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News 1		A big surprise! Mo Yan has become the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature(文學). When he heard the news, he said he was overjoyed and scared. But do you know Mo Yan is a pen name that means “Don’t Speak”? His real name is Guan Moye.
News 2		There is a new “star” in the sky! On October 25th, 2012, China successfully sent another satellite(衛(wèi)星) into space in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. It was the 16th satellite of the Beidou system. It will start providing navigation(導航) services for China by the end of this year. In all, the system will have 35 satellites.
News 3		Have you heard that crazy new song “Gangnam Style”? It’s blowing up right now! Now it is the No. 1 song on iTunes in more than 30 countries. That song is everywhere. It’s online! It’s on TV! It’s on the radio! You can’t escape Gangnam Style!
News 4		Hurricane(颶風) Sandy, one of the biggest storms hit the USA on October 29th, 2012. The strong wind and heavy rain killed at least 113 people. The storm caused long hours power outages(停電).

1.Mo Yan is the _______ Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A. first B. second

C. third D. fourth

2.Which of the following about the new “star” is TRUE?

A. It was sent up at the beginning of 2012.

B. It was the 17th satellite of the Beidou system.

C. It was sent up in southeast China’s Sichuan Province.

D. It will start providing navigation services.

3. The underlined phrase ‘blow up’ means ___________ in Chinese.

A. 爆炸 B. 發(fā)怒 C. 流行 D. 打氣

4.At least 113 people died because of ___________.

A. the snowstorm

B. the hurricane on October 29th

C. the earthquake in the USA

D. the thunder and lightning

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了四則新聞消息：莫言是第一個獲得諾貝爾文學獎的中國國籍人；在2012年10月25日，中國發(fā)射的另一顆衛(wèi)星將在今年年底會為中國提供導航服務；歌曲“江南Style”非常流行；在2012年10月29日，颶風Sandy襲擊了美國，造成113人死亡。

1. Yan has become the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature(文學).可知莫言是第一個獲得諾貝爾文學獎的中國國籍人，故選A。

2. It will start providing navigation(導航) services for China by the end of this year. 可知這個新星在今年年底會為中國提供導航服務，故選D。

3. song is everywhere.可知“江南Style”到處都在唱，因此是流行的，故選C。

4. Sandy, one of the biggest storms hit the USA on October 29th, 2012. 可知在2012年10月29日，颶風Sandy襲擊了美國，造成113人死亡。故選B。

考點：新聞報道類短文閱讀。