湖南省株洲县2016高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解练习(4)
湖南省株洲县高考英语二轮复习阅读理解练习(5)
湖南株洲县2016高考英语阅读理解二轮练习（5）阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling, or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some forms—football, basketball, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.Those who have a passion of climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as others, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “ matches” between “teams”of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year by year. A skier isprobably past his best by the age of thirty. But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they perhaps climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.【文章大意】本文叙述了登山运动的独特之处以及登山运动员所要战胜的困难。
高中英语真题-2016高考英语二轮任务型阅读类基础精练(4)
2016高考英语二轮任务型阅读类基础精练（4）阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。
A 14-year-old girl was attacked by a grey bear while competing in a bike race. She managed to whisper the “bear” to her rescuer. The girl had serious head, neck and leg wounds. Now she is in a d angerous condition in hospital.The girl was taking part in a 24-hour race through Bicentennial Park in when she was attacke d by the bear. Bicentennial Park is next to where some wild animals live.The animal attacked the girl in a heavily wooded area a t about 1:30 am. The girl called emergency services but she w as unable to say any word. Another rider Peter Basinger foun d her lying unconscious on the ground. He told Anchorage Da ily News that she managed to say the word “bear” when he st opped to help. Her helmet （头盔）had been knocked off in the attack and rolled into the woods. Mr Basinger waited with the girl for about 20 minutes until doc tors arrived. Armed police travelled 3 km with doctors to pick up the girl.Animal expert Rick Sinnot said something must be don e as soon as possible to prevent the bear from attacking peop le again. “It was extremely terrifying,” he said.Mr Sinnot told Anchorage Daily News that the bear mig ht be a mother. It hurt two runners on a nearby path two week s ago. He also said that the girl was lucky to have been weari ng a bike helmet because the bear had bitten her head sever al times.56. Who attacked the girl? (no more than 3 words)57. What was the girl doing when she was attacked? (no more than 7 words)58. What did the girl say to emergency services after the attac k?(no more than 1 word)59. Who found the wounded girl in the woods first? (no more t han 4 words)60. What can we learn about bears from Mr Sinnot’s words inthe last paragraph?(no more than 10 words)【参考答案】阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）56. A grey bear.57. Competing in a bike race. / She was competing in a bike r ace/(She was) cycling.58. Nothing.59. Peter Basinger. / Another rider Peter Basinger.60. A mother bear could be more dangerous/aggressive.【广东省广州市2014模拟】信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
2016湖南株洲市高考英语二轮：完形填空选练(4)及答案
2016湖南株洲市高考英语二轮：完形填空选练（4）及答案2016高考英语完型填空(日常生活类）完形填空。
It was Christmas Eve 1881。
I was 15 years old and feeling like the world was ________ for me because there hadn't been enough money to buy me the rifle that I’d wanted that year。
Pa came back in and there was ice in his beard。
“Come on，Matt,” Pa said。
“Dress warmly。
It's cold outside。
We’re going to Widow Jensen’s. They are ________ wood.” Widow Jensen lived about two miles down the road。
Her husband had died a year or so before and ________ her with three children, the oldest being eight。
I ________ went out with Pa and we ________ the sled high with wood。
________ we went to the store and Pa took down a big ham，some bacon, a sack of flour and some shoes，which were put into a smaller sack。
We rode the two miles to Widow Jensen'sin ________ 。
I tried to think through what Pa was doing。
湖南株洲市(荷塘区)2016高考英语阅读理解二轮能力选练题及答案
湖南株洲市（荷塘区）2016高考英语阅读理解二轮能力选练题及答案阅读理解。
阅读下列短文,从每题所给出的四个选项(A,B，C 和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own. We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societies beyond our everyday lives。
This sense of wonder is universal. Look at the efforts that scientists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars, and the popularity of fantasy（幻想) literature or movies like The Lord of the Rings。
This sense of wonder draws us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of make—believe。
But have we gone so far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exist all around us？Human beings, as biologists have suggested，possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms. However，people, especially in big cities，often lead rather isolated lives。
高中英语真题-2016高考英语阅读理解(二轮)精练(4)_1
2016高考英语阅读理解（二轮）精练（4）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
