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西寧市中考英語試卷及答案
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西寧市中考英語試卷
第Ⅰ卷 (選擇題 共70分)
第二節(jié) 聽對話，根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容和所給問題, 選擇正確答案。(讀兩遍)
6. Why is the young man unhappy?
A. He failed the English exam. B. He failed the math exam.
C. He failed the English and math exams.
7. What did the boy get on his birthday?
A. A bike. B. A birthday cake. C. A hat.
8. Where can the man smoke?
A. Nowhere in the building. B. On the first floor. C. Anywhere inside the building.
9. How many places are mentioned in the dialogue?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
10. Which instrument is Daniel probably better at?
A. He is better at violin. B. He is better at piano. C. He is better at violin and piano.
第三節(jié) 聽長對話，根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容和所給問題, 選擇正確答案。(讀兩遍)
聽第一段對話，回答11至12小題。
11. Which is the man’s favorite story?
A. Journey to the West. B. Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.
C. Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.
12. Who watched Journey to the West many times?
A. The man’s grandparents. B. The woman’s parents. C. Both A and B.
聽第二段對話，回答13至15小題。
13. What is Betty like?
A. Smart. B. Outgoing. C. Shy.
14. When does she often play ping-pong?
A. On Mondays. B. On Tuesdays. C. On weekends.
15. Where does Jenny often read?
A. In the garden. B. In the reading room. C. On the playground.
第四節(jié) 聽短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容從A、B、C三個選項中選擇正確答案，完成信息記錄表。(讀兩遍)
Peter’s Problems
Problems Have a 16
Can’t 17
Reason 18
Doctor’s advice 19 and relax
A 20 may be the best place for Peter to relax.
16. A. cold B. fever C. headache
17. A. speak loudly B. sleep well C. see clearly
18. A. Worry too much B. Go to bed too late C. Never exercise
19. A. Listen to music B. Drink more water C. Do more sports
20. A. theater B. park C. restaurant
二、單項選擇(每小題1分, 共15分)
21. Teachers always tell us to try to be _______ honest student today and _______ useful man tomorrow.
A. a; an B. an; a C. an; an D. a; a
22. --George, how can you prove(證明)the earth is round?
--I can’t, sir. _______, I never said it was.
A. Except B. Unless C. Besides D. Including
23. I hope everyone can care about _______ the environment and stop _______ things.
A. protecting; wasting B. protecting; to waste
C. protect; wasting D. protect; to waste
24. --I want to borrow the book, but I don’t know how long it may _______.
--For two weeks.
A. borrow B. be borrowed C. keep D. be kept
25. Do you want to be healthy? _______. Smiling can help you stay healthy.
A. Smile B. Smiling C. To smile D. Smiled
26. --Many boy students think science is _______ English.
--I agree. I’m weak in English.
A. much difficult than B. so difficult as
C. less difficult than D. more difficult than
27. Please _______ the water when you brush your teeth.
A. turn down B. turn off C. turn on D. turn up
28. --How do you like this speech?
--I like it very much and it can _______ me _______ to achieve my dream.
A. cheer; up B. connect; with C. let; down D. take; up
29. --Look! Why are there so many people?
--There are some policemen. I think there ________ a traffic accident.
A. must have B. can have C. is going to be D. must be
30. A smart phone makes a big _______ to our life.
A. difference B. decision C. progress D. prediction
31. --Is there anything else you want to know about China?
--Yes, I am still wondering _______.
A. how the Chinese paper cutting made
B. why the Chinese people like playing the dragon dance
C. how was the Great Wall built in ancient time
D. why do the Chinese people eat rice dumplings at Dragon Boat Festival
32. The soup tastes ________ because it’s too salty. I put salt into it too _______ in a hurry.
A. terribly; carefully B. terrible; carefully
C. terrible; carelessly D. terribly; carelessly
33. --Would you like to see the movie Zootopia with us?
--I’d love to! But I ________ it.
A. saw B. see C. will see D. have seen
34. --When shall we begin our trip?
--We’ll set out ________ our head teacher arrives.
A. as soon as B. ever since C. so that D. even though
35. --You won the first prize in the physics competition.
-- ________ I made several terrible mistakes.
A. I think so. B. Are you kidding?
C. You are welcome. D. It doesn’t matter.
三、完形填空(每小題1分，共10分)
When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess in the school play.
