移動最快的熱水浴缸

周魯成

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美國洛杉磯的汽車愛好者菲爾·韋克（Phil Weicker）和鄧肯·福斯特（Duncan Forster）費時近六年，將一輛1969年的經(jīng)典凱迪拉克汽車改造成移動熱水浴缸。菲爾與鄧肯打算在美國猶他州邦納維爾鹽湖參加一項速度測試，如果測試成功，這輛車將贏得“世界上移動最快的熱水浴缸”這一紀(jì)錄。

Phil Weicker and Duncan Forster have spent nearly six years converting a 1969 Cadillac Coupe DeVille into a hot tub on wheels. The cars original V8 engine is used to keep the water the perfect temperature，and watertight① steering systems have been installed.

When its swimming tank has been filled up，the car carries about 5，000lb of water. The former engineering students also fitted it with a marine throttle② so the engine will keep running. The friends first came up with the idea when they were students in Canada. They paid $800 for the vehicle and spent years remodeling it.

With the bubbling water kept at an inviting 102F， and the car fully functioning， the hot tub on wheels is sure to attract attention wherever it goes. Sadly it lacks trunk space as that area has now been filled with a pool filtering③ system.

Weicker and Forster plan to show it off to its full potential next month， when they try to set a land-speed record for the worlds fastest hot tub.“Nobodys ever gone a hundred miles an hour in an open-air self-propelled④ hot tub while sitting neck-deep in restful warm water. We aim to correct that mistake of history this August，”Weicker said.

The friends，who met while studying at McMaster University in the 1990s，have started a crowd sourcing fund to help them get to the speed event in Utah. So far，they have raised more than $11，000 to help towards their dream of taking part in the race over the Bonneville salt flats.

It was while living in student accommodation at the university that the pair hit on the unique idea for the mobile hot tub. A previous tenant had left behind a Chevy Malibu，which Weicker and Forster tried to convert into a mobile hot tub. They admit that it leaked and barely ran，but the moveable hot tub became a popular campus attraction.

“Youd see the car parked on the front lawn of a house，thered be snow all around it and thered be steam coming out of the car. Wed be sitting—five or six guys—in the tub，drinking beers and laughing，”Forster said. Learning from their early tinkerings with the Chevy Malibu， the friends were able to refine the engineering process needed for the Cadillac car pool. Their masterpiece is now ready to be tested to the limit in Utah.

Notes：

①watertight adj. 水密的；不漏水的

②throttle n. 節(jié)流閥

③filtering adj. 過濾用的

④self-propelled adj. 自力推進的

1. It took Weicker and Forster nearly six years to change Cadillac Coupe DeVille into _______.

A. V8 engine B. marine throttle

C. filtering system D. a hot tub

2. How much water does the car carry？

A. 500lb B. 5，000lb

C. 50，000lb D. 500，000lb

3. Whats the disadvantage of the hot tub？

A. It lacks trunk space.

B. It is too expensive.

C. It has a mistake of history.

D. It cant attract attention.

4. What do Weicker and Forster aim to do？

A. To show their car off.

B. To correct some mistakes.

C. To set a world record.

D. To refine the engineering process.

5. Where is their masterpiece ready to be tested to the limit？

A. In Utah. B. In Canada.

C. In Los Angeles. D. In England.

6. Whats the speed of the hot tub？（No more than 5 words）

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7. Whats Weicker and Forsters dream？（No more than 10 words）

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8. Where did Weicker and Forster hit on the unique idea for the mobile hot tub？（No more than 6 words）

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9. What can Weicker and Forster do in the hot tub？（No more than 5 words）

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答案與解析

1.答案為D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的第一句可知，菲爾·韋克和鄧肯·福斯特費時近六年，將一輛1969年的經(jīng)典凱迪拉克汽車改造成移動熱水浴缸。

2.答案為B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的第一句可知，置于汽車中間的水池可裝5 000磅的水。

3.答案為A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的第二句可知，由于安裝了水池過濾系統(tǒng)，它沒有空間安裝尾箱。

4.答案為C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的第一句可知，韋克和福斯特想創(chuàng)造“世界上移動最快的熱水浴缸”這一紀(jì)錄。

5.答案為A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的最后一句可知，他們準(zhǔn)備在美國猶他州參加一項速度測試。

6.答案為“A hundred miles an hour”。 由第四段的第二句可知答案。

7.答案為“Taking part in the race over the Bonneville salt flats”。由第五段的第二句可知答案。

8.答案為“In student accommodation at the university”。由第六段的第一句可知答案。

9.答案為“Sit，drink beers and laugh”。由最后一段的第二句可知答案。

Strategy：

細(xì)節(jié)理解題一般包括直接信息題、間接信息題、數(shù)字計算題、排列順序題等題型。

細(xì)節(jié)理解題的解題技巧：

1. 直接信息題

解答此類題型，首先要從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運用略讀法在文中迅速尋找這一細(xì)節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細(xì)閱讀一遍，仔細(xì)比較所給選項與文中細(xì)節(jié)的細(xì)微區(qū)別，最后確定最佳答案。

2.間接信息題

解答此類題型，需要對原文信息進行加工處理，然后進行進一步的推理或鑒別，這是介于事實細(xì)節(jié)題和推理判斷題之間的一種題型。

3.數(shù)字計算題

解答此類題型，要根據(jù)文章中直接表現(xiàn)出來的細(xì)節(jié)事實進行具體的計算后得出正確答案。

4. 排列順序題

解答此類題型，要求根據(jù)事件發(fā)生的先后順序和句子之間的邏輯關(guān)系，找出事件發(fā)生的正確順序。對于這種題可采用“首尾定位法”，即最先找出第一個事件和最后一個事件，迅速縮小選擇范圍，從而快速選出正確答案。

（作者單位：山東單縣郭村中心學(xué)校）

（責(zé)任編校 彭益）