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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.Parliament11.ChancelloroftheExchequer12.MetropolitanDistrict
13.AnnualSession14.multinational15.lobbyist16.HBS
17.CIA18.NATO
II.Translatethefollowingtwoshortparagraphs.
1.ThisIndependentDay,weexpressgratitudeforourmanyblessingsandwecelebratetheidealsoffreedomandopportunitythatourNationholdsdear.
2中.国完人成民统的一神祖圣国职的责大。
业是包括台湾同胞在内的全
III.Rewritethefollowingheadlinesifnecessary.
1.AlaskanOilforJapan?
2.HaveDollars,WillSell
3.WestPointMakesaComeback
4.Volunteer,TerroristKilledinanAmbush
5.ChineseCooks:
MastersatTurningaTurnip
intoaFlower
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.
Warren
Christopher
A.believesthereishopeforpeace
B.willreporttotheUNonThursday
C.willholdmoretalksbeforeleavingtheregion
D.isnotsurethatthepeaceprocesswillsucceed
3.WithwhomdidChristopherNOTmeet?
E.TheSyrian
President.F.
ThePLO
leader.
G.TheJordanianPresident.
H.TheIsraeliPrimeMinister.
NewsItem3
PrisonservicestaffinBritainhavebeenseverelycriticizedinanofficialreportfortheescapeoffiveIRAprisonersandanarmedrobberfromWhitemallPrison,Cambridgeshire.Bomb-makingequipmentwassubsequentlydiscoveredatthejail.ThegovernmenthasannouncedamajorreviewofprisonsecuritythroughoutEnglandandWales.AnewtaskforcewillbesetupundertheHomeOfficeandadetailedlistofrecommendationsisexpectedtobeissuedattheendoftheyear.
4.Thenumberoftheescapedprisonersis
A.
6.
B.
5.
C.
D.
7.
5.Followingtheprisonbreakout,theGovernmentisto.
A.restructuretheprisonservice.B.
disciplinesome
prisonofficers.C.
recruitmore
securitystaff.
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.
Canadia
npolice.B.
Business
men.
C.Drugtraffickers.
D.Customs
officers.
NewsItem5
GermanChancellorHelmutKohlispromisingmoreaidforfloodvictimsalongtheOderRiverinEasternGermany.Ashighwatersslowlycontinuetogodown,Mr.Kohltoldlawmakers,heexpectsemergencypayoffstoriseto270milliondollars.Officialshadalreadypledged
about
120milliondollarstohelpthousandsofresidentswhohavelosthomesandfarmstotheragingcurrents.Mr.KohlsaidthedisasterdidhaveabrightspotbyhelpingbringcitizensintheEastandWestclosertogether.ThetwohalveshavebeenslowlyintegratedforthesixyearsafterthecollapseoftheBerlinWall.Mr.KohlandPresidentRomanHerzoghavetraveledandtouredseveralflood-ravagedareas.
9.ThetotalgovernmentaidforfloodvictimsinEasternGermanyislikelytobe
A.
390
million
dollars
B.
120million
dollars
C.
150million
dollars
D.
270million
dollars
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.Physicianswould
bequicktosuspectanthraxinanyonewhowas
vaccinatedagainstfluandstilldevelopedfeverandchills.Thatwouldgivethemabetterchancetoidentifyanynewvictimsofterrorwhiletheirinfectionwasstillinitsearliest,mosttreatablestages.
Orsothemayor'sreasoningwent.Unfortunately,thereareacoupleofproblemswithhislogic.Foronething,gettingvaccinatedagainstinfluenzadoesn'tguaranteeyouwon'tgetsick.Althoughhighlyeffective,thefluvaccineprotectsagainstonlythedominantstrainsandeventhendoesnotprovide100%protection.Ittakesacoupleofweeksforyourbodytorespondtothevaccinewithasufficientnumberofantibodies.EachyearthousandsofAmericanswhogetthevaccineneverthelessstillgettheflu.
Therearealsoplentyofreasonsyoumightdevelopfever,chillsandmuscleachesthathavenothingtodowithwitheranthraxorflu.Indeed,doctorsestimatethatmorethan80%ofallflulikeailmentseachwinterarecausedbyothergroupsofviruses,liketheparainfluenzaandpicornavirusfamilies.Gettingvaccinatedagainstflucan'tprotectyouagainstsufferingfromthese
otherrespiratoryailments.
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.IsNewYork
MayorRight?
B.
Fluand
Anthrax
C.FluShotsorNot?
D.EpidemicDiseasesandVaccine
WordStudy
Completeeachsentencewithawordorphrasegivenbelow(initsappropriateformifnecessary).
flu
symptom
chronic
ailment
vulnerable
shot
dominant
backfire
distinguish
vaccinate
1.Itisnoteasytoagenuineantiquefroma
reproduction.
2.Thedoctormadehisdiagnosisafterstudyi
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