16．CHELYABINSK，Russia-A meteorite （隕石）moved quickly across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Feb.15，2013，raining fireballs over a vast area and causing a shock wave that smashed windows，damaged buildings and injured 1，200 people．
People heading to work in Chelyabinsk heard what sounded like an explosion，saw a bright light and then felt the shock wave，according to a Reuters journalist in the industrial city 1，500km （950miles） east of Moscow．
The fireball，travelling at a speed of 30km （19miles） per second according to Russian space agency Roscosmos，had blazed （燃燒）across the horizon，leaving a long white trail that could be seen as far as 200 km （125miles） away．
Car alarms went off，thousands of windows were broken and mobile phone networks were interrupted for a short time．The Interior Ministry said the meteorite explosion，a very rare spectacle，also released a great explosive sound．
"I was driving to work．It was quite dark，but it suddenly became as bright as if it were day．"said Viktor Prokofiev，36，a resident of Yekaterinburg in the Urals Mountains．
"I felt like I was blinded by headlights"
The meteorite，which weighed about 10 tonnes and may have been made of iron，entered Earth's atmosphere and broke apart 30-50km （19-31miles） above ground according to Russia's Academy of Sciences，
The energy released when it entered the Earth's atmosphere was equal to a few kilo tonnes．The academy said．the power of a small atomic weapon exploding．
No deaths were reported but the Emergencies Ministry said 20，000 rescue and clean-up workers were sent to Urals Region after President Vladimir Putin told Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov to ease and help the victims．
The Interior Ministry said about 1，200 people had been injured，at least 200 of them children，and most from broken pieces of glass．

31．What do we learn about the meteorite from the passage？C
A．It is a very huge ball made of iron．
B．It quickly broke apart on the ground，
C．It exploded over Russia's Urals Region．
D．It's similar to an A-bomb in weight．
32．The underlined word"smashed"is closest in meaning to"A"
A．broke
B．melted
C．swallowed
D．cleared
33．We can know from the passage thatD
A．Moscow is 1500kilometers away from the east of Chelyabinsk
B．Many houses were destroyed，with lots of people reported missing
C．Viktor Prokofiev became blind after seeing the rare spectacle
D．the shock wave briefly influenced the mobile phone network
34．Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage？C
A．"Meteorite Rush"Begins In Russia
B．President Putin Orders Assistance
C．Meteorite Hits Russia，1，200Hurt
D．Meteorite Files Quickly Across Russia．

分析 一顆隕石在俄羅斯的上空爆炸，雖沒有造成死亡，但其威力巨大，造成了上千人受傷，造成受傷的主要原因是玻璃．據(jù)俄羅斯科學(xué)院講隕石重約10噸，可能是鐵．

解答 31．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段可知，目擊者Viktor Prokofiev是當(dāng)?shù)鼐用�，可推知隕石在俄羅斯的Urals R egion上空爆炸．故選C．
32．A．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)第三段隕石在爆炸降落過程中帶來的地面的反應(yīng)：thousands of windows were broken可推知選A項．故選A．
33．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容可知Chelyabinsk位于Moscow東部，A項錯誤； 根據(jù)最后兩段可知并沒有人失蹤，B項錯誤； 根據(jù)第四段中I felt like I was blinded by headlights．可知C項錯誤； 根據(jù)第三段中的mobile phone networks were interrupted for a short time可知D項正確．故選D．
34．C．主旨大意題．本文是新聞報道，其主題一般都會在第一段展現(xiàn)出來，所以根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容可知主要講了隕石的降落給俄羅斯帶來的危害，故選C．

點評 本文考察學(xué)生新聞報道類閱讀理解文章，此類閱讀的關(guān)鍵在于了解新聞報道了什么事件，學(xué)生在作答此類問題是有時不必閱讀全文，找到關(guān)鍵字即可．此類閱讀涉及面廣，但通常難度不大，另外這類材料命題點往往落在事實細(xì)節(jié)上．

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