北京外事学校2014对口升学英语一轮复习基础测试试题18（含答案).docVIP

北京外事学校2014对口升学英语一轮复习基础测试试题18（含答案) 第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 A There have been a lot of theories about the end of world 2012. Some people believe that the world will enter into a new age on the 21st December,2012 because the Mayan calendar ends on this day. Many people believe that the planet Nibiru will pass by the earth and cause a lot of disasters. Planet Nibiru is a red planet discovered by the Mesopotamians. It is estimated to be 2/3 of the size of the planet. Many people claim that the planet Nibiru is heading towards the earth now. It is claimed that it will pass by the earth on the 21st December，2012. The passing of the planet Nibiru will cause the poles to shift places. The shifting of the positions of the poles will cause natural disasters to take place. Many natural disasters have taken place one after another recently. For example, there was a huge earthquake in Haiti that killed lots of people. The earthquake in Turkey also had killed many people. There was a tsunami in Japan that caused many families to be killed. Statistic shows that there is an increasing number of natural disasters taking place on the earth. The Bible says that when the end time is near, natural disasters will happen consecutively. Solar flares are predicted to take place on the 21st of December,2012. Solar flares can cause natural disasters to occur in the world. There are also people that claim a giant meteor (流星)will enter into the earth. Many meteors have entered into the earth. A movie about the doomsday has been made. The doomsday movie shows what will happen when the world ends. Many people have predicted that on the end time all technological things will not work. Examples of technological devices that will not work on the end time include computer, cell phones, internet, radio, and etc. The Mayans believe that the world will end on the 21st of December. Many people claim that various kinds of natural disasters will take place on dif