2019高考英語大二輪復(fù)習(xí)專題強(qiáng)化練四

1、.專題強(qiáng)化練四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

2、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

3、旅行方案 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 y

4、ou 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

5、 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 th

6、ere 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 $521See what youre missing when you fail to compare?【語篇解讀】假如打算假期買機(jī)

7、票去某個(gè)地方玩耍，買機(jī)票的時(shí)間、出發(fā)的時(shí)間和返程的時(shí)間都會(huì)影響機(jī)票的價(jià)格。本文主要介紹了購置廉價(jià)機(jī)票的多種方法。1When could the best price for flights within the US most possibly be found?AMonday morning.BTuesday afternoon.CThursday morning. DSunday morning.解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)When to buy中的“If youre shopping for domestic flights，check prices on Tuesday afternoons

8、.以及后文給出的原因可知周二下午票價(jià)是最廉價(jià)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：推理判斷題。根據(jù)When to fly中的

9、“Weekdays continue to be generally cheaper times to fly than weekends for most flights.可知，通常情況下，工作日的飛機(jī)票比周末廉價(jià)，因此買票的時(shí)候應(yīng)該防止買周末出發(fā)、周末返程的機(jī)票。答案：D3What does the underlined phrase“Stifle the impulseprobably mean?AFeel free to do something.BHold off on doing something.CGet well prepared for something.DMake qu

10、ick decisions about something.解析：詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)后文的“its a recipe for disaster和“See what youre missing when you fail to compare？可知，作者建議先比較價(jià)格后買票，故此處應(yīng)表示“在未比較的情況下遏制住去最喜歡的網(wǎng)站買票的沖動(dòng)。hold off on doing sth.意為“拖延做某事，與畫線短語意思相近。答案：BBFor the brave in the armed forces，being sent away from home for months at a time is jus

11、t 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 ho

12、me 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 sp

13、ot，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

14、 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 slipp

15、ed 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，lau

16、ghs，flowers，wishes.; arent they what a family have in store?【語篇解讀】作者在得知要離家執(zhí)勤后，因不能參加孩子的畢業(yè)典禮而心生愧疚，但是，他卻得到了孩子的理解和家人的支持。最后在得到了允許后及時(shí)趕到孩子的畢業(yè)典禮，給了孩子一個(gè)驚喜。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：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段

17、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，作者緊張他的五個(gè)孩子，尤其他的大女兒如何承受這一消息，因?yàn)檫@意味著作者不能看著她從高中畢業(yè)。答案：D5What is the probable meaning of the underlined phrase“l(fā)ive stream？APlan.

18、 BCelebrate.CPrepare. DBroadcast.解析：詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)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，無論如何，他可以通過網(wǎng)絡(luò)觀看她的畢業(yè)典禮。由此可猜測(cè)，live stream意思是“視頻直播，與broadcast意義相近。答案：D6How did Abigail feel when meeting her father?AEmbarrassed. BOverjoyed.CNervous. DSatisfied.解析：推理判

19、斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)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，女兒見到作者非常興奮。embarrassed意為“為難的，nervous意為“神經(jīng)緊張的，satisfied意為“滿意的；滿足的，均不符合語境。答案：B7What does the author mainly intend to express by telling the story?AA soldiers persona

20、l sacrifice.BA fathers love for his family.CThe meaning of family bond.DThe way to plan a big surprise.解析：推理判斷題。作者執(zhí)勤任務(wù)完畢后，設(shè)法及時(shí)趕回去參加了女兒的高中畢業(yè)典禮，女兒非常開心。作者由此來表達(dá)親情的意義。答案：C【干擾項(xiàng)分析】此題考生易誤選B項(xiàng)，考生會(huì)認(rèn)為作者設(shè)法趕回來參加大女兒的畢業(yè)典禮是在表達(dá)父愛，但父愛是一個(gè)方面，文中還展示了家人對(duì)他的支持和理解，因此，文章表達(dá)的應(yīng)是親情。A fathers love過于片面，沒有將家人對(duì)作者的理解和支持表現(xiàn)出來。CIf you hav

21、e a chance to go to Finland，you will probably be surprised to find how“foolishthe 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

22、 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 roo

23、ms 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

24、 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 破綻 in everyday life，surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take“petty_advantagesBut the strange thing is that

25、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 fait

26、h in everything they do，living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman【語篇解讀】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，主要通過一些例子，介紹了芬蘭人的老實(shí)，并且老實(shí)讓他們成為真正的“紳士。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 o

