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    阅读理解。
    Laura Edmonds has a look of horror on her face as she turns to look out the airplane window.
    It's not the threat of terrorism that worries her, but rather the possibility of mechanical failure. She says
    she imagines the plane plunging to the ground because the engines may fall off. So every few minutes she
    glances out the window to make sure they're still attached.
    It is a fear that hasgrippedher for 18 years, since her wedding day. Since then she has tried drugs and
    cocktails to make it through flights. But, she says, they've been no help in easing her anxiety.
    She has dragged her family on the train from Connecticut to Florida, insisted on long drives and tried to
    avoid flying at all costs. Even when friends fly, Edmonds says she worries, counting the hours till they arrive
    at their destination.
    It's been three years since Edmonds has stepped on a plane.
    Yet here she is now, 20,000 feet above the ground on board a turbo-prop that's enroute from New York's
    LaGuardia Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland. She is hoping this is the flight
    that will overcome her fear.
    "I feel the seat. I feel the seat against my arm. I feel my hands," recites Edmonds, her eyes still closed.
    She is attempting to change her mind, one of several so-called "strengthening exercises" she recently
    learned from a video course designed to overcome fear of flying. The idea is to focus on the moment, rather
    than the abstract.
    Former Pan Am's (泛美航空公司) pilot Tom Bunn is president of the company that produced the videos
    that instruct passengers in the basic mechanics of flying and teaches them to control their thoughts.
    Before boarding the U.S. Airways flight, Edmonds presents a letter from Bunn to the flight attendant
    asking to speak with the captain. The pilot gladly obliges, telling her he's been flying for more than two decades
    and assuring her, "You're going to be fine. We're going to take good care of you."
    When the flight attendant offers drinks, Edmonds places her cup of water on the tray table and studies it,
    tangible evidence that the plane is barely shaking.
    "Ladies and gentlemen, we are approaching Baltimore," announces the flight attendant. Edmonds is relying
    heavily on Bunn's coping strategies during the 90-minute flight. But she's coping. As the wheels touch down,
    Edmonds' face lights up.
    1. Laura Edmonds has a fear of flying because _____.
    A. she once experienced a mechanical failure
    B. a mechanical failure often appears in her mind
    C. she is good at imagining a terrible situation
    D. air crashes often happen in her hometown
    2. The underlined word "gripped" in the third paragraph means _____.
    A. seized firmly
    B. hurt seriously
    C. cheated simply
    D. treated carefully
    3. From this passage it can be inferred that _____.
    A. every seat in planes is equipped with video
    B. passengers on board always feel nervous
    C. nervous passengers in flying can get help from Bunn's company
    D. travel by train is safer than travel by plane
    4. Laura's overcoming the fear of flying is mostly owed to _____.
    A. airline's comfort
    B. her counting the hours on board
    C. a letter from Bunn
    D. her defeating herself
    本题信息:2011年湖北省模拟题英语阅读理解难度较难 来源:张雪
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故事类阅读概念:

这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局,有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手,考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。


故事类阅读应试技巧:

1、抓住文章的6个要素:
阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序。因此,无论是顺叙还是倒叙,阅读此类文章时,必须要找到它结构中的5个W(when, where, who, why, what)和1个H(how),不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素。毫无疑问,寻出这些元素是能够正确快速解题的一个先决条件。
2、注意作者的议论和抒情:
高考英语阅读理解故事类文章常伴随着作者思想情感的流露和表达,因此议论和抒情往往夹杂其中。行文时或按事情发生发展的先后时间进行或按事情发生发展的地点来转换,也可能按事情发展的阶段来布局。在引出话题,讲完一件事情后,作者往往会表达个人感悟或提出建议等。这些体现作者观点或思想的语句在阅读时可以划线,它们往往体现文章中心或者写作意图,属于必考点,所以要仔细体会。
3、结合前两点归纳文章中心,把握作者态度:
故事类文章是通过记叙一件事来表达中心思想的,它是文章的灵魂。归纳文章中心思想时,尤其要分析文章的结尾,因为很多文章卒章显志,用简短的议论、抒情揭示文章中心;文章中议论抒情的句子往往与中心密切相关;也有的文章需要在结合概括各段大意的基础上归纳中心。另外,叙述一件事必有其目的,或阐明某一观点,或赞美某种品德,或抨击某种陋习,这就要求我们在阅读时,通过对细节(第1点中的六要素)的理解,把握作者的态度。
4、有章有据进行解题判断:
分析文章,归纳主题,属于分析、概括、综合的表述能力的考查。切忌脱离文章,架空分析,一定让分析在文章中有依据。