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    Every November, Time magazine picks out what it calls “The 25 Best Inventions” of the year. Here, Teens has chosen some of the most interesting ones.

Ember Mug

It’s hard to always keep coffee at the right temperature, especially in winter. It’s too hot to drink at first, but before we know it, it gets too cold and loses all its taste. The perfect level of warmth for a cup of coffee only lasts for 37 seconds, which makes the Ember Mug a great innovation. It keeps your coffee or tea at a certain temperature, anywhere between 45 and 62 once you set it through a smart-phone app.

Tasty One Top

TV cooking shows make cooking look so easy, but it’s almost impossible to get the recipes to cook the same as how the professionals cook. However, the Tasty One Top DIY cooking companion is here to help. Developed by Buzzfeed, the cooker can be connected to a smartphone app, which has more than 1,700 recipes and videos. You choose a recipe and the app will let the cooker know what to do. For example, it’ll tell you when to turn your steak or when to add certain ingredients.

Jibo

Smart speakers from companies like Amazon and Xiaomi have added a lot of fun to our lives, but they’re still just faceless speakers. However, Jibo, developed by MIT professor Cynthia Breazeal, has brought smart technology to life. Said to be “the world’s first social robot for the home”, Jibo looks like a cartoon character. Inside its “head”, there are various sensors (传感器) and cameras, which allow it to recognize faces and speech. It can also set alarms, remind you of important things, tell you the weather and read news or messages from your friends and family.

1.Which of the following is true of Ember Mug?

A.It’s an invention to heat coffee in 37 seconds.

B.It can make a cup of tea.

C.It’s hard to keep coffee at the right temperature by Ember Mug.

D.You can use it by setting through a smart-phone app.

2.How can Tasty One Top help people?

A.By giving people different recipes.

B.By helping people cook intelligently.

C.By saving energy while cooking.

D.By offering different kinds of cooking apps.

3.What can Jibo probably be?

A.A faceless robot.

B.A family assistant.

C.A cartoon character.

D.A smart alarm.

4.What does the underlined word “innovation” mean?

A.matter B.magazine

C.invention D.temperature

5.What is the purpose of the passage?

A.To advertise high-tech products.

B.To introduce some new inventions.

C.To encourage subscription to Time.

D.To tell about some “tasty” products.

 

1.D 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.B 【解析】 这是一篇说明文。介绍了《时代》周刊选出的年度25个最佳发明中的最有趣的3个。 1.细节理解题。第二段中的It keeps your coffee or tea at a certain temperature, anywhere between 45℃ and 62℃ once you set it through a smart-phone app. 一旦你通过智能手机应用程序设置好,它就能让您的咖啡或茶保持在 45°C 和 62°C 之间的任何一个温度。可知,Ember Mug能通过智能手机设置它。选项D它被通过智能手机来设置。切题,故选D。 2.细节理解题。第三段中的You choose a recipe and the app will let the cooker know what to do. For example, it’ll tell you when to turn your steak or when to add certain ingredients. 你选择一个食谱,应用程序将让炊具知道该怎么做。例如,它会告诉你什么时候该翻牛排或何时添加某些成分。可知,Tasty One Top是通过教人烹饪来帮助人们的。选项B通过帮助人们聪明地烹饪。切题,故选B。 3.推理判断题。第四段中的Said to be “the world’s first social robot for the home”, Jibo looks like a cartoon character.……Inside its “head”, there are various sensors (传感器) and cameras, which allow it to recognize faces and speech. It can also set alarms, remind you of important things, tell you the weather and read news or messages from your friends and family. 被称为“世界上第一个为家庭服务的社会机器人”,Jibo看起来像一个卡通人物。在其“头”内,有各种各样的传感器和摄像头,允许它识别人脸和语音。它还可以设置警报,提醒你重要的事情,告诉你天气,并阅读来自朋友和家人的新闻或消息。可知,Jibo可以充当家庭助手。选项B一个家庭助手。切题,故选B。 4.词义猜测题。第一段中的The 25 Best Inventions25个最佳发明,可知,文章介绍的是发明,画线词所在句子中makes the Ember Mug a great innovation意为“使Ember Mug成为一个伟大的……”,推理可知画线的词意为发明,选项C切题,故选C。 5.推理判断题。文章开始的Here, Teens has chosen some of the most interesting ones.这里是青少年选出的最有趣的几个发明。接着文章介绍了三个发明,所以文章的目的就是介绍几个发明,选项B介绍几个新发明,切题,故选B。
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D.The wing of the Greek goddess.

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4.________ stands for the rule of the land, the sea and the air.

A.Nike’s logo B.Apple’s logo

C.The Mercedes logo D.The Adidas logo

5.Which of the following time orders describes the births of the great logos?

A.Mercedes Benz –McDonald’s – Nike – Apple.

B.Nike – McDonald’s – Apple – Mercedes Benz.

C.McDonald’s – Apple – Nike – Mercedes Benz.

D.Nike – Mercedes Benz – McDonald’s – Apple.

 

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