27、thers expense解析：詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第五段第一句“With so many loopholes破綻in everyday life，surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to takepetty advantages可知，在日常生活中芬蘭出現(xiàn)了很多的“破綻。結(jié)合上文內(nèi)容可知，在芬蘭，假如你告訴出租車司機(jī)你有一些事要處理，你不付車費(fèi)就可以分開；在賓館用舊的登記卡就可以享受免費(fèi)大餐；工人只要告訴老板自己工作的時(shí)長(zhǎng)就可以得到相應(yīng)的工資，這些就是“破綻。由此可知，芬蘭確實(shí)是那些愛貪小廉價(jià)的人的天堂，畫線詞意為“小廉價(jià)，故D項(xiàng)正確

28、。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

29、their working hours.DThe workers are always honest with their working hours.解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的內(nèi)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，老板是根據(jù)工人自己所說的工作時(shí)長(zhǎng)給工人支付工資的，而不是根據(jù)登記的時(shí)長(zhǎng)，所以C項(xiàng)與文意不符，應(yīng)選C項(xiàng)。答案：C【干擾項(xiàng)分析】根據(jù)第五段第二句可知，你可以先下車分開，等處理完事情后再付車費(fèi)，故A項(xiàng)與文意相符；根據(jù)第三段最后兩句

30、可知，假如你在芬蘭大賓館入住，你可以憑登記卡享受免費(fèi)大餐，故B項(xiàng)與文意相符；根據(jù)最后一段倒數(shù)第二句“And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in可知，芬蘭工人總是老實(shí)地匯報(bào)自己實(shí)際的工作時(shí)長(zhǎng)，故D項(xiàng)與文意相符。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 F

31、inland，most taxi drivers will not charge you anythingDeveryone in Finland is like a gentleman，for they have faith in themselves解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句，并結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容可知，在芬蘭，乘出租車的乘客可以先下車分開，等處理完事情后再付車費(fèi)；沒有在賓館登記入住的人并不會(huì)去賓館享受免費(fèi)大餐；工人可以按照自己報(bào)的工作時(shí)長(zhǎng)向老板索要工資。因?yàn)榉姨m人總是老實(shí)地做每一件事，生活在這樣一個(gè)社會(huì)，每個(gè)人都變成了一個(gè)真正的“紳士。據(jù)此可以判斷，芬蘭社會(huì)有著很高的道德程度，故A項(xiàng)

32、正確。答案：A【干擾項(xiàng)分析】根據(jù)第五段第一句可知，在日常生活中，芬蘭社會(huì)有很多可以讓貪小廉價(jià)的人鉆的“破綻，這是文章所表達(dá)的事實(shí)，而不是推論出來的內(nèi)容，故B項(xiàng)不符合題意；根據(jù)第五段第二句可知，乘客會(huì)在辦完事后支付車費(fèi)，故C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)文章最后一句可知，芬蘭人總是老實(shí)地做一切事情，故他們都像紳士，并不是說芬蘭人信任自己，故D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。11Which of the following is the best title of the passage?ALife in FinlandBA Society with “Foolish PeopleCWhat a LifeDHonest accounts

33、of the Finns解析：主旨大意題。通讀全文可知文章由人們認(rèn)為芬蘭人很“愚蠢引出本文話題，接著舉例介紹了芬蘭人“愚蠢的情況，最后點(diǎn)明主旨，即芬蘭是一個(gè)道德程度很高的國(guó)家，人們的老實(shí)讓他們都成為紳士。據(jù)此可以判斷，B項(xiàng)最合適作文章標(biāo)題。答案：B【難句分析】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：該句為主從復(fù)合句。句中

34、that you have some business to attend to為that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，作say的賓語。譯文：你可以乘一輛出租車去任何地方，告訴司機(jī)讓你在任何地方下車，告訴司機(jī)你有一些事情要處理，然后不付車費(fèi)就可以分開。DA new taxi service in Stockholm is offering its passengers a chance to relieve stress on the go.Theyve got psychotherapists 心理治療師 occupying the back seats of the taxis，offering fre

35、e consultations 咨詢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

36、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 psy

37、chologists 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

38、 of the people I meet from abroad tell me theyre frustrated 挫敗的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 cou

39、ld 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 $165Natalia 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否認(rèn) it.She said that the staff at Taxi Stockholm are actually quite optimistic about being able to help people through their service.【語篇解讀】本文主要講述了瑞典一家出租車公司提供的特別效勞：為乘客提供心理咨詢。12What can we know about from Paragraph 1?AMost of the Swedes are suffering from stress.BDrivers at Taxi Sto