一轮复习阅读材料unit9Wheels

一轮复习阅读材料unit9Wheels 阅读下列短文，按要求完成任务ADrivingacarisnotjusthandlingcontrolsandjudgingspeedanddistance.Itrequiresyoutopredictwhatotherroaduserswilldoandgetreadytoreacttosomethingunexpected.Whenalcoholisconsumed，itentersyourbloodstreamandactsasadepressant(抑制药)，damagingeyesight，judgmentandco­ordination(协调)，slowingdownreactiontimeandgreatlyincreasingtheriskofaccidents.Evenbelowthedrinkdrivinglink，drivingwillbeaffected.Alcoholmaytakeafewminutestobeabsorbedintothebloodstreamandstartactiononthebrain.Absorptionrateisincreasedwhendrinkingonanemptystomachorwhenconsumingdrinksmixedwithfruitjuice.Togetridofalcoholfromthebodyisaveryslowprocessanditisnotpossibletospeeditupwithanymeasuresliketakingashowerorhavingacupofteaorcoffee.ThepresentRoadTrafficOrdinancestatesclearlythatthelimitofalcoholconcentrationis：●50milligramsofalcoholper100mlofblood；or●22microgramsofalcoholper100mlofbreath；or●67milligramsofalcoholper100mlofurine(尿液)．Driverswhocausetrafficaccidents，orwhocommitamovingtrafficoffenceorarebeingsuspectedofdrinkdrivingwillbetested.Anydrivefounddrinkingbeyondthelimitwillbecharged.ThedriverdeclaredguiltymaybefinedamaximumofHK$25，000andbesentencedtoupto3yearsinprisonandpunishedfor10driving­offencepoints；ortemporarilybannedfromdriving.Thesamepunishmentappliestofailingtoprovidespecimens(样本)forbreath，bloodorurinetestswithoutgoodexcuse.Drinkdrivingisacriminaloffence.Bearesponsibledriver，thinkbeforeyoudrink.Forthesafetyofyourselfandotherroadusers，neverdriveafterconsumingalcohol.Task1ThepassageisaboutTask2Choosethebestanswers1．Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout________．A．theintroductionofdrivingskills B．thedamageofdrinkingtoyourbodyC．theeffectofdrinkingondriving D．theprocessofalcoholbeingabsorbed2．Theunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphrefersto“________”．A．alcoholB．absorption C．blood D．process3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Drinkingbelowthedrinkdrivinglimithasnoeffectondriving.B．Alcoholistakeninmorequicklywhendrunkwithfruitjuice.C．Havingacupofteahelpstogetridofalcoholfromthebody.D．50milligramsofalcoholper100mlofbreathisbelowthedrinklimit.4．Adriversuspectedofdrinkdriving________．A．shouldprovidespecimensfortesting B．willbeforbiddentodrivefor3yearsC．willbepunishedfor10driving­offencepoints D．shouldpayamaximumfineofHK$25，000BHasbeenadreamfor30yearsbutnowtheworld'sfirstflyingcarissettohittheroadsthisyear.EversincetheBacktotheFuturemovieslitupourscreensinthe1980s，designershavedreamtofcarsthatcouldtaketotheskyatthepushofabutton(按钮)．Andnowpilotscanordertheirown“roadable”planeforjust￡127，000.Theplane，whichhasfold­outwingsthatspan(翼展)17.5feet，canbeupto115mph.Backontheland，itcanalsotravelat“highwayspeeds”incarmode(状态)．Fuelling(加燃料)the19feetlongplanecouldn'tbesimpler—youjustdriveitintoapetrolstationandfillitup.Aspokeswomansaid，“Youcankeepyour‘light­sportairplane’inyourgarage.Butbecauseitneedsashortrunwaytotaketotheair，youwillhavetodrivetoyourlocalairport，flyupto460miles，landanddrivedirectlytoyourdestination(目的地)．Youwillalwaysbereadytodriveorfly.”Thespokeswomanadded，“Neverletbadweatherchangeyourtrip.Youcansimplydivert(转向)andcontinueonthegrounduntiltheweatherclears.”There'snorisktoyou—thisisonlythechanceforyoutobethefirstatyourhomefieldtounfold(展开)yourwingsandflyintothefuture.Task1ThepassageisaboutTask2Choosethebestanswers5．Accordingtothetext，the“roadable”plane________．A．canflyintheskyat“highwayspeeds”incarmodeB．isakindofcarwithfold­outwingsC．isalittledifficulttofuelD．canonlytravelonthehighway6．WecaninferthatintheBacktotheFuturemovies________．A．therearesomeskillfulpilots B．pilotshavenocarstodriveC．pilotscan'tafforda“roadable”plane D．carscanflyinthesky7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthe5thparagraphreferto?A．The“roadable”plane. B．Yourgarage.C．Thelocalairport. D．Apetrolstation.8．Thelastparagraphofthetextaimsto________．A．callforpeopletobuythe“roadable”planeB．showpeopletheuseofthe“roadable”planeC．tellpeopleonlythe“roadable”planecanflyinthefutureD．