第18講閱讀理解之主旨題

￡劭幡怦

知識梳理11主旨題的提問方式：

常見的提問方式有這幾種：

令Thetextismainlyabout.

令Themainidea/themainpurposeis,

?Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

?Whatisthetopicofthetext?

令Whatdoes(hefirstparagraphdiscuss?

【知識梳理2】主旨題解題技巧

關(guān)注標題，首段及末段,在文章中反復(fù)出現(xiàn)的詞語

每段的開首句

選項中常常有某段的段選項的范圍太窄或太寬，

意，而不是全文的主旨無法準確概括出文章主旨

主旨題不能夠從原文中直接找到答案的題，要注意：

1、以原文為依據(jù)，不參雜個人意見，要客觀不要主觀。要克服“我認為…怎么樣”的觀點。

2、答案是比出來的。答案不選對的，只選最好的.因為，有時候四個答案都是對的。答案不選對的，只

選最好的。比答案的原則是：好的》不知道的；不知道的）不對的。

3、注意絕對化的詞。如果答案選項中出現(xiàn)絕對化的詞，比如：all,always,never,nothing,every等

等，除非文章當(dāng)中使川了該類詞匯，否則，一般都要排除。

4、答案要避免以點帶面，以偏蓋全。尤其是多個選項都有道理，難以挑選正確答案的時候，要注意選擇

最符合題目要求的?個。

5、“傻瓜”原則。文章中沒有提到的就當(dāng)時不知道，不要枉自猜測，自作聰明。一切以文章內(nèi)容為準。

【例題精講】

閱讀下面的段落，在文章中畫出主旨句，并總結(jié)規(guī)律。

（備注：讓學(xué)生快速閱讀瀏覽后劃出主旨句，并說明原因）

PASSAGE1

Peoplehavedifferenttastesinfood.Somefeelthattheyhaven'teatenamealunlesstheyhavehadsteakor

otherredmeat.Somepreferchickenorfishandeatoneortheothera（everymeal.Othersprefervegetablesand

fruitsorgrainsandwouldenjoynmealnfspaghetti,eggplant,andfreshfruit.Otherscouldliveonwhatwere

calledfast------foods:ahamburgerorhotdog,Frenchfriesandasof:drink.

PASSAGE2

Africa------ThefightagainstsiarvationinsixWestAfricannationsisbeinghamperedby〔herainyseason.

Heavyrainsareturningthedirtroadsintomuddyrivers.Reliefwillhavetowailforadryspellwhichseems

nowhereinsight.Theweatherbureauismaintainingsilenceforfearofcausingincreasedalarm.

PASSAGE3

London'swealherisslrange.Itcanrainseverallimesaday;eachtime(herainmayesuddenlyafterthesunis

shiningbrightly.TheairisdampandchillrightthroughJuly.OnoneMarchafternoonHamptonHeathlastyeanit

rainedthreetimes,therewasonehailstorm,andthesunshonebrilliantly------allthiswithintwohours'time.Itis

notunusualtoseemenandwomenrushingdownthestreetonasurnymorningwithumbrellasontheirarms.No

oneknowswhatthenextfewmomentswillbring.

PASSAGE4

Survivinginthejungleisascience.Thejunglepeoplehavebeeperfectinthisscience,andyoucantoo.

Learnasmuchasyoucanaboutwhattoexpectin(hejungle.Makesureyouhavethejungle.Makesureyouhave

therightequipment.Thennopartofthejunglewillseempletelyunfriendlyorfrightening.Infactyouwillbeable

to"liveoffitforalongtime.

PASSAGE5

Perhaamor?thananyotherpeopleAmeric￡Uis_lKiye^etodependontheirg喀Thefamilycarhasbeena

monthingsinceearly20thcentury,andithaschangedAmericanlife.Manypeoplehavemovedoutsideofthe

largecitiestothesuburbsSomeAmericansspendtwohoursadayormoreintheircarsgoingtoworkandhome

again.CarshavebeethemeansoftransportationIbrmostAmericans.

