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2019·河南省普通高中毕业班高考适应性测试
Mobile payments have made our life more convenient and 1.________(enjoy) by
freeing us from the trouble of having to take our wallets with us. But the supermarket
has gone one step 2.________(far), allowing customers to pay instantly using just a
fingertip.
Shoppers at one store at Brunel University London can pay for items 3.________
(use) the unique vein (静脉) pattern in their fingertips and it's 4.________ first store to
adopt such technology.
This new method of payment 5.________(mean) that customers can pay for items
in just a few 6.________(second). Sthaler, the company behind the technology, explains
that it uses infrared scanners (红外扫描仪) 7.________ (read) the pattern of veins in the
finger. It links this to the customer's bank details, which 8.________ (keep) safely by
payment provider Worldpay. The firm is also responsible 9.________ millions of online
shoppers' details around the world.
“There are no known cases 10._________ this security has been violated. Dozens
of Brunel students are already using the technology.” Simon Binns, commercial director
of the shelter, told the reporter.
【答案】1.enjoyable 2.further 3.using 4.the 5.means 6.seconds 7.to read
8.are kept 9.for 10.that
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山西省六校(、、康杰中学、等)2018 届高三第四
次名校联合考试
China may be home to both the longest and highest bridges in the world ,
11.________ neither is as pioneering as the Nanjing Yangtze River
Bridge.12.________(build) during the 1970's, the doubledecked bridge
13.________(consider) groundbreaking when it was completed in 1968.
But more importantly to some, it was also the first modern bridge to be designed
and built by China without help from foreign 14.________(architect). “The bridge was
so important that it's undoubtedly a symbol of the city,” said Lu Andong, a professor
at Nanjing University's School of Architecture and Urban Planning. “It is being repaired 15.________ transportation and safety purposes, but I would expect the chance
16.________ (transform) the bridge's tower and the attached park into places of
memory.”
With a length of over 5,000 feet, the bridge 17.________(carry) both cars and
trains. 18.________ (it) upper deck is a fourlane highway with sidewalks, while the
railway tracks are now part of the BeijingShanghai train route.
“Everybody loves the bridge , ” said Wang Shiqing, a longtime Nanjing
resident 19.________ has collected over 1,00 pieces of Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge
souvenirs. “It's a source of pride,20.________(especial) for local Nanjing people,”
he says.
【答案】11.but 12.Built 13.was considered 14.architects 15.for
16.to transform 17.carries 18.Its 19.who/that 20.especially
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China, which takes pride in four inventions in ancient times, has once again shown
its ability 21.________(change) the world with its “new four great inventions” :
highspeed railways, electronic payment, shared bicycles and online shopping.
Recently, the “new four great inventions” 22.________(improve) the quality of
people's lives. Thanks to online shopping and mobile payment, people can buy what
they want 23.________ (simple) with a tap of the phone within doors. Highspeed trains
have shortened 24.________ journey from Beijing to the coastal city Tianjin to half an
hour. As for the bikes, they themselves are not new. It is the operating model of
bikesharing 25.________(base) on satellite navigation (导航) system, mobile payment
as well as big data 26.________ has surprised the world. Shared bicycles are bringing
cycling back 27.________ people's lives and they are making public transport more
28.________ (attract).
It is increasingly clear that China is no longer 29.________(copy) western ideas
and is leading in many new ways. A growing number of foreign
30.________(company) hope to promote the development in their home country by
highlighting the need for technological achievements like that of China.
【答案】21.to change 22.have improved 23.simply 24.the 25.based 26.that
27.to 28.attractive 29.copying 30.companies
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Each zebra has its own unique pattern of distinctive stripes ( 带 ), just 31.________humans have their own unique pattern of fingerprints, zebras stick together
in herds ( 兽 群 ). Within a herd, zebras tend 32.________ (stay) together in smaller
family groups. Families are generally made up of a male, several females, 33.________
their young.
As zebras graze, they use their sharper front teeth to bite the grass, and then use
their duller back teeth to crush and grind. A zebra's teeth keep growing for 34.________
(it) entire life, because constant chewing 35.________ (wear) them down.
Zebras are 36.________(constant) on the move to find fresh grass and water.
Sometimes they gather in huge herds of thousands as they migrate to better feeding
37.________(area). They often travel in 38.________ (mix) herds with other grazers
and browsers, such as wildebeest.
Zebras groom ( 理 毛 ) one another. If you see two zebras standing close
39.________ each other and it looks like they're biting each other, don't worry. They're
pulling loose hairs off each other as they groom. Grooming also feels good to a
zebra—it's like having an itch scratched.
While most zebras are least endangered, Grevy's Zebra 40.________(classify) as
endangered.
【答案】31.as/like 32.to stay 33.and 34.its 35.wears 36.constantly 37.areas
38.mixed 39.to 40.is classified