辽宁省大连市高考英语阅读理解一轮专练

PAGE4-2015辽宁省大连市英语阅读理解高考一轮专练（4）【四川省成都市2014届高三英语摸底测试模拟试题（二）】Searchingforairfaresoftenseemslikeagamethatpassengersareboundtolose.Priceschangefromdaytoday,evenminutetominute.Lookingthroughmultiplewebsitesforthebestdealcanbeabigchallenge.Evenwhenyoudobook,there’snoguaranteethatyouaregoingtogetthebestprice.

“Youjustdon’tknowwhentopullthetrigger.It’snotlikebuyinganythingelseIcanthinkof,”saidGeorgeHobica,founderofA.

HarrietLevypaid$179forarecentround-tripflightonAmericanAirlinesbetweenNewYorkandFortLauderdale,Florida.Sittingjustonerowbehindher,ShirleyHarrisonpaid$215.Afewrowsback,EllisandDianneTraubpaid$317each.Therewereatleast12faresontheflight,rangingfrom$169to$360.

There’snoreasonforit,Harrisonsaid.

Farescanchangesignificantlyinjustafewhours.OneDeltaflightfromNewYorktoLosAngelesjumpedfrom$755to$1,143fromaFridaytoSaturdayinlateApril,thenfellto$718onSunday.

TheflightwasoneofadozentheAssociatedPressfollowedoverthreemonthsforavacationbetweenJuly16and22.Thenumberonefinding:avoidbookingticketsonweekends.It’sthemostexpensivetimetobuy.

There’snowaytoguaranteethebestfare.Butbeforebooking,travelersshouldpayattentiontothisadditionaladvice:

•BookonTuesday,WednesdayandThursday.That’swhenairlinesmostoftenoffersales.

•Buyinadvance,butnottooearly.Thebesttimeisfourtosixweeksbeforetraveling.Ingeneral,pricesforanygivenflightarehighesteightto10weeksandtwotothreeweeksinadvance.

•Makeuseofsocialmedia.Airlinesaregivingmorebenefitslikeexclusive(独家)salestotravelerswhointeractwiththemonTwitterandFacebook.Thosespecialsareoftengonewithinhours.

•Theso-calleddiscountairlines–JetBlue,Air-Tran,SouthwestandFrontier–adjusttheirfareslessfrequentlythanotherairlines,soyoucanfeelmoreconfidentthatthepricewillstaythesame.Buttheirpricesaren’talwaysthelowest.Researchingmultipleairlines’faresistheonlywaytogetagooddeal.35.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Passengersareunabletosearchforairfares.

B.Airlinesoftenplaygameswithpassengers.

C.Theearlieryoubook,thelowerairfaresyou’llpay.

D.It’sdifficultforpassengerstogetthebestprice.36.Theunderlinedphrase“pullthetrigger”inParagraph2probablymeans_______.

A.startsearchingB.getthehighestprice

C.makeapurchaseD.getonboardtheplane37.Byusingalotoffiguresintheexample,theauthorintendsto_______.

A.showthereisstandardpriceforeverysingleairline

B.discovertherulesbehindairfares

C.guaranteepassengersalowprice

D.proveairfarescanvarywidely38.Passengersareadvisedtobookflights_______.

