9．Dear Jorge，
Are you enjoying your break from school？My family are now in Sacramento，California．We are here paying a visit to visit to my aunt Gloria．We have been to the California State Capital Building，the nature center，and the zoo．I have seen many interesting things，but one stands out above the rest．This morning we drove from my aunt's home to Calistoga to see California's Old Faithful Geyser（老忠實泉）．I had read about it in my book，Sightseeing in California； Where You Should Go．You have probably heard of Old Faithful，the geyser father north in Yellowstone National Park．This California geyser is sometimes called"Little Old Faithful．"
When we arrived California's Old Faithful was only a calm pool of water．The geyser didn't look very deep．"What's the big deal？"I wondered．As I turned，I saw some steam rising from the water．Before I knew it，there was hot water shooting up about 60feet into the air．We could not believe our eyes!It continued for almost three minutes．
Aunt Gloria told me that the water came from an underground river．She also said that the water temperature was about 95℃．This water can sometimes shoot 170feet into the air．
My aunt said that other geysers around the world reach hotter temperatures and shoot water even higher than California's Old Faithful Geyser．I'd love to learn more about this geyser and other geysers in different countries when I get home．I'll see you soon!
Your friend，
Bennetto
21．According to the text，BennettoC．
A．visited his aunt Gloria by himself．
B．had never heard of Old Faithful Geyser．
C．thought nothing of Old Faithful Geyser at first．
D．flew all the way from Sacramento to Calistoga．
22．The water Bennetto saw high in the skyB．
A．disappeared at once．B．was too hot to touch．
C．came from a deep sea．D．was 170feet in height．
23．What was expressed in Bennetto's letter？D
A．Anger     B．Doubt     C．Courage    D．Excitement
24．Bennetto wrote the letter mainly toA．
A．talk about his holiday experiences．B．a(chǎn)sk Jorge to visit Old Faithful Geyser．
C．express his thankfulness to Aunt Gloria．D．give Yellowstone National Park some advice．

分析 本文屬于書信體裁，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了作者寫信給其朋友講述其假期去參觀老忠實泉的經(jīng)歷．

解答 21．C．考察細(xì)節(jié)理解．根據(jù)第二段第二句The geyser didn't look very deep．"What's the big deal？"I wondered．可得出本題答案C．
22．B．考察細(xì)節(jié)理解．根據(jù)第三段第二句She also said that the water temperature was about 95℃．可以得出泉水溫度很高，故選B．
23．D．考察推理判斷．根據(jù)第一段第五句I have seen many interesting things，but one stands out above therest．以及第二段最后一句We could not believe our eyes!It continued for almost three minutes．可以推斷出作者的語氣為興奮，故選D．
24．A．考察作者意圖．根據(jù)第一段開頭My family are now in Sacramento，California．We are here paying a visit to visit to my aunt Gloria．We have been to the California State Capital Building，the nature center，and the zoo．I have seen many interesting things，but one stands out above the rest．可以得出本文意在講述作者的經(jīng)歷，故選A．

點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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    The car plane has wings that unfold for flying--a process the company says takes one minute--and fold back up for driving．A runway is still required to take off and land．
The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies，although it is both．The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations，and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations．
The company is aiming to sell the Transition to private pilots as a more convenient and cheaper way to fly．They say it saves you the trouble from trying to find another mode of transportation to get to and from airports：You drive the car to the airport and then you're good to go．When you land，you fold up the wings and hit the road．There are no expensive parking fees because you don't have to store it at an airport--you park it in the garage at home．
The car-plane is designed to fly primarily under 10，000 feet．It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1，430 pounds，including fuel and passengers．Terrafugia says the Transition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to drive under bad weather instead of flying into marginal（臨界） conditions．
The Transition's price tag：$194，000．But there may be additional charges for options like a radio，transponder or GPS．Another option is a full-plane parachute．
"If you get into a very awful situation，it is the necessary safety option，"Gersh said．
    So far，the company has more than 70 orders with deposits．"We're working very closely with them，but there are still some remaining steps，"Brown said．
67．From the first paragraph we can learn thatD．
A．car-planes will be produced in large amount in 2011
    B．Richard Gersh is the president of Terrafugia
    C．both Transition and Ferrari can fly and land safely
    D．possibly people will drive a car-plane in 2011
68．It takes the car-plane one minute toC．
    A．fold and unfold its wings             B．fold back up for driving
    C．unfold wings for flying              D．land in the airport
69．According to the passage，which of the following is Wrong？B
    A．The car-plane requires a runway to take off and land．
    B．The car-plane may fly higher than normal planes．
    C．People can park the car-plane in the garage at their home．
    D．the company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations．
70．What's the best title for the passage？A
    A．Cars With Wings Can Fly as Fast as Planes．
    B．Which to Choose：A Ferrari or a Car Plane
    C．A more Convenient and Cheaper Way to Fly．
    D．Cars With Wings May Be Just Around The Corner．

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19．Poorer children would be offered the chance to attend lessons on Saturday to help catch up with their middle?class peers （同齡人），the shadow schools secretary，Michael Gove，said today．The Conservatives would give English state schools the freedom to choose to have longer teaching hours and extra classes at the weekend，he told the Association of Teachers and Lecturers'annual conference．
Gove said the move would help to close the achievement gap with richer children whose parents could afford extras such as tutoring and music lessons．
He told delegates （代表） in Manchester："For children who come from homes where parents don't have the resources to provide additional stretch and cultural experiences，there are benefits in having those children in the learning environment，in school，for longer．"
"Parents would love to have schools starting earlier in some circumstances，and certainly going on later in the afternoon，given the reality of their working lives，"he said．He held up the example of Kipp （Knowledge is Power Program） schools in the US，which are often based in the poorest communities and open from 7：30am to 5pm on weekdays，plus Saturdays．
But it would be up to schools to decide to offer longer hours，Gove added．
Parents said Saturday classes could become a"badge of dishonor"if pupils were forced to go，while teachers raised concerns about their workload．
Margaret Morrissey，of Parents Outloud，said："I think the suggestion the government made about one-to-one teaching for these kids would be a more preferable way of improving these children's performance．I'm just not sure whether taking away a child at weekends is actually going to make them cleverer in the week．"
The ATL's general secretary，Mary Bousted，said："If we want Saturday schools，then we need more teachers doing the extra hours，not the same teachers working longer．"

66．The program is intended for childrenB．
A．who are from middle-class families
B．whose parents can't afford extra help
C．who perform poorly academically
D．whose weekends are mostly unoccupied
67．"Additional stretch"in Paragraph 4 probably refers toD．
A．music lessons
B．physical relaxation
C．entertainment activities
D．out-of-school improvement
68．Why did Gove mention Kipp schools in the US？C
A．To make a comparison．
B．To introduce a new program．
C．To seek supportive evidence
D．To prove his program is better．
69．What is Margaret Morrissey's opinion about the new program？B
A．Favourable．        B．Doubtful．
C．Optimistic．        D．Acceptable．
70．Which of the following is true？A
A．Teachers may not like the program．
B．Schools are trying to make profits．
C．The program is already under way．
D．The program is popular with children．

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