Question

NEWS BRIEF
●Prime Minister Tony Blair 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.
●U.S. 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 1: 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. 1.
   The news brief covers _____________.     
   1. A.
      war, law, violence, culture and agriculture
   2. B.
      sports, war, violence, politics and climate
   3. C.
      politics, culture, violence, climate and sports
   4. D.
      violence, sports, politics, law and agriculture
2. 2.
   From the news brief, we can learn that ____________.
   1. A.
      the Bulldogs defeated the Wildcats by 3-1 in a non-league match
   2. B.
      Forest Service roads are closed for repairs before they are opened again
   3. C.
      quite a few violent accidents happened in Tailand before the latest one
   4. D.
      the British people think the decision made by Blair about the war is of legaliry
3. 3.
   According to the U.S. Forest Service officials, those who enter the area and damage the closed roads __________.
   1. A.
      shall have to pay a $ 5,000 fine for the repairs to them
   2. B.
      shall be fined or put in prison, and may pay for the repairs
   3. C.
      shall be fined $ 5,000 and kept in prison for six months
   4. D.
      shall pay a fine and repair the roads as a punishment
4. 4.
   The study of the scientists from the UK and Denmark is about ____________.
   1. A.
      the importance of climate and the growth of crops
   2. B.
      the damage caused by high temperatures to some crops
   3. C.
      the relationship between crops flowering and high temperatures
   4. D.
      the effect of high temperatures on the production of some crops

Answer 1

DCBD
1.這是一道主旨題。從新聞的內容可知，簡明新聞包括了“暴亂、運動、政治、法律和農業”。
2.這是一道細節推斷題。根據倒數第二段“A bomb exploded in Tailand’s mainly Muslin south on Sunday，killing two policemen and wounding three others，a day after Tailand’s queen condemned those behind a 15－month wave of violence.”可推斷出泰國發生了許多暴亂。
3.這是一道細節題。第二段“The fine for disobeying the rule of road closures is a maximum of $5000 find and/or six months in prison.”可知，進入這個地區和破壞道路的人將被罰款和可能被關入監牢。
4.這是一道細節推斷題。根據第三段“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”可判斷出這是一項關于高溫對某些莊稼產量影響的研究。