2023屆高考英語(yǔ)三輪復(fù)習(xí)·沖刺押題·外刊閱讀理解訓(xùn)練 (54)（含答案）

2024屆高考英語(yǔ)三輪復(fù)習(xí)?沖刺押題

外刊閱讀理解訓(xùn)練54

----改編自DragonsFly

【文章】

Chinahasbecomeamajorplayerintheglobalaviationmarketwith

itsairlinesrapidlyclimbinguptheworldrankings.Thenumberof

passengerstakingflightsinChinahasincreaseddrastically,anditis

predictedtobecometheworld*sbiggestaviationmarketinthecoming

years.ChinesecarriersarealsoforecastedtobuymorejetsthanAmerican

onesinthenexttwodecades,accordingtoAirbusandBoeing.

Chineseairlinesusedtostrugglewithdelays,accidents,and

unsatisfactoryfoodquality,causingmanypassengerstoavoidthem.

However,aftermakingconcertedeffortstoimprovetheirstandards,

Chinesecarriersarenowwinningflyersover,expandingtheirseat

proportiononinternationalroutes.

Thethreattoestablishedairlinesgoesbeyondjustlosingthebattle

toflypeopleinandoutofChina.Chineseairlinesareturningthemselves

intoconnectors,similartohowGulfairlinesconnectinternational

passengersthroughtheirMiddleEasternhubs.Thecheapestwaytotravel

fromLondontoAustraliaisnolongerviaDubaiorAbuDhabibutthrough

Guangzhou,Shanghai,orWuhan.TheChineseauthoritieshaveloosenedvisa

requirementstoencouragethiskindoftransfertraffic.

TheriseofChina，saviationindustryhasgeneratedtworesponsesfrom

Westerncarriers,bothpredictableanddetrimental.Europeanairlinesare

complainingaboutgovernmentaid,justliketheydidwhentheGulf

airlinesbecameathreat.AirFrance-KLMandLufthansaarguethatthey

arevictimsofunfairtrade,lobbyingforrulesthatwouldenablethe

EuropeanUniontoplaceunilateralsanctionsonsubsidisedforeignrivals,

includingChinesecarriersbeforeanyinvestigationconcludes.Meanwhile,

Americancarriersarepushingforanopen-skiestreatyallowingairlines

toflybetweenanyairportinthetwocountries.

Passengerscouldgainmuchfromanopen-skiesdeal,althoughtheycan

alsoleadtohigherpricesduetojointventures(JVs)beinggranted

immunityfromantitrustrules.Thiscouldresultinestablishedairlines

lookingtodominatethePacificastheydothetransatlanticmarket.A

betteroptionwouldbeforEuropeandAmericatoseekopen-skiesdeals

withChinadesignedtonurtureratherthanmutecompetition.Airportslots

couldbeallocatedmorefairly,andstatehandoutswouldbetransparent.

However,reachingsuchanagreementwithChineseairlinesmayprove

challenginggiventherisingtradetensionsbetweenAmericaandChina.

Additionally,Westerncarriersmaynotwantsuchpolicies,preferringto

playtheprotectionistcardwhenitsuitsthem.Neithershuttingoutnor

carvingupthemarketisbeneficialforpassengers,andanyagreement

shouldfocusoncreatingahealthycompetitiveenvironment.

【重點(diǎn)詞匯&詞組】

1.aviation(n.)-航空

2.airlines(n.)-航空公司

3.global(adj.)-全球的

4.rapidly(adv.)-迅速地

5.climbing(v.)-上升

6.rankings(n.)一封F名

7.passengers(n.)一乘客

8.predicted(adj.)-預(yù)測(cè)的

9.industry(n.)-行業(yè)

10.carriers(n.)-運(yùn)營(yíng)商

11.forecasted(adj.)-預(yù)測(cè)的

12.jets(n.)-噴氣機(jī)

13.struggle(v.)-苦斗

14.delays(n.)一延誤

15.accidents(n.)-事故

16.unsatisfactory(adj.)-不滿意的

17.concerted(adj.)-協(xié)調(diào)的

18.standards(n.)-標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

19.winning(v.)-贏得

20.flyers(n.)-飛行員

21.expanding(v.)-力，大

22.proportion(n.)-比例

23.international(adj.)-國(guó)際的

24.connectors(n.)一連接器

25.Gulf(adj.)-波斯灣的

26.hubs(n.)-中心

27.transfer(n.)一轉(zhuǎn)換

28.loosened(adj.)-松動(dòng)的

29.visa(n.)-簽證

30.requirements(n.)-要求

31.generated(v.)-產(chǎn)生

32.responses(n.)-反應(yīng)

33.Western(adj.)-西方的

34.established(adj.)-已建立的

35.complaining(v.)-抱怨

36.government(n.)一政府

37.aid(n.)-援助

38.unfair(adj.)-不公平的

39.trade(n.)-貿(mào)易

40.lobbying(n.)-游說

41.rules(n.)-規(guī)則

42.unilateral(adj.)一單方面的

43.sanctions(n.)-制裁

44.subsidised(v.)-補(bǔ)貼的

45.rivals(n.)-競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手

46.pushing(v.)一推

47.open-skies(adj.)-開放天空的

48.jointventures(n.)-合資企業(yè)

49.antitrust(adj.)-反壟斷的

50.carveup(v.)-分割

【閱讀理解習(xí)題】

1.WhatdoAirbusandBoeingpredictaboutChineseairlinesinthe

nexttwodecades?

