题目内容
1.Hoverboards are quite convient for people to carry or ride on the busy street,especially in college camps,more and more students choose to ride a hoverboard to class.So hoverboards(电动滑板)were among the most popular Christmas gifts of 2015.They may have also been most dangerous gifts of 2015.
A true hoverboard looks like a skateboard without wheels.To"hover"means to float in the air without moving much in any direction.The popularity of hoverboards began in the 1980s,with the"Back to the Future"movies.Characters in the second and third films used hoverboards as transportation.
This year's popular hoverboards,however,do not actually hover.They have wheels.And?as it turns out,they are not easy to use.
Adults and children around the world suffered hoverboard-related injuries over the weekend.Many posted pictures of the damage on social media.Twitter user David Douglas posted a photo of both him and a young girl with the broken arms they suffered on Christmas Day.And another user Erin Rafferty uploaded a video of her mother falling off a hoverboard,with the caption,"Who let mom on the hoverboard?"
Falling is not the only risk with some hoverboards.They are also a fire risk.At one store in Texas,an employee tried to fix a hoverboard a customer brought in.The hoverboard then caught fire.
Studies suggest that some hoverboard brands have defective batteries or plugs.
Many major airlines worldwide have banned hoverboards because of the fire risk.But some passengers did not hear the news.Australian actor Russell Crowesaid on Monday about his disappointment that Virgin Australia Airlines did not permit his children to take their hoverboards on the plane.
Major retailers (零售商)are also taking steps to improve the safety of the hoverboards they sell.Amazon in the United States now only sells hoverboards from brands that have submitted safety standard documents.The UK's Amazon no longer sells hoverboards.It has also advised customers who bought unsafe brands of hoverboards to throw them away.
12.What's the problem with this year's hoverboards?C
A.They don't have wheels.
B.They are difficult to handle.
C.They catch fire in the sun.
D.They can't move in any direction.
13.We can infer from the passage that.D
A.hoverboards are still enjoying equal popularity as before.
B.hoverboards are still sold on Amazon in the United States.
C.passengers are forbidden to get on planes with hoverboards.
D.the number of hoverboard-related injuries is declining.
14.The underlined word"defective"in the sixth paragraph probably meansB.
A.dead
B.faulty
C.dry
D.spare
15.We can probably read this passage in a.C
A.science fiction
B.magazine
C.newspaper
D.moviereview.
分析 本文主要讲述了电动滑板在年轻人当中越来越流行,但是它同时也存在一些问题,文章就该类问题进了讨论,也提出了一些补救措施.
解答 12.C 细节理解题.根据文章内容"They are also a fire risk.At one store in Texas,an employee tried to fix a hoverboard a customer brought in.The hoverboard then caught fire."他们也有起火的危险.在德克萨斯的一个商店,一个员工试图修改一个气垫板客户带来的气垫板然后起火.故选C.
13.D 细节理解题.根据文章内容"Amazon in the United States now only sells hoverboards from brands that have submitted safety standard documents."现在,亚马逊在美国只卖从已提交的安全标准文件品牌滑板,故B项不正确;"did not permit his children to take their hoverboards on the plane."不允许自己的孩子把他们的滑板上飞机.故C不正确.通过文章可知hoverboards 没有像以前那样受欢迎,故A项不正确.故选D.
14.B 词意猜测题.根据文章内容,Studies suggest that some hoverboard brands have defective batteries or plugs.研究表明一些电动滑板有有缺陷的电池和插头,故defective 于B选项表达同意.
15.C 文章来源题.根据文章内容,本文主要讲述了电动滑板在年轻人当中越来越流行,但是它同时也存在一些问题,文章就该类问题进了讨论,也提出了一些补救措施.结合选项,该类文章极可能出现在报纸上,故选C
点评 本文是一个新闻报道类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