【鞏固練習(xí)1)

閱讀下面的段落，根據(jù)要求作答。

PASSAGE1

Somepeopleliketogotobeachoralakeforrecreation.Theyenjoytheswimmingorboatingthatis

available(here.Otherpeople,especiallyinthehotsummer,prefercleanairandcoolmountainbreezes.Some

peoplelikeexcitementandentertainment.Theygottoshowsandnightclubs.Stillotherpeoplefindthatstaying

homewiththefamilyandenjoyingthetogethernessofspendingtimewithlovedonesisthemostpleasurable

experienceofall.

Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

APeopleenjoydifferentkindsofrecreation

B.Somepeoplelikestayingathomewiththeirfamilies.

C.Somepeopleloveswimmingandboating.

D.Sonicpeoplearcricherthanothers.

PASSAGE2

Coffeeisauniversalbeveragethatisservedindifferentwaysaroundtheworld.InLondon,forexample,

someEnglishmendipmustardintotheircoffee,whileinDenver,aPersonmightaddadashofketchup.Stripsof

orangeandlemonPeel,clovesandcinnamonslicksarenotunusualadditionstothebrewinEurope.AnAsian

delightconsistsofcoffeebrewedinboilingsugar,perhapstherichestcupofcoffeecanbeenjoyedinIreland

wherewhiskeyandwhippedcreamareimportantingredients.InAustraliaawaitresswillask,"Doyouwantblack

orwhite?"Blackisplainblackcoffee,butwhiteishalfcoffeeandhalfwarmmilk.IfanAustralianordersiced

coffee,hewillbeservedacupofsteamingcoffeewithascoopoficecream.ItsoundsliketheAustralianversion

ofa"snowballinhell."

1.Whichstatementbestexpressesthemainidea?

A.TherichestcupofcoffeecanbeenjoyedinIreland.

B.Asiansenjoyasweetcupofcoffee.

C.Coffeeisenjoyedinavarietyofways.

D.Australianshaveanunusualsenseofhumor.

2.Theparagraphcouldbeentitled

A.SomeLikeItHot.B.CoffeeAroundtheWorld.

C.OrientalDelights.D.ASnowballinHell.

PASSAGE3

Whentheweatherisclear,pilotsusetheireyestokeeptheairplaneflyingstraightandlevel.Inlowvisibility

situations,however,theeyeandotherorientationsenses,suchasoursenseofbalance,arenotonlyuseless,they

mayhetotallymisleading.Theonlysafewaytoflyanairplaneinlowvisibilityconditionsistouseinstruments,

whichindicatethealtitudeoftheairplane.

Whichstatementbestexpressesthemainidea?

A.Inbadwcallicr,llicsensesuuibemisleading

B.Flyinganairplanecanbeverydifficult

C.Whenvisibilityislowtheonlysafewaytoflyanairplaneisbyusingflightinstruments.

D.Whentheweatherisclear,pilotsusetheireyestokeeptheairplaneflyingstraightandlevel.

Passaged

(A)

Doyouknowanythinginterestingaboutcolors?Didyouknowthatcolorscanaffect(影響)ourmoods?

Colorscanchangeourmoodsandmakeusfeelhappyorsad.energeticorsleepy.Thisreportexplainswhatcolors

candoandwhatcharacteristics（特征）thpyrepresent.

Calmcolors....

Warmcolors....

Energeticcolor....

Strongcolor....

1.What'sprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ColorsaroundusB.Colorsandmoods

C.ColorsandbehaviorD.Knowledgeaboutcolors

Passage5

Whatdoyoudoifyou'restranded（處于困境的）onalonelyisland?Surelyyouneedtofindawaytogetin

touchwiththeoutsideworld.Yourbestchanceofdoingthisistodrawtheattentionapassingplane.

Bodysignals（信號）。。。

Thesmokefromafirecanbeseenfromfaraway,soit'sagoodwaytodrawattention.......

It,sagoodideatobuildsomesignals,too.........

Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theexplanationofbuildingsignalsonanisland.

B.Theimportanceofmakingsignalsonanisland.

