2014浙江省绍兴县高考英语阅读理解选练（5）及答案【吉林省吉林市2014质量检测】InLosAngeles,driversspendsixty-onehourseveryyearstuckintraffic.Thesedriversknowalltoowellhowbadthetrafficcanbe.“There'retoomanycars,andyoucan'tmovearoundalot.”ProfessorCyrusShahabialsoknowsabouttrafficjams.Helivesmorethan65kilometersfromhisofficeattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,inLosAngeles.Heisalwayslateevenwiththehelpofanavigation(导航)system.HedecidedtodevelopaprogramcalledClearPathforthat.Hesayshisprogramuseshistoricaldatatopredicttrafficconditionsevenbeforethedriverleavesthehouse.“What’suniqueisthatweusealotofdatathat’scurrentlybecomeavailableincludingtrafficdata,weatherdata,andweanalyzethatsothatwecanpredictwhat'sgoingtohappeninfrontofyouwhenyouleavehome.”ProfessorShahabisayshissystemdoesmorethanjustrespondtocurrenttrafficconditions.WithClearPath,hesays,adrivercandecidewhattimehewantstoleave,andClearPathwillgivethefastestroute.Itlooksattheentireroadnetwork,includingsurfacestreetsaswellashighways,beforethedriverhitstheroad.ProfessorShahabihopestohaveClearPathavailablenationwideandoverseasoncetheycancollecttrafficdatafromothercities.“IalwaysthoughtthatLosAngeleshadtheworsttraffic,butnowIknowthatShanghai,Beijing,Seoul,Tokyo,believeitornot,Singapore,HongKongcertainlyareexamplesthatcanimmediatelyusethis.”ProfessorShahabihopestosharethisnewtechnologywithcompaniesthatalreadyhavenavigationsystems,suchasGoogleandApple.DriversinLosAngeleswerementionedinorderto__________.A.showcareforthemB.introducetheirlifeC.solvetrafficproblemsD.raisethetopicWhatisuniqueaboutClearPath?A.Itcanusealotofinformationallovertheworld.B.Itcanensurethatyouwillneverbelateforwork.C.Ithelpsdriversseeclearlywhathappensontheroad.D.Ithelpsdriversknowtheroadconditionsaheadoftime.Theunderlinedword“hits”inthefifthparagraphprobablymeans__________.A.haveanaccidentB.gettoC.turnleftorrightD.collecttrafficdataWhat'sProfessorShahabi’sattitudetowardhisinvention?A.Disappointed.B.Proud.C.Optimistic.D.Worried.D.写作意图题。通过举例来引起下文，提出主题。D.细节理解题。由第四段可知。B.词义猜测题。由本段上一句可知，在司机出发之前，这个系统会对路况进行分析。35、C.观点态度题。由文章最后一段可知，ProfessorShahabi希望自己的发明能够得到进一步推广，对前景很乐观。（一）[2013·衡阳八中高三六次月考]IreceivedacalltodayaskingifIwouldbewillingtobringfoodtoafamilyinneed.Themotherwashavingamajoroperationandwouldbelyingdownforseveralweeks.Ofcourse,Irespondedwithanimmediate“Yes”！.AsIplannedthemealinmyhead,IreflectedonhowmanytimesovertheyearsIhadbeenaskedtopreparefood.Ihavedonesocountlesstimeswithaveryopenheart.ButthetrulyamazingthingisthatIhavereceiveddoubleoverthecourseofmylife.Whenmymotherpassedaway,ourhousewasfilledwithfreshdinnersforweeks.Awomanfromthechurchofourcommunitystoppedbyeacheveningwithsomefood.Thegiftoffoodwashersmallwayoftryingtoeaseourpain.Laterinmylife,whenIwasonbedrestduringmypregnancywithtwins,womenofthechurchagainsteppedintohelp.Theyarrangedbabysittingformytwo-yearolddaughter,andbroughtlovelydinnerstoourhouse.EvenwhenIwasputinthehospital,myhusbandwouldbringcookedmealstomyhospitalroom.Howwereliedonthesedinnerstofeedmytiredhusbandandyoungdaughter.Foodisallaboutcomfort.Itfeedsourbodies,butitcanalsofeedoursouls.Whenyouhearpeopletalkingabouttheirfavouriteholidays,itusuallyincludestheirfeelingsconnectedwithsharingfood.IknowthatIwill...
