2019年高考英语大二轮复习专题强化练四

专题强化练四AIf youll be taking vacation time in the coming year and plan on flying，here are some shopping tips to give your undivided attention to.When to buyIf youre shopping for domestic flights，check prices on Tuesday afternoons.This is an old tip but still valid because most US carriers continue to release sales on Tuesday morning，and competitors quickly drop their fares to match the better deals.When to flyWeekdays continue to be generally cheaper times to fly than weekends for most flights.In the US specifically，the cheapest days are typically Tuesday，Wednesday and Saturday.A good itinerary (旅行计划) for the expensive US spring break travel period is Tuesday to Saturday; it wont be cheap exactly，but it will save you money (in most cases) over weekendtoweekend travel.Direct vs.connecting flightsCompare the price of direct with connecting fights.Sometimes adding a stop to your route will save you money，and it might be enough to endure the extralong flying day.Some examples：Boston to Seattle：$247 direct，$234 onestopSan Francisco to Raleigh/Durham: $553 direct，$362 onestopOkay，the savings on BostonSeattle might not be worth it to you，but Ill bet youll think twice about the direct flight for San Francisco to Raleigh.Compare，compare，compareStifle_the_impulse to go to your favourite airline site to purchase tickets without doing any comparison; its a recipe for disaster.Example: Lets say you want to fly from New York to London and figuring your favourite US legacy carrier will get you there for the best price.Airline price：$554 roundtripComparison price：$486Obviously，the legacy carrier did not have the cheapest flight，but wait，theres more: The comparison site also showed a cheaper flight from the same legacy carrier ($521)See what youre missing when you fail to compare?【语篇解读】如果打算假期买机票去某个地方游玩，买机票的时间、出发的时间和返程的时间都会影响机票的价格。本文主要介绍了购买便宜机票的多种方法。1When could the best price for flights within the US most possibly be found?AMonday morning.BTuesday afternoon.CThursday morning. DSunday morning.解析：细节理解题。根据When to buy中的“If youre shopping for domestic flights，check prices on Tuesday afternoons.”以及后文给出的原因可知周二下午票价是最便宜的。答案：B2What are ticket buyers advised to do?AChoose direct flights rather than connecting ones.BTake the cheapest deal from their favourite airline.CLook for flight deals to Europe throughout the summer.DAvoid weekendtoweekend flights in holiday seasons.解析：推理判断题。根据When to fly中的“Weekdays continue to be generally cheaper times to fly than weekends for most flights.”可知，通常情况下，工作日的飞机票比周末便宜，因此买票的时候应该避免买周末出发、周末返程的机票。答案：D3What does the underlined phrase“Stifle the impulse”probably mean?AFeel free to do something.BHold off on doing something.CGet well prepared for something.DMake quick decisions about something.解析：词义猜测题。根据后文的“its a recipe for disaster”和“See what youre missing when you fail to compare？”可知，作者建议先比较价格后买票，故此处应表示“在未比较的情况下遏制住去最喜欢的网站买票的冲动”。hold off on doing sth.意为“拖延做某事”，与画线短语意思相近。答案：BBFor the brave in the armed forces，being sent away from home for months at a time is just part of the duty.However，its never an easy one to perform especially for those with children.So when I found out I was going to be stationed in South Korea for a year，I was nervous about how my five children，particularly my eldest daughter Abigail，would take the news since it meant I wouldnt be home to see her graduate from high school.Incredibly，Abigail told me not to worry and even suggested we live stream the event among family members when I leaked the news.“Weve been lucky you havent had to be sent abroad yet.Anyway we can get connected through the Internet.See me on your phone on my spot，”Abigail said.She stepped into many of my roles when I was gone.I wanted to find a way to thank her and show her how proud I was of her.I started planning the special surprise when my request to return home a few weeks early to attend Abigails graduation ceremony was approved.When my time in South Korea finally came to an end，I flew home，rented a car，and stayed in a hotel.And on Abigails graduation day，I hid in an office behind the stage waiting until I heard my daughters name called，I just kept thinking“Dont cry.Dont trip in your heels.Dont fall over.”At last! Abigail was up on stage.I slipped up behind her，whispered in her ear，and around she turned！