Steve Fossett did not really look like an adventurer, but he reached some of the most difficult goals in sailing and flying.
Fossett was most proud of being the first person to fly around the world alone in a hot-air balloon. To make a trip around the world alone, it was necessary to have an improved autopilot (自动驾驶仪) device. Fossett had one of his team members develop a more advanced balloon autopilot that would allow him to sleep and do other tasks while flying safely.
Steve Fossett attempted the hot-air balloon trip around the world six times. This was not easy to do. He flew in the balloon’s capsule (密封舱) that was too small to stand upright. During his fourth attempt in 1998, he was almost killed during a storm off the coast of Australia. He fell 9,000 meters into the Coral Sea with his balloon’s capsule on fire. He was later rescued at sea.
Fossett successfully made the trip in 2002. The trip started and ended in Australia. He traveled more than 33,000 kilometers for more than 14 days. On this flight, Fossett set other records including a speed record of 322 kilometers per hour. One main problem with earlier balloon flights was the threat of dangerous storms. A team of weather experts e-mailed and talked to Fossett by a satellite telephone to help him avoid such weather.
Steve Fossett’s hot-air balloon is now at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. It is there as an example for other people to try and succeed in doing something important to them.
【小题1】What did Steve Fossett specially prepare for the trip around the world?
| A．He made the balloon’s capsule bigger. |
| B．He had an autopilot impvoved. |
| C．He formed a team to fly with him. |
| D．He improved the balloon’s engine. |
| A．communicating with experts |
| B．using his rich experience |
| C．inventing a satellite phone |
| D．consulting other adventurers |
| A．patient and careful | B．modest and easy-going |
| C．brave and determined | D．energetic and kind-hearted |
| A．He was rescued during the trip. |
| B．He lost his way over the sea. |
| C．It lasted over three weeks. |
| D．He set a speed record of balloon flight. |
阅读快车系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：2013届浙江省温岭中学高三冲刺模拟考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：单选题
Whenever Steve sang in the shower, his voice _______ throughout the house.
| A．has rung | B．would ring | C．was ringing | D．had rung |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届江苏省南京市高一第一学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Pacing and Pausing
Sara tried to befriend her old friend Steve's new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing.
Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there's no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I'm finished or fail to take your turn when I'm finished. That's what was happening with Betty and Sara.
It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.
The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in --- and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.
That's why slight differences in conversational style --- tiny little things like microseconds of pause --- can have a great effect on one's life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems --- even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.
1.What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her?
A. Betty was talkative.
B. Betty was an interrupter.
C. Betty did not take her turn.
D. Betty paid no attention to Sara.
2.According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?
A. Americans. B. Israelis. C. The British. D. The Finns.
3.We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing
B. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US
C. one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes
D. one should receive training to build up one's confidence
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届广东省佛山市高一下学期第一次段考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：信息匹配
阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并把答案写在答题卡对应的位置上。选项中有一项为多余选项。选E同时涂黑A和B，选F同时涂黑C和D。
A. Intensive course at King’s Bournemouth, London and Oxford
Full-time, intensive course for adults with 28 lessons per week (21 hours) combining general English with communication skills or special interest options such as conversation, business English, English for academic purpose and exam preparation (IELTS/ Cambridge).
B. “Afternoon 20” economy course at King’s Bournemouth
Excellent low-cost course! Semi-intensive course for adults with 20 lessons per week (15 hours) covering all areas of general English including reading, writing, speaking, listening and pronunciation. Lessons take place in the afternoons.
C. IELTs course at King’s Oxford
King’s Oxford is one of the largest IELTS test centers in the UK, this highly intensive 2-week course offers excellent special preparation for the IELTS examination. This course may be booked individually or in combination with another course.
D. One-to-one lessons at King’s
A tailor-made course is to suit the individual requirements of the students. One-to- one tuition provide a very intensive form of study. The student determines not only the content (e.g. tourism, banking, insurance) but also the quantity and pace (intensity) of their English lessons. So whether you are a “fast learner” who needs to develop you language skill as quickly as possible or you want to study at a slower pace, this course is perfect for you as we design it to your wishes.
E. Intensive business course at King’s Bournemouth and London
Highly intensive, full-time course for motivated students with 34 lessons per week (25.5 hours) combining general English with business English. This course is ideal for executive (管理人员) and professionals needing to revise and improve their business English and communication skills.
F. Summer intensive course at King’s Bournemouth and London
International summer course for adults combining an intensive English language course with a programme of optional sports and activities. The lessons take place on 5 mornings plus one afternoon per week, covering all areas of general English and also offering students at higher levels a selection of special intensive interest modules including business English, IELTS and speaking and listening.
以下是几名学生的信息，请匹配他们与适合他们的课程。
1.Sara, whose husband works in a bank in London, came to London last week and will stay in London for a long time. What makes Sara embarrassed is that she doesn’t know English, so she wants to find a special course whose contents can be decided by her.
2.Cathy is from Korea and now she works in a bar in London. Because her English is not very good, she wants to find a course to improve her communication skills she’s only free in the afternoon.
