阅读 主旨大意

Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations.

The company is aiming to sell the Transition to private pilots as a more convenient and cheaper way to fly. They say it saves you the trouble from trying to find another mode of transportation to get to and from airports: You drive the car to the airport and then you’re good to go. When you land, you fold up the wings and hit the road. There are no expensive parking fees because you don‘t have to store it at an airport—you park it in the garage at home.

The carplane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000 feet. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel and passengers. Terrafugia says the Transition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to drive under bad weather instead of flying into marginal conditions.

The Transition‘s price tag: $194,000, But there may be additional charges for options like a radio, transponder or GPS. Another option is a fullplane parachute.

―If you get into a very awful situation, it is the necessary safety option，‖ Gersh said.

So far, the company has more than 70 orders with deposits. ―We‘re working very closely with them, but there are still some remaining steps,‖ Brown said. What‘s the best title for the passage?

A．Cars With Wings May Be Just Around the Corner B．Which to Choose: A Ferrari or a Car Plane? C．A More Convenient and Cheaper Way to Fly D．Cars With Wings Can Fly as Fast as Planes 三．写作目的型

这类题的题干中常有purpose，或者后面接有目的的动词不定式，如：intend to, meant to, （in order） to。我们可以根据文章的主旨和体裁来判断作者的写作目的，因此，文章的首尾段或每段的首尾是阅读的重点，作者的写作意图往往就隐含在其中。 与写作目的对应的文章如下：

1) to entertain readers（使读者愉悦、发笑）：常见于个人经历或故事类的文章。 2) to persuade readers（说服读者接受某种观点）：常见于广告或议论文。 3) to inform readers（告知读者某些信息）：多见于新闻报道类、科普类、文化类或社会类的文章，以及劝告性或建议性的文章。

8).How should one invest a sum of money in these days of inflation(通货膨胀)? Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques. …

… They … invented water-clocks. Indeed, any serious students of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past.

Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home. After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in air antique clock and perhaps make a future profit? The purpose of the passage is _____________. A. to introduce the culture of antique clocks.

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B. to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks C. to compare different ways to make a future profit

D. to explain convenient and reliable ways of telling time

练习：

Passage 1

Two friends have an argument that bleaks up their friendship forever, even though neither one can remember how the whole thing got started. Such sad events happen over and over in high schools across the country. In fact, according to an official report on youth violence, \our country today, the greatest threat to the lives of children and adolescents is not disease or starvation or abandonment, but the terrible reality of violence\aren't students taught to manage conflict the way they are taught to solve math problems, drive cars, or stay physically fit?

First of all, students need to realize that conflict is unavoidable. A report on violence among middle school and high school students indicates that most violent incidents between students begin with a relatively minor insult (侮辱). For example, a fight could start over the fact that one student eats a peanut butter sandwich each lunchtime. Laughter over the sandwich can lead to insults, which in turn can lead to violence. The problem isn't in the sandwich, but in the way students deal with the conflict.

Once students recognize that conflict is unavoidable, they can practice the golden rule of conflict resolution (解决) stay calm. Once the student feels calmer, he or she should choose words that will calm the other person down as well. Rude words, name-calling, and accusation only add fuel to the emotional fir On the other hand, soft words spoken at a normal sound level can put out the fire before it explodes out of control.

After both sides have calmed down, they can use another key strategyfor conflict resolution; listening. Listening allows the two sides to understand each other. One person should describe his or her side, and the other person should listen without interrupting. Afterward, the listener can ask non-threatening questions to clarify the speaker's position. Then the two people should change roles.

Finally, students need f. consider what they are hearing. This doesn't mean trying to figure out what's wrong with the other person. It means understanding what the real issue is and what both sides are trying to accomplish. For example, a shouting match over a peanut butter sandwich might happen because one person thinks the other person is unwilling to try new things. Students need to ask themselves questions such as these: How did this start? What do I really want? What am I afraid off As the issue becomes clearer, the conflict often simply becomes smaller. Even if it doesn't, careful thought helps both sides figure out a mutual solution.

There will always be conflict in schools, but that doesn't mean there needs to be violence. After students in Atlanta started a conflict resolution program, according to Educators for Social Responsibility, \percent of the teachers reported less physical violence in the classroom; 75 percent of the teachers reported an increase in student cooperation; and 92 percent of the students felt better about themselves\Learning to resolve conflicts can help students deal with friends,. teachers. parents, bosses, and coworkers. In that way, conflict resolution is a basic life skill that should be taught in schools across the country. 1.This article is mainly about.

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A. the lives of school children B. the cause of arguments in schools C. how to analyze youth violence D. how to deal with school conflicts

1.【答案】D

【试题解析】主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句Given that this is the case, why aren't students taught to manage conflict the way they are taught to solve math problems, drive cars, or stay physically fit?和整体理解，可知答案D符合意。

Passage 2

Grown-ups are often surprised by hell they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not

thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins \little star\

One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials(尝试) increase the length of time we will remember it. In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as \not only learn but over learn.

The multiplication tables(口诀表) are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we over learn in childhood.

The law of overearning explains why cramming(突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one's future development.

1. What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

A. People remember well what they learned in childhood. B. Children have a better memory than grown-ups. C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words. D. Stories for children are easy to remember. 【答案】A 【解析】根据的第一段的―Grown-ups are often surprised by hoell they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since.‖可知：讲得是成年人常常惊叹他们非常好的记着儿时学过的东西。C、D断取义，讲得太具体，B项错误，因为那是过度学习的结果，不是儿时记忆力好。所以A正确。

Passage 3

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One of the greatest contributions to the first Oxford English Dictionary was also one of its most unusual. In 1879, Oxford University in England asked Prof. James urray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language. It would include every English word possible and would give not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations (引)showing how it was used.

This was a huge task. So urrary had to find volunteers from Britain, the United States, and the British colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever written in English. Hundreds of volunteers responded, including William Chester inor. Dr. inor was an American Surgeon who had served in the Civil War and was now living in England. He gave his address as ―Broadmoor, Crowthorne, Berkshire,‖ 50 miles from Oxford.

Dr. inor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to urray. Over the next years, he became one of the staff‘s most valued contributors. But he was also a mystery. In spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit Oxford. So in 1897, urray finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himself. When he arrived, he found inor locked in a book-lined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum for the Criminally insane.

James urray and inor became friends, sharing their love of words. inor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10,000 submissions in 20 years. urray continued to visit inor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.

In 1910, inor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America. urray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.

Dr. inor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed. The 12 volumes defined 414,825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient. 1 What does the text mainly talk about? A. The history of the English language. B. The friendship between urray and inor C. inor and the first Oxford English Dictionary D. Broadmoor Asylum and is patients 1.【答案】C 【解析】的关键词有两个：inor和Oxford Dictionary，主要讲述r. inor的特别之处和他对Oxford Dictionary的贡献，因此的大意应该把这两个词都包括进去。 【考点定位】考查的主旨大意。

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