高中一轮复习英语北师大版第二周热考话题集训旅游与交通

第二周热考话题集训——旅游与交通阅读理解ADearJorge,Areyouenjoyingyourbreakfromschool?MyfamilyarenowinSacramento,California.WeareherepayingavisittomyauntGloria.WehavebeentotheCaliforniaStateCapitolBuilding,thenaturecenter,andthezoo.Ihaveseenmanyinterestingthings,butonestandsoutabovetherest.Thismorningwedrovefrommyaunt'shometoCalistogatoseeCalifornia'sOldFaithfulGeyser(老忠实泉).Ihadreadaboutitinmybook,SightseeinginCalifornia:WhereYouShouldGo.YouhaveprobablyheardofOldFaithful,thegeyserfarthernorthinYellowstoneNationalPark.ThisCaliforniageyserissometimescalled“LittleOldFaithful.”WhenwearrivedCalifornia'sOldFaithfulwasonlyacalmpoolofwater.Thegeyserdidn'tlookverydeep.“What'sthebigdeal？”Iwondered.AsIturned,Isawsomesteamrisingfromthewater.BeforeIknewit,therewashotwatershootingupabout60feetintotheair.Wecouldnotbelieveoureyes!Itcontinuedforalmostthreeminutes.AuntGloriatoldmethatthewatercamefromanundergroundriver.Shealsosaidthatthewatertemperaturewasabout95℃.Thiswatercansometimesshoot170feetintotheair.MyauntsaidthatothergeysersaroundtheworldreachhottertemperaturesandshootwaterevenhigherthanCalifornia'sOldFaithfulGeyser.I'dlovetolearnmoreaboutthisgeyserandothergeysersindifferentcountrieswhenIgethome.I'llseeyousoon!Yourfriend，Bennetto语篇解读：本文是一封书信。作者主要讲述了自己的旅游经历。1．Accordingtothetext,Bennetto________.A．visitedhisauntGloriabyhimselfB．hadneverheardofOldFaithfulGeyserC．thoughtnothingofOldFaithfulGeyseratfirstD．flewallthewayfromSacramentotoCalistoga解析：选C细节理解题。由第二段中的“Whenwearrived...Iwondered.”可知，Bennetto刚开始觉得老忠实泉没什么可看的，故选C项。2．ThewaterBennettosawhighinthesky________.A．disappearedatonce B．wastoohottotouchC．camefromadeepsea D．was170feetinheight解析：选B细节理解题。由第二段中的“therewashotwater...intotheair”和第三段中的“thewatertemperaturewasabout95℃”可知，喷出来的水温度很高，所以不能碰，故选B项。3．WhatwasexpressedinBennetto'sletter?A．Anger. B．Doubt.C．Courage. D．Excitement.解析：选D推理判断题。由第二段中的“Wecouldnotbelieveoureyes！”和最后一段中的“I'dlovetolearnmore...whenIgethome.”等信息可知，Bennetto在信中表达了自己的兴奋，故选D项。4．Bennettowrotethelettermainlyto________.A．talkabouthisholidayexperiencesB．askJorgetovisitOldFaithfulGeyserC．expresshisthankfulnesstoAuntGloriaD．giveYellowstoneNationalParksomeadvice解析：选A写作意图题。总览全文可知，Bennetto通过这封信主要向Jorge讲述了自己在假期的经历，故选A项。BAfewmonthsafterwemovedtoTours,France,Iwantedtomeetmyhusband,Stéphane,forlunchattheuniversitywhereheworked.Igotlost,soIhadtocallhim.Stéphane'sworkmateAndréoverheardtheconversationandsaid,“Howcouldshegetlost?Youjustgostraight.”IadmitIhaveahorriblesenseofdirection,can'treadamapandamnotsuchahotdriver.Butmyhusbandclaimsthatyoudon'treallyneedaroadmaportowritedowndirectionstogetanywhereinFrance.Youjustneedtoknowyourdestinationandlookatthesignsinthetrafficcircles.Andifyoudon'tseeyoursignthefirsttimearound,youcankeepturningaroundandarounduntilyouspotyourexitsign.Isuppose.ButassoonasIgetintoaroundaboutIgetintoapanicandratherthancirclingtosurveymyoptionswithacoolhead,Iexitsomewhere,anywhere,justtokeepfromgoingroundandround.SixyearsintoourFrenchlivingexperiment,Inowhaveadoptedanidealsolution:aGPS(GlobalPositioningSystem)programonmysmartphone.Irelyonittogetjustaboutanywhere,evenplacesI'vebeentobefore.ThispastwinterwewenttotheAlps(阿尔卑斯山)foraskiingvacationandafriendaskedmewherewewent.HowcouldIknow?Wasn't“theAlps”precise(精准的)enough?AsfarasIcouldfigure,wejustturnedontheGPSprogram,searchedtheaddressanddrove.WasitthenorthAlpsorsouth?Whoknew?IsGPSequipmentjustmakingusallstupiderorisitactingasausefulaidtopeoplewhomightnotbebraveenoughtogooutsideoftheirgateswithoutit?Inmycase,it'sprobablyboth.MaybeonedayI'llgrownewbraincellswheremysenseofdirectionshouldbe.AndmaybeonedayI'llfigureouttheFrenchroads.Butinthemeantime,you'llfindmeinaroundabout,tryingtofigureoutwheretoexit.