Paragragh2:播客近几年备受观众喜爱。
Paragragh3:播客受欢迎主要依赖于它的多平台传播和点播功能。 Paragragh4:举出Donna的例子说明听广播能随时知道外面的世界发生了什么。
Paragragh5:声音形式的媒介更让人印象深刻。
【选项分析】
67. From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that __________.
A. traditional broadcast has come back B. Americans love listening to the radio C. podcasts have become very popular today D. smartphones sell well because of podcasts 【标准答案】C
【试题分析】由the medium of radio is making a great comeback.可以推测出。
【高考考点】主旨题
【错误选项】本文讲的是broadcast的新形式podcast而非traditional形式，所以A错；BD没有涵盖一二段的主旨。
68. The writer mentions Donna Jackson mainly to__________. A. tell how young people relax themselves B. explain why young people like podcasts
C. introduce what programs podcasts are presenting D. show how popular podcasts are among the young 【标准答案】B
【试题分析】由―I listen while I’m wandering around the house doing something else. It makes completing a boring task much more enjoyable…And it’s an easy way of keeping in touch with what’s going on in the rest of the world,‖可以推测出。这些都是讲播客的好处。
【高考考点】细节题
【错误选项】A侧重点在放松，C中播客的节目在原文中均不能概括该人物的所有行为，D播客在青年人中流行需要通过多人才能体现，而文章第四段只介绍了一个人物。
69. Paragraph 5 is mainly about __________. A. the influence of radios B. the advantage of podcasts C. readers’ impression on radios D. people’s reaction to the medium 【标准答案】B
【试题分析】由the audio format has the potential to create a deep impression on readers.
the podcast’s ability ―to create close relationship and emotional connection.‖可以推测出。
【高考考点】主旨题
【错误选项】A项广播的影响，未提到；C项广播给读者的印象，易选错，但文中讲的是播客的优点；D项人们对这种媒体的反应，未提到。
70. What is probably the best title of the passage? A. Return of Radio B. Opinion of Podcast C. Features of Radio D. Technology of Podcast
【标准答案】A
【试题分析】the medium of radio is making a great comeback.文章中心句。
【高考考点】主旨题
【错误选项】B项播客的观点，未提及；C项广播的特点，不全面；D项播客的技术，未提到。
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The Netherlands on Monday introduced its first-ever ―intelligent bicycle‖, fitted with electronic devices to help bring down the high accident rate among elderly cyclists in the bicycle-mad country.
Developed for the government by the Netherlands
Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), the intelligent bicycle runs on electricity. A commercial-available bicycle is expected to be on the market in the next two years and should sell for between 1,700 to 3,200 euros per bicycle.
The devices on the bike are linked through an onboard computer with a vibrating (震动的) warning system fitted in the bicycle’s saddle and handlebar to warn cyclists of the coming danger.
The saddle vibrates when other cyclists approach from behind, while the handlebar do the same when harriers appear ahead.
―Accidents often happens when cyclists look behind them or get a fright when they are passed at a high speed,‖ said Maurice Kwakkernaat, one of TNO’s research scientists involved in the project. ―The onboard system technology has already been at work in the car industry,‖ he said.
―More and more elderly people are using a bicycle, not only for short distances, but also for longer distances,‖ Dutch Environment and Infrastructure Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen told AFP. ―This type of bicycle is truly needed in the Netherlands because it will help us down bring the number of elderly people who are injured every year and allow them to continue enjoy cycling,‖ she said.
In the Netherlands, bicycles outnumber the population of 17 million by at least one million and there are some 25,000 km of bicycle path in the country.Those statistics are set to grow as more and more people take to two-wheeled transport, leading to congestion and an increased risk of injury.
Last year, 184 cyclists died in the country, of which 124, or 67%, were older than 65, according to the Centrals Statistics Office. The year before, 200 cyclists died, the majority of victims also being elderly.
The current prototype weighs 25 kilograms but researchers are working on making the onboard systems smaller.
63. The ―intelligent bicycle‖ is aimed to __________. A. protect the environment B. help reduce traffic pressure C. popularize the use of bicycle D. improve safety for elderly cyclists
64. Which part of the intelligent bicycle will vibrate when other cyclists approach it front behind?
A. The saddle. B. The wheels. C. The handlebars. D. The onboard computers.
65. We can learn from the passage that __________. A. the elderly ride bicycle wherever they go