3.Steve has finished the language school course in London and now he needs to take the IELTS test that is compulsory (必修的) for entering a university. He wants to take an IELTS training course.
4.Richard is a manager in a cooperative company in France. Next month he’ll be sent to work in the branch company in London. For his English still needs to be improved, he asked his secretary to find a course for him in London.
5.John is a university student in China and he plans to take post-graduate course in Britain after graduation. This summer vacation, he’d like to pay a visit to the UK to get a taste of the English learning there, meanwhile he wants to have some activities and sports.
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科目：高中英语 来源：上海市2009-2010学年度高一第一学期期中考试 题型：阅读理解
四、阅读理解：（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class at an American university. Yaser was an international student from Jordan. He was excited to get to know an American. He wanted to learn more about American culture. Yaser hoped that he and Steve would become good friends.
At first, Steve seemed very friendly. He always greeted Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Yaser. He even invited Yaser to have lunch with him. But after the term was over, Steve seemed more distant. The two former(以前的) classmates didn’t see each other very much at school. One day Yaser decided to call Steve. steve didn’t seem very interested in talking to him. Yaser was hurt by Steve’s change of attitude. “Steve said we were friends,” Yaser complained. “And I thought friends were friends forever.”
Yaser is a little confused. He is an outsider(局外人) to American culture. He doesn’t understand the way Americans view friendship. americans use the word “friend” in a very general way. They may call both casual acquaintaneces(熟人) and close companions(伙伴) “friends”. americans have school friends, work friends, sports friends and neighborhood friends. These friendships are based on common interests.
Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year. American frienships develop quckly, and they may change just as quickly.
People from the United States may at first seem friendly. Americans often chat easily with strangers. They exchange information about their families, hobbies and work. They may smile warmly and say, “Have a nice day.” or “see you later.” schoolmates may say, “Let’s get together sometime.” But American friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship.
41. Why didn’t Yaser understand Steve was more was more distant with him when they were no longer in the same class?
A. Because Steve no longer likes Yaser.
B. Because they couldn’t see each other.
C. Because Yaser didn’t know american culture about friendship.
D. Because Yaer was a foreigner.
42. From the text we can find that American friendships ________.
A. develop quickly but change slowly B. develop slowly and change slowly
C. develop slowly but change quickly D. develop and change quickly
43. From the text we may know that Americans are ________.
A. kind B. rude C. sad D. impolite
44. If you no longer work with an american, what should you do with your friendship?
A. Try your best to keep it. B. Avoid meeting your workmates.
C. Let it be. D. worry about it.
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United States: Air crews searched through Thursday night for missing US adventurer Steve Fossett on a task they compared to looking for a needle in a haystack in the vast Nevada desert. Four days after Fossett’s plane disappeared, authorities dramatically (戏剧般的) increased the search area to 26,000 sq km from on an original 1,600 sq km. But they said it could take two weeks or more to find the 63 – year – old millionaire and aviation record – setter who disappeared on Monday., Thursday’s search turned up on trace of Fossett and no locater signals nor emergency beacons (求救灯) from him or his small single – engine plane, authorities said. Two planes with infra – red (红外线) technology will fly through the night in hopes of finding him, they said.
Major Cynthia Ryan of the Nevada Civil Air Patrol said daytime ground patrols (巡逻队) of the mountains and a search of western Nevada’s Walker Lake have been added, and the air search was extended into California’s mountain border. “Trying to make that needle stand out in a haystack that big is going to be a real challenge and is going to be discouraging for people who were hoping for results early on,” Ryan told a news conference. “Searches of this nature very typically can go on two weeks and longer. So four days into it, we are still scratching the surface,” she said. “We can’t always guarantee the result that everyone would like, but I do guarantee results,” Ryan added.
Fossett’s Citabria Super Decathlon disappeared while he was out searching dry lake beds for a planned attempt to set a land speed record. Nothing has been heard from a fine watch that Fossett is known to wear that is designed to let pilots signal their location in an emergency.
More than 12 planes took off at dawn on Thursday to scour the Nevada desert, whose mountains rise up to 3,000 meters and are buffeted by heavy cross winds. Searchers are using several types of planes, including some with imaging technology that quickly distinguishes man – made objects, including air – craft wreckage, from natural objects.
(from September 8 – 9 2007 China Daily)
1．Who is the man named Steve Fossett in the passage?
A．A rich young man who like to risk. B．A young millionaire that love to venture.
C．An old man that enjoys walking. D．An old adventurer who is rich.
2．We can infer from the underlined part looking for a needle in a haystack in the first paragraph that .
A．it is difficult to find Steve Fossett
B．it is easy to find Steve Fosset
C．it is not clear whether they could find Fossett
D．it is obvious that they could find Fossett
3．The reason why Fossett disappeared was that .
A．the plane he was on for business fell down from the sky
B．he forced the pilot of the plane to fall down to the ground
C．he wanted to set a record of landing by driving a plane
D．he was not careful enough in piloting his own plane
4．The underlined word “buffeted” may have the closest meaning to .
A．attacked violently B．beaten softly
C．flowed quickly D．blown normally
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