Question

You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.

First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.

Let’s start with the wind blowing from the behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90° angle (角度) to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.

If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45° angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn’t flap (擺動). It shouldn’t look like on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.

Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can’t go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.

1. What should you consider first while sailing?

A. Sailors’ strength.B. Wave levels.

C. Wind directions. D. Size of sails.

2. What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The boat.B. The wind.

C. The sail.D. The angle.

3. What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?

A. Move in a straight line.B. Allow the sail to flap.

C. Lower the sail. D. Tack the boat.

4. Where can you probably find the text?

A. In a popular magazine.B. In a tourist guidebook.

C. In a physics textbook.D. In an official report.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析:沖浪本身不是個很難的運動項目，但是學(xué)習(xí)沖浪卻不簡單。本文就學(xué)習(xí)沖浪時需要注意的問題給出了一些建議。

1.1】C。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from?可知，首先要思考風(fēng)向問題。故選C。

2.2】C。根據(jù)上下文推測題。根據(jù)第四段In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45° angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind可知，在這種情況下，要保持帆和船成45°角，帆要伸出去足夠長以便借助風(fēng)力�？芍猧t指代的前文的sail。故選C。

3.3】D。細(xì)節(jié)題。通讀第四段可知Sailing into the wind is not possible. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. 當(dāng)你迎著風(fēng)時，你要沿著z字形前進。故選D。

4.4】A。文章類型題。通讀全文可知，本文主要就學(xué)習(xí)沖浪時需要注意的問題給出了一些建議。比較四個選項A. In a popular magazine.流行雜志B. In a tourist guidebook.旅游指導(dǎo)手冊C. In a physics textbook.物理書D. In an official report.官方報告�？芍�本文最有可能出現(xiàn)在流行雜志上。故選A。

考點：考查說明類短文閱讀。