On June 10, at 8 pm, more than a hundred people were gathered in a tent in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were there to play video games. But they wouldn’t be playing on any ordinary gaming system. Instead, they were prepared to play games that would be displayed on a glass skyscraper called the Cira Center.
“There was really a great energy in the tent that night,” Ainsley Soulchin, 13, said. She participated in Skyscraper Video Games for Kids. It is a programme that teaches middle school students to code (编程) video games.
In the programme, Ainsley coded a game. She calls the game Dot Man. In Dot Man, a player has to pass through a maze (迷宫) without getting caught by a dot. On June 10, the public got to play Dot Man and other student-made video games on the outside of the Cira Centre. Ainsley was proud of her accomplishment. “When you see your game on the building,” she said, “you’re like ‘Wow, I made this.’”
Frank Lee founded Skyscraper Video Games for Kids. He’s a professor of digital media at Drexel University, in Philadelphia. He wanted to involve others in the joy of playing video games. So he found a way to make that happen.
“Years ago, I was driving past the Cira Centre,” Lee said. “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to make a game out of that building?’” He noticed there were LED lights fixed between the skyscraper’s floors. Lee knew if he could access the building’s computer system, he could control the LED lights. This would allow him to display video games on the skyscraper. People could play these games using a joystick (游戏杆). The joystick would be connected to a computer outside the building. And the computer would send wireless commands to the skyscraper’s internal system.
Now Lee shares his passion for game design with kids. With funding from Intel, he trains educators to create video games. The educators then teach their students those same skills.
1.What was special about the video games?
A.They would be played in a tent. B.They would be played by over 100 people.
C.They would be played by children. D.They would be displayed on a skyscraper.
2.Which of the following best describes the participants in the tent?
A.Enthusiastic. B.Exhausted. C.Relaxed. D.Stressed.
3.What inspired Frank Lee to found Skyscraper Video Games for Kids?
A.The skyscraper’s floors. B.The ads on the skyscraper.
C.The LED lights on the skyscraper. D.The skyscraper’s computer system.
4.Where is the text most likely from?
A.A guidebook. B.A website. C.A fiction. D.A diary.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
1.Who will hold a birthday party?
A.Jack. B.Betty. C.Lucy.
2.Where is the party held?
A.At Lucy’s home. B.In a country hotel. C.At a swimming club.
3.What is the relationship between Betty and Lucy?
A.Workmates. B.Friends. C.Cousins.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.What is the man’s plan for the weekend?
A.To climb mountains.
B.To do snowboarding.
C.To go dirtboarding.
2.What is the woman going to Paris for?
A.Sightseeing. B.Taking photos. C.Learning art.
3.How long will the woman stay in Paris?
A.One weekend. B.Four days. C.One week.
4.What is the woman’s big interest?
A.Art. B.Sports. C.Photography.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.How did the boy do in his economics exam?
A.He passed it. B.He failed it. C.He missed it.
2.What does the woman think of the boy?
A.He didn’t work hard enough.
B.He should have relaxed more.
C.He already tried his best.
3.What do we know about the family?
A.Unkind. B.Unwealthy. C.Unhealthy.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.Why does the woman want to change the meeting time?
A.She has another meeting too close to it.
B.She has a problem with her report.
C.She has to move to a new house.
2.What is the new meeting time?
A.11 am. B.1 pm. C.9 am.
3.What is the woman going to do at the meeting?
A.Chair the meeting. B.Give a report. C.Share an agenda.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.How is the woman feeling?
A.Good. B.Sad. C.Angry.
2.What is the “something terrible”?
A.Her ball got lost. B.Her car was damaged. C.Her dog got killed.