“I was just thinking，like，You arent supposed to be here.What? What? How？It was the biggest shock.Im pretty sure my dad made people he didnt even know cry.Emotional for everyone，”Abigail cried.You know what followed: embraces，kisses，tears，laughs，flowers，wishes.; arent they what a family have in store?【语篇解读】作者在得知要离家执勤后，因不能参加孩子的毕业典礼而心生愧疚，但是，他却得到了孩子的理解和家人的支持。最后在得到了允许后及时赶到孩子的毕业典礼，给了孩子一个惊喜。4What worried the author most?AHis duty in South Korea.BHis five childrens safety.CHis eldest daughters study.DHis absence from a big event.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I was nervous about how my five children，particularly my eldest daughter Abigail，would take the news since it meant I wouldnt be home to see her graduate from high school.”可知，作者紧张他的五个孩子，尤其他的大女儿如何接受这一消息，因为这意味着作者不能看着她从高中毕业。答案：D5What is the probable meaning of the underlined phrase“live stream”？APlan. BCelebrate.CPrepare. DBroadcast.解析：词义猜测题。根据文中第二段中的“Anyway we can get connected through the Internet.See me on your phone on my spot，”可知，无论如何，他可以通过网络观看她的毕业典礼。由此可猜测，live stream意思是“视频直播”，与broadcast意义相近。答案：D6How did Abigail feel when meeting her father?AEmbarrassed. BOverjoyed.CNervous. DSatisfied.解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“What？What？How？”和“It was the biggest shock.Im pretty sure my dad made people he didnt even know cry.Emotional for everyone，”可知，女儿见到作者非常兴奋。embarrassed意为“尴尬的”，nervous意为“神经紧张的”，satisfied意为“满意的；满足的”，均不符合语境。答案：B7What does the author mainly intend to express by telling the story?AA soldiers personal sacrifice.BA fathers love for his family.CThe meaning of family bond.DThe way to plan a big surprise.解析：推理判断题。作者执勤任务结束后，设法及时赶回去参加了女儿的高中毕业典礼，女儿非常开心。作者由此来表达亲情的意义。答案：C【干扰项分析】本题考生易误选B项，考生会认为作者设法赶回来参加大女儿的毕业典礼是在表达父爱，但父爱是一个方面，文中还展示了家人对他的支持和理解，因此，文章体现的应是亲情。A fathers love过于片面，没有将家人对作者的理解和支持表现出来。CIf you have a chance to go to Finland，you will probably be surprised to find how“foolish”the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example.Taxis in Finland are mostly highclass Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometre.You can go anywhere in one，tell the driver to drop you at any place，say that you have some business to attend to，and then walk off without paying your fare.The driver would not show the least signs of anxiety.The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests，but also serve outside diners.Hotel guests have their meals free，so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals.The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration cards to the waiter.With such a loose check，you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.The Finnish workers are paid by the hour.They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate.Then they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.With so many loopholes (漏洞) in everyday life，surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take“petty_advantages”But the strange thing is that all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fares after they have attended to their business and that not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms.And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in.As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do，living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要通过一些例子，介绍了芬兰人的诚实，并且诚实让他们成为真正的“绅士”。8The underlined words in Paragraph 5 mean“_”Ato be ready to help othersBto make good use of ones friendsCto be a little ahead of othersDto gain something at others expense解析：词义猜测题。根据第五段第一句“With so many loopholes(漏洞)in everyday life，surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to takepetty advantages”可知，在日常生活中芬兰出现了很多的“漏洞”。结合上文内容可知，在芬兰，如果你告诉出租车司机你有一些事要处理，你不付车费就可以离开；在宾馆用旧的登记卡就可以享受免费大餐；工人只要告诉老板自己工作的时长就可以得到相应的工资，这些就是“漏洞”。