答案及解析
　　文章标题分析：A ride in a cable-car（缆车）来源：考试大

直接解题：
1.The cable-car in Singapore
A.Takes visitors to a mountain restaurant来源：考试大
B.Takes skiers to the top of a ski-run
C.Take visitors to Sentosa
D.Takes visitors to a high mountain
　　1. C. 分析：利用题干中的特征结构Singapore作为答案线索，这样发现答案相关句：In Singapore, however, the cable-car takes one from the summit of a hill on the main island to a low hill on Sentosa, a resort island just off the southern cost.该划线句的内容是说“缆车把人们从主要岛屿上的山顶带到位于Sentosa的一个小山上”，因此C是答案。
 
2.Which of the following about the cable-cars is true?
A.The cars move along the steel cable
B.The cars are operated by a driver来源：考试大
C.The cars are controlled by the passengers
D.The cars move on wheels
　　2．A．分析；被选项都是在描述有关“缆车运动或控制”的情况，因此注意文章中这方面的内容，这样发现答案相关句：The cable-car is really a carriage which hangs from a strong steel cable suspended in the air. It moves along the cable with other cars on pulleys, （与A一致）the wheels of which are turned by electric motors…They have no control over the movement of the car.（该划线句的内容与B和C矛盾，所以B和C都错误)
 
3.Passengers can get a breath-taking （adj.惊人的）view when riding in a cable-car because
A.car is painted in eye-catching colors
B.the car is suspended so high in the sky.
C.Each car can seat up to six persons来源：考试大
D.About the sky and the sea look beautifully blue
　　3．B．分析：该题可以借助常识直接判断答案B正确。利用题干中核心结构breath-taking view作为答案线索，这样找到答案相关句：Before long, the passengers get a breath-taking view through the glass windows of the modern city, the bustling harbor, and the several islands off the coast. The car is suspended so high in the air that ships on the sea look like small boats and boats like toys. （划线中揭示了能看见“令人惊讶的景色”的原因—高高在空中)
 
4.The short trip dos not bother passengers who want a good view because
A.the cars move slowly
B.the cars move quickly
C.the cars are suspended very high
D.the cars have glass windows
　　4．A。分析：被选项中出现正反项（A和B），重点注意，结合常识猜测答案是A。结合被选项的内容在文章中发现答案相关句：In contrast to the fast-moving traffic on the ground, the cars in the air move in a leisurely manner,（“慢慢悠悠地朝前移动”) allowing passengers more than enough time to take in （注意到）the scenery during the brief trip to the island..
 
5.The last sentence of the passage, “the return journey is no less exciting than the outward trip”, means
A.the return trip is less boring than the outward one来源：考试大
B.the return trip is more enjoyable than the outward one
C.the return trip is as thrilling as the outward one
D.both the outward and return trips are uninteresting
　　5．C．分析：no less..than = as …as…因此判断C（回程就象出发时一样令人激动）正确。