6.The well-known adventurer and explorer Steve Fossett was famous for extraordinary efforts in setting world records in flying,ballooning and sailing.He set or broke over 100records in five different sports.Many of these records still hold.
Steve Fossett was born in 1944in Jackson,Tennessee.At twelve,he climbed his first mountain,and he kept going by choosing bigger and bigger goals.During his life,F(xiàn)ossett climbed the highest mountain on every continent except Mount Everest.
Also in 1985,he became the 270th person to swim across the English Channel.In 1991Fossett decided to pursue the highest goals in ballooning and sailing.Steve Fossett attempted the hot-air balloon trip around the world six times.This was not easy to do.During his fourth attempt in 1998,he was almost killed during a thunderstorm off the coast of Australia.Fossett successfully made the trip in 2002.He traveled over 33,000kilometers for over 14days.On this fight,F(xiàn)osstt set other records including a speed record of 322kilometers per hour.
Many of Steve Fossett's most extraordinary adventures were as a pilot.In 2005,he became the first person to fly a plane alone around the world without stopping for fuel.In 2006,F(xiàn)ossett and another pilot set an altitude record for flying a glider(滑翔機),a plane with no engine.They flew the glider into the Earth's stratosphere(平流層) at a height of over 15,000meters.
Steve Fossett once said that he did not like risks.He knew this might sound strange considering his activities.But he said what he tried to do was reduce risk with careful planning,technological development and the help of the best scientists and other experts.
Yet,no amount of planning can prevent the possibility of risk in life.In September of 2007,during a short-distance flight,his plane disappeared.At last,in February of 2008,a judge in Chicago declared Steve Fossett legally dead.He was sixty-three years old.
24.Which shows the correct order of the following events?B
a.Steve Fossett climbed his first mountain.
b.Steve Fossett made the hot-air balloon trip around the world successfully.
c.Steve Fossett became the 270th person to swim across the English Channel.
d.Steve Fossett became the first person to fly a plane around the world alone without stopping for fuel.
A.a(chǎn),b,c,d
B.a(chǎn),c,b,d
C.b,c,a,d
D.b,d,a,c
25.What can we learn from the last paragraph?B
A.Risks can be avoided with careful planning.
B.One cannot avoid risks even with careful planning.
C.Nobody can be successful without taking a few risks.
D.Planning is very important when one makes explorations.
26.Which word can best describe Steve Fossett?D
A.Unfortunate
B.Proud
C.Honest
D.Brave
27.What's the best title for the passage?A
A.Steve Fossett---a Great World Recorder Holder
B.World records set by Steve Fossett
C.63-year-old Steve Fossett Passed Away
D.a(chǎn) famous adventurer---Steve Fossett.
分析 短文描述了 Steve Fossett一生中刷下很多冒險的記錄.
解答 24.B,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文中描述:At twelve,he climbed his first mountain; in 1985,he became the 270th person to swim across the English Channel;Steve Fossett attempted the hot-air balloon trip around the world six times;In 2005,he became the first person to fly a plane alone around the world without stopping for fuel,根據(jù)其時間順序可知答案為B.
25.B,推理判斷題,根據(jù)句子no amount of planning can prevent the possibility of risk in life可知,即使有再詳細(xì)的計劃人們也會有遇到危險的可能,故答案為B.
26.D,推理判斷題,短文描述了 Steve Fossett一生中刷下很多冒險的記錄,可見他是一位非常勇敢的人,故答案為D.
27.A,主旨大意題,短文描述了 Steve Fossett一生中刷下很多冒險的記錄,因此最好的題目是A選項.
點評 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題,首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽,掌握全文的主旨大意.因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標(biāo)題,所以,速讀全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速讀的過程中,應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料.其次,細(xì)讀題材,各個擊破.掌握全文的大意之后,細(xì)細(xì)閱讀每篇材料后的問題,弄清每題要求后,帶著問題,再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主題句,閱讀時,要有較強的針對性.對于捕獲到的信息,要做認(rèn)真分析,仔細(xì)推敲,理解透徹,只有這樣,針對題目要求,才能做到穩(wěn)、準(zhǔn).