由此可知，芬兰确实是那些爱贪小便宜的人的天堂，画线词意为“小便宜”，故D项正确。答案：D9Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AWhile taking a taxi in Finland，you can get off without first paying your fare.BIn a big hotel in Finland，you can enjoy free meals if youre living in the hotel.CThe bosses in Finland pay the employees according to the registration of their working hours.DThe workers are always honest with their working hours.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的内容，尤其是第三句“Then they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly”可知，老板是根据工人自己所说的工作时长给工人支付工资的，而不是根据登记的时长，所以C项与文意不符，故选C项。答案：C【干扰项分析】根据第五段第二句可知，你可以先下车离开，等处理完事情后再付车费，故A项与文意相符；根据第三段最后两句可知，如果你在芬兰大宾馆入住，你可以凭登记卡享受免费大餐，故B项与文意相符；根据最后一段倒数第二句“And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in”可知，芬兰工人总是诚实地汇报自己实际的工作时长，故D项与文意相符。10We can infer from the passage that_Athe Finnish society is of very high moral(道德的)levelBthere are many loopholes in everyday life in FinlandCin Finland，most taxi drivers will not charge you anythingDeveryone in Finland is like a gentleman，for they have faith in themselves解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句，并结合全文内容可知，在芬兰，乘出租车的乘客可以先下车离开，等处理完事情后再付车费；没有在宾馆登记入住的人并不会去宾馆享受免费大餐；工人可以按照自己报的工作时长向老板索要工资。因为芬兰人总是诚实地做每一件事，生活在这样一个社会，每个人都变成了一个真正的“绅士”。据此可以判断，芬兰社会有着很高的道德水平，故A项正确。答案：A【干扰项分析】根据第五段第一句可知，在日常生活中，芬兰社会有很多可以让贪小便宜的人钻的“漏洞”，这是文章所叙述的事实，而不是推论出来的内容，故B项不符合题意；根据第五段第二句可知，乘客会在办完事后支付车费，故C项错误；根据文章最后一句可知，芬兰人总是诚实地做一切事情，故他们都像绅士，并不是说芬兰人信任自己，故D项错误。11Which of the following is the best title of the passage?ALife in FinlandBA Society with “Foolish” PeopleCWhat a LifeDHonest accounts of the Finns解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知文章由人们认为芬兰人很“愚蠢”引出本文话题，接着举例介绍了芬兰人“愚蠢”的情况，最后点明主旨，即芬兰是一个道德水平很高的国家，人们的诚实让他们都成为绅士。据此可以判断，B项最适合作文章标题。答案：B【难句分析】You can go anywhere in one，tell the driver to drop you at any place，say that you have some business to attend to，and then walk off without paying your fare.分析：该句为主从复合句。句中that you have some business to attend to为that引导的宾语从句，作say的宾语。译文：你可以乘一辆出租车去任何地方，告诉司机让你在任何地方下车，告诉(司机)你有一些事情要处理，然后不付车费就可以离开。DA new taxi service in Stockholm is offering its passengers a chance to relieve stress on the go.Theyve got psychotherapists (心理治疗师) occupying the back seats of the taxis，offering free consultations (咨询)The test was started by a company called Taxi Stockholm，which claims its the first project of its kind in the world.The idea was formed when the owners of Taxi Stockholm realized that people are more likely to talk about their problems on boring，quiet drives.They even have data to back_up the theory; according to spokeswoman Natalia Santos，around 70 percent of people said their taxi journeys were a good time for reflection and that they often found their minds wandering.“And when you think about it，the drivers can even become like therapists，”she added.Mia Fahln，one of the psychologists on board，said that she would have to be flexible，because she wouldnt know exactly how long a trip could be.But she believes that a lot could be accomplished from even a short 10minute journey.“A lot of people are lonely，”she explained.“There are so many single people in Stockholm.And a lot of the people I meet from abroad tell me theyre frustrated (挫败的)with Sweden.They say its really hard to make the acquaintance of people and that even when they try，the Swedes can be very quiet.”“Of course，youd not have to be lucky to catch these taxis，but if youre really excited about the idea，you could book a trip in advance.It will work out cheaper than seeing a regular therapist; an hourlong session with Fahln costs up to 1，200 kronor ($165)”Natalia Santos said.When asked if this is all a publicity stunt (作秀) in the wake of their new competitors，taxiapp service Uber，Santos denied(否认) it.She said that the staff at Taxi Stockholm are actually quite optimistic about being able to help people through their service.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了瑞典一家出租车公司提供的特别服务：为乘客提供心理咨询。12What can we know about from Paragraph 1?AMost of the Swedes are suffering from stress.BDrivers at Taxi S