宁夏六盘山高级中学2019-2020学年第一学期 高二期末测试卷 第一部分 听力（省略） 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Cool inventions Powerful snowmobile With this turbocharged(涡轮増压的) snowmobile, getting over snow and ice will be snow problem. The snow Crawler snowmobile is designed with two skis under its front end. Below its back end is a pair of tracks, or rubber belts around a set of wheels. Inside it's heated, so jump inside, start up the engine, and listen as the wheels start to turn the tracks. Each track is designed to grip (抓住)slippery surfaces easily, allowing the snow-mobile to move over them without difficulty. Let it snow! Floating furniture It's easy to fall asleep in the special bed. This comfortable sleeping place features a plastic, water-filled mattress (气垫)that's designed to adapt to the shape of the person lying on it. Simply kick off your shoes and climb onto the bed. As you lie there, the mattress will hug your body. Meanwhile, the water in the mattress will gently rock you from side to side. It is a similar feeling to floating on your back in a pool. The mattress even heats up to make you extra comfortable. Now that is a dream bed. Smart insoles(鞋垫) This might take shoes in a new direction. The Lechal company has created shoes insoles that "tell" wearers how to get from one place to another. How do they work? Put the insoles into your shoes. The insoles are built to vibrate(振动). They are also connected wirelessly to your smartphone. Pull up the Lechal app on your phone and type your destination. The app uses GPS to map out the quickest path for you to walk. Every time you need to take a left or right the app signals the correct insole to vibrate so you know which direction to turn. That's amazing. 1. What can we learn about the Snow Crawler snowmobile? A. It uses little energy. B. It can work in snowy areas. C. It is designed to clear snow. D. It loses control on icy surfaces. 2. What is special about the floating furniture? A. It is air-powered. B. It is pool-shaped. C. It is self-movable. D. It is body-adaptable. 3. How do the smart shoe insoles direct users? A. By vibrating. B. By working out the path. C. By letting out voice signals. D. By sending messages to their phone. B Both of Omar's parents were poets. For as long as Omar could remember, his parents spent at least one evening each week at a poetry reading, which usually took place at a small coffee house. Omar had very fond memories of the coffee house on Sixth Street where the people's personalities were as colorful as the coffee cups. He loved going to early evening poetry readings at Cody's Coffee Shop. He would sit in the audience next to his parents, the smell of coffee floating through the air and the gentle voices of the poets removing his childish worries with the rhythm of their poems. There was one woman who came to Cody's every week just as ... ...
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