高中英语黄金阅读Golden Reading for Senior Middle School Students三、新闻类(1)The 12-month bloody conflict has been a nightmare(噩梦) in the lives of thousands of Israelis(以色列人)and Palestinians(巴勒斯坦人). Khalaf is one of them.Although she was born in fear of bombs and attacks. Finally, her parents made a painful decision to send her back to the US.“I wanted so much to stay here and to go to university here,” she said. “I’m afraid of leaving my home and my parents. But here, the bloody attack is not going to end soon.”The war has broken the dreams of a generation raised in peace.In the 1990s Israeli and Palestinian leaders were moving towards an agreement to end the long-lasting fight over territory(领土) and the ownership of the Holy City Jerusalem. This gave the new generation hope for a peaceful future.But now, at the Friends School in Ramallah, attended by children of each English-speaking Palestinian families, only 300 pupils started the new school year, while last year there were 480.According to a recent report, 28 per cent of Isreaelis aged from 18 to 28 have considered leaving the country in the past 6 months. “To have a safe future, we have no other choice but to go abroad,” a 16-year-old Israeli boy said.Not only does the future of the young generation lie in another place, but also the adults in both Palestine and Israel don’t see any hope in their own countries.1. Khalaf’s parents wouldn’t to send her back the US, would they?A. Yes.B. No, but they had to.C. Perhaps.D. Sure.2. Why did the new generation have hope for a peaceful future?A. The two sides settled their problems.B. The two sides fought against each other.C. The two sides moved towards an agreement in the 1990s.D. The two sides reached a final agreement.3. Which is true according to the news report?A. Khalaf has lived in the Palestine since she was born.B. Khalaf has lived in the US since she was one year old.C. Khalaf has lived in the Palestine since she was one year old.D. Khalaf has ever been to the US.【答案与解释】巴以双方长期的军事冲突给两国人民带来深重的灾难，尤其是青年学生被迫背井离乡、他国求学。
人们痛恶战争、向往和平的殷切之情跃然纸上。
1. B。
语义理解题。
根据Finally, her parents made a painful decision to send her back to the US 可以做出正确选择。
2. C。
细节理解题。
从第5 段可知答案。
3. D。
语义理解题。
从第2 段第2 句话中的…to send her back to the US 可知答案为D。
(2)TOKYO, Japan — An earthquake measuring 8.0 hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early Friday.The quake was the strongest anywhere in the world this year. Several million people live on the island. Japan's national broadcasting agency, NHK, reported 236 people had been hurt, but no deaths had been reported. Tsunami waves measuring about 3 feet (1 meter) began hitting the eastern coast of Japan's northernmost island, and officials warned all residents in the region to seek higher ground. A fire broke out at oil refinery on the island after the earthquake, and television stations reported a train derailment and a landslide near a highway tunnel. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at 8.0 but authorities in Japan initially gave it a magnitude of 7.8. The USGS said the temblor was located 33 kilometers (20 miles) under the Earth's crust, about 796 miles north / northwest of Tokyo, and began at 4:50 a.m. local time (1950 GMT). The second quake occurred at 6:08 a.m. (2108 GMT).On average, there is one magnitude-8, or greater, quake a year in the world. The amount of energy released in a magnitude-8 earthquake is equivalent to that contained in 1.01 billion tons of TNT, according to the USGS. A tsunami watch has been issued for the U.S. state of Hawaii. "Based on all available data, a tsunami may have been generated by this earthquake that could be destructive on coastal areas even far from the epicenter," said the announcement from the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program. Only six days ago a 5.5-magnitude quake shook Japan. The September 20 earthquake was centered nearly 870 kilometers (540 miles) south-southeast of Tokyo, near Japan's Bonin Islands, a remote volcanic island group in the Pacific Ocean. Earlier this month, Japan marked the 80th anniversary of a magnitude 8.3 quake that devastated Tokyo and neighboring Yokohama, killing at least 140,000 people. In January 1995, a magnitude 7.2 temblor in Kobe killed more than 6,000 people.1. An 8.0-magnitude earthquake happened in Japan ____.A. in January 1995B. on September 20, 2003C. on September 26, 2003D. in September, 19232. What is NOT the result of this earthquake?A. 236 people were hurtB. A fire broke out at oil refinery on the islandC. A train was out of trackD. two people died3. What does tsunami mean in Chinese?A. 震中B.海啸C. 火山D. 余震4. We can infer that __________.A. this might be the biggest earthquake in the world this yearB. this earthquake has no effect on the USAC. Japan is a country where earthquakes frequently happenD. the second quake occurred only half an hour after the first one【答案解析】本文报道了2003年9月发生在日本北海道的大地震。