英语思考力阅读答案

英语思考力阅读答案SectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingABCorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Firsttwohours,nowthreehours-thisishowfarinadvanceauthoritiesarerecommendingpeopleshowuptocatchadomesticflightatleastatsomemajorU.S.airportswithincreasinglymassivesecuritylines.Americansarewillingtotoleratetime-consumingsecurityproceduresinreturnforincreasedsafety.ThecrashofEgyptAirFlight804,whichterroristsmayhavedownedovertheMediterraneanSea,providesanothertragicreminderofwhy.Butdemandingtoomuchofairtravelersorprovidingtoolittlesecurityinreturnunderminespublicsupportfortheprocess.Anditshould:WastedtimeisadragonAmericans'economicandprivatelives,nottomentioninfuriating.Lastyear,theTransportationSecurityAdministration(TSA)foundinasecretcheckthatundercoverinvestigatorswereabletosneakweapons---bothfakeandreal-pastairportsecuritynearlyeverytimetheytried.EnhancedsecuritymeasuressincethencombinedwithariseinairlinetravelduetotheimprovingChicago’sO’HareInternational.Itisnotvetclearhowmuchmoreeffectiveairlinesecurityhasbecome-butthelinesareobvious.PartoftheissueisthatthegovernmentdidnotanticipatethesteepincreaseinairlinetThereisonesteptheTSAcouldtakethatwouldnotrequireremodelingairportsorrushingtohire:EnrollmorepeopleinthePreCheckprogram.PreCheckissupposedtobeawin-winfortravelersandtheTsA.PassengerswhopassabackgroundcheckareeligibletouseexpeditedscreeninglanesThisallowstheTSAwantstoenrol125millionpeopleinPreCheck.Ithasnotgottenanywhereclosetothat,andonebigreasonisstickershockPassengersmustpay$85everyfiveyearstoprocesstheirbackgroundchecks.Sincethebeginning,thispricetaghasbeenPreCheck’sfatalflaw.Upcomingreformsmightbringthepricetoamorereasonablelevel.ButCongressshouldlookintodoingsodirectlybyhelpingtofinancePreCheckenrollmentortocutcostsinotherways.TheTSAcannotcontinuedivertingresourcesintounderusedPreChecklaneswhilemostofthetravelingpublicsuffersinunnecessarylines.Itislongpasttimetomaketheprogramwork.21.ThecrashofEgyptAirFlight804ismentionedto[A]stresstheurgencytostrengthensecurityworldwide[B]explainAmerican’stoleranceofcurrentsecuritychecks[C]highlightthenecessityofupgradingmajorUS.Airports[D]emphasizetheimportanceofprivacyprotection【答案】B【解析】答案为B。细节题。根据关键词EgyptAirFlight804定位到第二段。该关键词所在句为本段第二句，第一句为段落中心句，意为“美国人乐意忍受费时的安全程序作为加强安全的回报”，选项B中securitychecks是原文securityprocedures的同义替换，故选项B正确。22.Whichofthefollowingcontributestolongwaitsatmajorairports?[A]Newrestrictionsoncarry-onbags.[B]ThedecliningefficiencyoftheTSA.[C]Anincreaseinthenumberoftravelers.[D]Frequentunexpectedsecretchecks【答案】C【解析】答案为C。细节题。根据关键词longwaitsatmajorairports定位到第二段。关键词所在句Enhancedsecuritymeasurescombinedwithariseintheairlinetravelhaveresultedinlongwaitsatmajorairports中的haveresultedin是题干contributesto的同义词，根据此句可知，排长队的原因有两个:增强的安全措施和航空旅行的增加，选项C中anincreaseinthenumberoftravelers(旅客人数的增加)是对航空旅行的增加的同义替换，航空旅行增加意味着旅客人数的增加，故选项C正确。23.Theword“expedited”(Line4Para.5)isclosestinmeaningto____[A]quieter[B]faster[C]wider[D]cheaper【答案】B【解析】答案为B。词义题。根据关键词expedited和选项内容定位到第五段。本段是在讲过安检时的PreCheck这一程序，该关键词所在句的后一句提到“这节约了每个人的时间”，显然通过预先安检的乘客进入安检通道的时间减少了，即速度“更快了”，四个选项中选项B符合文意，故正确。24.OneproblemwiththePreCheckprogramis______[A]adramaticreductionofitsscale[B]itswrongly-directedimplementation[C]thegovernment’sreluctancetoback