What would you do if you were lost in the dark forest at night? The first sensible lesson is that you shouldn’t bother trying to find your way in the dark at all, but just stay put until dawn. Be cause then you won’t trip over things? No, mainly because yo u’ll have an idea of direction. The sun rises in the east. But yo u will be amazed at how many people forget they know that. A pparently, the area underneath a holly bush provides a good makeshift shelter — they are thick, and evergreen. The next t hing to do — or rather not to do — is panic, for the obvious re ason that unless there is someone there to hear you scream, i t will get you nowhere. Just try to think of nice, happy things. There is always a point in films when a person who is lost in t he desert or the snow, dehydrated(脱水的) and exhausted, comes across a set of their own footprints and realizes they have just walked in a huge, round circle. It is wrong to owe it to the unequal strengths or different lengths o f your legs. Experiments prove that, without the sun or the mo on (or landmarks) as a fixed guide, lots of small errors add upover time so the brain can’t correctly identify the “straight ahe ad” direction. To just get out of somewhere, pick a spot on the horizon and just head for it.There are several ways to find directions in the dark, and by f ar the best is to establish north using the stars. Most people c an identify the Plough, which is part of Ursa Major. It looks a l ot like a saucepan. The Plough rotates through the sky, but let ’s imagine the saucepan lying horizontally (水平地), with its handle on the left. You need to trace a line from th e star at the right-hand base of the pan, through the star at the right-hand rim (边沿), and follow it upwards; the north star is roughly five times t he distance between those two “pointer” stars. Then drop a ve rtical line from the North Star to the horizon and that’s north.“Tonight is very cloudy and I can’t see the Plough.” Maybe luc kily, it is quite windy. Keep in mind that almost all of our weath er comes from a south-westerly direction. (This only works if you are in the British Isl es). To find the direction, you can throw light bits of dried-out grass in the air and see which way they blow; or, if there a re clouds and patches of clear sky, see which way they blow across the stars. You can also get an idea of direction from leggy plants. If they look as if they have been blown over, they will probably be pointing north-east. If they are simply leaning in one direction as they grow, t here’s a good chance that is south (they will be reaching towa rds the sun). The last thing to do is to judge your direction and off you go.12. What might be the best title of the passage ?A. How to survive in the forestB. How to protect yourself in the forestC. How to direct your way out of the wildD. What to do if you are lost13. Which of the following pictures matches the description of the position of the north star?14. Why will people often walk in a circle if they are lost in the desert or the snow?A. Because without anything to refer to for directions, the brai n will be confused by errors.B. Because one of the legs is longer and stronger than the other.C. Because the desert or the snow usually covers a large are a for people to get across.D. Because people usually feel dehydrated and exhausted in t he desert or the snow.15. If you were lost in Taklimakan Desert in , _________ would NOT be dependable for you to identify the directions.A. the sunB. the North StarC. windD. the moon阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
湖南株洲市(芦淞区)高考英语阅读理解二轮训练题及答案
湖南株洲市（芦淞区）2016高考英语阅读理解二轮训练题及答案阅读理解。
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
These are some ideas that some people came up with about what the life will be like in the year 2500：We will have established a base on the moon.School kids can take field trips to the moon weekly.We will have found cures(疗法)for AIDS and cancer.The war will have ended and peace flows freely through theland.Kids will learn more and be smarter than ever before! History will be the main subject at school.Cafeteria(自助餐厅)food will be delicious! You just walk up to a machine，stick out your tongue，and it will scan your taste buds(味蕾)to see what you want to eat.—KristenHere I am in the wonderful year of 2500 and life is so easy.I work in a pet store and it is so hard! I have to wake up at midnight every day and fly my ear to the store.It takes so long to get there.It takes me 20 seconds to get to the store in Mississippi from my home in Florida! At work，I have to push 5 buttons and then I go home.It takes 2 seconds and that is like forever.—MorganIn the year 2500，I think we will have invented cars that run on things we don't need like garbage.Tail gas will smell like whatever you like such as chocolate.I also predict that buildings will be able to go into a different dimension(维)so your car won't hit them.The cars in 2500 don't fly，for we haven't got that technology yet，but they can ho v er(盘旋)up to seven feet.These cars are made for speed!——CarlyInstead of cars，we may have hovering devices that float around.We could also have electric cars instead of gas powered cars.Food might be more healthy.What I believe is that the environment will change the most. The environmental changes will also determine many other changes.If more people try to help the environment，then perhaps in 2500 we will have more forests and wildlife.If people won't help the environment，then we will have no forests and little wildlife left—Roberta1．According to Kristen，what will happen in 2500?A．English will be the main subject at school.B．Students can go to the moon every week.C．Cafeteria will replace other restaurants.D．AIDS and cancer will disappear.答案：B细节理解题。
