届一轮复习课后规范练 选修7 Unit 4 Public transport 作业.docx
《届一轮复习课后规范练 选修7 Unit 4 Public transport 作业.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《届一轮复习课后规范练 选修7 Unit 4 Public transport 作业.docx(19页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
届一轮复习课后规范练选修7Unit4Publictransport作业
2021届一轮复习课后规范练选修7 Unit4Publictransport
[阅读理解组块练]
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
AcrosstheUnitedStates,thereareseveralplaceswheretwoindependenttownsgrewtogethertobecomeonecity—butkeptboththeirnames.
WinstonSalemisoneofthem.It'samidsizedcityinwhat'scalledtheplateau(highland),betweentheAtlanticCoastandtheinlandmountainsinthestateofNorthCarolina.TheWinstonpartisarelativelynewplace,foundedearlythiscentury.It'shometothenation'sbiggestopenairtobaccomarket.
ThegiantR.J.ReynoldsTobaccoCompany'sheadquartersisinWinstonSalem,andWinstonisthenameofoneofReynolds'bestknowncigarettebrands.FastgrowingWinstonsoonsurroundedthemucholdertownofSalem,soin1913,peopleintheareavotedtocombinethemintoasingleplace.
Fromahistoricalandtouristpointofview,Salem,orOldSalem,asit'scalledtoday,istheinterestingandunusualpartoftown.
Salemwasfoundedinthe1700sbytheMoravians.TheyspokeGerman,andtheircommunitywasreligiouslybased,withsinglemenandsinglewomenlivingapartinseparatedormitories.TheMoraviansgreatlyvaluedwomen'sworkandbrainpower.Infact,oneofthenation'soldestboardingschoolsforyoungwomen-theMoravians'SalemAcademyfoundedin1772-isstillinoperation.
Overtheyears,SalemlostitsMoraviancharacter.Thatallchanged,though,whenanonprofitgroupbegantorehabilitatethehistoricarea.ThesedaysOldSalemiswhat'scalledalivinghistorymuseum,withexhibits,music,andtoursof18thcenturyhouses,tavernsandMoraviandormitorybuildingsjustsevenblocksfromthetallestskyscraperinWinstonSalem.
Thehistoriccommunityisboomingagain.JustasR.J.Reynoldsistakinginmillionsofdollarsmakingcigarettesacrosstown,OldSalemisgeneratingabout$15millionayearintourismrevenueanddonations.
1.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat________.
A.WinstonSalemisthenameofacity
B.Salemishometothetobaccomarket
C.thecityWinstonSalemhastwonames
D.OldSalemisthenameofatobaccobrand
2.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that________.
A.thetwocitiesbenefitedeachother
B.SalemdevelopedfasterthanWinston
C.thecombinationmeetsthewishesofthepeople
D.R.J.ReynoldsCompanyhasmovedintoSalem
3.Theunderlinedword“rehabilitate”inParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.reconstruct B.evaluate
C.enlargeD.decorate
4.Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutinthefollowingpart?
A.SomeotherattractionsinWinstonSalem.
B.HowWinstonmakesprofitsfromtourism.
C.Otherexamplesofcitiescombinedbytwoparts.
D.Somethingabouttheboardingschoolforwomen.
【答案与解析】
1.A 推理判断题。
文章第一段说两个原本独立的美国城镇会逐渐合二为一,第二段就引出了WinstonSalem,由此可知这是一个城市的名字。
故选A。
2.C 推理判断题。
由第三段的peopleintheareavotedtocombinethemintoasingleplace.可知人们投票同意将两个地方合并,所以说“满足了人们的愿望”。
故选C。
3.A 词义猜测题。
由该词前面的句意可知,rehabilitate表示“重建,再建”。
4.C 推理判断题。
文章主要讲述“美国城镇合二为一”,又举了WinstonSalem的例子,所以接下来最有可能谈论的将是“其他合二为一的例子”。
故选C。
B
(河南省中原名校高三第六次质量考评)AnautonomousvehicledesignedformakinglocalcommercedeliverieswasunveiledbyNuro.ThevehicleisabouttheheightofanSWbutfarnarrowerthanatypicalcar.Theelectriccarfeaturesfourexteriorcompartments(暗格)—twooneachside—toholdseparatedeliveries.Eachcompartmentcanbetailoredtoaspecificuse,suchascookingapizzaorrefrigeratingapackage.
