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Some experts feel that cars are certain to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all cars will be deserted and made useless. Other experts, however, think the car is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of city travel in the foreseeable future.

The car will undoubtedly change greatly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more practical, and should not be powered by the gas engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types.

Unless changes take place in the power system, the car in the future will still be the main problem in city traffic jams. One suggested solution to this essential problem is the automated (自动的) system, which seems to hold water.

When the car enters the highway system, a small arm will drop from the car and connect with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once joined to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the car will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all the car’s movements. The driver will use the telephone to dial instructions about his position and the place he heads for into the system. The computer will find the best way and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will be free to relax and wait for the call that will warm him of his coming exit. It is believed that an automated highway will be able to deal with 10,000 cars per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 2,000 cars that can be carried by a present-day highway.

48. What is the main concern of the author of the passage?

A. How to make cars pollution-free. B. How to make cars smaller and safer.

C. How to solve the problem of train jam. D. How to develop an automated subway system.

49. We can infer from this passage that __________.

A. the car connected to the rail on the highway will be powered by electricity.

B. The lack of oil is forcing people to find new means to power automobiles.

C. The driver under the system will be told where to get out of the highway.

D. The future car will become larger, faster, prettier and less expensive.

50. What provides cars with electric power in an automated highway system?

A. An engine. B.A rail. C. A computer controller. D. A small arm.

51. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. The driver puts his information in the system by email.

B. The new system can deal with 10 times as many cars as the present one.

C. After entering the automated system, the driver needs to do nothing but relax.

D. Some experts are not confident of the future, while the view of the author is hopeful.

48-51 DBBD

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About three years 30 , something terrible 31 to me. 32 six hours of terror have broken my body and 33. You think I am a very 34 man—but I am not. It 35 less than a single day to change my 36 from black to white. One day, my 37 brothers and I were 38 back from the islands, our boat 39 of fish. 40 , the sky was 41 with dark clouds and in 42 a minute we were in a terrible storm. An 43 wave covered our boat and my younger brother 44 into the sea. Our boat survived, and I was trying to recover 45 my elder brother put his mouth 46 to my ear, and 47 out the 48 word “Whirlpool!” With the wind and waves we were going in the direction of the whirlpool, and 49 could save us!

30. A. before B. after C. ago D. late

31. A. took place B. happened C. changed　 D. informed

32. A. that B. those C. this D. these

33. A. soul B. heart C. head D. mind

34. A. rich B. poor C. young D. old

35. A. spent B took C. paid D. cost

36. A. hair B. face C. mouth D. feet

37. A. three B. one C. two D. four

38. A. came B. going C. moving D. coming

39. A. felt B. full C. filled D. fall

40. A. All at once B. Instead C. Meanwhile D. Besides

41. A. covered B. discovered C. recovered D. covering

42. A. no less than B. less than C. more than D. no more

43. A. enormous B. small C. mini D. enough

44. A. fall into B. felt into C. fell into D. fallen into

45. A. while B. when C. as D. before

46. A. tightly B. closely C tight D. close

47. A. screamed B. said C .told D. whispered

48. A. terrified B. terrifying C. satisfied D. satisfying

49. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything

6. Will you deliver, _____ do I have to come to the shop to collect the goods？

A. and B. or

C. so D. then

（·湖南省长沙市一中高三上第二次月考） Sixty miles ________ in a single night, so they were exhausted.

A. were covered B. have covered C. was covered D. has covered

Imagine a mass of floating waste is two times the size of the state of Texas. Texas has a land area of more than 678 000 square kilometers. So it might be difficult to imagine anything twice as big.

All together, this mass of waste flowing in the North Pacific Ocean is known as the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. It weighs about 3 500 000 tons. The waste includes bags，bottles and containers—plastic products of all kinds.

The eastern part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is about l 600 kilometers west of California. The western part is west of the Hawaiian Islands and east of Japan. The area has been described as a kind of oceanic desert，with light winds and slow moving water currents. The water moves so slow that garbage from all over the world collects there.

In recent years，there have been growing concerns about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health. Scientists say thousands of animals get trapped in the floating waste，resulting in death or injury. Even more die from a lack of food or water after swallowing pieces of plastic. The trash can also make animals feel full，lessening their desire to eat or drink.

The floating garbage also can have harmful effects on people. There is an increased threat of infection of disease from polluted waste，and from eating fish that swallowed waste. Divers can also get trapped in the plastic.

Its existence first gained public attention in l997. That was when racing boat captain and oceanographer Charles Moore and his crew sailed into the garbage while returning from a racing event. Five years earlier，another oceanographer learned of the trash after a shipment of rubber duckies got lost at sea. Many of those toys are now part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.

In August，2009，a team from the University of California，San Diego became the

latest group to travel to it. They were shocked by the amount of waste they saw. They gathered hundreds of sea creatures and water samples to measure the garbage patch’s effect on ocean environment.

51.How did the writer introduce the topic of the passage?

A. By giving an example. B. By listing the facts.

C. By telling a story. D. By giving a comparison.

52.What do we know about the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?

A. It is made up of various kinds of plastic products.

B. It is a solid mass of floating waste materials.

C. It lies l60 000 kilometers east of California.

D. It is described as a kind of oceanic desert.

53.Why do people pay attention to the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?

A. Because it may prevent the flow of ocean water.

B. Because the polluted plastic articles will move up the food chain.

C. Because it may be from an island in the pacific.

D. Because ships may be trapped in the floating waste.

54.Which column can you find the passage on a newspaper?

A. Sports and entertainment. B. Media and culture.

C. Environment and society. D. Science and technology.

55.The purpose of writing this passage is to____________.

A. warn people of the danger to travel in the pacific

B. analyze what caused the waste patch in the pacific

C. give advice on how to recycle waste in the ocean

D. introduce the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch

—Are you free after school?

—Sorry. I’ve planned to treat a friend of mine to dinner _______for his help.

A. in charge B. in honour C. in return D. in turn

— Did you take enough money with you?

— Yes, but I spent _______ I had expected.

A. not so many as B. as many as C. much more than D. much less than

Could you tell me how to ______it in French?

A.say B.speak C.talk D.tell

He will stop showing off, if no notice ______ of him.

A. is taken B. will be taken C. takes D. will take

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