Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to
“Give this package to Jean-Paul at the airport in
“Only this backpack,” Brian answered. ”You said I could bring one carry-on bag.”
“That’s right. One carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip.”
“Thanks.”
Is Brian a criminal(罪犯)? Not at all. He is an air-courier. And he paid only $110 for the round-trip ticket to
Every year about 80,000 people worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of tickets for courier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isn’t for everyone. But if you have very little money, can be flexible(灵活的) about your travel plans, and don’t mind wearing the same clothes for a week, it can be a great way to take a vacation!
52.Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel?
A. Because they were the uniforms for air couriers.
B. Because that made him easier to be recognized.
C. Because his backpack had no room his clothes.
D. Because he did not have any luggage with him
53. An air courier is a person who_________
A .manages a business company in foreign countries
B. organizes international flights for tourists
C. travels around the world with cheap tickets
D delivers papers and packages to foreign countries.
54. Business choose the air-courier service because_____.
A. it costs less B. it is flexible C. it saves time D. it grows fast
55. One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that he_____.
A. cannot decide when and where to travel
B. cannot take any luggage with him
C. has to wear two pairs of jeans
D .saves little money from the travel
56. The author of the text mainly______.
A. describes the activities of a law-breaker
B. suggests an ideal way to travel
C. argues against the air-courier travel
D. tells us about a developing business
文章大意是说明一个新型的职业――航空投送员。航空投送员可以享受相当便宜机票优惠，因为他们的的主要职责是及时的给跨国公司投送重要的包裹或文件。
32. C
解析：推理判断题。由第一自然段中的He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full.一句可知本题选C。
33. D
解析：细节理解题。由第六自然段中的Air courier get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries.一句可知本题选D。
34. C
解析： 细节理解题。由倒数第二自然段的最后一句可知本题选C。
35. A
解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一句可以推断出本题选A。
36. D
解析：主旨大意题。本文大意是介绍一个新型的职业――航空投送员，故本题选D。
科目：高中英语 来源：2016届山西省朔州市高一上学期第四次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
IF you lived by the sea, you’d know that typhoons are frequent（频繁的）visitors during summer .They bring Strong winds, heavy rain and flooding（洪水）But most of the time, when people stay indoors, they’re just all right.
This is what the people in the Philippines used to believe – until they met the “super typhoon”, Haiyan.
The typhoon hit the country on Nov 8, at around 5 am, when most people were still asleep. But being at home didn’t keep them safe, since few buildings remained standing once they were hit by wind as violent as 376 kilometers per hour, according to NBC News.
“This is at the top end of any tropical system that we’ve seen on our planet,” said Bryan Norcross, a weather scientist working for NBC. And so far, Haiyan has caused more than 3,600 deaths and left millions of people homeless.
.But where did Haiyan get its destructive power?
According to Brian McNoldy, a tropical weather expert at the University of Miami, US, Haiyan was so strong because “it had everything working for it”
“All typhoons feed off the warm ocean waters,” Colin Price, a weather researcher at Tel Aviv University in Israel, told National Geographic. Tropical storms are like giant engines（发动机），powered by the heat transferred（传导）from the ocean waters to the air above. However, because of climate change, the oceans have been warming up in recent decades. “Warmer oceans will result in more intense（强烈的）storms，” Price said.
Also, Haiyan started near the equator（赤道），where it was able to pick up more heat before heading to the Philippines. Moreover, the route（路线）it traveled was mostly along open ocean, which means no land prevented it from gathering steam（水蒸气）．
In addition, there happened to be very little “wind shear（风切变）in the area this time. Wind shear is a sudden change in wind speed or direction, which can tear apart developing storms. This is like when you stir（搅动） a glass of water with a chopstick: a swirl（漩涡）will form, ‘but if you move the chopstick in the opposite direction, the swirl will quickly disappear.”
“When all those things align in a certain way, you’re going to get something like‘Haiyan’.”Jim Kossin, a scientist with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told National Geographic.
1.Which of the following is TRUE about typhoons according to the article?
A. They mostly happen early in the morning.
B. They mostly do damage during winter.
C. During most typhoons people can keep safe just by staying at home.
D. This year, more intense storms have happened in the world,
2.Which of the following made Haiyan so powerful?
a, lts starting point was the equator
b, The frequency of other intense storms
c. More heat was transferred from the ocean waters to the air above,
d. There was a strong wind shear in the area
e. There was no land in its way
A. abc B．acd C．ace D. ade
3.The underlined word “alignin” the last paragraph is closest in meaning to_____
A. disappear B. affect each other
C. Arrive at the top D. Happen at the same time
4.The article mainly talks about
A. how destructive Haiyan was
B. Why Haiyan was so destructive
C. how typhoons like Haiyan form（形成）
D. ways to protect yourself when typhoons hit
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Back in the late 1950’s, I grew up in a small village in the Cotswolds. There was 16 else
to do but read and write. As a teenager, I wanted to hear from people who lived in 17 countries and see how they lived and what their 18 was like. I got, from a magazine, the 19 of one teenager called Glenys, like me who wanted to have a pen-pal. She 20 in North Island, New Zealand.
Glenys and I wrote to each other via blue airmail letters 21 there were no computers then! Sometimes it was so 22 because a proper letter would arrive with photographs and newspaper 23 ,showing each other how different our lives were－but strangely enough－very 24 in some aspects(方面). We married, had children at about the same time. Over the years we 25 lots of heartbreak , tears and laughter. My 26 died－so did Glenys’. We cheered each other up during these times and both 27 . She is leading a happy life with her second husband Brian. I am enjoying my new marriage life to the full.
28 with the use of the e-mail, keeping in touch became much 29 , and we decided time was moving on and it became necessary to 30 each other. So in 2006 I 31 the longest flight of my life and went to NZ. We looked at each other at Auckland 32 and burst into tears. Newspapers there 33 the story. What a wonderful time I had there!
This September 2011Glenys came to the UK to see me. It was such an emotional 34 . She flew back last night and I was feeling very 35 . My dearest wish is that Glenys and I will meet again, sometimes. Friendship is boundless.
16．A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
17．A. developed B. different C.developing D. the same 18．A.country B. culture C.school D. life
19．A. name B. picture C. address D. reply 20．A. worked B. traveled C. taught D. lived
21．A. because B. when C. although D. while
22．A. disappointing B. boring C. exciting D. surprising
23．A.listings B. cuttings C. collections D. advertisements
24．A. sad B. similar C. important D. special
25．A.asked B. remembered C. faced D. shared
26．A.parents B. daughter C. husband D. neighbour
27．A.reintroduced B. remarried C. recalled D. reeducated
28．A. Later B. Next C. First D. Finally
29．A. easier B. cheaper C. faster D. safer
30．A. survive B. meet C.learn D. follow
31．A. got B. carried C. took D. chose
32．A.airport B. station C. park D. square
33．A. heard B. wrote C. printed D. reported
34．A. revisit B. holiday C. reunion D. trip
35．A. worried B. tearful C. tired D. helpful
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