“Wecanuseselfdrivingtechnologytodeliveranything,anytime,anywhereforbasicallyalllocalgoodsandservices,”NurocofounderDaveFergusonsaid.“Consumersusedtobeokaywithtwoweekpaidshipping.Itbecametwoweekfreedelivery,followedbyoneweek,twodays,andthesameday.Nowsamedaydeliveryisn'tfastenoughforsomecustomers.”
Nuroisn'taloneinbuildingrobotsforlocalcommercedeliveries.Earlierthismonth,Toyota,aJapanesecarcompany,unveiledaconceptvehiclethatcouldbeusedforpackagedelivery.Ahandfulofstartups—includingStarshipTechnologies,MarbleandDispatch—aretestingsmallrobotsfordeliveriesonsidewalks.
Nuro'svehiclewilllikelyfacelegalhurdles.Fullyautonomousvehicleswithoutatestdriveraren'tlegalinCaliforniatoday,andmanycompanieshaveshiftedtestingtostateswhereregulatorsaremorewelcomingofautonomousvehicles,suchasArizona.
Nuroexpectstofacefewerchallengesbecauseitdoesn'tcarrypassengers.Nuro'snarrowsizemayalsobehelpfulwhennavigatingstreetsandavoidingpedestrians.Thevehicleisn'tequippedwithanyspecialfeaturestocommunicatewithpedestriansorotherroadusers.Somecompanieshavetestedandpatentedsolutionssuchasdigitalscreensthatsignalthecar'snextmove.Fergusonsaidhisteamconductedstudiesandfoundthatsuchtechniquescouldconfusepeople.Nurobelievesit'sbettertomakesurethecarperformspredictably,sothathumandriversknowwhattoexpectfromit.
“Wefeelbycreatingthisnewtechnologythat'sgoingtoenablethislastmiledelivery,we'regoingtobecreatingnewmarketsanddoingthingsthatpreviouslyweren'tpossible,”Fergusonsaid.“Thisisnotswappingoutjobswithrobots.It'screatingnewmarkets.Therewilldefinitelybenewemploymentopportunities.”
5.WhatisthemaincharacteristicoftheNuro'sselfdrivingvehicle?
A.Itcancookdeliciousmealsforcustomers.
B.Itisapioneerinthefieldofselfdrivingvehicles.
C.Itisfarnarrowerandhigherthanotherautonomousones.
D.Itsdeliveriescanbetransportedinthespecialcompartments.
6.WhyistheNuro'svehiclenotequippedwithcommunicatingfeatures?
A.Itsdigitalscreensoftenbreakdown.
B.Peoplemaybepuzzledatthefeatures.
C.Thefeatureshavenotbeendeveloped.
D.Itsperformanceisusuallyhardtopredict.
7.WhatcanweinferaboutFerguson'sopiniononthisnewtechnology?
A.Beneficial. B.Challenging.
C.Controversial.D.Ambiguous.
【答案与解析】
5.D 细节理解题。
根据文章第一段最后两句可知,Nuro自动驾驶汽车的主要特征是它可以用特殊的暗格运送物品,故选D。
6.B 细节理解题。
根据倒数第二段第五句可知,这样的技术可能会使人困惑,故选B。
7.A 观点态度题。
根据文章最后一段Ferguson的话可知这样的新技术可以增加新的就业机会,可以推测Ferguson认为这样的新技术是有益的,故选A。
C
(福建闽侯第六中学月考)Whatmightthefuturebelike?
Herearesomepredictions:
thingstocome,thingstogo.
SpringFestival,themostimportantChineseholidaywheneveryonereturnshomehascausedheadachesformillionsofChinese.Morethan2billionpeopletravelatthesametime,makinggettingtravelticketsandthejourneydifficult.Butin28years,SpringFestivaltravelmaynotbeaproblematall.Chinaplanstobuildmorethan120,000kilometersofrailwayandafasttransportationnetworkthatwillserve90%ofthepopulationby2020.
