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【题目】 In 1996, Subaru Takaiashi sailed alone across the Pacific Ocean. Many other people did this before Subaru, but he was special. At 14, he was the youngest person to sail across the Pacific by himself.

Subaru left Tokyo on 23 July, 1996. His boat was 30 feet (9 metres) long. In the boat, he had a two-month supply of food and water. He also had a radio and other modern equipment for sailing.

The beginning of this trip went very well. Subaru often talked to his parents by radio. He didn't have any problems with his boat. Then on 11 August, the engine in his boat quit. This affected his navigation(导航)equipment. Then five days later, his radio quit. So he wasn't able to communicate with anyone. And he was still 2,770 miles (4,490 kilometres) away from his destination-San Francisco.

By the end of August, many people believed that Subaru was lost. No one was able to contact him by radio. His parents expected him to arrive in San Francisco on 3 September, but he didn't. Then, on 13 September, Subaru sailed into San Francisco. After 55 days in his boat, his trip was finally over.

Many people believe that Subaru was too young to sail alone. They say that parents shouldn't allow children to make such dangerous trips. However, other people say that children should have adventures, too.

【1】When Subaru left Tokyo, he didn't have __________ in his boat.

A. food and water B. his parents C. a radio D. navigation equipment

【2】What does the underlined word "quit" mean?

A. stoppedB. arrivedC. workedD. disappeared

【3】During his trip, Subaru wasn't able to communicate with people for __________.

A. several days B. a week C. two months D. over three weeks

【4】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It's not difficult to sail without modern equipment.

B. Subaru Takahashi's parents expected him to arrive in Tokyo on 13 September.

C. Different people have different ideas about Subaru Takahashi's sailing alone.

D. Subaru Takahashi sailed across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Tokyo.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

本文介绍了Subaru Takaiashi独自横穿太平洋。他和其他独自横穿太平洋的人相比，是与众不同的。因为他是年龄最小的。人们认为他太小不能独自横渡太平洋，他们说父母不应该让他去做。

【1】细节理解题。根据 Subaru left Tokyo和 Subaru Takaiashi sailed alone across the Pacific Ocean 两句可推测，当斯巴鲁离开东京时，他的父母没有在船上，故选B。

【2】词义猜测题。根据后面的This affected his navigation(导航)equipment可知，这影响了他的航行(导航)设备，可推测发动机停止运转了，所以quit是“停”的意思，故选A。

【3】数据计算题。根据8月11日，船的引擎坏了，5天之后，他的无线电也停止了工作。此时的他已不能和任何人进行沟通，一直到8月底，很多人都相信斯巴鲁已经失踪了。没有一个人能通过无线电和他取得联系 ，最后到了9月13号，斯巴鲁才到达旧金山。可知从8月16日到9月13号接近4个星期的时间里斯巴鲁无法与人交流 ，故选D。

【4】推理判断题。根据 They say that parents shouldn't allow children to make such dangerous trips. However, other people say that children should have adventures 他们说，他的父母不应该让他们的孩子进行如此危险的旅行。然而，另一些人却认为，孩子应当有冒险精神. 可知不同的人对斯巴鲁高桥独自航行有不同的看法，故选C。

阅读理解重点题型和解答技巧：

1 直接信息理解题

考生通过阅读短文，可以直接从阅读材料中找到这类问题的答案。考查的方面有：事件发生的时间、地点、原因、方式、过程、结局、人物之间的关系、事件之间的关系、词义和句意等。直接信息题的拟题手段单一，常常针对文章中某个容易产生误解的关键词句或概念，通过一些移花接木的伪装手段组成是非辨别选择题。这种类型的阅读理解题难度较小，属浅层理解题。如第一题，问主人公船上没带什么？在首段首句In 1996, Subaru Takaiashi sailed alone across the Pacific Ocean. 看得出来关键词是alone，表示是孤身一人，没有带任何人。

2 词句意义理解题

也叫转换理解题。它主要是通过同义转换的方式来考查对阅读材料中一些关键性词句是如何理解的，试题属于用词汇替换、句型转换手段对短文原句释义，难度也较小，也属浅层理解题。此类题在近年中考阅读理解试题中屡见不鲜，占有相当大的比例。

3 逻辑推理判断题

此题型要求考生综观全文，在汇集全文提供的各项信息的基础上，进行正确的逻辑推理，推断作者的意向；人物的动机、目的、性格特征；事件的前因后果；语言中的语态、语气等。近年来中考强调对考生进行阅读理解能力的考查，因而推理判断式的深层理解题量增大。这就要求我们在通读全文、弄懂全文的基础上，抓住文章的关键字句，深入挖掘和分析文章的内容。

4 归纳概括题

此题型要求考生在理解全文后归纳短文大意，概括中心思想，或选择短文的恰切标题。这些大都暗含在文章中。不过，也有些文章一开头便展示出文章的主题，尤其是新闻报道类，在文章各段落开头的一句往往就是主题句，用来概括该段的中心思想。但不少文章或段落中之中心思想贯穿在全文中。必须具备一定的归纳和概括能力，才能选对答案。因此，此类题有些属于深层理解的档次。