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广东省惠州市惠阳区2019届英语九年级5月模拟试卷(含听力音频)
Don't be surprised if you see a car going down the road without a driver in Beijing these days. In March, 2018, Baidu was given a license to test its self-driving cars in Beijing, China Daily reported.
Self-driving cars have been in development since 2010, when Google announced that it was making such cars. Since then, companies like Tesla, Uber and Baidu have been working to produce and test their own self-driving cars.
Self-driving cars are expected to change the way we get around. They are safer and more environmentally friendly than regular cars. They can remove the stress(压力) of driving and allow disabled or blind people to get around more easily.
But self-driving cars have their own disadvantages as well. In one test, researchers pointed a laser pointer (激光棒) at the car's sensors (感应器) while it was moving. The car mistakenly thought that the laser beam (波束) was in its way and slowed down or changed directions.
The software (软件) that is used to direct the cars may not be safe enough. Reported Live science. Sometimes, without any reasons, it may break down when we use out computers or smart phones. If the software in a self-driving car happened to crash, the results could be deadly. Maybe improvements to the software could solve this problem.
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The time when Baidu got a testing license of its self-driving cars in Beijing |
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The company which has firstly developed self-driving cars since 2010 |
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The thing that will happen to the moving car if a laser beam is in its way |
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The number of companies that have been working to produce and test their own self-driving cars |
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The way to solve the problem of self-driving cars |
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Xitang is an ancient water town in Jiashan Country, Zhejiang Province. It is close to Shanghai. Since some scenes of the movie Mission: Impossible Ⅲ were filmed there, it has become very popular, both at home and abroad. More and more tourists from Western countries add this town to their "must — see" lists(列表)when they are traveling in Shanghai and Hangzhou.
Xitang is a quiet town. You will feel very relaxed in this water town, and be surprised by its beauty. Along the river, over 10,000 people live in the old buildings built during the Ming and Qing dynasties, Most of them run gift shops and provide service for tourists here.
Somethings special inⅪtang
Ancient Lanes(小巷)
There are 122 lanes ill Xitang. long and short, wide and narrow(狭窄的). No matter from which point you start, you can find and other place in the town. It's amazing, isn't it?
Button(纽扣)Museum
Xitang mikes all kinds of buttons. Button Museum is on the west street in xitang and it has a collection of over 1,000 buttons through the ages.
Xiyuan Garden
Xitang Garden is similar to other classic gardens in the south of China. It has trees, flowers, towers, bridges, lakes and waterfalls.
Xitang: an ancient water town |
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Why it becomes popular |
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People |
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Special places |
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A. Pulborough—A small house in the country, two miles from the village but near the bus stop.480 dollars a month. B. Storring—A big house with a garden, quiet. 750 dollars a month. C. Modern bedrooms near the centre of town, good schools nearby, bus and subway stations.460 dollars a month. D. Crawley-A nice modern house with nine bedrooms, a swimming pool and a lovely garden.1,500 dollars a month. E. Stetning-A small house in a quiet village, no buses but many trains to New York City. 300 dollars a month. |
One day, a strong cowboy was traveling on his horse when he saw a bar (酒吧). {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Then he tied his horse outside the bar, walked into the bar and ordered two bottles of beer. This cowboy was new in town. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} He guessed that they might play some tricks on him, but he said nothing and continued to drink. After drinking, he walked out of the bar and found his horse lost.
However, he kept calm (平静的), came back into the bar, and said to the others slowly, "I don't know what you did to my horse there, but I'm leaving in five minutes. And by then if my horse isn't back, I will have to do here what I did in Texas!" The cowboy added, "{#blank#}3{#/blank#}" After hearing these words, the others seemed a little bit afraid.
The cowboy went back to his seat and ordered another two bottles of beer. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} He was very happy. Just as he was leaving, the boss of the bar came up and asked what he did in Texas. The cowboy turned to the boss and replied in a low voice, "{#blank#}5{#/blank#}"
A. He looked around and noticed some people making faces to him. B. But I don't want to do what I did in Texas! C. He decided to stop for a few drinks. D. I had to walk home! E. After five minutes, he walked out and found his horse there. |
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