C.Waysofsendingoutsignalsonalonelyisland.

D.Waysofreceivingsignalsfromalonelyisland.

【鞏固練習(xí)2】

閱讀下面的段落，在文章中畫出主旨句并進行概括總結(jié)。

（備注：讓學(xué)生快速閱讀瀏覽后劃出主旨句，并說明原因）

PASSAGE1

AmericansmightbeembarrassedbecausetheirJapanesefriendsaresoformalwiththem.Japanesemightfeel

insultedbecauseAmericanacquaintancesgreetthemcasually.Still.theformsofgreetinginbothcountriesonly

showrespectforothers.ItjusthappensthatAmericansandJapanesehaveadifferentwayoflookingathuman

relationshipsandthushaveadifferentwayofshowingrespect.

Mainidea:

PASSAGE2

Sinceplantsgiveoff(hisvaluablegas,theyaredoingotherlivingthingsagreatservice,because,sinceall

livingthingshavetobreathe,therecouldeasilybeashortageofoxygenintheatmosphere.Greenplants,inthis

way;helpmaintainthebalanceofgasesintheatmosphere.

Mainidea:________________________________________________________________

PASSAGE3

IfthewindbeesgustyafteraPeriodofcahn,youshouldseekshelter.Theskyneedscarefulwatching,too.

Gradualdarkeningand"boiling"cloudsshouldquickenyourpace.Lightningandthunderaremonenoughstorm

indicatorsbutfewPeoplerealizethatthebrightnessofthelightningisnotnearlyasimportantasthenumberof

lightningflashes.Thesignsofanoningstonnaremany,andaperson'slifemaydependonhisabililytointerpret

them.

Mainidea:________________________________________________________________

PASSAGE4

Doctorsareoftheopinionthatmostpeoplecannotlivebeyond100years,butagrowingnumberof

scientistsbelievethattheagingprocesscanbecontrolled.Therearemorethan12000Americansover100years

old,andtheirnumbersareincreasingeachyear.Dr.JamesLangleyofChicagoclaimsthat,theoreticallyandunder

idealconditions,animals,Includingman,canlivesixtimeslongerthaniheirnormalperiodofgrowth.Aperson's

periodofgrowthlastsabout25years.IfDr.Langley'stheoryisaccurate,futuregenerationscanexpectalifespan

of150years..

Mainidea:________________________________________________________________

閱讀下面的段落，并在文章中畫出主旨句并進行概括總結(jié)。

PASSAGE1

InspiteofthefactthatcarsfromGermanyandJapanarefloodingtheAmericanmarket.Ford,GeneralMotors,

andClnyslciaicemployingmoicwuikcislliancvcibcfuic.TheCurdufchcaucrfuicigiicaishasiiulcusl

Americanautoworkerstheirjobsassomeexpertspredicted.FordoperatesasfarasAsia,andGeneralMotorsis

consideredAustralia'sbiggestemployer.YetGeneralMotorshasitshugeAmericanworkforceandemploys

hundredsofpeopleeverydaytomeettheneedsofaninsatiablesociety.

Mainidea:________________________________________________________________

PASSAGE2

Whatdoesthedoctorneedtoknowabouthispatient?Intheinitialinterviewthedoctorneedstoknowas

muchaspossibleahcniihim、asiirelatestohi*ailmenlsThisisrhemedicalhistory,andalthoughinformaland

brief,itisthefirststepatarrivingatadiagnosis.Thesooneracorrectdiagnosis,thequickerhecangeteffective

therapy

Mainidea:________________________________________________________________

PASSAGE3

JustasIsettledowntoreadorwatchtelevision,hedemandsthatIplaywithhim.IfIgetatelephonecall,he

screamsinthebackgroundorknockssomethingover.Ialwayshavetohanguptofindoutwhat'swrongwithhim.

Babysittingwilhmyliltlebrotherisnofun.Herefusestoletmeeatasnackinpeace.Usuallyhewantshalfof

whateverIhavetoeat.Then,whenhefinallygrowstired,ittakesaboutanhourforhimtofallasleep.

