1、專題一 閱讀理解訓(xùn)練4隱含信息ADont we all know a“ Happy Meal ” when we see one the famous boxed meal thatincludes a hamburger ，a kid sized portion of fries，a drink and so on ， served witha toy thats extremely popular with children who love to collect them?But collectors of these little toys will soon be in for a

2、surprise.For the book lovers though ， there issome good news.McDonalds will replace the plastic toys with books.However ， each of these books willmainly pass on nutritional messages.Do you know that McDonalds has been marketing the boxed kids meal since 1979？ Happy Mealsare extremely popular with ki

3、ds， especially for the collectible toys ，when you consider that over 1.3 billion of these packages are sold each year! These packages have beenvery controversial （有爭議的 ） Health supporters believe thatdrawing kids to these meals with toys is a clever way of promoting unhealthy food choices.They see i

4、t asan advertising strategy of “ catching its customers young” a move that has paid off very well for thefast food company.Child development experts say that food habits get formed in children by age six and continuethrough to their adult life.Fatty and sugary foods such as those served in Happy Mea

5、ls are believed to playa big role in growing health problems such as obesity and diabetes.Public health care costs have gone upand untold amounts of money have been spent in caring for obesity and other health problems.In 2019 ，the Stateof California tried to ban toys in Happy Meals.But it was stron

6、gly opposed by some as being heavy handed， and the ban was thrown out by the government.While some people believe that McDonalds ， with its large following of children ， can create apowerful message through the books， others believe its actions arecontradictory （相互矛盾的 ） Anyway， the company is trying

7、 to spread the message ofnutrition while it is serving food that is anything but healthy.【語篇解讀】 本文是一篇議論文。文章主要針對麥當(dāng)勞的開心樂園餐是否有益健康進行 了探討。1 Whats the aim of the question raised in the first paragraph?A To give a surprise to the book lovers.B To persuade the readers to buy boxed meals.C To make the reader

8、s think about the answer.D To get the readers attention to the passage.解析： 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段的疑問句可以判斷出，作者提出這個問題，目的是 引起讀者的興趣和注意，因為以前開心樂園餐中含有一些兒童玩具，而第二段說要用書代替 這些玩具，故選 D 項。答案： D2 Books will be added to Happy Meals to _ A encourage more kids to read booksB introduce the history of McDonaldsC help kids learn

9、more about nutritionD help young kids learn to read and write解析： 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“ each of these books will mainly pass onnutritionalmessages可知，每一本這樣的書均可以給孩子傳遞一些營養(yǎng)方面的信息，也就是幫助孩子學(xué)到更多的關(guān)于營養(yǎng)的知識。答案： C3In the authors opinion， Happy Meals _ Abring much fun to childrenBdo no actual good to childrens healthCare

10、popular with young and oldDteach children a lot about nutrition解析： 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中作者所說的“ the company is trying to spread the message ofnutrition while it is serving food that is anything buthealthy 可知，作者認為麥當(dāng)勞的開心樂園餐實際上對兒童健康無益。答案： B4Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?AAre happy

11、 meals really happy?BThe importance of eating healthy foodCThe relationship between food and healthDHappy meal a new advertising method解析： 標(biāo)題判斷題。本文主要針對麥當(dāng)勞的開心樂園餐是否有益健康進行了探討，故A項作為本文標(biāo)題最合適。答案： ABA world in which extinct creatures could be brought back to life came a step closeryesterday.Australian scien

12、tists have managed to extract a gene from a preservedspecimen of a Tasmanian tiger and make it active.The breakthrough has left them dreaming that one daythey will be able to recreate the animal ， which died out more than 70 years ago.“There used to be a time when extinction meant for ever， but no m

13、ore ，” saidProfessor Mike Archer. “We are now able to seriously challenge whether those animals that have gonehave gone for ever.What has been achieved is a very important step in bringing back those animals thatare extinct and while I think that technically it is still pretty difficult at the momen

