高三英语阅读理解细节题专项突破四

1、高三英语阅读理解细节题突破（四）AaPeterByfordwasborninastonehouseinHonley，andwhenhewastinyhisdad，formerminer，gotajobinthetextiletradeandtheByfordsmovedtoSkelmanthorpe.Lifewastoughbutfun，andyoungPeterspenthisdaysintherollingcountryside，raftingontheriver，makingtreecampsorplayingonhisownwithhismodelrailwayandsoldiers.

2、Hisworldwasrockedbytragedywhenhismotherdied，whichdestroyedyoungPeter，ashychildwhosuddenlyhadtogrowupfast.Thoughgrieving，hewentuptheroadtolivewithhisauntanduncle，andreturnedhomemuchtooyoungtofacethenextchallenge，thatoflookingafterhisdad，whohadlostanarminanaccidentinafactory.Bythenhehadtakenthenicknam

3、easBiff.TheyoungerBiffstruggledatschoolbecauseofhisshyness，butlovedthemusiclessonsandbecamefriendswithaclassmatewhosebrotherhadaguitar.Atthesametimeayoungmanwhohadabanjo(班卓琴)movedintothehouseoppositewherehelivedandhetaughtyoungBiffhowtoplayit.Theseedshadbeensownandmusicbegantoinfluencehislife.Buteve

4、nso，hisworkingcareerbegan，intypicalfashionfor1960sWestYorkshire.Afterashorttimeasanapprentice(学徒)carpenter，hewenttoworkinthelocalweavingfactory.AndthiswaswhereBiffByford，soontobecomealegendintheworldofrock，firstlearnedtosing.Themachineswouldrunallday，clicketyclack，clicketyclack.Thenoisewasincredible

5、，andtheworkerswouldspendtheirtimetryingtolipreadeachother.Itwasjustsonoisyinthere.Itwasreallyheavymetal.Theonlythingtodowassingtoyourself.Sosingtohimselfhedid，themelodies(旋律)lockinginplaceinhishead，nottobeforgotten.Hisdreamfirstexplodedintoarockingreality.1PeterByfordhadtoleavehisauntanduncle_.Abeca

6、usehismotherpassedawayBbecauseofhisfatherspoorhealthCbecausehewantednottostaywithhisfatherDbecauseofhisfullybeinggrownup2Whatdoesthethirdparagraphimply?APetergotinfluencedalotbyhisclassmateandtheyoungman.BtheclassmatetaughtPeterhowtoplaytheguitar.CPetersharedahousewiththeyoungman.DTheyoungBiffhadane

7、yeforgoodfriends.BTheUnitedStatesisfacedwithserioustrafficproblems.Toomanycarstravelonthefreewaystoandfromthecity.Thisheavytrafficcausesdelaysandlotsofpollutionfromcarsthatareusingtheirenginesbutnotmovinganywhere.Manycarsgoingnowhereiscalleda“trafficjam”WhilemanycitiesintheUnitedStateshavetrafficpro

8、blems，someoftheworstareinLosAngeles，California.LosAngelesisabigcitywithalargedowntownarea.Oneofthereasonswhythereissomuchtrafficisthatfewpeopleusepublictransportationtogetaround.ExpertssayonepossiblesolutiontothetrafficprobleminLosAngeleswouldbetomakepeoplewanttousethepublictransportationsystemofbus

9、esinsteadoftheirowncars.Peoplesaythebusesshouldbemadeeasier，faster，lesscostlyandmoredependablethandrivingacar.Onesuggestionistoreducethecostofridingthebus.Peoplewhousuallydrivetheircarscouldsavealotofmoneyongasandparkingcosts.Also，LosAngelescouldmakethebuseseasierforpeopletouse.Thebusescouldtravelto

