题目内容
Attention all Chinese challengers to the Indian with the world's longest ear hair (4 inches) or the Americans who smooched(拥抱)their way to the world's longest kiss (30 hours, 59 minutes, 27 seconds) -- your day has come. And this time it's official.
The Guinness Book of World Records landed in China on Thursday, bestowing 10 awards on record-breaking people and places and for the first time permitting a local firm to look for more.
The London-based institution has a law case against a Shanghai company which borrowed the Guinness label, said Stewart Newport, the Keeper of the Records.
"It's unfortunate that some people may have been misled, but hopefully this will correct it," he said.
Guinness has signed an agreement with the Liaoning Education Press, based in the northeastern city of Shenyang, to publish the Chinese-language edition of its record book and review applicants for future editions, Newport said.
Guinness first published its record book in 1955.The reference now claims to be world's best selling copyrighted book with sales of more than 94 million copies in 37 languages -- only the Bible, not exclusively copy written, has sold more.
Most of China's new record-holders were long overdue.
They include athletes like diver Fu Mingxia, who became the world's youngest sporting champion at the tender age of 12 in 1991 and is unlikely ever to be beaten.
And since July, 1980, a movie house has been screening the classic "Love on Lushan Mountain" four times a day, everyday, to tourists in the picturesque Jiangxi province setting which gave the film its name. Guinness researchers took more than two months to determine to their satisfaction that no other theater had continuously shown the same film as long.
1.The diver Fu Mingxia was included in the Guinness Book of World Records because _____.
A.she was the most famous athlete in the world
B.she was the world champion in diving
C.she was the world's youngest sporting champion
D.she had become world champion for many times
2.A movie house in Jiangxi Province was included in the Guinness Book of World Records because _____.
A.it was located in a beautiful place—Lushan
B.there were many tourists seeing the film every day
C.it had made a classic film “Love on Lushan Mountain”
D.it had continuously shown the same film every day since July, 1980
3.Which statement is true according to the text?
A.Many China's new record-holders were not in the Guinness Book of World Records before it landed in China.
B.The Bible is the best selling copyrighted book in the world.
C.Liaoning Education Press was admitted to be included in Guinness Book of World Records.
D.If you want to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records, you can apply for it with your local government.
4.Which is the best title of the passage?
A.The Guinness Book of World Records
B.Guinness to Look for More Records in China
C.Guinness Includes New Records
D.The Chinese in Guinness
这是一篇文化类短文。吉尼斯正式登陆中国,国人有望开创更多世界记录。吉尼斯公司已经和沈阳的辽宁教育出版社签署了一份协议,授权该社出版《吉尼斯世界记录大全》的中文版,并受理将来中国地区的申报工作。
1.C。细节题。根据短文倒数第二段的内容可知:年轻的世界冠军、跳水运动员伏明霞,1991年,12岁的她就已经成为了世界冠军。这一记录今后也不太可能被打破。
2.D。细节题。根据最后一段的内容可知:吉尼斯世界记录组织的工作人员用了两个月的时间进行跟踪调查,最后确定没有其他电影院播放一部电影的时间跨度能与之相匹敌。
3.A。事实判断题。根据短文倒数第三段“Most of China's new record-holders were long overdue”一句可知:在《吉尼斯世界记录大全》正式来到中国之前,中国地区的大部分世界记录保持者却久久没有被记录在册。
4.B。主旨题。短文在第一、二段中明确指出:吉尼斯世界记录组织现已正式来到了中国,并首次向国内10项破记录的个人和地点颁发证书,同时还首次授权一家中国机构搜集更多的世界记录。由此推断可知。