Mainidea:________________________________________________________________

【鞏固練習(xí)】

A.Choosethebestanswer（12分）

“MothermayIgodowntotheriver?ithasstoppedraining

now!”“Verywell,Tom,"repliedhismother,uon.y,becareful,

anddon'tstayawaylong!^^

So,Tomranoffdownthefieldtotheriverwhichflowedpast

hisfather'sfarminfarnorthQueenslandinAustralia.Ithadbeen

rainingfor（endays.Sometimestheraintellfastandhard,thenlightshowerswouldfollowThegroundwasall

wel.

“AHhotcountries,suchaswherewelive,"Tom'sfatherhadoncetoldhim,“mayfloodattimes.

Thesunhasgreatpowerinthetropicstodrawupthewaterfromthesea.Youknowhowthevapourrisesintothe

air.Thehigherthetemperatureoftheair,thegreatertheamountofmoisture（水分）the

aircanhold.Whentheaircools,thevapourbeesclouds,orifitisneartheearth'ssurface,as

mist（薄霧）.Whentheaircoolsgradually（逐漸地）,theraindropsaresmallandtherainislight。However,when

thevapourdropssuddenlyintemperature,thedropsarclargeandtherainisheavy.”

44Insometropicalcountries,wherethesunisalwaysatworkonlargebodiesofwater,averylargeamountof

vapourcollectsintheair,andi（maytakedays,orevenweeks,toformraindrops

andfall.Itmaythenrainfordayscontinually.Whenthishappens,aftertwoorthreedays,thewater

fallsdoesnothavethetimetosoak（浸泡）throughthesoilorbecarriedoffinthestreams；soit

gathersonthesurface,andthenwehaveaflood

WhenTomgottotheriver,wherethecrossingwas,hefoundthewaterrisingrapidly.He

thoughtaboutwhathisfatherhadtaughthimaboutthefloods,anddecidedtogobackhomeatonceandtellhim

thenews.

69.WhatdidTom'sfatherprobablydo?

A.AgeographyteacherB.Ascientist

C.AfarmerD.Adoctor

70.HowlonghadTomprobablystayedathome?

A.TendaysB.Twodays

C.ThreedaysD.Severalweeks

71.Theaircanholdalotofmoisturewhen.

A.theaircoolsdownsuddenlyB.theaircoolsdowngradually

C.thetemperatureishighD.thetemperatureislow

72.WhichorderisRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?

(1)Thewaterfromthesearisesintotheairandbecamevapour.

(2)Whentheaircoolsdown,itbeginstorain.

(3)Thevapourbecamecloudsormist.

(4)Toomuchwatergatherson(hesurfaceandbeesflood.

A.(1)(2)(3)(4)B.(2)(1)(3)(4)C.(4)(1)(3)(2)D.(1)(3)(2)(4)

73.Whatwasthe“news”inthelastsentence?

A.Maybeaterriblefloodwasingsoon.

B.Theycouldstarttoworkonthefarmimmediately.

C.Therainhadcausedagreatlosstotheirfarm.

D.Hehadlearnedhowthefloodcameintobeing.

74.Tomwasaboyaccordingtothepassage.

A.hardworkingB.generousC.lazyD.clever

A.Choosethebestanswer

Forhiseleventhbirthday,Linwasgivenagiftthatwouldshapehislife.Onthatdayhisfathertookhimto

theChildren'sActivityCentreandsaidhecouldchooseanycoursethatinterestedhim.Therewasjustone

requirement:Linwouldhavetopromisetostudyitforatleastoneyear.

TothatpointLinhadhadmanyhobbies,butnonekepthisinterestformorethanaweekortwo.Hismum

oncegavehimabagofstampstoencouragestampcollecting.Thathobbylastedaweek.Thenhisfathergotonce

gavehimabagofstampstoencouragestampcollecting.Thathobbylastedaweek.Thenhisfathergothimsome

paintshopingthatLin'sartisticsidewouldshinethrough.Thosepaintswerenowunderhisbed,somestill

unopened.ThistimeLin'sparentsv/ouldlethimdecide.

