A

　　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(不可思議的) and elusive(躲避的) figure.

　　she achieved such a respect through aeons(永世, 億萬年) 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.

　　chinas 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 sundays 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 matters b. social problems

　　c. unexpected damage d. construction workers

　　【答案解析】

　　這是 3 篇資訊報道。高考試題庫185http://www.gkstk.com第 1 篇是關(guān)于英國皇太后死亡的消息;第 2 篇是關(guān)于中國發(fā)射神舟三號無人飛船的消息;第 3 篇是關(guān)于臺灣發(fā)生 7.5 級強烈地震的消息。

　　1. c。判斷題?；侍笏赖臅r候有其女兒伊利莎白皇后在身邊，排除a項;皇太后沒有從政，排除b項;皇太后是在睡覺的時候死去的，d項也排除。所以答案選c。

　　2. d。判斷題。從第3段的幾個關(guān)鍵詞safelysuccessful 可知a項錯誤;b項內(nèi)容在文中沒有提及，可排除;而神舟三號為無人飛船，故不會有科學家在太空中做實驗，可排除c;既然神舟三號無人飛船已安全著陸，那肯定是已成功發(fā)射了。

　　3. c。主旨題。既然臺灣發(fā)生了地震，那當然是沒有預料到的災害。a、b、d三項內(nèi)容離題太遠。

　　B

　　june 26, 2000 the human genome(基因組) project, a great $3 billion, 15-year task aimed at drawing the genetic(遺傳的) map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completed. the scientific and medical communities(團體) are very excited about the chances genetic research provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging(延長) 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(生物技術(shù)) have provides material for all kinds of work, but the developments of modern science in unlocking the secrets of the human genetic code(密碼) 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(解碼) 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(傳染), 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 genomes 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】

　　繪制人類基因組圖，這將意味著人類消滅癌癥、艾滋病的危害，延長人類壽命將成為現(xiàn)實。

　　1. b。語義理解題。從文章最后一段第1句話once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections(傳染), and genetic diseases 可以看出科學家們完成人類基因組圖的目的。

　　2. c。細節(jié)題。因為 the leading organization for genetic research is in the united states,所以答案選 c。

　　3. d。判斷題。美國是在 1990 年，即 20 世紀末開始繪制人類基因組圖的，所以選項d 不對。

　　4. b。判斷題。從文章內(nèi)容可知，人類基因組圖的完成將有助于科學家們攻克一系列難關(guān)。所以，他們在更努力地探究。

　　5. a。主旨題。綜合文章內(nèi)容，不難概括出本文主旨：解讀基因密碼。

　　C

　　the space shuttle columbia flared and broke up in the skies over texas on saturday, february 1,2003, killing the seven astronauts on board in what nasa and president bush called a tragedy for the entire nation. nasa launched an investigation into the disaster and began searching for the astronauts remains. it said that although there had been some data failures it was too early to nail down a precise cause. the break-up, 16 minutes before the shuttle was due to land at kennedy space center in florida, spread possibly toxic debris(有毒的殘骸) over a wide swath of texas and neighboring states.

　　dramatic television images of the shuttles descent clearly showed several white trails(痕跡) streaking through blue skies after the shuttle suddenly fell apart. it was almost 17 years to the day that the challenger shuttle exploded on jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven astronauts on board.

　　take-off and re-entry into earths atmosphere are the most dangerous parts of a space mission. in 42 years of us human space flight, there had never been an accident in the descent to earth or landing. challenger exploded just after take-off.

　　rescue teams scrambled to search for the remains of the crew, which included the first israeli to fly on the shuttle, former combat pilot col. ilan ramon. there were warnings that parts of a vast 120-mile-long corridor of debris could be toxic because of poisonous rocket propellant(推進器).

　　we are not ready to confirm that we have found any human remains, nacogdoches county sheriff thomas kerrs said. he added that among the roughly 1,000 calls reporting debris, some people said they found remains of crew members.

　　the columbia is lost. there are no survivors, their mission was almost complete and we lost them so close to home. americas space program will go on, said a grim-faced bush in a message broadcast on television, which included condolences to the families of the dead astronauts.

　　1. the word descent in the passage means ________.

　　a. taking off b. landing c. orbiting d. walking down

　　2. which is true of the israeli astronaut ilan ramon?

　　a. he was the first israeli astronaut to fly on the shuttle.

　　b. he was the first foreign astronaut to fly on the american shuttle.

　　c. he used to be a passenger plane pilot.

　　d. he was the only survivor in the columbia disaster.