AndbecausemostofChinawillbecities,peoplewillnothavetogotootherplacestofindajob,soitwillnolongerbeaproblem.
Newspaperswillcometoanendin2043.Inthefuture,digitalnewspaperswillbesenttopersonalwebtoolsthroughInternet.Readerscandiscusstopicswithjournalistsandeditors.Informationwillmovefaster.
Oilisrunningoutfasterthanexpected.Butscientistshavefoundsomethingelseforoilasfuel.Coal,naturalgas,solarpower,nuclearpowerandevenwatercantaketheplaceofoilassourcesofenergy.
Schoolswillgoelectronic(电子化).Computerswillbeimportantandpopularamongthestudents.Everythingwillbeinthecomputerandstudentswillnotneedtobringbookstoschool.TheywillfindinformationontheInternet.Acomputerwillbethestudents'library,schoolbagandconnectiontotheoutsideworld.Therewillberobotteachers,whowillcheckhomeworkoncomputersandcommunicatewiththestudents'parentsthroughemail.Andschoolbuseswillbelikespaceships,comfortableandsafe.
8.WhyhastheSpringFestivalcausedheadachesformanyChinese?
A.BecauseitisthemostimportantChineseholiday.
B.Becauseitcoststoomuchmoneytocelebrateit.
C.Becausethetrafficistooheavythen.
D.Becausethetravelticketsaretooexpensivethen.
9.Whatisnotmentionedinthepassageassourcesofenergyis________.
A.coalB.wind
C.nuclearpowerD.water
10.Fromthepassagewecanknow________inthefuture.
A.theSpringFestivaltravelmaystillbeaproblem
B.90%ofthepopulationwillliveinthecity
C.robotteacherswillcheckhomework
D.oilisrunningoutfasterthanexpected,howeverscientistshaven'tfoundsomethingelseforoilasfuel
11.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?
A.Schoolswillgoelectronic.
B.Computerswillbeimportant.
C.Therewillberobotteachers.
D.Schoolbuseswillbelikespaceships.
【答案与解析】
8.C 细节理解题。
根据文章第二段第二句可知在春节期间中国超过20亿人次同时出行,这使得春运期间购票和出行变得困难。
故选C。
9.B 细节理解题。
根据文章第五段的描述可知,文章中没有提到风能,故选B。
10.C 细节理解题。
根据最后一段倒数第二句可知选C。
11.A 段落大意题。
根据最后一段首句及下文描述可知,本段主要是说学校将电子化。
故选A。
D
(江西百所名校联考)TheOklahomateen'seyeswerecoveredbytwoblindfolds(眼罩)forthebigsurprise:
beingreunitedwithherfather,James,after12yearseparation.
“Ihadactuallydiscussedwithherthenightbeforeatarestaurantandtalkedoverthedetailsofwherewewouldgoandhowwewouldpullitoff,”saidAmanda,RoryBeth'smother.
AvideoshowsAmandaledherblindfoldeddaughteroutoftheircarandguidedheracrosstheparkinglotofBrokenArrowLanesinBrokenArrow.
Littledidsheknow,herfatherwasonthesidewalkholdingabirthdaycakethatread,“HappyBirthdayRoryBeth,LoveDad.”Whentheteenslowlypulleddownherblindfolds,shewasdumbfounded.BoththefatheranddaughterstoodsilentlylookingateachotheruntilJamesfinallywalkedoverandhuggedher.Jamesonlybroketheirembracetolookathisdaughterandholdherface.“Thereweredefinitelylotsoftearsfrommyself,herbrothers,andevenafewbystanders,”saidAmanda.
Jameswasatruckdriverwhospentalotoftimeontheroad,andAmandasplitwithhimwhenRoryBethwasababy.“Itwashardtofigureouthowtomakeitwork,”Amandasaid.AmandafeltRoryBethwasnowoldenoughtounderstanda