Modem inventions make our life easier and more interesting than before. Let's take a look at some inventions.
A new kind of enzyme(酶) Scientists in Britain and the United. States have, found a. new kind of enzyme that eats plastics. With its help, plastics can be turned into smaller parts and go away quickly. It can stop plastics from being burned everywhere. Scientists believe that it can solve the problem' of plastic pollution in the future. |
Social robot Can robots talk to us like humans? Jibo, a robot made in US, can talk with you. The robot has a big, round head and a big body with no eyes or mouth. It uses animated icons (动画图标) to show feelings. It just seems like a real human. Right Dow, Jibo can only do some easy things, like talking photos and reading news to you. But it may learn to do new things in the future. |
Spark Spark is a new drone(无人驾驶飞机) made by a Chines c—company in Shenzhen. It can help people take photos and videos. Spark might be the smallest drone ever made. When folded, it is as small as a Coke can. The coolest part is that users can control the small drone just by using hand gestures. For example, if you wave your hand from left to right,' the drone will fly in the same way. When you want it to land you just put your hand out. The drone will come to you and land on your hand. |
1.According to the scientists, the new kind of enzyme can .
A.solve the problem of air pollution B.stop plastics from being thrown everywhere
C.help plastics to burn quickly D.help plastics to turn into smaller parts
2.We can learn that Jibo according to the text:
A.is a person with a big, round bead B.has big eyes and a bigmouth
C.can take photos and read news to people D.can do many difficult things
3.According to the text, what can we know about spark?
A.Spark is bigger than any other drones ever made. B.Spark can be controlled by hand gestures.
C.Spark can only fly towards the same direction. D.Spark is created by scientists from a US company.
4.Where is this text most probably from?
A.A science report. B.A school introduction. C.A shopping poster. D.A tip magazine.
After nearly half a mouth, the Christmas letter finally was here in my hand. Yes, writing letters is how my friend in the US and I exchange our greeting every Christmas. People ask why not send our greetings on Facebook, or on Wechat _____________ , and by the way, it’ll save money. For me, writing letters is more of a _____________habit than a quirk(怪癖) in modem times. I, an experienced letter writer, can tell you what writing letters bring me more emotional(情感的) communication.
In fact, only parts of our emotions can be found. Some professors in California State University found that electronic products, like smart phones, can greatly _____________people in many ways. They probably stop people from shaking their inner. (内心的) feelings._____________modem communication,writing letters has more advantages. When we write our brain is given the chance to discover _____________between things we didn't see before. And we are forced to show our emotions fully.
If I am here to tell you why I love writing letters, one of the reasons would be something of the _____________— feeling of my band running through the pages, feeling of pen moving across the paper, and feeling of the smell of ink in the air.
It is believed that both your words and the letter itself can _____________you to express your feelings. Letters build a bridge between the writer and receiver. People _____________more when they receive messages in the form of a letter rather than any other media.
1.A.completely B.recently C.simply D.exactly
2.A.natural B.boring C.crazy D.national
3.A.control B.improve C.lead D.influence
4.A.Looking through B.Suffering from C.Compared with D.Faced with
5.A.connections B.ways C.sights D.problems
6.A.sound B.touch C.taste D.sight
7.A.make B.keep C.remain D.encourage
8.A.feel B.experience C.expects D.present
— Would you please come to our picnic next Sunday morning?
—________!
A.With pleasure B.What a pity C.My pleasure D.Go ahead
Chinese government ________ a lot to control and improve the situation.
A.do B.did C.has done D.are doing
It is said this summer holiday________later than ever.
A.began B.begin C.will begin D.has began
Because of the influence of the epidemic (疫情) we________to arrive at the school at 7:30 am.
A.asked B.are asked C.have asked D.will be asked
