What is the main idea of the…——2012 高考英语第 75 题答案解析

【答案】D

【解析】主旨大意，文章最后一段得出，飞机带来高速的同时也带来了一些负面影响：太多人的工作生活需要依靠飞机这个行业，一些新型的企业也是根据飞机的设计和操作而被建立的；旅行者也不得不忍受拥挤的机场和有限的空间，A飞机旅行使得人们和企业受益；B火车旅行有一些胜过飞机旅行的优点；C现代旅行发生了巨大的变化；D飞机旅行的高速度是有代价的，选D项

第二卷（非选择题 满分 35 分）

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 阅读表达（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

[1]Stamp collectors usually collect stamps only from certain countries or regions. The traditional method of stamp collecting is to organize stamp collection according to the issue dates.

[$2]Of course, there are many \_. You can collect stamps relating to a particular theme For example, sport lovers may choose the Olympic theme. They try their best to find Olympic stamps issued by various parts of the world every four years. Some of them may want to concentrate on even more specific sport activities like ball games, gymnasium, swimming, etc.$

[3]If you like astronomy, you may be keen on collecting stamps describing the stars, planets, spacecraft, spacemen, etc. once you have fixed the topic, you no longer need to bother about stamps other than the theme you selected. Then, you can put all your effort to collect the stamps around it.

[4]China issues zodiac animal stamps (十二生肖邮票) every year to celebrate the Lunar New Year. They are extremely popular and a lot of collectors wait patiently for 12 years to collect a full set of them. Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year special stamp series began in 2000 with the Year of Dragon and the twelfth and final set was issued in 2011, the Year of Rabbit. Recently some

Western countries have issued zodiac animal stamps, which attract a lot of attention as well.

[5]You may choose any theme you like. However, you should bear in mind an essential point. The topic you choose should not be too narrow. Otherwise, it is very difficult to accumulate stamps around the topic. You will be depressed and even lose your interest in collecting stamps.

[6]Collecting stamps with these is especially popular among teenagers because there is a wide range of choices for them. The main challenge is how you organize and expand your collection around your theme.