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第二篇　语篇专题

第二节　阅读理解

（1）

Asweknow，theveryfirstWorldExpo，theGreatExhibitionof1851，tookplaceintheCrystalPalaceinLondon，UK.Eversincethen，thegoalsofWorldExposhavebeenbothhighmindedaswellascommercial.Visitorsareabletoexploretheworldoutsideoftheireverydayexperience—outsidecultures，newscientificadvancements，andnewinventions.WorldExposhaveexcitedandinspiredmoreandmorepeopleintheworld.

OnDecember3,2002，theBureauofInternationalExpositions（orcallitBIE）announcedthatShanghaiwillhostExpo2010.TheBIEhadreceivedbidsfromfivecitiestohostExpo2010.Amongthe5nicecities，theBIEchoseShanghaiatlast！

It’sreallyanexcitingnewsfornotonlyShanghainese，butalsoallofChinesepeople.

TheExpoSiteliesalongbothsidesoftheHuangpuRiver.Therearemanycountries’andregions’themepavilions，amongwhichChina’spavilioniscalledtheCrownoftheEast.BrazilwilldecorateitsExpopavilionlikeagreen“Bird’sNest”，thenicknamefortheNationalStadiuminBeijingthathostedtheopeningceremonyofthe2008OlympicGames，withthetheme“PulsingCities：

FeeltheLifeofBrazilianCities.”TheUSAPavilionwillshowcasesustainability，teamwork，health，struggleandachievements.Russiawilldecorateitspavilionforthe2010WorldExpolikeafairytaleworld，showingacomfortablecityasseenthroughchildren’seyes.Theypavilionthemeis“NewRussia：

cityandcitizen.”

Lookatitsprofilescarefully.Thetitleis“The2010WorldExposition，Shanghai，China”．Andthethemeis“bettercity，betterlife.”OK，let’sguesswhoistheimagerepresentative？

Yeah，you’reright，YaoMing!

Thisistheemblem.Theemblem，depictingtheimageofthreepeople—you，me，him/herholdinghandstogether，symbolizesthebigfamilyofmankind.InspiredbytheshapeoftheChinesecharacter“世”（meaningtheworld），thedesignconveystheorganizers’wishtohostanExpowhichisofglobalscaleandwhichshowcasesthediversifiedurbanculturesoftheworld.

ShanghaiExpoisthefirstcomprehensiveWorldExpoheldinadevelopingcountry.Anditisalsothefirstonethattakes“thecity”asitstheme，hopingthatitcanpushforwardthecitydevelopmentandhelpbringaboutabetterurbanlivingenvironment，justlikethetheme：

bettercity，betterlife.

TheorganizersofShanghaiExpoexpectthattheExpocanattractupto70millionpassengersorvisitorsfromaroundtheworldandbringaboutatotalinvestmentof450billionyuan，whichismorethanthatoftheBeijingOlympicGames.SoitwillbethelargestinthehistoryofWorldExpo.

1．WhatcanthevisitorsenjoyontheExpoaccordingtothetextabove?

A．Foreigncultures.B．Newscientificadvancements.

C．Newinventions.D．Alltheabove.

解析：

细节理解题。

文章第一段提到了在世博会上可看到“外来文化，新的科学进步，

新发明”。

故答案为D。

答案：

D

2．WhendidShanghaigettherighttohostWorldExpo?

A．In1851.B．In2002.

C．In2008.D．In2010.

解析：

细节理解题。

文章第二段指出了上海获得举办权的时间为onDecember3,2002。

答案：

B

3．Accordingtothetext，wecaninferthatchildrenwillbeveryinterestedin________.

A．China’spavilionB．Brazil’spavilion

C．America’spavilionD．Russia’spavilion

解析：

推理判断题。

文章第三段的倒数第二句提到俄罗斯馆的设计理念“……以儿童

的眼光”（...throughchildren’seyes），由此可推断答案。

答案：

D

4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A．AlloftheWorldExpos’goalsonlyfocusonthehighmindedcultures.

