1、检测题32. 阅读理解AWho Owns the Moon?Within the next ten years, the U. S. , China, Israel, and a crowd of private companies plan to set up camp on the moon. So if and when they plant a flag, does that give them property(财产)rights? A NASA working group hosted a discussion this week to ask: Who owns the moon
2、? The answer, of course, is no use. The Outer Space Treaty, the international law signed by more than 100 countries, states that the moon and other celestial bodies(天体)are the province of all mankind. No doubt that would annoy all of the people throughout the ages, like monks from the Middle Ages, w
3、ho have tried to claim the moon was theirs. But ownership is different from property rights. People who rent apartments, for example, dont own where they live, but they still hold rights. So with all of the upcoming missions(派遣团)to visit the moon and beyond, space industry thought leaders are seriou
4、sly asking themselves how to deal with a potential land rush. “This is a very relevant discussion right now. Weve got this wave of new lunar missions from around the world, ”said William Marshall, a scientist in the small-spacecraft office at NASA, but who spoke this week at an event hosted by NASAs
5、 Co Lab, a collaborative(协力完成的)public-private working group. He was speaking from his personal interest and not on behalf of the agency. To be sure, the United States aims to send astronauts back to the moon by as early as 2015, in a mission that would include a long-term settlement. China and Israe
6、l, among others, are also working on lunar projects. And for the first time, several private groups are building spacecraft to land on the moon in an attempt to win millions of dollars in the Google Lunar X Prize. Some participants say that they plan to gain some property rights in the mission. 【文章大
7、意】本文介绍了世界范围内的登陆月球热, 以及作者对这种现象的担忧。1. In the passage the writer seems to be worrying that. A. the US will live on the moon foreverB. the moon will not be able to hold all mankindC. the potential land rush will become more and more frequentD. no one can answer the question“Who owns the moon? ”【解析】选C。细节
8、理解题。根据第三段space industry thought leaders are seriously asking themselves how to deal with a potential land rush一句可知太空行业认为领导人们正严肃地问自己如何应对潜在的登陆热, 这也表达了作者的担心。2. “The Google Lunar X Prize”aims to. A. encourage private groups to land on the moonB. help NASA host a discussion about land rush on the moonC.
9、help some developing countries to complete their lunar projectsD. reward some countries or private groups which havent stepped on the moon【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段several private groups are building spacecraft to land on the moon in an attempt to win millions of dollars in the Google Lunar X Prize一句可知Goog
10、le Lunar X Prize用来鼓励私人团体登陆月球。3. The underlined word“that”in the first paragraph refers to. A. the Outer Space TreatyB. if and when they plant a flagC. the NASA working groupD. monks from the Middle Ages【解析】选B。词义猜测题。that代指前句中的if and when they plant a flag。本句意为: 如果当他们在月球上插上一面国旗时, 这会赋予他们领土所有权么? 4. What
11、 is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. The U. S. astronauts will live on the moon for a longer time. B. Many countries and private groups plan to go to the moon. C. Why some private groups wish to land on the moon. D. It is easy to gain some property rights on the moon. 【解析】选B。主旨大意题。最后一段主要介绍了世界
12、上一些国家及私人团体或个人正计划登陆月球。B(2014溧阳模拟)An Israeli law banning too-skinny models went into effect with the start of 2013. The law, approved last March in Israel, requires models to prove they have maintained a Body Mass Index(BMI)of at least 18. 5 for three months before a fashion show. That means a woman w
13、ho is 58”tall can weigh no less than 119 pounds. “This law is another step in the war against eating disorders, ”said physician Adatto. “Underweight models, ”he explained, “can no longer serve as role models for innocent young people who copy their false image of being skinny. ”But some critics in t
14、his country say it is misguided, focusing on weight instead of health. They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. “I think its an approach that isnt going to work, ”said eating disorder expert Susan Ice, who worked with an organization which c
15、reates a healthy working environment for models. But Adatto told the reporter that he began to concern the issue after meeting an aspiring model who looked like she needed to be hospitalized. He said, “I realized that only legislation(立法)can change the situation. There was no time to waste; so many
