高中高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練(偏難)

1、高中英語(yǔ)閱讀專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練（偏難）tsteeLikemanyothersmallboys,Iwasfascinatedbycars,notleastbecausemyoldestbrotherwasabitofacarguyandsubscribedtocoolmagazineslikeCarandDriverandMotorTrend.Everysooften,oneofthosemagazineswouldrunanarticleonthe“CaoftheFutureTheyfeaturedunconventionalstylingandthingslikesmallnuclearreactor

2、saspowersources.Yet,frankly,mycardoesndtoanythingthatmybrotherStudebakerdidndb.Itgoes,itstops,itburnsgasoline,itplaysmusic.Istillhavetosteerit,anditstillrunsintothingsifIdoncarefully.Butguesswhat?Allofthesethingsaresubjecttochangeinthenot-so-distantfuture.Itwillstillgoandstop,butitmaynotburngasoline

3、,Imaynothavetosteerit,anditmaybealotbetteratnotrunningintothings.Airbagsarentthebe-allandend-allinsafety.Infact,consideringtherecentnewsaboutpeopleoccasionallybeingkilledbytheirairbagsinlow-speedcollisions（碰撞）,theyobviouslystillneedsomedevelopment.Buttheyarentgoingaway,andinfact,youcanexpecttoseecar

4、sappearingwithadditional,side-impactairbags,somethingsomeEuropeancarmanufacturersalreadyoffer.Betterthansystemstominimize（使減少至U最低限度）injuryintheeventofanaccident,however,aresystemsthatminimizethelikelihoodofanaccidenthappeninginthefirstplace.Futurecarsmaybeabletoeliminatemanyofthemajorcausesofacciden

5、ts,includingdrunk-driving,tailgating（與前車(chē)距離過(guò)近）andsleepiness.Carscouldbeequippedwithsensorsthatcandetectalcoholinadriverssystemandpreventthecarfrombeingstarted,forexample.Manyaccidentsarecausedbypeoplefollowingthecarinfronttooclosely.Asearlyasnextyear,youllbeabletobuycarswithradar-equippedcontrolsyste

6、ms.Iftheradardeterminesyoureclosingtooquicklywiththecarinfront,itwilleaseuponthethrottle（油H）.Forcitystreets,expectotherradardevicesthatwillgiveadvaneewarningthatthecarinfrontofyouhasslowedabruptly（突然地）andyoushouldsteponthebrakes-orthatmayevenbrakeforyou.Willcarseventuallybeabletodrivethemselves?Ther

7、esnoreasontothinkitwontbetechnicallypossible,andMercedesisworkingonasystemthatcanbrake,accelerateandsteeravehicledownahighwayonitsown.Nobodyreallyexpectspeopletogiveupallcontroltotheircars,butsuchsystemscouldbeusedasfailsafesystemstokeepcarsontheroadandbringthemsafelytoastopevenifthedriversuddenlybe

8、camedisabled.Whywastheauthorfascinatedbycars?Becauseothersmallboyslikedtoownacaroftheirown,too.Becausehereadexoticthingsaboutcarsinhisbrothersmagazines.Becausehisoldestbrotherlovedtotakehimtoplacesinhiscar.Becausehesubscribedtocoolcarmagazines.mycardoesntdoanythingthatmybrothersStudebakerdidnmeartsd

9、o,theauthormycarisfarbetterthanmybrothersmycarisnotasgoodasmybrothersnotmuchhaschangedintheperformaneeofcarssofarmuchimprovementhasbeenmadeinthedesignofcarsrecentlyWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofairbags?Theyareinneedoffurtherimprovement.Theyaregoingtodisappeargradually.Theykillpeopleinsteadofp

10、rotectingtheminlow-speedcollisions.TheyareastandardfeatureofEuropeancars.Accordingtotheauthor,whatwillfuturecarsdoifthesensorsdetectalcoholinthedriverssystem?Theywillgiveawarninginadvance.B.Theywillbrakeautomatically.C.Theywilleaseuponthethrottle.D.Theywillnotstart.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistru

11、eaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Peoplewillgiveupallcontroltotheircars.Carswillbeabletodrivethemselves.Nocarswilleverbreakdownontheroads.Carswillallbeequippedwithfailsafesystems.Weveallseenthem:perfectlytonedfamouspeopleonlate-nighttelevisiontellingusthatwetoocandeveloprock-hardabdominalmuscles（腹部的）.I

12、tseasy!Justpay$149.99fortheTorsoTrackor$149.75fortheAd-Doerandwatchthoseunwantedinchesleaveyourwaist.Americansspendtensofmillionsofdollarsonvariousproductstofirmuptheirfataroundthewaist.Anddidtheywork?Notnecessarily.Independentstudieshaveconcludedthatmostoftheseproductsnomatterwhoapprovedthemorhowex

13、pensivetheyareshapeyourmidsectionnobetterthanold-fashionedstomachcrunches（仰臥起坐）.Somecanevencauseinjurylikethe$518.99BodyShaper-Q8SP,whichleftelectricalburnsonsomeresearchersattheUniversityofWisconsin,LaCrosse.Others,likethepopularAb-Doer,typicallyburnlessenergythanagentlewalk,accordingtoastudytobepu

14、blishedinSeptemberbytheAmericanCouncilonExercise.ThefactisthatmanyAmericansdonthavethebiologicalmakeuptodevelopanobviousabdominalmuscles.Theyareeitherunabletogetthenecessarymusclemassortheycantloseenoughfattomakeadifference.Eveniftheunderlyingmusclesarewelldeveloped,allittakestohideitisone-sixteenth

15、ofaninchoffat.Thatsenoughtoexcludemosthealthywomenaswellasplentyofguyswhodocruncheseveryday.Sowhatworksbest?Initsnewstudy,theexerciseexpertsresearchedontheresultsofthepopularAb-Doer.AlengthyTVadvertisementpromisesthatjust10minutesadayperformingsuchmovementsasBodyBoogiesandGoodMorningswillhelpformtho

16、semusclesthefunandeasywaywithoutdiets.StevenLoy,professoratCaliforniaStateUniversity,Northridge,testedthepromisebymeasuringtheelectricalactivityproducedbytheabdominalmusclesduringthreeAb-Doermovements.Heandhiscolleaguesthencomparedtheresultswiththoseproducedduringtraditionalexercises.Theydeterminedthatthemuscleswerenomoreactive,andinsomecaseslessso,whenexerciserswereusingtheAb-Doer.Takingabroaderapproach,researchersatSanDiegoStateUniversitycompared13abdominalexercisesfortheirabilitytodevelopthecentral