Question

【题目】News One

Much of Pakistan faces more storms in the coming days. Heavy rains have already caused more than two weeks of record flooding. Health officials worry about disease spreading because of a lack of clean drinking water. The United Nations wants four hundred and sixty million dollars to provide immediate help for fourteen million people affected by the flooding. About l,600 people have died because of the floods.

The Pakistani ambassador(大使) to the UN says the floods could limit his country's economic growth this year. The cotton industry has been hit especially hard. Pakistan has cancelled official Independence Day celebrations that were set for Saturday.

News Two

Russian officials are reporting progress against wildfires that have blackened parts of the country and polluted the air. Russia has requested technical assistance. President Obama called President Dmitri Medvedev on Thursday to tell him that American firefighting equipment is on the way.

A girl in Moscow wears a mask to protect herself from thick smoke caused by wildfires last week. The fires are not the only problem. President Medvedev says Russia has lost about one-fourth of its grain crops this year because of heat and dry weather. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has banned grain exports until the end of the year. Russia is a major wheat exporter. But crops have been hit hard by the record heat this summer. During the past week, bread prices in Russia have jumped by twenty percent.

But skies cleared over Moscow after days of heavy pollution, and there were cooling rains. The city set a new record for itself when temperatures reached thirty-nine degrees Celsius on July 30.

News Three

American scientists reported on Friday that this July was the second warmest worldwide in records dating back to 1880. The government report said the average temperature for January through July was the warmest on record. Global warming keeps the temperature growing year by year.

【1】What does News One talk about?

A. The record floods happened in Pakistan.

B. The celebrations of Independence Day.

C. The reason of the floods.

D. The trouble of Pakistan caused by wildfires.

【2】It is implied in News One that _____

A. Pakistan is often hit by heavy storms

B. the floods have caused a loss to Pakistan's economy

C. many countries are willing to help Pakistan

D. most people in Pakistan are threatened by diseases

【3】 What does the underlined word "assistance" in News Two mean?

A. Help.

B. Information.

C. Skill.

D. Guide.

【4】 From the passage we know that the wildfires in Russia ______.

A. were started by human activities

B. have been put off by cooling rains

C. have affected the prices of bread in the country

D. caused the country to import wheat from other countries

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 A

【2】 B

【3】 A

【4】 C

【解析】【1】主旨大意题。通读第一则新闻，可知它主要是讲巴基斯坦遭遇洪灾这一事件，故选A。

【2】推理判断题。根据第一则新闻第二段的“The cotton industry has been hit especially hard.”可知洪灾已经给巴基斯坦的经济造成了影响。

【3】词义猜测题。根据第二则新闻第一段的“American firefighting equipment is on the way”可知俄罗斯是在寻求技术方面的“帮助”。

【4】细节理解题。根据第二则新闻第二段的“During the past week, bread prices in Russia have jumped by twenty percent."可知俄罗斯的大火对其国内的面包价格造成了影响。