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1、2019-2020年高考英语一轮复习单元检测二十TrafficJam外研版必修.阅读理解ANearly every driver has experienced that feeling of great tiredness, where it bees almost impossible to stay awake at the wheel. 14yearold Katherine Wu is too young to have experienced this situation firsthand. However, she noticed how difficult it was fo
2、r her dad to remain awake while driving back from their family vacations in Florida to their home in Maryland. Her mom had to talk to her dad all the way.“So I created a tool that can be used instead of my mom talking to my dad to make sure he stays awake and is safe，” she says. Her invention, “Driv
3、ers panion”， can notice driver sleepiness and warn the driver if he or she is too tired to be on the road.The user wears a headset (耳机), which sends information about the drivers brain waves (脑电波) to a tiny puter. The puter can be placed in front of the driver. The system then gives warnings, if nee
4、ded. As the driver bees sleepier, red color will be shown to warn him or her. The driver will also hear messages warning him to get off the road. The machine can say, “Youre tired. Please take a break.”After sending her invention to the xx Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, Wu was cho
5、sen as a finalist and was able to work with Dr. Jesse Miller, who is a product development specialist.“He helped me understand how important it is to make sure that my invention worked for the people who were using it and that it was userfriendly，” Wu says.As a young scientist, Wu has some advice fo
6、r other students of her age: “I would like to tell them that they should choose something theyre interested in. So theyll be willing to spend more time on it and enjoy working on it more. Also, when theres difficulty, they should just continue working hard because theyll get over it.”语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。一
7、个美国女孩发明了一种防止疲劳驾驶的装置。1Why did Wus mother talk to her dad all the way?ATo prevent an accident.BTo help him feel relaxed.CTo discuss their vacations.DTo make the trip enjoyable.解析：选A推理判断题。由第一段中的“she noticed how difficult it was for her dad to remain awake while driving back”可知，Wu的母亲为了防止意外发生，一路上不断地跟Wu的父
8、亲说话以使其保持清醒，故选A。2What is the purpose of “Drivers panion”？ATo show drivers the way.BTo prevent drunk driving.CTo improve driving skills.DTo help drivers stay awake.解析：选D细节理解题。由第三段中的“Drivers panion， can notice driver sleepiness and warn the driver if he or she is too tired to be on the road”可知，“司机伙伴”能够
9、让司机保持清醒，故选D。3Which of the following shows how Drivers panion works?ASleepinessHeadsetWarningsputerBSleepinessWarningsHeadsetputerCSleepinessHeadsetputerWarningsDSleepinessputerHeadsetWarnings解析：选C细节理解题。由第四段中的相关内容可知，C项正确描述了“司机伙伴”的工作顺序。4Wu advises other young students _.Ato enjoy their livesBto learn
10、to love scienceCnot to do dangerous jobsDnot to give up what they love解析：选D细节理解题。由最后一段中的“they should choose something theyre interested in”和最后一句可知，Wu建议其他学生要敢于选择自己感兴趣的事情并且坚持做下去，故选D。BAbout three decades ago, China was known as the “Bicycle Kingdom”But the twowheeled transports popularity began to fade
11、, with many bikes soon replaced by their fuelpowered petitors.But recent months have seen a renaissance of the bike across China, with an increasing number of people choosing cycling instead of driving to schools, to workplaces or to do sightseeing.The introduction of bikesharing schemes, first deve
12、loped by new panies like Ofo and Mobike, has brought the trend to a new level.According to data from iResearch Consulting Group, the first week of this year saw 5.85 million active users of Mobike while Ofo had 1.4 million active users.People can unlock the shared bikes by simply using their smartph
13、ones.The bikes are equipped with GPS and can be left anywhere in public places for the next user.Theyre popular among many Chinese people as they provide an effective answer to the “last mile” problem, which refers to a persons final journey.“In places where the subway doesnt reach and where its dif
14、ficult to change from one kind of transport to another, its so easy to get where you want to go with Mobike，” Hu Hong, 29, said.She rides a bike to work.However, the schemes have also led to problems such as illegal parking, vandalism (故意破坏) and theft.“Bikesharing is a greener method of transportati
15、on and provides a userfriendly experience，” said Liu Xiaoming, ViceMinister of Transport.“But its a bination of online and offline business.Operators are usually strong in online services, but lack offline business experience.”In fact, these problems are also shared by bikesharing schemes abroad.Set
16、 up in xx, Vlib is a largescale public bike sharing system in Paris.By October, xx, a large number of Vlibs initial bikes had to be replaced due to vandalism or theft.Bikes were found hanging from lampposts (街灯柱) or thrown into the Seine River.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。共享单车在中国兴起，这种创新的交通方式让人们的出行变得更便利的同时也存在着诸多问题。5What can we learn about Ofo and M
