PAGEPAGE6話題12旅游與交通主題語篇閱讀Ⅰ.[2019·海淀一模]完形填空ItwasthemiddleofJuly.IhadspenttwodaysexploringabatcaveinthedesertinsouthernNewMexico.Thecavewaspartofanancientflowoflava(熔巖流),nowhardenedintorocks.Ihadleftthecaveandwasdrivingmypickuptruckonarough(高低不平的)trackacrossthe1surfaceofthelavaflow.Suddenly,thetruckcametoastop,caughtonablacklavarock.

Aquickcheckoftheunderside2theworst:thetruck’saxle(車軸)wasbent,nearlybrokenintwo.Icouldn’t3helpinsuchafarawaycountry.Iputthefoodandcansofwaterintomybackpackandsetoffonfoot,goingnorth,thedirectionofthemainhighway.Iwaslowonwater.Toolittlefooddidnotmattermuch,buthikingacrossthedesertinJulywithoutwatercouldbedangerous.AsIsetout,unreasonable4cameovermymind.Iwasafraidofeverythingaroundme.Eachcreaturemademyheartjump.Inmymind,everymovementwasascaryanimalabouttostrikeandkillme.

IwalkedforhoursandcrieduntilI5thatnobodywasaroundtohearme.Complainingwasuseless.Achangecameoverme.Ibegantofeellessafraid.Fearwasreplacedbycuriosity.Iwenton,andslowlybutsurelybegantoseethedesertworlddifferently,through6eyes,notfrightenedones.

ThatnightIlayonthewarmsand,usingmybackpackasapillow.Theskywentdark.Thestarsbegantoshineinthehugenessoftheheavens.WithasmileIthoughthowlittletherewastofear,afterall.BynoonthefollowingdayI7north.IbegantothinkhowluckyIwastoseethewilddesertworld.Awreckedtruckandaforcedhikeacrossthedesertgavemean/a8toseewhatfewotherseversaw.

Lateintheday,Icametoafarmhouse.Idrankallthelemonadethatthefarmerandhiswifehadintheirrefrigerator.“Ilikeditoutthere,”Itoldthemwhenwegottotalking.“IjustwishIhadbeenlessfrightened.Iwouldhavenoticedmorethatway.”“Iknowwhatyoumean,”themansaidthoughtfully.“It’sararesight,thatdesertwilderness,araresight.”()1.A.clean B.flat C.hard D.smooth()2.A.proved B.ordered C.thought D.imagined()3.A.choose B.explain C.suggest D.expect()4.A.pride B.fears C.pains D.surprise()5.A.wondered B.remembered C.described D.realized()6.A.tired B.nervous C.interestedD.satisfied()7.A.continued B.searched C.improved D.increased()8.A.change B.opportunityC.attention D.responsibilityⅡ.[2018·西城一模]閱讀理解Citiesaretakinginterestinelectricscooter-sharesystemsasanaffordabletransportationtocutdownonpollutionandtrafficjams.Theelectricscooters,whichweighbetween30and40pounds,reachspeedsofabout15mph.InSeptember2017,SantaMonica,California,becamethefirstU.S.citytohaveanelectricscooter-shareservice.Usersfindandunlockoneofthemorethan1,000scooterswithasmartphoneapp.Aridecosts$1,andthen0.15centsforeachminuteofridingthroughoutthebeachtown.Bird,thestartupoperatingthescooter-share,picksupthescooterseverynight,andplacesthemaroundSantaMonicaeachmorningreadyforpeople’suse.ThecompanywascreatedbyTravisVanderZanden,whoonceworkedinUberandLyft,afterherealizedridesharingservicesfailedtohelpwithtrafficjamsandairpollution.SinceitsSeptember2017beginning,Bird’ssystemhasservedmorethan50,000riderswhohavetaken250,000trips—morethanhalfofwhichhavebeeninthelastmonth.It’ssinceexpanded(擴張)toVenice,California,andsomeneighborhoodsinLosAngelesandSanDiego.Birdplanstoexpandtolotsofmarketsbytheendof2018.Competitors,backedbymillionaires,areappearing.Twobike-sharestartupsLimeBikeandSpin,havespokenofplanstoprovideelectricscootersincitiesthisyear.ElectricscootershavealsogottentheattentionofMayorPeteButtigiegfromSouthBend,Indiana.Thecityisinterestedinusingthemasawaytoimprovepublictransportation.SouthBendwasoneofthefirsttousebike-sharesystems,whichallowpeopletoparkridesharingbikesonpublicland.“Welovetobeearlypioneers,”saidButtigieg.“Ifweworkoutthesafetyproblem,wewouldbeopentowelcomingthetechnology.”“Weneedtomakesurethesenewtransportationsystemsarelawfulandsafeforusers,”ConstanceFarrell,aspokeswomanforthecityofSantaMonicatoldCNN.“Wewouldliketoseeelectricscooterscontinuetooperateinthecity.Theyareinlinewithourgoalofmulti-modallivingandcarbon-lightliving.”AccordingtoFarrell,therehavebeeneightaccidents,includingonewithaseriousheadinjury,inSantaMonicaafterthescootersrolledout.Usersarerequiredtohaveadriver’slicense(駕照),shouldn’trideonsidewalksorhaveotherpassengersonboard.

