2024中考英语专项复习阅读理解 新闻报道类

PAGE试卷第=2页，总=sectionpages22页PAGE20中考复习新闻报道类专项练习一、阅读理解NowmanypeoplelikethegameAngryBirds.Hereisapieceofgoodnewsforthem—soontherewillbealotofAngryBirds-themedactivityparksaroundtheworld.ThefirsttwoparksopenedinFinlandlastyear,andafewotherparksaregoingtoopenintheUK.However,peoplestilldon’tknowwhenandwhereAngryBirds-themedactivityparkswillopenintheUK.“Asakindofonlinegame,itispopularwithpeopleofallages.It’sreallyaninterestinggame.Andtheparkswillbeinterestingplacesforeveryonearoundtheworld.”saidPeterVesterbacka,anofficerofAngryBirdsCompany.Healsosaid,“WewanttomakeAngryBirdsapartofpopculture.We’rejustgettingstarted.”AngryBirds-themedactivityparkshavemanyinterestingplacesforchildrentoplay.Theylikethemverymuch.Peoplecanseethecharactersandcolorsfromthegameinthepark.PeoplecanalsoplaytheAngryBirdsgameonlargescreensinthepark.Thecompanywantstoinvitepeopletonotonlyplayitonthesofa,buttogoout,movearoundandhavefun.SoeveryonewillbehappyinAngryBirds-themedactivityparks.1．WheredidthefirsttwoAngryBirds-themedactivityparksopen?A.IntheUK.B.InFinland.C.InAustralia.D.IntheUSA.2．AngryBirdsis_______.A.anonlinegameB.anonlinemovieC.atalkshowonTVD.agameshowonTV3．LotsofpeoplethinkAngryBirdsisvery______.A.boringB.easyC.interestingD.difficult4．Theunderlinedword“them”inthelastparagraphrefersto（指的是）_______.A.thecharactersB.thescreensC.theinterestinggamesD.theinterestingplaces5．Fromthepassage,wecanknow_______.A.AngryBirdsisonlypopularwithyoungpeopleB.PeterVesterbackaworksforAngryBirdsCompanyC.thereisnoscreeninAngryBirds-themedactivityparksD.AngryBirds-themedactivityparkswillopenintheUKin2015Onceyouopenthebook,youwillbecomeagoodspeaker.SusanWeinschenk’sexcellentideasonhowtomakeaperfectspeechareveryhelpfultoyou.Withthehelpofthebook,youwillbeconfidenttoknowhowtogiveyourspeech.Also,youwilllearnhowtoattractyouraudienceduringthespeech.CarandDriveristheworld’smostpopularautomotivemagazine.Thepeoplewholikecarscangetinformationandentertainmentfromit.Itoffersthebestvehicle(机动车)testsinthebusiness.Themagazinealsocoversthelatestdevelopmentsincartechnology.TherearefourpartsinIELTS:listening,speaking,readingandwriting.Listeningisveryimportant.Areyouconfident?Haveyoumadegoodpreparation?ThebookIELTSListeningishelpfulforyourpreparationforIELTS.Thebookoffershealthyanddeliciousfood.Thesedishescanallbecompletedinlessthanhalfanhour,andinmanycases,injustafewminutes.SissonandMeiershowyouhowtodelightyourfamilyorguestseverytimewithquick,deliciousmealsusinglocalmaterials:meats,healthyfats(yes,andrealbutter)andcommonherbsandspices.6．WhowroteDesigningEffectiveSpeechInterfaces?A.SusanWeinschenkB.SissonC.MeierD.JackSmith7．SupposeyouaregoingtojoininanEnglishtalkshow,whichofthefollowingcanyoureferto(参考)？A.IELTSListeningB.CarandDriverC.Quick&EasyMeals.D.DesigningEffectiveSpeechInterfaces.8．Wecanfindthelatestdevelopmentsincartechnologyinthe_________ofCarandDriver.A.newspaperB.MagazineC.passageD.article9．ThebookQuick&EasyMealsteachesushowtomake____________inashorttime.A.ChinesefoodB.junkfoodC.commonherbsandspicesD.healthyanddeliciousfood10．