高二年級閱讀理解專項練習(xí)：旅游交通

WeekSeven旅游交通一、閱讀理解（共25小題；共分）APassengersatScotland'stwobiggestairportswillexperienceprivacy-friendlybodyscansfromthisweekend.ThemoveispartofaUKroll-outofthesecuritytechnologydemandedbytheUS.Full-bodyscanningmachines,whichbounce(彈回)radiowavesoffthebodytodetectblackorhiddenweapons,havealreadybeeninstalledinGlasgowandEdinburghairportsandwillgoliveonSaturday.Travelerswilleitherberandomlyselectedforscanningorwillundergoascanifthereisasecurityconcernorametaldetectorissetoff,theairportssaid.UnlikethecontroversialX-rayscannersusedinManchester,called"nakedscanners",thetechnologybeingsetinScotlandwillproduceamodel-style,genericimageofabody,withsuspectitemsrepresentedbyabox.Allimagestakenaredeletedassoonastheyhavebeenassessed.ItfollowsanorderbytheDepartmentforTransportforbodyscanstobecarriedoutonallflightstotheUS,thoughpassengersonallflightswillbesubjectedtothenewauthority,theairportssaidinseparatestatements.Itwillberequiredforselectedpassengerstohavethescanandthosewhorefusewillnotbeallowedtoboardtheirflight.Amemberofairportstaffwillbepresentthroughouttheprocess,whichwilltakeplacewithinthesecuritysearcharea.AmandaMcMillan,managingdirectorofGlasgowAirportThetechnologyemployedbythebodyscannerisdesignedinsuchawaythatitmaintains(維護)thesecurityoftheairportwhilealsomaintainingtheprivacyofthepassenger."Wewillalsobeprovidingpassengerswithleafletscontaininginformationonthescannerandthereasonsbehinditsintroduction."GordonDewar,chiefexecutiveofEdinburgh1.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BodyScanstoBeginatCityB.TwoBiggestAirportsatScotlandC.BodyScansDemandedbytheUSD.DifferencesbetweenBodyScansandX-rayScanners2.Whichairportswillfull-bodyscanningmachinesbeused?A.TwobiggestairportsintheUS.B.GlasgowandManchesterintheUS.C.ManchesterandEdinburghintheUK.D.GlasgowandEdinburghintheUK.3.Theunderlinedword"undergo"means

inthe4thparagraph.A.sufferfromB.falldownC.gothroughD.comedown4.Whatifapassengerrefusesthefull-bodyscanning?A.Heorshewillbeinprisoninseparatespace.B.Heorshewillbethelastonetocheckin.C.Heorshewillbeforbiddentoboardtheflight.D.Heorshewillbeallowedtoboardtheplanebutbeingfined.5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Noonewillbeinchargeofthebodyscanningprocessafterusingthenewmachine.B.Measureswillbetakentoadvertisetheuseofthescannerandwhyitisused.C.Thenewbodyscannerwillbeintendedforsecurityoftheairportsthaneverbefore.D.Thescanwillbesimpleandsafeforeveryonebutnotforthepassengers'privacy.B1.YouwillgrowasapersonWhenyoutraveltheworld,youhavetheopportunitytoexperiencedifferentculturesandmeetnewpeople.Itisinevitablethatthroughtheseexperiencesyouwilllearnalotaboutyourself.Whoyouareasapersonandwhatyouwantoutoflifemightverywellchange.2.FreedomYouwillenjoyamuchgreatersenseoffreedomwhennooneisabletotellyouwhattodo.Youaretheboss.Youdecidewhereyouwanttogo,whatyouwanttodoandhowlongyouwanttostay.3.SimplicityYouwilldiscoverhowmuchbetterlifecanbewhenyouliveitsimply.Nophone,email,TV,job,schedule,billstopay;justyou,yoursurroundingsandyourmind.Perfection.4.Food,GloriousFoodYouwillhavethechancetotastefoodfromallcornersoftheglobe.Thatsurebeatsthefastfoodcultureinthiscountry.DoyoulikeeatingChinese,ThaiorIndianfood?Youwillenjoythefoodevenmorewhenyoueatitfromtheplaceitoriginated.5.NatureInsteadoflookingoutyourofficewindowtoseeahundredskyscrapersstaringbackatyou,youwillgetthechancetoseetheworldinallitsnaturalbeauty.SeethedesertsofAfricaorthejunglesoftheAmazonwithyourowneyesinsteadoflookingatastillimageinabook.6.BecomeStreetSmartYoumightalreadybebooksmartbutaddstreetsmarttoyourpersonathenthere'snostoppingyou;it’sakillercombination.Travellingteachesyoumanyoflife'slessonsandyouwillgainpearlsofwisdomalongyourjourney;frombeingabletobarter,toknowingwhenyouaretryingtobeconned,therearemanythingsnewplacescanteachyou.6.Theunderlinedword"inevitable"inthefirstparagraphrefersto

