1 . There's a loud bang, and then it starts: A battery of an electric car is on fire in the test tunnel. A video of the test impressively shows the energy stored in such batteries: meter-long flames flee in disorder and produce enormous amounts of thick, black smoke. The visibility in the previously brightly lit tunnel section quickly approaches zero. After a few minutes, ashes have spread throughout the room.
"In our experiment we were considering in particular private and public operators of small and large underground or multi-storey car parks," says project leader Lars Derek Mellert,"all these existing underground structures are being used to an increasing extent by electric cars. And the operators ask themselves: “
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A.The pollutants emitted by a burning vehicle have always been dangerous |
B.What on earth causes Lithium batteries to catch fire |
C.Even the fire brigades do not have to learn anything new on the basis of the tests |
D.The acid can possibly result in death, while its effects may delay after exposure |
E.But in the three tests in the tunnel the concentrations remained far below critical levels |
F.What will happen if such a car catches fire |
A.The man bad poor imagination because of the car accident |
B.The man must have advised the woman to wear the seat belt |
C.The woman was likely to have got seriously injured in the car accident |
D.The woman wasn’t wearing the seat belt when the accident happened |
A. extended B. married C. estimate D. keeping E. experiment F. noticed G. glued H. initially I. replaced J. sense K. vastly |
In South Korea, smartphone cases come with rings tied on the back of the mobile phones to prevent clumsy owners from dropping them. This makes people look like they literally are
Walk around the streets of Seoul or any other South Korean city, and there is a real risk of bumping into people whose eyes are
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Instead of appealing to people’s good
A.It happened in the southern part of India. | B.It killed more than 500 people in Bombay. |
C.It caused a landslide near the railway. | D.It wasn’t linked to local armed conflicts. |
A.Two trains hitting each other head-on. | B.The misfunctioning signalling system. |
C.A cow staying on the railway line. | D.A coach going through the crossing. |
A.Reporting an accident to the newspaper. | B.Detailing the injuries in an accident. |
C.Finding out the cause of a train crash. | D.Requiring financial support from the office. |
5 . SOUTH PARIS, Maine For eight students in the Wilderness Leadership class at Oxford Hills High School, a three-day weekend hike in the White Mountain National Forest sounded like a fun, challenging course requirement.
But when a storm dumped up to 3 feet of snow on western Maine, a harsh learning experience turned into a crash course in winter survival.
Reported missing from their scheduled meeting place in Gilead at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, the eight students and two teachers were not found until 11 a.m. yesterday [Monday], after a pilot spotted the group moving in rugged snow-blanketed area. The discovery followed an unsuccessful ground search by volunteers on snowshoes.
After the group was reported missing Sunday, volunteers hiked 3 miles into the woods to look for the students. The five-hour effort turned up nothing and the decision was made to wait until yesterday morning to also canvass the area by air.
A Maine Warden Service pilot lifted off and spotted the group close to their intended trail at about 11 a.m. Strong airflow prevented him from descending toward the hikers but the group clearly recognized the plane as part of a search team.
“They waved at the plane. They laid down, spread out, and waved,” said Mark Latti, a spokesman for the Maine Warden Service. “The pilot then guided a search party into their location.”
1. Before yesterday, the three-day weekend hike was supposed to be a _____.A.fun and relaxing excursion | B.ridiculous course requirement |
C.crash course for wilderness survival | D.challenging learning experience |
A.intrude | B.search | C.harvest | D.exploit |
① The group was reported missing.
② A pilot spotted the group in the snow-blanket area.
③ A rescue team arrived at the site of the accident.
④ A volunteer search group set out to look for the students.
⑤ The hikers waved to make themselves discovered.
A.①②④⑤③ | B.①④⑤②③ |
C.①④②⑤③ | D.①③④②⑤ |
A.The volunteers gave up the search at last because of the airflow. |
B.The pilot succeeded in landing besides the hikers. |
C.The hikers almost stuck to their planned route in spite of the heavy snow. |
D.The search party went into the woods by air, and saved the students out. |
Charity Cycling UK recently launched a campaign to raise awareness of dooring after discovering that many people don’t know what it is. Dooring is when a driver or passenger opens the door into another road user—typically cyclist—without looking for other road users.
Cycling UK chief executive Paul Tuohy told Gloucestershire Live: “Some people seem to see car dooring as a bit of a joke, but it’s not and can have serious consequences. Cycling UK wants to see great awareness made about the dangers of opening your car door carelessly, and people to be encouraged to look before they open.”
The charity says 2,009 of the 3,000 injuries were sustained by cyclists, resulting in five fatalities but says this might not be the full extent of the danger.
Cycling UK says not all car dooring incidents will be attended by police, so the charity has written to transport minister Jesse Norman calling for a public awareness campaign urging all car occupants, not just drivers, to look before opening vehicle doors. One of the ways the charity suggests is the “Dutch reach”, where people leaving a vehicle reach over and use the non-door side hand to open the door.
Cycling UK also suggests harsher laws and advice on safer road positioning for people who cycle.
Mr. Tuohy said: “In the Netherlands they are known for practicing a method, known sometimes as the ‘Dutch reach’, which we think could be successfully encouraged in the UK.”
“Cycling UK has written to the Department for Transport asking them to look into this, and highlight the dangers of ‘car dooring’ through a public awareness THINK style campaign.”
If you’re really concerned about opening a door into the path of a cyclist coming behind you, consider using what’s known as the “Dutch reach” to open the door. That will naturally turn you in your seat and give you a much better view of what’s coming up alongside in the car.
1. Why does the author mention the figures in Paragraph 3?A.To cause public concern. |
B.To report the terrible accidents. |
C.To show the danger of car dooring. |
D.To stress the importance of traffic safety. |
A.sit still in your seat |
B.open the car door politely |
C.use the inside hand to open the door |
D.use the left hand to open the car door |
A.Many people are ignorant of car dooring. |
B.The “Dutch reach” is well received in England. |
C.Dooring incidents are all attended by police. |
D.Drivers are to blame for dooring incidents. |
A.Negative. | B.Ridiculous. |
C.Neutral. | D.Concerned |
7 . Traffic Regulation and Accident Prevention
We live in a remarkable time, and many of the once fatal diseases can now be cured with modern medicine and surgery. It is almost certain that one day a cure will be found for the rest of the diseases. Expectations of life have greatly increased. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the incredible killing of men, women and children on the roads. Man fights against the motor-car. It is a never-ending battle which man is losing.
Nothing can seriously increase your risk of potentially fatal car accidents other than speeding and failing to pay due attention to weather conditions.
Traffic rules are for everyone to follow under any circumstances, and no one can make an exception unless you make a joke of your own life. Universally accepted standards can only have a significant beneficial on the incidence of accidents. Governments should develop safety codes for manufacturers.
A.There are five reason for the accident and you are guilty. |
B.Every year thousands of people are horribly killed, and we sit still and let it happen. |
C.Surprisingly, society should smile at the driver and forgive him. |
D.Someone has rightly said that when a person is sitting behind the steering wheel, his car becomes an extension of his personality. |
E.All advertisements that emphasize power and performance should be banned. |
F.It is time to develop a universal norm to reduce this senseless waste of human life. |
A.She threw something at a truck. | B.She threw herself out of window and broke her leg. |
C.She moved a truck to save a little boy. | D.She rushed to a moving truck to save a kid. |