B．Brazil’spavilionwillshowcasesustainability，teamwork，health，andstruggleand

achievements.

C．LiuXiangandYaoMingareThe2010WorldExpo’simagerepresentatives.

D．AllthecountriesthathaveeverheldtheWorldExposarethedevelopedones.

解析：

推理判断题。

文章倒数第二段第一句说“上海世博会是第一次在发展中国家举

行的全面世博会”，由此推断出答案。

答案：

D

（2）

Goodmorning.Well，thisisnothowIexpectedtowakeupthismorning.AfterIreceivedthenews，Maliawalkedinandsaid，“Daddy，youwontheNobelPeacePrize，anditisBo’sbirthday！

”AndthenSashaadded，“Plus，wehaveathreedayweekendcomingup.”Soit’sgoodtohavekidstokeepthingsinperspective.

IambothsurprisedanddeeplyhumbledbythedecisionoftheNobelCommittee.Letmebeclear：

Idonotviewitasarecognitionofmyownaccomplishments，butratherasanaffirmationofAmericanleadershiponbehalfofaspirationsheldbypeopleinallnations.

Tobehonest，IdonotfeelthatIdeservetobeinthecompanyofsomanyofthetransformativefigureswho’vebeenhonoredbythisprize—menandwomenwho’veinspiredmeandinspiredtheentireworldthroughtheircourageouspursuitofpeace.

ButIalsoknowthatthisprizereflectsthekindofworldthatthosemenandwomen，andallAmericans，wanttobuild—aworldthatgiveslifetothepromiseofourfoundingdocuments.AndIknowthatthroughouthistory，theNobelPeacePrizehasnotjustbeenusedtohonorspecificachievement；it’salsobeenusedasameanstogivemomentumtoasetofcauses.AndthatiswhyIwillacceptthisawardasacalltoaction—acallforallnationstoconfrontthecommonchallengesofthe21stcentury.

Thesechallengescan’tbemetbyanyoneleaderoranyonenation.Andthat’swhymyadministrationhasworkedtoestablishaneweraofengagementinwhichallnationsmusttakeresponsibilityfortheworldweseek.Wecannottolerateaworldinwhichnuclearweaponsspreadtomorenationsandinwhichtheterrorofanuclearholocaustendangersmorepeople.Andthat’swhywe’vebeguntotakeconcretestepstopursueaworldwithoutnuclearweapons，becauseallnationshavetherighttopursuepeacefulnuclearpower，butallnationshavetheresponsibilitytodemonstratetheirpeacefulintentions.

Wecannotacceptthegrowingthreatposedbyclimatechange，whichcouldforeverdamagetheworldthatwepassontoourchildren—sowingconflictandfamine；destroyingcoastlinesandemptyingcities.Andthat’swhyallnationsmustnowaccepttheirshareofresponsibilityfortransformingthewaythatweuseenergy.Wecan’tallowthedifferencesbetweenpeoplestodefinethewaythatweseeoneanother，andthat’swhywemustpursueanewbeginningamongpeopleofdifferentfaithsandracesandreligions；onebaseduponmutualinterestandmutualrespect.

Andwemustalldoourparttoresolvethoseconflictsthathavecausedsomuchpainandhardshipoversomanyyears，andthateffortmustincludeanunwaveringcommitmentthatfinallyrealizestherightsofallIsraelisandPalestinianstoliveinpeaceandsecurityinnationsoftheirown.

1．WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothespeechinpartone?

A．PresidentObamagotupasusualonthemorningofhiswinningtheNobelPeace

Prize.

B．PresidentObamawaspleasedathiswinningtheNobelPeacePrize.

C．PresidentObamathoughthedeservedtheNobelPeacePrize.

D．PresidentObama’skidswereexcitedattheNobelPeacePrize.

