【題目】 People travelling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea, or air. Hardly can anyone positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours. Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy, with the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon leads you to sleep. During the day, sleep comes in snatches. At night, when you really wish to go to sleep you rarely manage to do so. 【1】 Long car journey are even less pleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read. On motorways you can, at least, travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on narrow, bumpy roads which are crowded with traffic.

【2】 You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, swim, meet interesting people and enjoy good food—always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm. If it is not, and you are likely to get seasick; no form of transport could be worse. Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeys take a long time. Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice up to a third of their holidays for the pleasure of traveling on a ship.

Airplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and expensive. 【3】 Traveling at a height of 30,000 feet, far above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour is an unusual experience. For a few hours, you settle back in a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. The real escapist can watch a free film show and sip champagne on some services. But even when such refinements are not available, there is plenty to keep you occupied. An airplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the world. You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys. You really see the shape of the land. If the landscape is hidden from the view, you can enjoy the extraordinary, sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky. The journey is so smooth that there is nothing to prevent you from reading or sleeping. However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain: 【4】

A. By comparison, trips by sea offer a great variety of civilized comforts.

B. You will never have to spend the next few days recovering from a long and tiring journey.

C. Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.

D. Besides you will hesitate over the choice od the day flight or night flight.

E. But nothing can match them for speed and comfort.

F. You are faced with various forms of transportation when you travel.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】E

【4】B

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，比較了火車、乘船和乘飛機(jī)三種旅行方式。

【1】空前說火車車廂很快就會(huì)變得擁擠和悶熱，單調(diào)的車輪撞擊鐵軌的節(jié)奏很快就會(huì)讓你昏昏欲睡，白天想睡覺，晚上卻睡不著，此處總結(jié)上文，說的是長時(shí)間坐火車會(huì)讓你很累，故C項(xiàng)（到達(dá)目的地的時(shí)候你必然疲憊不堪）符合語境。

【2】空后說你可以在寬敞的甲板上伸展你的雙腿，玩游戲，游泳，遇到有趣的人，享受美食，特別是根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞“that the sea”可知，本段講的是海上旅行提供的各種活動(dòng)，故A項(xiàng)（相比之下，海上旅行提供了各種各樣的文明的給予安慰的活動(dòng)）符合語境。

【3】空前說乘飛機(jī)有危險(xiǎn)和昂貴的名聲，空后又介紹了乘飛機(jī)旅行的舒適體驗(yàn)，因此此處介紹的是乘飛機(jī)旅行的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，與上文形成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故E項(xiàng)（但在速度和舒適度方面，沒有任何東西能與之相比）符合語境。

【4】空前說旅途如此順利，沒有什么可以阻止你讀書或睡覺，因此此處是說乘飛機(jī)旅行不會(huì)讓你覺得太累，故B項(xiàng)（你再也不用花接下來的幾天時(shí)間從漫長而累人的旅途中恢復(fù)過來。）符合語境。

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