Question

 

NEWS BRIEF

●Prime Minister Tony Blair new allegations(指控) on Thursday that he misled Parliament and the public in making the case for the war in Iraq after he disclosed his chief legal adviser’s written opinion raising questions about the legality(合法) of the war.

●U.S. Forest Service officials are reminding people to stay off Forest Service roads that are closed. The fine for disobeying the rule of road closures is a maximum of ＄5,000 fine and/ or six months in prison. Those who enter the area and cause road damage may also be required to pay for repairs.

●In a second study presented at the meeting, scientists from the UK and Denmark showed that even a few days of high temperatures can severely reduce production of crops such as wheat,  soybeans, rice and groundnuts, if it occurs when the plants are flowering.

●A bomb exploded in Thailand’s mainly Muslin south on Sunday, killing two policemen and wounding three others, a day after Thailand’s queen condemned those behind a 15-month wave of violence(暴力).

●Mechanicsburg 3, West York 1: Ken Stamper and Rusty Bowman had seven kills each, and Ryan Warfield had six to lead the Wildcats past the Bulldogs, 25-11, 25-15, 15-25, 25-23, in a non-league match.

1.The news brief covers _____________. 

    A. war, law, violence, culture and agriculture

    B. sports, war, violence, politics and climate

    C. politics, culture, violence, climate and sports

    D. violence, sports, politics, law and agriculture

2.From the news brief, we can learn that ____________.

    A. the Bulldogs defeated the Wildcats by 3-1 in a non-league match

    B. Forest Service roads are closed for repairs before they are opened again

    C. quite a few violent accidents happened in Thailand before the latest one

    D. the British people think the decision made by Blair about the war is of legality

3.According to the U.S. Forest Service officials, those who enter the area and damage the closed roads __________.

    A. shall have to pay a $ 5,000 fine for the repairs to them

    B. shall be fined or put in prison, and may pay for the repairs

    C. shall be fined $ 5,000 and kept in prison for six months

    D. shall pay a fine and repair the roads as a punishment

4.The study of the scientists from the UK and Denmark is about ____________.

    A. the importance of climate and the growth of crops

    B. the damage caused by high temperatures to some crops

    C. the relationship between crops flowering and high temperatures

    D. the effect of high temperatures on the production of some crops

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

【详解】段落大意题。五篇新闻有关五个主题，应该不难概括。其中第三篇新闻易误解为climate。

2.C

【详解】细节理解题。细节的理解一定要细心，找到句子的出处，认真辨析。A项胜负方弄错，B项目的不是for repairs, D项也不符合，文章里提到人们对战争的合法性提出质疑。

3.

【详解】细节理解题。阅读中要善于捕捉关键的信息点，如本题中的also。此题易误选。解题的关键在于单词also。

4.D

【详解】总结归纳题。根据文中句子even a few days of high temperatures can severely reduce production of crops such as wheat…可以推断出科学家的工作内容。