For weeks my mother helped me 36 my sentences. But once during a performance, every word 37 from my head. My teacher asked me to change roles and be the narrator(解說員). Though I didn’t tell my mother what had 38 that day, she felt my 39 and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)coming out through the grass, just like a painter had touched our woods and fields with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down(彎腰) 40 some flowers. “I think I am going to dig up all the wild grass,” she said. “But I like dandelions, all flowers are beautiful—even dandelions!” I said. My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower shines in 41 own way. And that is true of people, too,” she said. She had guessed my pain. I started to cry and told her the 42 . “You will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, 43 me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.
Over the next few weeks, I learned to take 44 in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a 45 . After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such wild grass.
36. A. write B. listen C. practice D. teach
37. A. disappeared B. spread C. forgot D. left
38. A. done B. happened C. gone D. made
39. A. illness B. fearlessness C. kindness D. unhappiness
40. A. by B. for C. with D. at
41. A. it B. its C. it’s D. it is
42. A. memory B. discovery C. truth D. accident
43. A. reminding B. thinking C. reminded D. thought
44. A. action B. turns C. risks D. pride
45. A. note B. dandelion C. sunflower D. dictionary
四、閱讀理解(46-55題，每小題2分;56-60題，每小題1分, 共25分)
A
What should we do if one of our classmates suddenly falls ill or gets hurt? Here are some steps you should follow. But always remember to look for medical care after first aid(急救)if the wound is serious.
Broken bones(骨頭)：Take away clothing from the wound. Use an ice pack. Don’t move the hurt body part while waiting for the doctor to arrive.
Animal bites(咬傷)：Wash the bite area with soap and water. Pack the wound with a clean cloth if it is bleeding. If the bleeding has stopped, cover the area with a bandage and take the person to the hospital. Make sure you remember what kind of animal it is so the doctor can find the right way to treat him or her at once.
Fainting(昏厥)：Have him or her lie with feet lifted a little. Don’t move the body if you think there might be wounds from the fall. Make sure he or she can breathe and let in fresh air. Clean the person’s face with a cool cloth.
Nosebleeds：Have the person sit up with his or her head tilted(傾斜)forward a little. Do not have the person tilt his or her head back because this may cause heavy breathing or coughing. Pinch(捏) the lower part of the nose for at least 10 minutes.
46. What should we do first when an animal bite happens?
A. Put an ice pack on the wound. B. Wash the bite area with soap and water.
C. Try to stop the bleeding with a clean cloth. D. Take the hurt person to the hospital.
47. When dealing with the problems of ________, we shouldn’t move the hurt.
A. broken bones and animal bites B. animal bites and nosebleeds
C. broken bones and fainting D. fainting and nosebleeds
48. Which of the following is not right when a boy’s nose bleeds?
A. Let his head not tilt back. B. Let his head tilt forward a little.
C. Let him sit up. D. Pinch his nose for less than 10 minutes.
49. Which part of a magazine may the passage come from?
A. Lifestyle. B. Health. C. Sports. D. Education.
50. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. First aid for some accidental wounds. B. Steps of looking for medical care.
C. Advice on ways not to get hurt. D. Ways to ask for help in getting hurt.
B
Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They serve some certain purpose, teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be: your classmate, neighbor, teacher, long-lost friend or even a real stranger. But you know that every moment they will influence your life in some serious way.
Sometimes things happen to you. At the time they may seem terrible, painful and unfair. But later you realize that without overcoming those difficulties, you would have never realized your further ability and advantages. Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck.
The people you meet influence your life, and the success and failure you experience create who you are. Even the bad experience can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.
Enjoy every day even every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people whom you have never talked to before, and really listen. You should set your goals high, hold your head up, tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself.
You can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.
51. The people we meet ________.
A. all know where to find us B. serve us on no purpose
C. won’t become our neighbor D. will change us in some way
52. From the passage, we know that bad things can make us ________.
A. realize our further ability B. terribly meet bad luck
C. find no serious success D. possibly enjoy every moment
53. The underlined word “poignant” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.
A. 平淡的 B. 明顯的 C. 深刻的 D. 艱苦的
54. The writer’s advice is that we should ________.
A. never talk to strange people B. learn as much as we can each day
C. overcome difficulties painfully D. not believe in ourselves but others
55. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Create Your Own Life B. Hold Your Head Up
C. People You Meet in Life D. Things Happen to You
C
閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從所給選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，然后完成第60題。
Who designed(設(shè)計)the first helicopter(直升飛機(jī))? Who painted one of the most famous pictures in the world? 56 There is an answer to all these questions — Leonardo de Vinci.
