Colorado has more fourteeners — mountain peak...

Colorado has more fourteeners — mountain peaks (山峰) over 14,000 feet — than any other state in the US. Many people believe that Colorado’s 53 fourteeners are reachable by only the most experienced mountaineers. In fact, climbing those fourteeners is hardly an impossible task　 for most climbers.

Surprisingly, unlike climbing Denali (the highest point in North America), a climb to one of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks seldom takes more than a day. Pikes Peak is a well-known difficult climb, yet a college teacher in his middle seventies makes the climb every day in the summer. A friend of mine, Carson Black, in a day, once climbed four fourteeners. Three of them — Crestone Peak, Crestone Needle, and Kit Carson Peak — are the most difficult in the state. Only a handful of climbs took more than a day.

Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks are also easy to climb because they often require no special climbing tools. The climb to Capitol Peak is probably the most difficult, yet most climbers who carry ropes don’t use them when they see the ridge ( 山 脊 ) is not very frightening. The highest peak in the state, Mt. Elbert, is so simple to climb that one man rode a 24-year-old bicycle to the peak last year.

Another sign that climbing Colorado’s highest peaks is not very difficult is the number of climbers each summer. After going down from Torreys Peak one weekend in August, I counted over seventy cars in the parking lot. On a weekend of another August, I passed fifty people in different stages (路段) of Mt. Elbert. Last year, 4,226 people climbed Longs Peak. Its parking lot today is about a quarter-mile long.

In a word, Colorado’s peaks are not hard to climb. Most of them take only a day to climb, require no more than simple climbing skills, and are topped by many people each year.

1.What does the writer think of many people’s belief in Paragraph 1?

A.He disagrees with it. B.He worries about it.

C.He is uncertain about it. D.He pays little attention to it.

2.Which of the following climbs may take more than a day?

A.Climbing Crestone Needle. B.Climbing Crestone Peak.

C.Climbing Pikes Peak. D.Climbing Denali.

3.What may be the writer’s advice for Capitol Peak climbers?

A.Ropes are usually necessary. B.It is better to reach the top by bike.

C.No special climbing tools are needed. D.Climbing the peak is not as easy as expected.

4.Why does the writer mention Longs Peak’s parking lot?

A.To prove it has a parking problem. B.To advise climbers to travel by car.

C.To show its effort to draw climbers. D.To show the large number of climbers.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Colorado has the most fourteeners in the US. B.Colorado’s fourteeners can be easily climbed.

C.Topping a Colorado fourteener takes courage. D.Climbing Colorado’s peaks requires experience.

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A lot of money has been _________ helping the mountain villages all over China.

A. spent          B. use    C. cost       D. paid

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阅读下面短文，补全表格中所缺的信息。

Switzerland is a European country which has many mountains. More than 70 percent of its area is covered by the Alps(阿尔卑斯山)with a lot of snow. Every year， the Alps attracts a lot of travelers. The population of Switzerland is about seven million. more of the people live in small towns. They enjoy a comfortable and peaceful life.

The capital of Switzerland is Bern. It became the capital of Switzerland in 1848 when Switzerland was set up. It has a population of about 134，510.

The official(官方的)languages of Switzerland are German， French. Italian and Romansh(罗曼斯语).Sixty-four percent of the population speaks the third one. Romansh is only spoken by less than one percent of the population.

The people of Switzerland make high-quality knives and watches. They are well known all over the world. It you go there， you'd have a great experience.

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阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Mickey Wilson set out to have fun skiing on a Colorado mountain. But he ended up saving a man’s life.1.The story was published on Facebook and had been shared thousands of times in the past 24hours. 2.Chairlift carry people from the bottom of a mountain to its top, so they can ski down the hill. Wilson’s friends was wearing a bag on his back. When it was time for him to get off the chairlift, the bag became caught.3. The lift circled around and started to bring him back down the mountain. The man was hanging from the chairlift, with the bag tied around his neck .4. Other skiers gathered under the man’s　 chair and tried to think of a way to reach him, but they could not get him down.

Wilson had an idea, he climbed up a very tall tree and then climbed across the chairlift’s wire to reach his friend. He used a life to cut off the strap of the bag that was caught .His friend fell over three meters into the snow where rescue workers were waiting. 5. Wilson said he was confident to help his friend because of his e xperience as a professional slackliner.(职业绳索运动员)

A. He could not get off.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Wilson said his friend was not able to breathe.