What’sthemeaningoftheword“delight”inQuick&EasyMeals?A.TocookthefoodwellB.ToturnonthelightC.TomakepeoplehappyD.Toshowpeoplehowtocook.OnAugust15,2011,theMinistryPublishSecurity(公安部)startedacampaign(活动)toeducatedriversaboutthedangersofdrivingafterdrinking.Asapartofthecampaign,policeofficerswatchedbars,restaurantsandKTVsinBeijing,Shanghai,Liaoning,Jiangsu,Zhejiang,HubeiandGuangdong.ItendeduponDecember30.Butittoldthedriversthemeaningofthenewtrafficlawsandthedangersofdrinking.InBeijing,somerestaurantsputupnoticesandtolddriversabouttheirresponsibility.“Usuallyifagroupofguestscomebycar,thedriverwon’tdrink.Ifhedoes,wewillremindhim,”saidawaitressfromDongfangRestaurantinBeijing.Fewerdriversaredrinkingalcoholnowadays,sincemanyknowaboutthecampaign.WangLankun,atrafficpolicemaninBeijingsaid,“Somedriversthinkaglassofbeerisnotaproblem.Butabloodtestwillshowthattheirblood-alcohollevelismorethan20mgforeach100mlofblood,thatisenoughtoaffecttheirdriving.”Duringthecampaign,driverswhohaveablood-alcohollevelofover20mgforeach100mlofbloodwillgetafineof500yuan.Also,theywillnotbeallowedtodriveforthreemonths.Infact,therearestrictlawstopunishdrunkdrivinginmanyothercountries.Forexample,intheUSA,ifsomeonehasablood-alcohollevelofover80mgforeach100mlofblood,hewillbesenttoprisonforoneyear.ButinBritain,hewillbefined5,000poundsandbanned（禁止）fromdrivingfor12months,alsohewillbesenttoprisonfor6months.InGermany,ifadriverhasablood-alcohollevelofover60mgforeach100mlofblood,hewon’tbeallowedtodriveuntilhepassesanewdrivingtest.11．Howlongdidthecampaignlast?A.Forabouthalfayear.B.Foraboutfourandahalfmonths.C.Forabout12months.D.Foraboutthreemonths.12．Thepoliceofficerswatchedmanyplacesexcept___________.A.restaurantsB.KTVsC.schoolsD.bars13．IfadriverdrinksaglassofbeerbeforedrivinginChina,_________A.itwon’taffecthisdriving.B.hewilltakeanewdrivingtestandgetadriver’slicense.C.hewon’tbeallowedtodriveforthreemonths.D.hisblood-alcohollevelwillbeover60mgforeach100mlofblood.14．Ifadriverhasablood-alcohollevelofover80mgforeach100mlofbloodinGermany,whichpunishmentwillheaccept?A.Oneyearinprison.B.Banneduntilhepassesanewdrivingtest.C.A12-monthbanfromtheroads.D.Afineof5000pounds.15．Fromthetext,weknow_________.A.ThewaitressintherestaurantcanremindthedrivernottodrinkB.MoreandmoredriversaredrinkingalcoholnowadaysC.TheMinistryPublishSecuritybeganthiscampaigntopunishthedriversD.AlldriversmustpassanewdrivingtestiftheydriveafterdrinkingMarcoPolo(马可波罗)wasborninVenicein1254.HewasthemostfamousforeignertovisitAsia（亚洲）duringtheMiddleAges.Hewroteabookabouthistravels.Inhisbookhewroteallthethingshesawandheard.Manypeopleinthewestreadthebook,butfewbelievedwhatMarcoPolosaidinthebook.Hetoldstoriesaboutalotofstrangepeopleandplaces.Butatthattimenobodyknewtheseplacesandthepeople.WhenMarcoPolowasstillveryyoung,hedecidedtotraveltogetherwithhisfather.IttookthemmorethanthreeyearstotraveltoChina,laterhebecameafriendoftheChineseemperor(皇帝).HelearnedtospeakChinesewhenhetraveledaround,andhetalkedtomanypeopleinChinese.TheemperorlikedhimandmadehimaChineseOfficial(官员).AtthattimeMarcoPolowasonlythirtyyearsold.Afternearlyseventeenyears’travelintheeast,Marcoandhisfatherwantedtogobackhome.WhenMarcoandhisfatherarrivedinVenicemanyyearslater,theirfamilyandfriendssawthemagain.Theycouldn’tbelievetheireyesbecauseMarcoandhisfartherwerequiteold.MarcoPoloandhisfatherhadbeenawayforalmost25years.16．