A.Chineseairlineswillcontinuetostrugglewithdelays,accidents,

andunsatisfactoryfoodquality.

B.ChineseairlineswillbuymorejetsthanAmericanones.

C.FewerpassengerswilltakeflightsinChinaduetosafetyconcerns.

D.Chineseairlineswillonlyoperateondomesticroutes.

Answer:B

解析：文章提到，中國(guó)航空公司預(yù)計(jì)在未來的二十年里購(gòu)買的噴氣式飛機(jī)將

多于美國(guó)的。

2.HowhaveChinesecarriersimprovedinrecentyears?

A.Theyhavereducedthenumberofinternationalroutestheyoffer.

B.Theyhaveloweredtheirticketpricestoattractmorepassengers.

C.Theyhaveworkedtoimprovetheirstandardsinsafety,delays,and

foodquality.

D.Theyhavefocusedonexpandingdomestictravelonly.

Answer:C

解析：文章提到，中國(guó)航空公司努力改善標(biāo)準(zhǔn)后，正在擴(kuò)大其在國(guó)際航線上

的座位比例。

3.WhyareChineseairlinesbecomingmoreofathreattoestablished

airlines?

A.Theyaresignificantlycheaperthanotherairlines.

B.Theyhavebetterfoodqualityandsafetyfeatures.

C.Theyarebecomingconnectorsforinternationaltravel.

D.Theyhavereceivedlargegovernmentsubsidies.

Answer:C

解析：文章提到，中國(guó)航空公司正在舉步成為連接器，類似于海灣航空公司

通過中東樞紐連接國(guó)際旅客。

4.WhatisthecheapestwaytotravelfromLondontoAustralianow,

accordingtothearticle?

A.ViaDubaiorAbuDhabi.

B.ThroughGuangzhou,Shanghai,orWuhan.

C.BytakingadirectflightfromLondontoAustralia.

D.Bytakingatrain.

Answer:B

解析：文章提到，從倫敦到澳大利亞的最便宜方式現(xiàn)在不再是通過迪拜或阿

布扎比，而是通過廣州、上?；蛭錆h。

5.HowhaveEuropeanairlinesrespondedtoChina，sriseinthe

aviationindustry?

A.Theyarecomplainingaboutgovernmentaidandlobbyingforrules

thatwouldenabletheEuropeanUniontoplaceunilateralsanctionson

subsidisedforeignrivals.

B.Theyareseekingopen-skiesdealswithChinadesignedtonurture

ratherthanmutecompetition.

C.Theyarepushingforanopen-skiestreatyallowingairlinestofly

betweenanyairportinthetwocountries.

D.TheyarenotconcernedaboutChina，sriseintheaviationindustry.

Answer:A

解析：文章提到，歐洲航空公司抱怨政府援助，就像海灣航空公司成為威脅

時(shí)一樣。法國(guó)航空-荷蘭皇家航空和漢莎航空認(rèn)為，它們是不公平貿(mào)易的受害者，

游說規(guī)則，使歐盟能夠在任何調(diào)查結(jié)束之前對(duì)受補(bǔ)貼外國(guó)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手（包括中國(guó)航

空公司）實(shí)施單邊制裁。

6.Whatcouldbeapotentialdownsideofanopen-skiesdeal?

A.Itcouldleadtolowerticketpricesduetoincreasedcompetition.

B.Itcouldresultinjointventuresbeinggrantedimmunityfrom

antitrustrules,leadingtohigherpricesforpassengers.

C.Itcouldleadtothedominationofestablishedairlinesinthe

Pacific.

D.Itcouldleadtoamoreunevenallocationofairportslots.

Answer:B

解析：文章提到，開放天空的協(xié)議雖然對(duì)乘客可能有很多好處，但也可能會(huì)

導(dǎo)致由于聯(lián)合企業(yè)被免除反壟斷規(guī)則而導(dǎo)致的價(jià)格上漲。

7.WhatshouldanagreementwithChineseairlinesaimtodo,according

tothearticle?

A.Shutoutorcarveupthemarket.

B.Focusoncreatingahealthycompetitiveenvironment.

C.Allocateairportslotsunfairly.

D.Providestatehandoutswithouttransparency.

Answer:B

解析：文章結(jié)論，既不排除市場(chǎng)也不切割市場(chǎng)對(duì)乘客都沒有好處，任何協(xié)議

都應(yīng)著眼于創(chuàng)造健康的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)環(huán)境。

8.WhymightitbechallengingtoreachanagreementwithChinese

airlines?

A.DuetorisingtensionsbetweenChinaandAmerica.

B.DuetounwillingnessfromWesterncarrierstoseeksuchpolicies.

