2.2 Discovering Useful Structures（重点练）-2020-2021学年高一英语十分钟同步课堂专练（人教版2019必修第一册）

一、阅读理解 If you’re planning on travelling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey. First of all, always check and double­check departure (出发) time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10：50. When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting. The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency (货币) with you when you arrive in a country. This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. A few years ago I was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma. I flew there from London via (经由) Dallas, with very little time to change planes in between. I