Unit 3 Travel journa 单元测试题 2.docx
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Unit3Traveljourna单元测试题2
Unit3单元测试题2
第二部分:
阅读理解 (共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
OneofScotland’smostactivecentenarians(百岁的人),LadyMorton,drovefornearly80years.Sheloveddrivingandspentthewaryearsasanambulance(救护车)driverforBangourHospital.Aged100shewasstilldrivingaround Edinburgh,uptoPerthshireandelsewhere—theoldestamongallthedriversin Scotland.Butshehadherfirsteveraccidentseveraldaysafterher100thbirthday—shehitatrafficisland(araisedareainthemiddleofaroadwherepeoplecanwaituntilitissafetocross)whenshetookhernewcarforadrivein Edinburgh.
LadyMorton,whocelebratedher100thbirthdayinJuly,wasgivenacarasasurprisepresent.Shetalkedabouttheaccidentwhichhappenedthatnight.“Iwasn’tgoingfast,butIhitatrafficisland.Icouldn’tseeit,becauseithadnolights,whichIthinkisunbelievableandunreasonable.ButIamallrightandluckilymycarwasn’tbadlydamaged(损坏).”
AlthoughLadyMortonhadtheaccident,shedidn’tplantostopdriving.“Somepeoplearejustborntodrive,andIthinkIamoneofthem.I’vebeenagooddriversincethefirsttimeIgotinacar,”shesaid.“I’mmusical,soIlistentothesoundofthecartoknowwhentochangegear(档位).”
LadyMortonboughtherfirstcarin1927.Themainchangeshehadnoticedsincethenisthetraffic.“It’s appalling.However,Idon’tmindit,becauseIamexperienced,butIfeelverysorryforbeginners,”shesaid.
21.WhatwasspecialaboutLadyMorton?
A.Shewas100yearsold.
B.Shehadthefewesttrafficaccidents.
C.Shewastheoldestdriverin Scotland.
D.Shehadthemostyearsofdrivingexperience.
22.HowdidLadyMorton’sfirstaccidenthappen?
A.Shehadpooreyesight.
B.Shewasdrivingtoofast.
C.Thetrafficislandwasdark.
D.Thelightsofhercarweren’ton.
23.WhatdoLadyMorton’swordsinParagraph3suggest?
A.Shehadadeeploveforcars.
B.Shewasquitegoodatdriving.
C.Shehadagreatmusicalability.
D.Shedrovebetterthananyotherdriver.
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“appalling”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.Verygood.
B.Fantastic.
C.Notbad.
D.Terrible.
B
Ithasbeen24years,andJohnMoorestilllooksoutofhispassengerwindowasthetrainhetravelsbyeverydayrunsovertheMoodnaViaductin Cornwall, NewYork.
Formorethantwentyyears,the60-year-oldbusinessmanhasbeentravelingabout67milestoworkfromhishomein Cornwall tolower Manhattan.Histotaltraveltimeis5hourseachday.Itmayseemlikealengthyjourney,but Moore saysheprefersthismodeoftravel.
“Comparedtoabusoracar,it’smuchmorespaciousandcomfortable,” hesays.AssoonasMooreboards(上车),hecanstartwork,orsocializewiththefriendshe’smadeonthetrainovertheyears,orspendafewhoursreadinganovel.
For Moore,travelingbytrainallowshimandhiswifetoliveinamorepeacefulenvironmentthatisfarawayfromthefast-pacedcitylifestyle.
“WemovedtoCornwallspecificallybecauseIcouldtakeatraintowork.Itallowedustolivemorethan50milesoutsidethecityandstilltravelcomfortablytoworkeveryday,”hesays.
Moore isnottheonlyoneenjoyingpassengerrail.Therehasbeenagreatriseinrailtravelfrom2000to2015,accordingtoMattHardison,aspokesmanforAmtrak,thenationalrailoperator.
“Thelongstandingsayingsfromthe1980sthatpassengerrailisdyinghavechanged,”hesays.“Peopleareturningtorailforinter-citytravel.”
AlthoughagrowingnumberofpeoplearetravelingdailybytrainlikeMooredid,therearealsothosewhoprefertoridetrainstoseemoreofthelandscape(风景)andtorelax.
JackDonachy,58,saysheandhiswifeareamongthosepeople. “Therearenoseatbelts(安全带)andyoucangotothediningcarforsomethingtoeat,orsimplylookoutthewindowandthinkfreely,” hesays.
25.Howdoes Moore feelonthewaytoandfromwork?
A.Tired.
B.Happy.
C.Painful.
D.Worried.
26.Whydidthe Moores moveto Cornwall?
A.Itischeaptolivethere.
B.Itisclosetohisworkplace.
C.Theyhavealotoffriendsthere.
D.Theycantraveltoworkbytrain.
27.Duringthepast15years,railtravelin America _____.
A.hasattractedveryfewpassengers
B.hasbecomemoreandmorepopular
C.haschangedpeople’sbusylifestyles
D.hasbeenconsideredslowanddangerous
28.Donachyenjoystrainjourneysbecause_____.
A.itisrelaxing
B.itismoney-saving
C.helikesthefoodinthediningcar
D.hecanmakemorefriendsontrains
C
Ifthereislifeonanotherplanet,whatisitlike?
Thisisthequestionthatanewsciencefiction(科幻)programme,AlienPlanet(《异形星球》),triestoanswer.
Inthe94-minuteprogramme,tworobotsexplore(探索)a
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