2012全国高考英语试题阅读理解分类汇编：新闻报道类（精校word版有答案解析）.docVIP

2012 年全国高考英语试题阅读理解分类汇编之新闻报道类 （精校word版有答案解析） “Ethiopia’s rich culture of both the past and today, is one of the best kept secrets in the world,” said Joel Bartsch, director of the Houston museum. The six-year tour will also go to Washington, New York, Denver and Chicago. Officials said six other U.S. cities may be on the tour. But they said plans had not been worked out. Travelling with Lucy will be 190 other fossils. Lucy, her name taken from a Beatles song that played in a camp the night of her discovery, is part of the skeleton of what was once a 3-foot-tall ape-man (猿人). 【文章大意】 本文是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了埃塞尔比亚的古老化石去美国展出的事件安排。 53. The author writes this text mainly to ___ . A. introduce a few U.S. museums B. describe some research work C. discuss the value of an ape-man D. report a coming event 【答案】D 【解析】这是一篇新闻报道，作者写这篇报道的目的就是：报道埃塞尔比亚的古老化石去美国展出的事件。故选D。 【考点定位】考查作者的写作意图。 54. What does the words “a replica” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. A painting of the skeleton. B. A photograph of Lucy C. A copy of the skeleton. D. A written record of Lucy. 【答案】C 【解析】根据文章内容可知：the Lucy is a replica，而the Lucy又是skeleton，所以a replica的意思是：A copy of the skeleton。 【考点定位】考查猜测词义。 55. How many cities has Lucy’s U.S. tour plan already included? A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Eleven. 【答案】B 【解析】根据文章中的“the tour will start in Houston next September.和The six-year tour will also go to Washington, New York, Denver and Chicago.”可知是5个城市。 【考点定位】考查细节理解。 56. What was the skeleton named after? A. An ape-man. B. A song. C. A singer. D. A camp. 【答案】B 【解析】根据文章中的“Lucy, her name taken from a Beatles song that played in a camp the night of her discovery,”可知B正确。 【考点定位】考查细节理解。 【2012四川卷】 D In a recent announcement, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT）said that they have joined forces to offer free online courses in an effort to attract millions of online learners worldwide. Beginning this fall, a number of courses developed by teachers at both universities will be offered online through a new $60