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【題目】News Review

Learn to swim. Do you want to study in Tsinghua(清華) University? If your answer is yes, you need to be able to swim or get prepared to learn to swim from now on. Recently, the university has made a new rule that students must pass the 50-meter swimming test to finish school. This rule has been brought into a broad discussion. Some agree with it because it can help students do more sports, but others disagree. They believe that it doesn’t respect their personal wishes. It shouldn’t be a must for graduation. What’s your opinion?

______________________“Thomas Edison was an great inventor in the US. When he was seven, her mother caught a serious illness so she had to receive an operation（手術(shù)）in time. However, the room was too dark. So Edison brought a mirror and an oil lamp to light the room. How smart he was.” This story comes from the Chinese textbook for Grade-two students in the primary school. But recently, many people believe it was not true because the first operation about that illness in the world took place in 1886. Edison reached seven years old in 1854. Some people wonder why the story appears in the textbook. Maybe that’s because the editor(編輯) cares too much about the educational meaning without checking whether it was true or not.

Paper books never disappear With the development of E-books, many people prefer to read on the Internet. Some experts worry that paper books may die down as time goes by. However, a recent study has shown a rising enthusiasm of paper books all over the world, especially among young people of 16 to 24. Just in last month, 7% more paper books have been sold in the UK and E-book sale has fallen in a row by 4% in total over the month. Also, a survey made by Voxburner says that 60% of 16-to-24-year-olds prefer paper books. The most popular reasons given were, “ I love the feeling of holding the books and the smell of the paper, and I won’t end up with headache and sore eyes.

【1】According to the first paragraph, students in Tsinghua University must ____________ to finish school.

A. do some sports B. pass a swimming test C. learn to discuss D. respect each other

【2】The blank in the second paragraph should be filled in “ _____________.”

A. Thomas Edison’s childhood B. Some good stories in the textbook

C. Textbooks are not true D. Educational meaning in Edison’s story

【3】The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “enthusiasm” in this passage is “________”.

A. 熱情 B. 厭惡 C. 危機 D. 成本

【4】To explain why paper books never disappear, the writer does all the following things EXCEPT___________.

A. list some numbers B. give us some reasons

C. show a survey result D. tell a story of his own

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】本文是三則新聞評論：一是清華大學(xué)要求學(xué)生完成50米游泳才可以畢業(yè)的新聞評論；二是愛迪生想法在黑暗的房間里使光線明亮的故事；三是有關(guān)紙質(zhì)書永遠不會消失的評論。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。題意：根據(jù)第一自然段，清華大學(xué)的學(xué)生為了畢業(yè)，必須做什么？A. do some sports做運動；B. pass a swimming test通過一項游泳測試；C. learn to discuss學(xué)會討論；D. respect each other彼此尊重。由第一段里的：Recently, the university has made a new rule that students must pass the 50-meter swimming test to finish school.可知，清華大學(xué)的學(xué)生要畢業(yè)，必須通過五十米的游泳測試。故選B。

【2】推理判斷題。題意：第二自然段里的空白處應(yīng)該填上什么？A. Thomas Edison’s childhood愛迪生的童年；B. Some good stories in the textbook教科書里的一些好故事；C. Textbooks are not true教科書不是真的；D. Educational meaning in Edison’s story愛迪生的故事里的教育意義。第二段最后評論的主要內(nèi)容是說明教材里愛迪生的那個故事不真實。故選C。

【3】詞義猜測題。題意：本文中有下劃線的“enthusiasm”是什么意思？A. 熱情；B. 厭惡；C. 危機；D. 成本。句意：However, a recent study has shown a rising enthusiasm of paper books all over the world, especially among young people of 16 to 24. 然而，最近的一份研究顯示出全世界紙質(zhì)書的……上升了，特別是在16到24歲的年輕人之中。由下文內(nèi)容可知，書商的銷售額度上升了。由此可以推測出enthusiasm的意思是，熱情，人們對紙質(zhì)書的熱情上升了，書更好賣了。故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。題意：為了解釋紙質(zhì)書永遠不會消失的原因，作者做了除什么之外的事情？A. list some numbers列數(shù)據(jù)；B. give us some reasons講道理；C. show a survey result展示調(diào)查結(jié)果；D. tell a story of his own講述自己的故事。根據(jù)短文第三段，作者沒有講述自己的故事。故選D。