2021届四川省剑阁中学高三英语第四次联考试题及参考答案

2021届四川省剑阁中学高三英语第四次联考试题及参考答案

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Each year, theLas Vegasconsumer electronics show, or CES, presents the latest developments in many areas of technology. The newest products are designed to make our lives easier, fun and more productive.

A car with legs

One of this year’s presentations was by South Korean carmaker Hyun-dai. The company introduced a small model of a “ walking car,” which is called Elevate. It has four movable legs that can raise the main part of the vehicle high off the ground. The electric-powered vehicle is designed to be used in search-and-rescue operations during emergencies or natural disasters.

Changeable people mover

Germany's Mercedes presented an experimental self-driving vehicle that it claims can revolutionize transportation for people and goods. The company says the vehicle, called Vision Urbanetic, will be able lo easily change bodies depending on its desired use. Mercedes says as a ride-sharing vehicle , the futuristic-looking car can seat 12 people.

Fully electric Harley

American manufacturer Harley-Davidson showed off its first fully electric motorcycle, called LiveWire. The company says the bike will be able to go 177 kilometers between charges. It can reach 96 kilometers per hour in under3.5 seconds. Although Harley is known for building powerful bikes with huge, loud motors, the LiveWire will be unusually quiet.

Personal robots

One of the new robots, called Temi, is really just a computer tablet on wheels. It is designed to be a personal electronic assistant. It moves around the home and performs commands when spoken to. It can link users to friends through voice or video, connect to video or place orders for food or goods.

1. Which do you probably use to search for the injured in an earthquake?

A. Elevate.

B. Vision Urbanetic.

C. LiveWire.

D. Temi.

2. What is the first fully electric motorcycle produced by Harley-Davidson?

A. Elevate

B. Hyun-dai

C. LiveWire .

D. Temi .

3. Why are the four products designed?

A. To ease traffic jam.

B. To help us socialize.

C. To improve our life.

D. To protect the environment.

B

A teenager in Georgia will no longer have to walk 7 miles to work after school thanks to one woman’s act of kindness.

Jayden Sutton, a high school senior, went on foot each day from school to his job at a restaurant and then back home. Sutton was determined to work and make enough money to eventually buy his own vehicle.

Sutton said he’d leave school at 3:30 pm, then walk miles to his job at the restaurant. After his work, which usually lasted six to eight hours, he walked home, sometimes not arriving back until almost midnight.

That all changed when Myers saw him walking down the road in the rain in December. “The young man was insistently in a rush walking to work, saying ‘I can’t be late,’” Myers said. “He begged me to give him a ride. I told him I could take him as far as I was going. I began to create small talk along the way. It wasrevealedto me that his name was Jayden, 12th grader, worked 40 hours a week, walked 5 miles to work immediately after school, got off at 10:30 pm at night and walked back home another 5 miles if co-workers didn’t offer a ride.”

After dropping Sutton off, Myers said his heart and determination filled her with tears. “He was smiling in good spirits and that’s a child worth blessing,” she told Fox News. So, Myers shared Sutton’s story on the GoFundMe page, which raised more than $ 9, 000 from 186 donors.

She surprised Sutton with a new car after she managed to convince the general manager to drop the price of the vehicle to meet the budget.

4. Why did Sutton work so hard in his spare time?

A. To gain working experience.

B. To pay for his education.

C. To own a car.

D. To support his family.

5. What difficulty did Sutton have in his work at the restaurant?

A. He worked longer than other workers.

B. His work was too tiring.

C. His job was much less paid.

D. He had to walk to work.

6. What does the underlined word “revealed” in paragraph 4 mean?

A. Known.

B. Attached.

C. Believed.

D. Limited.

7. What do we know about the money donated online?

A. It could buy more than a new car.