MarcoPolowasforeignertheMiddleAges.17．MarcoPolowroteafamousbook___________“TheTravelsofMarcoPolo”.Hewrote___________hesawandheardinthebook.18．Manypeopleinthewestreadthebook,but_________believed____________.19．IttookMarcoPoloandoverthreeyearsto__________________.20．MarcoPoloandhisfatherhadbeenaway____.TothestudentsofClass3◆ExaminationsstartonJune22ndandendonJune23.◆ForthePEtest,gotothegym.Forthemusictest,gotothePianoRoom.Allelsearewrittentests.Theywillbeheldinclassroom3.English June22 8:30A.M.–10:00AMath June22 10:30A.M.—12:00A.M.History June22 2:30P.M.—3:30P.M.PE June23 8:00A.M.—10:00A.M.Music June23 1:00P.M.—3:00P.M.◆Ifyouhavequestions,gototheTeachers’sOfficebeforethetest.Hand-foot-mouthdisease(HFMD),characterizedbyfever,soresinthemouthandrashes(疹)onhandsandfeet,isnotanewinfection（传染）andiscommonamong（在……之间）infants（幼儿）andchildren.Itiscausedbyupto20typesofvirus（病毒）buthassimilarsymptoms(症状).Butitusuallydoesnotleadtodeath.Manykindergartens(幼儿园)havetobeshutbecauseofit.Whenyouhavecompletedawritingtask,allow5-10minutestoreaditandcheckformistakes.Inparticular,lookfor:◆incorrectagreement（不正确的搭配）ofsubjectandverb:Myfriendlikes…NOTMyfriendlike…◆incorrectuseoftenses（时态）◆wrongexpressionsThe2008Olympictorchwhichwasnamed“luckycloud”waslightedonMondayinAncientOlympia,markingthestartofthedomestic(国内的)andinternationaltorchrelay（火炬传递）thatwillendonAugust8withtheGames’openingceremony（仪式）.TheBeijingGamesrelayisthelongesteverplanned,lasting130daysandcovering137,000kilometersworldwide,travelingto20countries.21．Whenwerethewrittentestsheld?A.OnlyonthemorningofJune22.B.OnlyonthemorningofJune23.C.OnthemorningandafternoonofJune22.D.OnthemorningandafternoonofJune23.22．Tomstillhassomequestionsabouttheexams,hecan_____.A.askhisteacheratanytimeB.findhisteacherontheplaygroundC.askhisteacheronJune22orJune23D.gototheteachers’officeonJune21andaskaboutthem23．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothesecondnews?A.IfamiddleschoolstudentTomhasafever,hemustgetHFMD.B.HFMDisonlycausedbyanewtypeofvirus.C.EveryonewilldieifhegetsHFMD.D.AllthechildrenshouldkeeptheirhandsandfeetcleantostopHFMD.24．Thethirdnewsmainlytellsus_______.A.theincorrectagreementofsubjectandverbB.theincorrectuseoftenseC.thewrongexpressionsD.weshouldcheckourwritingtasksafterwehavefinishedthem25．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthelastnews?A.WhowillbethefirstChinesetorchbearer(火炬手)B.WhenthetorchrelaywillendC.HowmanycountriesthetorchwilltraveltoD.ThenameofthetorchTheNBAplayoffs(季后赛)beganonApril28,andthenexttwomonthswillbefilledwithgamesdecidedinthefinalminutes.Theplayoffsarealsoawaytoshowofftheworld’sbestbasketballplayers.There’sasayingfromSpiderman:“Withgreatpowercomesgreatresponsibility(责任).”Thisistruenomatterwhetheryouareaclassmonitororapresident.ArecentsurveyintheUSAaskedkidswhattheywoulddotomakelifebetterforotherkidsiftheywerepresident.“Providingshelter”toppedthelist.May19,1613:XuXiake,afamoustravelerduringtheMingDynasty,startedhistriparoundChina,whichlastedformorethan30years.In2011,ChinaannounceditsfirstNationalTourismDay,heldonMay19everyyearinmemoryofthisancientexplorer.Doyouhavefemalefriendsthatrefertoas“guimi”?Ifyouareagirlandtheanswerisyes,youarealuckydog.