湖南株洲市(芦淞区)2016高考英语阅读理解二轮训练及答案
湖南株洲市（芦淞区)2016高考英语阅读理解二轮训练及答案阅读理解。
.Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long—handled brush. He stopped by the fence in front of the house where he lived with his aunt Polly. He looked at it，and all joy left him。
The fence was long and high。
He put the brush into the whitewash and moved it along the top of the fence。
He repeated the operation。
He felt he could not continue and sat down。
He knew that his friends would arrive soon with all kinds of interesting plans for the day. They would walk past him and laugh. They would make jokes about his having to work on a beautiful summer Saturday. The thought burned him like fire.He put his hand into his pockets and took out all that he owned。
Perhaps he could find some way to pay someone to do the whitewashing for him. But there was nothing of value in his pockets —nothing that could buy even half an hour of freedom. So he put the bits of toys back into his pockets and gave up the ideaAt this dark and hopeless moment，a wonderful idea came to him. It filled his mind with a great, bright light。
湖南株洲市(芦淞区)2016高考英语阅读理解二轮调研题及答案
湖南株洲市（芦淞区）2016高考英语阅读理解二轮调研题及答案2016高考训练题。
阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
China is a land of bicycles. At least it was back in 1992 when I traveled the country. Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle. Millions of them, all black. Cars were rare. Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year, I've found the opposite is true. There are millions of cars. However, people still use their bicycles to get around. For many, it's the easiest and cheapest way to travel today. Bicycles also come in different colors — silver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want.It's fun watching people biking. They rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks (人行道)．Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can't provide.Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle. Great weather accompanied my great buy.I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home.My first ride home was orderly (守秩序的)．To be safe, I stayed with a “pack” of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times. I didn't want to get hit. So I took the ride carefully.Crossing the streets was the biggest problem. It was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the United States. The streets here were wide, so crossing took time, skill and a little bit of luck.I finally made it home. The feeling on the bicycle was amazing. The air hitting my face and going through my hair was wonderful. I was sitting on top of the world as I passed by places and people. Biking made me feel alive.1．According to the author, why are bicycles still popular in China today?A．Because they are traditional and safe.B．Because they are convenient and inexpensive.C．Because they are colorful and available.D．Because they are fast and environment friendly.2．The author decided to buy a bicycle because he intended ________.A．to ride it for fun B．to use it for transportC．to experience local culture D．to improve his riding skills3．How did the author feel about his street crossing?A．It was boring.B．It was difficult.C．It was lively. D．It was wonderful.4．Which of the following best describes the author's biking experience?A．The author enjoyed showing off his biking skills.B．The author was annoyed by the air while riding.C．The author was praised by the other bikers.D．The author took great pleasure in biking.参考答案1—4、B C B D阅读理解。
湖南株洲市(芦淞区)2016高考英语阅读理解二轮选练题及答案
湖南株洲市（芦淞区）2016高考英语阅读理解二轮选练题及答案2016高考训练题。
阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
According to a survey，more Europeans go digital一changing from fixed lines to mobile phones and from narrowband to broadband Internet connections。
The survey showed that 22 percent of EU households use only mobile phones，up from I8 percent a year ago，while the percentage of households with at least one fixed line decreased by 5 percent to 72 percent，although the percentage of households with at least one mobile phone remains fairly stable at 8l per cent.Broadband is presenting a rapid upward trend in the EU, showed the survey，which polled（对…进行民意调查)27，000 households across the union。
'Itventy—eight percent of households are now connected to the Internet via high—speed ”broadband" links, up six percent from last year, while narrowband usage has dipped by three percentage points to 12 percent。
湖南株洲市(芦淞区)2016高考英语阅读理解二轮演练题及答案
湖南株洲市（芦淞区）2016高考英语阅读理解二轮演练题及答案2016高考训练题。
阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
An American woman has been held by authorities in China for the past six months accused of stealing state secrets。
Mrs Phan—Gillis, a naturalised American born in Vietnam，was detained in March，during a trade visit to promote the Texan city of Houston. Sandy Phan-Gillis’s husband Jeff Gillis says she is now being moved to a more secure facility。
