2019全国高考英语试题阅读理解分类汇编之新闻报道类注意事项：认真阅读理解，结合历年的真题，总结经验，查找不足！重在审题，多思考，多理解！〔精校word版有答案解析〕“Ethiopia’srichcultureofboththepastandtoday,isoneofthebestkeptsecretsintheworld,”saidJoelBartsch,directoroftheHoustonmuseum.Thesix-yeartourwillalsogotoWashington,NewYork,DenverandChicago.Officialssai dsixotherU.S.citiesmaybeonthetour.Buttheysaidplanshadnotbeenworkedout.TravellingwithLucywillbe190otherfossils.Lucy,hernametakenfromaBeatlessongthatplayedinacampthenightofherdiscovery,is partoftheskeletonofwhatwasoncea312-foot-tallape-man(猿人).【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道。
文章讲述了埃塞尔比亚的古老化石去美国展出的事件安排。
53.Theauthorwritesthistextmainlyto___.A.introduceafewU.S.museumsB.describesomeresearchworkC.discussthevalueofanape-manD.reportacomingevent【答案】D【解析】这是一篇新闻报道，作者写这篇报道的目的就是：报道埃塞尔比亚的古老化石去美国展出的事件。
应选D。
【考点定位】考查作者的写作意图。
54.Whatdoesthewords“areplica”inParagraph2referto?A.Apaintingoftheskeleton.B.AphotographofLucyC.Acopyoftheskeleton.D.AwrittenrecordofLucy.【答案】C【解析】根据文章内容可知：theLucyisareplica，而theLucy又是skeleton，所以areplica 的意思是：Acopyoftheskeleton。
【考点定位】考查猜测词义。
55.HowmanycitieshasLucy’sU.S.tourplanalreadyincluded?A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Eleven.【答案】B【解析】根据文章中的“thetourwillstartinHoustonnextSeptember.和Thesix-yeartourwillalsogotoWashington,NewYork,DenverandChicago.”可知是5个城市。
【考点定位】考查细节理解。
56.Whatwastheskeletonnamedafter?A.Anape-man.B.Asong.C.Asinger.D.Acamp.【答案】B【解析】根据文章中的“Lucy,hernametakenfromaBeatlessongthatplayedinacampthenightofherdiscovery,”可知B正确。
【考点定位】考查细节理解。
【2018四川卷】DInarecentannouncement,HarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology〔MIT〕saidthattheyhavejoinedforcestoofferfreeonlinecoursesinanefforttoattractmillions ofonlinelearnersworldwide.Beginningthisfall,anumberofcoursesdevelopedbyteachersatbothuniversitieswillbeof feredonlinethroughanew$60millionprogram,knownasedX.“AnyonewithanInternetconnectionanywhereintheworldcanuseouronlinecourses,”HarvardPresidentDrewFaustsaidduringameetingtoannouncetheplan. MIThasofferedaprogramcalledOpenCourseWarefortenyearsthatmakesmaterialsfrommoret han2,000classesfreeonline.Ithasbeenusedbymorethan100millionpeople.InDecember,th eschoolannounceditalsowouldbeginofferingaspecialcertificate,knownasMITx,forpeop lewhocompletecertainonlinecourses.Harvardhaslongofferedcoursestoawiderpopulatio nthroughasimilarprogram. TheMITxwillserveasthefoundationforthenewlearningplatform. MITPresidentSusanHockfieldsaidmorethan120,000peoplesignedupforthefirstMITxcours e.ShesaidHarvardandMIThopeotheruniversitieswilljointheminofferingcoursesontheop en-sourceedXplatform.“Fastenyourseatbelts,”Hockfieldsaid.Otheruniversities,includingStanford,YaleandCarnegie-Mellon,havebeenexperime ntingwithteachingtoaglobalpopulationonline.TheHarvard-MITprogramwillbemonitoredbyanot-for-profit〔非盈利的〕organizationbasedinCambridge,tobeownedequallybythetwouniversities.BothMITandHar vardhaveprovided$30milliontostarttheprogram.TheyalsoplantousetheedXplatformtore searchhowstudentslearnandwhichteachingmethodsandtoolsaremostsuccessful.53.Accordingtothistext,edXis_______.A.apartofthefreeMITOpenCourseWareB.afreecomputerprogrambyMITandHarvardC.aHarvard-MITplatformoffreeonlinecoursesD.afreeprogramonlineforuniversitiesworldwide54.Whatissaidaboutonlineeducationinthetext?A.Universitieshavebeentryingonlinecourses.B.About2,000onlinecourseshavebeenoffered.C.Over100millionpeoplehavefinishedcoursesonline.D.StanfordandYaletogetherhavecoursessimilartoedX.55.Theunderlinedpartinthetextprobablymeans“”.A.GetreadyforthedifficultiesB.GetreadyforthiseducationalchangeC.GetpreparedtocompletetheonlinecoursesD.GetpreparedtomakematerialsfortheedXcourses56.WhatcanbesaidaboutMITxaccordingtothetext?A.ItisfirstofferedaspartoftheedXlearningprogram.B.ItisanotherfreeMIT-Harvardonlinelearningprogram.C.Itisastandardtorecognizeonlinelearners’achievement.D.ItisanewkindoffreeonlinecourseofHarvardandMIT.【本文要点】本文为新闻报道类文体。
文章报道了Harvard和MIT联手向全球免费提供网上课程的事情。
53.C细节理解题。
根据第一段话说Harvard和MIT联手向全球免费提供网上课程及第二段话“anumberofcoursesdevelopedbyteachersatbothuniversitieswillbeofferedonlinethrou ghanew$60millionprogram,knownasedX”可知edX是这两所大学联手打造的一个网上免费授课的平台。
故答案选C。
54.A细节判断题。
B项应是2,000classes；C项，应是100多万人使用，而不是完成了课程；D项文中没有谈到它们的课程是否相似。
根据倒数第二段话“Otheruniversities,includingStanford,YaleandCarnegie-Mellon,havebeenexperiment ingwithteachingtoaglobalpopulationonline”可知答案选A。
55.B词义推断题。
此句的字面意思为“系好安全带”。
结合文章的意思便是为这些大学在网上开设免费课程这一教育的变革做好准备。
故答案为B。
56.C细节理解题。
根据第三段“InDecember,theschoolannounceditalsowouldbeginofferingaspecialcertificate,know nasMITx,forpeoplewhocompletecertainonlinecourses”可知MITx是承认修完课程的证书。