C. Wilson said his friend became caught on a chairlift.

D. They brought him down the mountain and took him to a hospital .

E. Later, Wilson used social media to report on his story of rescuing a friend.

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Since May 12, a computer virus named WannaCry has infected (感染) more than 300,000computers in over 150 countries, according to Reuters.

Wannacry is spread by using a weakness in Microsoft's Windows operating system. Once the virus gets into the computer, it locks all the papers and asks the user for money to unlock them. At first, it asks for $300, but if the user doesn't send the money in 72 hours, the price doubled. Papers are locked forever if the user doesn't pay in seven days.

The virus has brought bad results. For example, in the UK, the virus left the country’sNational Health Service in a mess. Some hospitals had to cancel patient appointments(预约), reported The Telegraph. In China, the virus has hit thousands of computers, according to Qihoo360. One of the most hard-hit groups in China were university users. Many students' graduation papers were locked. They felt nervous and frightened. Also many gas stations were seriously hit, and the payment system didn’t work.

WanaCry is the latest example of the cyber security(网络安全) problem. Matthew Hickey, who set up the security company Hacker House, said, "The attack is not surprising. It shows that many organizations do not use updates(更新) fast enough. According to a survey, nearly half of the people said, “We are not satisfied with the way software updates work.”

As China Daily wrote, “We can’t completely protect our computers against these kinds of viruses, as this cat and mouse game will continue forever. The best choice for most users is to take care online and always install(安装)software updates.”

1.What is WannaCry?

A.A video game. B.A computer software. C.A computer virus. D.A TV programme.

2.If your papers are locked by Wannacry, how much do you need to pay if you don’t send the money in 72 hours?

A.$150. B.$300. C.$600. D.$900.

3.According to the passage, the writer shows the bad results by ________.

A.giving reasons B.giving examples C.comparing computers D.comparing numbers

4.From the last two paragraphs, we can know that________.

A.Matthew Hickey thinks the attack on computers is very surprising

B.all the people are pleased with the way software updates work

C.the computers can be completely protected against these viruses

D.we should take care online and update software fast enough

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Since May 12, a computer virus named WannaCry has infected（感染）more than 300,000 computers in over 150 countries, according to Reuters.

WannaCry is spread by using a weakness in Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Once the virus gets into the computer, it locks all the papers and asks the user for money to unlock them. At first, it asks for $300, but if the user doesn’t send the money in 72 hours, the price doubled, Papers are locked forever if the user doesn’t pay in seven days.

The virus has brought bad results. For example, in the UK, the virus left the country’s National Health Service in a mess. Some hospitals had to cancel patient appointments（预约）, reported The Telegraph. In China, the virus has hit thousands of computers, according to Qihoo 360. One of the most hard-hit groups in Qiu were university users. Many students’ graduation papers were locked. They felt nervous and frightened. Also many gas stations were seriously hit, and the payment system didn’t work.

WanaCry is the latest example of the cyber security（网络安全）problem. Matthew Hickey(who set up the security company Hacker House) said, “The attack is not surprising. It shows that many organizations do not use updates（更新）fast enough.” According to a survey, nearly half of the people said, “ We are not satisfied with the way software updates work.”

As China Daily wrote, “We can’t completely protect our computers against these kinds of viruses, as this cat and mouse game will continue forever. The best choice for most users is to take care online and always install（安装）software updates.”

1.If your papers are locked by WannaCry, how much do you need to pay to unlock them at first?

A. $ 150.　　 B. $ 300.　　 C. $ 450.　　 D. $ 600.

2.According to the passage, the writer shows the bad results by ______.

A. giving reasons　　 B. giving examples

C. comparing computers　　 D. comparing number

3.From the last two paragraphs, we can know that _____.

A. Matthew Hickey thinks the attack on computers is very surprising

B. all the people are pleased with the way software update work

C. the computers can be completely protected against these viruses

D. we should take care online and update software fast enough

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Xie Liang, over 80 years old, has offered free help to people asking for directions for more than 10 years. He has been f1. as “the king of giving directions” in Beijing since 2001.