Lin,seyesmoveddownihencticeboardthatlistedallthecoursesonoffer.Hestoppedat“photography''.He

likedtheideaoftakingbeautifulpicturesbutthenoticesaidthateachstudentneededtheirowncamera.Although

Lin'sfamilyweren'tpoor,theyweren'tricheither,andacameracostalotofmoney.Hecontinuedlooking.

Thenextcoursetocatchhiseyewas“LanguageArt”.Hedidn'tevenknowwhatthatmeant.Hisfather

explainedthatittaughtpeoplehowtomakepublicspeeches.Lin,ashyboy,tohimitcouldn'tbeworse.

Thenhesawil."Cooking”soundedlikesomethinghe'dliketodo.Itwasinexpensiveandconvenient,it

couldbedonealoneanditwasalsocreative.

BasedonLin'shobbyhistory,hisdadhaddoubts（疑惑），butheagreed.Muchtohisparents'suiprise,Lin

kepthispromise.HestudiedcookingattheCentreeverySaturday,andpracticedathome,makingdeliciousmeals

forhisfamily.Everyonelookedforwardtobirthdays,whentheycouldeathiscakes.Lingotgreatsatisfaction

fromthepleasurehisfoodbroughttoothers.

Themonthsturnedtoyearsbuihishobbyneverbecamedifferentagain.

NowLinisanadultandrunsawonderfulrestaurant.Whencustomerssaytheyenjoyhismeal,hestillgels

thesamepleasurehedidasachild,andremembersthespecialgifthereceivedallthoseyearsago.

69.Whathobbydidn'tLintryaccordingtothepassage?

A.CookingB.Collectingstamps

C.PaintingD.Makingpublicspeeches

7O.Whydidn'tLinchoosetostudyphotography?

A.Itwastooexpensive

B.Hewasnotverycreative

C.Hehadnointerestinit

D.Itwasnotofferedthatterm

71.Theunderlinedexpression"catchhiseye"inParagraph4means"

A.makehimexcitedB.causehimsurprise

C.gethisattentionD.helphimseeclearly

72.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLin'sinterestincooking?

A.Ilonlylastedfbrashorttime.

B.Itseemedtomatchhischaracter.

C.Itwaschosenbyhisparents.

D.Itdevelopedslowlyovermanymonths.

73.Whydid（hefatherhavedoubtswhenLinchosecooking?

A.Linwasn'tgoodatcooking.

B.Cookingwasn'tveryconvenient.

C.Hedidn'tthinkLinwouldcontinue.

D.Cookingwasn'tagoodhobbyforaboy.

74.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.B.Thciu（Falhci'B.ThcFunufCuuking

C.AD.ThegcableBoyD.ThcBirthdayGift

德堂檢惻

一、閱讀單選

Doyouthinkyouarefat?Doyouwanttobehealthy?let'sdoexercisetogether,wehavethreegroupsfbryou

tojoin.

EasyLevel（水平）：

p.monecanjointhisgrouptodoexercise.Werunorridebikesintheparkthreetimesaweek,usuallyonMonday,

WednesdayandThursdayafternoon,startingatfivep.mandlasting（持續(xù)）for30minutes.

MediumLevel:

Youcanjointhisgroupifyou'renottooyoungortooold.Weexercisethreetimesaweek,butwedomoresports

thanthefirstgroup.Wecanplaybasketball,footballorgoswinuning.Wewillexercisefortwohoursatime.

HighLevel：

Ifyouwanttojointhisgroup,you'dbetteraskyourdoctorfirst,becausewedosportseverydayfromTuesdayto

Saturday,oneandahalfhourseachtime（每次），andtherearemanystrengthexercises.

1.Whatsportsdoesthefirstgroupdo?A.Basketball.B.Swimming.C.Running.

D.Football.

2.Whichgroupcana60ycaroldmanjoin?

A.Thesecondorthethirdgroup.B.Thesecondgroup.

C.Thefirstgrouporthesecondgroup.D.Thefirstgroup.

