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1、1UnitUnit 2020 NewNew FrontiersFrontiers课时练(一) 阅读理解提速练练速度 (限时：35 分钟) .阅读理解 A A (2018河北石家庄高三复习教学质量检测一) UberUberUber is available in over 70 cities throughout 40 countries worldwide.You can either choose a typical Uber unmarked car or a regular taxi.The app can show you where drivers are，so you know h
2、ow long youll be waiting. You can also get fare quotes(才民价)in advance.Your payment source is linked to the app and is automatically charged，so no physical money is ever needed.LyftLyftLyft is a service that is also available in many large cities in the US.However，it offers something different，one of
3、 which is Lyft Line.With this service，you can find people that take the same route on a daily basis as you and split the fare with them.Lyfts regular service lets you easily see where rides are，catch one，and easily pay right within the app. EasyEasy TaxiTaxiEasy Taxi is available in 86 cities across
4、 26 countries and lets you quickly browse through maps and find locations youd like to be picked up at.From there，just make sure there are taxis in your area.Confirm your ride and then pay for it within the Easy Taxi app.Once you book a ride，you should see the taxis plate number and phone number app
5、ear on the map，making it easy for you to pick out both the car and the driver. CurbCurbCurb，formerly Taxi Magic，is currently available in around 60 cities across the United States as well as select cities in the United Kingdom，Canada，and Mexico.It ties in with taxi companies and their drivers.As you
6、r taxi makes its way to your location，youll be able to track its progress inside the app.You can link a payment account to Curb to pay your fare through the app.You can also pay in cash. 【语篇解读】 本文介绍了四种不同的打车软件。 1Which app is available in the most countries?AUber. BLyft. CEasy Taxi. DCurb. 解析：A 细节理解题。
7、通读全文可知，文章每一段的第一句都介绍了不同软件的使用 范围，Uber 可以在 40 个国家使用，Lyft 可以在美国的很多大城市使用，Easy Taxi 可以 在 26 个国家使用，Curh 可以在美国、英国、墨西哥、加拿大使用。据此可知，可使用 Ubcr 软件的国家最多，故 A 项正确。 2Whats the special service of Lyft?AYou can pay the fare in cash.BYou can see where your ride is. CYou can get fare quotes in advance.DYou can find someo
8、ne to share the fare. 解析：D 细节理解题。根据第二段的“With this service，you can find people that take the same route on a daily basis as you and split the fare with them” 可知，使用 Lyft 软件的特别之处是你可以找到与你同路的人分担路费，故 D 项正确。 3What do the four apps have in common?2AThey are available worldwide.BThey are tied to taxi compani
9、es.CThey allow users to pay via app.DThey can identify your location. 解析：C 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句可知，可以使用 Uher 软件支付；根据第 二段最后一句可知，可以使用 Lyft 软件支付；根据第三段第三句可知，可以使用 Easy Taxi 软件支付；根据第四段最后两句可知，可以使用 Curb 软件支付，也可以用现金支付。 据此可以判断，四个软件的相同之处是都可以用软件支付费用。 干扰项分析：根据每一段的第一句可知，每个软件都有它的使用范围，并非全世界适 用，故 A 项错误；B 项文中只有第四段提及了，并不是所有
10、软件，故 B 项错误；D 项文中没 有提及。 B B (2018陕西高三教学质量检测试题一) Many people have bought insurance，either life or property (财产)， commercial or compulsory. Yet some people know little about it and some even misunderstand its nature and function.Insurance is the sharing of risks. Nearly everyone is exposed to a risk of
11、 some sort.The house owner，for example，knows that his property can be damaged by fire；the shipowner knows that his ships may be lost at sea；the breadwinner knows that he may die at an early age and leave his family poorer.On the other hand，not every house is damaged by fire nor every ship is lost at
12、 sea.If these persons each put a small amount of money into a pool，there will be enough to meet the needs of the few who do suffer losses.In other words，the losses of the few are met from the contributions of the many.This is the basis of insurance.Those who pay the contribution are known as the ins
13、ured and those who manage the_pool_of_contributions as insurers. The legal basis of all insurance is the policy.This is a printed form of contract on a piece of paper in best quality.It states that every year the insured shall pay an amount of money，which is called the premium：in return，the insurer
14、will pay an amount of money or compensation for losses if the risk or event insured against actually happens.The premium for insurance naturally depends upon how likely the risk is to happen，as suggested by past experience.If companies fix their premiums too high，there will be more competition in th
15、eir area of insurance and they may lose business.On the other hand，if they make the premium too low，they will lose money and may even have to drop out of business. So the ordinary forces of supply and demand keep premiums at a level satisfactory to both the insurer and the insured. 【语篇解读】 本文主要对保险进行了
16、简要介绍。 4The underlined phrase in Para.2 most probably means _. Amoney paid by the insurers Beach premium Cmoney paid by all those insured Dthe cost of administering insurance 解析：C 词义猜测题。根据第二段的“If these persons each put a small amount of money into a pool，there will be enough to meet the needs of the few who do suffer losses”可推知，the pool of contributions 表示投保人所投的钱。 干扰项分析：A 项错在 paid，根据第二段的“who manage the po
