Question

At least once each winter I manage to get a good flight in the middle of a snowstorm. Last Sunday was that flight. My gliding(滑翔的) partners had looked at the weather reports of showers and decided to stay at home. People say that you shouldn’t fly by yourself, but on that day I felt the urge to go flying and so headed for my favorite gliding site.

I had the mountain ridge to myself. After a smooth lift-off, I floated stably in the breeze, feeling at peace with myself and the world. I looked across the valley to Bedford and a moment later saw the town disappear in a band of snow that was moving towards me.

The breeze remained strong enough for flying and I knew that as long as the visibility was good, it was OK for me to stay in the air. The snow moved in and swirled around me. It was a light dry snow. The day was already very quiet but, somehow, the light snow made it even more silent. I felt like a snowflake.

Two bald eagles joined me. They didn’t pay me any attention and spent a few minutes flying around the ridge before disappearing. I flew through another band of snow. I had been flying for about 45 minutes when I next looked across the valley. I could see there were more bands of snow to come and the breeze was dying too.

It was time to go home, get in a hot bath and warm up. I couldn’t wait to tell my gliding partners that they had missed out on a perfect flight.

1.Why did the author’s gliding partners refuse to fly on that day?

A. They preferred to fly alone

B. The weather did not permit

C. They did not like winter flights

D. The equipment was not adequate

2.Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “” in Paragraph 3?

A. Weather

B. Skill

C. Possibility

D. View

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The bald eagle can cause damage to the author’s flight

B. The author will land and go home after the snow stops

C. Brand of snow will be a great threat to the author’s flight

D. The author will hesitate to share his experience with his partners

4.What could be the best title for the article?

A. The First Flight Alone

B. A Narrow-Escape Flight

C. One Never-Again Flight

D. An Impressive Winter Flight

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析:本文为记叙文，讲述了作为滑翔爱好者的作者独自经历的一次难忘的滑翔。

1.细节判断题。 根据第一段第三句“My gliding（滑翔的）partners had looked at the weather reports of snow showers and decided to stay at home．”可知作者的同伴因当天有“snow shower”而不愿去滑翔飞行，故选B。

2.词义辨析题。 根据第三段中“The breeze remained strong enough for flying”提到天气因素，故排除A；而通过整体句意可排除“技术”和“可能性”两个选项，故选D。

3.细节推判题。根据第四段最后一句中“I could see there were more bands of snow to come and the breeze were dying too.”和最后一段的“It was time to go home”可知雪带对于飞行是威胁，故选C。

4.主旨大意题。通读文章可知这并非作者第一次飞行；也不是他死里逃生的一次飞行；亦非作者的最后一次飞行，故选D。

【名师点睛】

抓住文章主线和关键词语，归纳文章中心

要注意不是所有的段落都有主题句，有时主题句暗含在句中。阅读这样的文章，就需要自己根据文章的细节来分析，概括出段落的主题，从而推导出文章的主旨。分析的方法是：先弄清该段落主要讲了哪几方面的内容，这些内容在逻辑上有什么联系，然后加以归纳形成主题。比如第24小题，主旨大意题。通读文章可知这并非作者第一次飞行；也不是他死里逃生的一次飞行；亦非作者的最后一次飞行，故选D。

考点：考查故事类阅读