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12．He Pingping from China and Sultan Kosen from Turkey are considered to be the world's shortest and tallest men in the Guinness World Records．They came together to take part in a Guinness World Records activity．
Designers（设计者）from Japan have come up with an automatic （自动的）breakfast machine．It can do everything，such as making coffee，putting butter and jam on bread and so on．It saves a lot of time for people．
The summer vacation in America could become shorter if President Barack Obama （奥巴马总统）gets his way．Obama says that American children spend too little time in school and that is a disadvantage （不利因素）when compared with the situations in other countries．The President wants schools to add time to classes and to stay open late．
Florence Jackson，a nine-year-old girl from Britain，is famous now，who has become the first child to design a coin for the country．During a competition to design a 50-pence coin for the London 2012 Olympics，she won the competition She is the first child to design a British coin．

61．He Pingping and Sultan Kosen got together toA．
A．take part in an activity
B．read the book Guinness World Records
C．visit each other
D．see their difference in height
62．The automatic breakfast machine can do many things．Which is NOT mentioned （提到）in the second piece of news？D
A．It can make coffee．
B．It can put butter and jam on bread．
C．It can save time．
D．It can save money．
63．What do you know from the third piece of news？B
A．American President Barack Obama wants to take a shorter vacation．
B．American students spend less time in school than students in other countries．
C．American students aren't hard-working at all．
D．American schools will be open during the night．
64．Why is the British girl famous？D
A．She will be a winner of the 2012Olympics．
B．She wants to be a winner of a competition．
C．She likes designing coins for her country．
D．She is the youngest designer of a British coin．
65．How many countries are mentioned in the news above？C
A．Three．
B．Four．
C．Five．
D．Six．

Answer 1

分析 文章大意：这是一篇新闻报道类阅读，主要介绍了几个人及发生在他们身上的事．包括中国的何平平与土耳其的苏丹•考森，一个最高，一个最矮的人参加了一个活动．日本的设计者设计了自动做饭机器．美国总统奥巴马建议增加学生在校时间．英国九岁小孩佛罗伦萨杰克逊设计硬币．

解答 61．答案：A．细节理解题．根据They came together to take part in a Guinness World Records activity他们一起去参加一个爱尔兰啤酒世界纪录活动．可知，何平平和苏丹•考森参加了一个活动．答案是A．
62．答案：D．细节理解题．根据such as making coffee，putting butter and jam on bread and so on．It saves a lot of time for people．比如煮咖啡，在面包上涂黄油和果酱等，这样可以节省很多时间．可知，D选项省钱，没有提到．答案是D．
63．答案：B．细节理解题．根据Obama says that American children spend too little time in school and that is a disadvantage （不利因素）when compared with the situations in other countries奥巴马说，美国孩子在学校的时间太少，这与其他国家的情况相比是不利的．可知第三个新闻提到的是美国学生在学校的时间比其他国家的学生更少．答案是B．
64．答案：D．细节理解题．根据she won the competition She is the first child to design a British coin她赢得了比赛，她是第一个设计英国硬币的孩子．可知．这个女孩非常有名，因为她是英国最年轻的硬币设计者．答案是D．
65．答案：C．细节理解题．根据China、Turkey、Japan、America、Britain．可知提到五个国家．答案是C．

点评 阅读题型，要注重句子与句子之间、段落与段落之间逻辑关系以及对篇章的整体理解．根据所给问题选择正确选项完成试题．