4.观点态度题。根据最后一段“If the policy succeeds it may encourage the spread of body discrimination across different industries and the wider culture,”可知作者认为如果这种政策成功的话，可能会在不同的行业以及更广的文化中促使体重方面的歧视。因此作者对这种政策是持反对态度的。A项Optimistic意为“乐观的”;B项Defensive意为“防御的，自卫的”;C项Disapproving意为“反对的”;D项Casual意为“随便的”。故选C项。

【备注】这是一则议论文。主要讨论了美国航空公司根据顾客体重来购机票的政策，作者对此是持反对态度的。

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Thanks to the magic of the Internet, booking your yearly trip is just a few clicks away. But yomay throw money away when yotravel. Here are some o f the most common travel mistakes that waste your money and what yocan do to fix them.

1.Not having travel insurance

36 But if Something bad does happen while you’re traveling and yoaren’t covered(给……保险), you’ll be left paying thousands of dollars.

What yoshould do: 37 It only costs a few dollars a day and it offered through many of the credit card companies.

2. Mismanaging your money

Whether it’s by using traveler’s checks, or getting cash before yogo，yodon’t look for the best rates.

What yoshould do： 38 Check if your bank has a partner ATM network in the country you’re visiting and it may cost yonothing to take out local cash.

3. Booking too early

People get excited about their trip and, to make it real，book their flight right away. 39 Both area mistake.

What yoshould do：Book your flight about two to three months in advance to secure the lowest fares.

4. Asking where to eat the wrong way

Even if you’re doing the smart thing and asking locals，“Where should I eat?”you’re asking the question in a wrong way. 40 .

What yoshould do：It seems simple but asking，“Where do yoeat?”means a world of differ ence. Instead of guessing what yomight like, a local can direct yoto a place he likes to visit

A.Get travel insurance!

B.Or they forget and wait until the last minute.

C.Use the ATM for cash and a credit card for all your shopping.

D.A lot of people think“I’m just going away for a short time.I’ll be fine.”

E.Call a hotel to see if they will have a lower rate than what yofind online.

F.Yowill be sent to restaurants that loca1s think tourists would want to visit.

G.Visit the tourism board when yoarrive as they are experts on your location.

【答案】DACBF

【解析】

1.后半句的意思是但是如果在旅行时有不好的事情发生，并且你也没有上保险，那么你就要付数千美元了。根据but可知前后句为转折关系，因此在意思上是相反的。故选D项，许多人认为“我离开的时间很短，我不会有事的”。这样前后句在意思上衔接紧密。

2.前面提到如果在旅行时有不好的事情发生，并且你也没有上保险，那么你就要付数千美元了，因此应该做的事情就是要买保险。故选A项。

3.横线后的句子为提示句。意思是使用ATM取出现金，使用信用卡去购物。看看你所要去参观的那个地方是否有你卡所在银行的ATM，这样就会毫不费事地从当地取到钱。

4.这一段是关于订机票的介绍。这两种做法是马上订机票或者一直等到最后一刻才去订，两种都是错误的。根据句意故选B项，与前后句在意思上衔接紧密。

5.根据小标题Asking where to eat the wrong way可知本段介绍的是和吃有关系的内容，再者根据横线前的句子，可知F项正确。

【备注】这是一则说明文。主要介绍了旅行中所出现的最常见的错误以及正确的做法。

高考历年真题英语第二卷

第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My whole life began to make more sense after I was diagnosed with Turner syndrome(特纳综合征)at 12. Before that, I 41 understood why when the rest of my classmates were growing like weeds, I 42 a seed stuck in the ground. I had always struggled being the 43 girl in my class and was known as “Shorty” . Though this 44 me deeply, I refused to let my classmates 45 my enthusiasm for school and learning. I 46 lots of after-school activities, though they sometimes presented problems. Because girls with Turner syndrome tend to have 47 coordination (协调), I hardly had any athletic ability. I loved to sing, but it proved 48 to share a microphone with a group of girls seven inches taller. Despite this, I 49 to drive myself to prove that heart and brains could make up for lack of 50 . Once diagnosed, I was given a 51 plan that involved daily growth hormone (激素) injections. I am the type of person who 52 a doctor's appointment for weeks in advance, 53 getting used to injections every day — and even worse, giving them to myself — was a true test of my character. 54 , I got over this difficulty and after five years, I have grown 11 inches. This was a(n) 55 response and I consider it my own little miracle. I am not 56 that I have Turner syndrome. It has built up my character and 57 me into the person I am today. I have learned that yoneed to try your best to 58 the difficulties in your life. Someone once told me, “No one can make yofeel inferior (自卑) without your permission.”This statement has always 59 me and so I will journey on to the ne xt stage of my life with 60 and self-confidence.

41.A. sometimes B. always C. also D. never

42.A. dug B. remained C. searched D. shared

43.A. cleverest B. shyest C. shortest D. stupidest