3.Ybucanjointhethirdgroupafteryoursaysyes.

A.doctorB.parentC.friendD.teacher

4.Peopleinthethirdgroupexercisehoursaweek.

A.1.5B.4.5C.7.5D.10.5

5.Thewriter'spurpose（目的）isto.

A.leachpeoplehowiodosports.B.askpeopleiojoinihegroup.

C.tellpeopletoliveahealthylife.D.helppeoplelearnmoreaboutsports.

Mymotherisateacher,andIgrewupwiththechallengesateacherfaces.Ioftenaskedher,“Whydoyou

teach?Whatkeepsyouteaching?^^Theanswerwasalwaysthesame.4<Thereisalwaysthatonechild,thatone

momentthatisworth.

Now,Iamateacher,too.Butdifferentfrommymother,Iteachstudentschallengingactivitiesoutdoors.And

whenmymotheraskedmethesimilarquestions,myanswerwas"it'sthatonechild,thatonespecialmoment.”

Oneofthosemomentshappenedrecently.Iwasworkingwithagroupofgirlsinafourwcckprogramme.

Everythingwentonwellthroughths"Team”eventsandwcweremovingontoa“High”onecalledtheWire（鋼

索）walk.

IntheWireWalk,eachgirlhadtoclimbupthepegs（木樁）inatreetoawire,8metershigh,andthenwalk

acrossit.Ofcourse,everythingwassafefbrsure.

WhenIaskedwhowouldtry,afewgirlsraisedtheirhands,andtheyfinishedtheWireWalkwithlittle

difficulty.

ButwhenitwasSusie'sturn,i:seemedthatshedidn'treallywantto.1askedSusieifshewasready.She

answeredsoftly,<kIsuppose.”

Now,Susiewasatthefootof（hetree.Shestartedtomakethelongreachfbrthefirstpeg.Theothergirls

cheeredfbrher.ThenIfoundSusiewasbeingnervouswitheverystep.Irealizedshewouldnotgomuchfurther.

Susiewashalfwayup.Thenshestoppedandheldthetreetight,lookingveryafraid.Hereyeswereclosed.

Withherfaceagainstthetree,shecried,UIcan,t.^^

Theothergirlssatinsilence.ItalkedquietlytoSusie,tryingtorelaxher.ItalkedforalongtimetillIranout

ofwords.

“Iwillstillbeyourfriendnomatterwhat,Susie!''Marybrokethesilence.

Tomysurprise,Susieliftedherheadandlookeduptothewire.ThensheturnedtolookdownatMaryand

smiled.Marysmiledback.

Finally,Susiemadeitallthewayacrossthatwire.Whenshereturnedtotheground,thefirsthugshelooked

forwasfrom.

Weallcheered.

MomentslikethiskeepmedoingwhatIdo.Theyoungheartsconiinuetofillmewithcourage.

6.Susiestoppedhalfwayup(othewirebecause.

A.(heteacheraskedhertodoitB.somethingwaswrongwilhit

C.shewastooafraidtomoveonD.itwastoohighforhertoreach

7.FromthestoryofSusieandMary,wecanlearnthat.

A.helpingothersishelpingourselvesB.awordofencouragementcanhelpalot

C.outdooractivitiesbringpeoplecloserthaneverD.agoodteacherplaysanimportantroleinteaching

8.Whichisthemostpossibleansv/erontheline?

A.mymotherB.meC.MaryD.hermother

9.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThatOneMomentB.TheWireWalkC.LoveandCourageD.TheYoungHearts

Airshipscanflybecausetheyarelighterthanair,likeballoons.Buttheyalsohaveengines,sotheycanfly

longdistances.Inthe1920sand1930s,airshipsflewwithpassengersinthem.TheycouldflyfromEuropetothe

USintwodays.Thatwasmuchfasterthantravelingbyship.Therewereevenrestaurantsandbedroomsinthe

biggestairships,whichcouldcarryupto100passengers.