16、girls were dieting to death. ”However, the efforts to regulate models weight in Spain and Italy have not resulted in part because of difficulties in determining reliable methods of measuring weight and health. Still, folks including Ice say theres no denying that images from Hollywood and the fashio
17、n industry can be difficult for young women to deal with. “Certainly I dont believe the modeling industry has caused the rise in eating disorders, but it makes it harder, ”she says. “Its a difficult recovery environment, worshiping thinness as the beauty ideal. ”【文章大意】本文讲述了以色列出台了一项新法律, 限制模特太瘦, 此项新法律
18、引起了争议。5. What does BMI in the first paragraph refer to? A. A measure of body health based on height and weight. B. A worldwide prize for the healthier model. C. A new show held by those skinny models. D. A kind of medicine to cure eating disorders. 【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据该词后面的at least 18. 5 for three months
19、 before a fashion show(在时装表演前至少三个月达到18. 5)可知BMI是一个标准, 所以A项正确。BMI指“身体质量指数”。6. One benefit the new Israeli law may bring is. A. to change the working conditions of modelsB. to lower the chance of skinny models deathC. to prevent models from suffering from eating disordersD. to provide guidance for wom
20、en worshiping thinness【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“This law is another step in the war against eating disorders”可知C项正确。7. In the opinion of the critics, the law wont succeed because. A. it misleads young women to form a bad eating habitB. the fashion industry is much too influentialC. it doesnt provide a pr
21、oper approach that can work wellD. it doesnt create a healthy working environment for models【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第三段中的“They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. ”可知B项正确。8. According to the passage, the new Israeli law banning skinny models is. A. p
22、racticalB. acceptableC. reasonableD. controversial【解析】选D。观点态度题。本文讲述以色列出台一项法律限制模特过瘦, 文中陈述了正反两种观点, 一种赞成, 一种反对, 所以此项新法律是有争议的。. 阅读第二节根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(2014唐山模拟)Hollywood movies are regularly filled with sex and violence. They can be exciting films but sometimes all you want is a
23、 little light-hearted entertainment. Have you heard of Bollywood? All singing, all dancing and unrealistic, it is the perfect alternative to normal Hollywood movies. Bollywood is the Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. 1Yet Bollywood is the largest producer of films in t
24、he world. This year the Indian Filmfare Awards, Bollywoods Oscars, turn 50 years old. The typical Bollywood movie usually has the following ingredients(构成要素): a cup of romance, a tea-spoon of comedy, a dash of international sightseeing, served with a huge slice of singing and dancing. There will als
25、o be one brave hero, one beautiful heroine and one baddy. 2Bollywood films are full of ideal things and free of daily worries. 3The actors change clothes and locations within a single song. But the audience dont mind. To Indian movie lovers, especially the poor, such films are a gateway to heaven an
26、d the stars are their gods. The films take them to a magical world away from their everyday troubles. The films tell them the impossible is possible and that true love conquers all. 4Behind the beautiful scenes, Bollywood still emphasizes traditional family values. In most films, if two lovers want
27、to break an arranged marriage, they cant just run away. They must win over their parents. Bollywood is a decent refreshing replacement for those over-stimulating Hollywood films. 5They will take you to a brighter, cheerier and more colorful world, where its still cool to dance around a tree and sing
28、 a love song. A. Bollywood has gradually won its reputation on the world stage. B. There is never any mention of politics, poverty or war. C. Most Chinese school kids have probably never seen an Indian film. D. Bollywood films are mostly comic romances with light-hearted incidental music. E. Bollywo
29、od pays great attention to traditional values. F. The result is a fun-filled musical. G. So if youre tired of all that Hollywood actions, check out the following Bollywood films. 答案: 15. CFBEG【语篇随练】多练一点技高一筹写出阅读理解A篇的文章大意。(no more than30words)_答案: The passage is mainly about the wave of lunar missions from around the world and the worries about it from the writer.