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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?

1.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

2. 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

3. The feature of the "coal-mine-themed" ride is

A. 3Dtechnologies B. indoor rides C. G-forces D. dynamic structures

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A. The Fastest Roller Coaster B. The Smiler and G-forces

C. Screaming for Fun D. The New Technology

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】本文介紹了在英國要開設(shè)的Alton Towers中使用了最刺激的過山車，并在文章中介紹了與過山車有關(guān)的其他信息。

1.B

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)本句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."可知通常我們可以短時間地承受6-8G，但是如果承受5G超過了5秒鐘，我們就會受不了。這已經(jīng)到了我們能夠承受的極限。身體會出現(xiàn)比較大的反應(yīng)，A項過于劇烈，B項較為貼切。

2.2】D

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)第3段1,2行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.可知在過山車的速度上是沒有技術(shù)的限制的，也就是說只要你能夠出得起錢，就可以獲得更快速度的過山車。所以D項說法是正確的。

3.3】A

【試題解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段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.可知"coal-mine-themed"項目把速度和3D技術(shù)結(jié)合在一起了。3D技術(shù)是它的亮點。故A正確。

4.4】C

【試題解析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主題段第一段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.可知本文主要敘述的是新型的過山車讓人尖叫并讓人非常刺激快樂。故C項符合上下文。

【長難句解析】

1. 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.

【翻譯】盡管我們在G-force方面到達(dá)了極限，但是在過山車的速度方面卻沒有技術(shù)方面的限制，這都取決于錢。

【分析】本句中的連詞while表示“盡管”，引導(dǎo)的是一個讓步狀語從句，相當(dāng)于although。While有多種含義：當(dāng)…時（與延續(xù)性動詞連用）；然而（表示輕微的轉(zhuǎn)折）。

2. There's a move towards indoor rides where the experience is improved by audio-visual technologies.

【翻譯】對于乘坐過山車有一個在室內(nèi)的趨勢，在這里可以通過視覺技術(shù)來改善這個經(jīng)歷。

【分析】本句中的where the experience is improved by audio-visual technologies是一個由關(guān)系副詞where引導(dǎo)的定語從句，修飾前面的先行詞move趨勢；因為后面的句子結(jié)構(gòu)很完整，所以要使用關(guān)系副詞來引導(dǎo)這個定語從句，where通常前面的先行詞都是表示地點的名詞，但是有時候表示抽象概念的名詞，如stage等也可以使用where來引導(dǎo)。