解析：

推理判断题。

从文章第一段奥巴马女儿萨莎的口中“另外，我们将有一个为期

三天的周末假期。

”可推断出她们在听到此消息时是心情激动的。

答案：

D

2．AccordingtoObama’spoint，allnationsconfrontthecommonchallengesofthe21stcentury.WhichoneisNOTincluded?

A．Nuclearweapons.B．Climatechange.

C．Racialdiscrimination.D．Conflictsbetweencountries.

解析：

细节理解题。

文章的后三段分别提到了21世纪所有国家面临的共同挑战：

核武

器、气候变化和国家之间的冲突，唯独没有提到C项种族歧视。

答案：

C

3．Thegrowingthreat—climatechangecouldcausemuchdamage.WhichoneisNOTcausedbyit?

A．Increasingtheglobalfinancialcrisis.

B．Sowingconflictandfamine.

C．Destroyingcoastlines.

D．Emptyingcities.

解析：

细节理解题。

从倒数第二段直接可判断B、C、D三项是气候变化带来的影响，

而A项并未涉及。

答案：

A

4．Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat________istrue.

A．allnationshaveunitedtoresolvetheconflictsbetweencountries

B．allnationshavehadanunwaveringcommitmenttoresolvetheconflicts

C．allIsraelisandPalestiniansnowliveinpeaceandsecurityinnationsoftheirown

D．allIsraelisandPalestiniansarenowinconflictwitheachother

解析：

从最后一段的后半句“……最终实现所有以色列人和巴勒斯坦人在他们自己的

国家里和平安全地生活的权利。

”可推断出答案。

答案：

D

（3）

Amidacriticalperiodforeconomicrecovery，China’stopleadershiphasbeenbusytravelingacrossmajormanufacturingcitiestodiagnose（诊断）thehealthofthecountry’seconomy.

TheresultofitsrecentvisitstosixcitiesinbothnorthernandcentralChinaprovesanearlierjudgmentbytheStateCouncilthatthecountry’seconomyisshowingsignsofstabilizing（稳定）andisatacriticalphase（时期）ofrecovery.

InQinhuangdao，amajorportcityclosetoBeijing，wherePremierWenvisitedduringJune19～20，hewastoldthatcoalshippingattheporthadsteadilyclimbedinrecentmonths.Thepremiercalledit“aproofofthecountry’seconomicrecovery”．

“Chinawillcarryonwiththeproactive（积极的）fiscal（财政的）andmoderatelyloosemonetarypolicies，”Wenreiterated（重申）onhistourtoTangshanandQinhuangdao.

Despiteapositiveattitudetowardtheeconomy，China’stopleadershiphadalsoshowngreatconcernformanufacturesandalsoonemploymentissues.

ThepremierurgedmanufacturerstorelyontechnologyandinnovationforfurthergrowthaftervisitingsomeleadingmanufacturersincludingTangshanRailwayVehicleCompany，oneofChina’sbiggestrailwaytransportationequipmentmanufacturersandTangshanIronandSteelCompany.

“Thesteelindustryfacesahugetaskofstructuraladjustment.Andthisadjustmentshouldincludetechnologyupgrade，cuttingbackonoutdatedcapacityandmerger（合并）andreshuffling（改组），”Wensaid.

Employmentisalsoatopconcernfortheleaders.

DuringapreviousvisittoHunanprovinceincentralChina，Wentouredthreejobfairsandtalkedwithstudentsontheirjobseekingdifficulties.

“Employmentwillexpandaslongastheeconomystartstorecover，”hesaid.

【解题导语】本文选自《ChinaDaily》。

文章通过对温总理六市之行的描述显示：

中国经济已经开始复苏，中国高层领导态度乐观，但又非常清醒地明白制造业和就业是中国所面临的难题。

1．Torecoverthecountry’seconomy，themajorchallengesChina’stopleadershipfacesare________.

A．manufacturingandemployment

B．technologyandinnovation

C．adjustmentandcapacity

D．employmentandtransportation

解析：

细节理解题。

根据文章第五小节。

答案：

A

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