Every day, Xie goes to Dongzhimen Long-distance (长途) Bus Stop and gives help to at least 1,200 people asking for directions. During holidays, the n2. may be even 3,500. There are more than 50 roads and streets meeting at Dongzhimen, and at l3. 100 thousand people pass by there every day.

The reporter of Beijing Youth Daily had an i4. with Xie. At that time, he arrived at the bus stop and placed his little table with maps and guidebooks w5. by himself on it.

“Is it really f6. to ask you for the way?” asked a man with a strong southeast Chinese accent (口音).　

“Of course,” answered Xie with a smile. “Quite a lot of people have asked me the s7. question. I am a volunteer.”

The reporter found that more than 5 people came to ask him for the way in a minute, and Xie told them the way p8. and gave every one of them a note with his words on it.

Xie has a husky(沙哑的) voice. People think that it’s the r9. of his hard work.

Now Xie has encouraged several other volunteers to join him. Many people hope to do volunteering work like Xie, but it’s hard to do the work as w10. as he does.

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You know how much your telephone has changed over the past 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in the next 10 years.

One of the biggest changes is that cars will drive themselves. Some day you may not need to drive a car. You will just tell the car where you want to go and it will drive itself.

Google

The American company Google has been working on a self-driving automobile for years. These cars are already on the roads in the United States, mainly in California.

Google cars are truly self-driving. These cars have no steering wheels(方向盘) or pedals(刹车踏板).

Last week, police ordered one of Google’s cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road. The car was not against any law, so no one was punished. But police did speak to the operators of the vehicle(车辆).

According to Google, its self-driving cars have been driven nearly 2 million kilometers. That is equal to the distance the average person drives in 90 years.

So far, no Google self-driving car has gotten a traffic ticket. Some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them.

Tesla

Another American company, Tesla, added an “Autopilot(自动驾驶仪)” feature to its cars last month. Tesla put the feature, a computer software program, in cars that were built after September 2014.

With the Autopilot turned on, the vehicle drives itself. The car will speed up, slow down, brake and steer by itself.

You can take over driving any time by turning the steering wheel or touching a pedal. Your car will slow down if the vehicle in front of you gets closer. It will turn at bends and change lanes if you use the turn signal.

Tesla Autopilot takes over driving at speeds over 29 kilometers per hour when you press a button twice. Autopilot is made for cross-country driving. It keeps you in the lane and helps you avoid hitting other cars.

Other Self-Driving Cars and Buses

Other companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Volvo and Toyota are working on self-driving cars. Another company called BestMile is also working on self-driving buses in Switzerland. The buses can hold up to nine people and will be tested for two years.

1.What is the meaning of “traffic ticket” in Chinese?

A. 车票。　　　 B. 油票。　　 C. 交通罚单。　 D. 彩票。

2. How far does an average person drive in a year according to the passage?

A. About 2 million kilometres.

B. About 22,000 kilometres.

C. About 90 million kilometres.

D. About 180 kilometres.

3.How many companies are working on self-driving vehicles in all according the passage?

A. Two.　　　　 B. Five.　　　 C. Eight.　　 D. Seven.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Google cars have pedals.

B. Google cars hit some other cars.

C. All car companies in the world are working on self-driving cars.

D. There is an “Autopilot” in Tesla self-driving cars after September 2014.

5.Which of the following can be the best tittle of the passage?

A. What’s your favourite car?

B. Will your next car drive itself?

C. What’s the best car?

D. Do you need a self-driving car?

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You know how much your telephone has changed over the past 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in the next 10 years. One of the biggest changes is that cars will drive themselves.

“We certainly have the technology for it now.”says Andrew Poliak of automotive（机动车辆的）technology supplier QNX.“We expect self-driving cars to be a mainstream thing between 2020 and 2025.”

The American company Google has been working on self-driving cars for years. These cars are already on the roads in the United States and are truly self-driving. They have to steering wheels（方向盘）or pedals（踏板）. Last week, the police ordered one of Google's cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road. The car was not breaking any law, so no one was punished.

Another American company, Tesla, added an “Autopilot” feature to its cars last month. With the Autopilot turned on, the vehicle drives itself. The car will speed up, slow down, brake and drive by itself. You can take over driving any time by turning the steering wheel or touching a pedal. The car uses sensors（感应器）to know when driveway changing is safe and whether it should speed up or slow down.

