“Just take a deep breath.” “Don’t think about it.” “You’re more likely to die in a car wreck on the way to the airport than you are in a plane crash.” These are just some words given to people with a fear of flying. But as Tom Cruise, playing Lt. Daniel Kaffee in the movie A Few Good Men, said, “I get sick when I fly because I’m afraid of crashing into a large mountain. I don’t think Daniel will help.”
But there’s a new application that just may. Today, the VALK Foundation, a Dutch group that’s a partnership between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the University of Leiden, launches the app in the US. The VALK Foundation was one of the first centers for research and fear-of-flying treatment in the world and is the organizer of three world conferences on fear of flying.The foundation said the app, called Flight App VALK, is the first scientifically-developed, web-based treatment for people who suffer from mild to moderate fear of flying.
“The fear of flying application we have created aims to transfer all of the knowledge we have developed through our program into a mobile application that will help ease travelers’ fears,” said Dr. Lucas van Gerwen, director of the VALK Foundation. Dr. van Gerwen is also a psychologist and professional pilot with more than 30 years experience.
The foundation said up to 30% of adults are fearful fliers. The Flight App is designed to help relax passengers before and during flights by educating users about flight safety and turbulence. It explains the sounds and sensations they can expect during departure, flight and landing. And, if a passenger’s flight stress reaches a panic level, they press a special panic button which provides audio and written information to help decrease stress levels. Most importantly, the Flight App can be used during the flight in the airplane mode. Once downloaded, the program does not require Internet connection in the air.
小題1:By saying the words at the beginning of the passage, people are expected to ______.
A.decrease their fear of flying
B.get rid of their doubt about plane
C.have a good time on their flight journey
D.use some medicine to cure their fear of flying
小題2:Flight App VALK is aimed to ______.
A.help passengers experience the fear of flying
B.help relax passengers before and during flights
C.treat people who suffer from mild fear of flying
D.teach people the basic knowledge of taking flight
小題3:According to the passage, the VALK Foundation ______.
A.is a group focusing on psychology on the flight
B.was the first center to do research into fear of flying
C.organize the world conferences on fear of flying annually
D.focuses on researching and offering treatment on fear of flying
小題4:What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A.Many adults are suffering from fear of flying
B.It’s convenient for people to use the Flight App
C.Many planes will be installed with the Flight App.
D.The Flight App can decrease stress levels effectively
小題5:In which column of a newspaper can we read this passage?
A.CultureB.EntertainmentC.TechnologyD.Education

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析:本文介紹了一個(gè)旨在教育人們關(guān)于飛行的恐懼的蘋(píng)果應(yīng)用Flight App VALK,并介紹了具體的特點(diǎn)和信息。
小題1:A 推理題。根據(jù)第一段前3行“Just take a deep breath.” “Don’t think about it.” “You’re more likely to die in a car wreck on the way to the airport than you are in a plane crash.” These are just some words given to people with a fear of flying.說(shuō)明這些話都是人們安慰那些對(duì)飛行有恐懼感的人的話,故A正確。
小題2:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The foundation said up to 30% of adults are fearful fliers. The Flight App is designed to help relax passengers before and during flights by educating users about flight safety and turbulence.”說(shuō)明這個(gè)應(yīng)用的目的是為了緩解人們對(duì)飛行的恐懼。故B正確。
小題3:D 推理題。根據(jù)最后一段3,4,5,6,7行It explains the sounds and sensations they can expect during departure, flight and landing. And, if a passenger’s flight stress reaches a panic level, they press a special panic button which provides audio and written information to help decrease stress levels. Most importantly, the Flight App can be used during the flight in the airplane mode.說(shuō)明這個(gè)應(yīng)用主要告訴人們應(yīng)該如何來(lái)處理這些恐懼,故D正確。
小題4:B 推理題。本文的最后一段都是在描述這個(gè)應(yīng)用的作用和特點(diǎn),主要是為了說(shuō)服人們使用這個(gè)蘋(píng)果的應(yīng)用。故B正確。
小題5:C 推理題。本文主要講述的就是對(duì)VALK這個(gè)蘋(píng)果應(yīng)用的作用具體特點(diǎn)的使用的介紹,那么最可能出現(xiàn)在報(bào)紙上的技術(shù)部分。故C項(xiàng)正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng):本文介紹了一個(gè)旨在教育人們關(guān)于飛行的恐懼的蘋(píng)果應(yīng)用Flight App VALK,并介紹了具體的特點(diǎn)和信息。要求考生在閱讀理解整體語(yǔ)篇的基礎(chǔ)上,把握文章的真正內(nèi)涵。要吃透文章的字面意思,從字里行間捕捉有用的提示和線索,這是推理的前提和基礎(chǔ);要對(duì)文字的表面信息進(jìn)行挖掘加工,由表入里,由淺入深,從具體到抽象,從非凡到一般,通過(guò)分析、綜合、判定等,進(jìn)行深層處理,符合邏輯地推理。不能就是論事,斷章取義,以偏概全。要忠實(shí)于原文,以文章提供的事實(shí)和線索為依據(jù)。
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