1、Week One 时事新闻一、 阅读理解（共16小题；共32.0分）A A gunman killed 26 people, including 20 young children, at a US school where his mother worked Friday morning in one of the worst school shootings in the countrys history. Pupils who were rushed from the building through the terrible scene by police were told to c
2、lose their eyes. A police officer said the suspect, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, was dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and he was the son of a teacher at the school. The mother, Nancy Lanza, was found dead at home. The attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School, just two weeks before Christmas, was t
3、he latest of several mass shootings in the US in the year of 2012, and it approached the deadly scope of the Virginia Tech university shooting in 2007 that left 32 dead. This time, many who were killed were young children. Photos from the scene showed students, some of them crying, being escorted by
4、 adults through a parking lot in a line, hands on each others shoulders. Children told their parents they had heard bangs and, at one point, a scream over the intercom(内部通话装置). State police said 18 children were found dead at the school and two later were declared dead, and six adults were found dea
5、d at the scene. They said the shootings occurred in one section of the school but did not give details. Police said another person was found dead at a second scenesomeone who lived with the gunman died. Our hearts are broken today, President Barack Obama said. He said the children killed were 5 to 1
6、0 years old. He said the nation had been through this too many times with recent mass shootings and has to come together to take meaningful action. 1. How many people were killed in the accident altogether? A. 20.B. 26.C. 28.D. 32. 2. Why did the police ask the pupils to close their eyes? A. Because
7、 the scene would frighten them. B. Because the police didnt want them to rush. C. Because their eyes would be hurt by the light. D. Because they wanted to give the pupils some training. 3. From the third paragraph we can infer that . A. shooting seldom occurred in elementary schools B. mass shooting
8、s usually happened in universities C. several mass shootings took place in 2012 D. this was the first school shooting since 2007 4. Who do you think was the person found dead at a second scene? A. The headmaster.B. Nancy Lanza. C. Adam Lanza.D. Another pupil.B The man in the picture has his back to
9、the camera. Hes desperately(绝望地) climbing up a subway platform, looking right at the train thats running down on him as he stands on the tracks. Its a terrifying, heart-wrenching(令人揪心的) photo, and its arising a lot of criticism for the newspaper that used it on its front pageNew York Post. Why didnt
10、 the photographer help? Why did the newspaper publish the photo? A photographer took the photo Monday after someone pushed the man, 58-year-old Ki-Suck Han, from a subway platform near Times Square. Seconds after photographer R. Umar Abbasi took the pictures, the train struck Ki. He died at a New Yo
11、rk Hospital, leaving behind his wife and daughter. Doomed(命中注定), the headline(标题) read. Pushed on the subway track, this man is about to die. In its story on the incident Tuesday, the Post reported Abbasi was waiting on the platform when he saw the man fall onto the tracks. He said he ran towards th
12、e oncoming train, firing his cameras flash to warn the driver. I just started running, running, hoping that the driver could see my flash, the newspaper quoted him as saying. In that moment, I just wanted to warn the trainto try and save a life. Some critics, however, questioned Abbasis motives. One
13、 man questioned why someones first instinct(本能) would be not to help the man, but instead to snap a photo of him about to die and sell it to the NY Post. The Post declined to comment. Media observers wondered Tuesday if the newspaper had gone too far this time. 5. What is the passage mainly about? A
14、. A terrifying subway accident reported in New York Post. B. How a photographer took the terrifying photo. C. A photo causing criticism for New York Post. D. Photos used on the front page of New York Post. 6. According to Abbasi, he fired his cameras flash . A. to warn other passengers on the platfo
15、rm B. so that the driver could see it and stop the train C. to take a photo of the man climbing up D. in order to warn the man on the platform 7. The man questioned Abbasis motives because he thought . A. Abbasi wanted to make money with the photo B. Abbasi didnt try his best to save the man C. Abba
16、si shouldnt have taken a photo of Ki trying to climb up D. Abbasi should have asked others to help Ki climb up 8. The underlined word declined most probably means . A. preferredB. agreedC. pretendedD. refusedC Vancouver is tops in Canada for quality of life with its nice climate contributing to its
17、high ranking(排名), says an annual survey. The West Coast city has also remained its fifth-place spot globally in the 2012 Mercer Quality of Living survey. Overall, Vienna keeps the top spot as the city with the worlds best quality of living, also keeping its first place ranking, said the survey came
18、out on Tuesday. The survey said Canada offers some of the best quality of living in the world with Ottawa ranking 14th, Toronto 15th, Montreal 23rd and Calgary 32nd. One of the things that Vancouver has going for is that the other cities do not have its climate, said Mercer Canadas Eleana Rodriguez.
