If your pen broke at school today,what would you do?You would go to a shop and buy a new one.What if you could simply print out a real,working pen with your 3-D printer without leaving your room?
Ten years ago people could only see 3-D printing in science fiction movies.But now 3-D printing is here and it’s bringing big changes.
Unlike normal printing that can only copy a 2-D picture with ink.3-D printing can build almost anything made from material.The printer layers(分层) the material in different shapes to create the object you want to be copied.
The 3-D printer has been used to make many different things.People have made cups cars and even an airplane with it.
Doctors have been using 3-D printers for several years.People’s nervous systems have been printed out in 3-D form medical research.Some body parts have been printed and used in hospital.Several months ago,doctors used a 3-D printer to rebuild the face of a person who had a bad accident.In the future,it is expected that the printer will make human organs to save more lives.
However there are drawbacks to the printer.At the moment,printing can be quite slow and it’s still rather expensive.The average(平均的) price of a household printer is around $1,700,not including the cost of the materials.
But as the technology develops,it shouldn’t be long before disadvantages are improved.Only time will tell where this new technology will take us.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。
1.People could see 3-D printing in_________ten years ago.
A.large high school B.science fiction movies
C.digital camera shop D.hospital
2.People still can’t make a(n)________with a 3-D printer so far.
A.airplane B.face C.organ D.cars
3.What does the underlined word “drawbacks” mean?
A.不足 B.趋势 C.优点 D.影响
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The normal printer can build 3-D objects you want.
B.No nervous systems are printed out in 3-D form.
C.The 3-D printing can be cheaper and faster in the future
D.There will be no drawbacks to the 3-D printing in the future.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.The advantages of 3-D printing
B.The disadvantages of 3-D printing
C.The changes brought by 3-D printing
D.The rapid development of science
The Time Machine
This move is based on a science fiction story. A scientist and inventor decides to prove that time travel is possible.
He wants to change the past. To test his idea, he travels 800000 years into the future with the help of his own invention — a time machine… It will be put on in the National Theatre on Aug. 25th to 29th.
E.T
A group of aliens visit the earth and one of them, E.T.. gets lost and is left on this planet. He is found by a 10—year—old boy, Elliot. Soon the two begin to communicate and start a different kind of friendship .E.T. want to go home, but if Elliot helps him, he’ll lose a friend…It’ll be shown in the National Theatre on Aug. 26th to 30th.
Mission to Mars
In the year 2020A.D., a mysterious storm kills all but one crew member of the first manned mission to Mars. A rescue mission is Iaunched… It will be on in the National Theatre on Sep. 1st TO Sth.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。
1.If you want to see The Time Machine and E.T. on the same day, you should go on ________
A. Aug. 25th B. Aug. 27th
C. Aug. 30th D. Sep. 1st
2.If you are interested in aliens, you can watch
A. The Time Machine B. E.T.
C. Mission to Mars D. all of them
3.These movies are all ________
A. Action Movies B. Cartoon Movies
C. Documentary（纪录片） D.Science Fiction Movies
4.According to the passages, which of the following sentence is true?
A. E. T. refers to Elliot.
B. The three movies are all about aliens.
C. In the movie, The Time Machine, people can travel to the future.
D. In the movie, Mission to Mars, a mysterious storm kills all the crew members.
5.We can see them on _________
A. a poster of movie B. a guide book
C. a story book D. a science book
Flow like the river of change
Little stream ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert. “I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,” she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean,’’ she said sadly to herself.
At this time, a deep voice said, “If a breeze（微风）can cross the desert, so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, ‘‘That’s because a breeze can fly, but I can’t.”
“That’s because you can’t give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate（蒸发）into the breeze, and it can take you across,” said the desert. “Give up what I am now? No! No!” The little stream could not accept this idea. “The breeze can carry the vapor（蒸汽）across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,” said the desert. “And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature never changes.” Hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze. It carried her to the next stage of her life.
The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。
1.The little stream aimed to reach _____.
A. the forest B. the ocean
C. the desert D. the river
2.The little stream _____ before she got to the desert.
A. didn’t meet much difficulty
B. was worried about herself
C. knew well about the desert
D. was confident about herself
3. What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是)?
A. The desert. B. The nature.
C. The breeze. D. The stream.
4.The little stream finally crossed the desert by _____.
A. evaporating into the breeze B. forming a river
C. disappearing into the sand D. changing her nature
5.What does the story mainly tell us?
A. The road to success is not always easy and smooth.
B. Whatever others say, we should always be ourselves.
C. To succeed, we should change the way we are if necessary.
D. We may experience difficulty in life just l ike the little stream.
完形填空 从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents ________ . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed ________ him. No one showed kindness to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped ________ , she dropped other bags. He came to help her.“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”She said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were ________ kind words he had ever heard. He watched her ________ she went far away, and he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low ________ he said to his dog,“You are a nice little dog!”Tige raised ________ ears as if（似乎）it understood.
“Uhum! Even a dog likes it!”he said,“Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.”Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw ________but a dirty boy. He washed his face ________ . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed (震惊). From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. ________ a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.
1.A.dead B.dying C.died D.death
2.A.at B.to C./ D.in
3.A.picking it up B.picking up it C.to pick it up D.to pick up it
4.A.the first B.first C.first time D.the first time
5.A.until B.before C.when D.after
6.A.sound B.accent C.noise D.voice
7.A.it B.it’s C.its D.itself
8.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
9.A.care B.carefully C.careful D.careless
10.A.What B.How C.It D. That
补全对话 从方框中所给的选项中选择正确的句子补全以下对话。
(A=Kangkang B=Dad C=Mom)
A: Dad, could you come and help me?
B: Sure, dear. What is it?
A: I don’t understand the meaning of “interpreter”.
B: 1.___________
A: But I left my dictionary at school.
B: 2.__________
A: Thanks, Dad, I will. Mom, 3.________
C: This word “interpreter” means a person who helps foreigners to translate the language and explain the culture of the country.
A: I see. 4._________ I want to help businessmen all over the world and help them know China.
C: Good idea. 5.___________
A.I want to be an interpreter when I grow up. B.You may go and ask your mother for help. C.Oh, dear, you can look it up in your dictionary. D.But you must study English harder than before. E.what does “interpreter” mean in English? |
一Could you tell me ?
一Well．At half past eight tomorrow morning．
A．when the sports meet started
B．when the sports meet will start
C．when will the sports meet start
