Question

【题目】 What words did people search for the most in 2019? You can check Google’s list of the top 10 most-searched words and phrases for 2019 to find out. The list shows what people were most interested in this year. Let’s look back at three of them.

Notre Dame (巴黎圣母院)

A terrible tragedy (悲剧) hit France on April 15. A fire broke out in the Notre Dame cathedral (教堂), destroying (毁坏) its spire (尖顶) and a large part of its roof (屋顶). Built between 1163 and 1250, Notre Dame is one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture (哥特式建筑). It is also home to many priceless works of art. It was reported that French President Emmanuel Macron promised to rebuild the cathedral.

The first black hole photo

History was made on April 10 when researchers unveiled (公布) the first-ever photo of a black hole. The image shows a black hole with a bright ring around it. The black hole lies in a faraway galaxy named Messier 87. Scientists say that the image proves (证明) that black holes are real. It also supports Einstein’s theory (理论) of general relativity (广义相对论).

5G

At the top of your phone display (显示), you’ll usually see a little symbol that says 3G or 4G. The “G” stands for the “generation (代)” of your mobile network. Now, the age of 5G is arriving. On March 30, Shanghai vice-mayor (副市长) Wu Qing made the first 5G video call on a Huawei Mate X smartphone, CGTN reported. Shanghai has also become the first city in China to start testing 5G networks.

About 100 times faster than 4G networks, 5G will let its users download and upload data faster than ever before. It can also be used to power other technology, such as self-driving cars and the Internet of things. China is set to become the world’s largest 5G market, with 460 million users by 2025.

【1】Notre Dame cathedral _____.

A.is the best French Gothic architectureB.was destroyed on April 10

C.was built in the 11th centuryD.is probably going to be built again

【2】The underlined word “image” in Paragraph 3 has the similar meaning with “_____”.

A.newsB.messageC.pictureD.camera

【3】According to the passage, _____ has become the first city to start testing 5G networks.

A.ShanghaiB.BeijingC.Hong KongD.Guangdong

【4】5G can be used in many different fields because _____.

A.China has been the largest 5G market

B.it’s about 100 times faster than 4G networks

C.460 million users will use 5G networks in the following two years

D.it has been tested in many cities in China

【5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The top 10 most-searched words and phrases for 2019 are listed by Google.

B.There are many priceless works of art in Notre Dame.

C.It’s clear that black holes are real.

D.CGTN reported that the first 5G video call was made on April 15.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇新闻报道类阅读，主要介绍了今年人们关注的三个问题，分别是巴黎圣母院，首张黑洞照片，5G网络。

【1】细节理解题。根据原文It was reported that French President Emmanuel Macron promised to rebuild the cathedral．据法国总统Emmanuel Macron 承诺说会重建这个教堂，所以D说法正确。Notre Dame is one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture 巴黎圣母院是法国哥特式建筑的最好例子之一，并不是最好的，A说法错误。A terrible tragedy （悲剧） hit France on April 15，4月15日一个悲剧在法国发生了，可知日期是4月15日，B说法错误。 Built between 1163 and 1250在1163年到1250年建的，跨越12和13世纪，C说法错误。故选D。

【2】猜测词意题。根据原文 The image shows a black hole with a bright ring around it．这个图象显示了黑洞周围有一个闪亮的光环，可知image的意思是"照片"，即picture，故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据原文Shanghai has also become the first city in China to start testing 5G networks．上海已经成为中国第一个开始测试5G网络的城市，故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据原文About 100 times faster than 4G networks，5G will let its users download and upload data faster than ever before． It can also be used to power other technology大约比4G网络更快100倍，5G将会让它的用户比以前更快下载和上传数据．它也可以给其他技术带来动力；可知5G在很多领域可以用是因为它的速度快，故选B。

【5】理解判断题。根据原文 On March 30，Shanghai vice﹣mayor（副市长）Wu Qing made the first 5G video call on a Huawei Mate X smartphone， CGTN reported， CGTN 报道，在3月30日，上海副市长Wu Qing用华为的同型X智能手机进行了首次5G视频电话，所以D选项是错误的，故选D。