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1、为深入贯彻落实党的十九大精神和习近平总书记的重要指示精神，保障人民安居乐业、社会安定有序、国家长治久安、进一步巩固党的执政基础，束城镇深入贯彻全市扫黑除恶会议精神，强化措施，深入扎实开展扫黑除恶专项斗争Unit 1Living well.阅读理解A(2017南宁二测)A new taxi service in Stockholm is offering its passengers a chance to relieve stress on the go. Theyve got psychotherapists (心理治疗师) occupying the back seats of the t
2、axis, offering free consultations (咨询). The test was started by a company called Taxi Stockholm, which claims its the first project of its kind in the world. The idea was formed when the owners of Taxi Stockholm realized that people are more likely to talk about their problems on boring, quiet drive
3、s. They even have data to back_up the theory; according to spokeswoman Natalia Santos, around 70 percent of people said their taxi journeys were a good time for reflection and that they often found their minds wandering.“And when you think about it, the drivers can even become like therapists，” she
4、added.Mia Fahln, one of the psychologists on board, said that she would have to be flexible, because she wouldnt know exactly how long a trip could be. But she believes that a lot could be accomplished from even a short 10minute journey. “A lot of people are lonely，” she explained. “There are so man
5、y single people in Stockholm. And a lot of the people I meet from abroad tell me theyre frustrated (挫败的) with Sweden. They say its really hard to make the acquaintance of people and that even when they try, the Swedes can be very quiet.”“Of course, youd not have to be lucky to catch these taxis, but
6、 if youre really excited about the idea, you could book a trip in advance. It will work out cheaper than seeing a regular therapist; an hourlong session with Fahln costs up to 1,200 kronor ($ 165)”Natalia Santos said.When asked if this is all a publicity stunt (作秀) in the wake of their new competito
7、rs, taxiapp service Uber, Santos denied (否认) it. She said that the staff at Taxi Stockholm are actually quite optimistic about being able to help people through their service.【解题导语】本文主要讲述了瑞典一家出租车公司提供的特别服务：为乘客提供心理咨询。1What can we know about from Paragraph 1?A. Most of the Swedes are suffering from str
8、ess. B. Drivers at Taxi Stockholm offer good services.C. Taxi Stockholm is the first to carry out the project.D. Psychotherapists charge a little during the drives.答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据第一段的最后一句“The test was started by a company called Taxi Stockholm, which claims its the first project of its kind in the
9、world”可知，Taxi Stockholm是世界上首家发起这项活动的公司。2What does the underlined phrase “back up” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. supportB. oppose C. improve D. test答案与解析：A考查词义猜测。根据画线词后的“according to spokeswoman.wandering”可知，他们甚至有支持该理论的数据，由此可推知back up与support意思最接近。3According to Mia Fahln, it may be hard to _.A. mak
10、e passengers feel happyB. deal with quiet passengersC. adjust properly to different routesD. perform well in a short journey答案与解析：C考查推理判断。根据第四段的第一句“Mia Fahln, one of the psychologists on board, said that she would have to be flexible, because she wouldnt know exactly how long a trip could be”可推知，Mia
11、 Fahln认为适应不同的路线有难度。4It can be inferred from the passage that Stockholmers _.A. are too shy to show their emotionsB. enjoy living a single and peaceful lifeC. may be concerned about the new serviceD. are considered hard to approach by foreigners答案与解析：D考查推理判断。根据第四段的“And a lot of the people I meet from
12、 abroad tell me theyre frustrated(挫败的) with Sweden. They say its really hard to make the acquaintance of people and that even when they try, the Swedes can be very quiet”可推知，外国人想要与斯德哥尔摩人交谈并不容易。B(2017青岛质量检测) Thanks to this new hands free suitcase，carrying around heavy luggage may soon become a thing
13、of the past. Designed by Israeli company NUA Robotics, this “smart” suitcase can follow you everywhere you go. The carryon suitcase, currently a prototype(雏形), connects to a smartphone app via bluetooth. It has a builtin camera sensor that can “see” you and follow you around on flat surfaces like ai
14、rport floors. It comes with an antitheft alarm to prevent someone carrying it away when youre not looking, and it has a backup (备用) battery that you can use to charge all your devices.“It can follow and carry things for people around while communicating with their smartphone, and avoiding obstacles，
15、” explained Alex Libman, founder of NUA Robotics. “Were combining sensor network, computer vision, and robotics. So if you download our app (应用), press the follow me button, the luggage recognizes its user and knows to follow and communicate.”NUA is still testing the device and trying improve featur
16、es like speed and customization (客户订制), but they hope to make the suitcase available to customers in a years time. If it proves successful, they want to use the bluetooth pairing technology to automate lots of other devices, like shopping carts at the supermarket. These devices are especially meant to be useful to the physically disabled and elderl
