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1、高考英语阅读思路分析与解题方法第三讲3.Reading for Facts and Details （ 细节题）类型：1）计算 2） 排序 3）词语转换(1)(1997) Named after Chinas most famous mathemetician, Hua Luogeng, the contest started in 1986, one year after his death. In less than 10 years, it has been recognised by the State Education Commission (国家教委) as the countr
2、ys biggest and best contest of its kind. This news story most probably appeared in a newspaper in _. A. 1986 B. 1987 C. 1995 D. 1997(2)(文见一讲passage 3) Bicycle tour and race If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for _. A.35 kilometres B. 55 kilometres C. 75 kilometres D. 110 kilometres(3)
3、(1999 C) Want to save money when travelling by train? Here are some ways E.Day ReturnsThis ticket can save you up to 45% on the standard fare(车费). You have to travel after the rush hour period Mon. - Fri., but can travel at any time on Sat. Or Sun. F.Big City SaversThese are special low-priced ticke
4、ts on certain trains. You have to book in advance at the latest by 16:00 the day before you travel. Its first come, first served. G.Weekend ReturnsWeekend Returns are available (有售) for most journeys over 60 miles. Go on Fri. , Sat. Or Sun. , and return the same weekend on Sat. Or Sun. , and save up
5、 to 35% on the standard fare. H.Monthly ReturnsThese are available for most journeys over 65 miles. Go any day and return within a month. Monthly returns save you up to 25% on the standard fare. I.Family Railcard For 20 pounds this railcard allows you to take a second adult (成人) and up to 4 children
6、 for only 3 pounds each when you buy single or return tickets. You can travel as often as you like until the card becomes out of date. A man bought himself a ticket of 15 pounds and three tickets for his family with a family railcard. How much did he pay? A.44 pounds B. 29 pounds C. 24 pounds D. 15
7、pounds (4) (2000 A) New York, 10 November 5:27 pm , yesterday. Biggest power failure in the citys history. Thousands of people got stuck in lifts. Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21st and 22nd floors of the Empire State Building. “There were twelve of us. But no one panicked. We passed
8、 the time telling stories and playing word games. One man wanted to smoke but we didnt let him. Firemen finally got us out.”“It was the best night weve ever had,” said Angela Darraro, who runs an Italian restaurant on 42nd street. “We had lots of candles on the tables and the waiters were carrying c
9、andles on their trays. The place was full and all night, in fact, for after we had closed, we let the people stay on and spend the night here. “ The zoos had their problems like everyone else. Keepers worked through the night. They used blankets to keep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm. While
10、 zoos had problems keeping warm, supermarkets had problems keeping cool. “All of our ice cream and frozen goods melted,” said the manager of a store in downtown Manhattan. “They were worth $50,000.”The big electric clock in the lobby(大 厅) of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started ti
11、cking again at 5:25 this morning. It was almost on time. 53. How long did the power failure last?A.Nearly 12 hours B. More that 12 hours C. Nearly 24 hours D. More than 24 hours (A)(5) (2002 D) The tower of Big Ben, Londons most famous building, has always leaned slightly, but construction work on a
12、 new line for the London Underground seemed likely to give the tower a real lean. Engineers have had to prop up its base to prevent it from damaging the rest of the Houses of Parliament. To control the towers movement, engineers pumped grout into the soil under the tower. The tower now leans an extr
13、a few centimetres, but the lean can be seen by the most sharp- eyed observer. Between 1995 and 1997, to lengthen the Jubilee line of the Underground, builders dug a 40-metre- deep hole just 31 metres north of the clock tower. And the new tube tunnels were even nearer to the tower. John Burland, who
14、recently helped stop the increasing lean in the Leaning Tower of Pisa and was an adviser to the Jubilee line project, believed the work would affect the tower. In his opinion, no further lean should go beyond a safety limit of 27.5 millimetres over the existing lean of 220 millimetres. To keep the l
15、ean within this limit, Burland told the British Association about the new method of pumping grout immediately under the base of the tower. More than 300 tons of grout were pumped in during construction. The towers additional lean went between 10 and 25 millimetres, but never passed 27.5 millimetres.
16、After the construction work was completed in late 1997, a review of movements in nearby walls showed that the building was in better shape than had been thought before and the safety limit was raised to 35 millimetres before any action needs to be taken.Since 1997, the tower has continued to lean, Burland told Modern Cons
