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阅读理解 　　Coal mines(矿)claim more lives 　　A coal mine explosion(爆炸)in Jixi, Heilongjiang left more than 100 miners dead on Thursday．The mines in Jixi were ordered to stop production．The government has tried to shut down thousands of small, illegal mines in the country that do not meet safety standards． 　　Bombers continue to kill 　　Palestinians killed 32 Israelis in three major attacks between Tuesday and Thursday．There were two suicide bombings(自杀性爆炸)and a militant attack on a Jewish settlement．They rang one of the highest Israeli death bell in such a short period over the last two years． 　　Young people stand tall 　　The average height of Chinese young people has risen by 6 centimeters compared to that of 20 years ago．This is far over the world’s average growth speed．A survey on health conducted by a group of Chinese students found the results．According to the world average level, youths get taller by 1 centimeter every 10 years． 　　Talking about world problems 　　The Group of Eight(G8)－the US, Japan, Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Canada and Russia－will hold a summit on June 26 and 27 in Kananasiks, Canada．The G8 are the richest and most powerful countries in the world．G8 leaders and some African presidents will discuss strengthening world’s economic growth and helping Africa．Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General, will also attend． (1) Thousands of mines have been shut down because ________． [　　] A． they are very small B． they have exploded many times C． they produced less coal than before D． they don’t meet the safety standards (2) How many Israelis died in the three major attacks by Palestinians? [　　] A． 6． B． 23． C． 32． D． 100． (3) In the last 20 years, the average growth speed of Chinese youths is over the world’s average level by ________． [　　] A． 1 cm B． 4 cm C． 5 cm D． 6 cm (4) What’s the purpose of the summit? [　　] A． To elect the new United Nations Secretary-General． B． To make these eight countries much more powerful． C． To help some African presidents to strengthen their power． D． To strengthen the world’s economic growth and help some poor African countries．

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．C;3．B;4．D;
解析：

(1)	细节认定题。由第一则新闻的最后一句话可知，目前全国煤矿接连发生事故，政府出台相关政策关停不符合安全标准的煤矿，所以答案为D项。
(2)	细节认定题。由第二则新闻的第一句话可知在巴勒斯坦对以色列的三次袭击中，共有32名以色列人死亡。
(3)	细节推断题。在过去的20年里，中国青年的平均身高增长了6厘米；世界范围的平均身高增长水平是每10年1厘米，这样可知相差4厘米。
(4)	细节认定题。由最后一则新闻的第三句话可知，G8开会的主要目的是讨论如何加强全球经济共同增长和如何帮助非洲国家的问题，所以答案为D项。