Leonardo may have been the greatest genius(天才)people have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. 57 But scientists say his idea would have worked.
Leonardo wasn’t just an inventor. 58 By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master painter, and as he got older he became even more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways before he was ready to paint.
59 You may know one of his most famous works — the smiling woman known as the Mona Lisa.
A. Of course, he couldn’t build a helicopter with the things he had.
B. Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with us today.
C. Who knew more about the human body than most doctors?
D. He was one of the greatest artists of his day.
60. What is not mentioned in the passage?
A. Leonardo is a famous inventor. B. Leonardo knew more about the human body.
C. Leonardo drew the helicopter. D. Leonardo painted the most famous painting in the world.
第Ⅱ卷 (非選擇題 共50分)
五、口語表達(dá)(每小題1分，共10分)
A)根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從方框中的七個選項中選出五項能填入空白處的最佳選項。
A. Hi, where are you from? E. Why not have a good talk with her?
B. Hello, who’s calling? F. You shouldn’t argue with your mom.
C. You should learn from them. G. What’s your problem?
D. Dear listeners, who can give him some suggestions?
Becky: Welcome back to “The Problem Line”. Okay, it’s time for another call. 61
David: Hello! This is David.
Becky: Hi, David. Welcome to “The Problem Line”. 62
David: Well, I’m having problems with my mom. When we talk about something, we always argue.
Becky: 63 It’s impolite.
David: I know, but she plans everything for me. I can’t even decide what to wear on weekends.
Becky: That’s too bad. 64
David: I tried, but she never listened. She thinks I should listen to her because I’m her child.
Becky: Well, that’s a difficult problem. 65
Linda: Hello, I’m Linda. I think David should ask his teacher for help. Perhaps his mother will listen to his teacher.
David: OK. I’ll have a try. Thank you!
B)根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容, 在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~, 補(bǔ)全對話。
Nancy: Hi, Grace! Do you have any plans for the summer holiday?
Grace: Of course. I’m going on a trip to the countryside.
Nancy: I also want to take a trip. And I’m considering 66 some money for my trip.
Grace: Make money by yourself ? A great idea! Could you tell me more about it?
Nancy: I want to hold a fruit sale in our neighborhood. And I will prepare the fruit by myself.
Grace: I’m 67 in your plan. I want to join you. When shall we start our sale?
Nancy: I’m going to start it when the exam is 68 .
Grace: What are we going to do first?
Nancy: We must make a poster(海報)first at school. Then more and more people will know about our fruit sale. Maybe our schoolmates will become our first 69 and buy our things.
Grace: Good idea! Let me make the poster. I’m good at designing posters.
Nancy: I’m going to the countryside to get the freshest fruit. I think people will like our fruit.
Grace: I can’t 70 to do it! Let’s try our best to make it!
六、綜合填空(每小題1分，共7分)
閱讀短文，從下面方框中選擇正確的單詞，并用其適當(dāng)形式完成下面的短文。
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There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判斷)things too 71 . So he sent them to go and look at a pear tree that was far away in turn. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the 72 son in fall.
When they had all gone and come back, he asked them to describe what they had seen. The first son said there was 73 on the tree. The second son said it was 74 with green buds(花蕾)and full of promise. The third son said it was filled with flowers that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful. The last son 75 with all of them, he said it was full of fruit, life and harvest(收獲). The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they each had seen but one season in the 76 life. He told them that they cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, they can only be judged at the end, when all the seasons are up. If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the 77 of your summer, the harvest of your fall. Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
七、任務(wù)型閱讀(每小題2分，共10分)
After months of study, you have some time to relax. So, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, “Why trouble with books? We have the Internet and other media(媒體)that offer a lot more colorful programs. Books are history!” But don’t be fooled. There’s still a lot to be said for reading. ①One clear reason is that a well-chosen is a wonderful collection of
and expressions, as long as you have a good dictionary, of course. Believe me, it’s far easier to get standard English than from the TV or the Internet. ②But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media cannot. The webpage is always full of pictures and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible. Though “easy” may be welcome, unluckily it’s of little use for any long-time development of reading skills and the general language level. For that, there’s still no substitute(替代品) for a book. But perhaps the best reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it by yourself means that it’s something you do by and for yourself. You can choose what you want to read. It’s hard work, but while you are reading, you’ll find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure. Reading can bring us pleasure.