“Guimi”isonlyusedamonggirls.Itreferstoyourmosthonestfriends.InEnglish,thewordtouseis“BFF”-whichstandsforbestfriendforever.Butifyouwanttosayaguyisyourclosefriendor“nanguimi”,youshoulduse“bromeo”,whichismadeupof“bro”and“Romeo”.CHINAisplanningtobuildanationalearthquakemonitoringandwarningsysteminfiveyears.Whilethesystemwouldneverbeabletoforecastanearthquake,itcoulddetect(探测)quakesandnotifypeoplewithinsecondsbeforeseismic(地震引起的)wavesactuallyhitthem,andatrialprogramincludingnearly100monitoringstationsiscurrentlybeingcarriedoutinsoutheastChina’sFujianProvinceandhasprovensuccessful.26．Theabovefivepassagesmaybe.A.frompostersB.fromnewspapers C.fromads D.fromnovels27．FromthepassageweknowMay19isinChina.A.thebeginningoftheNBAplayoffs B.inmemoryofSpidermanC.EarthquakeDay D.NationalTourismDay28．“Guimi”refersto.A.anyfemalefriends B.bromeoC.yourmosthonestfriendsD.thosefriendswhocanonlysharehappiness29．China’searthquakemonitoringandwarningsystemcould.A.forecastanearthquake B.beusedinZhejiangC.notdetectquakes D.notifypeoplewithinseconds30．Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothepassage?A.Chinawillbuildearthquakewarningsysteminfiveyears.B.InEnglish,theword“BFF”standsforbestfriendforever.C.Theplayoffscanshowofftheworld’sbestfootballplayers.D.“Providingshelter”toppedthelistinAmericankids’survey.Newsone:Asthepaceoflifeinbigcitiesisgettingfaster,peoplearelookingformorewaystorelax.Let’stakealookatonewaypeoplearereducingstressinBeijing.Thegameis“RoomEscape”.“RoomEscape”wasoriginallyacomputergame.Inrecentyears,ithasbeenadaptedtoareallifegame.Therearemorethan10placesinBeijingwherepeoplecanplaythisgame.Accordingtotherules,theplayersarefirsttakentoahousewithseveralirondoors.Theythenneedtofindawayoutofthehouseinonehour.Differenthouseshavedifferentwaysofescaping,allofwhichrequireplayers’bold(大胆的),carefulthought,andteamwork.Newstwo:TheChinesegovernmenthaspublishedalistof24guidelines(指南)onhowtotakebettercareofparents.Theyareamodernupdateto24oldstoriesaboutrespectfulchildrenfromtheYuanDynasty.Theguidelineslist24thingstodowithparents,includinggivingthemacalleveryweek,teachingthemtousetheinternet,andsupportingsingleparents’remarriage.TheguidelinesstemfromaYuanDynastybook,about24filial-heartedchildrenwhotreatedtheirparentsverywell.Itisavalueyoungergenerationsshouldneverforget.31．Whydopeopleplay“RoomEscape”?A.TheyplayitforfunB.Theywanttoknowhowclevertheyare.C.Theywanttofindoutdifferentwaysofescaping.D.Torelaxthemselves.32．Theymustescapefromthehouse__________.A.inanhourB.intwohoursC.inseveralhoursD.inatleastanhour33．Toescapefromthehouse,theydon’tneed___________.A.astrongbodyB.toactfearfullyC.tothinkcarefullyD.toworktogether34．Whatshouldwenotdotoourparents?A.TeachthemtogetonlineB.OftentalkwiththemC.AskthemtomarryagainD.Treatthemcarefully35．