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1、Module 2 The Renaissance Traffic Jam(建议用时35分钟). 阅读理解AMany people have long dreamed of being able to fly around as simply as riding a bicycle. Yet the safety and strength of a flying bike was always a big problem. Over the past 10 years, developments in technology have moved the dream of personal fly
2、ing vehicles closer to reality. Now, two groups of inventors say such vehicles may be available very soon. Grant Stapleton from Malloy Aeronautics says the Hoverbike, which is able to get in and out of small spaces very quickly, will be a truly personal flying vehicle. “It can be moved across contin
3、ents very quickly because it can be folded and packed, ”he adds. Mr Stapleton says safety was the companys main concern when developing the Hoverbike. He says the designers solved the safety issue by using overlapping rotors(折叠旋翼)to power the vehicle. The company is testing both a one-third size mod
4、el and a full-size prototype(原型)of the Hoverbike. Inventors say their Hoverbike will most likely be used first by the police and emergency rescue teams. In New Zealand, the Martin Aircraft Company is also testing a full-size prototype of its personal flying bike, called Jetpack. It can fly for more
5、than 30 minutes, up to 1, 000 meters high and reach a speed of 74 kilometers per hour. Peter Coker is the CEO of Martin Aircraft Company. He said Jetpack“is built around safety from the start”. In his words, “Reliability is the most important part of it. We have safety built into the actual structur
6、e itself, very similar to a Formula One racing car. ”Jetpack uses a gasoline-powered engine that produces two powerful jet streams. Mr Coker says it also has a parachute that can be used should there be an emergency. “It opens at a very low altitude and actually saves both the aircraft and the pilot
7、 in an emergency, ”he adds. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 主要讲述的是个人飞行工具很快就会应用于现实的情况。1. Which of the following words can best describe the Hoverbike? A. Powerful. B. Fast. C. Portable. D. Available. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。第三段提到“It can be moved across continents very quickly because it can be folded and packed, ”he adds. 可知它能
8、很快地穿过大陆因为它能折叠和打包。2. What make(s) flying vehicles seem practical now? A. Modern technology. B. New safety rules. C. Love of cycling. D. Public concerns. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知, 科技的发展让个人飞行器变得更趋向现实。3. Who are expected to use the Hoverbike first? A. People who dream of flying. B. People who really love
9、 cycling. C. People who design the bike. D. People who serve public purposes. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。第五段提到发明者说这个飞行工具更有可能首先用于警察和救援队。4. Whats the main concern the two companies share? A. Safety. B. Speed. C. Size. D. Design. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。第四段中Stapleton说在开发Hoverbike时, 安全是他们公司主要关心的事情, 以及倒数第三段中Peter说他们公司会把安全建造放在飞行器
10、的结构中, 与一级赛车一样。据此可知安全性是两家公司都关心的。BIn modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly r
11、elationship between people. I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many othe
12、r human qualities is sadly forgotten. However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which only values the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among those who are against competition are
13、young people who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse, “I may have lost, but it does
14、nt matter because I really didnt try. ”What is not usually admitted by them is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are b
15、ased on the mistaken belief that ones self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to disappear can we discover a new meaning in competition. 【文章大意】本文主要讲述了关于竞争的两种错误观点。一种高度评价竞争, 另一种认为竞
16、争不利于形成和谐的人际关系。5. What is the best title of this passage? A. Competition! Why Friends Turn into EnemiesB. Competition! What Self-respect Depends onC. New Meaning Found in CompetitionD. Two Mistaken Beliefs about Competition【解析】选D。主旨大意题。由第一段和最后一段可知, 本文主要讲述了关于竞争的两种错误看法。6. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage? A. It pushes society forward. B. It bu
