湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习 阅读训练24Word文档下载推荐.docx
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TheTransitionisbeingmarketedmoreasaplanethatdrivesthanacarthatflies,althoughitisboth.ThecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAAtomeetaircraftregulations,andwiththeNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationtomeetvehiclesafetyregulations.
ThecompanyisaimingtoselltheTransitiontoprivatepilotsasamoreconvenientandcheaperwaytofly.Theysayitsavesyouthetroublefromtryingtofindanothermodeoftransportationtogettoandfromairports:
Youdrivethecartotheairportandthenyou’regoodtogo.Whenyouland,youfoldupthewingsandhittheroad.Therearenoexpensiveparkingfeesbecauseyoudon’thavetostoreitatanairport—youparkitinthegarageathome.
Thecar-planeisdesignedtoflyprimarilyunder10,000feet.Ithasamaximumtakeoffweightof1,430pounds,includingfuelandpassengers.TerrafugiasaystheTransitionreducesthepotentialforanaccidentbyallowingpilotstodriveunderbadweatherinsteadofflyingintomarginal(临界)conditions.
TheTransition’spricetag:
$194,000,Buttheremaybeadditionalchargesforoptionslikearadio,transponderorGPS.Anotheroptionisafull-planeparachute.
“Ifyougetintoaveryawfulsituation,itisthenecessarysafetyoption,”Gershsaid.
Sofar,thecompanyhasmorethan70orderswithdeposits.“We’reworkingverycloselywiththem,buttherearestillsomeremainingsteps,”Brownsaid.
56.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat_________.
A.car-planeswillbepopularin2012
B.peoplemightdriveacar-planein2012
C.both
TransitionandFerraricantakeoffandland
D.RichardGershisthevicepresidentofMassachusetts
57.Ittakesthecar-planeoneminuteto___
_____.
A.foldandunfolditswingsB.unfoldwingsforflying
C.landintheairportD.meetflyingsafetyregulations
58.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Thecar-planeneedsarunwaytotakeoffandland.
B.Tomeetaircraftregulations,thecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAA.
C.Thecar-planemayflyashighasnormalplanes.
D.Peoplecanparkthecar-planeinthegarageattheirhome.
59.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastbutoneparagraphrefersto________.
A.theradioB.thetransponderC.theGPSD.thefull-planeparachute
60.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.CarsWithWingsMayBeJustAroundTheCorner.
B.WhichtoChoose:
AFerrarioraCarPlane?
C.AmoreConvenientandCheaperWaytoFly.
D.CarsWithWingsCanFlyasFastasPlanes.
B
Apopularsayinggoes,“Sticksandstonesmaybreakmybones,butwordswillneverhurtme.”However,that’snotreallytrue.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves--thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.
Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmitit,though.Infact,wereallyshouldn’tbe,becausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.
This“self-talk”helpsusmotivateourselves,rememberthings,solveproblems,andcalmourselvesdown.Beaware,though,thatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegative.Soinordertostaypositive,weshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback,Thenexttimeyoufinishaproject,dowellinatest,orfina
llycleanyourroom,joinmeinsaying“Goodjob!
”
Often,wordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffectstheywillhave.Butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsestoothers.Forexample,whenreturninganitemtoastore,wemightusewarm,friendlylanguageduringtheexchange.Andtheclerkwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orharshandcriticallanguagewillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensive.
Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffect.Manyofusregretsomethingweoncesaid.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!
Beforespeaking,weshouldalwaysaskourselves:
Isittrue?
Isitloving?
Isitneeded?
Ifwhatwewanttosay
doesn’tpassthistest,thenit’sbetterleftunsaid.
Wordspossesspower:
bothpositiveandnegative.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhope,buildself-esteemandmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?
Thechoiceisours.
61.Theauthorarguesinthefirstparagraphthat__________.
A.wordswillneverhurtusatallB.wordshavelastingeffectsonus
C.inspiringwordsgiveusconfidenceD.negativewordsmayletusdown
62.Whyshouldnotwefeelembarrassedwhenitcomestotalkingtoourselves?
A.Talkingtoourselvesisbelievedtobegoodforourhealth.
B.Almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtooneself.
C.Talkingtoourselveshelpsustosolvealltheproblems.
D.Itisharmfultohave“self-talk”whenwearealone.
63.Theunderlinedphrase“giveourselvesapatontheback”inParagraphthreemeans“_________”.
