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Surprising Camara.

WATCH out! A slingshot(弹弓) is aimed at you. But don’t be afraid. It’sJust a camara. It’s called Slingshot Camara. The camara will catch your Surprised look. Pull the rubberhand(橡皮筋)back and shoot. It takes a Picture. Two designers from South Korea made’s.

Making Use of Smog

SMOG(雾霾)is annoying. But what if it could be made into a diamond(钻石)? A “Smog Free Tower” will try to do that, although the diamonds will not be as real ones. Black particles(颗粒)in smog and diamonds are mostly carbon. A designer from the Netherlands made the tower.

New Flower Home

WHEN plants get too big, you have to move them from a small flowerpot to a big one. Now, the special Growth Flowerpot can save you time and energy. It’s made of a special materal in origami style. It gets bigger and bigger as the plant grows. It is from Belgium.

Easy Bike Parking

PARKING a bike is not easy in big cities. Here comes the bicycle-parking tower. You only need to use a card and push a button. Then the tower can hold your bike in an empty place inside it. You don’t even need to lock the bike.

Solar Charged Light

YOU can put it in your pocket. But if it’s inflated(充气), it turns into a light! This is LumnAID, a solar light that can be on for 16 hours after recharging(充电) with just seven hours of sunlight. Two US students designed it.

1.From the passage above, we know that____________.

A.a slingshot camara can catch one’s surprised look by shooting.

B.the diamonds made from “Amog Free Tower” can be very expensive as real ones.

C.the designer of the bicycle-parking tower is from Belgium.

D.a LumnAID must be recharged with 16 hours before using it.

2.___________might be the best gift for Mary, who loves plants but have little time on it.

A.A slingshot camara.              B.A growth flowerpot.

C.A bicycle-parking card.           D.A LumnAID.

3.What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Make the diamonds seem dear.

B.Make the smog become more annoying.

C.Make the diamonds from the tower.

D.Make the carbon particles in smog into diamonds.

4.Which of the following makes use of the power of nature?

A.Baicycle-prking Tower & LumnAID

B.Smog Free Tower & Slingshot Camara

C. Baicycle-prking Tower & Slingshot Camara

D.Smog Free Tower & LumnAID

5.What’s the news above mainly about?

A.Safety.          B.Entertainment.

C.Invention.       D.Environment.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了五项新发明。弹弓相机通过射击来捕捉你惊讶的表情，特殊的成长花盆能节约时间和精力，“Smog Free Tower”雾霾中的黑色颗粒制成钻石。自行车停车塔可以容纳你的自行车。LumnAID是一种太阳能充电灯。

1.A细节理解题。根据 The camara will catch your Surprised look.可知弹弓相机通过射击来捕捉你惊讶的表情，故选A。

2.B细节理解题。根据Now, the special Growth Flowerpot can save you time and energy.可知对于没有时间，但是喜欢植物的玛丽来说，这种特殊的成长花盆能节约时间和精力，这可能是她最好的礼物，故选B。

3.D词义猜测题。根据 But what if it could be made into a diamond(钻石)?和Black particles(颗粒)in smog and diamonds are mostly carbon.可知雾霾里的黑色颗粒和钻石里都含有碳，因此这里指可以把雾霾里的黑色颗粒制成钻石。故选D。

4.D推理判断题。根据A “Smog Free Tower” will try to do that, although the diamonds will not be as real ones.可知Smog Free Tower利用雾霾中的碳制成钻石，根据 This is LumnAID, a solar light that can be on for 16 hours after recharging(充电) with just seven hours of sunlight. 可知 LumnAID利用太阳能来充电，因此Smog Free Tower和 LumnAID都是在利用自然资源，故选D。

5.C推理判断题。根据It takes aPicture. Two designers from South Korea made’s. 可知这个报道是介绍人们设计的新东西，故推断这个新闻主要关于新发明。故选C。

考点：新闻报道类短文阅读。