2020-2021学年高中英语人教版必修4语篇提能-23.docx

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Check out some of the newest, most extreme, record­breaking roller coasters around.
Newest
Want to listen to music while you ride? The Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., might be for you. After climbing straight up 17 stories, start playing the song you choose. The ride doesn't turn you completely upside down. And it's all recorded on video.
Take flight with the Manta at SeaWorld in Orlando. Climbing through the aquarium, you can see a huge Pacific octopus (章鱼) swimming overhead.
Fastest and Tallest
The fierce Kingda Ka at Six Flags Adventure Park in Jackson, N．J., is the tallest, fastest roller coaster in the world. It moves from 0 to 128 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds and carries riders 45 stories into the sky. The Kingda KA s speed record might be broken by the RingRacer, set to open this year at Nurburgring racetrack in Germany. It is expected to give you a 134­m.p.h. ride.
Steepest (最陡峭的)
Take a ride 96 feet above the ground and drop 111 degrees on North AmericA s steepest coaster: the Steel Hawg at Indian Beach Amusement Resort in Monticello, Ind. It was the worlD s steepest until last year, when the Mumbo Jumbo (112­degree drop) opened at Flamingo Land in England.
Most Extreme
The Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio, carries riders to speeds of 120 m．p.h. in less than four seconds. After climbing 420 feet into the air, the ride is over in just 17 seconds.
语篇解读　本文是应用文。文章介绍了世界上最具代表性的一些过山车。
1．To record your expression while going on a roller coaster, you should go to ________.
A. Universal Studios
B. SeaWorld
C. Six Flags Adventure Park
D. Indian Beach Amusement Resort
答案与解析　A　细节理解题。依据其次段中的“The Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla, might be for you ... And it's all recorded on video”可知答案。
2．Which of the following will take riders to see some fish?
A. The Manta. B. The RingRacer.
C. The Mumbo Jumbo. D. The Top Thrill Dragster.
答案与解析　A　细节理解题。依据第三段中的“Take flight with the Manta at SeaWorld in Orlando. Climbing through the aquarium, you can see a huge Pacific octopus swimming overhead”可知答案。
3．The worlD s steepest roller coaster is located in ________.
A. South America B. Germany
C. North America D. England
答案与解析　D　细节理解题。依据倒数其次段中的“the Steel Hawg at Indian Beach Amusement Resort in Monticello, Ind. It was the worlD s steepest until last year, when the Mumbo Jumbo (112­degree drop) opened at Flamingo Land in England”可知答案。
4．What do we know about the Top Thrill Dragster?
A. It was built among hills.
B. It is set to open next year.
C. The ride finishes in a short time.
D. It's the worlD s longest roller coaster.
答案与解析　C　推理推断题。依据最终一段中的“carries riders to speeds of 120 m．p.h. in less than four seconds. After climbing 420 feet into the air, the ride is over in just 17 seconds”可知， the Top Thrill Dragster从开头到结束时间极短。
B
Everyone loves Adventureland! The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore (探究), enjoy, and admire their wonders. Every visit will be an unforgettable experience. You will go away enriched, longing to come back. What are you going to do this time?
The Travel Pavilion
Explore places you have never been to before, and experience different ways of life.
Visit the Amazon jungle (丛林) village, the Turkish market, the Tai floating market, the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives, and things they make. You can try making a carpet, making nets, fishing ...
The Future Tower
This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives. It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we'll be living then. Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator (模拟装置) for the Journey to Mars!
The Nature Park
This is not really one park but several.
In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers: see lions, giraffes, elephants in the wild. Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales. And then there is still the Aviary to see ...
The Pyramid
This is the centre of Adventureland. Run out of film, need some postcards and stamps? For all these things and many more, visit our underground shopping centre. Come here for information and ideas too.
5．The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors ________.
A. realize the importance of travelling
B. become familiar with mountain countries
C. learn how to make things such as fishing nets
D. learn something about different places in the world
答案与解析　D　细节理解题。依据The Travel Pavilion部分的第一句“Explore places you have never been to before, and experience different ways of life.”可知The Travel Pavilion是为了让游客了解世界不同的地方。
6．If you are interested in knowing about what people's life will be, you may visit ________.
A. the Travel Pavilion B. the Future Tower
C. the Safari Park D. the Pyramid
答案与解析　B　细节理解题。依据The Future Tower部分的其次句“It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we'll be living then.”可知答案。
7．If you want to get a toy lion to take home, where will you most likely go?
A. The Pyramid. B. The Nature Park.
C. The Future Tower. D. The Travel Pavilion.
答案与解析　A　推理推断题。只有在The Pyramid部分中提到有购物的地方our underground shopping centre，另外依据常识，狮身人面像是金字塔的一大景点，玩具狮子自然会成为这里的特色物品。
8．What is the best title for this passage?
A. Welcome to Adventureland!
B. The Travel Pavilion
C. The Future Tower
D. The Nature Park
答案与解析　A　标题归纳题。B、C、D三项仅是一个方面，不够全面。