题目内容
12.You've heard it said,"Hurry up and wait!"But learning to wait calmly is an important part of living.In this age of high-speed connections,it helps to remember that the Mayflower made its historic voyage across he Atlantic Ocean at about two miles per hour!How did those early settlers occupy their time as they were waiting to arrive?I love the story of a passenger on Britain's Imperial Airways,a company that pioneered air travel between England and Australia in the mid-1930s."If you have time to spare,go by air."It was the popular expression of the day.Besides,planes were incapable of flying long distances.
One of the very first flights took off from Croydon Airport near London and flew to northern France where it was delayed extensively due to bad weather.When it arrived in the south of France,one of the motors failed and it was necessary to wait for another engine to be shipped by sea from England.There were further long delays along the route in Rome,Cairo,the Middle East,etc,until finally the flight progressed as far as Singapore.
At this point a lady passenger asked the manager in Singapore if he thought the flight would arrive in Australia in the next few weeks because she was expecting a baby shortly.
"My dear lady,"he replied,"you should never have started your trip in that condition."
She replied,"I didn't."
Next time you miss a flight,think about her situation and"hurry up and be patient"!The sooner you're patient,the easier you life will become.When you're patient,you can relax and enjoy the ride.
There is great benefit in learning to wait calmly and creatively.We should welcome unexpected delays as a gift of time,which can be used creatively.We can have work or entertainment handy when forced to wait,making the most of your waiting time.
We will never escape delays,but we can use them creatively.Now is the time to hurry up and be patient!
28.Which of the following words can best describe the first air travel in the mid-1930s?B
A.Convenient
B.Slow
C.Dangerous
D.Popular
29.What can we infer from Paragraph 3?B
A.All the passengers had to continue their travel by sea
B.It took a long time to fly from England to Singapore then
C.The plane broke down during the flight to northern France
D.There was only one airline from England to Singapore then
30.Why did the author mention the story of the lady passenger?D
A.To complain about the long delay of the flight
B.To tell people to make full preparation ahead of time
C.To express the author's sympathy for the lady passenger
D.To advise people who meet with flight delays to be patient
31.What would be the best title for the passage?C
A.How to Practice Patience
B.How to make Full Use of Time
C.The Wisdom of Waiting Patiently
D.The Importance of Managing Your Time.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了过去的航行十分缓慢,然而现代社会人们越来越无法忍受航班延迟,而作者通过女乘客的事领悟到我们需要学会耐心等待的智慧.
解答 28.B.推理判断题.根据文章第一段"In this age of high-speed connections,it helps to remember that the Mayflower made its historic voyage across he Atlantic Ocean at about two miles per hour"可知第一次航空旅行在20世纪30年代中期十分的慢;故选B.
29.B.细节理解题.根据文章第三段"One of the very first flights took off from Croydon Airport near London and flew to northern France where it was delayed extensively due to bad weather"可知从英国飞到新加坡花了很长时间;故选B.
30.D.细节理解题.根据倒数第三段"Next time you miss a flight,think about her situation and"hurry up and be patient"!The sooner you're patient,the easier you life will become"可知作者提到了那位女乘客的故事是为了建议那些遇到航班延误的人要有耐心;故选D.
31.C.主旨大意题.通读全文,可知文章主要讲了过去的航行十分缓慢,然而现代社会人们越来越无法忍受航班延迟,而作者通过女乘客的事领悟到我们需要学会耐心等待的智慧;故选C.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
"For example,parents may be extremely (52)B of only children and worry about their physical safety.That may be why only children are more likely to show interest in academic (53)A rather than physical or outdoor activities.An only child will tend to get more time and attention from their parents than children with siblings(兄弟姐妹).This will often make them feel special but the downside is that they may suffer from (54)B and loneliness when friends discuss their brothers and sisters and family life."
The first-born is an only child until the second child comes along-(55)D them from being the centre of attention,to then sharing the care of parents.Parents will also expect them to be responsible and"set an example".The change from being the focus of a family may be quite a (56)C and so shape the first-born's outlook on life.Therefore,first-borns may try to get back their parents'attention and approval by achieving success in their career.It is true that first-borns are (57 )B more often found as political leaders than any other birth-order position.
Being the youngest in the family can sometimes be a(n)(58)C experience,especially if the child wants to be taken seriously.The last-born is more likely than the other birth-order positions to take up dangerous sports.This may be a (59)D of the last-born's rebellious characteristic-a result of being (60)B up with always being bossed about by everyone else in the family.
Middle children,(61)B,have different issues."Middle-child syndrome"can mean feeling (62)A between two other"more important"people-an older sibling who gets all the rights and is treated like an adult and a younger sibling who gets all the (63)C and is treated like a spoilt child.Middle-borns have to learn to get on with older and younger children,and this may (64)B them becoming good negotiators-of all the birth-order positions they are most skillful at dealing with both authority figures and those holding (65)D positions.
51.A.In other words | B.In addition | C.In contrast | D.In particular |
52.A.proud | B.protective | C.positive | D.precious |
53.A.pursuit | B.exchange | C.freedom | D.reputation |
54.A.regret | B.jealousy | C.sympathy | D.neglect |
55.A.prohibiting | B.varying | C.preventing | D.transforming |
56.A.disaster | B.tragedy | C.shock | D.tendency |
57.A.enormously | B.significantly | C.unexpectedly | D.extremely |
58.A.exciting | B.confusing | C.frustrating | D.rewarding |
59.A.sample | B.signal | C.symbol | D.sign |
60.A.tied | B.fed | C.mixed | D.caught |
61.A.therefore | B.however | C.otherwise | D.meanwhile |
62.A.sandwiched | B.trapped | C.combined | D.balanced |
63.A.honours | B.resources | C.privileges | D.expectations |
64.A.insist on | B.contribute to | C.approve of | D.result from |
65.A.former | B.superior | C.latter | D.inferior |