.A.impossibletoavoidB.outofthequestionC.previouslymentionedD.possibletoprevent7.Simplelifemightbelesslikelyalifewithout

.A.muchfreedomB.usingphoneC.checkingemailD.billstopay8.Accordingtothepassage,travelingtheworldcanmakeyou

.A.enjoynaturalbeautiesbuttastebadfoodB.enjoyfastfoodandman-madebeautiesC.haveindirectimageaboutthedestinationsD.enjoylocaldishesandnaturalbeauties9.Ifyouwantthekillercombination,youshouldgrasp

.A.manyoflife'slessonsalongyourjourneyB.pearlsofwisdomalongyourjourneyC.enoughbookandstreetknowledgeD.howtobarterwithstrangers10.What'sthetitleofthepassage?A.WaystoTraveltheWorldB.AimstoTraveltheWorldC.DestinationstoTraveltheWorldD.ReasonstoTraveltheWorldCAfterbeingburiedforcenturies,110newwarriorstatueshavebeenunearthedinXi'an,China.Thestatuesarepartofacollectionoflife-sizefiguresofwarriorsandhorsescalledtheTerracottaArmy.Thegroupofmorethan7,000life-sizeclaysculptureswasbuiltin210BCtoguardthetombofChina'sfirstemperor,QinShihuang.ShenMaosheng,fromtheQinShihuangTerracottaWarriorsandHorsesThesculptureswerediscoveredbyagroupoffarmersin1974.Whilediggingawell,theworkersfoundthreepitsfilledwiththelifelikefigures,whichweremadeofatypeofterracottaclay.Expertssaythatlongago,EmperorQinShihuangorderedthecreationoftheclayarmy,alongwitha20-square-miletombinwhichtohouseit.For36years,700,000laborerscraftedthisundergroundcity.Itcontainsmodelsofpalacesandtowers,andwasprotectedfrominvadersbyautomatically-triggeredcrossbows(弩).Thecitylayburiedformorethan2,000years.Today,peoplefromaroundtheworldvisitChinatoseetheterracottawarriors.Whatmakesthesoldierssospecial?Eachfigurewasindividuallycarved,sotheyhavedifferenthairstyles,expressionsandfacialfeatures.Thedetailsmakethesoldiersappeartruetolife.Insidethepit,thestatuesarearrangedbymilitaryrank.Thehighertherank,thetallerthestatue.Theshorteststatueis5feet8inchestall.Thetallestis6feet6inches.Thelowerhalfofeachsoldierismadeofsolidclay,whiletheupperhalfishollow.Thismakesiteasierforthefigurestoremainupright.ThediscoveryofXi'an's110newwarriorscomesafteranewfindingabouttheGreatWallofChina.AnarchaeologicalsurveyrevealedtheGreatWallofChinaismorethantwiceaslongaspreviouslythought.Thewallwasoriginallymeasuredtobe5,500milesbutisnowmeasuredat13,170mileslong.BeijingofficialsplantoopentwonewsectionsoftheGreatWallandtoexpandotherareastomakeroomformoretourists.11.Thelife-sizeclaysculpturesweremade

.A.forartexhibitionsB.aspresentsoftheemperorC.formilitarypurposeD.astheemperor'stombguards12.Accordingtothepassage,theelevenwarriors

.A.havealreadybeendugupB.werebadly-preservedC.werepaintedwithcolorsD.hadnotbeenlocated13.What'sthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A.Theprocedureofmakingwarriors.B.Theprocessofdiscoveringterracotta.C.EmperorQinShihuang'scontributions.D.Thewarriors'history.14.Theterracottawarriorslineupby

