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-1-太原市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）训练题（8）及答案Asyoumovearoundyourhome,takeagoodlookatthethingsyouhave.Itislikelythatyourlivingroomwillhaveatelevisionsetandavideo,andyourkitchenawashingmachineandamicrowaveoven.Yourbedroomdrawerswillbefilledwithalmostthreetimesasmanyclothesasyouneed.Youalmostcertainlyownacarandpossiblyahomecomputer,holidayabroadatleastonceayearandeatoutatleastonceaweek.Now,perhaps,morethaneverbefore,peoplearewonderingwhatlifeisallabout,andwhatitisfor.Seekingmaterialsuccessisbeginningtotroublelargenumbersofpeoplearoundtheworld.Theyfeelthatthelonghoursworkculturetomakemoremoneyiseatinguptheirlives,leavingthemverylittletimeorenergyforfamilyorpastimes.Manyareturningtootherwaysoflivinganddownshiftingisoneofthem.SixpercentofworkersinBritaintookthedecisiontodownshiftlastyear.OnecouplewhodownshiftedisDanielandLiz.TheyusedtoworkincentralLondon.Hewasanewspaperreporterandsheusedtoworkforaninternationalbank.Theywouldgotoworkbytraineverydayfromtheirlargehouseinthesuburbs,leavingtheirtwochildrenwithananny.MosteveningsDanielwouldn’tgethomeuntileightornineo’clockandnearlytwiceamonthhewouldhavetoflytoNewYorkformeetings.Theybothearnedalargeamountofmoneybutbegantofeelthatlifewaspassingthemby.Nowadays,theyrunafarminthemountainsofWales.“Ialwayswantedtohaveafarmthen,”saysDaniel,“andwetookalmostayeartomakethedecisiontodownshift.It’stakensometimegettingusedto,butit’sbeenworthit.Wehavetothinktwicenowaboutspendingmoneyoncarrepairsandwenolongerhaveanyholidays.However,Ithinkit’smadeusstrongerasafamily,andthechildrenaremuchhappier.Liz,however,isnotquitesure.“Iusedtoenjoymyjob,eventhoughitwashardworkandlonghours.I’mnotreallyacountrygirl,butIsupposeI’mgraduallygettingusedtolookingaftertheanimals.OnethingIdolike,however,isbeingabletoseemoreofmychildren.Myadviceforotherpeoplewantingtodothesame-2-isnottothinkaboutittoomuch,oryoumightnotdoitatall.”44.Thepassagetellsusthat.A.peopleseldomworklonghourstomakemoneyB.peoplehardlybuymorethingsthannecessaryC.peoplearesureeverythingtheyownisintherightplaceD.peoplerealizethereismoretolifethanjustmakingmoney45.WhenDanielwasareporter,he______.A.livedincentralLondonB.waswellpaidC.missedhischildrenD.dislikedhisjob46.DanielandLizbothagreethatthemovetothefarm______.A.waseasytoorganizeB.wasextremelyexpensiveC.hasimprovedfamilylifeD.hasbeenatotalsuccess47.Theunderlinedword“downshifting”inthe2ndparagraphrefersto______.A.repairingyourcarbyyourselfB.spendingmoneycarefullyC.movingouttothecountrysidetoliveasimplerandbetterlifeD.livinginabighouseinthesuburbsanddiningoutonceaweekC）44—47DBCC；*******************************************************结束（山东省烟台市高三调研测试）Ifcarshadwings,theycouldflyandthatjustmighthappen,beginningin2011．ThecompanyTerrafugia,basedinWoburn,Massachusetts,saysitplanstodeliveritscar-plane,theTransition,tocustomersbytheendof2011.-3-It'sthenext'wow'vehicle,saidTerrafugiavicepresidentRichardGersh.AnybodycanbuyaFerrari,butaswesay,Ferrarisdon'tfly.Thecar-planehaswingsthatunfoldforflying—aprocessthecompanysaystakesoneminute—andfoldbackupfordriving.Arunwayisstillrequiredtotakeoffandland.TheTransitionisbeingmarketedmoreasaplanethatdrivesthanacarthatflies,althoughitisboth.ThecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAAtomeetaircraftregulations,andwiththeNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationtomeetvehiclesafetyregulations.ThecompanyisaimingtoselltheTransitiontoprivatepilotsasamoreconvenientandcheaperwaytofly.Theysayitsavesyouthetroublefromtryingtofindanothermodeoftransportationtogettoandfromairports:Youdrivethecartotheairportandthenyou'regoodtogo.Whenyouland,youfoldupthewingsandhittheroad.Therearenoexpensiveparkingfeesbecauseyoudon'thavetostoreitatanairport—youparkitinthegarageathome.Thecar-planeisdesignedtoflyprimarilyunder10,000feet.Ithasamaximumtakeoffweightof1,430pounds,includingfuelandpassengers.TerrafugiasaystheTransitionreducesthepotentialforanaccidentbyallowingpilotstodriveunderthebadweatherinsteadofflyingintomarginal（临界的）conditions.TheTransition'spricetag:94,000.Buttheremaybeadditionalchargesforoptionslikearadio,atransponderoraGPS.Another,optionisafull-planeparachute.-4-Ifyougetintoaveryawfulsituation,itisthenecessarysafetyoption,Gershsaid.Sofar,thecompanyhasmorethan70orderswithdeposits.We'reworkingverycloselywiththem,buttherearestillsomeremainingsteps,Brownsaid.(1)Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat____.A．car-planeswillbepopularin2011B．peoplemightdriveacar-planein2011C．boththeTransitionandFerraricantakeoffandlandD．RichardGershisthevicepresidentofMassachusetts(2)Ittakesthecar-planeoneminuteto____.A．foldandunfolditswingsB．unfoldwingsforflyingC．landintheairportD．meetflyingsafetyregulations(3)Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thecar-planeneedsarunwaytotakeoffandland.B．Tomeetaircraftregulations,thecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAA.C．Thecar-planemayflyashighasnormalplanes.D．Peoplecanparkthecar-planeinthegarageattheirhome.-5-(4)Theunderlinedworditinthelastbutoneparagraphrefersto____.A．theradioB．thetransponderC．theGPSD．thefull-planeparachute(5)What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Carswithwingsmaybejust