14、t ， we can now see thepossibilities.Im personally convinced that the Tasmanian tiger will be brought back to life in my lifetime. ”The breakthroughcame after nine years of experiments by scientistsat theUniversity of Melbourne ， who extracted a gene from one of several tigers preserved in alcohol in

15、 aMelbourne museum.They removed the equivalent gene from a mouse embryo （ 胚胎 ） ， implanted the tiger gene andthen watched as the mouse continued to grow normally， suggesting the tigergene had been activated.Team leader Dr Andrew Pask said it was the first time DNAfrom an extinct species had been use

16、d to“ induce a functional response in another living organism ”However， the animals entiregene structurewould have to be revived in the sameway to even begin the possibilityof bringing the Tasmanian tiger back from the dead.Mick Mooney，a wildlifeofficer with the Tasmanian Government ，was worried tha

17、tsuch developments could encourage apathy （ 冷漠 ） about endangered species.“ If people think that we can bring animals back to life after theyve gone，they will start saying that theres nothing to worry about because we can fix it up later. ”【語篇解讀】 澳大利亞科學(xué)家已經(jīng)成功地從保存的塔斯馬尼亞虎標(biāo)本中提取基因并讓它 復(fù)活，這表明在不遠的將來人類有可能復(fù)活滅

18、絕動物。5 Why are scientists carrying out the experiment?A To bring extinct animals back to life.B To find a new way to extract animals DNA.C To transplant the tiger gene into other animals.D To find out what factors lead to animals extinction.解析：細節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的“Aworld in which extinct creatures could beye

19、sterday ”可知，科學(xué)家做試驗的目的是讓已滅絕的動物復(fù)活。 答案： A6Mike Archer thinks _ Ascientists now have no technological difficulty recreatingextinctanimalsBitll be a century or so before a Tasmanian tiger walks onthe earthagainChumans have come closer to bringing extinct animalsback to lifeDbringing extinct animals back

20、to life is impossible解析： 細節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的“Aworld in which extinct creatures could be brought back to lifecame a step closeryesterday ”以及第二段中的“ Im personallyconvinced that the Tasmanian tiger will be brought back to life in mylifetime ”可知答案為 C 項。答案： C7. What can we learn from Mick Mooneys words?AHe thoug

21、ht it unnecessary to worry about endangered animals.BHis opinion is in contrast with that of the TasmanianGovernment.CHe thought people should be encouraged to protect endangeredanimals.D He worried that bringing extinct animals back to life may have a negative effect.解析： 推理判斷題。由最后兩段中的“ .wasworried

22、that such developments couldencourage apathy（ 冷漠 ）about endangered species.theywill start saying that theresnothing to worry about because we can fix it uplater ”可知，米克穆奇認為復(fù)活滅絕動物也會有負面的影響。答案： D8In which column are we most likely to find the passage?AInternational culture.BMedical technology.CScience a

23、nd technology.DAdventure and discovery.brought back to life came a step closer解析： 推理判斷題。文章報道的是科學(xué)家通過試驗證明了復(fù)活滅絕動物的可行性，因此 最有可能出現(xiàn)在科技專欄。故選C 項。答案： CThomas James Hanson will remember for a long time the snowstorm that hit the state of New York onNovember 22.The 46 year old man from Niagara Falls was stuck i

24、n his car on the highway for almosteight days after his vehicle was accidentally pushed to the side of the road and covered with snow byworkers employed to remove the snow from the streets.Driving on the Interstate Highway 190 during the worst of the snowstorm ，Mr Hanson decided to pullover his old

25、1993 Volkswagen Passat to the side of the road and wait for the weather conditions toimprove.He remained motionless for approximately five hours before a snow plow arrived to clear theway.Unfortunately for the poor man，the driver of the gigantic snow removal vehicle did not see the small car， pushin

26、git into the ditch and covering it with more than 2 metres of snow.Fortunately for the father of two children， the snow that was stacked over hisvehicle was not very dense and allowed for enough fresh air to get through to enable him to survive.He wasable to drink water that he obtained by melting s

