Question

【题目】 Sao Paulo in Brazil is a very big city, and it’s growing fast. Every year there are more cars and motorcycles on the roads. But not enough new rules have been built. The city’s traffic has become so terrible that sometimes there are traffic jams（堵塞）100 kilometres long! Traveling across the city can take hours.

But in a helicopter（直升飞机）, it can take just a few minutes. There are now about 500 helicopters in the city, and they can be seen- and heard- flying at all times of the day and night. Sao Paulo has become famous for having so many helicopters.

Tiago Gomez is a Sao Paulo businessman who often uses helicopters to travel around the city. “I use a helicopter taxi almost every day,” he says. “A pilot flies me tomy business meetings and at the end of the day he takes me back to my home outside the city. People sometimes tell me it’s a waste of money, but I’m a busy man. I can’t wait in traffic jams for hours. Time is money. So for me, helicopters are great.”

But many people don’t agree. Professor Catarina Ferreira is a transportation expert who has studied the city’s traffic problems. “I understand why wealthy people use helicopters,” says Ferreira, “but it’s not good for the city. They’re noisy and they’re bad for the environment. Also, we really need to do something about Sao Paulo’s traffic problems. But that isn’t going to happen if all the wealthy, important people just fly over the streets and pay no attention to the problems below them.”

根据短文内容，判断正（T）、误（F）。

【1】The traffic problems are very serious in Sao Paulo.

【2】Helicopters can be used only in the daytime in Sao Paulo.

【3】Tiago Gomez would rather spend lots of money on the helicopter than wait in traffic jams.

【4】Helicopters are harmful to the city and they cause lots of pollution.

【5】Sao Paulo’s traffic problems are easy to solve as long as transportation experts do enough research.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】T

【2】F

【3】T

【4】T

【5】F

【解析】

巴西的圣保罗是一个大城市，这个城市的交通状况很差，经常拥堵，于是一些富人就开始乘坐直升飞机出行。直升飞机为他们带来了便利，但对于这个城市的其他人来说，直升飞机制造了很多噪音，对环境也不好，人们觉得应该想办法解决圣保罗的交通问题。

【1】根据短文第一段中The city’s traffic has become so terrible that sometimes there are traffic jams（堵塞）100 kilometres long!可知，圣保罗的交通状况很糟糕，有时候会堵塞100公里长。由此可知这句话是正确的。

【2】根据短文第二段There are now about 500 helicopters in the city, and they can be seen- and heard- flying at all times of the day and night.可知，直升飞机日夜不停地飞行，不只是在白天，故这句话是错误的。

【3】根据短文第三段People sometimes tell me it’s a waste of money, but I’m a busy man. I can’t wait in traffic jams for hours. Time is money. So for me, helicopters are great可知，Tiago Gomez是一个商人，他不可能在交通堵塞中等好几个小时，对他来说，时间就是金钱。所以他宁愿花钱坐直升飞机，也不愿等。故这句话是对的。

【4】根据短文最后一段中“but it’s not good for the city. They’re noisy and they’re bad for the environment.可知，直升飞机噪音非常大，对环境也不好。由此可知这句话是正确的。

【5】根据短文的最后Also, we really need to do something about Sao Paulo’s traffic problems. But that isn’t going to happen if all the wealthy, important people just fly over the streets and pay no attention to the problems below them.可知，如果有钱人只在大街上飞来飞去，而不注意下面的问题，圣保罗的交通情况就不会改善。所以这不只是交通专家做研究就能解决的，故这句话是错误的。

这篇短文给我们介绍了巴西一个城市圣保罗的交通状况。短文叙述详细，比较容易理解。题型是阅读判断，要求根据文意判断下面句子的正误，考查学生们对文章事实信息的理解。做题时，应先通读短文，了解文章大意；然后阅读下面的句子，弄懂意思，根据句意或关键词，锁定文章相关语句进行判断。例如第1小题，根据短文第一段中The city’s traffic has become so terrible that sometimes there are traffic jams（堵塞）100 kilometres long!可知，圣保罗的交通状况很糟糕，有时候会堵塞100公里长。由此可知这句话是正确的。再如第5小题，根据短文的最后Also, we really need to do something about Sao Paulo’s traffic problems. But that isn’t going to happen if all the wealthy, important people just fly over the streets and pay no attention to the problems below them.可知，如果有钱人只在大街上飞来飞去，而不注意下面的问题，圣保罗的交通情况就不会改善。所以这不只是交通专家做研究就能解决的，故这句话是错误的。