The car Tom was ____ was once ____ his uncle.

  A. in possession of; in the possession of              B. in the possession of; in possession of

  C. in possession of; in possession of                    D. in the possession of; in the possession of

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”

    Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932, I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station—and got turned down every time. In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an inexperienced person. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said. I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois.

While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I applied. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn’t hired. My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best.” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to hunt a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur told me they had already hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my frustration (挫折) boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling, “What was you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. The preceding (在前的) autumn, my team had won a game in the last 20 seconds with a 65-yard run. I did a 15-minute build-up to that play, and Peter told me I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game! On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”

I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

The writer shows his _____ by saying “… if I’d not gotten the job at Montgomery Ward”.

    A. regret       B. happiness        C. gratefulness D. disappointment

   The underlined phrase “out in the sticks” probably means _____?

A. in radio stations                    B. in the country  

C. in big cities                        D. in Dixon, Illinois

   Why did the writer mention his mother’s words over and again? Because _____.

    A. it was his mother’s words that encouraged him

    B. his mother was a person who talked a lot

    C. nothing good has happened to him up to now

    D. he got turned down every time he tried

   Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

    A. There was a small radio station in Dixon, Illinois.

    B. Peter MacArthur was a program director in Scotland.

    C. WOC Radio in Davenport broadcast imaginary games.

    D. Montgomery Ward had a store with a sports department.

When did the writer decide to take a radio-announcing job?

    A. When he hitchhiked to Chicago.       B. After he graduated from college.

    C. Before he graduated from college.        D. As soon as he was turned down.

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

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In Twain, many people know what a “motorpool” means. It is   36  known as a place for the maintenance(維修)of official business and government cars.   37  it is a place for vehicle maintenance.

More than ten years ago I came to America on business and I took advantage of the   38   to visit my friend. My friend drove a car to   39   me at the airport, and took me to his home. Out of the   40 , my friend drove his car into the innermost   41  , which had a sign “carpool only”. I   42   what “carpool” meant. I felt doubted whether he was going to a motorpool.   43   I thought myself clever in asking:

       “Is there anything wrong with the car?”

       “Nothing.   44  ?” said he.

       “Well then, why are you going to carpool?” I   45  .

       My friend couldn’t help   46   and told me that“carpool”refers to the lane that only the cars with two or more   47   can drive in. I felt rather embarrassed on   48   that.

       After dinner, my friend’s neighbor came over to ask whether he   49   “carpool” the next day.  “ 50  ,” my friend said, “I will accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow.” I was   51  again, wondering why he could not “carpool” with him since we had “carpooled”   52  . My friend explained to me again that the “carpool” that his neighbor   53   meant they in turn drove the car to work so as to save energy. The first “carpool” is a noun,   54   the second “carpool” is a verb. It is really   55   for newcomers in America to understand it in a short time.

A. commonly      B. probably    C. partly  D. simply

A. In general       B. In particular      C. First of all  D. Above of all

A. break      B. time    C. chance       D. place

A. watch      B. help    C. meet   D. catch

A. house      B. airport       C. station D. waiting-room

A. road B. lane    C. street  D. route

A. wondered       B. knew  C. understood D. learned

A. For  B. Thus   C. Then   D. Though

A. How       B. What  C. Why   D. Where

A. replied   B. asked  C. explained   D. answered

A. saying    B. talking       C. laughing     D. speaking

A. passengers     B. drivers       C. gentlemen  D. ladies

A. noticing B. seeing C. informing   D. hearing

A. needed   B. could  C. should D. would

A. Sure      B. Sorry  C. Pardon       D. Good

A. believed B. doubted      C. confused    D. worried

A. today     B. tomorrow   C. yesterday    D. tonight

A. used      B. insisted      C. learned       D. provided

A. as   B. so       C. while  D. for

A. interesting     B. difficult     C. important   D. necessary

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科目：高中英語 來源：湖南澧縣一中2010屆高三英語綜合考練（一） 題型：閱讀理解

Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch. But he is in for an unwelcome surprise. The car is fitted with a remote immobiliser (鎖止器), and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again.
The idea goes like this. A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro- processor and memory, and a GPS (全球定位系統(tǒng)) satellite positioning receiver. If the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle's engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted.
In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves. 'The pattern of vehicle crime has changed,’ says Martyn Randall, a security expert. He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools. But only if the car is more than 10 years old.
Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won't allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition (點火) key. In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997.
But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting hold of the owner's keys. And key theft is responsible for 40% of the thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system.
If the car travels 100 metres without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen. The hundred metres minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal.
Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle's movements via the car's GPS unit.
66. What's the function of the remote immobilizer fitted to a car?
A .To allow the car to lock automatically when stolen.
B. To prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops.
C. To help the police make a surprise attack on the car thief.
D. To prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car owner.
67. By saying 'The pattern of vehicle crime has changed' (Lines 1-2. Para. 3). Martyn Randall suggests that ____.
A. self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft
B. the thief has to make use of computer technology
C. it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing
D. the thief has lost interest in stealing cars over 10 years old
68. What is essential in making a modern car tougher to steal?
A. A GPS satellite positioning receiver.　      B. A unique ID card.   
C. A special cellphone signal.                D. A coded ignition key.
69. Why does the tracking system set a 100-metre minimum before sending an alarm to the operations centre?
A. To give the driver time to contact the operations centre.
B. To allow for possible errors in the GPS system.
C. To keep police informed of the car's movements.
D. To leave time for the operations centre to give an alarm.
70. What will the operations centre do first after receiving an alarm?
A. Start the tracking system.         B. Locate the missing car.
C. Contact the car owner.　         D. Block the car engine

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科目：高中英語 來源：陜西省西安市五校第二次模擬英語試題 題型：閱讀理解

Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch．But he is in for an unwelcome surprise．The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer, and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again．

The idea goes like this．A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro-processor and memory, and a GPS （全球定位系統(tǒng)） satellite positioning receiver．If the car is stolen, a coded （編碼的） cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted．

In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves．“The_pattern_of_vehicle_crime_has_changed,” says Martyn Randall, a security expert．He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools．But only if the car is more than 10 years old．[來源:]

Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won’t allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code sent out by the ignition （點火） key．In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997．

But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting hold of the owner’s keys．And key theft is responsible for 40% of the thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system．

If the car travels 100 metres without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen．The hundred metres minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal．

Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle’s movements via the car’s GPS unit．

1.The remote immobilizer is fitted to a car to ________．

         A．prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car owner

         B．help the police make a surprise attack on the car thief

         C．prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops

         D．a(chǎn)llow the car to lock automatically when stolen

2.By saying “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed”, Martyn Randall suggests that ________．

         A．it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing

         B．self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft[來源:學&科&網(wǎng)]

         C．the thief has to make use of computer technology

         D．the thief has lost interest in stealing cars over 10 years old

3.________ is necessary in making a modern car tougher to steal．

         A．A coded ignition key                                 B．A unique ID card

         C．A special cellphone signal                    D．A GPS satellite positioning receiver[來源:ZXXK]

4.The operations centre will first ________ after receiving an alarm．

         A．start the tracking system                             B．contact the car owner

         C．block the car engine                                       D．locate the missing car

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：20102011湖南湘潭高三第五次模擬英語試題 題型：閱讀理解

If cars had wings，they could fly and that just might happen, beginning in 2011.The company Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, says it plans to deliver its car-plane, the Transition, to customers by the end of 2011.

“It’s the next ‘wow’ vehicle，”said Terrafugia vice president Richard Gersh .“Anybody can buy a Ferrari, but as we say, Ferraris don’t fly.”

The car plane has wings that unfold for flying—a process the company says takes one minute—and fold back up for driving. A runway is still required to take off and land.

The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies, although it is both. The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations.

The company is aiming to sell the Transition to private pilots as a more convenient and cheaper way to fly. They say it saves you the trouble from trying to find another mode of transportation to get to and from airports: You drive the car to the airport and then you’re good to go. When you land, you fold up the wings and hit the road. There are no expensive parking fees because you don’t have to store it at an airport—you park it in the garage at home.

The car-plane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000 feet. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel and passengers. Terrafugia says the Transition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to drive under bad weather instead of flying into marginal(臨界)conditions.

The Transition’s price tag: $194,000, But there may be additional charges for options like a radio, transponder or GPS. Another option is a full-plane parachute.

“If you get into a very awful situation, it is the necessary safety option,” Gersh said.

So far, the company has more than 70 orders with deposits.“We’re working very closely with them, but there are still some remaining steps,” Brown said.

1.

We can learn from the first paragraph that     .

A．car-planes will be popular in 2011

B．people might drive a car-plane in 2011

C．both Transition and Ferrari can take off and land

D．Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts

2.

lt takes the car-plane one minute to     .

A．fold and unfold its wings

B．unfold wings for flying

C．land in the airport

D．meet flying safety regulations

3.

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The car-plane needs a runway to take off and land.

B. To meet aircraft regulations, the company has been working with FAA.

C. The car-plane may fly as high as normal planes.

D. People can park the car-plane in the garage at their home.

4.

The underlined word “it” in the last but one paragraph refers to     .

A．the radio

B．the transponder

C．the GPS

D．the full-plane parachute

5.

What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Cars With Wings May Be Just Around The Corner

B．Which to Choose: A Ferrari or a Car Plane?

C．A more Convenient and Cheaper Way to Fly

D．Cars With Wings Can Fly as Fast as Planes

 

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