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Do you scream on a roller coaster ride? You slowly climb up a steep slope until an almost vertical(垂直的) drop, and then... Ahhhhhhhh! Thrill-seekers like me are in luck because theme parks are pushing the boundaries of technology to create the fastest, tallest, scariest roller coasters the world has ever known.
Alton Towers in Britain opened the world's first 14-1oop roller coaster a few months ago, called The Smiler. Over in Abu Dhabi, Ferrari World claims to have the world's fastest one. Ferrari World's Formula Rossa ride sends out passengers from 0-240km/h in just 4. 9 seconds. During this rapid acceleration they experience G-forces only fighter pilots usually feel: Up to 4. 8G. The designer of several rides at Alton Towers, said: "While we can stand 6-8Gs for very short periods of time, ff we experience 5G for more than five seconds we're likely to "black out."
On modern roller coasters passengers experience about 3G in tight turns and loops. But while we may have reached the limit in terms of G-forces, there is no technological limit to how fast or how high roller coasters can go---it's all down to money. Alton Towers' The Smiler cost ~18m to build.
Some companies are finding other ways to keep us amused. There's a move towards indoor rides where the experience is improved by audio-visual technologies. For example, a company called Dynamic Structures is currently developing a "coal-mine-themed" ride for a client in Dubai that will combine speed and G-forces with 3D projection effects and robotics, which will trick your brain into thinking you're really falling.
I can't wait to enjoy this one. What about you: Do you like being upside down?
小题1:The underlined phrase "black out" in the second paragraph probably means .... .

A．stop breathing	B．lose consciousness for a short time
C．lose memory forever	D．bleed to death

小题2: We can learn from the passage that __

A．all the theme parks are creating the fast roller coasters

B．the Smiler sends out passengers from 0-240km/h in just 4.9 seconds

C．it is unusual for fighter pilots to feel up to 4.8G

D．the more the money is spent, the faster the roller coaster can go

小题3: The feature of the "coal-mine-themed" ride is

A．3Dtechnologies

B．indoor rides

C．G-forces

D．dynamic structures

小题4: What is the best title for the passage?

A．The Fastest Roller Coaster	B．The Smiler and G-forces
C．Screaming for Fun	D．The New Technology

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C

本文介绍了在英国要开设的Alton Towers中使用了最刺激的过山车，并在文章中介绍了与过山车有关的其他信息。
小题1:B
【试题解析】推理题。根据本句The designer of several rides at Alton Towers, said: "While we can stand 6-8Gs for very short periods of time, ff we experience 5G for more than five seconds we're likely to "black out."可知通常我们可以短时间地承受6-8G，但是如果承受5G超过了5秒钟，我们就会受不了。这已经到了我们能够承受的极限。身体会出现比较大的反应，A项过于剧烈，B项较为贴切。
小题2:D
【试题解析】推理题。根据第3段1,2行But while we may have reached the limit in terms of G-forces, there is no technological limit to how fast or how high roller coasters can go---it's all down to money.可知在过山车的速度上是没有技术的限制的，也就是说只要你能够出得起钱，就可以获得更快速度的过山车。所以D项说法是正确的。
小题3:A
【试题解析】细节题。根据文章倒数第二段For example, a company called Dynamic Structures is currently developing a "coal-mine-themed" ride for a client in Dubai that will combine speed and G-forces with 3D projection effects and robotics, which will trick your brain into thinking you're really falling.可知"coal-mine-themed"项目把速度和3D技术结合在一起了。3D技术是它的亮点。故A正确。
小题4:C
【试题解析】主旨大意题。根据文章主题段第一段Do you scream on a roller coaster ride? You slowly climb up a steep slope until an almost vertical(垂直的) drop, and then... Ahhhhhhhh! Thrill-seekers like me are in luck because theme parks are pushing the boundaries of technology to create the fastest, tallest, scariest roller coasters the world has ever known.可知本文主要叙述的是新型的过山车让人尖叫并让人非常刺激快乐。故C项符合上下文。
【长难句解析】
1. while we may have reached the limit in terms of G-forces, there is no technological limit to how fast or how high roller coasters can go---it's all down to money.
【翻译】尽管我们在G-force方面到达了极限，但是在过山车的速度方面却没有技术方面的限制，这都取决于钱。
【分析】本句中的连词while表示“尽管”，引导的是一个让步状语从句，相当于although。While有多种含义：当…时（与延续性动词连用）；然而（表示轻微的转折）。
2. There's a move towards indoor rides where the experience is improved by audio-visual technologies.
【翻译】对于乘坐过山车有一个在室内的趋势，在这里可以通过视觉技术来改善这个经历。
【分析】本句中的where the experience is improved by audio-visual technologies是一个由关系副词where引导的定语从句，修饰前面的先行词move趋势；因为后面的句子结构很完整，所以要使用关系副词来引导这个定语从句，where通常前面的先行词都是表示地点的名词，但是有时候表示抽象概念的名词，如stage等也可以使用where来引导。

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