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Tuesday that Mrs. Phan—Gillis was "suspected of carrying out activities endangering national security，and is currently being investigated by relevant departments”."We hope that the outside world will respect China's handling of this case according to law，" he added.Mrs Phan-Gillis was president of the Houston Shenzhen Sister City Association and consulted for Chinese and US businesses. One of her colleages in the trip told the BBC "there was nothing out of the ordinary" about the trip but described the sequence of events as they left China as ”bizarre". They had been travelling around China for about a week when the group went through immigration control at the border between Guangdong and Macau, in Zhuhai，on 19 March.The group became separated, regrouping on the other side — without Mrs Phan—Gillis。
湖南株洲市(芦淞区)高考英语阅读理解二轮演练及答案
湖南株洲市（芦淞区）2016高考英语阅读理解二轮演练及答案阅读理解。
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
As the thrills of the London 2012 Olympic Games fade, the focusnow is on the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. Over the next twoyears it hosted the FIFA Confederation Cup in June 2013 and will hostthe FIFA World Cup in 2014. Brazil has taken steps to increase theeconomic profits by safeguarding the interests of broadcasters andfunders.In 2009, the Brazil passed the Brazilian Olympic Act and theso-called World Cup Law in 2012, which are designed to fightambush(隐性)marketing and digital piracy(盗版), and regulate advertising in and around official sporting si tes.The Brazilian World Cup Law goes much further in protecting the interests of right owners than Brazil’spre-existing legislation(立法)in this area, the so-called Pele Law. For example, the World Cup Law bans anyone but the official broadcaster from using images of events. However, it does permit use for non-commercial purposes. It also requires that FIFA or its local broadcaster provide highlights up to two hours after each match. Other items allow protection of trademarks associated with the event and ban unauthorized association with the event’s marks.The Pele Law permits, as an information right, both access to sporting sites and the use of images for journalistic purposes. It is, however, unlikely that such an understanding will be gained in relation to the World Cup Law which governs access to and use of images specifically in relation to the FIFA World Cup 2014. Although the Brazilian Olympic Act regulates the IP(知识产权)relating to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, it remains silent on broadcasting rights.Whatever the benefits, it seems clear that IP rights in general, and broadcasting rights in particular, will continue to play a key role in bringing in funds. If past experience is anything to go by, Rio 2016 not only promises new sporting achievements, but also the breaking of new records in terms of profits produced from the sale of broadcasting and other media rights.【文章大意】文章主要介绍了巴西保护知识产权的World Cup Law和Pele Law。
湖南省株洲县高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解练习(3)
湖南株洲县2016高考英语阅读理解二轮练习（3）阅读理解。
You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.“The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的),” Gray told the BBC. “They [elevators] are socially very interesting b ut often very awkward places.”We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray, liftusers unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed.He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want –it’s your own little box.If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (对角线地) across from each other to create distance.When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. Once in, for most people the rule is simple – look down, or look at your phone.Why are we so awkward in lifts?“You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm’s length of distance between us. And that’s not possible in most elevators.”In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be construed (理解) as threatening or odd. “The easiest way to do this isto avoid eye contact,” she said.【文章大意】本文告诉我们一些不成文的电梯礼仪。
湖南株洲市(荷塘区)2016高考英语阅读理解二轮训练题及答案
湖南株洲市(荷塘区）2016高考英语阅读理解二轮训练题及答案社会生活类阅读理解.Sports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies。
Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public，and then they have sold audiences to advertisers。
An attraction of sport programs for the major U. S。
media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons-the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the most popular weekend programs, especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports。
2016湖南株洲市荷塘区高考英语完形填空和阅读理解一轮练习(4)及答案
阅读理解。
“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our patents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of timeDid your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic（蒜）is good for you, too。
It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales, After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated （积累）fro m thousands of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to proven it true or false1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？A, Eating garlic is good for our eyesB, Sticky sweets are damaging to our teethC, Swimming after a meal is dangerous。
