【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 avel on Tuesday.B.the flights are slower than usual.C.fare sales are usually announced on Tuesday.D.flights are seldom delayed on Tuesday.（2）Which of the following will help to cost you less for a flight?A.Book your flight on Thursday.B.Travel surrounding Christmas.C.Pick your seat the moment you book online.D.Book early morning flights.（3）The underlined word “hefty” here has the same meaning as ________.A.largeB.heavyC.fierceD.acceptable（4）To save the cost for the flight, you should ________.A.check whether the upgrade is free before you bump to the first classB.make sure your clothes and shoes are fit for a lot of walkC.share your own snacks with other passengersD.plan to do the washes on flight【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文講述了買到便宜的飛機票的幾個竅門。( 1 )細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Getting the best fare. Airlines put out their fare sales on Tuesday morning, making this day the best day to book a flight for ，票價通常在星期二公布，所以這一天是以低價訂票的好時機。故選C。( 2 )細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第三句You can also find reduced rates on early morning flights, since many people don39。t like to get up before the sun to get to the ，預(yù)訂早班航班將有助于你節(jié)省花費，因為早班機坐的人少，票價較便宜。故選D。( 3 )詞義猜測題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段中Sometimes upgrades are free, but mostly you will be charged for seeking a lastminute bump to first class, and the cost can be ，升級座位只是有時候免費，但是大多數(shù)情況下，你會在最后一分鐘尋找頭等艙時被收費，而且成本是昂貴的，故選A。( 4 )推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段Sometimes upgrades are free, but mostly you will be charged for seeking a lastminute bump to first class, and the cost can be ，升級座位只是有時候免費，所以在升級成頭等艙時要先確認。4．閱讀理解 On February 6, Space X, a private US aerospace pany owned by Elon Musk, has successfully launched its new Falcon Heavy spacecraft, making it the world39。s most powerful rocket. Falcon Heavy is the largest rocket since the retirement of NASA39。s Saturn V, which was used for the Moon missions in the 1970s. “Falcon Heavy can launch about 64 tonnes into low Earth orbitthat39。s almost three times more than the current running biggest launch vehicle, Delta IV Heavy, ”Imperial College astrophysicist David Clements told AI Jazeera. According to Space X, Falcon Heavy can lift into orbit a mass greater than a 737 jet loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel. The rocket was designed with the idea of earning humans into space and opening the possibility of flying missions with people to the Moon and even Mars. For its first voyage, it carried Musk39。s $ 100,000 cherryred Tesla sports car and a fake spacesuited human model fixed in the driver39。s seat. Musk joked that “it may be discovered by some future alien race”. Falcon Heavy went into space on its last flight on February 6. The launch took place at NASA39。s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center in the US state of Florida, the spot also used for the Apollo 11 Moon mission and several space shuttle launches. It was delayed by several hours because of high winds in the upper atmosphere. Minutes after takeoff, the two outer boosters (助推器) landed at the nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Space X announced plans to eventually use Falcon Heavy to launch two paying space tourists on a trip around the Moon. However, Musk said he will probably reserve that mission for another launch system, the BFR. Recently, Space X scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket for NASA39。s TESS mission on March 20, 2018. It is reported that Space X is scheduled to plete 30 independent launch missions in 2018, at least half of which will use Falcon 9. （1）Which of the following can function as a rocket? A.A 737 jet.B.Tesla.C.Saturn V.D.Space X.（2）What do we know about Falcon Heavy from the text? A.It was the latest rocket in the world.B.It is of the same load as a 737 jet.C.It is to be found by the creatures in the outer space.D.It was launched at the same place for the Apollo 11 mission.（3）What delayed the launch of Falcon Heavy? A.Weather condition.B.Program error.C.Equipment failure.D.Deliberate damage.（4）What can we infer from the last paragraph? A.The BFR will be pleted in 2018.B.The vehicle to launch space tourists is unknown.C.Tourists will be sent into space by Falcon 9.D.Falcon 9 will take 15 launch missions.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】這是一篇時文報道類文章。2月6日，伊隆馬斯克的私人航天航空公司Space X成功的發(fā)射了獵鷹號重型航天器，使得它成為世界上最強大的火箭。文章介紹了獵鷹號重型航天器的具體情況。（1）推理判斷題。由第二段中的“Falcon Heavy is the largest rocket since the retirement of NASA39。s Saturn V”可知，F(xiàn)alcon Heavy是Saturn V退役之后的最大的火箭。由此可推知，Saturn V曾經(jīng)是最大的火箭。故C選項正確。（2）細節(jié)理解題。由第四段中的“The launch took place at NASA39。s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center in the US state of Florida, the spot also used for the Apollo 11 Moon mission and several space shuttle launches”可知，發(fā)射Falcon Heavy是在佛羅里達州的卡納維拉爾角空軍基地和肯尼迪航天中心。該地也被用來執(zhí)行阿波羅11號的登月任務(wù)。結(jié)合選項，D選項正確。（3）細節(jié)理解題。由第四段中的“It was delayed by several hours because of high winds in the upper atmosphere”可知，因為天氣原因?qū)е滤舆t發(fā)射。故A選項正確。（4）推理判斷題。由最后一段中的“Space X announced plans to eventually use Falcon Heavy to launch two paying space tourists on a trip around the Moon. However, Musk said he will probably reserve that mission for another launch system, the BFR”可知，Space X宣布最終使用Falcon Heavy將兩位付費的游客送入太空進行環(huán)月旅游。但是，Musk又說有可能將該任務(wù)留給BFR來執(zhí)行。由此可以推知，到底誰來執(zhí)行該任務(wù)還不確定。故B選項正確。