Question

【题目】

Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobilephone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This

invention may be able to help you. (61)It is a device(装置)which uses satellites__卫星) to find the user’s position(位置)__It can find your position to within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.

GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. (62)You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic (电子) maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.

(63)_______.The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates(计算) its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.

(64)有些人认为未来GPS将会和手机一样普通 They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate(精确的). There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.

【1】将此处划线的句子翻译成汉语。_________________________________________________

【2】将此处改成被动语态句。______________________________________________________

【3】请从如下选项中选出最能够使上下文语义连贯的一句。

A. The Global Positioning System is so popular with users around the world.

B. There are three parts to the Global Positioning System.

C. The Global Positioning System is widely used in all kinds of fields(领域)

D. Thanks to the Global Positioning System, we have improved our life a lot.

【4】将此处划线的句子翻译成英语。_________________________________________________

【5】请给本文给出恰当的标题。_____________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】它是一种用卫星来寻找用户位置的装置。

【2】It can be held in your hand or put in your pocket.

【3】B

【4】Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile phone

【5】GPS

【解析】

试题这篇短文介绍GPS定位系统。它可以在20米内搜寻到你的位置，非常方便。有些装置还置有电子地图，并预测未来的定位系统将会非常普及。

【1】a device一种装置；use satellites使用卫星；which uses satellites做a device的后置定语；to find the user’s position查找用户的位置。根据句意结构和英文提示，可知填：它是一种用卫星来寻找用户位置的装置。

【2】You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket.本句是主动语态，句中you是动词hold和put的施动者，而it是受动者。变为被动语态，受动者需前置，用be+过去分词结构。根据句意结构，可知填It can be held in your hand or put in your pocket.。

【3】考查细节理解题。根据下文The first part…The second part…The third part of the system…，可知全球定位系统分为三个部分，故选B。

【4】有些人some people；认为think；未来in the future ；和……一样普通as common as.根据句意结构和汉语提示，可知填Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile phone。

【5】考查文意理解题。根据短文内容，介绍的是GPS定位系统，可知填GPS。