1、Module 2 Traffic Jam课时作业.阅读(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 president, Sebastian Thrun, announced Kitty Hawks flying car plans last Monday. According to its website, the car is electricpowere
2、d and will be able to travel at a speed up to 40 kilometers an hour. It says such a machine “does not require registration or a pilots license and may be flown in uncrowded areas for recreational purposes.” As of now, the car can only be flown over fresh water.Kitty Hawk is making a list of people i
3、nterested in buying the 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 of this year.Unlike the
4、Kitty Hawk company, Uber does not plan to build its flying cars. Uber expects to launch flying taxis in DallasFt. Worth, Texas, US by 2020.Like the Kitty Hawk car, Uber flying taxis will use electric power. Uber says its flying taxis could travel up to 241 kilometers an hour. The company says that c
5、ould reduce the travel time between San Francisco and San Jose, California from 2 hours on the road to 15 minutes in the air.Riders could use the Uber app to book a flying taxi to take them to their destinations. The company has not yet said how costly air taxi travel would be compared to road taxi
6、travel. Sooner than you think, flying cars may appear in the sky. Much convenience as they will bring, just imagine 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。
7、文章具体介绍了两家公司研制的飞行汽车的一些特点。1What may Kitty Hawks flying car be used for at present?AAccelerating the speed.BHaving fun.CAdvertising the company.DFetching water.答案：B细节理解题。由第二段第三句“It says such amachine . may be flown in uncrowded areas for 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
8、about Kitty 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 the price. Its first flying cars are expected to go on s
9、ale by the 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“.
10、the car is electricpowered”和第四段中的“Like the Kitty Hawk 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.DTo talk about possible problems.答
11、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。【词汇积累】recreational adj. 娱乐的；消遣的 deposit n. 订金；押金destination n. 目的地；终点【难句分析】原文：Much convenience as they will bring, just imagine having to avoid other flying cars.尽管它们会带来很多便利，但想象一下，你不得不避开其他会飞的汽车。(最后一段第二句)分析：本句为主从复合句。as引导让步状语从句，从句中使用了部分倒装。as表示“虽然
12、，尽管”，引导让步状语从句时，其引导的让步状语从句必须使用倒装句。具体变法是把从句中作状语或者表语的“名词/动词/形容词/副词/分词”提到句首，形成“名词/动词/形容词/副词/分词主语动词”的倒装结构。.完形填空(2019石家庄市重点高中高三毕业班摸底考试)On my way back home I was stopped at traffic lights by some people who asked for help. A womanin her attempt to give _1_ to an ambulancehad driven her car over stony obsta
13、cles that separated the bike line from the street, and, as a result, had gotten her car _2_. She couldnt move the car in any _3_ without damaging it. A couple of people tried to _4_ the car back but the obstacles were too high. Seeing that they couldnt do much about it, they left. The woman in the c
14、ar tried to seek some service, and was told that it would take about 45 minutes for someone to get there.While watching the other people _5_. I realized the woman would be on her own and I imagined how _6_ that would be if I were in her shoes. After some talking, she invited me to sit inside her car
15、.I wasnt in a hurry, so I _7_ my family that I would be later and then tried to _8_ the woman who seemed to feel stressed about causing others _9_. But actually it wasnt too much trouble _10_ they could still pass, and also there wasnt anything she could do about it anyway. We laughed and _11_ that
16、all we needed was some tea for our picnic.Finally _12_ came and helped her back on the street. She thanked me and asked for my phone number so she could return the favor, but I told her it was okay. She seemed to feel much _13_ when we said our goodbyes. I believe that not having to face a difficult
