2010届高三英语阅读理解六篇-----时事新闻类（附祥解）
Passage 1
    WASHINGTON - A chaotic scene unfolded near the U. S.  Capitol(美国国会大厦)  on Wednesday after police shot and killed an armed man in what authorities described as a rush hour traffic stop that turned deadly.
      U. S. Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Schneider said the unidentified 35-year-old man sped away in a white car after being stopped a few blocks from the Capitol. The man  drove the wrong ; way down a street and crashed into a police car in a heavily guarded area about a block north of the Capitol grounds, striking two officers with his car along the way, she said.
    Police then opened fire after seeing the man hold up his handgun and refuse to put it down, said Schneider, who described the melee as " very fast moving".  " The officers felt they were being threatened - they were in fear for their lives," Schneider said.
    She did not know if the man ever fired at police.  He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
    The officers who were hit ----- one of whom was on a motorcycle ---- had minor injuries, Schneider said.
    The late afternoon scare occurred as lawmakers were  wrapping up a third day of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.  Police briefly closed up part of the Capiltol as a precaution, but the buildings were reopened about a half-hour later. Authorities said the shooting was not related to the Capitol.
    Carol Lanigan, of Toledo, Ohio, described how she saw a white car come flying down the street with two police cars chasing it. She said she heard about four or five shots.
    " There were so many gunshots being fired, my family got clown."  said Robert Drumm of Oklahoma, who was touring the nation' s capital with his family.
    Numerous emergency vehicles converged quickly on the area.
  Lanigan's husband, Dale Lanigan, described a similar scene, saying that as the car sped past him the driver had one hand on the wheel and it looked like he was reaching for something.
1. According to Sgt. Kim Schneider, the man was killed because       .
  A. he drove the wrong way down a street      B.  he was speeding in a heavily guarded area
  C. he crashed into a police car by accident      D. he held his handgun in hand
2. What can be learned from the passage?
  A. The shooting had something to do with the Capitol.
  B. Three police officers were hurt in the shooting.
  C. The gunshot case had nothing to do with the Capitol.
  D. The Capitol was unprotected when the gunshot happened.
3. When the case happened, _
A. Carol Lanigan didn't come to the scene    B. Carol Lanigan heard five shots exactly
C. many ambulances appeared in the area    D. Robert Drumm stopped to tour the nation' s capital by himself
4. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word " chaotic" ?
    A. arranged    B. disordered  C. accessible  D. lifelike
5. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
    A.  Armed man was shot near the Capitol by police
    B.  A police accident near the U. S.  Capitol
    C. Defend the U.S. Capitol
    D. Police chasing the peace breaker
   
  Passage l
【解题导语】  这是一篇新闻报道，讲述了2009年7月15日发生在美国国会大厦附近的一起击案。
reaction英语
1．D考查细节理解。根据文章的第二、三段可知，警察杀该男子的原因是，，seeing the man hold up his handgun and refuse to put it down”，故选D。
2．C考查细节理解。根据文章第六段的”Authorities said the shooting was not related to the Capitol”可得出答案。
3．C考查细节理解。根据文章倒数第二段的”Numerous emergency vehicles converged quickly on the area．”可以看出，击案发生之后，很多救护车赶到了现场。
4．B考查词义猜测。从文章的叙述看，该词描述击案发生后的现场，因此选B，事发
现场有很多救护车、被击毙的男子、受伤的警察等，一片混乱。
5．A考查主旨大意。文章的第一段即是文章的主题，开门见山地告诉我们在美国国会大厦附近发生的…起击案。因此A项正确。
Passage 2
    Facing the threat of the Internet, the traditional newspaper is thinking about what it can do to meet the challenge. To make teens get into the habit of reading, the French government is considering what kind of efforts it should pursue.  It seems that the two questions have nothing to do with each other, but a recent announcement made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy has connected these two issues together. The announcement gives an answer to both of them.
  .  President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a rescue plan for France' s ailing print media, including measures to save printing and distribution costs. The plan also gives French teenagers a surprise as their 18-year-old birthday gift: France will offer all 18-year-olds a free daily copy of the newspaper of their choice.

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