时文阅读训练一
语法填空 AirCar飞行汽车完成首次跨市飞行 将科幻带入生活
As Doc Brown once said in Back to the Future, “Roads Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” Although the AirCar does need a runway to take off and land, this flying car is getting us one step closer to 1 (make) a huge staple of science fiction a reality! Twenty years ago, Stefan Klein began pursuing his dream of creating a flying car. He 2 (accomplish) a lot since then and has worked with top automotive companies like Audi, Volkswagen, and BMW. Now, he is the 3 (found) and CEO of Klein Vision, and he’s finally making his goal a reality. This unusual prototype(原型), 4 looks like it came straight out of a movie, took about two years 5 (develop). It can carry two people and has 6 weight limit of around 440 pounds. Although it isn’t the first flying car ever, it is the very first to travel from one international airport to 7 .
8 (power) by a BMW engine and running on regular petrol-pump(汽油泵) fuel, the AirCar took off from the international airport in Nitra, Slovakia, and made it all the way to the international airport in Bratislava, Slovakia. During this remarkable flight, the AirCar went up to 105 mph and reached an altitude of 8,200 feet. This exciting trip might sound a bit intimidating or even scary, 9 according to Stefan, his experience was “normal” and “very pleasant.”
It may have felt “normal” to Stefan, but it will still be a while 10 flying cars become the norm(常态) for the rest of us. For one thing, this prototype cost almost $2 million. Plus, in order for planes and helicopters to be certified to fly, they must pass strict tests. This includes providing years’ worth of proof that a vehicle is able to travel without any incidents.
阅读理解 2021年世界地球日
Every year, Earth Day is celebrated on April 22, and people all around the world celebrate this day by taking part in environmental awareness activities and working towards raising awareness about important issues that our planet Earth is currently facing, like global warming and pollution.
Before the 1970s, there were almost no environmental laws and industries were allowed to dump their industrial waste and fumes anywhere in the world. A US Senator by the name of Gaylord Nelson was concerned by the growing levels of pollution. So in the spring of 1970, Senator Nelson created Earth Day as a way to promote awareness about these issues in the US. His plan was successful, as 20 million Americans started a demonstration(示威游行)for Earth Day around the world. As a result, the US government started an agency called the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Over the next few years, the movement spread across the world and Earth Day became internationally recognised.
The theme of Earth Day 2021 is “restore our Earth”. The focus of this year’s theme is restoring Earth’s natural processes and ecosystems. Apart from that, the goal of this year’s Earth Day is to focus on taking green technologies and innovative(创新的)actions to restore the Earth’s natural ecosystem. More than stopping pollution and global warming, this year’s Earth Day focuses on reversing the damage caused to the Earth.
Despite strict environmental laws in many countries across the world, problems such as global warming, air pollution and climate change continue to threaten our planet. Many scientists around the world are warning us about the already irreversible problems that have been created by microplastics, oil spills and depletion(消耗)of the ozone layer. If the human race continues on the same path as before, the extinction of the human race is not too far off in the future. Earth Day seeks to help raise people’s awareness around the world about these issues and bring positive changes, so future generations stand a chance of living a safer life.
1. Which activity is suitable to celebrate Earth Day
A. Plastic waste collection. B. A long-distance bicycle race.
C. A lecture about human rights. D. Medical research on cancers.
2. What is paragraph 2 mainly about
A. The history of Earth Day. B. The success of Gaylord Nelson.
C. Environmental changes in the 1970s. D. The establishment of environmental laws.
3. What is special about this year’s Earth Day
A. It helps to slow down global warming.
B. It aims to bring the Earth back to normal.
C. It focuses on reducing individuals’ carbon footprint.
D. It promotes the development of emerging industries.
4. What is the purpose of the text
A. To predict the future of the Earth.
B. To describe our terrible living environment.
C. To state the progress in protecting the Earth.
D. To increase people’s awareness of Earth Day.
语法填空 世界上第一座3D打印钢桥在阿姆斯特丹开通
The first ever 3D-printed steel bridge has opened in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It 1_____(create) by robotic arms using welding torches to deposit the structure of the bridge layer by layer, and is made of 4500 kilograms of stainless steel(不锈钢). The 12-metre-long MX3D Bridge was built by four commercially available industrial 2_____(robot) and took six months 3_____(print). The structure was transported to its 4_____(locate) over the Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal in central Amsterdam last week and is now open to pedestrians(行人) and cyclists.
More than a dozen sensors (传感器) 5_____(attach) to the bridge after the printing was completed will monitor strain(应变), movement, vibration (振动)and temperature across the structure as people pass over 6_____ and the weather changes. This data will be fed into a digital model(数字模型) of the bridge.
Engineers will use this model to study the properties of the unique material and will employ machine learning to spot any trends in the data 7______ could indicate maintenance or modification is necessary. They also hope it will help designers understand how 3D-printed steel might be used for 8______(large) and more complex building projects.
Mark Girolami at the University of Cambridge, 9______ is working on the digital model with a team at the Alan Turing Institute in London, says that investigations into bridge failures often reveal deterioration(老化) that was missed. Constant data feedback may have been able to prevent these failures by 10_____ (provide ) an early warning, he says.
短文改错
High school is a golden time in our life full of great fun and fond memory. I’ll never forget those days which I enjoyed ourselves in diverse after school activities. Undoubtedly, I have developed abilities and harvest friendships through it. More importantly, I am lucky to have been met many lovely teachers, who teaches me not only how to study efficiently, but also how to be a good person. It won’t be long until I graduate. As a student in Senior 3, I want to express my sincerely gratitude to them. It is with their help that I’ve grown up and been ready to catch up the rapidly changed world.
