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1、2019-2020年高考英语一轮总复习课时作业14Astronomy：thescienceofthestars新人教版Ⅰ.阅读理解InLosAngeles,driversspendsixtyonehourseveryyearstuckintraffic.Thesedriversknowalltoowellhowbadthetrafficcanbe.“There'retoomanycars,andyoucan'tmovearoundalot.”ProfessorCyrusShahabialsoknowsabouttrafficjams.Helivesmorethan65kilometersf
2、romhisofficeattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,inLosAngeles.Heisalwayslateevenwiththehelpofanavigation(导航)system.HedecidedtodevelopaprogramcalledClearPathforthat.Hesayshisprogramuseshistoricaldatatopredicttrafficconditionsevenbeforethedriverleavesthehouse.“What'suniqueisthatweusealotofdatathat'sc
3、urrentlybeeavailableincludingtrafficdata,weatherdata,andweanalyzethatsothatwecanpredictwhat'sgoingtohappeninfrontofyouwhenyouleavehome.”ProfessorShahabisayshissystemdoesmorethanjustrespondtocurrenttrafficconditions.WithClearPath,hesays,adrivercandecidewhattimehewantstoleave,andClearPathwillgivethe
4、fastestroute.Itlooksattheentireroadnetwork,includingsurfacestreetsaswellashighways,beforethedriverhitstheroad.ProfessorShahabihopestohaveClearPathavailablenationwideandoverseasoncetheycancollecttrafficdatafromothercities.“IalwaysthoughtthatLosAngeleshadtheworsttraffic,butnowIknowthatShanghai,Beiji
5、ng,Seoul,Tokyo,believeitornot,Singapore,HongKongcertainlyareexamplesthatcanimmediatelyusethis.”ProfessorShahabihopestosharethisnewtechnologywithpaniesthatalreadyhavenavigationsystems,suchasGoogleandApple.1．DriversinLosAngeleswerementionedinorderto______.A．showcareforthem B．introducetheirlifeC．s
6、olvetrafficproblemsD．raisethetopic2．WhatisuniqueaboutClearPath?A．Itcanusealotofinformationallovertheworld.B．Itcanensurethatyouwillneverbelateforwork.C．Ithelpsdriversseeclearlywhathappensontheroad.D．Ithelpsdriversknowtheroadconditionsaheadoftime.3．Theunderlinedword“hits”inthefourthparagraphprobably
7、means________.A．haveanaccidentB．gettoC．turnleftorrightD．collecttrafficdata4．What'sProfessorShahabi'sattitudetowardhisinvention?A．Disappointed.B．Proud.C．Optimistic.D．Worried.答案与解析1．D 写作意图题。通过举例来引起下文，提出主题。2．D 细节理解题