A.blameourselvesB.punishourselvesC.talktoourselvesD.praiseourselves
64.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthoragreeto?
A.Unkindwordsareunlikelytobeforgotten
B.Positivewordsmaydestroyallthegoodrelations.
C.Itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers.
D.Kindwordsaresuretocauseunfavorableresponse.
65.Whyshouldwetalkinafriendlywaywhenreturninganitemtoastore?
A.Becausekindwordsdestroytruerelationships.
B.Becausetheclerkinasto
reishardtodealwith.
C.Becausecriticallanguagemayhurtyourfeelings.
D.Becausefriendlywordscausepositiveresponses.
C
Endangeredlanguagesarelanguagesthatwouldn’texistany
longer,muchlikeendangeredspeciesofplantsoranimals.Languagesareconsideredtobeendangeredwhenparentsarenolongerteachingthelanguagetotheirchildrenandarenotusingitactivelyineverydaylife.Alanguageisconsideredtonearlydisappearwhenitisspokenbyonlyafewelderlynativespeakers.
Theworldfacesenormouschallengesinordertoprotectdifferentkindsoflanguages.Ofthemorethan6,912languages,halfmaybeindangerofdisappearinginthenextseveraldecades.
Itiscausedbymanyreasons:
smallnumbersofspeakers,theregularuseofotherlanguages,attitudestowardstheirlanguages,movingoftheyoungerpopulation,governmentpolicies,andlanguagesusedineducationandsoon.Alanguagemaylackimportantthingssuchasabodyofliterature,andpeoplewhoreadandwriteit.Alanguagemayalsolackprestige(声望)andsupportofitsspeakers.
Thesurvivalofalanguageisalsothreatenedwhenspeakersmovetootherareaswheredifferentlanguagesarespoken,orwhengovernmentpoliciesimprovetheuseofaspecificlanguageinschool,officialbusinessandthemedia.Thesesituationsencouragepeopletolearnthewider-knownlanguageandmaycausethem,especiallytheyoung,tostopusingtheirmothertongue.Oftenthosespeakinglesser-knownlanguageswillchoosetolearnamoreprestigiouslanguagewiththehopeofgreatereconomicopportunities.Mostoftheworld’sparentsareteachingtheirchildrenEnglish,French,Spanish,Chinese,Arabic,Russianorsomeothermainlanguagesinsteadoftheirownlanguagesforsocialandeconomicreasons.
66.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Languagesintheworld.B.Reasonswhylanguagesbecomeendangered.
C.Whatanendangeredlanguageis.D.Languagesspokenbyfewspeakers.
67.About________languageswillprobablydisappearinthiscenturyaccordingtothepassage.
A.morethan6,912B.morethan3,456C.6,912D.lessthan3,456
68.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?
①=Paragraph1②=Paragraph2③=Paragraph3④=Paragraph4
69.Wecaninferthatthebestwaytomaintainanendangeredlanguageisto_________.
A.forbidthespeakerstomoveabout
B.passlawstoprotectthelanguage
C.raisethesalariesofthepeoplewhospeakthelanguage
D.teachthelanguagetoyoungchildrenandencouragepeopletospeakitoften
70.AllofthefollowingaboutlanguagesaretrueEXCEPT__________.
A.manylanguageswillbeprobablyendangeredinthiscentury
B.governmentpolicieshaveabigeffectonlanguages
C.theendangeredlanguageisalanguagethatisspokenbyafewpeople
D.languagesarerelatedtotheirspeakers’socialandeconomicposition
D
Whycansomepeoplesleepthroughnoiseslikeahonkingcarorflushingtoilet,whileothersareawakenedbythelightestsound?
Tofindtheanswer,sleepresearchersatMassachusettsGeneralHospitalconductedanunusualstudyof12self-describeddeepsleepers.Aftertestsconfirmedthatthehealthyvolunteersweresolidsleepers,theytookpartinathree-nightstudyintheuniversity’ssleeplaboratory.Theparticipantsspentthenightinabigandcomfortableroom.Buttheroomalsoincludedfourspeakerspositionednearthetopofthebed.
Duringthenight,thedeepsleepersweresubjectedto14differentrecordedsounds,likestreettraffic,toiletsflushing,andanairplaneflyingoverhead.Nextdoor,theresearchersmonitoredtheirsleeppatternsandbrainwa
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