1、建议用时：15分钟A2015甘肃兰州双基考An Australian company, Smart Car Technologies, has developed a system that lets drivers know when theyre speeding. When the technology becomes commercially available, it could help leadfooted_drivers avoid tickets and also save lives. The company that developed the product hopes
2、 to convince Australian government agencies to put the technology into use in their automobile fleets (车队) The product, called Speed Alert, links realtime location data and speed obtained with the help of GPS to a database of posted speed limits stored in a drivers PDA or programmable mobile phone.
3、The setup of the product does not need to be hooked up to a cars speedometer (速度计). In fact, it is entirely portable. It will also work with newer phones and PDAs that have builtin GPS receivers. If a driver exceeds (超过) the speed limit, the speed is shown and an alert sounds. Michael Paine, an Aust
4、ralian vehicle design engineer and traffic safety consultant, was hired to analyze the product. He told Live Science that his colleagues in the road safety field are “very enthusiastic” about what theyre now calling “an intelligent speed alert”. Other research, according to Paine, shows that 40 perc
5、ent of all traffic deaths involve speeding. There is also a potentially controversial future use. “Since the system is so portable, it would be easy to make it a requirement for teenage drivers to always use a speed alert device when driving，” Paine said. “The system even has the capability to recor
6、d speeding violations, so parents can monitor their teenage drivers.”本文是一篇说明文，主要对澳大利亚一家公司所生产的一种新型的预防超速驾驶的车载智能装备进行了简要的介绍。1Whats the purpose of the new product?ATo inform us of the new car system.BTo introduce some improvements in cars.CTo popularize the builtin car system.DTo limit certain drivers to
7、 safe driving.答案：D考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“An Australian company, Smart Car Technologies, has developed a system that lets drivers know when theyre speeding. When the technology becomes commercially available, it could help leadfooted drivers avoid tickets and also save lives”并结合第二段的内容可知，使用该新产品的目的是限制一些司机开车超速，
8、使他们在安全速度内驾驶，故选D项。2Leadfooted drivers refer to the ones_.Awho drive too carelesslyBwho drive over the speed limitCwho are partly disabledDwho drive too slowly答案：B考查推理判断。根据第一段的第二句“When the technology becomes commercially available, it could help leadfooted drivers avoid tickets and also save lives”可推知
9、，leadfooted drivers指开车超速的司机，故选B项。3The second paragraph mainly talks about_.Athe project of the builtin productBhow the product is programmedCthe functions of GPS in carsDwhy the system becomes popular答案：B考查主旨大意。根据第二段的整体内容可知，本段主要介绍了这个新产品的原理和实际操作方式，故选B项。4What can be the best title of the passage?AA Ne
10、w Incar Device Against SpeedingBProgress in Carmaking ScienceCWarning for Adventurous DriversDA Speed Alert and Its Future Use答案：A考查主旨大意。文章第一段开篇点题，主要介绍了澳大利亚一家公司所生产的一种新型的预防超速驾驶的车载智能装备，故选A项。1commercially adv. 商业上2convince vt. 说服；使确信3obtain vt. 获得；得到 4.analyze vt. 分析5controversial adj. 有争议的1put.into us
11、e 把投入使用2with the help of 在帮助下原文：Since the system is so portable, it would be easy to make it a requirement for teenage drivers to always use a speed alert device when driving.(it的用法)译文：因为这套系统是便携式的，所以对于青年司机来说很容易，在驾驶时使用速度警报装置而成为必需。仿写：In fact it is a hard job for_the_police_to_keep_order_ in_such_an_im
12、portant_football_match. 事实上，对于警察来说在一场如此重要的足球比赛中维持秩序本身就是一次困难的工作。B2015河北邢台摸底考When Sabrina Vega was 5 years old, a friend invited her to a party held at a gym where Sabrina discovered that she loved doing gymnastics.A few nights after the party, Sabrina had a dream. She told her mother, Jahira, about t
13、he dream. Jahira said, “Sabrina said that in her dream she went to the Olympics. She describedeverything at this international competition. At first I did not take her story seriously.”But Sabrina kept talking about her dream. She told it to her father, David. So Jahira and David decided to pay for
14、Sabrina to learn gymnastics. So Sabrina started to train at a special and competitive gym. Though only 7 years old, she was already training to compete at a high level. The years passed quickly. Sabrina got better and better. By the time she was 12 years old, Sabrina was training so many hours each
15、day that she did not have time to do things that many other Americans of the same age did.When Sabrina was 13, she had a chance to compete in a national gymnastics event. If she did well, the event would give her the chance to join the national teamthe team that trains for the Olympics.But the famil
16、y was out of money. Jahira had to tell Sabrina that she could not go. Jahira said, “Tears came to her eyes, and she said, I understand.”A week or two later, a rich family came to visit Sabrinas gym unexpectedly. They watched Sabrina train. Then they asked to talk to her mother. The rich family offer
17、ed Jahira all the money they needed!Eventually， Sabrina Vega competed at the 2012 Olympic trials. She finished 10th in the all rounds.这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Sabrina Vega坚持自己的奥运梦想，克服重重困难，最终实现梦想的故事。5Sabrina Vega had a dream to_.Ago to the partyBdo gymnasticsCtake part in the OlympicsDattend a national competiti
18、on答案：C考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Sabrina said that in her dream she went to the Olympics”可知，Sabrina Vega的梦想是参加奥林匹克运动会，即C项正确。6From the passage, we can infer that_.ASabrinas parents were tired of her talking about her dreamBSabrinas parents loved her and were moved by herCSabrinas mother supported her dream even
19、at the beginningDSabrina became a national team player at the age of twelve答案：B考查推理判断。A项描述错误，文章中并没有提到她的父母对她谈论她的梦想感到厌倦；根据第二段的最后一句“At first I did not take her story seriously”可知，她的母亲刚开始时并没有支持她，故C项描述错误；根据第四段中的“When Sabrina was 13, she had a chance to compete in a national gymnastics event.join the nati
20、onal team”可知，D项描述错误；根据第三段的内容可知，父母被她的坚持所感动，最后决定出钱让她学习体操，从而看出父母对她的关爱，即B项正确。7What does the author want to tell us?AAll roads lead to Rome.BEarly birds catch worms.CPractice makes perfect.DGod blesses the determined and hardworking.答案：D考查推理判断。文章讲述了Sabrina坚持自己的梦想，最终取得成功的故事，告诉我们上帝青睐意志坚定和勤奋的人，即D项正确。8Which
21、of the following can be the best title for the text?AA Talented GirlBThe Caring ParentsCAn Olympic Dream DA Helping Hand答案：C考查主旨大意。Sabrina坚持自己的奥运梦想，克服重重困难，最终实现了自己的梦想，故C项“一个奥林匹克梦想”最能概括文章的主旨大意。1describe vt. 描写；描述2competition n. 竞争；竞赛3unexpectedly adv. 出乎意料地4eventually adv. 最终5trial n. 试验；尝试1take.serio
22、usly 认真对待2compete in 与竞争原文：By the time she was 12 years old, Sabrina was training so many hours each day that she did not have time to do things that many other Americans of the same age did.(so.that.)译文：在Sabrina 12岁时，她每天训练很长时间以致于她没有时间做与她同龄的其他孩子该做的事情。仿写：There were so many shoes in the shop that_I_couldnt_decide_which_pair_to_buy.商店有如此多的鞋子以致于我不能决定买哪一双。
