NEWS BRIEF

●Prime Minister Tony Blair faced new allegations (指控) on Thursday that he misled Parliament and the public in making the case for the war in Iraq after he disclosed his chief legal adviser's written opinion raising questions about the legality (合法) of the war.

●US Forest Service officials are reminding people to stay off Forest Service roads that are closed. The fine for disobeying the rule of road closures is a maximum of $ 5, 000 fine and/or six months in prison. Those who enter the area and cause road damage may also be required to pay for repairs.

●In a second study presented at the meeting, scientists from the UK and Denmark showed that even a few days of high temperatures can severely reduce production of crops such as wheat, soybeans, rice and groundnuts, if it occurs when the plants are flowering.

●A bomb exploded in Thailand's mainly Muslin south on Sunday, killing two police­men and wounding three others, a day after Thailand' s queen condemned those behind a 15-month wave of violence (暴力).

●Mechanicsburg 3, West York l: Ken Stamper and Rusty Bowman had seven kills each, and Ryan Warfield had six to lead the Wildcats past the Bulldogs, 25-11, 25-15, 15-25, 25-23, in a non-league match.

1.The news brief covers ____.

A. war, law, violence, culture and agriculture

B. sports, war, violence, politics and climate

C. politics, culture, violence, climate and sports

D. violence, sports, politics, law and agriculture

2.From the news brief, we can learn that ____.

A. the Bulldogs defeated the Wildcats by 3-1 in a non-league match

B. Forest Service roads are closed for repairs before they are opened again

C. quite a few violent accidents happened in Thailand before the latest one

D. the British people think the decision made by Blair about the war is of legality

3.According to the U. S. Forest Service officials, those who enter the area and damage the closed roads ____.

A. shall have to pay a $ 5,000 fine for the repairs to them

B. shall be fined or put in prison, and may pay for the repairs

C. shall be fined $ 5,000 and kept in prison for six months

D. shall pay a fine and repair the roads as a punishment

4.The study of the scientists from the UK and Denmark is about ____.

A. the importance of climate and the growth of crops

B. the damage caused by high temperatures to some crops

C. the relationship between crops flowering and high temperatures

D. the effect of high temperatures on the production of some crops

 

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題解析：本文報(bào)道了五條新聞事件。

1.小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一則新聞報(bào)道了英國(guó)政治。第二則新聞是美國(guó)法律。第三則新聞是有關(guān)農(nóng)業(yè)的。第四則新聞是泰國(guó)發(fā)生的暴力襲擊。最后一則新聞是有關(guān)體育賽事的，因此選D。

2.小題2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)a day after Thailand' s queen condemned those behind a 15-month wave of violence (暴力).得知爆炸事件發(fā)生在泰國(guó)女總理譴責(zé)長(zhǎng)達(dá)15個(gè)月的暴力風(fēng)潮不久以后，選C。

3.小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The fine for disobeying the rule of road closures is a maximum of $ 5, 000 fine and/or six months in prison. Those who enter the area and cause road damage may also be required to pay for repairs.得知闖入這片禁區(qū)的人會(huì)被罰款5000美金或坐牢，對(duì)道路造成的損害還需要賠償修理費(fèi)用。選B。

4.小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)scientists from the UK and Denmark showed that even a few days of high temperatures can severely reduce production of crops such as wheat, soybeans, rice and groundnuts得知科學(xué)家研究的是高溫對(duì)農(nóng)作物產(chǎn)量的負(fù)面影響。選 D。

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