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第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
TravellingbycarinSwitzerlandisveryeasy,asvillagesandtownsareverywellmarkedandaccessible.Allgreenroadsignsindicateahighwayorautobahn,bluesignsaresecondaryroadsandwhitesignsbackroads.
*Limitation
Thespeedlimitis120km/h(74mph)ontheautobahn,80km/h(50mph)onsecondaryroadsoutsideoftownsand50km/h(30mph)intownsifnotindicateddifferently.Roadsideautomaticradar-triggeredcamerashelpenforcetheselimits.Policeareempoweredtocollectfinesonthespot.Theminimumageofadriveris18years.Seatbeltsarecompulsoryforfrontandrear-seatpassengers.Thelegalbloodalcohollimitis.
*Gettingthrough
Fortravelerswithmotor-homes,it'
sgoodthatevenlargemotor-homescantravelthroughthemountainpasses.Theroadsarewellmaintainedandlargeenoughevenfortrucks.Remember,SwitzerlandisaverysmallCountry(ca.250x400km)andyoucaneasilydrivefromoneendtoanotherin3-5hoursifyousticktothehighways.IfyouplantotraveltoSwitzerlandbycar,takeyourtime,youcanplantoseelotsofplacesinashortamountoftime.Plantodrivefordiving'
ssake,andtrytominimallyconstrainyourselfwithtime-relatedissues.
ThemountainresorttownsofBraunwald,Murren,WengenandZermattcannotbereacheddirectlybyprivatemotorvehicle.Parkattherailwayorskytramstationandcompletethejourneyviapublictransport.
Tramsalwayshavepriority.Buseshaveprioritywhenleavingabusstop.Trafficgoingupamountainhaspriority.Somemountainroadsrequireone-waytrafficduringcertainhoursonly;
thesehourswillbepostedateitherendofsuchroads.
*Fuel
Fuelstationsalongexpresswaysareusuallyopenfrom6:
00.to10pmormidnight.Outsideofopenhoursfueliscommonlyavailablefromautomaticpumpsthataccept10and20SwF(瑞士法郎)notesorcreditcards.ManystationsacceptmajorchargecardslikeVisa,MasterCardorAmericanExpress.FuelpricerangesfromSFr.todependingontheoilprice.
21.Whatcanyouknowfromthetext?
A.Themountainroadsarewideenoughformotor-homesortruckstogothrough.
B.TravelersshouldtrytosavetimetocovertheplacesofinterestinSwitzerland.
C.Travelerscanridemotor-homestovisitBraunwald,Murren,WengenandZermatt.
D.InSwitzerlandpeopleover16arepermittedtodrive.
22.WhatmightNOTbeavailablefortravelerstopayfuelinSwitzerland?
A.SwissFrancsB.Ali-payC.MasterCardD.AmericanExpress
23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?
A.GeographyposterB.Anactivityannouncement
C.TraveljournalD.Travelguide
B
SinceIwasfirstinChinain2012,mylife,andChinaitself,havedevelopedandchangedalot.MyfirstChinainteractionwasin2012,whenIcameherewithafriend.WetraveledfromBeijingtoHongKong,allin5weeks.Wehadafantastictimemeetinglocalpeople,exploringbeautifulplacesandeatingdeliciousfood.AfterthisexperiencetravelingacrossChinaandeatinglocalfood,Ireallywondered“HowdidIlivewithouteatingdumplingsandeggplantonaweeklybasis?
”Well,IguessIdid,somehow,for22years!
AsmyChineseimprovedduringmystudiesIbecamemoreindependentandmoreawareofthepossibilitiesofWaimai,orfoodhomedelivery.IsuddenlynoticedthethousandsofWaimaidriverszoomingacrosstheroadsontheirmotorcycles.Ondeep,darkBeijingwinterdaysandrainydays,WaimaiisliketheholygrailandasIenjoyedmytake-awaydumplingsIwouldthinkandlaughtomyself,“HowdidIlivebeforewithoutbeingabletogetWaimai?
”Well,IguessIdid,somehow,for23years!
Inmid-2015,IwasbackinChinaagainformymaster'
sdegree.That'
swhenIcameacrossmyfirstMobike:
“Oh,that’sauniquebikeandsurelyitwillgetstolensoon”,IthoughtasIpassedonmyownblackbike.ButoneweekpassedandIsawitstillthere.ThentheoneMobikesightingturnedintotwoandthree,andsoonthousandsandthenseeminglyovernightthestreetsofBeijingwerefloodedwithorangeandyellowwheels.Again,IponderedonhowIeverlivedwithoutmysharedbikeaccount.Well,IguessIdid,somehow,for25years!
Chinatodayisacountrystillsteepedinancientknowledgeandcustom,yetonethatisalsoburstingwithnewideasandchanges.Althoughsomethingswillalwaysstaythesame,somethingelseisconstantlychangingatapacebeyondcomprehension.I’msureasIcontinuemylifehereinBeijingIwillbesweptupinthenextnewconvenienceoflifethatChina’srapiddevelopmentisbringingout.
24.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatimpressedtheauthormostmightbe________.
A.ChinesecultureB.ChinesefoodC.ChinesepeopleD.Chinesehistory
25.TheunderlinedwordsholygrailinParagraph2probablymeans________.