WhatdoesNewsTwotellus?A.ItasksustoreadbooksfromYuanDynasty.B.Itasksustogiveourparentsmoney.C.Itasksustorespectourparents.D.Itasksustogivethemacall.ItwasanexcitingmomentforShenXueandZhaoHongbo,aretiredmarriedcouplefromHarbin,ChinaEveryonewasveryquietwhenShenandZhaowereskatingontotheice.Theywereexpectingsomethingwonderfultohappen.Assoonasthemusicstarted,ShenandZhaoskatedaroundthefieldquicklywithbeautifulstyle;everymovewasperfect.Whenthemusicstopped,allthepeoplecheered.IntheendShenandZhaowontheOlympicgoldmedal.InChina,wintersportsarenotaspopularastheyareinAmericaandNorthernEuropeancountries.SoChinasentonly90athletestoVancouvertotakeinafew,carefullychosensports.SuchagooddecisionalsoledtoWangMengandZhaoYangwinninggoldmedalsinthelittleknown,butexcitingsportsofshorttrack(轨道)speedskating.ChinadidnotwinalotofmedalsattheseWinterGames.MostoftheeventsarestillverynewtoChinaandneedtobedeveloped.ButChineseathleteslearnveryquickly.Forexample,China’swomen’scurlingteam(冰壶队)onlybeganin2003,buttheywereNo.1atthe2009WorldWomen’sCurlingChampionship.Thismeansthatwithhardworkandabitofluck,China’swinterstarscouldsoonshineontheworldstage.36．ShenXuewonthegoldmedalinthe________eventatthe2010VancouverOlympics.A.pairsoffigureskating B.shorttrackspeedskatingC.women’scurling D.longtrackspeedskating37．Thepeoplewere_____whenShenXueandZhaoHongbostartedskatingatthegames.A.noisy B.quiet C.cheering D.excited38．Theunderlined（划线）word“couple”means_____inChinese.A.对手 B.朋友 C.夫妻 D.同事39．China’swomen’scurlingteamwon’tbeeightyearsolduntil______.A.2003 B.2009 C.2010 D.201140．WhatmadeChina’swinterathletesgetsuchasuccess?A.Luck. B. Achance.C.Hardworkandalittleluck. D.Thecountry’ssupport.YUXI,China—ManypeopleofthiscityinsouthwesterChinaspentSaturdaynightintents,tooscaredtosleepintheirhomesafteranearthquakewhichkilled188peopleearlythatmorning.Countlesshomesweredestroyedandlotsofpeoplebecamehomelessaftertheearthquakewhichisbelievedtohaveamagnitudeof7.Thequakewasnotasseriousasthe7.9-magnitudeearthquakein2008thatleftmorethan70,000peopledeadintheWenchuanarea.ButvillagerswhoworkinChengdu,about100milesaway,hurriedbackhomeSundaymorning,manyonfoot,theluckyonesonmotorbikes,tocheckontheirhomes.SongYuanqing,43,aworker,arrivedbackaftera22-hourtripandfoundhishousewasstilltherebuthadalreadybeenveryunstable(摇摇欲坠).“Wewouldliketodosomething,butwecan’tdoanything,”Mr.Songsaidashesatwithneighborsaroundanoutdoorfirebuiltbythevillageleaderinhisbackyard.Inall,thegovernmentsentabout7,000soldiersandPeople’sArmedPoliceofficerstotheearthquake-hitarea.BySaturdayevening,thereweresomanyrescueworkersintheareathatthegovernmentaskedvolunteerstostopcoming.LiKeqiang,China’sprimeminister,flewtotheareaandsleptinatentonSaturdayeveninginLushanTheearthquakeshookSichuanProvinceat8a.m.,whenpeoplewere“Wewerejustgettingupandgettingdressedinourdormitorywhenthebuildingshook,andIlookedoutsidefromourwindowandsawarowofhouseshadcollapsed,”XuYan,22,astudentattheAgriculturalUniversityinYa’an,saidinatelephoneinterview.“Ihadneverflewdownthestairsfaster.”TheChinesegovernmentsaidearlySundaythatthedeathtollwas174,andabout5,700peoplehadbeeninjured.TheearthquakewasalsofeltinChengdu,oneofChina’sbiggestcitiesandthecapitalofSichuanProvince.PeopledescribedwatergettingoutofhomeaquariumsandthingslikeInthetownofLongmen,anotherhard-hitareanearYa’an,alocalman,ZhangYan,said90percentofthebuildingshadcollapsed.