10、moreplacesinthecity.Andtherecouldbemorespeciallanesonthefreewaysthatonlybusescoulddrivein.Thesechangeswouldmaketakingthebusfasterandeasierthandrivingacar.Otherexpertshavesaidthatthebestwaytoeasetrafficproblemsistochargepeoplemoneytodriveonthefreeways.Thesecharges，ortolls，wouldbeforthemostcrowdedroad

11、s.Thetollswouldbeineffectduringthetimesofdaywhenmostpeopledrivetoworkandhomeagain.Thesetimesinthemorningandlateafternoonarecalled“rushhour”Peoplewouldtrytoavoiddrivingontheseroads，whichwoulddecreasetheamountoftraffic.Also，themoneycollectedfromthesetollscouldbeusedtoimprovetheroadsandpublictransporta

12、tionsystem.3WhichisNOTtheeffectcausedbytheheavytraffic?AToomanyprivatecars.BTimewasting.CSeriousairpollutionDTrafficjams.4Oneofthewaystheexpertssuggestisthat.ApeopleshouldavoiddrivingtoworkandhomeBmoreroadsshouldbebuiltfortheincreasingprivatecarsCpeopleshouldbechargedonthemostcrowdedroadsduringrushh

13、ourDmorespeciallanesonthefreewaysshouldbemarkedoutforprivatecarsCItwasamodesttestdrive:Movingforward15feet，turninginplace120degrees，thenbackingupabout8feet.Theentiretriptookabout16minutes.ButfortheteambehindCuriosity，thesixwheeledNASArover(探测器)thatlandedonMars17daysago，thefirsttracksonMarswereanexci

14、tingmilestone.“Itcouldntbemoreimportant，”PeterCTheisinger，themissionsprojectmanager，said.“Imean，webuiltarover.Sounlesstherovermoves，wereallyhaventaccomplishedanything.”Curiosity，whichwaslaunchedonNovember26，2011，istospendaboutacoupleofyearstravelingthrougha96milewidecrater(陨石坑)andupamountainatthecen

15、terofthecrater，exploringforsignsthatearlyMarscouldhavebeenhabitableforlife.ButthatjourneyofmilesstartedafewfeetawayfromBradburyLanding，whereCuriositysetdownonAug.6，2012.ThespothadbeennamedforRayBradbury，theauthorofTheMartianChroniclesandotherinfluentialsciencefictionnovels.Hewouldhaveturned92onWedne

16、sday.Recently，Curiosityhasbeenbusywithotherexercises.OnSunday，theroverfiredalaserinstrumentforthefirsttime，hittingarockandanalyzingtheatomicmakeup.OnMonday，itextendeditsarm.OnTuesday，itmoveditsfourcornerwheelsinpreparationforthedrive.“Everythinghasbeengoingextremelywell，”Mr.Theisingersaid.Sofar，theo

17、nlybrokeninstrumenthasbeenawindsensorthatmayhavebeendamagedduringthelanding，NASAsaid.Duringthenextweek，asmoreinstrumentsarecheckedout，Curiosityistoheadtoitsfirstdestination，calledGlenelg.Atfirst，Curiositywillmoveonlyabout30feetatatime.Asitsengineersgainexperience，thedriveswillstretchtolongerthanthel

18、engthofafootballfield.Mr.Theisingerwarnedthattheearlysuccessesdidnotensurefutureones.Sofar，themissionhasaccomplishedonlytwoofitsprimarygoals：tolaunchontimeandtolandonMars.“Wevegotalongwaytogobeforethismissionmeetsitsfullpotential，”hesaid.5WhatdoesPeterCTheisingerthinkofthetestdrive?AIthasntaccomplis

19、hedanything.BItisofgreatimportance.CItendedupasafailure.DItwasnotsmooth.6WhichpartofCuriositywasdamagedaccordingtothepassage?AAlaserinstrumentBAwindsensor.CItsarm.DItsfourcornerwheels.7Curiosityismainlydesignedto_AsearchforevidenceoflifeonMarsBprepareforhumanlandingonMarsCexplorethenaturalresourceso

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