第三部分 阅读理解

   阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

CHINA

Coal mines claim (使…失踪) more lives

A COAL mine blast (爆炸) in Jixi, Helongjiang, left more than 100 miners dead on Thursday .Ten mines in Jixi were ordered to stop production. The government has tried to shut down thousands of small, illegal mines in the country that do not meet safety standards.

MIDDLE EAST 

Bombers continues to kill

PALESTINIANS killed 32 Israelis in three major attacks between Tuesday and Thursday. There were two suicide bombing and a militant (武装的) attack on Jewish settlement . They yielded one of the highest Israeli death tolls ( 死亡人数)  in such a short period over the last two years.

CHINA

Young people stand tall

THE average height of Chinese young people has risen by 6 centimeters compared to that of 20 years ago. This year far exceeds (超过)  the word’s average growth speed. A survey on health conducted by a panel(调研组) of Chinese students found the results. According to the world average level, youths get taller by 1 cm every 10 years.

CANADA

Talking about world issue

The Group of Eight (G8)—the US, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Canada and Russia ---- will hold a summit on June26 and 27 in Kananaskis, Canada. The G8 are the richest and most powerful countries in the world. G8 leaders and some African presidents will discuss strengthening global economic growth and helping Africa. Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General, will also attend.

56. Thousands of mines have been shut because ______.

A. they have blast                         B. they produced less coal  

C. they are very small and illegal                   D. they don’t meet the safety standards

57. What’s the purpose of the Summit? 

A. to strengthen the global economic growth and helping some poor African countries.

B. To make these eight countries much more powerful.

C. To help some African president to strengthen their economic growth.

D. Kofi Annan will have an important speech on world issues.

58. This passage may probably taken from _______.

A. a story book           B. a text book      C. a newspaper           D. a novel     

 (吉林省实验中学2007届高三第四次模拟考试C篇)

China

Coal mines claim more lives. A COAl mine blast（爆炸）in Jixi, Heilongjiang, left more than 100 miners dead on Thursday. Ten mines in Jixi were ordered to stop production. The government has tried to shut down thousands of small, illegal mines in the country that do not meet safety standards.

MIDDLE EAST

Bombers continue to kill. PALESTINISANS killed 32 Israeli in three major attacks between Tuesday and Thursday. There were two suicide bombings and a militant （武装的）attack on a Jewish settlement. They yielded one of the highest Israeli death tolls（死亡人数）in such a short period over the last two years.

CHINA

Young people stand tall. THE average height of Chinese young people has risen by 6 centimeters compared to that of 20 years ago. This far exceeds（超过）the word’s average growth speed. A survey on health conducted by a panel（调查组）of Chinese students found the results. According to the world average level, youths get taller by 1 cm every 10 years.

CANADA

Talking about world issues. The Group if Eight（G8）—the US, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Canada and Russia – will hold a summit on June 26 and 27 in Kananaskis, Canada. The G8 are the richest and most powerful countries in the world. G8 leaders and some African presidents will discuss strengthening global economic growth and helping Africa. United Nations Secretary – General, will also attend.

49．Thousands of mines have been shut because            .

       A．they have blast                                    B．they produced less coal

       C．they are very small                               D．they don’t meet the safety standards

50．How many Israelis died in the three major attacks by Palestinians?

       A．23                      B．32                       C．100                     D．We don’t know

51．In the last 20 years, the average growth speed of Chinese youths exceeds the world’s average level by            .

       A．1 cm                   B．4cm                    C．5 cm                   D．6 cm

52．What’s the purpose of the Summit?

       A．To strengthen the global economic growth and help some poor African countries.

       B．To make these eight countries much more powerful

       C．To help some African presidents to strengthen their economic growth.

       D．United Nations Secretary – General will have an important speech on the world issues