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9.ADDIS ABABA,Ethiopia-One of the world's most famous fossils (化石)-the 3.2million-year-old Lucy skeleton (骨骼) unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974-will go on an exhibition tour abroad for the first time in the United States,officials said Tuesday.Even the Ethiopian public has only seen Lucy twice.The Lucy on exhibition at the Ethiopian National Museum in the capital,Addis Ababa,is a replica while the real remains are usually locked in a secret storeroom.A team from the Museum of National Science in Houston,Texas,spent four years discussing with the Ethiopians for the U.S.tour,which will start in Houston next September.
"Ethiopia's rich culture of both the past and today,is one of the best kept secrets in the world,"said Joel Bartsch,director of the Houston museum.
The six-year tour will also go to Washington,New York,Denver and Chicago.Officials said six other U.S.cities may be on the tour.But they said plans had not been worked out.Travelling with Lucy will be 190other fossils.
Lucy,her name taken from a Beatles song that played in a camp the night of her discovery,is part of the skeleton of what was once a 3$\frac{1}{2}$-foot-tall ape-man (猿人).
33.The author writes this text mainly toD.
A.introduce a few U.S.museums
B.describe some research work
C.discuss the value of an ape-man
D.report a coming event
34.How many cities has Lucy's U.S.tour plan already included?B
A.Four
B.Five
C.Six
D.Eleven
35.What does the words"a replica"in Paragraph 2refer to?C
A.A painting of the skeleton.
B.A photograph of Lucy
C.A copy of the skeleton.
D.A written record of Lucy.
分析 本文是一篇新闻报道.文章讲述了埃塞尔比亚的古老化石去美国展出的事件安排.
解答 33.D,写作意图题,这是一篇新闻报道,作者写这篇报道的目的就是:报道埃塞尔比亚的古老化石去美国展出的事件.故选D.
34.B,细节理解题,根据文章中的"the tour will start in Houston next September.和The six-year tour will also go to Washington,New York,Denver and Chicago."可知是5个城市.
35.C,词义猜测题,根据文章内容可知:the Lucy is a replica,而the Lucy又是skeleton,所以a replica的意思是:A copy of the skeleton.
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题,首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料.其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读每篇材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.
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