专题限时集训(三)阅读理解—细节理解之数字确定A(2019·潍坊市统一考试)Whentravelingonabudget,everydollarcounts.Unfortunately,thecostofticketsalonecanmakeaseriousholeinyoursavings.Don'tletthatstopyoufromtakingyourdreamvacation,though.AccordingtoJeffKlee,CEOofCheapAir.com,thereisa“sweetspot”togetthebiggestbangforyourbuck.“Themostimportantruleisfairlyobvious:don'twaituntilthelastminute,asthatrarelyworksout,”hesaidinastatement.“Butbeyondthat,youalsowanttobecarefulnottobuytooearly.”Still,that'seasiersaidthandone.Findingthemostcostefficienttimetobookistough.Luckily,somebodydidthemath—soyoudon'thaveto.Datacrunchers(处理器)fromtheonlinetravelagencyCheapAir.comsurveyedover917millionfarestodeterminethedaywiththecheapestrates.Here'swhattheyfound:whilepricestendtostaythesamebetween320and106daysbeforeatrip,theystartdroppingatthe105daymark.Thatsaid,youmightbetemptedtobookthemomentpricesdrop.Butholdon!You'llsaveevenmoremoneybybookingprecisely70daysbeforeyourtrip.AccordingtoCheapAir.com,youcansave48percentoftheticket'stotalcostbyusingthistrick.Afterthatdate,airfareswillbegintoincreaseagain.Anddon'teventhinkaboutbookinganylaterthan20daysaheadoftime,aspriceswillbesoaring.So,whatareyouwaitingfor?Startplanningyournextdreamvacation,andbookaccordingly.Yourwalletwillthankyou—guaranteed.【语篇解读】本文介绍了购买便宜飞机票的方法和策略。1.Whencanwebookourplaneticketstosavethemostmoney?A.Thelater,thebetter.B.Asearlyaspossible.C.105daysbeforeourtrip.D.70daysbeforeourtrip.D[考查细节理解。根据第四段的内容尤其是第四句You'llsaveevenmoremoneybybookingprecisely70daysbeforeyourtrip可知,旅行前第70天预订机票节省的钱最多,故选D。]2.Howmuchcanthetrickhelpussaveiftheticketcosts$400totally?A.$48.B.$192.C.$208.D.$352.B[考查细节理解。根据第四段第五句AccordingtoCheapAir.com,youcansave48percentoftheticket'stotalcostbyusingthistrick,并结合题干可知,原价是400美元的飞机票总共可以节省:$400*48%=$192,故选B。]3.What'sthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthistext?A.Toexplainwhata“sweetspot”is.B.Toattractpeopletotravelingbyplane.C.Toshowthewaysofbookingplanetickets.D.Totellpeoplehowtobuycheapplanetickets.D[考查写作意图。根据第一段第一句Whentravelingonabudget,everydollarcounts和对本文的整体理解可推知,本文的主要目的在于介绍购买便宜飞机票的策略和方法,故选D。]B(2019·湖北省八校联考)ANewJerseycoupleandahomelessmanhavebeenaccusedofmakingupafeel-goodstorythatraisedmorethan$400,000throughGoFundMe.Thecouple,KateMcClureandMarkD'Amico,andtheman,JohnnyBobbittJr.,faceachargeofseconddegreetheft,BurlingtonCountyProsecutorScottCoffinasaidThursday.ThecouplesaidtheymetBobbittwhenhegavehislast$20toMcClure,whowasstrandedonInterstate95inPhiladelphia,soshecouldputgasinhercar,thenstartedtheGoFundMecampaignasawaytothankhim.Thepayingitforwardstorythatdrovethisfundraisermightseemtoogoodtobetrue,Coffinasaidatapressconference.Unfortunately,itwas.Theentirecampaignwasbasedonalie.Afterfees,themoneyofthecampaignnettedabout$367,000,alldepositedintoMcClure'saccounts,Coffinasaid.Bobbittreceived$75,000,andwithinmonthsMcClureandD'Amicohadwastedtheirshareonbuyingacar,highendhandbagsandtrips,Coffinasaid.Theyalsouseditatcasinos(赌场),hesaid.CoffinastressedthatwhileBobbitt,aveteran(老兵),deservesthanksforhisservicetothecountryandsympathyforhissituation;hewasfullyinvolvedinthecrime,usingmediatohelp“...