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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上2017年中考英语专题训练阅读理解自动驾驶汽车技术的发展 You know how much your telephone has changed over thepast 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in thenext 10 years. One of the biggest changes is that cars will drive themselves.Some day you may not need to drive a car. You will just tell theca

2、r where you want to go and it will drive itself.Google The American company Google has been working on a self-driving automobile for years. These cars are already on the roads in the United States, mainly in California. Google cars are truly self-driving. These cars have no steering wheels(方向盘)or pe

3、dals(刹车踏板). Last week, police ordered one of Googles cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road. The car was not against any law, so no one was punished. But police did speak to the operators of the vehicle(车辆). According to Google, its self-driving cars have been driven nearly 2 million k

4、ilometres. That is equal to the distance the average person drives in 90 years. So far, no Google self-driving car has gotten a traffic ticket. Some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them, Tesla Another American company, Tesla , added an Autopilot(自动驾驶仪) feature to its cars last mon

5、th Tesla put the feature, a computer software program, in cars that were built after September 2014. With the Autopilot turned on, the vehicle drives itself. The car will speed up, slow down, brake and steer by itself. You can take over driving any time by turning the steering wheel or touching a pe

6、dal. Your car will slow down if the vehicle in front of you gets closer. It will turn at bends and change lanes if you use the turn signal. Tesla Autopilot takes over driving at speeds over 29 kilometres per hour when you press, a button twice. Autopilot is made for cross-country driving. It keeps y

7、ou in the lane and helps you avoid hitting other cars. Other Self-Driving Cars and BusesOther companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Volvo and Toyota are working fit self-driving cars. Another company called BestMile is also working on self-driving buses in Switzerland. The buses can hold up to

8、 nine people and will be tested for two years.( )1. What is the meaning of traffic ticket in Chinese? A.车票 B.油票 C.交通罚单 D.彩票( )2. How far does an average person drive in a year according to the passage? A. About 2 million kilometres. B. About 22 , 000 kilometres. C. About 90 million kilometres. D. Ab

9、out 180 kilometres.( )3. How many companies are working on self-driving vehicles in all according to the passage? A. Two. B. Five. C. Eight. D. Seven.( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Google cars have pedals. B. Goggle cars hit some other ears.C. All car companies in

10、the world are working on self-driving cars.D. There is an Autopilot in Tesla self-driving cars after September 2014.( )5. Which of the following east be the best title of the passage?A. Whats your favourite car? B. Will your next car drive itself?C. Whats the best car? D. Do you need a self-driving

11、car?媒介的力量 Bad news travels fast when you watch the evening news or read the morning papers, it seems that things that get the most coverage(范围)are all sad events or situations like wars, earthquakes, floods, fires and murders. This is the classic rule for mass media(大众传媒).They want your eyeballs and

12、 dont care how youre feeling, Jonah Berger, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, US, told The New York Times. But with social media getting more and more popular, information is now being spread in different ways, and researchers are discovering new rules-good news can actually spread f

13、aster and farther than bad accidents and other sad stories. Berger and his colleague, Katherine Milkman, looked at thousands of articles on The New York Times website and analyzed(分析)the most emailed list for six months. One of his findings was that articles in the science part were much more likely

14、 to make the list. Those science stories waked up feelings of awe(敬畏)and made the readers want to share this positive emotion with others. Besides science stories, readers were also found to be likely to share articles that were exciting or funny. The more positive an article was, the more likely it

15、 was to be shared, Berger wrote in his new book. For example, stories about newcomers falling in love with New York City, he writes, seemed to be shared more than the death of a popular zookeeper. But does all this good news actually make the readers feel better? Not necessarily. According to a stud

16、y by researchers at Harvard University, people are more likely to say more positive things about themselves when theyre talking to a bigger audience, rather than just one person, which helps explain all the perfect vacations that keep showing up on microblogs. This, researchers found, makes people t

17、hink that life is unfair and that theyre less happy than their friends. But no worries. Theres a quick and easy way to take the despair from you that you get from viewing other peoples seemingly perfect lives-turn on the television and watch the news. There is always someone doing worse than you are

18、.( )1. In Bergers opinion, bad news covers most papers because . A. the public cares for reading sad events B. mass media wants to attract the publics attention C. the public tries to share positive feelings with each other D. mass media wants the public to help those unlucky people( )2. Which of th

19、e following might be emailed most according to Berger? A. The perfect vacation of your friend. B. The death of a popular zookeeper. C. The story of a creative scientist. D. The flood hitting a small town.( )3. We can infer from the passage that . A. bad news always makes people sad B. good news some

20、times has negative influence C. people can remove despair by reading good news D. people prefer to share bad news with a bigger audience( )4. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Good News Spreads Fast B. The Power of Good News C. The Effect of Bad News D. Bad News Travels Fast谭维维艺术创新 Ch

21、inese singer Tan Weiwei and five senior artists of Huayin Laoqiang Opera jointly performed on a TV show on Dec 5，causing a sensation among viewers. The song they created is a fresh mix of rock & roll and Chinese traditional folk music. And the video of this performance soon became one of the hottest

22、 topics with 1，650,000 hits on the Internet. During the performance, Tan shocked the viewers as soon as she started to sing. Five senior artists also got much attention by playing erhu ( a two-stringed Chinese musical instrument )，yueqin ( a four-stringed plucked Chinese musical instrument with a fu

23、ll-moon shaped sound box) and a long bench that is the unique percussion instrument for the Huayin Laoqiang Opera. Their performance surprisingly; turned out to be a perfect combination of rock and the traditional Huayin Laoqiang Opera. It ended with; the senior artists beat on the long bench, makin