Birdhasgivenoutfreehelmetstosomeridersandtellsitsuserstorideinbikelanes,butsomeusersrideonsidewalks,andmostU.S.streetsdon’thavebikelanes.“Theglobalcommunityofcitiesisgoingtohavetoworkthisalloutforscooters,”Buttigiegsaid.“Theycanmoveunbelievablyquickly.That’sexciting,andalittledangerous.”9.WhydidTraviscreateBirdcompany? ()A.Becausehereceivedsupportfrommillionairesandthegovernment.B.Becausemanycitieshadelectricscooter-shareservices.C.Becauseitislawfulandsafetouseelectricscooters.D.Becausecitiesneedbetterridesharingservices.10.Theunderlinedwords“areinlinewith”inParagraph6probablymean“”. ()

A.stop B.meettheneedofC.change D.areaheadof11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage? ()A.Futureelectricscooterswillbeveryslowandsafe.B.Electricscooterswillcausefeweraccidentsthancars.C.Morecitieswilltrytohelpwithelectricscooterservice.D.Futuretrafficproblemswillbesolvedwiththehelpofelectricscooters.12.Thepassageismainlyabout. ()

A.thechallengesoftheelectricscooter-sharesysteminAmericaB.theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofelectricscootersinAmericaC.theintroductionoftheelectricscooter-shareserviceinAmericaD.thefutureofelectricscootersinpublictransportationinAmericaⅢ.回答問題Forover100years,itisconvenientforpeopletogofromoneplacetoanotherbytaxi.Butsometimestherearenotaxiscomingtotheplaceyouarewaiting.However,thishasbecomeathingofthepastsinceUberappappeared.WhatisUberUberisanAmericancompanythatprovidesataxiservicethroughanapponthesmartphones.ItwassetupinMarch,2009andhasgrownquickly.Anapp,infact,isacomputerprogramworkingonsmartphones,computersandothercommunicationdevices.Byusingyoursmartphone,youcaneasilyandquicklyorderataxithattakesyoutotheplaceyouwanttogoto.UberappmakesyoufeelgoodThenicestthingaboutUberappisthatyoucanseewhereyourtaxiisorhowlongitwilltaketoreachyouonyoursmartphonescreen.AndyoucanalsofindthetelephonenumberofthedriverinUberapp,soyoucancallorsendmessagestothedriverwhenyouarewaiting.UbertaxisarealwaysavailableUberisalwaysthere24hoursaday,365daysayear.Ifyouwanttogosomewhere,youcaneasilyopenUberappathomeoranywhereintheopenair,thenitconnectsyoutothenearestdriver.Usuallyittakesonlybetween5and15minutestogetanUbertaxibyusingUberapp.TheadvantagesofUberUberispopularbecauseitissimpleandveryuser-friendly.Youhavenothingtodowithataxicompany.Ifyouarenotpleasedwiththerideandthedriver,youcangivethedriveralowscorethroughUberapp,soUbertaxidriversusuallyservewell.Generallyspeaking,Uberissimple,time-saving,andaboveall,veryeasy.ThecostofanUbertaxiAtUber,thepaymentiseasythroughyourbankcard.Howmuchyouneedtopaydependsonthecountryandthecitythatyouarein.ItissurethatUbertaxisaremuchcheaperthanthetaxisyouusedtotake.13.WhatisUberapp?

14.CanyoucallorsendmessagestothedriverafterorderinganUbertaxi?

15.HowlongdoesittakeyoutogetanUbertaxibyusingUberapp?

16.WhydoUbertaxidriversusuallyservewell?

17.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeofwritingthispassage?

【參考答案】Ⅰ.[主旨大意]本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者花兩天時間在沙漠中探索蝙蝠洞的經(jīng)歷。1.C考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)“Suddenly,thetruckcametoastop,caughtonablacklavarock.”可知,熔巖流表面堅硬,車子被黑色的熔巖石卡住了。hard意為“堅硬的”。故選C。2.A考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)語境可知,快速的檢查證明結果很糟糕,卡車的車軸彎曲了,幾乎斷成了兩半。prove意為“證明”。故選A。3.D考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)下文“Iputthefoodandcansofwaterintomybackpackandsetoffonfoot,goingnorth,thedirectionofthemainhighway.”可知,作者不盼望得到別人的幫助,所以帶著食物和水步行出發(fā)。故選D。4.B考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文“Iwasafraidofeverythingaroundme.Eachcreaturemademyheartjump.Inmymind,everymovementwasascaryanimalabouttostrikeandkillme.”可知,莫名恐懼浮現(xiàn)在“我”的腦海,“我”害怕周圍的一切,感覺周圍的生物都會攻擊并殺死“我”。fear意為“恐懼,害怕”。故選B。5.D考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)語境可知,作者邊走邊哭,意識到周圍沒人聽得到他的聲音才停止哭泣。realized意為“意識到”。故選D。6.C考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)上文“Fearwasreplacedbycuriosity.”可知,作者用感興趣(好奇)的眼光觀看到沙漠中不同尋常的風景。故選C。7.A考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)上文“Iputthefoodandcansofwaterintomybackpackandsetoffonfoot,goingnorth,thedirectionofthemainhighway.”可知,作者用不同的眼光看待了這一切后,就繼續(xù)向北走。故選A。8.B考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)語境可知,一輛失事的卡車和一次被迫穿越沙漠的徒步旅行給了“我”一個機會去看到別人從未見過的東西。opportunity意為“機會”。故選B。Ⅱ.[主旨大意]文章介紹了美國共享滑板的一些事情。9.D根據(jù)“Bird,thestartupoperatingthescooter-share,picksupthescooters…SinceitsSeptember2017beginning,Bird’ssystemhasservedmorethan50,000ri