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Cruise lines worldwide suspended sailings March 13 because of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Now companies such as Carnival and Disney are pushing out their return dates and canceling more trips, meaning passengers can receive full refunds for the price of their trips. Those who want to take their chances and postpone —even though there’s no firm date when this pandemic will end —can choose to receive a credit for a future cruise. Just remember: If you choose a credit, you have given up your refund. Cruise companies want you to stick with them, and are offering extra perks and credits to keep you on board.
Carnival Cruises
On Wednesday, Carnival Cruises announced it would suspend Alaska sailings through June
30 and scrap all San Francisco cruises for the rest of the year. Typical five-day cruises along the California coast called at Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico, before returning to the Bay Area. The company also canceled cruises aboard Carnival Radiance (an upgrade of the Carnival Victory) through Nov. 1, and Carnival Legend, through Oct. 30. Carnival Legend typically sails from Seattle to Alaska in summer months.
Passengers whose trips have been canceled may opt for a refund or a future cruise credit. Disney Cruise Line
Disney Cruise Line on Monday extended its suspension for sailings departing in April. Passengers who had tickets on any of its four ships through April 28 may receive a refund or a cruise credit for a trip within 15 months of their original departure date, according to the company’s website.
Disney also warned passengers about sailings aboard the Disney Wonder that are scheduled to resume April 29. The itinerary calls for a stop in Vancouver, Canada, but Canada has closed its ports at least through July 1.
1. What can the passengers select if they want to cruise later?
A. Refunds.
B. Credits.
C. Perks.
D. Chances.
2. Which of the following is NOT true according to paragraph 3?
A.Alaska sailings will be delayed to June 30.
B. San Francisco cruises will be put off for the rest of 2020.
C. Carnival Radiance is canceled until Oct. 30.
D. Carnival Legend usually sails from Seattle to Alaska during summer.
3. What does the underlined phrase mean in Paragraph 5?
A. Pay.
B. Choose.
C. Discover.
D. Return.
4. What can we know from the last part?
A. Passengers will receive refunds beforeApril 28.
B. Passengers will receive refunds within 10 months of original leaving date.
C. The cruise credit is available beforeApril 28.
D. The cruise credit is available within 15 months of passengers’original leaving date.
【答案】1～4 BCBD
【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了许多邮轮因新冠疫情被取消后，乘客如何获得退款或信用额度。
1. 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Those who want to take their chances and postpone —
even though there’s no firm date when this pandemic will end —can choose to receive a credit for a future cruise.”可知，那些想以后航行的人可以选择获得信用额度。故选B。
2. 细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句“The company also canceled cruises aboard Carnival Radiance (an upgrade of the Carnival Victory) through Nov. 1, and Carnival Legend, through Oct.
30.”可知，Carnival Radiance 游轮是停运到11 月1 日而不是10 月30 日。故选C。3. 词义猜测题。根据第四段“Passengers whose trips have been canceled may opt for a refund or a future cruise credit.”及上文“Just remember: If you choose a credit, you have given up your refund.”可推测，取消航行的乘客可以选择退款或未来的邮轮信用额度。审视选项，choose （选择）最符合句意。故选B。
4. 细节理解题。根据第二个小标题下的“Passengers who had tickets on any of its four ships through April 28 may receive a refund or a cruise credit for a trip within 15 months of their original departure date, according to the company’s website. ”可知，在4 月28 日之前持有其4 艘邮轮中的任何一艘邮轮的船票的乘客，如果在原定出发日期15 个月内乘坐该公司的邮轮，都可以获得退款或信用额度。故选D。
【词汇积累】
refund [?rifu?nd] n. 退款；返还款；偿还金额
forfeit [?f??f?t] v. (因犯错)丧失，被没收
perk [p??k] n. (工资之外的)补贴，津贴，额外待遇
scrap [skr?p] （生）v. 取消；抛弃；报废；废弃
itinerary [a??t?n?r?ri] n. 行程；旅行日程
【句法剖析】
1. Those who want to take their chances and postpone —even though there’s no firm date when this pandemic will end —can choose to receive a credit for a future cruise.
句意：那些想冒险推迟行程的人——尽管这场大流行何时结束还没有确切的日期——可以选择为未来的航行获得信用额度。
句子分析：此句主干为Those can choose to receive a credit for a future cruise，who 引导定语从句，修饰Those。两个破折号之间是even though 引导的让步状语从句，状语从句中还包括when 引导的定语从句，修饰date。
2. Passengers who had tickets on any of its four ships through April 28 may receive a refund or a cruise credit for a trip within 15 months of their original departure date, according to
the company’s website.