78. 請在①句空白處各填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~。
79. 請將②處劃線句子譯成漢語。
80. How many reasons for reading books does the text mention?
81. 請在文中找出與所給句子意思相近的句子。It’s nearly useless.
82. 請在文中找出最能表達(dá)文章主題的句子。
八、書面表達(dá)(A部分每小題2分;B部分15分，共23分)
A)完成句子。(每空一詞)
83. 你應(yīng)該親自簽收包裹。
You are to sign for your package in .
84. 因為下雨，我們決定將比賽推遲到下周。
Because of the rain, we decided to the match until next week.
85. 對孩子們要經(jīng)常進(jìn)行道路安全教育以避免交通事故的發(fā)生。
Young children are often taught road to traffic accidents.
86. 在過去的幾年里，西寧發(fā)生了巨大的變化。
Great changes have in Xining in the past several years.
B)文段表達(dá)。
生活中有很多重要的東西，你認(rèn)為生活中最重要的東西是什么?為什么它是最重要的(至少說出三點理由)? 既然你認(rèn)為它最重要，該如何對待呢?請你以“The Most Important Thing in My Life” 為題寫一篇80詞左右的短文。
The Most Important Thing in My Life
西寧市中考英語試卷答案
一、 聽力理解(每小題1分，共20分)
1 — 5 C A C B C 6 — 10 B C A C B
11—15 A B B C A 16—20 C B A C B
二、單項選擇(每小題l分，共15分)
21—25 B C A D A 26—30 C B A D A
31—35 B C D A B
三、完形填空(每小題1分，共10分)
36—40 C A B D A 41—45 B C A D B
四、閱讀理解(46—55題, 每小題2分;56—60題, 每小題1分，共25分)
46—50 B C D B A 51—55 D A C B A
56—60 C A D B D
五、口語表達(dá)(每小題l分，共10分)
61—65 B G F E D
66. making 67. interested 68. over / finished / up
69. customers 70. wait
六、綜合填空(每小題1分，共7分)
71. quickly 72. youngest 73. nothing 74. covered
75. disagreed 76. tree’s 77. beauty
七、任務(wù)型閱讀(每小題2分，共10分)
78. book; words
79. 但(是)(甚至)更重要的一點是書可以給你現(xiàn)代媒體不能給予的東西。
80. Three (reasons). / 3 (reasons). / It mentions three / 3 (reasons).
81. It’s of little use.
82. Reading can bring us pleasure.
八、書面表達(dá)(A部分每小題2分;B部分15分，共23分)
A)完成句子。(每空一詞)
83. supposed; person 84. put; off
85. safety; avoid 86. taken; place
B)文段表達(dá)。
One possible version:
The Most Important Thing in My Life
In my opinion, the most important thing in life is time. However long one may live, his life has only a certain number of years. And once the time goes by, nobody can get it back. Even though he is the richest person in the world, he cannot afford to waste time, because it means that he is wasting his own life.
The only thing we can do is to make full use of our time. If we can finish more work with less time, we will have more time than other people.
拓展：高考英語試卷
第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.18. C. ￡9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does the man want to do?
A. Have breakfast. B. Take a walk. C. Call his office.
2. What was George doing last night?
A. Having a meeting. B. Flying home. C. Working on a project.
3. Why does the man suggest going to the park?
A. Its big. B. Its quiet. C. Its new.
4. How does the woman sound?
A. Annoyed. B. Pleased. C. Puzzled.
5. Where is the mans table?
A. Near the door. B. By the window. C. In the corner.
第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。
6. What are the speakers going to do tonight?
A. Eat out. B. Go shopping. C. Do sports.
7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Boss and secretary. B. Hostess and guest. C. Husband and wife.
聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。
8. Why does the woman think July is the best time to move?
A. Their business is slow. B. The weather is favorable. C. Its easy to hire people.
9. How will they handle the moving?
A. Finish it all at once. B. Have the sales section go first. C. Do one department at a time.
聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。
10. What did Peter learn from his grandfather?
A. How to appreciate art works. B. How to deal with artists. C. How to run a museum.
11. What did Peter do in Chicago?
A. He studied at a college. B. He served in the army. C. He worked in a gallery.
12. Whose works did Peter like best?
A. Rembrandts. B. Botticellis. C. Rubens.
聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。
13. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a library. B. In a law firm. C. On a train.
