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1、高考英语阅读理解专项训练——新闻类2009年高考英语阅读理解专项训练——新闻类 (1) LONDON—BritainawokeonEasterMondaytoaperiodofmourningfortheQueenMother,whodiedovertheweekendafteralifespanningacenturyofnoisyandevidentchange.The101-year-oldroyalmatriarchdiedinhersleeplastSaturdaywithQueenElizabeth,herelderandonlysurvivingdaughter,a
2、therbedside.Forawomanwhowasoneofthebest-knownfiguresinBritainformorethan80years—fromtheeraoftintedportraitsontinbiscuitboxesandcigarettecardstotheageoftheInternet,theQueenMotherremainedanenigmatic(不可思议的)andelusive(躲避的)figure. Sheachievedsucharespectthroughaeons(永世,亿万年)of,first,fawningand,later,i
3、ntrusivemediafascination,byremainingalmostentirelysilent.Herprivatethoughtswereneverparaded(炫耀)inpublic.Whatthepublicsawwasacharmingandbenignelderlylady,adeptatwinningtheadmirationofpressphotographers,whomshealwaysfavouredwithaparticularsmile. CHINA’sthirdunmannedspacecraft,ShenzhouⅢ,landedsafel
4、yincentralInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegionMondayafternoon,afterorbitingtheearth108timesinslightlylessthanaweek.Thecraft,whichliftedofffromJiuquaninGansuProvincelastMondaynight,landedaftersuccessfullyconductingachainofflightandscientificexperimentsoveraperiodof162hours. ApowerfulearthquakejoltedTaiw
5、an,killingfiveconstructionworkers,authorities(官方)said.Over200injurieswarereportedacrosstheisland,mostlyminor,asaresultofSunday’s7.5-magnitudequake.ThequakewascentredoffHualien,180kilometreseastofTaipei.Itstruckat2:53pmandlastedfornearlyaminute. 1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothe
6、news? A.TheQueenMotherdiedonEasterMondayalone. B.TheQueenMotherwasanattractivepersoninherpoliticallife. C.TheBritishpeoplefeltsorryforthedeathoftheQueenMother. D.TheQueenMotherwassufferingalotwhenshewasdying. 2.Itcanbeinferredthat_______. A.thecraftlandedincentralInnerMongoliaunexpectedly
7、B.ittookthecraftatleast2hourstoorbittheearthonce C.theChinesescientistsdidalotofexperimentsinspace D.Chinawassuccessfulinsendinganunmannedspacecraftintospace 3.Thethirdnewsmainlytalksaboutthe_______inTaiwan. A.poli