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者方向感极差，经常迷路，后来作者借助全球定位系统出行，但是一次去阿尔卑斯山的经历又让作者产生了这个系统到底有害还是有益的疑问。5．WhatwasAndré'sreactionwhenheknewtheauthorgotlost?A．HephonedStéphane. B．Hefeltverysurprised.C．Heshowedhertheway. D．Hekeptwaitingforher.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段中André说的话：“Howcouldshegetlost?Youjustgostraight.”可以推测André对于作者迷路感到很惊讶，他认为只要直着走就不会迷路。6．WhatwasStéphane'sadvicefortheauthor?A．Toreadmaps. B．Tofindsigns.C．TobuyaGPS. D．Tolearntodrive.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Youjustneedtoknowyourdestinationandlookatthesignsinthetrafficcircles...untilyouspotyourexitsign.”可知，作者的丈夫建议她记住目的地，然后寻找路标。7．Whentheauthorenteredaroundabout,shewouldprobably________.A．circlearound B．stopbeingnervousC．takethenearestexit D．identifythedirection解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知，作者一进入交叉路口就惊慌失措、不能冷静思考，只要看到出口就马上出去。8．Theskiingvacationexperiencemadetheauthorwonder________.A．howtodescribeaplacepreciselyB．whethertheGPScouldbetrustedC．abouttheinfluenceoftheGPSonpeopleD．abouttheimportanceofthesenseofdirection解析：选C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“IsGPSequipmentjustmakingus...outsideoftheirgateswithoutit？”可知，这次经历让作者对全球定位系统对人们的影响产生了疑问：它到底让人们变得更笨还是能帮助人们？CLongago,sailorssailedtofarawayplaceswithouttheabilitytorelyonmoderninstrumentstoleadtheway.Still,manywereabletosailacrossvast,unchartedoceansandarriveattheirdestinationssafely.Whydidn'tmoresailorsgetlostatsea?Whatkindsofequipmentdidtheyusetofindtheirway?Inearlysailinghistory,fewmapswereavailable.Sailorshadtorelyonmemoryandonwrittenguidescalledpilotbooks.Pilotbooksofferedsailorsinformationabouthowlongittooktogettocertainportsandinstructionsaboutgettinginandoutoftheports.Pilotbooksdidnotoffermuchinformationaboutsailingfarfromland.Later,sailorsusedmaps,charts,andinformationfromotherexplorerstoplantheirtrips.Earlymapsandchartsoffereddescriptionsofislandsandcoastlinesthathelpedsailorsnavigate.Experiencedsailorslearnedwhereharbors,freshwater,supplies,andfriendlypeoplemightbefound.Theywerealsoabletowarnothersaboutdangers.Someoftheearlynavigationpracticesandequipmentusedontheseshipsprovedtobequitetrustworthy.Earlysailorsusedatoolcalledtheastrolabe(星盘)tofigureoutthepositionsofstarsandthesuntodeterminetheirlocation.Forcenturies,sailorsplannedtheirroutes,sailed,andrecordedtheirprogressusingtheNorthStarastheironlyreference.Theyalsousedpatternsofwindandwavesasdirectionalclues.Eventhoughoceanwavesmaylookthesametoinexperiencedeyes,theyhavedifferentshapesrelatedtothedepthoftheoceanandtheirclosenesstoland.Sailorsevenfoundawaythatcloudsandseabirdscouldhelpthem.Thesailorsofyesterdayreliedheavilyontheirobservationsandstudiesofthesea.Althoughtheirtechniquesweresimple,theywereabletoachievegreatthingsduringtheiradventuresatsea.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了早期航海中水手们是如何确定航向而不会在海上迷路的。9．Accordingtothetext,pilotbooks________.A．aremapschartedbyothersailorsB．areguideswrittenbyothersailorsC．offerdescriptionsofislandsandportsD．offerinformationaboutsailingfaraway解析：选B细节理解题。由第二段中的“Sailorshadtorelyonmemoryandonwrittenguidescalledpilotbooks.”可知，航海书是手写的指南。10．Weknowfromthetextthatearlyexplorersandsailors________.A．establishedtheshippingnetworkB．inventedmanymodernsailingtoolsC．couldlocatealltheportsandislandsD．sharedinformationandofferedwarnings解析：选D细节理解题。由第三段中的“sailor