1、第二十六讲阅读简答(二)(1)(10 min.)(师大附中2012届高三下学期模拟)He seems an unlikely hero, especially one that would save a kid from the jaws of a wild cougar(美洲豹) .Shen Huigang is just now getting recognition for his bravery in fighting off a cougar on Vancouver Island, Canada, during a family outing on Aug. 30.Shen, al
2、so known as Ian, was then an exchange student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University enjoying the afternoon on a beach near Ucluelet, a small town on the edge of the Pacific Ocean.With him was a friend, Myles Hagar, and Hagars two grandchildren.Silently and suddenly a cougar appeared out of nowhere.By t
3、he time the two adults spotted the cat, believed to be young but still weighing 30 to 35 kilograms, it already had the head of 18monthold Julien in its mouth.Instinctively, the young man gestured as if he were ready for a fight, and tried to scare the beast off with the bag in his hands.On hearing t
4、he noise Shen made, the animal dropped the kid and Hagar grabbed his grandson from the cougars jaws. Shen and Hagar gradually chased the animal back into the woods.“We also moved slowly to our vehicle, as we waved our fists and bags, pretending we wanted to fight with it, ”Shen said.“The vehicle was
5、nt far away but it felt like it took us a century to travel the short journey.”“Any hesitation, at any moment, even a second delay, would have resulted in certain death for Julien. The cougar was just about to break his neck and carry him away to be eaten in the forest.”Hagar said. Julien has since
6、made a full recovery.Parks Canada spokeswoman Arlene Armstrong told the National Post newspaper of Canada in an interview in August.“The two men acted properly by maintaining eye contact with the big cat and aggressively scaring it off.” 1. How did Ian get recognition on Vancouver Island？(No more th
7、an 12 words)_ 2. What happened to Julien by the time the two adults saw the young cougar？(No more than 10 words)_ 3. Why did the cougar give up eating the kid？(No more than 8 words)_ 4. What if you are fighting with a wild cougar？(No more than 12 words)_(2)(10 min.)(浏阳一中2012届高三上学期第一次月考试题)John Irving
8、 Bentley was a Pennsylvanian physician who was found burned to death in his bathroom in December 1966. Many people were burned to death, but Bentleys case was very different from others because he didnt die in a house fire. Dr. Bentley was a victim of spontaneous human combustion (人体自燃)Dr. Bentley w
9、as last seen alive on December 4th, 1966. Some friends had been visiting him and they didnt leave his home until about 9 oclock in the evening. The following morning a meter reader named Don Gosnell arrived at Bentleys home and let himself in. Gosnell headed straight for the basement where the meter
10、(计量表) was kept. While he was down in the basement, Gosnell became aware of some strange smell and he also noticed the presence of some light blue smoke. Naturally, the meter reader(抄表员) was curious about this and he went upstairs.Gosnell found more smoke in the bedroom and an inspection of the bathr
11、oom revealed Bentleys fate. All that remained of him was the lower half of his right leg. Bentleys foot was still inside his slipper. The rest of Bentleys body had been reduced to ashes, some of which were on the floor of the bathroom, while the rest of them were down in the basement because the hea
12、t from the blazing body had burned a hole in the floor.At the time it was thought that Dr. Bentley might have set himself on fire with his pipe. This theory was dismissed soon because the Bentleys pipe was found on its stand beside his bed in the next room.Nobody has ever been able to offer a satisf
13、actory explanation for what happened to Dr. Bentley. He was just one of many victims throughout the years, whose death is a mystery and may always be so. 1. Why did Don Gosnell come to Dr. Bentleys home that morning? (No more than 9 words)_ 2. What made Don Gosnell go up to the bedroom from the base
14、ment? (No more than 12 words)_ 3. What happened to Dr. Bentley? (No more than 15 words)_ 4. Why was it impossible that Dr. Bentley set himself on fire with his pipe? (No more than 9 words)_(3)(10 min.)British reporters are known for doing almost anything to get a story. But reports that a newspaper
15、secretly listened to telephone messages of murdered schoolgirls and other private citizens have produced shock and anger. On Friday, British police arrested Andy Coulson, former editor of Britains bestselling newspaper, News of the World. The investigation led him to resign in January as communicati
16、ons director to Prime Minister David Cameron. The arrest came in a widening investigation of telephone hacking(窃听). Other accusations include paying police for information on stories. The company News International stopped publishing the weekly News of the World. News International belongs to Rupert
