2021高三统考外研英语一轮复习课时作业：Book4Module2TrafficJam(含解析)

1、课时作业I阅读理解A（2020 湖北省孝感市第一中学高三月考）Last week, two companies, Kitty Hawk and Uber,announced their plans to bring flying cars to reality very soon.Kitty Hawk preside nt, Sebastia n Thrun, announ ced Kitty Hawks flyi ng car pla ns last Mon day.Accord ing to its website, the car is electricpowered and will

2、be able to travel at a speed up to 40kilometers an hour. It says such a mach ine“ does notreregistration or a pilots license and may be flown in uncrowded areas for recreational purposes” As ofnowthe car can only be flown over fresh water.Kitty Hawk is making a list of people interested in buying th

3、e flying car. They must pay a deposit of$100.Those who get their names on the list early will receive $2,000 off the final cost of the car. However,Kitty Hawk has not yet announced the price. Its first flying cars are expected to go on sale by the end ofthis year.Un like the Kitty Hawk compa ny, Ube

4、r does not pla n to build its flying cars. Uber expects to launchflying taxis in DallasFt. Worth, Texas, US by 2020.Like the Kitty Hawk car, Uber flying taxis will useelectric power. Uber says its flying taxis could travel up to 241 kilometers an hour. The compa ny saysthat could reduce the travel t

5、ime betwee n San Fran cisco and San Jose, California from 2 hours on theroad to 15 mi nu tes in the air.Riders could use the Uber app to book a flying taxi to take them to their destinations. The companyhas not yet said how costly air taxi travel would be compared to road taxi travel.Sooner than you

6、 think, flying cars may appear in the sky. Much convenience as they will bring, justimagine having to avoid other flying cars. Also, what if your battery dies when you are in the air? And,how will you know where to land?篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。上周，Kitty Hawk 和 Uber 两家公司宣布他们 很快就会使飞行汽车成为现实。文章具体介绍了两家公司研制的飞行汽车的一些

7、特点。1. What may Kitty Hawks flying car be used for at present?A Accelerating the speed.B Having fun.C Advertising the company.D Fetching water.答案：B 细节理解题。由第二段第三句“It says such a machin6. may be flown in uncrowded areasfor recreational purposes” 可知，目前该飞行汽车主要用于消遣 娱乐。故 B 项正确。2What do we know about Kitty

8、Hawks flying car from the third paragraph?AIt costs two thousand dollars each.BIt can travel over water.CIt offers $100 to its potential buyers.DIt hasnt gone to market.答案： D 推理判断题。由第三段中的最后两句 “ However, Kitty Hawk has not yet announced theprice. Its first flying cars are expected to go on sale by th

9、e end of this year. 可”知， Kitty Hawk 的飞行汽车还没有定价，预计到今年年底进行销售。由此 可以推知，该飞行汽车还没有上市。故 D 项正确。3In what way is Ubers flying taxi similar to Kitty Hawks flying car?AThey travel at the same speed.BThey are electricpowered.CThey are supported by the Uber app.DThey require a flying license.答案：B 细节理解题。由第二段中的“the

10、car is electricpowered 和第四段 中的 “ Like the KittyHawk car, Uber flying taxis will use electric power.可知，它们都 是电动的。故 B 项正确。4What is the purpose of the last paragraph of the text?ATo call for public donations.BTo introduce some advantages.CTo promote interest in science.D To talk about possible problems.

11、答案：D 推理判断题。由最后一段最后三句话，尤其是最后的两个问句可知， 该段提出了飞行汽车可能出现的问题。故 D 项正确。B（2019 河北省邢台市高三第一次月考）1 have a neighbor who is a capable,fashionable, seventyyearold, single woman. Her name is Grace. Grace was laid off from her job alittle over two years ago and has been living off her savings ever since but not officia

12、lly “retired ”.Grace called me up one day about this time last year and asked if I had a ladder. She needed toclean out her gutters 水（ 槽） on the roof and wanted me to hold the ladder.She didnt want me to climb up and clean the gutters. She just wanted me to hold the ladder. Asit happened I did have

13、a ladder. I said,“The leaves are going to fall off the trees in a month, whydont we wait till they finish and do it then？”She agreed and naturally we didnt talk about it againuntil spring. Spring in Tennessee is wild and we talked about it over the course of three weeks inwhich it rained nearly ever

14、y day, then I got busy and Grace went into seclusi on 隐居）.A couple of weeks ago, she told me shed been spending too much money and decided to applyfor a bar tending job at a local hotel.“Now I dont know about you all but Id never considered whatit would be like to apply for and begin a new job at th

15、e age of seventy. Im fiftythree and the older I get,the more I think about how great itll be if I can just get out of bed when Im seventy”. Anyway, shegot the job, serving the bar and tending banquets at the hotel.The day when she left for her training at 6 am, I walked across the street with my lad

16、der andcleaned out her gutters.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一位时髦又能干的七十岁老太太。5. What did Grace want the author to do?A. Make a ladder.B. Retire completely.C. Lend her a ladder.D. Give her suggestions.答案： C 细节理解题。 根据第一段中的 “Grace called me up one day about thistime last year and asked if I had a ladder. She n eed

17、ed to clea n out her gutter 水槽）onthe roof and wanted me to hold the ladde”r. （Grace 去年的这个时候问我是否有梯子。 她需要清理房顶上的水槽并想让我帮助她扶梯子。 ）可知， Grace 想借作者的梯子用一用，故选 C。6When did the author advise Grace to clean her gutters?A In early spring.B In rainy season.C In time of leaves falling.D In time of few leaves on tree

18、s.答案： D 细节理解题。 根据第二段中的“I said, The leaves are going to fall off the trees in a month, why dont we wait till they finish and do it the n ? ”（一个月内树 叶将会落完，为什么不等到树叶落完的时候再清理水槽呢？ ）可知，作者建议等树 叶落完的时候再清理水槽，故选 D。7What was the authors neighbor doing when the author wrote the text?AWorking at a hotel.BTraining f

19、or her job.CCleaning out her house.DWalking with the author.答案： A 推理判断题。 根据文章第三段第一句、 最后一句以及最后一段可知，Grace 得到了一份酒店服务员的工作，作者写这篇文章的时候，Grace 是在酒店上班，故选 A 。8What did the author think of her neighbors reemployment?AValuable.BImpossible.CReasonable.DUnbelievable.答案： D 推理判断题。根据第三段中的 “ Now I dont know about you