英語思考力閱讀答案

英語思考力閱讀答案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】答案為B。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞EgyptAirFlight804定位到第二段。該關(guān)鍵詞所在句為本段第二句，第一句為段落中心句，意為“美國人樂意忍受費(fèi)時的安全程序作為加強(qiáng)安全的回報”，選項B中securitychecks是原文securityprocedures的同義替換，故選項B正確。22.Whichofthefollowingcontributestolongwaitsatmajorairports?[A]Newrestrictionsoncarry-onbags.[B]ThedecliningefficiencyoftheTSA.[C]Anincreaseinthenumberoftravelers.[D]Frequentunexpectedsecretchecks【答案】C【解析】答案為C。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞longwaitsatmajorairports定位到第二段。關(guān)鍵詞所在句Enhancedsecuritymeasurescombinedwithariseintheairlinetravelhaveresultedinlongwaitsatmajorairports中的haveresultedin是題干contributesto的同義詞，根據(jù)此句可知，排長隊的原因有兩個:增強(qiáng)的安全措施和航空旅行的增加，選項C中anincreaseinthenumberoftravelers(旅客人數(shù)的增加)是對航空旅行的增加的同義替換，航空旅行增加意味著旅客人數(shù)的增加，故選項C正確。23.Theword“expedited”(Line4Para.5)isclosestinmeaningto____[A]quieter[B]faster[C]wider[D]cheaper【答案】B【解析】答案為B。詞義題。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞expedited和選項內(nèi)容定位到第五段。本段是在講過安檢時的PreCheck這一程序，該關(guān)鍵詞所在句的后一句提到“這節(jié)約了每個人的時間”，顯然通過預(yù)先安檢的乘客進(jìn)入安檢通道的時間減少了，即速度“更快了”，四個選項中選項B符合文意，故正確。24.OneproblemwiththePreCheckprogramis______[A]adramaticreductionofitsscale[B]itswrongly-directedimplementation[C]thegovernment’sreluctancetoback