英语报刊阅读练习题三及答案PasswordRemoved.docx

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英语报刊阅读练习题（三）及答案-Password-Removed

英语报刊阅读练习题（三）

I.TranslatethefollowingwordsintoChinese.

1.NewYorkTimes2.NationalGeographic

3.Observer4.WeeklyNews

5.BUP6.HouseofRepresentatives

7.SecretaryofDefence8.DepartmentofState

9.ClaimCourt10.Parliament

11.ChancelloroftheExchequer12.MetropolitanDistrict

13.AnnualSession14.multinational

15.lobbyist16.HBS

17.CIA18.NATO

19.OPEC20.WIPO

II.Translatethefollowingtwoshortparagraphs.

1.ThisIndependentDay,weexpressgratitudeforourmanyblessingsandwecelebratetheidealsoffreedomandopportunitythatourNationholdsdear.

2.完成统一祖国的大业是包括台湾同胞在内的全中国人民的神圣职责。

III.Rewritethefollowingheadlinesifnecessary.

1.AlaskanOilforJapan?

2.HaveDollars,WillSell

3.WestPointMakesaComeback

4.Volunteer,TerroristKilledinanAmbush

5.ChineseCooks:

MastersatTurningaTurnipintoaFlower

IV.Readthefollowingnewsandthenchoosetherightanswertoeachquestion.

NewsItem1

A15-year-oldschoolboy,PeterEmerson,ofStrafford-on-Avon,wasrecoveringathomeyesterdayafterbeingtrappedallnightinacoldstoreatthebutcher’sshopwhereheworksafterschool.Thedoorswungshutashewasputtingmeatintothestore.Herealizedthathewasleftallaloneafterhehadshouted,kickedthedoorandnooneanswer.Hekeptwarmbyjumpingandrunningforabouttenofthefourteenhours.

1.Whathappenedtotheschoolboy?

A.Heforgottolockthecoldstoredoor.

B.Hewasforcedtoworkthroughputthenight.

C.Hecaughtcoldwhileworkingatthebutcher’s.D.Hewaslockedupbyaccidentinacoldstore.

NewsItem2

SecretaryofStateWarrenChristopherhaswrappeduphislatesttriptotheMiddleEast,

sayingthepeaceprocessisprogressing.

Mr.ChristophersayshewillleavetheregionThursdayassuredthatthepictureismuchlessgloomythansuggestedbyrecentreports.

Duringtwodaysoftalks,Mr.ChristophermetwithIsraeliPrimeMinisterYitzakRabinandForeignMinisterShimonPerezinIsrael,andPLOChairmanYasserArafatintheGazaStrip.HealsometwithSyrianPresidentHafezal-AssadinDamascus.

2.Mr.WarrenChristopher.

A.believesthereishopeforpeace

B.willreporttotheUNonThursday

C.willholdmoretalksbeforeleavingtheregion

D.isnotsurethatthepeaceprocesswillsucceed

3.WithwhomdidChristopherNOTmeet?

E.TheSyrianPresident.F.ThePLOleader.

G.TheJordanianPresident.

H.TheIsraeliPrimeMinister.

NewsItem3

PrisonservicestaffinBritainhavebeenseverelycriticizedinanofficialreportfortheescapeoffiveIRAprisonersandanarmedrobberfromWhitemallPrison,Cambridgeshire.Bomb-makingequipmentwassubsequentlydiscoveredatthejail.ThegovernmenthasannouncedamajorreviewofprisonsecuritythroughoutEnglandandWales.AnewtaskforcewillbesetupundertheHomeOfficeandadetailedlistofrecommendationsisexpectedtobeissuedattheendoftheyear.

4.Thenumberoftheescapedprisonersis_.

A.6.B.5.C.1.D.7.

5.Followingtheprisonbreakout,theGovernmentisto.

A.restructuretheprisonservice.B.disciplinesomeprisonofficers.C.recruitmoresecuritystaff.

D.lookintosecurityconditions.

NewsItem4

TheCanadianpolicesaythatthenewNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreementwhichistoopenfrontiersacrossthecontinenthasbeenexploitedbydrugsmugglersfromSouthAmerica.Themafiacannowmovedrugsacrossthecontinentwithminimumsupervision.Policeestimate

60%ofthecocainewhichcamethroughCanadathisyearhasbeenbroughtthroughtheeastcoast.Lastyearitwas10%.Policesaythemafiaarebenefitingfromthedecliningfishingindustry.Therearemoreboatsavailabletomovethedrugs.

6.Theaimoftheagreementisto.

A.encouragetradeintheregion.

B.crackdownondrugsmuggling.

C.savethedecliningfishingindustry.

D.strengthencross-boarderpolicepresence.

7.Whichgroupofpeopleisnowtakingadvantagesoftheagreement?

A.Canadianpolice.B.Businessmen.

C.Drugtraffickers.D.Customsofficers.

8.Thepercentageofcocainebroughtthroughthecoasthasincreasedby

A.

10%

B.

50%

C.

60%

D.

70%

NewsItem5

GermanChancellorHelmutKohlispromisingmoreaidforfloodvictimsalongtheOderRiverinEasternGermany.Ashighwatersslowlycontinuetogodown,Mr.Kohltoldlawmakers,heexpectsemergencypayoffstoriseto270milliondollars.Officialshadalreadypledgedabout

120milliondollarstohelpthousandsofresidentswhohavelosthomesandfarmstotheragingcurrents.Mr.KohlsaidthedisasterdidhaveabrightspotbyhelpingbringcitizensintheEastandWestclosertogether.ThetwohalveshavebeenslowlyintegratedforthesixyearsafterthecollapseoftheBerlinWall.Mr.KohlandPresidentRomanHerzoghavetraveledandtouredseveralflood-ravagedareas.