　　3. the columbia disaster and the challenger disaster were similar in that ________.

　　a. there were seven astronauts killed on board

　　b. both the shuttles exploded when they took off

　　c. both the shuttles exploded when they were about to land

　　d. no human remains were found

　　4. which of the following is wrong according to the news?

　　a. the u.s.a. will give up the space program because of the accident.

　　b. nasa hasnt found the cause of the columbia disaster.

　　c. before the columbia disaster, no shuttles had exploded in the course of landing.

　　d. take-off and re-entry into earths atmosphere are the most dangerous parts of a space mission.

　　【答案解析】

　　本文講述了美國航天飛機哥倫比亞號失事的情況。

　　1. b。詞義推測題?？梢詤⒁姷谌蔚诙渲械膇n the decent to earth，其后or landing 即是對 descent解釋。

　　2. a。細節(jié)題。從 which included the first israeli to fly on the shuttle, former combat pilot col. ilan ramon 中可以知道，ilan ramon. 是以色列第一位乘坐航天飛機的宇航員。

　　3. a。推斷題。要求你找出這兩起災難的共同點。從文中可以了解到兩起災難都有7位宇航員喪生。挑戰(zhàn)者號是在升空時失事的，而哥倫比亞號是在返回地面的過程中失事的，故可排除b 和 c。而選項 d 與原文不符，故選 a。

　　4. a。判斷題。根據(jù)americas space program will go on 我們可以知道選項 a 明顯錯誤。而選項b、c、d均與原文相符。

　　D

　　visiting u.s. president george w. bush said in beijing friday that both china and the united states should encourage bilateral(雙邊的) contacts and exchanges to promote mutual(相互) understanding.

　　its important for our political leaders to come to china, said bush, who gave a speech friday morning at qinghua university, one of the most prestigious universities in china.

　　his working visit to china and discussions with oinghua students help promote sino-u.s.(中美) relations, bush said in response to a students question about what he would do to promote sino-u.s. relations.

　　many people in my country are very interested in china, he said, adding that these americans have learned more about chinas culture and the chinese people.

　　he said that he would keep encouraging such contacts and exchanges between the two countries.

　　bush said that he would describe back home what he has seen here and that china as a great nation not only has a great history but also an unbelievably exciting future.

　　the president said that the 2008 olympic games would make a significant opportunity for the rest of the world to understand china, which enables more people to come to china and feel the modernization taking place, and many more people will see it on the television.

　　bush arrived in beijing thursday for a two-day working visit to china.

　　1. what the word prestigious in the second paragraph probably means?

　　a. great b. famous c. honorable d. modest

　　2. which of the sentence is not true?

　　a. bush think bilateral contacts and mutual understanding will promote sino-u.s. relations.

　　b. many americans are interested in china.

　　c. bush and the students of qinghua discussed something about how to make china richer and stronger.

　　d. the 2008s olympic games is a great change for china been known by the world.

　　3. many americans are interested in china because _______.

　　a. they want to come here to take part in the 2008 olympic games

　　b. they have learned something of china and they want to learn more

　　c. china has been taking place great change

　　d. china has a great history and unbelievably exciting future

　　4. the narrator(敘述者) of the passage was most probably _____.

　　a. a reporter b. a psychologist c. a politician d. a sociologist

　　【答案解析】

　　本文報道了美國總統(tǒng)在華訪問期間，在清華大學所發(fā)表的關(guān)于促進中美關(guān)系的談話。

　　1. b。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)清華大學在我國的地位這一常識可推知此題答案為b。

　　2. c。推斷題。全文只報道了bush對如何增進中美關(guān)系的談話，而未對如何促使中國的富強發(fā)表意見，因此可推知此題答案為c。

　　3. b。推斷題。根據(jù)文章第4段最后部分these americans have learned more about chinas culture and the chinese people. 可推知此題答案為b。

　　4. a。推斷題。本文是資訊報道，其作者可能是記者，從而可推知此題答案為a。

　　E

　　a senior united nations childrens fund(unicef) official on may 29 praised china for its remarkable achievements in childrens welfare(福利).

　　a. h. m. farook, unicefs operations area officer for china and mongolia said that china can be very satisfied to tell the whole world what can be done with limited resources to help its children to grow healthily and happily.

　　chinas child population makes up one-fifth of the worlds total. the reason behind the tremendous(巨大的) achievement is chinas long tradition of caring for children both at home and in society, he said.

　　whats more is that chinese people have always given special attention to children who are in special need. the un official made the remarks when addressing a group of 50 children and staff from the beijing childrens welfare home at the shangri-la hotel, beijing.

　　the hotel invited the orphans to share snacks(小吃), sing, dance and play games at a park inside the hotel for a share the sunshine party, as a prelude(前奏) to celebrations to mark the childrens day.