24、g great waves among the audiences. Cui Jian, a Chinese rock star described by his fans as the father of China rock, was deeply moved by the performance and noted that it is the best example of a combination of rock and Chinese folk music. Tan said that she wanted to add some Chinese folk music that

25、has an element of rock and roll to her rock music, for most of the rock and roll is from the West. And the first thing sprang into her mind is Huayin Laoqiang Opera. In her mind, the opera keeps a history of hundreds of years. It is the earliest China rock. It took her much effort to find these arti

26、sts who are in their 70s. But when she found them, they soon agreed to perform with her. Due to the different nature of folk music and rock, the combination did not go smoothly at first. But the performance at last turned out to be a great success, which greatly encouraged Tan. She wept after the pe

27、rformance and said, I was moved when I saw these artists perform with their full passion. And I am very pleased by the success of this attempt. ( )1. The performance which is mentioned in the text is a fresh mix of . A. R & B and Chinese traditional folk music B. country music and Chinese traditiona

28、l folk music C. rock & roll and Chinese traditional folk music D. rock & roll and American traditional folk music( )2. The matter which shocked the viewer is Tans . A. beauty B. wisdom C. voice D. money( )3. From the article, we know the instrument(s) for the Huayin Laoqiang Opera is . A. erhu B. yu

29、eqin C. a long bench D. all the above纠正使用英文的不规范性 Perhaps youve seen the English letters WC in your city, They show public toilets. But do you know it is far from elegant(优雅的)English? In fact, foreigners from English-speaking countries rarely use the letters. Workers in our city are changing WC signs

30、 all over the city. The government is spending much money changing all the bad English letters on signs and restaurant menus. Many other places in China are following our steps. WC, or water closet, is old-fashioned English. It sounds dirty to me, says Charlie Shifflet, a young man from the US. The

31、old sign will become Gents/Men and Ladies/Women. I see lots of poor English in everyday life, and not only on signs, he says, I know what they mean. But they are Chinglish, not real English, For example, when someone says to me My hometown is Henan Province，I know he should say, My hometown is in He

32、nan Province. Hometown is a smaller place in a province, The common mistakes he picked up include Not Entry，which should be No Entry, Direction of Airport should be changed to To the Airport. And it is room rate, not room price. And remember to Keep off the grass，rather than Care of the green.( )1.

33、What does the writer think of the use of WC? A. He doesnt think it means water closet. B. He doesnt think it old-fashioned English. C. He doesnt think it proper for a sign. D. He thinks it elegant English.( )2. The underlined word rarely means . A. sometimes B. seldom C. often D. always( )3. Charlie

34、 Shifflet . A. is a Chinese living in America B. thinks Chinese people are sometimes using incorrect English C. likes to hear or see Chinglish D. sometimes uses Chinglish( )4. Which of the following signs does NOT use Chinglish?( )5. The last paragraph is about . A. why there are so many Chinglish s

35、igns B. examples of Chinglish C. where Chinglish signs are D. who uses Chinglish signs如何做好演讲 One of the most common forms of public speaking is the presentation. A presentation is one of the best ways of communicating your message. This article will give you seven of the most important areas to cons

36、ider when giving any presentation. Preparation Prepare! Prepare! Prepare! Good preparation is very important for any presentation. With good preparation and planning you will be fully confident. This will give you control. With control, you will be in charge and your audience(听众)will listen positive

37、ly to your message. Structure A good presentation has a clear structure, like a good book or film. It usually has a beginning, a middle part and an end. Equipment You may use any of the following pieces of equipment as you want; whiteboard, flipchart, overhead projector, 35 mm slide projector and co

38、mputer graphics. Each of these has advantages and disadvantages. The important thing is to know and understand your equipment perfectly, and then you can use it freely and properly. Visual Aids A picture is worth 1, 000 words. There are many types of visual aids(直观教具)一photographs, maps, tables, etc.

39、 But you should use them with care. Do not overload your audience with too much information in a short time. A good rule is: use one image to give one message. Signposting When you read a book, you know where you are. You know the title of the book, the end of one chapter, and even the page number.

40、But when you give a presentation, your audience does not know where they are unless you TELL them! You can use special language called signaling or signposting to help you. Here are a few examples: Lets begin by; Now well move on to; To start with later; To finish up Audience Relations You need a wa

41、rm and friendly relationship with your audience. How do you achieve this? Well, enthusiasm is contagious. If you are enthusiastic(热情的)，your audience will be enthusiastic too. Try to snake eye contact with each member of your audience. Each person should feel that you are speaking to him or her perso

42、nally. Body Language Your body speaks to your audience even before you open your mouth. From your clothes, walk, glasses, haircut and your expression, your listeners form their first impression as you enter the room.( )1. How will you be fully confident in a presentation according to the passage? A.

43、 With necessary equipment. B. With enough visual aids. C. With proper body language. D. With careful preparation.( )2. The writer may agree that signposting can help . A. speakers to be more enthusiastic B. the audience catch up with speakers C. the audience form the firms impression D. speakers avo

44、id using equipment improperly( )3. What does the underlined word contagious in Paragraph 8 mean? A. Highly praised. B. Deeply hidden. C. Clearly expressed. D. Easily spread.阅读理解习语介绍 For centuries, the bodys blood has been connected closely with the feelings. People who show no human emotions or feel

45、ings are said to be cold-blooded. Cold can affect other parts of the body. But the expression get cold feet has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you agree to be the CEO of a company. But then you learn that a

46、ll the other officers have resigned(辞职)，and all the work of the company will be your responsibility(责任).You are likely to get cold feet about being CEO when you understand the situation. The expression give someone the coke shoulder probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, inste