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阅读理解 My Unforgettable Travel 　　Besides going by car, there are three other ways to get across the country：planes, trains and buses．Air travel is the most expensive of the three but in many ways the easiest and most comfortable．There are hundreds of flights a day criss-crossing the country, and it is easy to make an order．You will get to your destination(目的地)quickly and find the services(服务)at the airports excellent．There will be connecting bus services to the center of town, car rental agencies and porters(出租公司和搬运工)． 　　Traveling by train is cheaper than by airplane．In the past, train service was poor but in recent years the government has changed the service with AMTRAK, the nationalized train system．You can travel first or second class．Your ticket is for the journey only, sleeping and dining conditions will be extra．The most inexpensive way to travel is by bus．Continental railways and Greyhound can buy special tickets that allow you unlimited travel for a certain period of time．In this way you can stop along the way to visit the places that interest you most． 　　If you do travel long distances, be ready for the time changes．There are four time zones(时区)in the continental USA, starting on the East Coast with Eastern Standard Time(EST), then moving west to Central Standard Time(CST), Mountain Standard Time(MST)．If you travel east to west, you gain one hour each time you enter a new time zone． Seeing America by Car 　　A good way to see the USA is by car．Americans love their cars and in the past fifty years they have developed a vast network of roads and freeways to help them reach their destinations． 　　As few visitors have their own cars, renting one is the next best thing．You will need a valid driver’s license(it is best to have an international driver’s license)and either international credit cards(信用卡)(Diners, American Express), or a deposit(存折)． 　　You should start out with a working knowledge of the road．You travel from state to state and this can be very exciting to a newcomer．For example, in some states it is legal(合法)to turn right at a red light if there is no closing traffic, while in other states you will be fined(罚款)for this action． 　　People can enjoy vast(广袤的)areas of wild beauty．Throughout the country, animal and plant life is now protected by law, Americans are learning to be conservationists(天然资源保护者)． 　　Thinking over． (1) The 1st paragraph is told about ________． [　　] A． car is more expensive B． there are four ways to travel C． the service is a little good D． ordering tickets is not easy (2) Which do you think it is a better way if you are allowed to travel or stop along the way for some time without limit? [　　] A． train B． car C． bus D． ship (3) If you go to west from east you ________ zone． (4) If you walk at the red light on the road in some states you feel ________, and see some plants and animas ________．

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．enter a new time;4．safe/right,protected;
解析：

(1)	此题考查段落的细节理解．从第一段第一行，作者开门见山：Besides going by car, there are three other ways to get across the country：planes, trains and buses．故选B．
(2)	此题同样是细节理解题．根据第二段最后两句“Continental railways and Greyhound can buy special tickets that allow you unlimited travel for a certain period of time．In this way you can stop along the way to visit the places that interest you most．”分析．可判定第一句是衔接前后两句的关键句，从而可推断问题中的train 就是文中的Continental railways，所以选A．
(3)	是填词题，从问题中的空格后的zone来推测，enter a new time与文中的第三段的最后一句“…each time you enter a new time zone．”最合适．
(4)	同样是填词题，考查学生整体的理解、分析和应用能力．根据倒数二、三段“…in some states it is legal(合法)to turn right at a red light if there is no closing traffic, while in other states you will be fined(罚款)for this action…．Throughout the country, animal and plant life is now protected by law…”便可用safe or right来代替文中的legal．再从问题“see some plants and animas…”的角度来考虑，又可得知protected 作补语，来代替文中的动词被动式．

提示：

本文(My Unforgettable Travel)中的短语都是有关美国的旅行．解读这样的题型，首先对各段、各句的意思要清楚，此外，须具备整体理解、判断、分析和灵活应用能力；最好是带着问题去寻找合适、贴切的答案．不管是填词题还是问答题，一定要把握好连接句子的关联词的应用．此类题分别在2005年全国部分省市命题中得到了体现．