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湖南株洲县2016高考英语阅读理解二轮练习（4）阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
As a boy growing up in India, I had longed to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s, with great interest.My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe, where my father was to attend a meeting. We planned to travel to Belgium, Netherlands and West Germany.I have clear memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad. I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand, during the flight to Frankfurt. We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew （工作人员）. The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable, even for someone like me, who is especially afraid of flying.After spending almost two weeks in Europe, we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport, for our return flight. What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (莱茵河), it was simply an unforgettable experience. I had a sombre feeling on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation, but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again, with the quality of their service.Being the first airline to take me abroad, Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart. Even today，I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline. Flying, in general，for me，has always been a terrible and painful experience．Flying on Lufthansa，however, is something I always have and always will look forward to.【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。
作者的父亲父亲经常讲其在加拿大居住和欧洲旅行的经历，这激发了作者希望走出国门看看的强烈欲望。
本篇短文给我们讲述了他第一次去欧洲的难忘旅行。
36. Which country does the author live in now?A. India.B. Canada.C. Belgium.D. Germany.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。
根据As a boy growing up in India, I had longed to travel abroad.及Being the first airline to take me abroad, 可分析，作者生活的国度是在印度(India)。
故选A。
37. What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?A. Growing up in India.B. Once staying in Canada.C. Once traveling to Canada with his father.D. His father's stories about his traveling experiences.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。
根据I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s, with great interest. 父亲经常讲其在加拿大居住和欧洲旅行的经历，这激发了作者希望走出国门看看的强烈欲望。
故选D。
38. Which of the following is true about the author's trip to Europe in 1998?A. The author traveled with one of his parents.B. Both their going and return were by air.C. They traveled in spring that year.D. They stayed in Europe for nearly two months.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。
根据A项错是因为作者是与“父母双亲一起去的”；C项错在与事实“他们是在夏季去的”不符；D项错在与事实“在欧洲待了近两个星期”不符。
B项正确是与“来回均是乘坐飞机”吻合。
故选B。
39. It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthansa is ________.A. a city in IndiaB. a city in EuropeC. an airline companyD. a travel agency【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。
通过后三段内容不难看出，此为一家航空公司的名称。
故选C。
40. The underlined word “somber” in the 4th paragraph probably means “________”.A. happyB. sadC. angryD. enjoyable【答案】B【解析】词义猜测题。
想到愉快的旅行就要结束，作者心情自然不好，根据后文change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again也可推知。
故选B项。
阅读理解-.Pacing and PausingSara tried to befriend her old friend Steve's new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing. /gaokao/beijing Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there's no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I'm finished or fail to take your turn when I'm finished. That's what was happening with Betty and Sara.It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel. /gaokao/beijingThe general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in--and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, inWashington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.That's why slight differences in conversational style--tiny little things like microseconds of pause-can have a great effect on one's life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems---even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training. ( ) 1. What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her?A. Betty was talkative.B. Betty was an interrupter.C. Betty did not take her turn. /gaokao/beijingD. Betty paid no attention to Sara.( ) 2. According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?A. Americans.B. Israelis.C. The British.D. The Finns.( ) 3. We can learn from the passage that __A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacingB. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the USC. one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimesD. one should receive training to build up one's confidence( ) 4. The underlined word "assertiveness" in the last paragraph probably means __A. being willing to speak one's mindB. being able to increase one's powerC. being ready to make one's own judgment /gaokao/beijingD. being quick to express one's ideas confidently64.C细节题，难题。