _. Ashould be forbidden to enter the zooBusually gets himself into troubleCis often fond of making up storiesDusually likes to show himself off【小題4】What does Tristan Kloss think of people treating wild animals as pets? AKind.BIllegal.CLoving.DStupid.5、Leon, 12, was born without fingers on his left hand.That didnt -stop him from being able to do many tasks. But Leon could not grasp more than one object at a time. So Leons father, Paul, created a prosthesis(假肢），using a 3D printer. Now Leon has fingers that open and close."It was a do-it-yourself, father and son adventure," says raw. When Leon was a baby, his doctor advised his parents not to give him a prosthetic hand until he was in his early teens. "The doctor said Leon should first learn to get full use out of the hand he was born with," says Paul. As Leon got older, his father looked into buying a prosthetic hand, which can cost as much as $30,000. Paul found a more affordable solution. One day, Paul discovered a video on the Internet about Robohand, a prosthesis created with a 3Dprinter. He downloaded the free instructions and called Robohands creators for advice. They told him all he needed was a 3D printer一which costs around $2,000- and some materials. Luckily, Leons school had recently purchased a 3D printer and it offered to help Paul build the hand for Leon.“We used a soccer shin guard（護脛），cardboard, and tape. They cost about10," says Paul. With his new hand, Leon can do things better. "I can help my mom more, because now I can carry two grocery bags,”he says. Leons father has already built .several hands for Leon. Leon helps design each one. He says theres one thing in particular that he wants to do with a future prosthesis.“The goal," he tells the reporter from the local evening paper,“is to be able to tie my shoelaces:【小題1】Why did Leons doctor disapprove of his using a prosthesis in his childhood? AThe prosthetic technology was underdeveloped then.BA prosthesis was very expensive at that time.CTo master the disabled hand was important.DThe original hand could do many tasks.【小題2】Leons father managed to get Leon a new hand by Acollecting money on the Internet.Bbuying a prosthetic handCpurchasing a 3D printerDprinting a hand【小題3】The materials used for Leons hand can be described as Acheap and mon Bstrange and valuableCpersonal and lovelyDbasic and solid【小題4】Where can the passage be taken from? AAn advertisementBA newspaperCA posterDA travel guide6、Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. A Chinese and Nigerian media should pay more attention to their own growing roles and strive to present a reliable image of China to African audiences and vice versa(反之亦然). Agreement on this important step in ongoing cooperation between the two sides was reached by media representatives attending a media forum on September 19 in Abuja, Nigeria.The agreement es in the wake of increasing attention being paid by the international munity on Africas deepening relationship with China. "This presents an important opportunity for media in China, Nigeria and other African countries. We should seize the moment to expand cooperation between Chinese and Nigeria media, increase our say, and contribute to cooperation between China, Nigeria and Africa as a whole," said Li Wufeng, Vice Minister of the State Council Information Office at the China-Nigeria Media meeting. The media meeting was jointly held by the State Council Information Office, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, and the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria. It formed part of the "Experience China" program, which aims to increase cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between China and other parts of the world. In the past, due to poor munication facilities, China and African countries could only learn about each other through third parties, in particular Western media, which may have given rise to and perpetuated misunderstandings. "China is still not a constant feature or subject on the front page and prime time in the news media in Nigeria unless there are disasters and alleged human rights abuses to be reported," said Martins Oloja, Editor of The Guardian. Major Western media continue to promote a Cold War mentality and view Sino-African ties through the lens of geopolitics, framing everything as petition between East and West, Chinese and Nigerian media professionals said at the forum. Some Western media outlets accuse China of ignoring mutually beneficial solutions or sustainable development of African people, while robbing the continent of its natural resources. "Nigerians cannot expect Aljazeera or BBC to report on Africa, and indeed Nigeria and China relations, the way we want," said Oloja. Mutually objective coverage will generate more cooperation and better understanding between China and Nigeria, said Li Xiaohua, a representative from China. org.cn, a leading multi-language website in China.【小題1】What is the purpose of this media forum on September 19 in Abuja? AMore international munity should pay attention to Africas deepening relationship with China.BPeople should seize the moment to expand cooperation between China and African countries.CChinese and Nigerian media should pay more attention to their own growing roles and strive to present a reliable image to each other.DLet more Chinese people know about the culture of Africa.【小題2】Whats the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 4? AdefeatedBcontinuedCdisappearedDdecreased【小題3】Which of the following is right? AThe State Council Information Office and "Experience China" program attended this China-Nigeria Media meeting.BIn the past, China and African countries could learn about each other very well.CChinese people and Chinese events has been well reported through African media.DNowadays, some African media still cannot give the true stories of China.【小題4】What is the attitude of the major western media towards the Sino-African relationship? AThey think highly of it.BThey report it as it is.CThey view it through the angle of geopolitics.DThey view it as a petition between two countries.【小題5】What is the best title for this passage? AHaving a bigger sayBA Media Forum between China and NigeriaCHelping the African MediaDImproving our report in Africa7、If you have a bad habit of losing things, a new device that can be connected to any item that you might lose may be the way to solve your problem. The Tile, a small square linked up to your iPhone or iPad via Bluetooth, lets you see how close you are to the missing item, within a 50-to 150-foot range . If the item goes out of your phones 150-foot range, it can still be detected (發(fā)現(xiàn)) on other smartphones with the same app. When you log into the app on your phone, it shows you, with green bars that increase or decrease, how far away you are from the Tile. You can also program it to make a sound when you get close to the Tile. And you can link up your phone with up to ten Tiles. And if your lost item a dog, for example, or a stolen bike goes out of your own phones 150-foot Bluetooth range, you can set it as a “l(fā)ost item”. If any of the phones with the Tile app es within the range of your lost item, a message will be sent to your own phone, reminding you of its position. The Tile app also has the function to remember where it last saw your Tile, so that you can easily find where you left it. Since the Tiles use Bluetooth rather than GPS, they never run out of battery or need to be charged, and they last for one year before needing to be replaced. The app, which will e into the market this winter, works with iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPad Mini, iPad 3rd and 4th generation, and iPod 5th generation.【小題1】The Tile app can help you . Afind your missing itemsBuse your phone more wiselyCsave your phones battery powerDconnect something to your phone【小題2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? AThe Tile needs to be charged after a year of use.BOne smartphone can only be linked up to one Tile.CThe Tile cannot work when linked up to a phone without Bluetooth.DA missing item cant be found if it goes out of the needed range.【小題3】What does the second paragraph mainly tell us? AWhat the Tile app is.BHow the Tile app works.CThe advantages of the Tile app.DWhy the Tile app was invented.【小題4】Where does this passage probably e from? AA science fiction novel.BAn advertisement.CA personal diary.DA news report.8、NEW YORKAustralian mining enterpriser Clive Palmer on Tuesday unveiled(公布)blueprints for Titanic, a modern copy of the doomed ocean liner, although he didnt call the ship unsinkable any more. The ship will largely recreate the design and decoration of the fabled original, with some modifications to keep it in line with current safety rules and shipbuilding practices, and the addition of some modern forts such as air conditioning, Palmer said at a press conference in New York. The three passenger classes, however, will be prevented from mingling(混雜), as in 1912, Palmer said. “Im not too superstitious(迷信的). ”Palmer sai