14. By what time did John plan to finish his term paper?
A. March. B. August. C. October.
15. Why did John quit his part-time job?
A. He had to catch up with his study. B. He was offered a better one. C. He got tired of it.
16. What is Susans attitude to Johns problem?
A. Carefree. B. Understanding. C. Forgiving.
聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。
17. What did the speaker do before the year 2012?
A. A fitness coach. B. A chess player. C. A marathon runner.
18. Why was the 2016 Olympics important for the speaker?
A. He was motivated by Bolt. B. He broke a world record. C. He won fifth place.
19. Which is the hardest for the speaker?
A. Getting over an injury. B. Doing strength training. C. Representing Botswana.
20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
A. His plan to go for the gold.
B. His experience on the track.
C. His love for his home country.
第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)
第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
A
Henry Raeburn(1756-1823)
The Exhibition
This exhibition of some sixty masterpieces celebrating the life and work of Scotlands best loved painter, Sir Henry Raeburn, comes to London. Selected from collections throughout the world, it is the first major exhibition of his work to be held in over forty years.
Lecture Series
Scottish National Portrait(肖像畫)Gallery presents a series of lectures for the general public. They are held in the Lecture Room. Admission to lectures is free.
An Introduction to Raeburn
Sunday 26 Oct., 15.00
DUNCAN THOMSONRaeburns English Contemporaries
Thursday 30 Oct., 13.10
JUDY EGERTON
Characters and Characterisation in
Raeburns Portraits
Thursday 6 Nov., 13.10
NICHOLAS PHILLIPSONRaeburn and Artists Training in the
18th Century
Thursday 13 Nov., 13.10
MARTIN POSTLE
Exhibition Times
Monday-Saturday 10.00-17.45 Sunday 12.00-17.45
Last admission to the exhibition: 17.15. There is no re-admission.
Closed: 24-26 December and 1 January.
Admission
￡4. Children under 12 years accompanied by an adult are admitted free.
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A special low entrance charge of f2 per person is available to all in full-time education, up to and including those at first degree level, in organised groups with teachers.
21. What is the right time for attending Raeburns English Contemporaries?
A. Sun. 26 Oct. B. Thurs. 30 Oct. C. Thurs. 6 Nov. D. Thurs.13 Nov.
22. How much would a couple with two children under 12 pay for admission?
A. ￡4. B. ￡8. C. ￡12. D. ￡16.
23. How can full-time students get group discounts?
A. They should go on Sunday mornings. B. They should come from art schools.
C. They must be led by teachers. D. They must have ID cards with them.
B
In 1916, two girls of wealthy families, best friends from Auburn, N. Y.—Dorothy Woodruff and Rosamond Underwood—traveled to a settlement in the Rocky Mountains to teach in a one-room schoolhouse. The girls had gone to Smith College. They wore expensive clothes. So for them to move to Elkhead, Colo. to instruct the children whose shoes were held together with string was a surprise. Their stay in Elkhead is the subject of Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West by Dorothy Wickenden, who is a magazine editor and Dorothy Woodruffs granddaughter.
Why did they go then? Well, they wanted to do something useful. Soon, however, they realized what they had undertaken.
They moved in with a local family, the Harrisons, and, like them, had little privacy, rare baths, and a blanket of snow on their quilt when they woke up in the morning. Some mornings, Rosamond and Dorothy would arrive at the schoolhouse to find the children weeping from the cold. In spring, the snow was replaced by mud over ice.
In Wickendens book, she expanded on the history of the West and also on feminism, which of course influenced the girls decision to go to Elkhead. A hair-raising section concerns the building of the railroads, which entailed(牽涉)drilling through the Rockies, often in blinding snowstorms. The book ends with Rosamond and Dorothys return to Auburn.
Wickenden is a very good storyteller. The sweep of the land and the stoicism(堅忍)of the people move her to some beautiful writing. Here is a picture of Dorothy Woodruff, on her horse, looking down from a hill top: "When the sun slipped behind the mountains, it shed a rosy glow all around them. Then a full moon rose. The snow was marked only by small animals: foxes, coyotes, mice, and varying hares, which turned white in the winter."
