高一英语阅读理解专项练习新闻报道类

新闻报道类（I）★★★MONTREAL(Reuters)–CrossingtheUS-Canadaborder（边界）togotochurchonaSundaycostaUScitizen＄10,000forbreakingWashington’sstrictnewsecurity（安全）rules.TheexpensivetriptochurchwasasurpriseforRichardAlbert,wholivesrightontheCanadianborder.Liketheotherhalf-dozenpeopleofTownship15,crossingtheborderisadailyoccurrenceforAlbert.ThenearbyQuebecvillageofSt.Pamphileiswheretheyshop,eatandgotochurch.Therearemanysuchsituationsintheseareasalongthelargelyunguarded5,530-mileborderbetweenCanadaandtheUS-whichinsomecasesactuallyrunsdownthemiddleofstreetsorthroughbuildings.Asaresult,AlbertsayshedidnotexpectanyproblemsthreeweeksagowhenhereturnedhometotheUSafterattendingchurchinCanada,asusual.TheUScustoms（海关）stationinthisareisclosedonSundays,sobejustdrovearoundthelockedgate,ashehaddoneeveryweekendsincethegateappearedlastMay,followingatighteningofbordersecurity.Twodayslater.Albertwastoldtogotothecustomsoffice,whereanofficertoldhimhehadbeencaughtoncameracrossingtheborderillegally（非法）.Ottawahasgivenoutspecialpassestosome300UScitizensinthatareasotheycanenterthecountrywhenCanadiancustomsstationsareclosed,buttheUSstoppedasimilarprogramlastMay.Thatforcesthepeopletoa200-miledetouralonghillyroadstogethomethroughanotherbordercheckpoint.Alberthasrequestedthatthecustomsofficechangetheirdecisionsonthefine,buthehasnotattendedaSundaychurchsince.“IfeellikeI’mlivinginaprison,”hesaid.1．WelearnfromthetextthatRichardAlbertis.A．anAmericanlivinginTownship15B．aCanadianlivinginaQuebecvillageC．aCanadianworkinginacustomsstationD．anAmericanworkinginaCanadianchurch2．Albertwasfinedbecausehe.A．failedtoobeytrafficrulesB．broketheAmericansecurityrulesC．workedinSt.PamphilewithoutapassD．damagedthegateofthecustomsoffice3．Theunderlinedword“detour”inparagraph5means.A．adrivethroughthetownB．araceacrossthefieldsC．aroundaboutwayoftravellingD．ajourneyinthemountainarea4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ACross-countryTripB．ASpecialBorderPassC．AnUnguardedBorderD．AnExpensiveChurchVisit1-4ABCD（II）★★AyoungBritishsailorwasmissingatseayesterdayinsimilarcircumstances(情况)tothewayhisfatherdiedfiveyearsago．Thedinghy(救生橡皮船)，usedtotakeRichardSmith，21，tohisyacht(快艇)，wasdiscoveredempty,floatinginseasofftheCaribbeanisland．Anairandseasearchwascarriedoutbuthehasstillnotbeendiscovered．Richard’smother,Bicknell，saidfromherhomeinHampshire，“It’ssomuchcoincidence．Richardalwayscarriedaphotographofhisfatherattachedtoapoem，whichincludedthedateofhisdisappearance．”“Now,it’sverystrangebecausealltheyhavefoundisRichard’sdinghy．Weneedtoknowthistimewhathashappenedonewayoranother．Ifyouknowatleastyoucangothroughthegrievingprocess(悲痛的过程)．”InNovember1996，Mr.Smith’sfather,Charlie，wassailingintheTasmenseabetweentheAustralianmainlandandtheislandofTasmenwithhisnewwife．Theylostradiocontactwiththeshoreandthey,togetherwiththeiryachtwereneverseenagain，andtheirdisappearanceremainsamystery．Richardisdescribedatalented(有才能的)andexperiencedsailorwhohascrewedforthechampionoceanracer．Hehadsailedtothe。CaribbeaninNovembertocrewoceanracingyachtsforentertainment．HeendedtheeveningdrinkingintheAbracbabrabarbutleftafterlocalpolicecloseditforbeingtoonoisy．About2amthefollowingdayRichardheadedbackforhisdinghy．Hestarteditsoutboardmotorbeforegivingallelderlywomanalifttoheryachtafterherdinghyhadgonemissing．Itwasthelasttimehewasseen．1．RichardSmithwasin2000．A．tenB．fifteenC．twentyD．eighteen2．PeoplesearchedforRichardusing．A．shiponlyB．shipandradioC．shipandplaneD．yachtandcar3．Accordingtothepassage，weknowRicharddiedbecause．A．hewasagreenhandinsailingB．someunknownanimalattackedhimC．thatwasamazeintheareahewassailingD．ofsomethingwedon’tknow4．WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?A．YoungSmithhadlostradiocontactwiththeshorebeforehedied．B．Richard’sfatherhadmarriedtwowomenatleast．C．Richarddidn’tdrinkontheeveningbeforehewaslostbecausethepolicemanclosedthebar．D．Richardwasseenatabout2amthedayhedisappeared．5．Thewritertellsus．A．astoryabouttwoheroesB．apieceofnewsaboutamerchantshipC．acoincidenceD．thedyingprocessofRichard1-5CCDCC（III）★★★Anepidemic(流行病)oftheuseofstreet-culturelanguagebrokeoutinsomeEnglishexams,accordingtoexaminers.Areportsaidtherewere“asurprisingnumberofsmallmistakes”instandard(标准)English.Itaskedteachersthattheyshouldpreventpupilsfromusingstreetlanguageandtextstyle,adding,“Mostanswersrequireformalexpressionoflanguage.”“Manyconcernswereexpressedbyexaminersaboutbasicerrors,oftenappearingintheworkofclearlyablestudents,”thereportcontinued.Itaddedthattheuseofstreetandtextlanguage“appearedwithsurprisinglyregularityintheworkofstudentswhoclearlydesiredahighergrade”.“Mostanswersrequireformalexpressionbutevenwhenaninformalstyleisappropriate--studentsshouldknowtheexaminationcontextand,inparticular,shouldnotusestreetlanguageandtextstyle.”itsaid.Thereisrisingconcernaboutpupils’writingskills,especiallyamongboys.Nationaltestresultsfor11-year-oldboys’writingstandardshadfallenthisyear.Only55percentreachedthelevelexpectedofan1l-year-oldbythetimetheyleftprimaryschool,theresultsshowed.Manyeducationalistsarenowarguingthatteachersshouldalsothinkofwaysofim