发布时间： 2016年08月01日

高考英语阅读范例23

　　2017年高考正在紧张的备考阶段，高考英语的学习依然至关重要，不仅靠知识的积累和运用，同时也需要学习的方法和做题的技巧，为了帮助广大考生攻克高考英语的学习，高中网校为大家整理了高考英语复习资料和解题技巧，以下是《高考英语阅读范例23》，供考生们参考学习。

　　Vacationing on the island of Oahu, we were waiting in our tour bus for some stragglers to show up. A man, obviously not with our group, approached the bus and was about to board. How would our driver handle the situation, we wondered. Straight-faced, he leaned toward the door and asked, "Going to the nudist Colony, sir?"

　　"Oh, no," replied the would-be passenger, retreating quickly.

　　"Works every time," the driver said with a wink.

　　Notes:

　　(1) Oahu n.瓦胡(岛)

　　(2) straggler n.落伍者;掉队者

　　(3) show up显现

　　(4) approach v.走近;接近

　　(5) be about to(do)(表计划)即将做

　　(6) board v.上(船、火车、飞机、公共汽车等)

　　(7) straight-faced adj.板起面孔的

　　(8) nudist Colony天体营(裸体主义者实行其信条的场所)

　　(9) retreating quickly迅速后退。这是一个分词短语作状语，表示伴随状况。

　　Exercises:

　　根据短文填空：

　　① We were waiting in our tour bus for some _____ to show up.

　　② A man, obviously y not with our group, _____ the bus and was to board.

　　③ How would our driver _____the situation, we wondered.

　　④ He leaned _____the door.

　　⑤ "Oh, no, " replied the_____ passenger, _____quickly.

　　工作技巧

　　在瓦湖岛上度假时，我们坐在旅游车里等候掉队的人。一位男子，明显不是和我们一起的，朝旅游车走来并要上车。司机会怎么处理这种情况呢?我们都拭目以待。司机拉长了脸，向车门靠过去，问道：先生，是去天体营吗?

　　哦，不，刚想乘车的男子回答说，迅速转身而逃。

　　每次都管用，司机眨巴了一下眼睛说。

　　练习参考答案：

　　① stragglers ② approached;about ③ handle ④ toward ⑤would-be; retreating