题目内容
9.ADDIS ABABA,Ethiopia-One of the world's most famous fossils (化石)-the 3.2million-year-old Lucy skeleton (骨骼) unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974-will go on an exhibition tour abroad for the first time in the United States,officials said Tuesday.Even the Ethiopian public has only seen Lucy twice.The Lucy on exhibition at the Ethiopian National Museum in the capital,Addis Ababa,is a replicawhile the real remains are usually locked in a secret storeroom.A team from the Museum of National Science in Houston,Texas,spent four years discussing with the Ethiopians for the U.S.tour,which will start in Houston next September.
"Ethiopia's rich culture of both the past and today,is one of the best kept secrets in the world,"said Joel Bartsch,director of the Houston museum.
The six-year tour will also go to Washington,New York,Denver and Chicago.Officials said six other U.S.cities may be on the tour.But they said plans had not been worked out.
Travelling with Lucy will be 190other fossils.
Lucy,her name taken from a Beatles song that played in a camp the night of her discovery,is part of the skeleton of what was once a 3$\frac{1}{2}$-foot-tall ape-man (猿人).
53.The author writes this text mainly toD.
A.introduce a few U.S.museums
B.describe some research work
C.discuss the value of an ape-man
D.report a coming event
54.What do the words"a replica"in Paragraph 2refer to?C
A.A painting of the skeleton.
B.A photograph of Lucy
C.A copy of the skeleton.
D.A written record of Lucy.
55.How many cities has Lucy's U.S.tour plan already included?B
A.Four.
B.Five.
C.Six.
D.Eleven.
56.What was the skeleton named after?B
A.An ape-man.
B.A song.
C.A singer.
D.A camp.
分析 本文是一篇新闻报道.文章讲述了埃塞尔比亚的古老化石去美国展出的事件安排.
解答 53.D.主旨大意题.这是一篇新闻报道,新闻报道的目的显然是报道事实,让大众知晓.这篇报道的目的就是:报道埃塞尔比亚的古老化石去美国展出的事件.故选D.
54.C.词义猜测题.根据文章内容可知:the Lucy is a replica,而the Lucy又是skeleton,所以a replica的意思是:A copy of the skeleton.故选C.
55.B.细节理解题.根据文章中的"the tour will start in Houston next September.和The six-year tour will also go to Washington,New York,Denver and Chicago."可知是5个城市.故选B.
56.B.细节理解题..根据文章中的"Lucy,her name taken from a Beatles song that played in a camp the night of her discovery,"可知,名字来源于一首歌.故选B.
点评 本文为人文地理类阅读中的新闻报道.新闻报道类在英语阅读理解中是一种特点十分鲜明的题材.因为文章往往呈现出"倒金字塔"的特征,此类题的英语阅读理解技巧是重点看导语.导语位于新闻报道的首段,高度概括新闻事实,通过它点出新闻的主题,其次寻找关键词,理解题意,做出解答.
练习册系列答案
相关题目
13.-I have accepted that project,though it is full of risk.
- !Young people should dare to shoulder responsibilities.( )
- !Young people should dare to shoulder responsibilities.( )
A. | Good for you | B. | Be careful | C. | Cheer up | D. | Congratulations |
10.-Let's have a game of tennis; the loser has to treat the other to a hot dog.
- .( )
- .( )
A. | I'm afraid so | B. | It's a deal | ||
C. | You've got a point | D. | My treat |
19. Apple's iphone4S disappointed its fans,its later success was beyond what people could expect.( )
A. | When | B. | As | C. | Unless | D. | While |