The NBA playoffs(季后赛) began on April 28,

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The NBA playoffs(季后赛) began on April 28, and the next two months will be filled with games decided in the final minutes. The playoffs are also a way to show off the world’s best basketball players.

There’s a saying from Spiderman: “With great power comes great responsibility(责任).” This is true no matter whether you are a class monitor or a president. A recent survey in the USA asked kids what they would do to make life better for other kids if they were president. “Providing shelter” topped the list.

May 19, 1613: Xu Xiake, a famous traveler during the Ming Dynasty, started his trip around China, which lasted for more than 30 years. In 2011, China announced its first National Tourism Day, held on May 19 every year in memory of this ancient explorer.

Do you have female friends that refer to as “guimi”? If you are a girl and the answer is yes, you are a lucky dog. “Guimi” is only used among girls. It refers to your most honest friends. In English, the word to use is “BFF”- which stands for best friend forever. But if you want to say a guy is your close friend or “nanguimi”, you should use “bromeo”, which is made up of “bro” and “Romeo”.

CHINA is planning to build a national earthquake monitoring and warning system in five years. While the system would never be able to forecast an earthquake, it could detect(探测) quakes and notify people within seconds before seismic(地震引起的) waves actually hit them, and a trial program including nearly 100 monitoring stations is currently being carried out in southeast China’s Fujian Province and has proven successful.

小题1:The above five passages may be .

A．from posters

B．from newspapers

C．from ads

D．from novels

小题2:From the passage we know May 19 is in China.

A．the beginning of the NBA playoffs	B．in memory of Spiderman
C．Earthquake Day	D．National Tourism Day

小题3:“Guimi” refers to .

A．any female friends

B．bromeo

C．your most honest friends

D．those friends who can only share happiness

小题4:China’s earthquake monitoring and warning system could .

A．forecast an earthquake	B．be used in Zhejiang Province
C．not detect quakes	D．notify people within seconds

小题5:Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?

A．China will build earthquake warning system in five years.

B．In English, the word “BFF” stands for best friend forever.

C．The playoffs can show off the world’s best football players.

D．“Providing shelter” topped the list in American kids’ survey.

答案

小题1:B

小题2:D

小题3:C

小题4:D

小题5:C

题目分析：本题主要考察了摘自报纸的五篇小短文。

小题1:上面五篇短文分别涉及体育比赛,在美国的一个调查，中国著名旅行家徐霞客，闺蜜和中国要建立地震监测预警系统的信息。故最有可能出自一篇报纸。选B。

小题2:根据第三篇小短文In 2011, China announced its first National Tourism Day, held on May 19 every year in memory of this ancient explorer.描述，可知选D。

小题3:根据第四篇短文“Guimi” is only used among girls. It refers to your most honest friends.描述，可知选C。

小题4:根据最后一篇短文While the system would never be able to forecast an earthquake, it could detect(探测) quakes and notify people within seconds before seismic(地震引起的) waves actually hit them,描述，可知选D。

小题5:根据第一篇短文The playoffs are also a way to show off the world’s best basketball players.描述，可知选项C描述错误。

点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。