阅读理解 汉服的魅力
It had been a “long” and hard walk from home to the subway station for teenager Mandy Chan when she first put on hanfu in public. Chan is one of the founders of hanfu in Hong Kong. “It was a set with a cream-colored shirt, a brown jacket in China’s Ming dynasty style and a red pleated skirt made by me,” she recalled recently, almost 10 years later.
It was not the looks from others but her limited knowledge on the traditional Chinese clothing that had terrified her. Chan added, “If anyone had asked what I was wearing, or the history behind it, I would have been afraid I couldn’t tell them the whole picture.”
However, her uneasiness had gradually drifted away with more in-depth research on traditional Chinese culture. Hanfu was the traditional clothing of China’s Han ethnic group that was formed in the main residential areas of the Han people in ancient China. The historical clothing has untold stories and ideas in every detail. The cutting and stitching line in the middle part of hanfu fits the spine of the human body and helps people to dress properly. This design, which has transcended(超越)itself as mere decoration, points to the qualities of the wearers as upright and moderate(温和的)individuals.
“Instead of imitating people like what I used to do, I have jumped out of my comfort zone and found the style that suits me best,” Chan said. “Through hanfu, I have found myself and so many unexplored things in my life.” Chan added that she had found her lifelong passion through hanfu, which is a goal and dream that has never been absent from her life. Chan found she was not alone after falling in love with hanfu. She believes that classics will never go out of style and she herself has incorporated(使并入)hanfu into her everyday life.
1. Why did Chan feel uneasy when she first wore hanfu in public
A. Her clothes were worn out.
B. She didn’t like looks from others.
C. Her clothes didn’t fit her properly.
D. She had a limited knowledge of hanfu.
2. What is special about hanfu in design according to paragraph 3
A. It never goes out of fashion.
B. It shows personal qualities of its wearers.
C. It has many different styles for choice.
D. It appeals to people of all ages and social groups.
3. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. Hanfu has a strong influence on Chan.
B. Hanfu will be a big business in China.
C. Hanfu will take the lead in the fashion.
D. Hanfu allows her to get to know more people.
4. In which part of a magazine may we read this text
A. Health. B. Travel. C. Sports. D. Culture.
时文阅读训练 参考答案(一)
语法填空:
【文章大意】据报道,一家斯洛伐克公司设计的AirCar飞行汽车在两个机场之间成功完成飞行测试,飞行时间 35分钟,最高时速170公里。这款车由Stefan Klein教授研发设计,测试时他亲自驾驶这辆原型车起飞,并成功降落。
【答案】
1.making 2. has accomplished 3. founder 4.which 5.to develop
6.a 7.another 8.Powered 9.but 10.before
阅读理解:
地球是人类赖以生存和发展的家园,它赐予人类丰富的自然资源。然而,随着科技飞速发展,地球正不断地受到破坏,资源被消耗,环境被污染。世界地球日,即每年的4月22日,是一个专为世界环境保护而设立的节日。2021年4月22日是第52个世界地球日。你对于世界地球日知道多少呢?
【参考答案】1-4 AABD
生词
1. dump v.(尤指在不合适的地方)丢弃,扔掉,倾倒
2. fume n.(浓烈的或有害的)烟,气,汽
3. senator n. 参议员
4. irreversible adj. 无法复原(或挽回)的;不能倒转的
5. microplastic n. 塑料微粒
6.ozone layer 臭氧层
语法填空:
1 was created 2 robots 3 to print 4 location 5 attached
6 it 7 that 8 larger 9 who 10 providing
1.memory→memories 2.which→when 3. harvest→harvested 4.it→them
5.去掉been 6.teaches→taught 7.until→before 8.sincerely→sincere
9.catch up后添加with 10.changed→changing
时文阅读|汉服的魅力
原文选自Global Times, “云想衣裳花想容,春风拂槛露华浓。”这首李白的《清平调》,不仅描绘了杨贵妃的美丽容颜,也突出了中国古代传统服饰的魅力。如今,越来越多的中国年轻人把汉服作为他们的日常服装,汉服又重新流行起来了。
参考答案:DBAD
解析:1,细节理解题。第二段It was not the looks from others but her limited knowledge on the traditional Chinese clothing that had terrified her。交代根本原因。
2,细节理解题。第三段This design, which has transcended(超越)itself as mere decoration, points to the qualities of the wearers as upright and moderate(温和的)individuals.可知答案。
2,推理判断题。最后一段 “Through hanfu, I have found myself and so many unexplored things in my life.” Chan added that she had found her lifelong passion through hanfu, which is a goal and dream that has never been absent from her life. 可知汉服对他的影响很大。
3,推理判断。本文说的是中国古代服饰---汉服。它属于一种文化。答案D。
生词
1. cream-colored adj. 米色的 2. pleated adj. 打褶的;有褶的
3. ethnic adj. 民族的;种族的 4. spine n. 脊椎
5. upright adj. 挺直的;正直的
1. drift away 慢慢散去 2. stitching line 缝合线
3. comfort zone 舒适区 4. go out of style 过时
Hanfu
汉服,全称是“汉民族传统服饰”,又称汉衣冠、汉装、华服,是从黄帝即位到公元17世纪中叶(明末清初),在汉族的主要居住区,以“华夏——汉”文化为背景和主导思想,以华夏礼仪文化为中心,通过自然演化而形成的具有独特汉民族风貌性格、明显区别于其他民族的传统服装和配饰体系,承载了汉族的染织绣等杰出工艺和美学,传承了30多项中国非物质文化遗产以及受保护的中国工艺美术。