17、 situation _14_ can make a lot of _15_.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者安慰并帮助一位在马路上因为给救护车让行而陷入困境的女士的故事。1A.signalBwayCtimeDhelp答案：B一位女士试图给一辆救护车让行。give way to . “给让行”，为固定搭配，故选B。2A.stuckBbrokenCdirtyDabandoned答案：A根据下文“She couldnt move the car”可推知，因为给救护车让行，这位女士的车卡(stuck)在那里不能动弹。3A.senseBminuteCdirectionDline答案：C在不损
18、坏车的情况下，无论往哪个方向(direction)都无法移动。4A.liftBholdCpullDdrive答案：A根据上文“She couldnt move the car”以及下文“but the obstacles were too high”可推知，车子卡在那里，障碍物太高，不能被抬(lift)回来。5A.shoutBdiscussCstandDleave答案：D根据上文中的“Seeing that they couldnt do much about it, they left.”可知，当时其他人因为帮不了什么忙，都走开(leave)了。6A.amazingBpleasant Cun
19、easyDincredible答案：C根据上文可知，那位女士的车被卡在障碍物上，其他人又帮不上忙，作者将心比心，觉得此情此景，那位女士一定很不安(uneasy)，与下文“the woman who seemed to feel stressed”呼应。7A.forcedBinvitedCorderedDinformed答案：D根据语境及下文“I would be later”可推知，作者是知会(informed)家人一些情况。8A.persuadeBcomfort CfrightenDsatisfy答案：B根据空后的“the woman who seemed to feel stressed”
20、可推知，那位女士似乎感到焦虑不安，作者试图宽慰(comfort)她，这与下文“We laughed”呼应。9A.troubleBdisbelief CanxietyDembarrassment答案：A根据下文中的“But actually it wasnt too much trouble”可推知，那位女士认为给他人带来麻烦(trouble)而感到焦虑不安。10A.thoughBuntil CsinceDunless答案：C根据语境可推知，此处前后内容表示逻辑上的因果关系。故since “因为”符合语境。11A.rememberedBrealized CthoughtDjoked答案：D由空前
21、的“We laughed”可推知，作者和那位女士当时都笑了，并且开着玩笑(joked)。12A.newsBmy partner CassistanceDan ambulance答案：C根据空后的“helped her back on the street”可推知，最终援助(assistance)到了，帮那位女士回到了路上。13A.nervousBunwilling CdisappointedDbetter答案：D根据语境可知，那位女士从困境中解脱出来，感觉比之前好了许多，故D项符合语境。14A.aloneBbravelyCbitterlyDdirectly答案：A根据上文可知，由于作者的帮助和
22、安慰，那位女士最终心情变得好了许多，由此可推知，她当时不是独自(alone)面对困境。15A.decisionBfortune CchoiceDdifference答案：D作者认为不用独自面对困境可以产生很大影响(difference)。.七选五(2020山东省青岛市高三上学期调研)The UNs Millennium Development Goals included the ambition that by 2015 all the worlds children would complete primary school. This has largely been achieved:
23、 nine out of ten children are now enrolled. _1_ Even though most of the worlds children go to school, an awful lot of them learn pretty much nothing there. According to a recent World Bank study of seven subSaharan African countries, half of nineyearolds cannot read a simple word and threequarters c
24、annot read a simple sentence. _2_Several recent studies suggest education technology can help. It seems to bring about bigger improvements in poor countries than in rich ones._3_ That doesnt mean buying computers for schools in the hope that children will understand how to use them, a stupidity on w
25、hich plenty of money has been wasted. Instead, it means providing schools with software that children can use with minimal help from an adult. The software gets things right more often than the teachers do, adjusts itself to the childs ability, and sends teachers instructions about what they are sup
26、posed to be teaching. _4_Technology is no panacea (万灵药). _5_ And authorities need to take teachers into account. But education technology can help greatlyby monitoring pupils and teachers alike, assisting the best teachers and, most important, making up for the failings of the worst.AThe reason is t
27、errible teaching.BThe achievements are really great.CHowever, the figure is not as impressive as it sounds.DTechnology plays more and more important role in teaching.EGood traditional teachers are not outdated, and are never likely to be.FMeanwhile it allows the authorities to check on whether the t
28、eacher is in the classroom.GSome of the scarce resources being spent on teachers could therefore be better spent on education technology.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。科技可以帮助解决贫穷国家学校师资力量薄弱和教师匮乏的问题。1C根据设空处上文可知，联合国千年发展目标中有一项雄心勃勃的计划：到 2015 年，世界上所有适龄儿童都能够完成小学阶段的学习。这个目标大部分已经实现了：九成适龄儿童如今已经入学。根据设空处下文可知尽管世界上大多数适龄儿童都去了学校，他们之