.A.militaryrankB.hairstyleC.expressionD.facialfeature15.Howmanygreatdiscoveriesarementionedinthepassage?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.DPros:●Meetandinteractwithmorepeople.●Goingwhereyouwanttogo,whenyouwanttogo,withwhomeveryouwanttogowith.●Allowsyoutofindyourowntraveltechniques(asopposedtogoingwithatourgroup).Cons:●Travelingalone(24/7)canbescaryattimes.●Mustovercomeanyshynessyoumayhaveinordertomeetotherpeople.●Decidingwhereyouwanttogoandwhattodoonceyouarethererequiresmoreeffortonyourpartthanlettingsomeoneelsemakeallormostofthedecisions.●Forcesyoutoshowyourindependence(thiscanbeaproifyouthinkbeingindependentisimportantandpossibleforyourlevelofemotionalgrowth).ForYourInformation:ItraveledsoloduringmythreemonthtriptoEuropeandIhadanexcellenttime.Iwouldn'twanttotravelanyotherway,forthiskindoftravelofferedmesomuchfreedom.KeepinmindthatthisadviceiscomingfromsomeonewhoisrelativelyshyandhadnevertraveledanywherealonebeforegoingtoEurope.TravelingwithacompanionorcompanionsPros:●Youalwayshavesomeonetotalkto/consultwith.●Youcansharefood,clothing,housing,etctoreduceyourexpenses.●YouwillhavesomeonetakeyourpictureinfrontoftheEiffel●Youmayfindafriendwhocansupportyouorshareyourjoyandsadnessforever.Cons:●Beingwiththesameperson/people24/7canbeveryannoying.●Grouptravelcanberisky(peoplecantakeallyourmoney,cheatyou,etc.).●Memoriesofyourtripmaymaybeconstantfightingoverwheretogoandwhattosee,etc.●Travelingasgroupcanbeintimidatingtoothertravelersbecausegroupsarelikelytobeexclusive(排斥)andmaymakeitmoredifficulttomeetotherpeople.16.Whatkindofpeoplearesuitabletotravelsolo?A.Peoplegoodatmakingdecisions.B.Peoplewithanindependentquality.C.Thosewithmanytraveltechniques.D.Thosewhowanttoenjoymuchfreedom.17.WhichisNOTthebenefitthattravelingwithacompanioncanbring?A.Developalifelongfriendship.B.Savemoney.C.Learnsomephotographingtechniques.D.Reduceloneliness.18.Thetravelmentionedinthepassage,whethersoloorwithacompanion,lasts

.A.amonthB.aweekC.halfamonthD.awholeday19.Theunderlinedword"intimidating"probablymeans

.A.attractiveB.noteasytounderstandC.safeD.noteasytoapproach20.Grouptravelcanberiskybecause

.A.youcan'tdependonsomeoneelseallthetimeB.itisboringtotalktothesamecompanionsallthetimeC.youcan'texpressyourownopinionsfreelyD.youdon'tsharethesameinterestasyourcompanionEPlanningatriptoJapan?Nodoubtyou'veplannedvisitstokeyattractionsinTokyo,Osaka,orothermajorcities.Good,they'llbeworththetripandanymajorcitycanoffermoreenjoyablesitesthanyou'llhavetimetosee.Anumberoftravelagenciescanprovidelistsofhotspotsforincredibleshopping,nightlifeandfinediningunlikeanyotherplaceonearth.Evenifit'sJapan'sancientcultureyouseek,shrinesandcastleswithinacitylikeTokyowilleducateandenlightenyou.Sowhatcouldbemissingfromsuchafabulousvacation?Gettingoffthebeatenpathastheysay,that'swhat.Havingtraveledinlargecities,smalltownsandtheruralcountryside,Ifeelcompelledtoshareafewthoughts,andmaybeafewprecautionswithfirst-timevisitorstoJapan.Myfirstthought...getoutoftown,butkeepreadingbeforetakingmyadvice.Ifyouwishtohaveatrueculturalexperiencethennothingbeatsvisitingsmalltownswheretourbusesdon'tstop.Drivingyourowncaristheonlywaytogohere.TherearerentalcarcompaniesinJapanwhichspecializeinservicingtourists.Don'tworryaboutdrivingonthe"wrongside"asyou'llquicklybecomeusedtoit.Precautions:You'llneedtotakea"personaladventurelevel"readingbeforeembarkingonthistrip.UnlessyouspeaksomeJapanese,communicationwillbeverylimited.Carryapen,paperandmapatalltimes.MostJapanesedonotspeakconversationalEnglish.Thisisespeciallytrueonceyouleavethecitiesbehind.Lodging,diningandevengettinggaswilltakemoreeffort.ImaginedrivingthroughtheruralUSandspeakingnoEnglish,howwouldyougetalong?IspokenoJapanesewhatsoeverwhenIfirstdroveaboutthecountryanddidfine.Itwaschallengingbutjustasrewarding.IdorecommendthatotherslearnsomeJapanesefirst.Itwouldbesomucheasier.MitakeJapanmountainsinAutumn.Benefits:Iguaranteethatifyoutravelforevenashorttimeintheruralcountry,youwillhavestoriesunmatchedbyanyfriendswhostayedonguidedcitytours.Thebestpartis—Ican'ttellyouwhatthey'llbe.Dostopatlocalrestaurantsandpointsofinterest.Domakeanefforttocommunicatewiththosearoundyou.YouwillfindthatasawholetheJapaneseareveryfriendlyandwelcomingtoforeignvisitors.Therewillbe