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1、專題限時訓練(十九)　[時聞型閱讀理解] (限時：25分鐘) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (一) LONDON—A British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake(假冒的) bomb detectors (探測器) to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadn't cared about potentially deadly consequences. It is believed that James McCormick got about $77. 8

2、 million from the sales of his detectors—which were based on a kind of golf ball finder—to 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 a

3、mount 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，” Judge Richard Hone told McCormick.“You have neither regret，nor shame，nor any sense of guilt.” The detectors，sold for up

4、 to $42，000 each，were said to be able to 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

5、 in Egypt and the border control in Thailand. “I never had any bad results from customers，” he said. 1．Why was McCormick sentenced to prison? A．He sold bombs. B．He caused death of people. C．He made detectors. D．He cheated in business. 2．According to the judge, what McCormick had done _____

6、___. A. increased the cost of safeguarding B. lowered people's guard against danger C. changed people's idea of social security D. caused innocent people to commit crimes 3．McCormick sold his detectors to the following countries EXCEPT________． A. Egypt B．Kenya C. Thailand D．Korea 4．Whi

7、ch of the following is TRUE of the detectors? A. They have not been sold to Africa. B. They have caused many serious problems. C. They can find dangerous objects in water. D. They don't function on the basis of science. 5．It can be inferred from the passage that McCormick ________． A. sold

8、the equipment at a low price B. was well-known in most countries C. did not think he had committed the crime D. had not got such huge 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 l

9、earn a lot about the planet's history and climate. Curiosity landed on Mars in August 2012 after travelling through space for more than eight months. 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

10、, cameras, and instruments that allow it to examine things it finds on the surface. Then it sends the information back to the earth. The Curiosity's 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) to disc

11、uss 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 earth. Scientists say that studying the minerals in Martian soil will help them understand what conditions were like on the planet in the past. Curiosit

12、y 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 very 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 h

13、as 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 by plants or animals. Methane on Mars might indicate that some types of tiny plants or animals—lived there. Curiosity is the fourth robotic vehic

14、le 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 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

15、 to Mars by scientists from Russia. 2. According to the information sent back by Curiosity, scientists believe that ________ . A. there's no air on Mars B. Mars is warm and wet now C. the soil on Mars is rich D. there used to be water on Mars 3. The underlined word “they” in P

16、aragraph 5 refers to “________”． A. smooth stones B. rivers C. robotic vehicles D. volcanoes 4. We know from the sixth paragraph that ________ . A. some tiny animals once lived on Mars B. there are no plants or animals on Mars now C. the atmosphere around Mars is full of methane

17、 D. Curiosity is designed to test the atmosphere around the earth 5. 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 earth-like environment on Mars. D. A robotic vehicle helps sci

18、entists get useful information from Mars. (三) (NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn't think twice before diving into the freezing East River. Tuesday's Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France was the man who left the spo

19、t 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 didn't think at all，” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very f

20、ast. 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 jumped into the wat

21、er.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 from onlookers. Dur

22、et caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after. The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn't realize his story of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.“I don't really think I'm a hero，” said Duret. “Anyone would do t

23、he same thing.” 1．Why was Duret in New York? A．To meet his girlfriend. B．To spend his holiday. C．To work as an engineer. D．To visit the Andersons. 2．What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came? A．He was interviewed by a newspaper. B．He went to the hospital in the ambulance. C．He di

24、sappeared from the spot quickly. D．He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes. 3．Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl? A．David Anderson. B．A passer-by. C．His girlfriend. D．A taxi driver. 4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．Duret thought twi

25、ce before he jumped into the cold water. B．Duret dived into the water before the girl's father. C．The rescue happened on the day Duret left for France. D．Duret didn't think he was brave enough to be a hero. 5．What is probably the headline of this news report? A．A Careless Father B．A Poor Girl

26、 C．Warm-hearted Onlookers D．Brave Frenchman Found 專題限時訓練(十九) (一) 【要點綜述】 這是一篇新聞報道。文章敘述了英國法官審判了一位商人，他有出售假冒炸彈探測器的犯罪行為。但這名犯罪嫌疑人根本沒有意識到他的行為給社會帶來的危害。 1．D　細節(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 (探測器) to 10 years in prison…”以及“McCormick,

27、 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。 2．B　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段“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 innoc

28、ent people…”可知選B。 3．D　細節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段可得出答案。 4．D　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段“But in fact they ‘lacked any grounding in science’ and were of no use.”可知，事實上它們“沒有任何科學根據(jù)”，是沒有用的?？梢耘袛噙xD。 5．C　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

29、 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，他出售自己的探測器給肯尼亞警察、香港監(jiān)獄、埃及的軍隊和泰國的邊境管制處， 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識到他的罪行。故選C。 (二) 【要點綜述】 本文是一篇新聞，報道了“好奇號”機器人探索火星的最新情況。 1．C　 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“…after travelling through space for more than eight months.”可知答案。 2．D　 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的“

30、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.”可直接得出答案。 3．A　 詞義推測題。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，就是因為水流沖擊。石頭不會被沖走，只能邊角被磨平，所以在原地的是“光滑的石頭”。 4．B　 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段可知：如果有甲烷，就表示有植物或動物存在的可能；但是“好奇號”到現(xiàn)在為止都沒有在火星上找

31、到甲烷?？梢娀鹦巧现辽佻F(xiàn)在是沒有植物或動物的。 5．D　 主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文的第一段可知答案。 (三) 【要點綜述】文章講述了一個在度假的人英勇救落水女孩的故事。 1．B　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的“Duret, an engineer on vacation…”可知，他是在度假。 2．C　細節(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 shortl

32、y after.”可知，他迅速離開了現(xiàn)場。 3．A　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“…David Anderson, who had dived in after him.”可知。 4．B　細節(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。 5．D　推理判斷題。文章主要講述了一位法國人勇救落水兒童的事跡，故D項能概括全文。