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C. Officials protecting historical heritage. D. Scientists from the United Nations.
45. The purpose of creating Pont d’Arc Cavern is to ________. A. show admiration for the earliest artists in Europe B. arouse visitors’ awareness of protecting ancient art C. offer visitors chances to view the wonderful artwork
D. collect money for the perseverance of the Chauvet Cave
B
This coming year promises to be an exciting one for technology and science. There is already a line-up of great new gadget (小玩意). We have chosen four for you.
No. 1 The Air Board 1.0 is a fantastic new way to get around. If you are tired of walking, or just want to get somewhere at a relaxed pace, then the Air Board 1.0 is for you. The board works when you step onto the pressure pads. These can read the weight and the movement of the rider. If you want to turn, all you have to do is move your weight to the left or right and the board will do the rest. It is very quick and easy. According to the official website, the power will last for about ten miles (16 km). It can travel at
the speed of 10 miles an hour and it takes one hour to be fully charged.
No. 2 Do you enjoy using herbs and spices (香料) when cooking? Then this little gadget,
inspired by NASA space technology, might be for you. It makes sure that you always have fresh and well-grown herbs or plants when and where you need them. The Click & Grow is designed to be small and efficient so it can fit on your countertop (厨房操作台). It is self-watering, it checks itself and it also has a LED grown light that makes sure the plants grow fast, strong, and healthy. For those interested, to use this
gadget, all you need to do is place the plant box in, fill it up with water and plug it in. Simple, right? So instead of digging through the garden mud for your herbs, why don’t you make them in the control of your own kitchen?
No. 3 The Miito gadget is perfect for all homes, and especially those who like to care for the environment. Miito has been called “the kettle of the future” by the Gadget Flow platform for its futuristic ideas and design. The Miito kettle is designed to heat up the water in any container. For example, if you need a cup of water, you would fill the cup with the right amount of water and place it onto the kettle. After placing the rod into the water, the rod would heat up and so would the water. Though it can’t heat
anything made of iron, the Miito’s design and unique method of heating don’t only save water. They also save electricity.
No. 4 Have you ever wished you could walk through the worlds of your games, seeing
things as your characters would? Well now, you can. The Rift released by Oculus VR is the latest and greatest in gaming technology so far. Designed by American Palmer Luckey, 23, this clever head set allows you to see the worlds of your games in 3-D. Although you might need to upgrade your computer to get the full gaming experience with the Rift,
it’s the next step in virtual reality and it’s improving the way we can play games. Alongside the Oculus headset, the teams are working on creating a controller named Oculus. The Oculus Rift has
been designed so that players can’t only see, but also play in, 3-D worlds.
46. It will take you ______ to get to your school (2.5 miles away) on a fully-charged Air Board 1.0.
A. 8 minutes B. 10 minutes C. 12 minutes D. 15 minutes 47. No. 2 can be sorted as a ______ gadget. A. gardening B. transportation C. gaming D. cooking
48. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A. All the four gadgets have to be operated by hand. B. Miito, a kettle made of iron, can save electricity.
C. The clever head set, the Rift, has been named after its designer. D. The Rift is one of the popular gaming products by Oculus VR. 49. Where is the text most probably from? A. An experiment report. B. A travel journal. C. A science report. D. A scientific story.
C
Before 1840 architects and builders made buildings from stone, brick, or wood. The outside walls held up the weight of the building. A building that had more than a few stories became very heavy. A tall building, such as a castle, had very thick walls.
As time went by, architecture began to change. By 1850 builders had begun to use a metal called iron for the fronts of some large buildings. Iron is lighter than stone and stronger than wood. People dig raw iron from the ground, but raw iron is not enough to use in buildings. Builders must use another type of iron called an alloy.
An alloy is a metal that contains different metals and other compounds, or mixtures of chemicals. The metals and compounds are melted and mixed together to form the alloy. To make an iron alloy, workers use a blast furnace. This machine creates great heat. It has a tall chamber that is lined with brick and open at the top. Workers put limestone, raw iron, and coke (a substance made from coal) into the top of the furnace. They force hot air into the bottom of the furnace. The hot air and a chemical reaction turn the materials into a liquid mass. Workers pour off waste liquid, called slag, and save the iron. Then they form the hot iron into large blocks called pigs, which can be formed into objects. This formed iron is called cast iron.
Cast iron is strong, but it still contains unwanted materials. People wanted to remove these impurities. To do this, they needed to heat the iron to very high temperature. Blast furnaces could not make that much heat.
In England in 1855, Sir Henry Bessemer found the solution. He forced air through liquid pig iron. The oxygen in the air mixed with the impurities in the iron in a process called oxidation. Oxidation creates heat. The heat turns impurities into slag, which is poured off so that only pure steel remains. Pure steel is much stronger than iron. The Bessemer process took place in an egg-shaped machine called a converter. With this process, workers began to make large amounts of steel quickly and cheaply.