9.ThetotalgovernmentaidforfloodvictimsinEasternGermanyislikelytobe_.

A.390milliondollarsB.120milliondollarsC.150milliondollarsD.270milliondollars

10.Mr.Kohldescribedthefloodas_.

A.agreatdisasterin6yearsafterthecollapseoftheBerlinWall

B.anightmareinwhichthousandsofpeoplelosttheirhomesandfarmstotheragingcurrents

C.apositivethingtobringthetwohalvesofGermanyclosertogether

D.atemporarydifficultythatcouldsoonbeovercome

V.Readthefollowingarticleandthenanswerthequestionsbelow.

AboutFluShots

ItsoundedlikeagoodideawhenNewYorkCity’smayor,RudolphGiuliani,advisedNewYorkersrecentlytogetaflushot.Afterall,20,000Americanseachyeardieofinfluenza.Andthisyearinparticular,themayorsuggested,gettingaflushotmightbeanespeciallygoodidea,sinceitcouldhelpdoctorsdistinguishbetweenfluandthedeadlyinhalationalformofanthrax.How?

Bothanthraxandfluexhibitstrikinglysimilarsymptoms—fever,chillsandmuscleaches—intheearlydaysoftheinfection.Physicianswouldbequicktosuspectanthraxinanyonewhowas

vaccinatedagainstfluandstilldevelopedfeverandchills.Thatwouldgivethemabetterchancetoidentifyanynewvictimsofterrorwhiletheirinfectionwasstillinitsearliest,mosttreatablestages.

Orsothemayor’sreasoningwent.Unfortunately,thereareacoupleofproblemswithhislogic.Foronething,gettingvaccinatedagainstinfluenzadoesn’tguaranteeyouwon’tgetsick.Althoughhighlyeffective,thefluvaccineprotectsagainstonlythedominantstrainsandeventhendoesnotprovide100%protection.Ittakesacoupleofweeksforyourbodytorespondtothevaccinewithasufficientnumberofantibodies.EachyearthousandsofAmericanswhogetthevaccineneverthelessstillgettheflu.

Therearealsoplentyofreasonsyoumightdevelopfever,chillsandmuscleachesthathavenothingtodowithwitheranthraxorflu.Indeed,doctorsestimatethatmorethan80%ofallflulikeailmentseachwinterarecausedbyothergroupsofviruses,liketheparainfluenzaandpicornavirusfamilies.Gettingvaccinatedagainstflucan’tprotectyouagainstsufferingfromtheseotherrespiratoryailments.

Intheworsecase,askingallhealthyadultstogetvaccinatedcouldactuallybackfire,leadingtoevenmoredeathsifitmeanswerunoutofshotsforthosewhoaremostvulnerabletotheinfection.Alreadytherehavebeendelaysingettingthisyear’sshipmentofvaccinetoclinicsanddoctors’offices.Thosewhoshouldbeatthefrontofthelineincludefolkswhoare65orolder,nursing-homeresidentsandadultsandchildrenwithchronichealthproblems,includingasthma,kidneydisease,heartdiseaseanddiabetes,aswellasanyonewhocaresfororliveswithsuchpeople.FlushotsarealsoimportantformenandwomenwhoseimmunesystemisweakenedbyHIVorotherconditions.

Thebestreasontogetthefluvaccineisthatitprotectsagainstmostflus—notthatyou’reworriedaboutcontractinganthrax.Whileinhalationalanthraxhaskilledonlyfivepeoplesofar,manymorecouldbeatriskfromflu-relatedcomplications.There’snoneedtocompoundthetragedybymakingthisyear’sinfluenzaepidemicanyworse.

Comprehension

1.Paragraph1mainlyillustrates_.

A.thenecessityofpersuadingNewYorkerstogetaflushot

B.thereasonwhythemayorespeciallyadvisedhiscitizenstogetaflushotthisyear

C.thefactthatfluandanthraxhavemanysimilarsymptoms

D.theadvantageofgettingaflushot

2.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph2and3?

A.Gettingaflushotcannotensurethatvaccinatedpeoplewon’tgetfluorflulikeailments.B.It’swrongforthemayortoadvisepeopletogetaflushot.

C.Youhavemanychancestodevelopflulikesymptoms.

D.Thesymptomsofmanyotherrespiratorydiseasesaresimilartothoseofanthrax.

3.Paragraph4mainlyillustrates_.

A.anotherunreasonableaspectofthemajor’sopinion

B.theriskofbeingshortofflushots

C.theunexpectedresultbroughtaboutbythemayor’sappeal

D.thenecessityforpeoplewithpoorhealthtogetflushots

4.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph5?

A.It’swrongforthemayortoadvisehiscitizenstogetflushots.B.Gettingaflushotwouldgiverisetomanyproblems.

C.Peopleshouldnotgetflushots,foritcan’tprovidebetterprotectionagainstanthrax.

D.Askingallhealthyadultstogetfluvaccinecouldmakethingsgocontrarytowhatthemayorexpected.

5.Whichofthefollowingisthemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A.IsNewYorkMayorRight?

B.FluandAnthrax

C.FluShotsorNot?

D.EpidemicDiseasesandVaccine

WordStudy

Completeeachsentencewithawordorphrasegivenbelow（initsappropriateformifnecessary）.

flusymptomc