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“Just take a deep breath.” “Don’t think about it.” “You’re more likely to die in a car wreck on the way to the airport than you are in a plane crash.” These are just some words given to people with a fear of flying. But as Tom Cruise, playing Lt. Daniel Kaffee in the movie A Few Good Men, said, “I get sick when I fly because I’m afraid of crashing into a large mountain. I don’t think Daniel will help.”

But there’s a new application that just may. Today, the VALK Foundation, a Dutch group that’s a partnership between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the University of Leiden, launches the app in the US. The VALK Foundation was one of the first centers for research and fear-of-flying treatment in the world and is the organizer of three world conferences on fear of flying.

The foundation said the app, called Flight App VALK, is the first scientifically-developed, web-based treatment for people who suffer from mild to moderate fear of flying.

“The fear of flying application we have created aims to transfer all of the knowledge we have developed through our program into a mobile application that will help ease travelers’ fears,” said Dr. Lucas van Gerwen, director of the VALK Foundation. Dr. van Gerwen is also a psychologist and professional pilot with more than 30 years experience.

The foundation said up to 30% of adults are fearful fliers. The Flight App is designed to help relax passengers before and during flights by educating users about flight safety and turbulence. It explains the sounds and sensations they can expect during departure, flight and landing. And, if a passenger’s flight stress reaches a panic level, they press a special panic button which provides audio and written information to help decrease stress levels. Most importantly, the Flight App can be used during the flight in the airplane mode. Once downloaded, the program does not require Internet connection in the air.

1.By saying the words at the beginning of the passage, people are expected to ______.

A. decrease their fear of flying

B. get rid of their doubt about plane

C. have a good time on their flight journey

D. use some medicine to cure their fear of flying

2.Flight App VALK is aimed to ______.

A. help passengers experience the fear of flying

B. help relax passengers before and during flights

C. treat people who suffer from mild fear of flying

D. teach people the basic knowledge of taking flight

3.According to the passage, the VALK Foundation ______.

A. is a group focusing on psychology on the flight

B. was the first center to do research into fear of flying

C. organize the world conferences on fear of flying annually

D. focuses on researching and offering treatment on fear of flying

4.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A. Many adults are suffering from fear of flying

B. It’s convenient for people to use the Flight App

C. Many planes will be installed with the Flight App.

D. The Flight App can decrease stress levels effectively

5.In which column of a newspaper can we read this passage?

A. Culture B. Entertainment C. Technology D. Education

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析:本文是一篇說明文，介紹了治療對飛行恐懼的飛行程序Flight App Valk，這是世界上的第一個針對患有輕度到中度飛行恐懼的人的網(wǎng)絡處理研究成果。該飛行程序的重要特點是可以在飛行模式中使用，而且一旦下載該程序不需要網(wǎng)絡的連接即可使用。

1.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段Just take a deep breath.” “Don’t think about it.” “You’re more likely to die in a car wreck on the way to the airport than you are in a plane crash.” These are just some words given to people with a fear of flying可知這些話都是安慰那些對飛行有恐懼感的人的話，故選A。

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段The foundation said up to 30% of adults are fearful fliers. The Flight App is designed to help relax passengers before and during flights by educating users about flight safety and turbulence.”可知這個應用程序的目的是為了緩解人們對飛行的恐懼。選B。

3. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段if a passenger’s flight stress reaches a panic level, they press a special panic button which provides audio and written information to help decrease stress levels. Most importantly, the Flight App can be used during the flight in the airplane mode.可知這個應用程序可以幫助人們來處理這些恐懼，故選D。

4.推理判斷題。本文的最后一段主要描述這個發(fā)明的作用和特點，主要向人們介紹使用的方便性，選B。

5.推理判斷題。本文主要講述的就是對VALK的作用和具體特點，以及使用介紹，由此判斷這篇文章最可能出現(xiàn)在報紙上的科技發(fā)明部分。故C項正確。

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