The Coolest Inventions
Great inventions often change the world. Why not try our coolest inventions?
Frying Pan $ 100 | Cooking by yourself is a great idea! Try this smart pan even if you don’t know how to cook! In it there is an APP that can control the heat. You just need to follow the instructions and a delicious meal can be yours. Year of invention: 2015 |
Cooler $399 | A cooler can keep your food and drinks fresh. But the US inventor Ryan wants more than that. His cooler can also be used as an MP3 player. It even provides power for your mobile phone. Year of invention: 2012 |
Coaching Basketball $200 | The coaching basketball can develop your basketball skills. In the basketball there is a Bluetooth chip (It can send information to your mobile phone.) If you don't play well, a “coach” will tell you how to improve. Year of invention: 2014 |
Super Wheel $799 | Too tired to ride a bike in a large city? Cambridge University has developed the Super Wheel. It’s a real wheel to help riders to ride more easily. It also gives real-time information of the road conditions to your phone. Year of invention: 2014 |
1.How much is a Frying Pan?
A. $100. B. $200. C. $399. D. $799.
2.What can Ryan’s Cooler do?
A. It can help to heat the food and the drink.
B. It can teach you how to play basketball.
C. It can cook your food without electricity.
D. It can provide power for mobile phones.
3.When was the Coaching Basketball invented?
A. In 2011. B. In 2014. C. In 2015. D. In 2016.
4.What’s the speical of the Super Wheel?
A. It can be used as a mobile phone.
B. It can show the cooking steps by riding.
C. It can improve your basketball skills quickly.
D. It can give the information about the road conditions.
5.What does the undelined word “real-time” mean?
A. 真正的 B. 随机的 C. 实时的 D. 匆忙的
George was an engineer. He worked in a factory in the UK. When he was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it. He soon became very good at it and made his plane do all kinds of tricks(特技).
George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day George invited Mark to fly in his plane. Mark thought, “I’ve traveled in a big plane several times, but I’ve never been in a small one, so I’ll go.”
Then they went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air.
When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back safely, and he said to his friend in a shaking voice, “Well, George, thank you very much for those two trips in your plane.”
George was very surprised and said, “Two trips?”
“Yes, my first and my last,” answered Mark.
1.What is George’s job?
A. He is a teacher. B. He is a pilot.
C. He is an engineer. D. He is a bus driver.
2.Who is Mark?
A. George’s uncle B. George’s friend.
C. George’s brother D. George’s boss.
3.How long did George and Mark fly in the air?
A. Thirty minutes. B. Forty minutes.
C. An hour. D. Two hours.
4.How did Mark feel when he was in the plane in the sky?
A. He was sad. B. He was angry.
C. He was happy. D. He was scared.
5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. A big plane. B. Two trips.
C. A shaking voice. D. All kinds of tricks.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On the first day of the school, our teacher made us know somebody. Looking out, we found an old woman______at the door. She came in and said, “Hi, my name is Susan. I am seventy years old”. All of us were______that she took this_____ at her age. She said with a smile. “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get _____, have two children and travel together. ” Hearing this, all of us laughed. “ In fact, ” she went on, “I have always______of having a college education, and now it comes______! ”
After class we had chocolate and milk together. We became good_______. I often listened to this “time machine” as she shared her______with me. At the end of the term we invited Susan to give a______in the class. When she was in the front of the classroom, suddenly she found she took the wrong paper. She felt a little______and said, “I am sorry. I am so nervous. I can’t get my ready talk______, so I have to tell you______I know. “
In her speech she told us “We don’t stop playing as we are old, we grow old______we stop playing. The secret of staying ______and being happy is that we should laugh and find something ______ to do every day. I think there is a great______between growing old and growing up. I am seventy now. If I______in bed for one year and never do anything, I’ll become seventy-one. Since(既然) anybody can grow older, my______ is to grow up by always finding the chance to change. Growing older can’t be avoided, growing up can be______. It’s never too late to be all you can possibly be. ”
During the four years' study, it was so easy for Susan to make friends______she went. In the end, the wonderful woman finished all her courses and got the college degree (学位).
1.A. talking B. crying C. reading D. standing
2.A. surprised B. relaxed C. bored D. tired
3.A. success B. challenge C. activity D. work
4.A. excited B. worried C. married D. relaxed
5.A. realized B. made C. known D. dreamed
6.A. over B. true C. back D. down
7.A. teachers B. students C. friends D. neighbors
8.A. stories B. study C. hope D. news
9.A. warmth B. postcard C. present D. speech
10.A. strict B. upset C. serious D. painful
11.A. again B. back C. down D. away
12.A. what B. how C. which D. why
13.A. until B. before C. though D. because
14.A. old B. busy C. awake D. young
15.A. natural B. interesting C. difficult D. impossible
16.A. difference B. pleasure C. examination D. influence
17.A. leave B. hide C. lie D. turn
18.A. idea B. mind C. energy D. regret
19.A. noticed B. mentioned C. thought D. chosen
20.A. whenever B. however C. wherever D. whether
---Frank, can you help me carry the big box to my office?
---_______
A. With pleasure! B. You’re welcome!
C. It could be better! D. Never mind!
---Marc, look at my new invention!
---_______ interesting it is!
A. What an B. What a C. What D. How
---Could you tell me ______?
---Sorry, I don’t know. Please ask the clerk over there.
A. that farmers grow rice in the south
B. when will Laura show us the paper cuttings
C. where we can find a guide book
D. how did they achieve their dream
