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These inventions are making the world a better, smarter, and in some cases, a little more fun.
Easy-On Shoes
This year, Nike came out with their solution: the Flyease. The basketball shoe can be tied with only one hand. The idea for it came from ＂opening and closing a door,＂ says Tobie Hatfield, the shoe’s inventor. A pair of Nike Flyease shoes sells for $130.
Bionic Ears (仿生耳)
If you’re tired of loud noise, you have two choices: cover your ears or leave. But what if you could turn off or lower the sound, just as you would on a TV? That’s the promise of the Here Active Listening system. The Bionic Ears are connected with a smartphone app. Users can pick which sounds they don’t want. They are priced at $249.
A Virtual Pencil and Paper
In the 450 years or so since its invention, the pencil has become so common; it’s easy to forget how great a technology it is. It writes darker when you press harder. Its marks can be erased. It’s difficult to copy the way it works. That’s what makes Apple’s latest effort so different. The Apple Pencil allows users to draw, paint, or write on a screen, just as they would on a sheet of paper. The Apple Pencil goes for $99.
The Artiphon
Having a hard time choosing an instrument (乐器)? You might want to try the Artiphon. It can imitate (模仿) dozens of instruments—not just how they sound but also how they’re played. It can be like a guitar. It can be like a piano. The Artiphon is priced at $399.
1.Matthew, a student with a disability of one arm, most probably chooses .
A. Easy-On Shoes B. Bionic Ears
C. A Virtual Pencil and Paper D. Be Creative
2.How much will you most probably pay if you are a music fan who is tired of loud noise?
A. $ 229. B. $ 339. C. $ 498. D. $ 648.
3.What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To introduce some problem-solving apps.
B. To call on more students to love inventing.
C. To share ways of making inventions.
D. To introduce some coolest inventions.
单句改错
1. His neighbours joined him for searching for his lost child.
2. He usually disagrees in what I say.
3. The young man and the pretty girl have fallen in love with each other for many years.
4. Mr Wang is getting along bad with his business.
5. I’m having some trouble at my brother.
选词填空
have trouble with settle down fall in love with communicate with get tired of join in get along with pack up |
1. She ____________________ a foreigner and married him when she studied in America.
2. He ____________________ his English study, so he often fails his English exam.
3. How is he ____________________ his new classmates?
4. I’m going to ____________________ their discussion.
5. With his help, I can ____________________ the police in English.
6. Few students ____________________ playing games.
7. Do you need me to help you ____________________ the oranges?
8. He has ____________________ in America after he moved there.
结合语境，根据首字母或汉语提示用单词的适当形式填空。
1. The snow is very _____________（疏松的）and there is a lot of air in it.
2. I am only able to look at nature through dirty _____________(窗帘) hanging before very_____________ (布满灰尘的) windows.
3. I will be_____________(感激的) if you help me.
4. Our workmate has been in danger. We’re all _____________（担心）about his health.
5. She soon ______________(恢复；痊愈) from her illness with the help of doctors.
6. It is raining heavily outside. The children can’t play ______________(在户外).
7. Their age is from 13 to 19. They are called ______________(青少年).
8. He _____________(不理) the bell and went somewhere quiet.
9. You’d better do it with your ________________(合作者).
10. The boy came to school _______________(心烦意乱的).
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Today I visited the Smiths — my first visit to a American family. They live in a small quietly town. It was very kind for them to meet me at the railway station and drove me to their home. The Smiths did their best to make me feel at home. They offered myself coffee and other drinks. We have a good time talking or laughing together. They happy to know everything about China and asked me lots of question. In fact, they are planning to visit China in next year.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 1 you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only 2 friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the 3 . I know she will always be my best friend. I could see the yellow leaves 4 in the cool wind. In such a 5 , I liked walking alone in the leaves, 6 to the sound of them. Autumn is a harvest season. However, 7 is uninteresting. The free days always get me 8 . But one day, the sound of a violin 9 into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 10 in playing her violin. I had 11 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn’t know that I had been 12 there for so long but my existence(存在) did not seem to disturb(打扰)her.
Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 13 I went downstairs to watch her performance. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 14 . Though we didn’t know each other, I thought we were already good 15 .
One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly 16 . To my surprise, the girl came over to me. ＂You must like violin,＂ she said. ＂Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?＂ I asked. Suddenly, a 17 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. ＂I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 18 me.＂ she said. ＂In fact, it was your playing 19 gave me a meaningful autumn,＂ I answered, ＂Let’s be friends.＂ The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. But I will always remember the fine figure(身影) of the girl. She is like a 20 — so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off much light that makes the autumn beautiful.
1.A. with B. for C. against D. to
2.A. good B. true C. reliable D. stubborn
3.A. sound B. song C. partner D. violin
4. A. shaking B. hanging C. rising D. floating
5. A. season B. situation C. day D. weather
6. A. watching B. listening C. seeing D. hearing
7. A. journey B. work C. life D. view
8.A. bored B. determined C. excited D. concerned
9.A. flowed B. grew C. entered D. ran
10.A. lost B. active C. busy D. interested
11.A. once B. never C. frequently D. usually
12.A. waiting B. stopping C. standing D. hearing
13.A. because B. but C. when D. before
14. A. interesting B. moving C. boring D. tiring
15. A. comers B. listeners C. players D. friends
16.A. stopped B. began C. gone D. changed
17. A. happy B. sad C. strange D. calm
18.A. surprised B. excited C. encouraged D. interested
19.A. that B. which C. it D. who
20.A. song B. dream C. wind D. sister
