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【題目】Hyperloop: the train of the future?

We’re going through the Nevada desert, north of Las Vegas, for having a look at what its supporters believe is the future of transport. This is Hyperloop - an attempt to send passengers rushing at 700 miles an hour through a vacuum tube.

Many think that’s impossible, but this project came back last year of virgin America Inc. with Sir Richard Branson becoming chari-man. In this 500-metre test track, they say they have shown that the technology works, though they’ve not yet put any human beings on board. The head of engineering, a space scientist from NASA, sees no reason why people might be frightened.

Anita Sengupta, Head of Engineering, Virgin Hyperloop One

“The Hyperloop is a maglev train in a vacuum system. And so you can also think of it as an aircraft flying at 200,000 feet high so people don’t have any problem flying in aeroplanes and people don’t have any problem going in maglev trains. This is simply joining the two and allows you to be more energy - saving.” The Virgin Hyperloop team have said they could take passengers from London to Edinburgh in 50 minutes or cut the journey between. New York and Boston to under half an hour.

Did you know?

The word ‘maglev’ is a combination（結(jié)合）of the words ‘magnetic’ and ‘levitation’. This is because the system uses magnets to levitate（使浮起）the train. This reduces friction（摩擦力）-- the force that makes it difficult for things to move freely when they are touching each other -- and increases speed. The first maglev train operated in Hamburg, Germany in 1979.

【1】You are likely to see Hyperloop in ________.

A.City of Las VegasB.Nevada DesertC.NASA BaseD.Hamburg, Germany

【2】Hyperloop didn’t get support until ________.

A.human beings were put on boardB.the vacuum tube was completed last year

C.Sir Richard Branson became chairmanD.scientists solved two problems of transport

【3】The underlined word “attempt”can be replaced by “________’.

A.effectB.effortC.eventD.example

【4】A maglev train is fast because it can ________.

A.rise to 200,000 feet highB.rush in a vacuum tube

C.float because of the magnetsD.reduce friction of the air

【5】Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A.Head of the Virgin Hyperloop Team is a space scientist.

B.The first maglev train was invented in the Untied States.

C.Most people have confidence in the Hyperloop project.

D.Hyperloop has sent passengers from New York to Boston.

【6】What is the Hyperloop? The Hyperloop is ________.

A.a vacuum tube testing a maglev train system

B.an aeroplane flying at 700miles an hour

C.a maglev train floating on the railway tracks

D.a maglev tain traveling in a vacuum tube

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【6】D

【解析】

本文介紹了未來的火車——超級高鐵。它試圖讓乘客以每小時700英里的速度通過真空管。美國國家航空航天局的一位太空科學(xué)家，工程部主管認(rèn)為人們沒有理由害怕。超級高鐵是真空系統(tǒng)中的磁懸浮列車。這是因為系統(tǒng)使用磁鐵使火車懸浮。這就減少了摩擦力，即物體在相互接觸時難以自由移動的力，并提高了速度。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“We’re going through the Nevada desert, north of Las Vegas, for having a look at what its supporters believe is the future of transport.”我們要穿過拉斯維加斯北部的內(nèi)華達(dá)沙漠，看看它的支持者認(rèn)為未來的交通�？芍�，你可能會在內(nèi)華達(dá)沙漠看到超級高鐵。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Many think that’s impossible, but this project came back last year of virgin America Inc. with Sir Richard Branson becoming chari-man.”可知，很多人認(rèn)為這是不可能的，但這個項目去年在維珍美國公司推出，理查德·布蘭森爵士成為主席。故選C。

【3】詞意猜測題。根據(jù)“This is Hyperloop - an attempt to send passengers rushing at 700 miles an hour through a vacuum tube. ”這是超級高鐵——試圖讓乘客以每小時700英里的速度通過真空管�？芍�，attempt是“努力”的意思。與所給的單詞effort（努力）近義。故選B。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“This is because the system uses magnets to levitate（使浮起）the train.”這是因為系統(tǒng)使用磁鐵使火車懸浮�？芍�，磁懸浮列車速度很快，因為它能因為磁鐵而漂浮。故選C。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The head of engineering, a space scientist from NASA, sees no reason why people might be frightened.”可知，美國國家航空航天局的一位太空科學(xué)家，工程部主管認(rèn)為人們沒有理由害怕。因此選項A正確；根據(jù)“The first maglev train operated in Hamburg, Germany in 1979.”第一列磁懸浮列車于1979年在德國漢堡運(yùn)營�？芍�，第一列磁懸浮列車是在德國發(fā)明的。而不是在美國。因此選項B錯誤；根據(jù)“Many think that’s impossible,”很多人認(rèn)為這是不可能的�？芍�，大多數(shù)人對超環(huán)線項目沒有信心。因此選項C錯誤；根據(jù)“The Virgin Hyperloop team have said they could take passengers from London to Edinburgh in 50 minutes or cut the journey between. New York and Boston to under half an hour.”他們可以在50分鐘內(nèi)將乘客從倫敦送到愛丁堡，或者縮短往返的路程。紐約和波士頓不到半小時。可知，Hyperloop還沒有把乘客從紐約送到波士頓。只是未來可以。因此選項D錯誤。故選A。

【6】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The Hyperloop is a maglev train in a vacuum system.”超級高鐵是真空系統(tǒng)中的磁懸浮列車。故選D。

本題的第3小題是詞義猜測題。詞義猜測題是閱讀理解中常見的一種題型，所猜測詞匯可以是生詞，也可以是熟詞新義，還可以是人稱代詞的指代內(nèi)容。詞義猜測題主要考查考生根據(jù)上下文推測詞義和語義的能力，突出考查對語境的分析和把握能力。本題可以利用上下文語境來猜測詞意。猜測任何詞義都離不開上下文，所以要借助上下文對需要猜測的詞或短語進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推測。