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第I卷(选择题)
一、阅读理解
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ThetrafficsignalsalongFactoriaBoulevardinBellevue,Washington,generallydon'
tflashthesamelengthofgreentwiceinarow,especiallyatrushhour・At9:
30am,thefullrcd/yellow/greensignalcyclemightbe140seconds・By9:
33am,aburstofadditionaltrafficmightpushitto145seconds・Lesstrafficat9:
37amcouldpushitdownto135・Jusllikethetrafficitself,thetimingofthesignalschanges・
Thaiisbydesign.Bellevue,afast-growingcityjusteastofSeattle,usesasystemthatisgainingpopularityaroundtheUS:
intersection(十字路口)signalsthatcanadjustinrealtimetotrafficconditions.Theselights,knownasadaptivesignals,haveledtosignificantdeclinesinboththetroubleandcostoftravelsbetweenworkandhome.
HAdaptivesignalscanmakesurethatthetrafficdemandthatisthereisbeingaddressed.MsaysAlexStevanovic,aresearcheratFloridaAtlanticUniversity.
ForallofBellevue'
ssuccess,adaptivesignalsarenotacure-allforjammedroadways.KevinBalke,aresearchengineerattheTexasA&
MUniversityTransportationInstitute,saysthatwhilesmartlightscanbeparticularlybeneficialforsomecities,othersaresojammedthatonlyasharpreductioninthenumberofcarsontheroadwillmakeameaningfuldifference.'
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It'
snotgoingtofixeverything,butadaptivesignalshavesomebenefitsforsmallercities,Hhesays・
InBellevue,theswitchtoadaptivesignalshasbeenalessoninthevalueofwelcomingnewapproaches・Inthepast,therewasoftenanautomaticreactiontoincreasedtraffic:
justwidentheroads,saysMarkPoch,theBellmeTransportationDepartment*strafficengmeermgmanager.Nowhehopesthatothercitieswillconsidermakingtheirstreetsmnsmarterinsteadofjustmakingthembigger.
1.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordHthatMinparagraph2referto?
A.Increasedlengthofgreenlights.
B.Shortenedtrafficsignalcycle.
C.Flexibletimingoftrafficsignals.
D.Smoothtrafficflowontheroad.
2.WhatdoesKevinBalkesayaboutadaptivesignals?
A.Tlicyworkbetteronbroadroads・
B・Theyshouldbeusedinothercities・
C・Theyhavegreatlyreducedtrafficontheroad・
D・Theyarelesshelpfulincitiesseriouslyjammed・
3.WhatcanwelearnfromBelievessuccess?
A.1(isrewardingtotrynewthings・
B.Theoldmethodsstillworktoday.
C・Itpaystoputtheoryintopractice.
D・Thesimplestwayisthebestway.
B
Inthemid-1990s,ToniBisselltaughtEnglishasavolunteerinUzbekistan・Heleftaftersevenmonths,physicallybrokenandhavinglosthismind・Afewyearslater,stillattractedtothecountry,hereturnedtoUzbekistantowriteanarticleaboutthedisappearanceoftheAralSea.
Hisvisit,however,endedupinvolvingalotmorethanthat.Hencethisbook,ChasingtheSea:
LostAmongtheGhostsofEmpireinCentralAsia,whichtalksaboutaroadtripfromTashkenttoKarakalpakstan,wheremillionsofliveshavebeendestroyedbytheslowdryingupofthesea・1(isthestoryofanAmericantravellingtoastrangeland,andofthepeoplehemeetsonhisway:
Rustam,histranslator»
a1ovely24-year-oldwhopickeduphiscolorfulEnglishinCalifornia,OlegandNatasha,hishostsinTashkent,andastringofforeignaidworkers・
ThisisaquicklookatlifeinUzbekistan,madeoffriendlinessandwarmth,butalsoitsdarkersideofsociety.InSamarkandtMrBisselladmiresthearchitecturalwonders,whileonhiswaytoBukharahegetsatasteofpolicemethodswhensuspectedofdrugdealing.InFerghana,heattendsamountainfuneral(葬礼)followedbyastrangedrinkingparty.AndinKarakalpakstan,heissaddenedbytheduststorms,diseasesandfishingboatsstuckmilesfromthesea.
MrBissellskillfullyorganizeshistoricalinsightsandculturalreferences,makinghistaleawell-roundedpictureofUzbekistan,seenfromWesterneyes.HisjudgmentandreferencesaredecidedlyAmerican,aswellashisdelicatestomach.Astheauthorexplains,thisisneither
atravelnorahistorybook,orevenapieceofreportage.Whateveritis,theresultisafineandvividdescriptionofthepurestofCentralAsiantraditions.
4.
WhatmadeMrBissellreturntoUzbekistan?
5.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordNthatHinparagraph2referto?
A.Developingaseriousmentaldisease・
B・TakingaguidedtourinCentralAsia・
C・WorkingasavolunteerinUzbckistan.
D・WritinganarticleabouttheAralSea・
6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMrBissell'
sroadtripinUzbekistan?
A.Romantic.B.Eventful.C.Pleasant.D.Dangerous.
7.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?
A.Tointroduceabook・
B・Toexplainaculturalphenomenon・
C.Torememberawriter.
D・Torecommendatraveldestination.
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