“About100peoplediedaroundhere,”Ms.Zhangsaidinatelephoneinterview.“Rescueteamshavenotyetarrived.Thereisnowaterorelectricity.”Inthe2008quake,manyschoolsofpoorqualitycollapsedandkilledthousandsofstudents.Thistime,manypeoplealsoexpressedtheirworriesaboutstudentsontheirmicro-blogs.SichuanProvinceisalsooneofChina’sbest-knownhometownsforpandas,andattheBifengxiareserve,aboutsixmilesnorthofYa’an,workerssaidthat20pandasintheparkweresafe.“Weexaminedthepandaareaafterthequake,andtheywerenotaffected,”saidChenYong,anofficerofthereserve.41．WhendidthequaketakeplaceinYa’an?On_______________________.A.Saturdaymorning B.SundaymorningC.Saturdaynight D.Sundaynight42．Whydidmanypeoplehurriyhomeaftertheearthquake.A.Theywantedtoproviderescuetothehitareaandgiveotherpeopleahelpinghandasvolunteers.B.Theywantedtofindoutthesituationoftheirhome.C.Theyfeltittoodangeroustostaywheretheyhadbeen.D.Thereweren’tenoughsoldiersinthehit-area.43．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.XuYandidn’tmakeitthroughthestairs.B.XuYangetoutofthedormquickly.C.XuYanfelttheearthquakeshakingthestair.D.XuYanwasscaredthathewouldn’tbeabletocatchupwiththestair.44．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue.A.TensofthousandsofstudentswerekilledinYa’an.B.Theearthquakealsoinfluencedsomeothercities.C.Thegovernmenttookveryquickactions.D.MostbuildingshascollapsedinLongmen.45．Wherewouldyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?A.Reader. B.AHistoryofChina’sEarthquakesC.HowtoSurvive(求生)inanEarthquake D.ChinaWeeklyHundredsofyearsago,newswascarriedfromplacetoplacebypeopleonfootorbyhorse.Ittookdays,weeksandsometimesmonthsforpeopletoreceivenews.Nowitispossibletosendwordsandpicturesaroundtheworldinseconds.Billionsofpeoplelearnaboutnewsoftheircountryandallovertheworldeveryday,eitherbywatchingTVorreadingnewspapers.Newspapershavebeenanimportantpartofeverydaylifesince18thcentury.Manycountrieshavehundredsofdifferentnewspapers.Howdonewspapereditorsdecidewhichnewstoprint？Whydotheyprintsomestoriesandnotothers?Whatmakesagoodnewspaperstory?Firstly,it’simportanttoreportnews.TVstationscanreportnewsmuchfasterthannewspapers.Yet,newspapersgivemoreaboutthestory.Theymayalsolookatthestoryinanotherway,ortheymayprintcompletelydifferentstoriesfromthoseonTV.Secondly,anewstoryhastobeinterestingandunusual.Peopledon’twanttoreadstoriesofeverydaylife.Asaresult,manystoriesareaboutsomekindofdangerandseemtobe“bad”news.Forexample,newspapersneverprintstoriesaboutplaneslandingsafely,insteadtheyprintstoriesaboutplaneaccidents.Anotherfactor(因素)isalsoveryimportant.Manypeopleareinterestedinnewsinforeigncountries,butmoreprefertoreadstoriesaboutpeople,placesandeventsintheirowncountry.SothestoriesonthefrontpageinChinesenewspapersareusuallyverydifferentfromtheonesinBritish,FrenchandAmericannewspapers.46．Accordingtothepassage,howdopeoplelearnaboutnewsintheworldnow?A.Theycarrynewsstoriesandtellothersfromplacetoplaceonfootorbyhorse.B.Theytelleachotherwhattheyhaveseenwiththeireyes.C.TheywatchTVorreadnewspapers.D.Theylistentotheradioeveryday.47．Newspapershavebeenanimportantpartofthedailylifesince______.A.19thcenturyB.18thcenturyC.16thcenturyD.17thcentury48．