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.OfficialssaidsixotherU.S.citiesmaybeonthetour.Buttheysaidplanshadnotbeenworkedout.TravellingwithLucywillbe190otherfossils.Lucy,hernametakenfromaBeatlessongthatplayedinacampthenightofherdiscovery,ispartoftheskeletonofwhatwasoncea3-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〕saidthattheyhavejoinedforcestoofferfreeonlinecoursesinanefforttoattractmillionsofonlinelearnersworldwide.Beginningthisfall,anumberofcoursesdevelopedbyteachersatbothuniversitieswillbeofferedonlinethroughanew$60millionprogram,knownasedX.“AnyonewithanInternetconnectionanywhereintheworldcanuseouronlinecourses,”HarvardPresidentDrewFaustsaidduringameetingtoannouncetheplan.MIThasofferedaprogramcalledOpenCourseWarefortenyearsthatmakesmaterialsfrommorethan2,000classesfreeonline.Ithasbeenusedbymorethan100millionpeople.InDecember,theschoolannounceditalsowouldbeginofferingaspecialcertificate,knownasMITx,forpeoplewhocompletecertainonlinecourses.Harvardhaslongofferedcoursestoawiderpopulationthroughasimilarprogram.TheMITxwillserveasthefoundationforthenewlearningplatform.MITPresidentSusanHockfieldsaidmorethan120,000peoplesignedupforthefirstMITxcourse.ShesaidHarvardandMIThopeotheruniversitieswilljointheminofferingcoursesontheopen-sourceedXplatform.“Fastenyourseatbelts,”Hockfieldsaid.Otheruniversities,includingStanford,YaleandCarnegie-Mellon,havebeenexperimentingwithteachingtoaglobalpopulationonline.TheHarvard-MITprogramwillbemonitoredbyanot-for-profit〔非盈利的〕organizationbasedinCambridge,tobeownedequallybythetwouniversities.BothMITandHarvardhaveprovided$30milliontostarttheprogram.TheyalsoplantousetheedXplatformtoresearchhowstudentslearnandwhichteachingmethodsandtoolsaremostsuccessful.53.Accordingtothistext,edXis_______.A.apartofthefreeMITOpenCourseWareB.afreecomputerprogrambyMITandHarvardC.aHarvard-MI...