I Text feature: News report.
News reports are one means of mass media for public communication. It communicates current and up-to-date information and ideas. Read the following news and write down the answers for the questions.
Shenzhen Natural History Museum Opens
2026-07-29 08:53 Shenzhen Daily
The Shenzhen Natural History Museum, located in Pingshan District, opened to the public yesterday. As one of Shenzhen’s major cultural projects, the museum marks the debut of South China’s largest comprehensive natural history museum.
At a news briefing with the media, Liu Lei, Party secretary and director of the Shenzhen Municipal Culture, Media, Tourism and Sports Bureau, said that the museum is positioned as “South China’s largest innovative natural history museum, a comprehensive indoor-and-outdoor natural history public education center, and a platform for showcasing examples of China’s modern ecological civilization.”
The museum’s eight permanent exhibition halls—Cosmos, Earth, Evolution, Dinosaur, Human, Biology, Ecology, and Homeland—tell a continuous story. Visitors will explore the 13.8-billion-year history of the universe, the 4.6-billion-year evolution of Earth, and 3.8 billion years of life’s evolution, before arriving at Shenzhen’s local natural environment.
The museum also includes a 1,630-sqm temporary exhibition hall, as well as a nature theater and a dome theater. It displays 7,461 authentic specimens, 338 replicas, and 194 other exhibits.
Its collection balances global perspectives with local identity. Visitors can view four restored Western classical star charts, along with representative rocks, mineral crystals, and fossils from around the world. It also presents a rich display of biodiversity, featuring species from six major zoogeographic regions.
Key highlights include the Chinese fossil plant Archae fructus, the dinosaur Iguanodon, the feathered dinosaur Anchiornis, an Ichthyosaur fossil, and a Cretaceous dinosaur fossil assemblage from Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces.
The Homeland Hall alone features over 1,600 local specimens, ranging from migratory birds in Shenzhen Bay to native plants on Wutong Mountain, from insects in the city’s green spaces to marine life in Dapeng Bay—forming a genuine natural archive of Shenzhen.
() 1. When did the Shenzhen Natural History Museum open to the public?
A. On July 28, 2026 B. On July 29, 2026
C. On August 1, 2026 D. On June 29, 2026
() 2. What does the word “specimens” in Paragraph 4 most likely mean?
A. Paintings B. Objects used for study or display
C. Animals in the zoo D. Electronic machines
() 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The museum only has indoor exhibition halls.
B. The Homeland Hall has over 1,600 local specimens.
C. The museum does not have any dinosaurs.
D. There are only three exhibition halls in total.
() 4. Which of the following can visitors see in the museum according to the passage?
A. Only fossils from Guangdong province
B. Fossils, rocks, and star charts from different places
C. Only plants and animals from Shenzhen
D. More replicas than authentic specimens
() 5. What is the main purpose of the news report?
A. To ask people to visit the museum immediately.
B. To introduce the museum’s opening and its key features.
C. To compare Shenzhen’s museum with others in South China.
D. To explain how the museum was built.

1-5 A B B B B

【分析】
做新闻类英语阅读理解题时，需先明确题目题型（细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意等），带着问题的关键词回原文定位信息：细节题直接查找对应时间、内容等；词义猜测题结合上下文语境推断；主旨题关注首尾段及各段核心，再逐一比对选项排除错误答案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文“2026-07-29 08:53 Shenzhen Daily”及“opened to the public yesterday”，可知开放时间为2026年7月28日，选A。
2. 词义猜测题：原文将“specimens”与“replicas（复制品）”“exhibits（展品）”并列，结合语境是用于研究或展示的实物，选B。
3. 细节理解题：原文明确提到“The Homeland Hall alone features over 1,600 local specimens”，故B正确；A与“indoor-and-outdoor”不符，C存在恐龙相关展品，D有8个永久展厅，均错误，选B。
4. 细节理解题：原文提到有全球的岩石、化石及西方古典星图，对应选项B，选B。
5. 主旨大意题：新闻围绕深圳自然博物馆开放及核心特征展开，核心是介绍其开放情况与特点，选B。
【答案】
A B B B B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、词义猜测题
【点评】
本题为新闻类英语阅读，考查信息定位、词义推断及主旨归纳能力，题型常规，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7