Tesla Autopilot is made for cross-country driving. It keeps you in the driveway and helps you avoid hitting other cars. It does not work well on local roads, for it will not stop at a red light or stop sign.

Reporter Carolyn Nicander Mohr tried the Autopilot feature of a Tesla earlier this month. She had a hard time trusting the car to do what it should do. She thought about disabling the Autopilot feature many times during her trip. She wanted to take control at every bend in the road and hit the brake when the car in front of her slowed down. Yet the car drove perfectly.

Other companies are working on self-driving cars, too. Marcedes-Benz, Audi, BMW.Volvo and Toyota all have plans for such vehicles.

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

1.What do Andrew Poliak's words probably mean?

A. It is too difficult for people to make self-driving cars now.

B. Self-driving cars will be first put on the market in 2020.

C. There will be more self-driving cars in use in the future.

D. Nobody loves to use self-driving cars at the moment.

2.Why did the police stop the Google car?

A. It had no driver.

B. It went to slowly.

C. It broke the traffic rules

D. It had　 no steering wheel.

3.The underlined word “brake”probably means ______.

A. 加油门　　 B.刹车　　　　　 C. 前进　　　　 D.后退

4.According to the text, Tesla Autopilot ________.

A. is truley self-driving　　　 B. can sense traffic lights

C. won't work on freeways　　　 D. isn't safe in crowded areas

5.From the passage, we can infer（推断）that _______.

A. self-driving cars are popular nowadays.　

B. self-driving could be trusted by anyone.

C. a special driveway should be built for self-driving cars.

D. self-driving cars need improving

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You know how much your telephone has changed over the past 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in the next 10 years. One of the biggest changes is that cars will drive themselves.

"We certainly have the technology for it now." says Andrew Poliak of automotive（机动车辆的）technology supplier QNX ."We expect self-driving cars to be a mainstream（主流）thing between 2020 and 2025."

The American company Google has been working on self-driving cars for years. These cars are already on the roads in the United States and are truly self-driving. Last week, the police ordered one of Google's cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road. The car was not breaking any law, so no one was punished.

Another American company, Tesla, added an "Autopilot" feature(特点) to its cars last month. With the Autopilot turned on, the vehicle drives itself. The car will speed up, slow down, brake(刹车) and drive by itself. You can take control of driving any time by turning the steering wheel or touching a pedal. The car uses sensors（感应器）to know when driveway changing is safe and whether it should speed up or slow down.

Tesla Autopilot is made for cross-country driving. It keeps you in the driveway and helps you avoid hitting other cars. It does not work well on local roads, for it will not stop at a red light or stop sign.

Reporter Carolyn Nicander Mohr tried the Autopilot feature(特点) of a Tesla earlier this month. She had a hard time trusting the car to do what it should do. She thought about canceling the Autopilot feature many times during her trip. She wanted to take control at every corner in the road and hit the brake when the car in front of her slowed down. However, the car drove perfectly itself.

Other companies like Marcedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Volvo and Toyota are all working on self-driving cars, too.

1.What do Andrew Poliak's words probably mean? ______

A. It is too difficult for people to make self-driving cars now.

B. Self-driving cars will be first put on the market in 2020.

C. There will be more self-driving cars in use in the near future.

D. Nobody loves to use self-driving cars at the moment.

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. One of the Google cars was fined for breaking the law last week.

B. The Tesla’s car with Autopilot feature can sense traffic lights in front of it.

C. Tesla Autopilot car worked much better than Reporter Carolyn expected.

D. Tesla Autopilot is made for cross-country driving as well as local-road driving.

3.Which word has the same meaning as “autopilot”　 ______ .

A. speed up　　 B. self- drive　　 C. slow down　　 D. brake

4.According to the text，how many companies mentioned(提到)are working on self-driving cars?

A. Three　　 B. Five　　 C. Six　　 D. Seven

5.From the passage, we can infer(推断)that ______ .

A. Self-driving cars are popular nowadays.

B. Self-driving would be trusted by anyone.

C. Self-driving cars will be totally safe in the future.

D. Self-driving cars still need improving.

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