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.
小題1:What should you consider first while sailing?
A.Sailors’ strength.B.Wave levels.
C.Wind directions.D.Size of sails.
小題2:What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A.The boat.B.The wind.C.The sail.D.The angle.
小題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.
小題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.

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
【文章大意】
本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了帆船運動的一些常識,進行帆船運動必須掌握風向,風向決定著帆船的運動速度。后文分別就順風行駛、側(cè)風行駛和逆風行駛進行了闡述。
小題1:根據(jù)第二段中的“First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?””可知風向是決定帆船最重要因素。
【考點定位】考查細節(jié)理解。
小題2:根據(jù)文章中的“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).”可知it指代the sail。
【考點定位】考查猜測詞義。
小題3:根據(jù)文章最后一段中的“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.”所以選D。tack the boat意為:改變船航向。
【考點定位】考查判斷推理。
小題4:帆船運動是普通的一種體育運動,因此,本文很可能從流行雜志中節(jié)選。
【考點定位】考查推理判斷。
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