高考英语第二轮考点复习讲义 阅读理解 历史.docVIP

2013高考英语二轮考点复习讲义：阅读理解 历史 链接1. （2012全国卷2） ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – One of the world’s most famous fossils (化石) – the 3.2 million-year-old Lucy skeleton (骨骼) unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974 – will go on an exhibition tour abroad for the first time in the United States, officials said Tuesday. Even the Ethiopian public has only seen Lucy twice. The Lucy on exhibition at the Ethiopian National Museum in the capital, Addis Ababa, is a replica while the real remains are usually locked in a secret storeroom. A team from the Museum of National Science in Houston, Texas, spent four years discussing with the Ethiopians for the U.S. tour, which will start in Houston next September. “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. 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). 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 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. 55. How many cities has Lucy’s U.S. tour plan already included? A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Eleven. 56. What was the skeleton named after? A. An ape-man. B. A song. C. A singer. D. A camp. 【考点】热点话题 【试题解析】本文是一篇新闻报道，讲述时类人猿化石将进行巡回展出。所以选择D。 【难度】一般 54.【答案】C 【试题解析】猜测词义题。The Lucy on exhibition at the Ethiopian National Museum in the capital, Addis Ababa, is a replica while the real remains are usually locked in a secret storeroom.。中的while the real remains are usually locked in a se