19、 All four of the other Canadian cities that are on the ranking dont have the kind of climate it has, so clearly thats a factor to consider. Of all the Canadian cities ranked in the top 35 cities in the world, Calgary advanced one ranking and Montreal dropped by one ranking. We score quite high, said
20、 Rodriguez, market business leader for Mercer Canada in Toronto. Consulting firm Mercer looked at 39 factors such as a citys political and social environment and its economic and socio-cultural environment, areas in which Canada scored quite well. The firm also looked at medical and health care, edu
21、cation and access to schools, public transportation, housing and consumer goods, as well as climate. Vienna scores high on a number of those areas. Rodriguez said. The survey also found that Zurich and Auckland of New Zealand were ranked second and third with Munich taking fourth spot. 9. Vancouver
22、keeps the top spot for quality of life mainly because of its . A. education systemB. nice climate C. social environmentD. economy10. How many Canadian cities are ranked in the top 35 cities in the world? A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.11. What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 4 most probabl
23、y refer to? A. Calgary.B. Toronto.C. Vancouver.D. Ottawa.12. From the passage we can infer that . A. Rodriguez is satisfied with the result B. Canadian cities score high in education and health care C. Vienna takes advantage of its friendly environment D. Auckland of New Zealand was ranked secondD A
24、s the clock ticks down to 21 December, the supposed end of the world according to the Mayan calendar, NASA(美国国家航空航天局) has released a video it hopes will clear up any confusion. The four-minute film is for anyone who might be viewing it on 22 December, the day after the world is supposed to have ende
25、d. If you are watching this video it means one thing, the world didnt end yesterday, the opening narration(叙述) says. Michael Brody, the man who produced the video, said they released the film early to generate interest around the subject. We wanted to show people that NASAs sure that the world will
26、not be ending on December 22nd, said Brody. There is a lot of science and archaeological(考古学的) research that has been done on the subject and we wanted to be able to convey(传达) it in a way that was easily known by the general public, that people would really be able to understand, he continued. The
27、video, produced as part of NASAs ScienceCast series, also discounts(漠视) the role that the sun might play in any doomsday event. So suppose there was an active region starting from the far side of the sun. It takes about 27 days for such a region to come to the front. And its only storms that are hap
28、pening on the front will have an effect on earth, said Dr. Guhathakurta, a NASA scientist. But we will know that, kind of right away. And we can begin to warn people. This has gone on for billions of years, and our civilisation hasnt been destroyed once. The Mayans measured time using their knowledg
29、e of mathematics and astronomy. They had two calendars, one for astronomy that lasted 365 days. The other calendar is for agriculture, called Tzolkin, with 260 days. To read a date, the Mayans used a complex system where both calendars were combined to reach a final result.13. NASA released the vide
30、o on 22 December to . A. tell viewers the world wouldnt end B. tell viewers the end of the world was coming C. let viewers enjoy themselves by watching it D. make some money with it14. The underlined word generate is closest in meaning to . A. loseB. developC. explainD. reduce15. From the second par
31、agraph we know that . A. people have done a lot of research on the subject B. the video is not easy to understand by the public C. most people believe the world is coming to an end D. a lot of archaeological researches remain to be done16. What kind of storms will affect the earth? A. The storms sta
32、rting from the far side of the sun. B. The storms happening inside the sun. C. The storms happening on the front of the sun. D. The storms coming from the back of the sun.二、完形填空（共20小题；共30.0分） The number of people killed by a blast in Mexico City at the headquarters of the state oil company, Pemex, h
33、as 17 to 25, the interior minister has said. At least 100 people were injured and an unknown number are 18 in rubble at the base of the 54-storey tower. The search for survivors continues. The 19 of the blast is under investigation. Last September, 30 people died in an 20 at a Pemex gas plant in nor
34、thern Mexico. Thursdays explosion in the lower floors of the building 21 as shifts were changing in the afternoon, making the area particularly 22 . Television pictures showed debris(碎片) from the blast 23 out on to the street in front of the building, and Red Cross ambulances on the 24 attending to
35、the injured. Hundreds of rescuers helped by dogs are 25 the building for around 30 people 26 to be trapped inside. Police have cordoned off (封锁) the streets around the building, 27 is located in a busy commercial area of Mexico City. Pemex says its operations will continue to run 28 and commercial a
36、nd financial obligations will continue to be met 29 the blast. The companys chief executive, Emilio Lozoya Austin, cut 30 a business trip to Asia and was 31 his way back to Mexico. Relatives of employees have gathered outside the building, 32 for information about their loved ones, local media repor
37、t. Some are said to have tried to reach employees on their mobile phones but have had no 33 . The place shook, we lost power and suddenly there was debris 34 . Colleagues were helping us 35 the building, eyewitness Cristian Obele said. We were talking and all of a 36 we heard an explosion with white
38、 smoke and glass falling from the windows, another witness said.17.A. risenB. raisedC. liftedD. arisen18.A. injuredB. woundedC. trappedD. killed19.A. causeB. reasonC. excuseD. apology20.A. accidentB. incidentC. affairD. explosion21.A. happenedB. builtC. tookD. broke22.A. excitedB. frightenedC. worri
39、edD. crowded23.A. broughtB. flewC. cameD. put24.A. sceneryB. sightC. viewD. scene25.A. searchingB. lookingC. findingD. watching26.A. suggestedB. demandedC. imaginedD. thought27.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. where28.A. suddenlyB. immediatelyC. finallyD. normally29.A. in spite ofB. because ofC. thanks toD.
40、 due to30.A. inB. awayC. throughD. short31.A. byB. withC. onD. for32.A. sendingB. waitingC. callingD. accounting33.A. ideaB. problemC. wayD. reply34.A. everywhereB. anywhereC. somewhereD. nowhere35.A. toB. forC. out ofD. with36.A. whileB. timeC. burstD. sudden答案一、阅读理解 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. B10. D11. C12. A13. A14. B15. A16. C二、完形填空17. A18. C19. A20. D21. A22. D23. B24. D25. A26. D27. B28. D29. A30. D31. C32. B33. D34. A35. C36. D
