2012届高考英语二轮阅读理解专题训练-时文报道类

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1、嘉兴英语教学网www.jxenglish.com收集整理欢迎使用话题八：时文报道类(一)(2010·四川高考)Somalipirates(海盗)robbedthreeThaifishingshipswith77sailorsonboardnearly1,200milesofftheSomalicoast,thefarthestoffshoreattacktodate,anofficersaidTuesday.Pirateshavegonefarthersouthandeastinanswertoincreasedpatr

2、ols(巡逻)bywarshipsofftheSomalishore.TherobbingofthethreeshipsSundaywasabout600milesoutsidethenormaloperationareafortheinternationalforce,saidaspokesman.Thespokesmansaidtheattacksofaroutatseawasaclearsignthattheinternationalpatrolsagainstpirateswerehavinga“markedef

3、fectonpirateactivityinthearea”．“Oncetheystartattackingthatfarout,you'renotevenreallytalkingabouttheSomalibasinorareasofwaterthathaveanyconnectionwithSomalia.”saidanofficer,RogerMiddleton.“Onceyou'rethatfarout,it'sjusttheIndianOcean，anditmeansyou'relookingattradeg

4、oingfromtheGulftoAsia,fromAsiatoSouthAfrica.”“Thisisthefarthestrobbingtodate.TheyarenowoperatingneartheMaldivesandIndia.”saidanotherofficer.Thethreeships－theMVPrantalay11,12，and14－had77membersonboardintotal.AllofthemareThai,thespokesmansaid.BeforetheSundayrobbing

5、,piratesheld11shipsand228sailors.Pirateshaveincreasedattacksoverthepastyearinhopesofcatchingmoredollarpayments.Becauseofincreasedpatrolsanddefensesonboardships,thesuccessrate(率)hasgonedown,thoughthenumberofsuccessfulattackshasstayedthesameyearoveryear.1.Thepirate

6、attackreportedinthetexthappened________.A.faroutintheIndianOceanB.inthenormalpatrolareaC.neartheSomalicoastD.inthesouthofAfrica2.Accordingtothetext,whichcanbestdescribethesituationofthepirateproblems?A.Moregoodsonboardarelost.B.Pirateattackshappeninalargerareanow

7、.C.Thenumberofattackshasstayedthesametheseyears.D.PirateattacksareasseriousasbeforealongtheSomalicoast.3.WhichisTRUEaboutthewarshippatrolsaccordingtothetext?A.Thepatrolsareoflittleeffect.B.Thepatrolsaremoredifficult.C.MorepatrolsarequitenecessaryeveninAsia.D.Thep

8、atrolsonlydrivethepiratestootherareas.4.Howmanysailorswereheldbythepiratesuptothetimeofthereport?A.228.　　　　　　　　　B.77.C.383.D.305.答案与解析第6页共6页嘉兴英语教学网www.jxenglis