C.DuetolackofinterestfromChineseairlinesinopen-skiesdeals.

D.DuetoEuropeandAmericabothseekingseparateagreementswith

China.

Answer:A

解析：文章提到，與中國(guó)航空公司達(dá)成這樣的協(xié)議可能會(huì)面臨挑戰(zhàn)，因?yàn)橹?/p>

美緊張關(guān)系加劇。

【全文逐句對(duì)照翻譯】

隨著中國(guó)航空公司的世界排名迅速攀升，中國(guó)已成為全球航空市場(chǎng)的主要參

與者。

Chinahasbecomeamajorplayerintheglobalaviationmarketwith

itsairlinesrapidlyclimbinguptheworldrankings.

中國(guó)乘坐飛機(jī)的乘客數(shù)量急劇增加，預(yù)計(jì)未來幾年將成為世界上最大的航空

市場(chǎng)。

ThenumberofpassengerstakingflightsinChinahasincreased

drastically,anditispredictedtobecometheworld，sbiggestaviation

marketinthecomingyears.

據(jù)空中客車和波音公司預(yù)測(cè)，未來20年，中國(guó)航空公司購(gòu)買的飛機(jī)數(shù)量也

將超過美國(guó)航空公司。

ChinesecarriersarealsoforecastedtobuymorejetsthanAmerican

onesinthenexttwodecades,accordingtoAirbusandBoeing.

中國(guó)的航空公司過去一直在與航班延誤、事故和食品質(zhì)量不理想作斗爭(zhēng)，導(dǎo)

致許多乘客不乘坐這些航班。

Chineseairlinesusedtostrugglewithdelays,accidents,and

unsatisfactoryfoodquality,causingmanypassengerstoavoidthem.

然而，在共同努力提高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)之后，中國(guó)航空公司現(xiàn)在正在贏得乘客，擴(kuò)大了

他們?cè)趪?guó)際航線上的座位比例。

However,aftermakingconcertedeffortstoimprovetheirstandards,

Chinesecarriersarenowwinningflyersover,expandingtheirseat

proportiononinternationalroutes.

這對(duì)老牌航空公司的威脅不僅僅是輸?shù)暨\(yùn)送人員進(jìn)出中國(guó)的戰(zhàn)斗。

Thethreattoestablishedairlinesgoesbeyondjustlosingthebattle

toflypeopleinandoutofChina.

中國(guó)的航空公司正在把自己變成連接者，就像海灣地區(qū)的航空公司通過其中

東樞紐連接國(guó)際乘客一樣。

Chineseairlinesareturningthemselvesintoconnectors,similarto

howGulfairlinesconnectinternationalpassengersthroughtheirMiddle

Easternhubs.

從倫敦到澳大利亞最便宜的方式不再是經(jīng)由迪拜或阿布扎比，而是經(jīng)由廣州、

上海或武漢。

ThecheapestwaytotravelfromLondontoAustraliaisnolongervia

DubaiorAbuDhabibutthroughGuangzhou,Shanghai,orWuhan.

中國(guó)當(dāng)局放寬了簽證要求，以鼓勵(lì)這種轉(zhuǎn)移流量。

TheChineseauthoritieshaveloosenedvisarequirementstoencourage

thiskindoftransfertraffic.

中國(guó)航空業(yè)的崛起引起了西方航空公司的兩種反應(yīng)，一種是可以預(yù)見的，一

種是有害的。

TheriseofChina，saviationindustryhasgeneratedtworesponsesfrom

Westerncarriers,bothpredictableanddetrimental.

歐洲航空公司抱怨政府援助，就像他們?cè)诤澈娇展境蔀橥{時(shí)所做的那

樣。

Europeanairlinesarecomplainingaboutgovernmentaid,just1ike

theydidwhentheGulfairlinesbecameathreat.

法航荷航(AirFrance-KLM)和漢莎航空(Lufthansa)辯稱，它們是不公平貿(mào)

易的受害者，它們游說歐盟制定相關(guān)規(guī)定，使其能夠在任何調(diào)查結(jié)束前，對(duì)獲得

補(bǔ)貼的外國(guó)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手(包括中國(guó)航空公司)實(shí)施單邊制裁。

AirFrance-KLMandLufthansaarguethattheyarevictimsofunfair

trade,lobbyingforrulesthatwouldenabletheEuropeanUniontoplace

unilateralsanctionsonsubsidisedforeignrivals,includingChinese

carriersbeforeanyinvestigationconcludes.

與此同時(shí)，美國(guó)航空公司正在推動(dòng)一項(xiàng)開放天空條約，允許航空公司在兩國(guó)

的任何機(jī)場(chǎng)之間飛行。

Meanwhile,Americancarriersarepushingforanopen-skiestreaty

allowingairlinestoflybetweenanyairportinthetwocountries.

乘客可以從開放天空的交易中獲益良多，盡管由于合資企業(yè)(JVs)獲得反壟

斷規(guī)則的豁免權(quán)，這也可能導(dǎo)致價(jià)格上漲。

Passengerscouldgainmuchfromanopen-skie