ThedifferencebetweennewspaperstoriesandTVnewsreportsisthat____.A.peoplecanlearnmoreaboutthesamenewsfromanewspaperB.peoplecanreadthenewsstorymorequicklyinanewspaperC.peoplecanreadnewsstoriesinothercountriesD.peoplecanreadnewsstoriesabouttheirowncountry49．Tomakeagoodnewspaperstory,howmanyfactorsdoesthepassagetalkabout?A.Two.B.Three.C.Five.D.Six.50．WhichisNOTTRUEinthepassage?A.NewspapersmayprintdifferentstoriesfromthoseonTV.B.Peopleliketoreadinterestingandunusualnewslikeplaneaccidents.C.ManyChinesepeoplehavenointerestinnewsintheirowncountries.D.Newspapershavebeenanimportantpartofeverydaylifeformorethanthreehundredyears.TheDiaoyuislandshavealonghistoryaspartofChina'sterritory（领土）,belongingtothecountrysinceancienttimes.Theyarelocated(位于)tothenortheastofChina'sTaiwanIsland,Thetotallandmassoftheseislands(总面积)isabout5.69squarekilometers.SincetheJapanesegovernment“bought”theDiaoyuIslands,thetension（紧张）betweenChinaandJapanabouttheislandshasgoneup.SeveralmajorShanghaitravelagencieshavedecidedtostoporganizingtourstoJapanandadvisedJapan-bound(前往日本的)touriststomakeotherplans,becaueseoftheDiaoyuIslandsissue(争端).TheShanghaiChinaCYTSOutboundTravelServiceCo.Ltd.(上海中青旅出境旅游服务有限公司）stoppedthetourtoJapanandwillgraduallystopreceivingtouristbookings(预订)toJapanaftertheNationalDayholiday,accordingtoLiuXin,thecompany’smanager.

TheShanghaibranchoftheChinaTravelInternationalLtd.(中国国际旅行社有限公司上海分部)alsosaiditwasadvisingpeoplewhowantedtovisitJapantochangetheirplans.

Infact,touristshadalreadybeguntoaskforcancellation(取消)oftheirtourstoJapanbecausetheywereworriedabouttheirsafety.Lastyear,morethan100,000touristsfromShanghaiwenttoJapanonorganizedtours.ThatmadeJapanthesecondmostpopulartourplacefortravelersfromthecity,onlyafterThailand.51．TheDiaoyuIslandsdon’tbelongtoJapan,dothey?A.Yes,theydo.B.Yes,theyare.C.No,theydon’t.D.No,theyaren’t.52．A.BecauseitisfarfromChinatoJapan.B.C.Becauseitwillcosttoomuchmoney.D.BecauesetheDiaoyuIslandsissuehappenedbetweenChinaandJapan.53．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue？A.China'sTaiwanIslandislocatedtothesouthwestoftheDiaoyuB.Japanisthemostpopulartourplacefortravelersfromthecity.C.TheShanghaiChinaCYTSOutboundTravelServiceCo.Ltd.saiditwasadvisingpeoplewhowantedtovisitJapantochangetheirplans.D.54．Thispassagemaybe_____.A.anadB.apieceofnewsC.aposterD.asurvey55．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheDiaoyuIslandsbelongtoChinasinceancienttimes.B.TheJapanesegovernment“bought”theDiaoyuC.TD.Lastyear,manytouristswenttoJapanonorganizedtours.Beijing--Duringthe24-hourperiodendingat4pmonSunday,Chinaconfirmed(确诊)sixnewcasesofhumanH7N9birdflu(禽流感),includingfiveinZhejiangandoneinJiangsu.TheNationalHealthandFamilyPlanningCommission(国家卫生和计划生育委员会)saidthatatotalof102H7N9caseshavebeenreportedinChina,including20thathavedied.Ofthetotal,12H7N9patientshavebeendischargedfromhospitalsafterreceivingtreatment,andtheother70patientsarebeingtreatedindesignated（指定的）hospitals,accordingtothecommission.Atotalof33cases,including11thathavedied,havebeenreportedinShanghai.Twenty-fourcases,includingthreedeaths,havebeenreportedinJiangsuprovince,and38cases,includingfivedeaths,inZhejiangprovince.Anhuiprovincehasreportedthree