However,thesafetyofairshipsduringthattimewassurelyabigproblem.Itwasreportedthatmanyof

airshipscrashed.In1937,afamousairshipcalledtheHindenburgcrashednearNewYorkandthirtysixpeople

died.Afterthat,passengerairshipsstoppedflying.Planesbecamethemostimportantkindofairtransportation

becausetheywerefasterandsafer.

Nowanumberofpanicsaroundtheworldarcmakingairshipsagain.Theyarcmuchsaferthantheairships

ofthe1920sand1930s,buttheyarenotforpassengers.Instead,theycarrycargo.

Whyuseairshipsinsteadofplanes?Therearefourmainreasons:

?Theydon'tneedairports.Theycanlandinplaceswhereplanescan't.

?Theycancarrymuchmorecargothanplanescan.

?Theyusemuchlessfuelthanplanes,sotheyarebetterfbrtheenvironment.

?Theycanstayintheairfbralongtime,sotheyarcgoodfbrscientificwork.

Todaymostcargostilltravelsonplanes,ships,trainsandtrucks.Butinthefuture,muchmorecargocould

travelbyairshipbecauseit'scheaperandbetterfbrtheenvironment.Maybetherewillbeairshipsfbrpassengers

againtoo.

10.Duringthe1920sand1930s,airships.

A.couldn'tcarrypeopleB.couldhaverestaurants

C.weresaferthanplanesD.wereslowerthanships

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“crash"inParagraph2probablymean?

A.falltopiecesB.flyintosky

C.takeoffsafelyD.turnbackfast

12.Whydopeoplestiliuseairshipstoday?

A.Theycanflywithoutfuel.

B.Theycantakemorepassengers.

C.Theyhavetolandintheairports.

D.Theyaremorefriendlyto(heenvironment.

13.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.UsefulairshipsB.Airshipsandplanes

C.ThehistoryofairshipsD.Thestoryofafamousairship

ClassAfloatisaCanadianschoolona(allship!Theshipis210feetlongand3()feetwide,anditcantakeup

tosixtystudents.Theclassroomsarewellequippedandfbrtable,andthere'sevenalibrary!Itisn'tnecessaryto

knowanythingaboutsailingstudentscanlearnontheship.

NotallthestudentsareCanadian.There'susuallyamixofnationalities.Thisyear,therearealsostudents

fromMexico,theUS,Germany,andTurkey.There,samixofagestoo.Therearchighschoolstudentssixteento

eighteenyearsold,andfirstycarcollegestudents.

Theteachersdesignspecialstudyprogramsforeachstudent.Becausetheschoolisaship,youcandosome

excitingclasses,forexample.MarineBiologyontheunderseaanimalsandHistoryofGeographycoursesabout

theplacesyouvisit.Studentsalsolearnallaboutsailing!

Studentsdon'tjuststudy.Theymustalsoclean,cookandsailtheship.Intheirfreetime,studentscanrest,

read,orwatchamovie.Intheevening,theyrelaxwithfriendsandhaveclubmeetings.

Everysixteentotwentydays,theshipstopsinaportfbrthreetosixdays.Inaport,there'slotsforthe

studentstodohomestays,campingtrips,museumtours,culturalevents,hiking,etc.Theyalsogoboatinganddo

otherwatersports.Parentscanmeetupwith(hestudentsinoneporteveryterm.

StudentsalsotakepartintwovolunteerprogramsinSenegalandtheDominicanRepublic.Theyhelplocal

familiesindifferentways,fbrexample,withbasichealthmattersorstartingabusiness.Studentslearnhow,with

justalittlemoneyandtime,theycanmakechangesthatimproveotherpeople'slives.

14.InParagraph2,wecangettheinformationabout.

A.theshipB.theactivitiesC.theclassesD.thestudents

15.Theunderlinedwordsprobablyrefertothestudyof.

A.lifeintheoceansB.lifeonland

C.endangeredwildanimalsD.treasureunderthesea

16.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Whattheshipislike.B.Howlongtheshipcourselasts.

C.Howparentsmeettheirchildren.D.Whatstudentsdoonand