37. We can learn from the passage that __
A. all the theme parks are creating the fast roller coasters
B. the Smiler sends out passengers from 0-240km/h in just 4.9 seconds
C. it is unusual for fighter pilots to feel up to 4.8G
D. the more the money is spent, the faster the roller coaster can go
四．重庆市高三考前冲刺测试卷） A
Do you scream on a roller coaster ride? You slowly climb up a steep slope until an almost vertical(垂直的) drop, and then... Ahhhhhhhh! Thrill-seekers like me are in luck because theme parks are pushing the boundaries of technology to create the fastest, tallest, scariest roller coasters the world has ever known.
Alton Towers in Britain opened the world's first 14-1oop roller coaster a few months ago, called The Smiler. Over in Abu Dhabi, Ferrari World claims to have the world's fastest one. Ferrari World's Formula Rossa ride sends out passengers from 0-240km/h in just 4. 9 seconds. During this rapid acceleration they experience G-forces only fighter pilots usually feel: Up to 4. 8G. The designer of several rides at Alton Towers, said: "While we can stand 6-8Gs for very short periods of time, ff we experience 5G for more than five seconds we're likely to "black out."
On modern roller coasters passengers experience about 3G in tight turns and loops. But while we may have reached the limit in terms of G-forces, there is no technological limit to how fast or how high roller coasters can go---it's all down to money. Alton Towers' The Smiler cost ~18m to build.
Some companies are finding other ways to keep us amused. There's a move towards indoor rides where the experience is improved by audio-visual technologies. For example, a company called Dynamic Structures is currently developing a "coal-mine-themed" ride for a client in Dubai that will combine speed and G-forces with 3D projection effects and robotics, which will trick your brain into thinking you're really falling.
I can't wait to enjoy this one. What about you: Do you like being upside down?
36. The underlined phrase "black out" in the second paragraph probably means .... .
A. stop breathing B. lose consciousness for a short time
C. lose memory forever D. bleed to death
31. [答案]D
[试题解析]推理题。根据文章第三段"This past Tuesday ,I was doing the Robotic walk and lasted ten minutes, " Joel said. After that, he gave up. Joel w-anted to accept the inevitable (不可避免的事) and cancelled his next Robotic Walking Treatment appointment.可知Joel Haler取消了和医生的约会，说明他想放弃治疗了。故D正确。
[长难句解析]
So the 20-year-old college student, who could only walk with the aid of a robot on Tuesday ,was walking on his own.
[翻译]所以这位20岁的大学毕业生，星期二的时候只能依靠机器人才可以行走，现在却是靠着自己就行了。
[分析]本句中的非限制性定语从句who could only walk with the aid of a robot on Tuesday用来修饰我们的先行词student，who在句中做主语。非限制性定语从句与先行词的关系不够紧密，省略对句子的意思也没有太大的影响。
30. [答案]B
[试题解析]推理题。根据文章第二段第一句Joel Haler woke up in his dorm room at Hope College last October totally paralyzed from the waist down.可知Joel Haler醒来时发现自己腰部以下都瘫痪了，腰部以下的正是腿部和脚。故B正确。
29. [答案]C
[试题解析]推理题。根据文章1,2行One of the most famous basketball players in the New Castle ' s history was paralyzed(瘫痪的) in a wheelchair one day and was walking the next.可知一个著名的篮球运动员瘫痪在轮椅上，但是第二天突然又能够走路了。这里的The Miracle就是指这件事情。故C正确。
30. Which part of Joel Haler' s body didn't work?
A. His whole body. B. His legs and feet.
C. His arms and hands. D. His arms and legs.
三．C
One of the most famous basketball players in the New Castle ' s history was paralyzed(瘫痪的) in a wheelchair one day and was walking the next. Citizens of New Castle simply refer to it as " The Miracle" .
Joel Haler woke up in his dorm room at Hope College last October totally paralyzed from the waist down. Four hospitals later, the only way he could walk was through Robotic Walking Treatment.
"This past Tuesday ,I was doing the Robotic walk and lasted ten minutes, " Joel said. After that, he gave up. Joel w-anted to accept the inevitable (不可避免的事) and cancelled his next Robotic Walking Treatment appointment.
Then , the night before his cancelled appointment, he woke up to a terrible pain. An hour and a half later ,the serious pain left him with an unusual feeling in his legs.
" As it continued to move up my legs ,it became more and more painful and it took an hour and a half to reach my hips(臀部) , " Joel recalled.
"I stood up and walked into my parents' room. ' Mom and dad, look! ' ," he said proudly.
" He said something and I was like, ' Joell Joel ! You ' re walking ! You ' re walking ! ' We jumped out of bed , cried and hugged, " Joel ' s mom Karen remembered.
"I burst into tears. It ' s hard seeing your son not be able to walk .but he was standing there , walking , " Joel ' s father Eric said , tearfully.
It was Thursday , January 23 , when he could finally walk. That date made perfect sense to Joel. He had dreamt of a calendar that only said "J 23 " . He didn't know what to make of it until "a little boy at church ,four years old, came up to me and said, ' you will walk on a Thurs-day ' , " Joel recalled.
29. According to the passage , " The Miracle" is that ________
A. Joel Haler became the most famous basketball player
B. Robotic Walking Treatment could cure paralysis
C. Joel Haler could walk again after three months ' paralysis
D. a paralyzed boy could play basketball well
75. [答案]C
[试题解析]推理题。在本文中作者先说明澳大利亚北部地区通过了这一法律，然后又列举了多个例子证明这一法律在很多情况下都是有利的。说明作者是赞成这一法律的。故C正确。
I’m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I’d go, because I’ve watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.
[翻译]他说：我并不害怕死亡，但是我害怕的是我如何死去。因为我看见医院里的人死于缺氧，用手抓他们的面罩。
[分析]本句中的but连接的是两个并列句，but后面的并列句里有一个what引导的主语从句what I was afraid of, what 既是这个主语从句的引导词也在句中作为介词of的宾语。同时句中还有一个表语从句how I’d go。
74. [答案]A
[试题解析]推理题。根据最后一段4,5行For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill Law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition.可知她现在患有肺癌，如果她同样安乐死，她的死亡将没有任何痛苦，会非常平静。故A正确。