句意：该公司网站称，在4 月28 日之前购买了该公司四艘船中的任何一艘的乘客，如果在原定出发日期15 个月内乘坐该公司的邮轮，都可以获得退款或信用额度。
句子分析：此句主干为Passengers may receive a refund or a cruise credit，who 引导定语从句，修饰passengers。according to 作状语。
B
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2012年高考英语全国卷2完形填空翻译与精析 【内容概述】 2012年高考英语全国卷2完形填空主要讲述了作者人生中一段艰苦的生活经历，告诫我们要把注意力放在能让我们高兴的事情上，要积极发现生活中的美。 【完形填空原文】 Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 21 I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree, I could not find 22 work. I was 23 a school bus to make ends meet and 24 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 25 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 26 the job. "Why has my life become so 27 ?" I thought painfully. As I pulled the bus over to 28 a little girl, she handed me an earring 29 I should keep it 30 somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said "BE HAPPY". At first I got angry. Then it 31 me – I had been giving all of my 32 to what was going wrong with my 33 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 34 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 35 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 36 from a lady who was a director at a larger 37 . She asked me if I would 38 a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes. My 39 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 40 that I completely changed my life. 2012年高考英语全国卷2完形填空翻译： 大概在20年前我住在纽约。尽管我有很多的经历和一个硕士学位，但是我始终找不到一份满意的工作。 那时，我靠兼职开校车来保持收支平衡，又由于失去了自己的公寓而和我的一个朋友住在一起。我在一家公司面试了五次，终于有一天在我开车的时候他们打来电话说我没能得到这份工作。我很痛苦，心想：“为什么我的生活变得这么的艰难”。 当我把车停在旁边让一个小女孩下车的时候，她交给我一个耳环，并且对我说让我保存好这个耳环，以免有人认领。这个耳环被涂成黑色，耳环上面写着“要开心”。 刚开始我很生气。之后，我被触动了—我总是把注意力放在生活的不顺上，却没有想过一些好的事情。我决定立即列出50件值得开心的事情的清单。之后，我在清单里加入了更多的内容。那天晚上，我接到一位女士的电话，她是一家大型医院的董事。她问我能不能给200个医务工作者做一天关于缓解压力的讲座。我答应了她。 那天讲座进展很顺利，之后不久我就找到了一份高薪工作。对于这一天，我知道是我思维方式的转变才彻底的改变了我的生活。
高中英语句子翻译200句
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新高考英语时文阅读高三专版特训(含答案解析及原文翻译)
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2013年高考英语安徽卷完型填空翻译与精析
2013年高考英语安徽卷完型填空翻译与精析 2013年高考英语安徽卷完型填空原题： 2013年高考英语安徽卷完型填空翻译： 如果你想学习一门新语言，你首先要做的事就是要问一下为什么。你学它有什么诸如求职或求学之类的现实需要吗？也或许你对另一个国家的文学，电影或者音乐感兴趣，你知道掌握这门语言对你这些兴趣该有多大的帮助。 大多数人使用各种不同的方法学得很好，但对许多人来说，传统的课堂是理想的开端。传统的课堂可以提供一种环境：你可以在一个精通该语言的人的指导下不断练习。我们的生活都很忙碌，但学习外语需要时间。如果能规律地学习外语，成功的机会更大些，所以要努力养成习惯。如果你还没有取得什么进展也没有关系。要学到流利的程度需要数年的时间，但只要求说得过去，需要的时间则少得多。 许多人开始学习外语，但很快就放弃了。他们会说”我年龄大了”。是的，孩子学语言确实比成年人效率高，但是研究显示你可以在任何一个年龄段学习一门语言。而且学习对大脑的健康也是有利的。我还听人们说他们担心学习时犯的错误。我觉得吧，要放松心态，自嘲自己的错误，这样你再次犯错的可能性就会大大降低。 学习一门新语言确实不易。但只要努力付出，你会取得进步的。当你用用他们的语言说上儿句，这些外国人的积极反应就会让你惊喜的。祝好运！ 2013年高考英语安徽卷完型填空答案精析： 36.A. technical B. political C. practical D. physical 解析：C 由接下来的“such as your job or your studies”可知此处是问你学一门外语是因为某种现实的需要（诸如求职或求学）吗？ practical“现实的”，符合语境。