限时规范练18 Unit 9 Wheels B核心素养关键词:培养学生人与科学、了解新闻制作的素养能力意识限时规范练第36页一、阅读理解AGoogle Maps made some major progress in making it more accessible for millions of users.It announced that its public transportation navigation option will now include a “wheelchair-accessible” feature that presents the best possible route for users in wheelchairs and with other physical disabilities.The new feature is only accessible in six major cities around the world.If you do live in one of these cities,its very easy to program Google Maps to show you accessible routes.All you have to do is enter your start and end points in the app as usual,choose the public transportation option,and click“Options”.Now,you should see the “wheelchair-accessible” option;click it and go back to the route options,and youll see start,end,and transfer points (换乘点) that take place at stations accessible to everyone,including those who are in a wheelchair.Google also notes that theyve introduced other features to the app to increase accessibility.Google Maps users can now add accessibility details about restaurants,stores,and attractions to each locations information page,where other users can check to see whether a place has a step-free entrance or wheelchair-friendly washroom.Theyve also sent Street View cameras into transfer stations and other busy areas so users can take a look at a place before going there and make sure theyll be able to get in and out easily.Transport for All,an organization that asks for more accessible public transportation in London,welcomed the option.“This is a big step forward.But the success of this new option will depend on accurate information to prevent disabled people from coming across broken lifts or inaccessible routes,” they wrote.In 2017,actor Zach Anner tried to make his way across New York City through public transportation,and found that he often couldnt navigate his wheelchair around subway stations that were said to be accessible;the journey,which was supposed to take 28 minutes,according to Google Maps,ended up taking several hours.【篇章导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了谷歌地图新发明的地图功能,该功能可为残障人士提供导航服务。1.Whats Google Maps new invention?A.New means of transport.B.Street View cameras.C.A new map function.D.A new photos app.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Itannouncedthatitspublictransportationnavigationoption.forusersinwheelchairsandwithotherphysicaldisabilities”可知,谷歌地图发明了新的功能,该功能可为残障人士提供导航服务。2.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A.How to access the new option.B.The features of Google Maps.C.What wheelchair users should know.D.The details of options in Google Maps.答案A解析段落大意题。根据第二段中的“itsveryeasytoprogramGoogleMapstoshowyouaccessibleroutes”和click可知,该段介绍了如何使用这项新功能。3.What does Transport for All think of the invention?A.It should be tested before coming into service.B.It fails to guide disabled people.C.It needs improvement.D.It is a success.答案C解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Thisisabigstepforward.Butthesuccessofthisnewoptionwilldependonaccurateinformationtopreventdisabledpeoplefromcomingacrossbrokenliftsorinaccessibleroutes”可知,该机构认为该项发明有待提高。4.How might Zach Anner feel about routes planned by Google Maps?A.Time-saving.B.Blocked.C.Clear.D.Busy.答案B解析推理判断题。根据末段中的“heoftencouldntnavigatehiswheelchairaroundsubwaystationsthatweresaidtobeaccessible”可知,ZachAnner认为谷歌建议的路线并不通畅。BIf you could design your own school and study whatever you wanted,what would you choose to learn?This isnt an unlikely question for students at Monument Mountain Regional High School,who are taking part in an activity called the Independent Project.The program is a special school within the Massachusetts public high school thats completely run by studentsno teachers,parents,or adults are allowedand theyre in charge of deciding their whole curriculum.These teens homework and what they study in the classroom are all totally up to them.Charles Tsai,a journalist,made a 15-minute film about the project that shows the wide variety of activities different students join.Students arent taking this lightly instead of reacting irresponsibly to the freedom to design their own studies,theyre dealing with their own interests by writing poetry collections,learning instruments and taking flight lessons.The program is this:On Mondays students come up with questions in relation to one of their school subjects,and then they spend the rest of the week researching and coming up with possible conclusions to these questions.On Fridays,they present this information to their classmates.“I think the more choices we have in our school,the more students we will help develop into the kind of citizens that we need,” Principal (校长) Marianne Young explains in the film.In the video,teens express their satisfaction with the program because it holds different kinds of learners,even those who dont always succeed in a traditional study situation.“I have difficulty in reading and writing.School has always been a b