A.inthemiddleoftheweekB.onspecialwebsites

C.severalmonthsbeforetravelingD.withairlineswhicharefamousforofferingdiscountprices【参考答案】35-38DCDA【四川省成都市2014届高三英语摸底测试模拟试题（二）】Here’sthisweek’slistoffouropenjobsthroughoutthelocalarea.Whetheryou’reunemployedandneedajoboryouarejustsickoftheoneyouhave,RoswellPatchwantstohelp.Weknownewjobscanbehardtocomebythesedays,whichisSurvivalGuide.AndIreallydowhatIbelievein.Itellyouthisbecausethereisnoshameingettingyourmoney'sworth.I'malsotightfistedwhenitcomestoshoes，clothesformychildren，andexpensiverestaurants.ButIwouldn'thesitatetospendonagoodhaircut.Itkeepsitsshapelonger，andit'sthefirstthingpeoplenotice.AndIwillalsospendonaclassicpieceoffurniture.Qualitylasts.5．WhydidDeltagivetheauthor'sfamilycredits?A．Theytookalaterflight.B．Theyhadearlybookings.C．Theirflighthadbeendelayed.D．Theirflighthadbeencancelled.解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“...giveupourseatsandleavethenextday.”可知答案。答案A6．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?A．Sherarelymissesagooddeal.B．Sheseldommakesacompromise.C．Sheisverystrictwithherchildren.D．Sheisinterestedincheapproducts.解析推理判断题。根据文章第三段中“Butasabig­timebargainhunter,Iknowthevalueofadollar.Andthesedays,agooddealissomethingfewofuscanaffordtopassup.”可知作者自称是一个一流的杀价者，并且说一笔好的交易是很少有人能够拒绝的，因此作者不会错过一笔好买卖的，答案为A项。答案A7．Whatdoestheauthordo?A．She'sateacher.B．She'sahousewife.C．She'samediaperson.D．She'sabusinesswoman.解析细节理解题。根据文章第四段第二句“IhavebeentheconsumerreporterofNBC'sTodayshowforoveradecade.”可知作者是一位媒体工作者。答案C8．Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?A．Howtoexposebadtricks.B．Howtoreserveairlineseats.C．Howtospendmoneywisely.D．Howtomakeabusinessdeal.解析写作意图题。文章最后一段讲述了如何明智地花钱，即如何让钱花得更值得，故答案为C项。答案C较难题目特训：介绍说明类Theterm“underemployment”hasthreerelatedmeanings.Inonesense,itreferstoasituationinwhichsomeonewithexcellentjobqualifications(资格)isworkinginapositionthatrequireslessqualifications,asforinstanceinthecaseofalawyerdrivingaschoolbus.Inthesecondsense,itmeansworkingpart-timewhenonewouldprefertobeworkingfull-time.Inthethirdsense,itisaformofoverstaffing(人浮于事)inwhichemployeesarenotbeingfullymadeuseof.Allformsofunderemploymenthaveeffectontheeconomyandthehealthofthebusinesscommunity.Long-termunderemploymentcanalsocoverupthetruthbehindtheemploymentsituations.Whennationscollectemploymentstatistics,theyusuallycomeupwithabasenumberof“unemployed”individuals,usingthatnumbertojudgethehealthofthejobmarket.Thisnumberdoesnotincludepart-timeworkerslookingforfull-timejobs,astheyareconsideredemployed,anditalsodoesn’treflectworkerswhoareunderpaid,consideringtheirqualifications.Inthefirstsense,underemploymentisacommonprobleminmanyofthedevelopedworld.Manypeoplewithcollegedegreesareworkinginlow-levelorserviceindustryjobsbecausethejobmarketisfull.Theissueofpart-timeemploymentisalsoveryserious.Somepeopleareforcedintopart-timejobs,whileothersfindthemselvestakingapart-timejobbecausenothingelseisavailable,eventhoughtheyreallyneedtoworkfull-time.Thisproblemisespeciallycommoninareaswithseasonalemployment,whereemployersfinditcheapertomaintainandlayoffpart-timestaffs,ratherthankeepingafullstaffatalltimes.Inthesenseofshortageofworkers,underemploymentappearsinavarietyofsituations.Somecompaniesmaintainafullstafftobepreparedforseasonalwork,ortokeepwell-trained,qualifiedworkerssothattheywillbeavailablewhenneeded.Laborlawsandunionpressuresmayalsopreventacompanyfromcuttingdownonstafforworkinghours,leadingtoasituationinwhichpeoplereporttowork,buthavenothingtodo.1.Thepurposeofthepassageis.A.toshowunderemploymentisbecomingmoreserioustodayB.toimplywomenarelaidoffmorethanmenC.toexplainthemeaningof“underemployment”D.totellthepresenteconomicsituations2.Accordingtothetext,underemploymentmeans.A.thesamemeaningastheword—unemployedB.employeesar