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【題目】Hoverboards are quite convient for people to carry or ride on the busy street, especially in college camps, more and more students choose to ride a hoverboard to class.

So hoverboards(電動滑板）were among the most popular Christmas gifts of 2015. They may have also been most dangerous gifts of 2015.

A true hoverboard looks like a skateboard without wheels. To “hover” means to float in the air without moving much in any direction. The popularity of hoverboards began in the 1980s, with the “Back to the Future” movies. Characters in the second and third films used hoverboards as transportation.

This year’s popular hoverboards, however, do not actually hover. They have wheels. And? as it turns out, they are not easy to use.

Adults and children around the world suffered hoverboard-related injuries over the weekend. Many posted pictures of the damage on social media. Twitter user David Douglas posted a pho to of both him and a young girl with the broken arms they suffered on Christmas Day. And another user Erin Rafferty uploaded a video of her mother falling off a hoverboard, with the caption, “Who let mom on the hoverboard?”

Falling is not the only risk with some hoverboards. They are also a fire risk. At one store in Texas, an employee tried to fix a hoverboard a customer brought in. The hoverboard then caught fire.

Studies suggest that some hoverboard brands have defective batteries o r plugs.

Many major airlines worldwide have banned hoverboards because of the fire risk. But some passengers did not hear the news. Australian actor Russell Crowesaid on Monday about his disappointment that Virgin Australia Airlines did not permit his children to take their hoverboards on the plane.

Major retailers (零售商）are also taking steps to improve the safety of the hoverboards they sell. Amazon in the United States now only sells hoverboards from brands that have submitted safety standard documents. The UK’s Amazon no longer sells hoverboards. It has also advised customers who bought unsafe brands of hoverboards to throw them away.

【1】What’s the problem with this year’s hoverboards?

A. They don’t have wheels. B. They are difficult to handle.

C. They catch fire in the sun. D. They can’t move in any direction.

【2】We can infer from the passage that.

A. hoverboards are still enjoying equal popularity as before.

B. hoverboards are still sold on Amazon in the United States.

C. passengers are forbidden to get on planes with hoverboards.

D. the number of hoverboard-related injuries is declining.

【3】The underlined word “defective” in the sixth paragraph probably means _____.

A. dead B. faulty

C. dry D. spare

【4】We can probably read this passage in a.

A. science fiction B. magazine

C. newspaper D. moviereview

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】文章講述的是電動滑板雖然快捷方便，但存在安全隱患，容易摔傷或著火。我們應(yīng)該采取有效措施減少傷害。

【1】C

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段和第七段Falling is not the only risk with some hoverboards. They are also a fire risk. At one store in Texas, an employee tried to fix a hoverboard a customer brought in. The hoverboard then caught fire. Studies suggest that some hoverboard brands have defective batteries or plugs.的描述可知電動滑板由于電池或插頭有問題能著火，故選C.

【2】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Major retailers (零售商）are also taking steps to improve the safety of the hoverboards they sell. Amazon in the United States now only sells hoverboards from brands that have submitted safety standard documents.和It has also advised customers who bought unsafe brands of hoverboards to throw them away.可知由于采取了一些措施，和電動滑板有關(guān)的受傷在減少，故選D.

【3】B

猜測詞義題。Studies suggest that some hoverboard brands have defective batteries or plugs.指研究表明一些電動滑板品牌電池或插頭有缺點，defective“有缺點的”，與faulty同義，故選B.

【4】C

推理判斷題。文章講述的是電動滑板雖然快捷方便，但存在安全隱患，容易摔傷或著火。此類文章不是科幻小說和電影評論，不會出現(xiàn)在雜志上，可能出現(xiàn)在報紙上。故選C.