What is the author’s purpose…——2017 高考英语第 27 题答案解析

【考点】O1：人物故事类. 菁优网版权所有
【分析】本文主要介绍了我的朋友保罗和我之间的友谊.
【解答】CDAB
24. C推理判断题. 根据句子When the studio didn’t want me for the film---it wanted
somebody as well known as Paul---he stood up for
me当时电影制片厂不想让我演这部电影，他想要一个像保罗一样出名的人，所
以可以推断出我没有保罗一样出名，所以答案选C.
25. D 细节理解题. 根据句子Both of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical
of American actors: humorous, aggressive, and making fun of each other---but always
with an underlying affection.
我们两人都有典型的美国演员的品质和优点：幽默、好斗、互相取笑，但总是
有着深厚的感情. 可见具有相同的性格是他们友谊长存的核心，所以答案选D.
26. A 细节理解题. 根据句子We shared the belief 我们分享信念. Paul and I didn’t
see each other all that regularly, but sharing that brought us together.
虽然不见面但是共享信仰让我们走在了一起.
所以可以看出这里的that指的是belief.

【答案】B

【解析】写作意图题. 作者开头就写第一次见到 Paul Newman
的时间，然后叙述了与他之间的事情，最后说到Ours was a relationship that

didn’t need a lot of words. 我们的关系不需要太多的词语.
可见本文作者写作的目的就是为了纪念一位朋友保罗. 所以答案选B.
【点评】本题主要测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章
所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所
阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.
考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点.
　
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Terrafugia Inc. said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight,
bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year.
The vehicle — named the Transition – has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold
up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1,400 feet for eight
minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air.
It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and bums 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the
ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.
Around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit to get a Transition
when they go on sale, and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces
the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show. But don’t
expect it to show up in too many driveways. It’s expected to cost $279,000. And it
won’t help if you’re stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway.
Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s, according to
Robert Mann, an airline industry expert. But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer
than anyone to making the flying car a reality. The govemment has already permitted
the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly. The
Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety
standards.
Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administration’s
decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft,
which are lower than those pilots of larger planes. Terrafugia says an owner would
need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the

Transition, a requirement pilots would find redatively easy to meet.