Question

【題目】 You are walking down the street. Suddenly it starts to rain and you don’t have an umbrella. What do you do? Run or walk?

Most people would choose to run because it will get you out of the rain faster. But if you run, you also run into more raindrops. So what should you do?

Franco Bocci, a teacher at the University of Brescia in Italy, found that you should consider the wind direction and your body shape when you try to decide to move slowly or quickly in rain, according to the BBC.

When there is no wind and the rain is landing directly on you, Bocci suggests that you should run as fast as possible.

But if the wind comes from behind and blows the rain onto your back, the best thing to do is walking at the same speed as the wind. This way, both your front and back will stay mostly dry.

When the wind blows from the side, you'll have to think about one more thing—your body shape. Thinner people are hit by fewer raindrops. So a fatter person should run, while a thinner person should still try to match their speed to the wind.

“In general (大體來說)，the best thing is to run, as fast as you can—not always, but in general, Bocci told BBC News. “If you’re really thin, it’s more probable that there will be an optimal speed. Otherwise (否則），it is better to run fast. ”

Now you know what to do next time the rain catches you in the middle of the street. But the best way to stay dry is still to carry an umbrella.

【1】According to Bocci, when it rains and there is no wind, what should you do?

A.Walk slowly.B.Run as fast as you can.

C.Wait until the rain stops.D.Walk at the same speed as the rain.

【2】Walking at the same speed when the wind comes from behind will .

A.help you walk easily in the rainB.keep any rain falling on you

C.stop you from falling overD.keep your body mostly dry

【3】If the wind comes from the side, a thin person should consider________.

A.how fast he can runB.how long the rain will last

C.what the speed of the wind isD.what clothes he is wearing

【4】The underlined word “optimal” probably means________.

A.合適的B.極限的C.緩慢的D.難以超越的

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。當(dāng)你正在街上走，突然下雨了，你是趕緊跑還是繼續(xù)走？本文分析這與風(fēng)向以及身材有關(guān)，并列舉出種種情況。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)上文“When there is no wind…you should run as fast as possible. ”可知，當(dāng)下雨時(shí)沒有風(fēng)，盡量跑快點(diǎn)。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“both your front and back will stay mostly dry”可知，這種情況下前后身體能最大化地保持干燥。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“a thinner person should still try to match their speed to the wind”可知，更瘦的人需要思考風(fēng)速問題。故選C。

【4】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)“a thinner person should still try to match their speed to the wind”可知，瘦的人需要考慮風(fēng)速，如果步行速度和風(fēng)速匹配上，那是最合適的，所以該單詞的意思應(yīng)該是“合適的，最佳的”。故選A。