A.somethingpreciousB.somethingdelicious
C.somethingexpensiveD.somethingunavailable
26.Whatmightbetheauthor’sattitudetowardsMobikeafteritboomed?
A.Doubtful.B.CuriousC.Shocked.D.Regretful.
27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Chineseancientwisdomhasbeenreplacedbynewideas.
B.Chinaischangingsteadilyandslowly.
C.Chinawillalwaysstayaswhatitwas.
D.PeopleinChinawillliveamoreconvenientlifeinthefuture.
C
Withastartingpriceof$999,theiPhoneXhasthehighest-priceofanyiPhoneeveroffered.YetApplesaiddemandforitslatestsmartphonehassofarbeen"
offthecharts."
Oneofthemost-talkedaboutfeaturesoftheiPhoneXisthenewfrontandback-facingcameras.ApplesaysitsTrueDepthtechnologygreatlyimprovesperformanceforphotographsandvideo.Thecameraisalsotrainedtorecognizefacesandexpressions.Thecompanysaysthisgivesuserspowertoopenupthephonejustbylookingatit.
ThenewFaceIDrecognitionsystemreplacestheTouchIDonotherAppledevicesthatusedafingerprinttounlockthephone.Itworksbyprojectingmorethan30,000dotsonthefaceofuserstocreateakindofmap.Aninfrared(红外线的)camerathenreadsthesemarkstocreateanimagethatcanbeconfirmedashavingthesameappearance.
Applesaysthesystemisalsodesignedtocontinuallylearn.Eachtimethefaceisusedtounlockthephone,itissupposedtonoteanychanges,suchasfacialhairorthepersongettingolder.Thesystemcanthenrememberthechangestokeeprecognizingthepersonovertime.
Reviewersreportedsuccessfultestsinwhichthephonerecognizedthefaceindifferentsituationsandunlockedthedevice.Butmostreviewersalsosaidthefeaturedidnotworkperfectlyallthetime.
OnefairlycommonfailurewasthattheFaceIDsometimesdidnotunlocktheiPhoneXiftheuserworeacertainkindofsunglasses.Notsurprisingly,wearinganykindofdisguise–evenonecoveringjustpartoftheface–causedFaceIDtofail.Itwasfoundtoworkcorrectlywhentheuserwaswearingheadphonesorahat.
ApplehasalsoadmittedthatFaceIDcouldfailwhenusedwithyoungpeoplewholookverymuchalike.ButApplesaysitsresearchshowsthereisonlyaoneinamillionchanceofanotherpersonbeingabletounlocksomeoneelse'
siPhoneXwithFaceID.Thecompanyhaspromisedthesystemwillbecome"
thenewgoldstandard"
forallfacialrecognition.
28.HowcanusersunlockaniPhoneX?
A.Byusingafingerprint.B.Bytakingapicture.
C.BylookingattheiPhoneX.D.Byrecognizinguser’sfaces.
29.Fromthetext,weknowthenewFaceIDrecognition________.
A.willrecognizeusersbyreadingthedotsprojectedontheirfaces
B.willrecognizeusersbyusingthedotsontheirfaces
C.won’trecognizeuserswhentheygetolder
D.isnobetterthantheTouchIDtechnology
30.Userscan’tunlockaniPhoneXiftheywear________.
A.glassesB.masksC.hatsD.headphones
31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Youngpeoplecan’tusetheFaceIDsuccessfully.
B.Thesystemhasbecome“thenewgoldstandard”.
C.AmillionpeopleareusingtheiPhoneX.
D.ApplethinkstheFaceIDsystemisverysuccessful.
D
Whenorderingfoodonlytakesafewminutesusingasmartphone,it’sonlynaturalthatfooddeliverieshavebecomepartofcollegelife.However,auniversityinGuangxiZhuangautonomousregionistryingtoputastoptothistrendonitscampus.
OnNov1,GuangxiUniversityofForeignLanguagesbannedfooddeliveryservicesanddisposablefoodboxes,bothtoitscampusanddormitories.
Thebanimmediatelyreceivedfiercecriticismfromtheuniversity’sstudents,aswellasinternetusers.Somecomplainedthatthebanmadecampuscanteensverycrowded.“Therearenotenoughseatsinthecanteen,whichforcesustoeatstandinguporsquatting,”astudentintheuniversitysurnamedTantoldGuangxiTelevision.
Thecrowdedcanteensalsomeanthatextratimeisspentdining,whichcouldhavebeenusedtonapduringthelunchbreak.Someevencomplainedthatthecanteenonlyprovidesafewdishes,mostofwhichdon’ttastesogreat.
SuJunlv,fromtheuniversity’sstudentaffairsoffice,explainedthatthebanwascarriedoutbecauseoff-campusfoodposedsafetyrisksforstudents.It’sbelievedthattake-awayfoodhadcreatedaseriousgarbageproblem,astherewereoftenalargenumberofusedfoodboxesfoundincampusgarbagecansafterstudentshadfinishedtheirmeals.
AccordingtoSu,thebanwasalsobroughtintohelpstudentsdevelopahealthylifestyle.“Whilefooddeliveryservicesbringconvenience,theyletstudentsformsomelazyhabits,”SutoldXinhua.“Theys