4.A solar plane on a round-the-world journey has reached the point of no return over the Pacific Ocean after departing Hawaii,and now it's California or bust.
The plane was cruising over the cold northern Pacific late Thursday at about 6,000meters with a nearly-full battery as night descended(降临),according to the website that's recording the journey of Solar Impulse 2.
After some uncertainty about winds,the plane took off from Hawaii and was on course to land in Mountain View,California,in about three days.The crew that helped it take off was clearing out of its Hawaiian hangar (飞机库)and headed for the mainland for the weekend arrival.
At one point the plane was passed by a Hawaiian Airlines jet whose passengers caught a glimpse of the Solar Impulse 2before the powerful airliner left the slow-moving one behind.
The aircraft landed in Hawaii in July and was forced to stay in the islands after the plane's battery system sustained heat damage on its trip from Japan.
The aircraft started its journey in March 2015 from Abu Dhabi,the capital of the United Arab Emirates,and made stops in Oman,Myanmar,China and Japan.It's on the ninth leg of its circumnavigation(环行).
Pilot Bertrand Piccard,who is flying the latest leg of the trip,was confident on Thursday that things would go according to plan.
Piccard and his co-pilot Andre Borschberg were in charge of the mission.The team was delayed in Asia.When first attempting to fly from Nanjing to Hawaii,the crew had to divert to Japan because of unfavorable weather and a damaged wing.
A month later,when weather conditions were right,the plane departed from Nagoya in Japan for Hawaii.
24.What does the underlined phrase"California or bust"mean in the first paragraph?A
A.Success or failure.
B.Return or California.
C.Damage or repair.
D.Destination and success.
25.What is the name of the solar plane?C
A.Hawaiian Air Jet.
B.Andre Borschberg.
C.Solar Impulse 2.
D.Solar Challenger.
26.Why did the solar plane stay in Japan for a month?A
A.Because the plane's battery system sustained heat damage on its trip.
B.Because it was a slow-moving solar plane.
C.Because the weather was unfavorable and a wing was damaged.
D.Because both of the pilots have no confidence about the solar plane.
27.What is the best title of the passage?A
A.A Solar Plane Trip in Asia
B.The Round-the-world Trip
C.Solar Plane Soars(高飞)from Hawaii to California
D.A Pleasant Solar Plane Trip from Japan to California.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了太阳能飞机Solar Impulse 2号在亚洲的旅行的详细信息.
解答 24.A.句意理解题.根据第一段A solar plane on a round-the-world journey has reached the point of no return over the Pacific Ocean after departing Hawaii,and now it's California or bust可知环球旅行中的一架太阳能飞机在离开夏威夷后到达太平洋上空的返回点,现在是加利福尼亚或不是;意为环球旅行成功或者失败;故选A.
25.C.细节理解题.根据第二段The plane was cruising over the cold northern Pacific late Thursday at about 6,000meters with a nearly-full battery as night descended(降临),according to the website that's recording the journey of Solar Impulse 2可知根据网站上飞机旅程的记录;可知太阳能飞机的名称是Solar Impulse 2;故选C.
26.A.细节理解题.根据第五段The aircraft landed in Hawaii in July and was forced to stay in the islands after the plane's battery system sustained heat damage on its trip from Japan可知太阳能飞机在日本停留一个月因为飞机的电池系统在旅途中受到了热损伤;故选A.
27.A.推理判断题.根据第一段A solar plane on a round-the-world journey has reached the point of no return over the Pacific Ocean after departing Hawaii,and now it's California or bust可知文章最佳标题为太阳能飞机在亚洲的旅行;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.