专题限时检测(二十一)阅读理解之新闻类

专题限时检测(二十一)阅读理解之新闻类(共3篇，限时23分钟)A(2014·龙岩毕业班调研)Chinahasrecentlybeenfacedwithseriousissuesofproductsafety.InPanama,itissaidthatmedicinemadewithapoisonouschemicalsickenedsomepeople.AChinesecompanyhadidentifieditasdiethylamideglycol(乙二醇),alow­costsubstitutecommonlyusedinautomobileantifreeze(防冻剂)．SomecountrieshavebannedChinese­madetoothpastecontainingdiethylamideglycol.Chinahasnowtoldcompaniestodiscontinueitsuse,eventhoughitsaysthetoothpasteissafe.Anotherindustrialchemical,melamine,wasfoundinwheatflourusedtomakepetfoodinNorthAmerica.Thousandsofdogsandcatsbecamesick.TheUnitedStateshasrestrictedsomeimportsofChineseseafoodbecausetheycontainedbannedsubstance.Andquestionshavebeenraisedaboutotherproducts,includingchildren'stoyscoveredwithleadpaint.ChineseofficialspromisedtoprovidetheEuropeanUnion,thebiggesttradingpartner,withdetailedreportsonenforcementeffortsagainstunsafegoods.MeglenaKuneva,commissioner(理事)forconsumerprotectionoftheEuropeanUnionsaidChinashouldhavekeptitspromise.ChinarecentlyclosedthreecompanieslinkedtothePanamaandthepetfoodscare.Anditdismissedtheformerheadofitsfoodanddrugadministration.Hewasfoundguiltyofcorruption(腐败)forapprovingunsafedrugs.Thisweek,aconferenceoftheStateCouncilapprovedaproposedspecialmeasureonthesupervisionoffoodsafety.TheXinhuaNewsAgencysaiditcallsforstrongercontrolsoverproducers,greaterresponsibilitiesforgovernmentandmoreseriouspunishmentforillegalactivities.ButChineseofficialshaveaccusedsomeforeignmediaofoverstatingproblemswithgoodsmadeinChina.TheysayfoodimportsfromtheUnitedStatesalsofailinspectionsometimes.Nextweek,AmericanandChinesefoodsafetyofficialsareplanningtohold5daysofmeetingsinBeijingtodiscusscooperation.1.HowwasPanamacasedealtwithafterwards?A．Threecompanieslinkedtoitwerecloseddown.B．Theformerheadoffoodanddrugadministrationwasremovedfromhisposition.C．Moreseriouspunishmentwasconductedforleaderslinkedtoit.D．BothAandB.2．Itcanbeimpliedbutnotclearlystatedthat________.A．Chinese­madetoothpasteissafeB．thesafetyof“MadeinChina”isdoubtedC．therearesafetyproblemswithmoreChineseproductsD．strongercontroloverChineseproductsisinneed3．Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．ChinaisfacingproductsafetyproblemsB．morecontrolsaretakenofChinesegoodsC．overstatedproblemswithChinesegoodsD．Chinaislosingitstradepartners4．Whatdoes“it”refertointhelastbutoneparagraph?A．China.B．TheEuropeanUnion.C．Chineseofficials.D．TheChinesecompany.B(2014·安徽淮南一模)ThedecisionoftheThirdPlenumofthe18thCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinatoallowamarriedcoupletohavetwochildrenifoneofthecoupleisanonlychildisindeedwelcomenewstothemanyyoungcoupleswhowanttohavemorethanonechild.Whatisevenmoremeaningfulisthestatementinthedecisionthatthefamilyplanningpolicywillbegraduallyadjustedtopromotedemographic(人口)developmentonabalancedandlong­termbasis.Suchflexibilityisnecessary,giventhefactthatChinahasthelargestpopulationintheworldandoneofthemajorenginesfortheglobaleconomy.Peoplearenowpredictingfurtherlooseningasahigherbirthrateisneededtooffsetthetoolowbirthrateofthepastandtherapidagingofsociety,whichareputtingpressureoneconomicgrowthandsocialprogress.Economistsseethedropintheworking­agepopulationby3.45millionin2012asstrongevidenceoftheneedforamuchhigherbirthratetoavoidaneconomiccrisiscausedbyalackoflabor.Sociologistsconsiderthefertility(繁殖力)rateof1.18in2012asasignofsocietybeinglackinginenergy,andwarnthattherapidincreaseofseniorcitizenswillpreventthedynamicsofbotheconomicandsocialprogress.Theseconcernsmusthavebeentakenintoconsiderationduringtheprocessofmakingthedecision.However,asacountrywithapopulationofmorethan1.3billion,Chinacanneversetasideconcernsaboutthenegativeeffectsapopulationexplosionwouldhaveonitseconomicandsocialdevelopment.Whatweneednowarereasonableexpectationsforthecountry'sdemographicgrowth.Itwasexpectedthatunderthepreviousfamilyplanningpolicies,thecountry'spopulationwouldgrowto1.5billionandthengraduallydrop.Ifthisisstillthepossibilitywehopetorealize,furtherstudyisneededtofigureouthowweshouldadjustthepoliciessothatthedeclineinpopulationwillnotbesosharpthatitdealsaheavyblowtotheoveralldevelopmentofthecountry.5．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtheproblemwiththepreviousfamilyplanningpolicy?A．Atoolowbirthrate.B．Arapidincreaseoftheaged.C．Abigpopulationexplosion.D．Asharpdeclineinworking­agepopulation.6．Theunderlinedword“offset”inthethirdparagraphcanbestbereplacedby________.A．compensateforB．setoutC．callforD．setoff7．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．China'spopulationwon'tstopgrowinguntilitreaches1.5billion.B．BalanceddemographicgrowthbenefitstheoveralldevelopmentofChina.C．InChina,ahigherbirthrateisneededtomeetmanyyoungcouples'demands.D．Economicandsocialprogressisnothingmorethandemographicdevelopment.8．Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?A．Aworkofsciencefiction.B．Abookreview.C．Amarriageguide.D．Anewsreport.C(2014·安徽省马鞍山第二次质检)AUGUSTA,Maine—RepaircrewsfromMainetoMichiganandintoCanadaworkedtorestorepowertomorethanhalfamillionhomesthatwereleftinthedarkbylastweekend'sicestorm,whichhasbeenlinkedto27deaths.IntheUnitedStates,thestor