题目内容
8.In Los Angeles,drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic.These drivers know all too well how bad the traffic can be."There're too many cars,and you can't move around a lot."Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traffic jams.He lives more than 65kilometers from his office at the University of Southern California,in Los Angeles.He is always late even with the help of a navigation (导航) system.He decided to develop a program called ClearPath for that.He says his program uses historicaldata to predict traffic conditions even before the driver leaves the house."What's unique (独特的) isthat we use a lot of data that's currently become available including traffic data,weather data,and we analyze that so that we can predict what's going to happen in front of you when leave home."Professor Shahabi says his system does more than just answer current traffic conditions.With ClearPath,he says,a driver can decide what time he wants to leave,and ClearPath will give thefastest route.It looks at the entire road network,including surface streets as well as highways,before the driver hits the road.Professor Shahabi hopes to have ClearPath available nationwide and overseas once they can collect traffic data from other cities.
"I always thought that Los Angeles had the worst traffic,but now I know that Shanghai,Beijing,Seoul,Tokyo,believe it or not,Singapore,Hong Kong certainly are examples that can immediately use this."Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems,such as Google and Apple.
29.Professor Cyrus Shahabi is often late for work because ofC.
A.his living far away
B.his car's navigation system
C.bad traffic conditions
D.too many cars in his university
30.What is unique about ClearPath?A
A.It helps drivers know the road conditions ahead of time.
B.It can make sure that you will never be late for work.
C.It helps drivers see clearly what happens on the road.
D.It can use a lot of information and data all over the world.
31.The underlined word"hits"in the fourth paragraph probably meansB.
A.has accident
B.gets to
C.turns left or right
D.collects traffic data
32.What's Professor Shahabi's attitude toward his invention?D
A.Proud.
B.Worried.
C.Disappointed.
D.Optimistic.
分析 本文主要介绍了在交通状况不好时使用导航有很多弊端,因此Cyrus Shahabi教授开发了一个项目,该项目能在司机上路之前,对路况进行分析.并且他对项目前景很乐观.
解答 29-32 CABD
29.C.细节理解题.根据"There're too many cars,and you can't move around a lot."和"He is always late even with the help of a navigation (导航) system."可知他经常迟到是因为交通状况不好.故选C.
30.A.细节理解题.根据"What's unique (独特的) isthat we use a lot of data that's currently become available including traffic data,weather data,and we analyze that so that we can predict what's going to happen in front of you when leave home."可知它的独特之处是能帮助司机提前知道路上的情况.故选A.
31.B.词义猜测题.A.has accident有事故; B.gets to到达; C.turns left or right 向左或向右转; D.collects traffic data收集交通数据;根据"It looks at the entire road network,including surface streets as well as highways,before the driver hits the road."可知在司机上路之前,这个系统会对路况进行分析.故选B.
32.D.推理判断题.根据"Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems,such as Google and Apple"可知他希望能和一些公司分享自己的新发明,所以他对自己的发明很乐观.故选D.
点评 此题主要考查学生的细节理解、词义猜测以及推理判断能力.细节理解题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题,所以在做细节理解题时要结合原文和提干有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,再结合选项选出正确答案.在做词义猜测题时要联系上下文并结合选项准确猜测词义.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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