By the late 1800s, many people lived in big cities. The price of land increased, one way builders could lower costs was to build taller buildings, which used less land. In Chicago in 1889, George A. Fuller completed the Tacoma Buildings, which had steel beams to hold up its weight.
Soon people built more tall buildings with 10 to 20 stories. These were the first skyscrapers. 50. Alloys are important because they ________. A. have no impurities
B. are the raw materials that people use to make iron
C. may be more useful than the separate metals in the alloy D. contain different metals
51. The Bessemer process was a success because it produced __________. A. iron from steel
B. steel quickly and cheaply C. less slag than a blast furnace D. impurities in the iron
52. Sir Henry Bessemer probably __________. A. avoided difficult problems B. created slag into pure steel
C. was not familiar with metals such as steel D. knew how to make cast iron
53. From the article, you can conclude that architects throughout history __________. A. thought carefully about materials when they designed buildings B. could not design creative buildings until steel was invented C. disliked stone, brick, and wood D. liked to design tall buildings
54. Which of the statements below expresses the main idea of the article?
A. Discoveries about iron and steel have allowed people to build taller buildings. B. Sir Henry Bessemer developed a process to make steel. C. Architects use many kinds of materials in buildings. D. Changes about designing building.
D
My father’s family is not a musical family. They are a family of words. My brother has my father’s dark hair, his love of a good argument. I take after my mother. From her I inherited a curious nature, a sense of adventure, bright red hair. I did not, contrary to her hopes, inherit a talent for the piano. That fact was established beyond doubt after unsuccessful attempts to draw music from me.
The piano lessons began when I was four. My mother was convinced that I would be a child Mozart. She found the ideal teacher--Madame Oblenka, a strict Russian woman, whose pursed lips were enough to frighten a wild horse into submission. Madame Oblenka, who expected a little Mozart, was not very delighted to find a little girl banging her fists (拳头) on the keys.
I tried to please her. “Feel the music,” she urged. I “felt” it and winced (退避) my ear--for what is more unpleasant than a series of wrong notes played continuously? She “felt” my music, too, which is why she always left with an angrier expression than when she came.
Once, when I was ten, I managed to record one of my own rehearsals (练习). In order to escape my practice sessions, I would close myself behind the door of the piano room, put on the tape recording, and read until the tape had finished. That method worked for a week, until my mother began to wonder why I always missed the same B-sharp. She knocked on the door, and, receiving no answer, came in to check on me and found that I had fallen asleep while the tape of my performance played on and on.
I was twelve when my parents finally acknowledged that my hidden talent was not about to emerge any time soon. My mother, refusing to admit defeat, told me to pick another instrument. “Choose anything you want, Honey,” she said, assuming that freedom of choice would inspire devotion. I thought long and hard and chose the drums. My parents, sensitive to noise, would be less than overjoyed by a daily bombardment of playing. I imagined my father in his study, cotton wads in his ears.
I worked my way through several other instruments before my mother hit on another idea. Maybe I wasn’t meant to be an instrumentalist. Realizing that drama might be more suited to my talents, Mom took me to a drama teacher. However, he put me backstage, painting scenery. Once I recovered from my sense of injury, I realized the wisdom of his choice. I loved the active, practical backstage world, and I discovered that I had a knack for constructing and painting. I loved the challenge of taking our scanty (贫乏) supplies and using them to make something beautiful. Imagining a scene and then seeing it emerge before me--this, to me, was close to magic.
I’m a sculptor now, and every day I experience afresh the joy of being fully absorbed in the act of artistic creation. It’s a wonderful, blissful (乐而忘忧) feeling. I realize that my parents, in their misguided attempts to interest me in music, were trying to give me this feeling. And now I feel grateful. Perhaps they went about it in the wrong way, but their hearts were in the right place.
55. Madame Oblenka always felt angry because__________. A. the author was too young to play the piano well B. the author often pointed out the wrong notes of her C. the author kept banging on the keys unconsciously D. the author’s performance was far from satisfactory
56. The underlined word “emerge” in the fifth paragraph can be replaced by __________. A. disappear B. show C. turn D. fail
57. Which of the following best reveals the author’s attitude towards piano practice? A. She tried to make the piano teacher pleased.
B. She recorded her performance for improvement. C. She played the recording instead of practicing. D. She repeated the same mistake in practicing.
58. Why did the author choose the drums as a musical instrument? A. She was eager to free herself from piano lessons. B. She was reluctant to play an instrument. C. She was confident of handling them. D. She was fond of beating drums.
59. The author’s mother can be best described as __________. A. devoted and stubborn B. encouraging and independent C. helpful and considerate D. hardworking and generous 60. We can learn from the passage __________.
A. parents should encourage their children to create art B. the ordinary backstage work can help one succeed C. you can only get better at something if you practice D. art should be treated as a joy rather than a burden