askpeopletounfoldtheirwingsandflyintothefutureCAfteryearsofresearchandtesting，thehybridcar1(develop)andputonthemarket.It'saninterestingand2(excite)newimprovementintoday'sworldaswelookforbetterways3(protect)thequalityoftheairwebreatheandconserveournatural4(resource).Thequalityofourairisaffectedbymanydifferentthings.5oneofthelargestsourcesofairpollutionistheburningoffossilfuels6coalandgasolinewhichisusedtopowera7(car)engine.TheEPAhassetnationalstandardstohelpcontrolthelevelof8(harm)pollutants9(send)offintotheair，andtheautomobileindustryhasactedbyproducingahybridcarthatuseslessgasand10causeslesspollution.Ahybridcarisacombinationofaregularcarthatrunsongasolineandanelectriccarthatisbatterypowered.Somepeopletendtothinkthatsincethehybridcarispartiallyelectric，youhavetoplugitintochargeit.Butthat'snothowitworks.The144voltbatterypackisactuallyrechargedthroughtheenergythatisproducedwhenthecar'sbrakesareused.Thisisreferredtoas“regenerativebraking”，becauseitgenerateselectricity.Althoughthehybridcarstillrunsongasolinemostofthetime，thishelpsituselessgasthanaregularcar.Whenthedriverstopsatatrafficlight，theengineautomaticallyshutsofftosavefuel.Then，assoonasthedriverputsthecaringearandtouchesthegaspedal，theenginestartsbackup.Haveyoueverriddeninacarwithsomeonewhoranoutofgas？Thatprobablywouldn'thappenifyouwereridinginahybridcar.Itflashesawarningonitscomputerscreenthatsays,“Iamlowongas”．Whenitcompletelyrunsout，thewarningreads，“YOUARENOWOUTOFGAS！”Thentheelectricpowersupplykicksintoletthedrivertravelafewmoremilestoagasstation.Task1FillintheblanksTask2ThepassageisaboutTask3Choosethebestanswers9．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thehybridcarwillbeputonthemarket.B．Hybridcarsrunfasterthanregularcars.C．Whenthehybridcarstopsatatrafficlight，thedriverwillgetawarning.D．Theburningoffossilfuelsisoneofthelargestsourcesofairpollution.10．Accordingtothepassage，theword“hybrid”refersto________．A．ahightechdiscovery B．energysavingC．anewinvention D．acombinationoftwothings11．“Regenerativebreaking”isanimportantprocessofthehybridcarbecause________．A．itallowsthecartocometoaquickstop B．itgivesthedriverasmootherrideC．itproducesenergytochargethebattery D．itcancontrolthespeedofthecar12．WhichofthefollowingisrightabouttheEPA?A．Theydesignedhybridcars.B．Theyoutlawed(宣布……为不合法)theburningoffossilfuels.C．Theysetimportantguidelinesthathelpcontrolpollution.D．Theirmainpurposeistoprotectendangeredplantsandanimals.DThisweek，theCityofWestminsterwillstartputtingthefirstof3，000sensorsintothestreets.TheywillbeinthegroundbytheendofMarch，madeLondontheworldfirstmajorcitytohavethe“smartparking”revolution.Anideaissimple.Driversspendanaverageof15minutessearchingaspaceinWestminster—whichwithParliament，themainshoppingdistrict，anddozenoftouristsites，istheheartofLondon.Ifdriversknowwheretheemptyspacesarethere，theywon'thavetosearchthestreetsforone.Othercities，mostfamousSanFrancisco，haveexperimentedwith“smartparking”andcompaniesfromFrancetoAmericawasdevelopingthetechnology.ThusSanFranciscoturnedofftheirsensorson30Dec.2013，andisnowevaluatingtheresultsofitsprogram.Westminsterisgoingatfullspeed，fixing50sensorsadaywithateamofthreemen.BoroughsinManchesterandBirminghamarealsotryingoutthesystem.Eachsensorinthegrounddetectswhenacarisparkedonthestreetaboveit.Theinformationisthensenttothepublicthroughasmartphoneapp.Westminsterhas10，000parkingplacesthatvisitorscanuse.Thefirstpartoftheprogramwillsee3，000sensors，eachwithabatterylifeoffivetosevenyears.Thelistofbenefitsislong：Apartfromreducingtraffic，fuelconsumption，andemissionsfromcars，itimprovesthelocaleconomyaspeoplespendmoretimeinshops，restaurantsandofficesratherthanonthestreet.FitsallsaystheinformationwillfinallybefedintoLondon'stransportinformationnetwork，soshendriverslookuphowtogetintotown，they'llbeabletoseedrivingandparkingtimesjustastheyannowgetgrainjourneytimesandwalkingdistancestostations.ThatcouldmakeLondonamodelforothercities.Task1FindthetenmistakesinthefirstparagraphTask2ThepassageisaboutTask3Choosethebestanswers13．SomesensorsinWestminsterwhichareputintothestreetswill________．A．savedrivers'timetosearchforparkingspacesB．attractmoretouriststotheCityofWestminsterC．makeLondonthebiggestshoppingcityintheworldD．encourageforeignerstocometoWestminsterforshopping14．Whichcityhasstoppedsuing“smartparking”programnow?A．Westminster.B．SanFrancisco. C．Manchester. D．Birmingham.15．Whyis“smartparking”goodforthelocaleconomy?A．Becauseitsbatterylifecanlastfivetosevenyears.B．Becauseitcanreducetrafficandfuelconsumption.C．Becausepeoplecanspendmoretimeinshopsorrestaurants.D．Becauseithelpsdriverslookupthetransportinformationeasily.16．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheCityofWestminster'sEconomy B．Westminster—theHeartofLondonC．London'sTransportInformationNetwork D．The“smartparking”RevolutioninLondonⅣ.阅读填句TheadvantagesoflimitingcarsincityareasInthepastfewyears，therehavebeenmoreandmorecarsontheroad.Thishascausedmanyproblems，suchasheavytrafficandpoll