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江苏省盐城市响水县2017届九年级下学期英语中考二模
The speed, danger and excitement of motor racing have been with us for more than a century. For over a hundred years, drivers have pushed their machines to the limit. Everyone in motor racing has a simple dream: to go faster!
In the early days, a small number of people raced each other driving unsafe machines on ordinary roads. Today, motor racing is a huge moneymaking industry. Thousands of people are involved. Drivers, mechanics, designers, engineers and technicians work hard in the search for extra speed.
Cars race along twisting roads or on round tracks. They race across ice and snow, as well as sandy deserts. Mud, dust, grass and steep hills are all part of today's range of racing events. Hundreds of thousands of people turn up to watch races. Millions more people watch the events on television. Top drivers are celebrities and earn huge amounts of money.
Of course, these drivers don't get to the top overnight. Everyone has to start somewhere. Most drivers learn to race in go-carts when they are young. All drivers must learn about their cars and their engines. They must also be familiar with race rules and what to do in an emergency. Formula Ford is one of the race classes for beginners. Many top Formula I world champions like Nigel Mansell, Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen began by Formula Ford racing.
The Italian company Ferrari makes some of the world's best racing cars, all painted in its world-famous red colour. Ferrari is the most successful builder of Formula 1 cars. Ferrari has also had some famous Formula 1 champions such as Michael Schumacher. Ferrari prides itself on building the whole machine—the body as well as the engine. Some companies, such as Honda, only make engines for Formula 1 racing.
Motor racing is expensive. Racing teams need huge amounts of money to keep their cars on the racetrack. Sponsorship is an important way of making money for racing teams. The logos of the sponsors are all over racing cars. The bigger the logo, the more the company will have to pay to the racing team.
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Want to be a Formula 1 driver | Motor racing have been with us for a century. Everyone in motor racing has a simple dream: to go faster! |
Learn to race in go-carts | In the early days, a small number of people raced each other driving machines on ordinary roads. Today, motor racing is a huge money making. |
Learn about cars and engines | Cars race along twisting roads or on round tracks. Millions more people watch the events on . Top drivers are celebrities and earn huge amounts of money. |
Learn race rules | These drivers don't the top overnight. Everyone has to start somewhere. They must also be familiar with race rules and to do in an emergency. |
Join classes for beginners such as Formula Ford | Ferrari is the most successful builder of Formula 1 cars. Ferrari has had some famous Formula 1 champions as, such as Michael Schumacher. |
Become a Formula 1 driver | Motor racing isn't . Racing teams need huge amounts of money to keep their cars on the racetrack. The bigger the logo, the the company will have to pay to the racing team. |
Today taxis are very common in cities all around the world. While London is world- famous for its special back taxis, New York's yellow taxis are also well- known all over the world. How about the taxis in Mumbai, India? Before a project (项目)named Taxi Fabric, taxis got little public attention. But now things are different because some of them have changed their common looks. Artist Sanket Avlani started the project last year with some other artists. He said," Taxi drivers here try hard to decorate(装饰）their taxis and make them stand out from others, but they usually pay little attention to the insides of their taxis. "He hopes to use his art project to connect young designers(设计师）with taxi drivers." The designs that cover the taxi seats are often boring and forgettable ,but they can be improved with the help of designers in Mumbai.
Last summer the project raised over £l1, 000, and they invited local designers to create different designs inside the taxis. All the designs are about Mumbai. The designers are local but they got their ideas from all around the world. So far they've created 26 different designs, which make the insides of Mumbai's taxis as colorful as the views from their windows. Taxi Fabric is now hoping to spread to other cities in India. They are also inviting designers from all over India to take part in the project and planning to redesign buses, trains and subways besides taxis.
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Taxi Fabric Project in Mumbai, India |
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Starters |
Artist Sanket Avlani and some other {#blank#}1{#/blank#} |
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Taxi drivers in Mumbai don't pay enough attention to the insides of their taxis. Young designers can turn the common insides of the taxis into something {#blank#}2{#/blank#}and unforgettable |
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It{#blank#}3{#/blank#}over £11,00 last year. It has created 26 different designs so far. *All the designs are about Mumbai *The design ideas are from all around the world. Some of the taxis have taken on a new look not only outside but also {#blank#}4{#/blank#} |
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It can be spread to other cities in India, Designers from all over{#blank#}5{#/blank#}can take part. Other kinds of public transportation can be redesigned. |
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