六、(2025·扬州市江都区模拟)任务型阅读。〔人与社会——发明与创新〕
They make people scream in fear,yet people pay for a chance to ride them. What are they? They are roller coasters,of course.
Hundreds of roller coasters make people excited at theme parks around the country. The early roller coaster in the United States was a railway. People built it to carry coal(煤)down a mountain. When it was no longer used as a coal route,it began a new life as an amusement(娱乐)ride. It went 18 miles downhill.
Modern roller coaster tracks(轨道)are measured(计量)in feet rather than miles. The rides last minutes instead of hours,but they are far more exciting. Some roller coasters reach a speed of 100 miles per hour.
In the US,people started building real roller coasters in the 1880s. Some gave such a wild ride that people often got hurt on them. Today's roller coasters are not dangerous. Safety bars(栏杆)and harnesses(保护带)hold passengers in place. In addition,workers spend hours each day checking the roller coasters. In some parks,computers monitor(监控)the roller coasters throughout each ride.
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。(每题答案不超过 5 个词)
1. What was the early roller coaster in America?
A railway.
2. What speed do some modern roller coasters reach?
100 miles per hour.
3. When did real roller coasters start in the US?
In the 1880s.
4. What are the safety bars and harnesses used to do?
To hold passengers in place.
5. What do you think of the roller coaster ride?
It's fast/exciting.(言之有理即可)
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六、(2025·扬州市江都区模拟)任务型阅读。〔人与社会——发明与创新〕
它们让人们惊恐尖叫,但人们却花钱寻求乘坐它们的机会。它们是什么呢?当然是过山车。
全国主题公园里的数百个过山车让人们兴奋不已。美国早期的过山车是一条铁路。人们建造它是为了把煤运下山。当它不再被用作运煤线路时,它开始了作为一种娱乐设施的新生。它(的轨道)有18英里长的下坡路。
现代过山车的轨道以英尺而非英里来计量。乘坐(过山车的)时长以分钟而非小时计算,但它们要刺激得多。一些过山车的速度能达到每小时100英里。
在美国,人们在19世纪80年代开始建造真正的过山车。有些(过山车)的乘坐体验非常狂野,以至于人们经常在上面受伤。如今的过山车并不危险。安全栏杆和保护带能把乘客固定在原位。此外,工作人员每天会花数小时检查过山车。在一些公园里,电脑会在每次乘坐过程中全程监控过山车。
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。(每题答案不超过5个词)
1. 美国早期的过山车是什么?
一条铁路。
2. 一些现代过山车的速度能达到多少?
每小时100英里。
3. 美国什么时候开始有真正的过山车?
19世纪80年代。
4. 安全栏杆和保护带是用来做什么的?
固定乘客的位置。
5. 你觉得坐过山车怎么样?
它很快/很刺激。(言之有理即可)