17、 Murdochs News Corporation, also known as News Corp. The 168yearold newspaper published for the last time on Sunday. Police say the victims also include parents of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Prime Minister Cameron called the hacking reports “disgusting”. But he himself is facing attent
18、ion for having asked Andy Coulson to serve as his media adviser. Mr. Coulson resigned from News of the World in 2007. He left when a reporter was jailed for listening to the phone messages of Britains royal family members. The prime minister says Mr. Coulson told him he had no knowledge of the phone
19、 hacking incidents. He says he wanted to give Mr. Coulson a “second chance”. Rupert Murdoch was born in Australia. He became a citizen of the United States in 1985 so he could buy American television stations. His father, Keith Murdoch, was a famous World War reporter who later led an Australian new
20、spaper group. After his father died, the younger Murdoch took control of the two newspapers that his father owned. Today, he is a media “colossus(巨头)”. He doesnt control the media in every country but its_very_difficult_to_travel_to_most_parts_of_this_world_without_encountering_a_Rupert_Murdoch_medi
21、a_product._ 1. How old is News of the World? (No more than 3 words)_ 2. According to the passage, how did News of the World get news information? (No more than 7 words)_ 3. What does the underlined sentence “its very difficult to travel to most parts of this world without encountering a Rupert Murdo
22、ch media product.” mean? (No more than 13 words)_ 4. List the victims of the telephone hacking. (No more than 15 words)_(4)(10 min.)(湖南省邵阳市2012届高三第一次联考)Sorry Mom, Carrots Wont Actually Improve EyesightLike many kids, I didnt like vegetables especially carrots and broccoli. Adults frequently told me
23、that carrots would improve my eyesight, so that seemed like a good reason to try liking them.There was one person who didnt tell me this; he actually told me the opposite. My grandfather overheard somebody tell me that carrots would improve my eyesight. He didnt say anything immediately, but he let
24、me in on a little secret after that person left the room it was all a big lie. Carrots do not improve your eyesight.Sure, carrots contain betacarotene, which metabolizes into Vitamin A and everyone agrees that is essential for maintaining eye health, but it does not improve it (unless the body is de
25、prived of it to begin with). Also, it really has nothing to do with carrots, the necessary vitamins can come from any source.So where did this myth come from?During World War ， the British were particularly good at shooting down Nazi bombers at night, when its almost impossible to see other planes.
26、It was as if they had superhuman sight, and they did. They had radar.Once news stories started to circulate about these pilots with seemingly superhuman eyes, the government needed a good explanation to prevent the Germans from learning about this technology: Carrots.Flight Lieutenant John Cunningha
27、m, nicknamed “Cats Eyes” for his incredible ability to shoot down enemy planes, had a natural love for carrots. The story wrote itself and they explained that they were feeding other pilots a lot of carrots to improve their eyesight too. 1. What function do people usually think the carrot has？(No mo
28、re than 5 words)_ 2. According to the passage, why is the carrot important for eyesight？(No more than 12 words)_ 3. What made people think the British soldiers had superhuman sight？(No more than 15 words)_ 4. Why did this myth spread out that carrots can improve eyesight？(No more than 16 words)答案第二十
29、六讲阅读简答(二)(1)1. He saved a kid from the jaws of a wild cougar. 2. The cougar had his head in its mouth. 3. Because it was scared by Ian./Because Ian scared it off. 4. You should maintain eye contact with it and scare it off. (2)1. To read the meter of Dr. Bentleys home.2. Some strange smell and the p
30、resence of some light blue smoke.3. His body was reduced to ashes except the lower half of his right leg.4. Because his pipe was found in another room.(3)1. 168 years old. 2. By telephone hacking and paying police. 3. Rupert Murdoch media products are sold in most parts of the world. / Rupert Murdoc
31、h media products have great effects on most parts of the world. 4. Murdered schoolgirls, parents of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Britains royal family members. (4)1. It can improve peoples eyesight.2. Because it contains vitamin A, which is essential to maintain eye health.3. They we
32、re particularly good at shooting down Nazi bombers at night./They used radar to improve their shooting Nazi bombers at night.4. Because the British government used carrots as an explanation to prevent the technology radar letting out./ Because the British government wanted to prevent the technology radar letting out.
