Question

【題目】 If you’re looking to buy a gift for your children, why not keep up with the trend and get the best hoverboard?

What is a Hoverboard?

A hoverboard is a two-wheeled personal transportation device. It’s electrical, portable and became highly popular in 2015 in reference to a popular 1980’s movie. Typically, this self-balancing device operates like a powered skateboard.

How Does a Hoverboard Work?

The device may have many designs, but the mechanism itself isn’t complicated. Basically, a standard hoverboard contains:

Battery: stores the electrical power. Almost all hoverboards use a high-watt lithium-ion battery.

Gyroscope (one for each wheel): allows riders to tilt (傾斜) the hoverboard while maintaining balance and adjusting their direction.

Motor (one in each wheel): provides the power to the wheels to keep the rider balanced and upright.

Logic board: functions as the hoverboard brain. It processes data — your speed, tilt, etc. — and sends information to the motors. This unit controls the power of the board so riders can adjust their speed.

All the above components work together to control the power and tilt of the hoverboards so the rider is balanced, upright and moving at a controlled speed.

Why Buy a Hoverboard?

Undoubtedly, hoverboards are cool. You’ve probably seen kids riding one around the house. They’re a phenomenon and everybody wants in. So, why deny your kids and prevent them from being part of this trend?

Where is a hoverboard legal?

Despite their wild popularity, hoverboards have yet to become “street-legal”. Currently, some places prohibit anyone under 16 from using these devices, and hoverboards are banned in academic institutions and public places, like campus buildings, parks, shopping malls and subway stations. Some places have also put speed limits on the devices and restricted their use to bike paths. However, open areas — including your yard — are free of these restrictions.

【1】The logic board of a hoverboard can ______.

A.store electricity

B.power the wheels

C.send information to the riders

D.receive data and give command

【2】According to the passage, a hoverboard can be used ______.

A.on campusB.in parks

C.on bike pathsD.in shopping malls

【3】What is the main purpose of this passage?

A.To evaluate a gift’s quality.

B.To recommend a gift choice.

C.To compare new hoverboard models.

D.To clarify functions of the latest hoverboards.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

這是一則推薦類的廣告。文章主要介紹了懸滑板（平衡車）的相關(guān)情況。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由Logic board 部分中的It processes data — your speed, tilt, etc.— and sends information to the motors. This unit controls the power of the board so riders can adjust their speed.可知，它處理數(shù)據(jù)——你的速度、傾斜度等——并將信息發(fā)送給電動(dòng)機(jī)。這個(gè)裝置控制著滑板的力量，所以騎手們可以調(diào)整他們的速度。由此我們可以判斷logic board可以接收數(shù)據(jù)，并發(fā)出指令。故選D項(xiàng)。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段中的Currently, some places prohibit anyone under 16 from using these devices, and hoverboards are banned in academic institutions and public places, like campus buildings, parks, shopping malls and subway stations.可知，目前，一些地方禁止16歲以下的人使用這些設(shè)備，學(xué)術(shù)機(jī)構(gòu)和公共場(chǎng)所也禁止使用懸滑板（平衡車），比如校園建筑、公園、購(gòu)物中心和地鐵站。選項(xiàng)A校園，B公園，D購(gòu)物中心都被排除。故選C項(xiàng)。

【3】推理判斷題。由第一段中的If you’re looking to buy a gift for your children, why not keep up with the trend and get the best hoverboard?可知，如果你想給你的孩子買禮物，為什么不緊跟潮流，買最好的懸滑板（平衡車）呢？由此可知，這篇文章是幫大家推薦一款給孩子的禮物。故選B項(xiàng)。

解目的意圖類的推理判斷題，一般是結(jié)合首段或者末段，就可以找到文章的目的意圖。如第3小題，問文章的目的是什么，我們結(jié)合第一段中的If you’re looking to buy a gift for your children, why not keep up with the trend and get the best hoverboard?可知，如果你想給你的孩子買禮物，為什么不緊跟潮流，買最好的懸滑板（平衡車）呢？由此可知，這篇文章是幫大家推薦一款給孩子的禮物。故選B項(xiàng)。