The Coolest Inventions
An Oceans Vacuum(吸尘器)
There’s a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s bigger than Texas and growing. The way to clean it up now is to catch it with nets. That is both costly and slow. Instead, the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes a 62-mile-long floating barrier that would use natural currents to trap trash. If next year’s trials succeed, a full cleanup operation would aim to start in 2020. It could reduce the trash by 42% over 10 years.
Easy-On Shoes
In 2012, Matthew Walzer, a high school student with a disability, sent a note to Nike. “My dream is to go to college,” he wrote, “without having to worry about someone coming to tie my shoes every day.” Nike assigned a design team to the challenge. This year, they came out with their solution: the FlyEase. The basketball shoe can be fastened with one hand. A pair of Nike FlyEase shoes sells for $130.
An Airport for Drones (无人机)
As Amazon, Google, and others get ready for drone delivery service, there is one big question: What kinds of home bases will their drones have? Rwanda, in Africa, may have the answer. There, workers will soon start work on three “drone ports”. The goals is to make it easier to transport food, medical supplies, electronics, and other goods through the hilly countryside. Construction is set to be completed in 2020.
1.What’s the advantage of the Oceans Vacuum?
A. It can be put into wide use soon B. It can grow year by year
C. It can tear plastic into pieces D. It can be a money-saver
2.What do we know about Nike?
A. It provides customer-friendly services
B. It is designing new shoes frequently
C. It offers free shoes to the disabled
D. It responded to Matthew’s request passively
3.Why is Rwanda setting up “drone ports”?
A. Because they are receptive to new technology
B. Because there are too many drones
C. Because they’re easier to construct than roads
D. Because road travel there is rough
假设你是李梅，你的好朋友苏珊前不久随父母去美国，她写信告诉你她很不适应美国的校园生活，感到孤独。请你根据以下要点用英语给她写一封建议信。
（1）多交一些朋友，友情会使她忘记孤独。
（2）学好英语，从而增加和别人交流的机会。
（3）空余时间多去旅游，使自己的生活更加有趣。
词数：100个左右；可适当增加细节。
Dear Susan,
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Yours,
Li Mei
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
1.There was a time that this singer was popular with the young men.
2.It was a fun to play football after class.
3.I am determining to change my job. No one else can change my mind.
4.He insisted that the problem discussed at the meeting was carried out right away.
5.Shall we go straightly to the hotel or have a rest first?
6.Although I try to talk to my classmates. I still find it hard make good friends with them.
7.Now they make up their mind to go and settle in the countryside.
8.Parents should actively urge their children to take advantage with the opportunity to join sports teams.
9.She insisted that I went to the prison to visit her brother with her.
10.It’s no pleasure look through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced.
1.It was for this reason that her uncle moved out of New York and ___________(settle)down in a small village.
2.----Have you finished your experiment report, Jane?
----Oh, my God. I’ve __________(entire)forgotten all about that.
3.It is the first time that he _____________(visit)the beautiful city.
4.You had better rise early in the morning. The morning air is so nice ______________(breathe).
5.He climbed up to the top of church tower to get ___________better view of the entire city.
6.In order to learn English well, we should ___________(rich)our vocabulary every day.
7.I managed to persuade my classmates into ____________(accept) my idea.
8.There is no such thing _____________failure. failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.
9.I don’t think the information is ________________: we’d better check it out.
10.You must remember: almost everyone had gone _________many difficulties before they succeeded.
It is always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never traveled abroad. Foreign______can be educational for anyone ______he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand. Learning the______of a new country would be difficult for the traveler, but the benefits(好处)of such an effort would become clear at once______his arrival. It may not seem______to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing how to order a meal or rent a room is necessary for the newcomer in a strange place. Without knowing the language, it is very difficult for the stranger to understand the people of the new country and their customs. Of course, in our small world, __ is often possible to find someone who understands our own language, but this is only second-best for the traveler. To be sure, he can see places and things without the______of a language, but places and things are not the _____of any country. To get the greatest benefit_______a trip to another country, it is_______important for the visitor to have an understanding of the language.
1.A. travel B. country C. language D. people
2.A. unless B. if C. although D. so
3.A. knowledge B. language C. speech D. words
4.A. after B. before C. for D. at
5.A. difficult B. strange C. wonderful D. important
6.A. where B. which C. that D. it
7.A. use B. speaking C. writing D. learning
8.A. mind B. head C. heart D. matter
9.A. from B. in C. at D. to
10.A. much B. indeed C. also D. finally
A high school history teacher once told us. “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.”______teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily_______.
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for____friendship to ____. However, there can be____disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have it clear in our ____ what kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or ____ at arm's length? Do we want to ____ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are ____enough—and that' s all right. But at some point we need to______that our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations. The sharing of____experience ____ our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it ____be undertaken(进行) slowly and carried on only if there are ____of interest and action in return.
What are some of the ____of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships ____time. Another “major difficulty" is the selfishness to think one “possesses" the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships ____ actions in return. In______words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend ____time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die ____
1.A. Knowledge B. Teacher C. Experience D. Parent
2.A. understood B. formed C. realized D. produced
3.A. true B. common C. deeply D. actual
4.A. design B. intend C. develop D. appear
5.A. any B. some C. no D. none
6.A. heart B. thoughts C. actions D. minds
7.A. remained B. left C. kept D. stayed
8.A. own B. share C. owe D. spare
9.A. that B. very C. quite D. not
10.A. make sure B. remember C. expect D. check out
11.A. social B. ordinary C. good D. personal
12.A. concerning B. having C. including D. recovering
13.A. can B. must C. will D. need
14.A. marks B. sights C. scenes D. signs
15.A. difficulties B. differences C. advantages D. things
16.A. cost B. spend C. ask D. take
17.A. require B. request C. depend D. suggest
18.A. some B. many C. other D. different
19.A. less B. comfortable C. reasonable D. a lot
20.A. for B. away C. out D. from
