【Multiple choice questions】
Comprehension
1. The great disadvantage shared by train and car travel alike is _____ .
a. the fact that one cannot get to sleep on either form of transport
b. the fact that one cannot concentrate on what one is reading
c. the monotony of travelling at fast speeds along railway lines or roads
d. the tedium and discomfort of the journey
The great disadvantage that shared by train and car travel alike as
alike; as well
was adored by the rich and poor alike.
2 An aeroplane journey invariably provides such distractions as _____ .
a. the thought that one has not long to wait before arriving
b. the exhilarating quality of the air one breathes at 30,000 feet
c. being able to watch a film or drink champagne
d. the marvellous views of land or clouds you can see from the plane
distraction 轉(zhuǎn)移注意力
such … as比如……
He can speak such languages as English, Japanese.
背熟題干
3 Having arrived at your destination by air, you will _____ .
a. not feel exhausted as you will have had plenty of sleep
b. feel the expense was worth the comfort and speed of the 500-mile flight
c. have the satisfaction of knowing you could not have got there any faster
d. at least feel fresh though your clothes might be a mass
L44-09 end (44-01) 11’23”
L44-10 begin 10’06”
No forms of transport can be more comfortable and faster than aeroplanes.
Structure
4 People travelling long distances frequently have to decide _____ they would prefer to go byland see or air. (ll.1-2)
a. which b. how c. what d. if
5 If you are _____ a sleeper …(ll.8-9)
a. luckily getting b. lucky and get c. to get luckily d. so lucky to get
★★6 ----and enjoy good food _____ , of course, that the sea is calm. (ll.13-14)
a. provided b. in the event c. in case d. if only
如果內(nèi)心的期望和事實(shí)沒有關(guān)系，表達(dá)“如果”采用的結(jié)構(gòu)形式不是if,不是suppose, 而是providing orprovided
Eg: I’ll take all the shirts if / provided you reduce the price to $1 each.
7 In addition, it _____ their being the most expensive form of transport. (l.19)
a. has been a grave disadvantage b. is the great disadvantage that
c. is a great disadvantage d. has been the great disadvantage of
in addition 表示承上啟下，除此之外還有
如果用apart from, besides, in addition to, 必須和賓語進(jìn)行搭配。
it是形式主語
It is no use crying. 哭沒有用。
It is no use pretending that I didn’t see him. 假裝沒看見他是沒有用的了。
Vocabulary
★★★8 If it is not and you are _____ , no form of transport could be worse. (ll.14-15)
a. provably seasick b. bad at sailing c. sick of the sea d. prone to seasickness
If it is not == If it is not calm
be prone to sth. to 在這里是介詞。
相當(dāng)于be likely to do表示極有可能。
During cold winter, we are likely to catch cold.
During cold winter, we are prone to cold.
9 Nothing can _____ aeroplanes for speed and comfort. (ll.19-20)
a. match with b. equal c. equal with d. equal to
match 指大小，色調(diào)，形狀，性質(zhì)等相配或相稱
10 For a few hours, you _____ a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. (ll.22-23)
a. relax in b. sit up in c. sit on d. install
sit up 不睡覺 = stay up
install 安裝，固定
Eg: Let us install a television set on the wall.
11 You can enjoy the extraordinary _____ of unbroken cloud plains … (ll.26-7)
a. scene b. vision c. spectacle d. scenery
spectacle = landscape
scenery 自然風(fēng)光
scene 場景
12 You won’t send the next few days getting _____ a long and arduous journey. (l.30)
a. above b. over c. up from d. away from
get over 從......中恢復(fù)過來
Eg: He hasn’t got over his wife’s death.
He doesn’t get over his illness.
get away from 從......逃脫掉。
【Key to Multiple choice questions】
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A 11. C 12.B