题文

APRIL 5 marks the 100th anniversary(周年纪念日)of the sinking(下沉)of the Titanic. In 1997, the movie Titanic was a huge hit all around the world. Now, the 3-D version of the movie will come to Chinese theaters on April 10. As anyone who has seen the movie knows, the Titanic struck an iceberg(冰山) and sank on its first voyage in 1912, killing 1,517 people. A century after the accident, scientists have found something new to blame(负责任) for the sinking: the moon. Donald Olson, a Texas State University physicist, led a team of astronomers(天文学家) to examine the moon’s role, according to Reuters. Normally, icebergs stay in place and cannot move until they melt enough or a high tide(潮汐) frees them. A single iceberg can become stuck many times on its journey southward. The process can take several years. According to Olson, a hundred years ago the moon made its closest approach to the Earth in more than 1,400 years. This caused the moon to have a much stronger pull on the Earth’s oceans than usual, which created a super-high tide. The tide pushed icebergs from shallow waters off the coasts of Canada’s provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, into the Titanic’s way. “Of course, the final cause of the accident was that the ship struck an iceberg,” Olson told Reuters. “It went full speed into a region with icebergs, but the lunar connection(月亮的联系) may explain how an unusually large number of icebergs got into the path of the Titanic.” The research team will publish their research in the April issue of Sky & Telescope magazine. 根据短文内容，选最佳择答案,并在答题卡上按要求作答。 小题1: How many people lost their lives in this accident? A．Over 2,000 people. B．About 100 people. C．More than 1,500 people. D．We don’t know. 小题2: The underlined word “voyage” in the second paragraph really means ______. A．航行 B．飞行 C．划船 D．游泳 小题3: Which of the following about icebergs is TRUE? A．Icebergs move only when the tide frees them. B．An iceberg can stop for some time during its travel. C．An iceberg will move as soon as its melts. D．It takes an iceberg several months to leave its place. 小题4: Which of the following played a role in the sinking of the Titanic? a. the moon                 b. the tides             c. too many passengers  d. the high speed of the ship    e. going the wrong way   f. the iceberg  A．a,b,c,f B．a,c,d,e C．a,b,d,f D．a,c,e,f 小题5:. What is the article mainly about? A．The main cause of the Titanic’s sinking. B．The 100th anniversary of the Titanic. C．The moon’s great influence on the Earth’s tides. D．The moon’s role in the sinking of the Titanic.

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

答案

小题1:C 小题2:A 小题3:B 小题4:C 小题5:D

小题1:细节理解题，根据文中语句“As anyone who has seen the movie knows, the Titanic struck an iceberg(冰山) and sank on its first voyage in 1912, killing 1,517 people.”理解可知。 小题2:词义理解推断题，根据文中语句“As anyone who has seen the movie knows, the Titanic struck an iceberg(冰山) and sank on its first voyage in 1912, killing 1,517 people.”理解可知。 小题3:理解判断题，根据文中语句“A single iceberg can become stuck many times on its journey southward. The process can take several years.”理解可知。 小题4:理解归纳题，根据全文中语句理解可知。 小题5:细节理解题，根据文中语句“A century after the accident, scientists have found something new to blame(负责任) for the sinking: the moon.”理解可知。

据专家权威分析，试题“APRIL 5 marks the 100th anniversary(周年纪念日)of the sinkin..”主要考查你对  新闻报道类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

新闻报道类阅读

考点名称：新闻报道类阅读

• 报刊阅读应逐步成为中学生阅读的一个重要内容。由于新闻报道强调遵循5个W和1个H的原则，学生在阅读时也要抓住这一点去理解。

• 新闻报道类阅读的注意事项：
  1. 品味新闻的标题，联系平时所积累的知识，为了解材料大意作铺垫。
  2. 了解新闻报道的特殊规律，其内容和多含何人、何地、何事、何时等，阅读时要抓住新闻的这一主要特点去理解判断。
  3. 要注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是材料的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。
  
  新闻报道类阅读答题技巧：
  

  1.审视标题，抓住中心<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

  试题中有的文章有标题，有的没有，拟题人是有所考虑的。标题是文章主题的高度凝聚。
  它能给我们启发和想象，想象文章的内容和走向。这样做有利于对文章的理解，能提高做题的效率。

  2.浏览全文，掌握全貌

  如果时间紧，至少要快速通读全文，尤其是首两段。再把标题和文章内容结合起来，这样全文的梗概便一目了然了。

  3.细读题目，抓住要点

  对整篇短文内容有了一定的了解后，要马上看短文后的问题，带着问题去选择或判断答案。要确定所需查找的信息范围，并注意所查找信息的特点。例如：
  如果问题或选项涉及到人名、地名，就应该找首字母大写的单词；如果问题或选项涉及时间、日期、数字，就应该寻找具体的数据。