精品解析：福建省厦门外国语学校2020-2021学年高一上学期期中考英语试题（原卷版） (1).doc

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厦门外国语2020-2021学年高一上学期期中考

英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

APowerisers

Theabilitytojumptwometersintheairmaynotbesomethingyouhavethoughttoomuchabout.Andmostpeoplehaveneverconsideredrunningat30kilometersanhour.Butjuststopforamomentandthinkabouthowournewproductcouldchangeyourlife.

Yourdailyjourneytoyourplaceofworkisprobablyamaddashforthebus.Thereisnopointintakingyourcarbecausetherearetrafficjams,andanywaythecarparksareprobablyveryexpensiveor,worsestill,full.HereiswherePoweriserscanhelp.Ittakesjustacoupleofminutestoputthemonandthenyouareaway,goingpastothersorevenjumpingovertheobjectwhichblocksyourway.

Thatisthepracticaluseforourproduct,butthenthereissportandexercise.Powerisersaresettobethenextextremesportandthedeep-fittools.Youcanimaginethe100meters,thehighjumporbasketballperformedbyathleteswearingPowerisers.Andwhatbetterwaytobuildyourmusclesandkeepfit?

Ourproductisverysimple.Itispoweredbyasuperlightspring,whichusesthegravitational(重力的)pullfromyourbodyweightandpushesyouwithsuperhumanstrength.TherehavebeennorecordsofseriousinjuryrelatedtotheuseofPowerisers,butextremecautionisrecommended.Westronglyadvisethewearingofprotectiveclothing,includingatleastahelmet(头盔).

Powerisersmakeyoufeelasifyouwerewalkingonthemoon.Nowwemaketwodifferentmodels:BasicandProfessional.TheBasicmodelisdesignedfortheoccasionalusersandcostsaround$500.TheProfessionalmodel,whichisdesignedforthecompetitiveuse,hasastrongly-madestructureanddifferentsprings,thoughthatcomesattheincreasedpriceof$800.OurPowerisersareguaranteedfortwoyearsandwillbereplacedwithoutquestioniftheyfailduringthatperiod.Thatishowconfidentweare.

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