27、now with his lighter in an aluminum coffee cup，and he atethe few items of groceries he had bought before going home.“If I had known I would be stuck for eight days， I would have bought more thana jar of dill pickles （咸菜 ） ， a bottle of ketchup and two sticks of beef jerky （牛肉干 ） ，” said the survivor

28、 with a smile.Thomas Hanson had almost lost all hope of being rescued when his car was hit once again thismorning by another snow plow， which revealed the poor mans location.【語篇解讀】 本文為記敘文。托馬斯詹姆斯?jié)h森在一個大雪天把車停到路邊，卻被 鏟雪車推到了溝里，險些喪命，幾天之后他才得救。9 What caused Thomas James Hanson to fall into the ditch accordin

29、g to the passage?A His drunk driving.B The strong wind.C A snow removal vehicle.D The slippery road.解析： 細節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的“ .afterhis vehicle was accidentally pushed tothe side of the road and covered with snow by workers employed to remove the snow from the streets. ”及第二段的最后一句可知答案為C 項。答案： C10 It can be l

30、earned from the passage that _ A Mr Hanson was stuck in the car with his childrenB Mr Hanson got rescued on November 29 eventuallyC Mr Hanson had enough bottled water to drink in the carD Mr Hansons car was badly damaged by the snow plow解析： 推理判斷題。由文章第一段中的“ The 46year old manfrom Niagara Falls was st

31、uck inhis car on the highway for almost eightdays”以及出事時間November 22”可得出答案為 B 項。答案： B11Which of the following can best describe Thomas James Hanson?AQuick minded.BHardworking.C Humorous.DCareless.解析：推理判斷題。 由文章倒數(shù)第二段中的“ If I had known I would be stuck for eight days , I wouldhave bought more than a jar

32、 of dill pickles（咸菜）,a bottle of ketchupand two sticks of beef jerky（牛肉干）”可知答案為 C 項。答案： C12. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?AHeavy snowstorm caused disaster to New YorkBWonderful eight days of experience in the snowCThomas James Hanson a black sheep in the snowDMan fou

33、nd alive after being stuck 8 days under snow解析： 標(biāo)題判斷題。結(jié)合全文尤其是第一段的第二句可知 D 項最能概括全文意思。答案： DDA new kind of surgical knife can tell cancerous from healthy tissue in seconds and may help improvetumor （ 腫瘤 ） removal in the operating room.Known as the iKnife ， the tool analyzes the vapour given off as surge

34、ons use electrical current to cutaway tissue ， and it reports in real time whether the tissue is cancerous or not.Tests in 91 human patients have shown the tools diagnoses were extremely accurate ， and may bereliable enough to begin widespread use in operating rooms.The iKnife uses mass spectrometry

35、 （ 質(zhì)譜法 ） to examine the surgical smoke given off by tissue ，informing the surgeon in three seconds as to what it contains.Other current techniques ， which include sending removed tissue to a lab foranalysis ， are costly and frequently inadequate and take about 20“Remarkably ， there are almost no tec

36、hnologies in routine clinical practiceto assist the surgeon in improving the accuracy of cancer tissue clearance，” said thestudy.For patients ，this uncertainty can lead to repeat surgeries or worse ，since returning to the operatingtable is not always an option for soft tissue tumors.The iKnife can m

37、ake current tumor diagnostics more accurate ， and it has the potential to influenceon table decision making and ultimately to improve oncological （ 腫瘤學(xué)的 ） outcomes.In Britain alone ， there are 300， 000 new cases of cancer each year and 1.8 million surgicalprocedures performed in treatment.The iKnife

38、 was tested on tissue samples from 302 patients， includingthose with tumors of the stomach， liver ，lung ，breast and brain ，and later in theoperating room during 91 procedures to cut tumor tissue away.The iKnife is not yet commercially availableand likely will not be for at least another year.“ If perfected ， this would help surgeons and patients avoid countless trips back to the operatingroom to try and obtain clear margins.A larger study needs to be carried out ， but this preliminary data isvery exciting，” said StephanieBernik ， chief ofsurgical oncology at a hospital in New York.【語篇解讀】本文