Question

【題目】 News 1

Chinese video sharing APP, Douyin is denying reports that British cartoon character Peppa Pig has been cancelled from the platform（平臺(tái)）because of some bad influences, reports China National Radio. The Peppa Pig cartoon has been a big hit since it first landed in China in 2015. Episodes（片段） of the show have been watched billions of times on television.

News 2

On Wednesday, China announced plans to increase taxes（稅）on $50 billion of U.S. goods. The Chinese measures would increase tariffs（關(guān)稅）by 25 percent on 106 products, such as soybeans,airplanes and cars. The Associated Press（美聯(lián)社）said the list includes the biggest U.S. exports to China.

News 3

Wildlife researchers in Georgia and Florida are concerned（關(guān)心）about the population of endangered whales（鯨）. The winter birthing season just ended, but no newborn whales have been reported. There are about 450 North Atlantic whales.

Since last December, researchers have been looking for newborns off the coasts of Georgia and Florida. Each winter, female whales swim to the area to give birth in warmer waters, usually from early December to late March.

News 4

An American company says it has completed the first allowed 3D printed homes in the United States. The home was shown to reporters and visitors at the South by Southwest technology meeting and music festival. The event took place earlier this month in Austin,Texas.

【1】What is Peppa Pig according News 1?

A.A Chinese cartoon character.B.A British cartoon character.

C.A British book.D.A pig from Britain.

【2】What is the meaning of exports in Chinese?

A.進(jìn)口B.出口C.贈(zèng)送D.投資

【3】How long will female whales give birth each year?

A.Three months.B.One month.C.Two months.D.Four months.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to these news?

A.Peppa Pig is not popular in China at all.

B.People can see the 3D printed homes everywhere in the U.S..

C.The population of endangered whales may be smaller than before.

D.All the goods from the U.S will be more expensive in China than before.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

短文大意：本文是各國有關(guān)文化、經(jīng)濟(jì)、環(huán)保和科技等方面的新聞報(bào)道。

【1】題意：根據(jù)新聞1，小豬佩奇是什么？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“British cartoon character Peppa Pig英國卡通人物小豬佩奇”，可知選B。

【2】題意：“exports”在中文里是什么意思？考查詞義理解。根據(jù)本段中心句“On Wednesday, China announced plans to increase taxes on $50 billion of U.S. goods周三,中國宣布計(jì)劃增加500億美元的美國商品稅”，可知是美國對(duì)中國的出口商品，故選B。

【3】題意：雌鯨每年要生產(chǎn)多長時(shí)間？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“Each winter, female whales swim to the area to give birth in warmer waters, usually from early December to late March每年冬天，雌性鯨魚會(huì)游到這個(gè)地區(qū)，通常從12月初到3月底在溫暖的水域分娩”，可知持續(xù)4個(gè)月，故選D。

【4】題意：根據(jù)這些新聞，下列哪個(gè)選項(xiàng)是正確的？考查細(xì)節(jié)判斷。A. 小豬佩奇在中國一點(diǎn)都不受歡迎；根據(jù)“The Peppa Pig cartoon has been a big hit since it first landed in China in 2015”可知說法錯(cuò)誤。B. 在美國到處都可以看到3D打印的房子；根據(jù)“An American company says it has completed the first allowed 3D printed homes in the United States”可知說法錯(cuò)誤。C. 瀕臨滅絕的鯨魚的數(shù)量可能比以前少了；根據(jù)“Wildlife researchers in Georgia and Florida are concerned about the population of endangered whales”可知說法正確。D. 所有來自美國的商品在中國會(huì)比以前更貴；根據(jù)“The Chinese measures would increase tariffs by 25 percent on 106 products, such as soybeans, airplanes and car”可知說法錯(cuò)誤。綜合以上分析，故選C。