29、中有很多人在那里几乎什么都没学到。C项(然而，这个数字并不像听上去那样令人满意。)承上启下，C项中的this figure指的是上文中的nine out of ten children，故选C项。2A根据设空处上文可知，根据世界银行最近针对亚撒哈拉地区中七个国家的一份研究，有一半的九岁孩子连一个简单的单词都不会念，四分之三的孩子读不懂一些简单的句子。A项(原因在于糟糕的教学质量。)解释了为什么会出现这个现象，故选A项。3G由本段中的instead后面的内容可知，G项(因此，一些原本被用在教师身上的稀缺资源可以被更好地用在教育科技上。)引起下文，故选G项。4F根据设空处上文可知，从软件上学到的东
30、西往往准确率比老师教的高，并能够根据孩子的能力自行调整，能够给教师发送提示信息，告诉教师应该教些什么。也就是这一部分是关于软件的好处，连接上文，F项(同时它使得有关部门能够监控教师是否在教室里。)切题。故选F项。5E根据设空处上文“Technology is no panacea (万灵药)”可知技术并非万灵药。根据设空处下文“And authorities need to take teachers into account.”可知，有关部门需要让教师肩负起责任。连接上下文，E项(优秀的传统教师并不会过时，也不可能过时。)切题。故选E项。.应用文写作(2020贵阳市普通高中高三年级摸底考试)
31、学校正在开展“环保”大讨论，请你以垃圾分类为主题，按照以下要点写一篇演讲稿。1意义；2.现状；3.建议。注意：1.词数80左右；2文章标题已拟好，不计入总词数。参考词汇：垃圾分类 garbage classificationOn Garbage Classification 精彩范文On Garbage ClassificationI am so glad to have the chance to join the debate. Now I want to say something about garbage classification.As we all know, some peo
32、ple would throw all waste like plastic, paper and glass into the same public dustbin, without thinking whether they are recyclable or not.But garbage classification is very important. On the one hand, without classifying, some waste will remain where they were placed for a long time. As a result, it
33、 will pollute the earth. On the other hand, waste is just the misplaced resources. We can recycle waste by classifying it and making full use of some leftovers.Thus, garbage classification is meaningful to us. We can do it just now. For example, we can collect plastic bottles and sell them to the wa
34、ste shop, and throw used batteries into the correct dustbin.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。A bicycle may be seen by most people as just another vehicle (交通工具), but for many Londoners, cycling is a way of life. According to an official UK government survey, about 570,000 bike journeys are made every d
35、ay in London. In fact, almost half of the vehicles that pass over London Bridge each day are bikes.London introduced a public bikesharing system in 2010. “There can be no doubt that our trusty bicycles have changed the way people get around our great city，” Johnson told The Guardian in 2015.In Londo
36、n, bikes are used for more than just taking short trips to and from the subway. No matter where you want to go in the city, taking a bike is usually the quickest and easiest option (选择)And its not just shared bikes that the government is encouraging people to ride. In many companies across the UK, t
37、he UK governments Cycle to Work scheme (骑行倡议) allows employees to buy a brandnew bike without having to pay any tax (税). This means that its common to see many people cycling to and from work, and some employers even provide workplace showers and lockers (储物柜) for their workers. More importantly, a
38、cyclefriendly boss may let you off for being late if you ride a bike to work.Not only is it great for the environment and our body, cycling is also good for the mind. According to National Geographic Magazine, “Bike riding can improve peoples happiness.”精彩范文 Though regarded as a transportation means
39、, cycling is a way of life for those living in London. (要点1) Without doubt, since the introduction of sharing bikes in 2010, the way to travel around London has changed. (要点2) Usually, riding bikes is the most convenient. (要点3) In addition to the governments encouragement, employees can buy new bikes without paying taxes, making the number of riders increase. (要点4) Above all, riding bikes is beneficial to both the environment and our mental and physical health. (要点5)
