2018学年高中一轮复习英语北师大版习题必修三Unit9单元检测B阅读理解提速练.doc

Unit9单元检测B——阅读理解提速练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Whocouldhaveimaginedthatatreadmillonwheelswouldonedaygosomewhere?TheLopifitisanunusualmeansoftransportationthatallowsyoutopoweranelectricbicyclebywalkingonatreadmill.

BruinBergmeester,thefounderoftheLopifitsaysitallstartedwhenheaskedhimselfthequestion“HowcanIusethetreadmilloutdoors？”Heeventuallycameupwithafunctionaldesign,addedanelectricengine,andtheLopifitwasmade.Itssimilartoanelectricbicycleinthatthemotoronlyengageswhentheriderputspowerinaswell.

TousetheLopifit,simplyturnonthebatteryanduseyourfoottoslidethetreadmillbackwardsandactivatethemotor.Thengetonandenjoytheride!Ifyouneedspeed,justwalkonthetreadmill,andifyouwanttocoast,allyouhavetodoisstaystillandadmiretheview.Tostop,youhavetwohandbrakes.Therightleverstopsthemotorassistandactivatesareardiscbrake,whiletheleftonestopsthetreadmillitself,soyoucangofrommotorassisttocoasting.

TheLopifitfirsthitthestreetsin2014and,unsurprisingly,becameaninstanthit.Thatwasactuallyquitechallengingforthecompany,becauseitstartedgettinginquiriesandcallsfororders,butitwasnowherenearreadyformassproduction.Theuniquetreadmillbicyclebecameavailablethisyear,andtheLopifitisstrugglingtokeepupwithdemand,despitethehighpricetagof$2,115.

Butdespitehavingaveryloyalfan-baseofso-calledLopifitters,theingeniousmeansoftransportationalsohasnaysayerswhosimplyconsidertheconceptstupidandunnecessary.Theybasicallybelievethatifyouregoingtowalk,youmightaswelldoittheoldfashionedway.ButtheLopifitdoeshavetheuniqueadvantageofhelpingyou“walk”reallyfastwithoutbreakingasweat,orwalkingatcyclingspeed,ifyouwill.

语篇解读：本文是说明文。跑步机也能成为一种交通工具吗？多亏了Lopifit的创始人BruinBergmeester的脑洞，这已经成为现实。

1．WhatcanyoudowiththehelpoftheLopifi