24. Why did Dorothy and Rosamond go to the Rocky Mountains?
A. To teach in a school. B. To study American history.
C. To write a book. D. To do sightseeing.
25. What can we learn about the girls from paragraph 3?
A. They enjoyed much respect. B. They had a room with a bathtub.
C. They lived with the local kids. D. They suffered severe hardships.
26. Which part of Wickendens writing is hair-raising?
A. The extreme climate of Auburn. B. The living conditions in Elkhead.
C. The railroad building in the Rockies. D. The natural beauty of the West.
27. What is the text?
A. A news report. B. A book review. C. A childrens story. D. A diary entry.
C
Can a small group of drones(無人機(jī))guarantee the safety and reliability of railways and, at the same time, help railway operators save billions of euros each year? That is the very likely future of applying todays "eyes in the sky" technology to making sure that the millions of kilometres of rail tracks and infrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施)worldwide are safe for trains on a 24/7 basis.
Drones are already being used to examine high-tension electrical lines. They could do precisely the same thing to inspect railway lines and other vital aspects of rail infrastructure such as the correct position of railway tracks and switching points. The more regularly they can be inspected, the more railway safety, reliability and on-time performance will be improved. Costs would be cut and operations would be more efficient(高效)across the board.
That includes huge savings in maintenance costs and better protection of railway personnel safety. It is calculated that European railways alone spend approximately 20 billion euros a year on maintenance, including sending maintenance staff, often at night, to inspect and repair the rail infrastructure. That can be dangerous work that could be avoided with drones assisting the crews efforts.
By using the latest technologies, drones could also start providing higher-value services for railways, detecting faults in the rail or switches, before they can cause any safety problems. To perform these tasks, drones for rail dont need to be flying overhead. Engineers are now working on a new concept: the rail drones of the future. They will be moving on the track ahead of the train, and programmed to run autonomously. Very small drones with advanced sensors and AI and travelling ahead of the train could guide it like a co-pilot. With their ability to see ahead, they could signal any problem, so that fast-moving trains would be able to react in time.
28. What makes the application of drones to rail lines possible?
A. The use of drones in checking on power lines. B. Drones ability to work at high altitudes.
C. The reduction of cost in designing drones. D. Drones reliable performance in remote areas.
29. What does "maintenance" underlined in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Personnel safety. B. Assistance from drones.
C. Inspection and repair. D. Construction of infrastructure.
30. What function is expected of the rail drones?
A. To provide early warning. B. To make trains run automatically.
C. To earn profits for the crews. D. To accelerate transportation.
31. Which is the most suitable title for the text?
A. What Faults Can Be Detected with Drones
B. How Production of Drones Can Be Expanded
C. What Difficulty Drone Development Will Face
D. How Drones Will Change the Future of Railways
The Governments sugar tax on soft drinks has brought in half as much money as Ministers first predicted it would generate, the first official data on the policy has shown.
First announced in April, 2016, the tax which applies to soft drinks containing more than 5g of sugar per 100ml, was introduced to help reduce childhood obesity(肥胖). It is believed that todays children and teenagers are consuming three times the recommended level of sugar, putting them at a higher risk of the disease.
Initially the sugar tax was expected to make ￡520m a year for the Treasury. However, data of the first six months showed it would make less than half this amount. At present it is expected to generate ￡240m for the year ending in April 2019, which will go to school sports.
It comes after more than half of soft drinks sold in shops have had their sugar levels cut by manufacturers(制造商)so they can avoid paying the tax. Drinks now contain 45 million fewer kilos of sugar as a result of manufacturers efforts to avoid the charge, according to Treasury figures. Since April drinks companies have been forced to pay between 18p and 24p for every litre of sugary drink they produce or import, depending on the sugar content.
However, some high sugar brands, like Classic Coca Cola, have accepted the sugar tax and are refusing to change for fear of upsetting consumers. Fruit juices, milk-based drinks and most alcoholic drinks are free of the tax, as are small companies manufacturing fewer than 1m litres per year.
Todays figures, according to one government official, show the positive influence the sugar tax is having by raising millions of pounds for sports facilities(設(shè)施)and healthier eating in schools. Helping the next generation to have a healthy and active childhood is of great importance, and the industry is playing its part.
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