Can you imagine a cloud floating in the middle of your room? Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird? Here, we have picked out four interesting inventions to share with you.
Talking Gloves
Four foreign students have created a pair of gloves, and it helps people to communicate with people who have hearing and speaking problems. The gloves are equipped with sensors (传感器). They recognize sign language and translate it into text on a smartphone. Then the smartphone changes the text to spoken words. Thus you can understand sign language easily.
Google Glasses
Google Glasses are like a computer built into a pair of glasses. Then the glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make calls without even lifting a finger. The glasses also have a camera and GPS mapping system. Users can take and share photos, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down, left and right.
Indoor Clouds
That’s a real world. An artist, Smilde managed to create a small but perfect white cloud in the middle of a room using a fog machine. But it required careful planning — the temperature, humidity (湿度) and lighting all had to be just right. The cloud only lasted for a short while, though.
Wingsuits
The suit realizes your dream of flying like a bird. Well, not exactly flying, but gliding (滑翔) through the air. It increases the surface area of the human body, which makes it easier for people to float in the air. Fliers wearing wingsuits can glide one kilometer in about 30 seconds.
1. What do “Talking Gloves” help people to understand?| A．Spoken words. | B．Sign language. | C．Written words. | D．The text on the smartphone. |
| A．By speaking to the glasses. | B．By tapping the keyboard. |
| C．By lifting a finger. | D．By moving the eyeballs. |
| A．With a fog machine. | B．With right temperature. |
| C．With a fog machine and careful planning. | D．With a fog machine and right lighting. |
| A．Talking Gloves. | B．Wingsuits. | C．Google Glasses. | D．Indoor Clouds. |
| A．Four Interesting Inventions | B．Four Famous Inventions |
| C．The Advantages of Four Inventions | D．Four Dreams of the Future |
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【推荐1】The Earth gives us a lot of things.
In nature, when something dies, other animals and plants get food from it. Every animal or plant gives food for other animals or plants.
Some rubbish is very dangerous for plants and animals. In some places, many animals live together. One animal makes food for many more animals. If we put rubbish and chemicals(化学品) in the water, the Torqued (浮游生物) will die.
So what can we do? Don’t make so much rubbish. Don’t leave any rubbish in the countryside!
| A．However, animals can’t get food from many of the things we drop. |
| B．We also give the Earth a lot of things, but some of them are not good. |
| C．Rubbish is everywhere. |
| D．If there isn’t any plankton, many animals will have nothing to eat. |
| E．These things will stay in the ground for many, many years. |
【推荐2】On December 21 this year, the day is Winter Solstice（冬至）. It is an important day in China. What is special on the day? The answer is that the daytime lasts（持续） the shortest and the night lasts the longest of the year in the northern hemisphere（北半球）. Its Chinese name “dongzhi” means that winter comes and the days get colder.
In China, it is tradition（传统） to eat dumplings（饺子）on this day. This tradition comes from a famous doctor named Zhang ZhongJing. On a cold winter day, Zhang sees people have frostbite（冻伤） on their ears. To help them, he makes a kind of food in the shape（形状）of an ear, just like the dumplings we eat today. After eating the food, people feel very warm and their frostbite go away. From then on, people start to eat dumplings on Winter Solstice.
Now, Winter Solstice gives family a chance to get together and share their happiness.
1. From the passage, people usually eat dumplings ________.| A．on the shortest night in the northern hemisphere | B．on December 21 every year |
| C．on Winter Solstice | D．on the longest day in the northern hemisphere |
| A．Zhang Zhongjing eats dumplings because of his frostbite |
| B．People have frostbite just like dumplings |
| C．After Winter Solstice, the days get colder |
| D．The tradition of Winter Solstice comes from warm（温暖的） place |
| A．families to get together | B．people to make food |
| C．families to eat moon cakes | D．people to have a trip in northern hemisphere |
| A．承担 | B．分享 | C．遭受 | D．理解 |
| A．the places of eating dumpling | B．the story of the famous doctor Zhang ZhongJing |
| C．the days of cold winter | D．the introduction（介绍）of Winter Solstice |
【推荐3】When the weather is hot, you go to a lake or an ocean. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel cool. Why? The sun makes the earth hot, but it can not make the water hot. Though the air over the earth becomes hot, the air over the water stays cool. The hot air over the earth goes up, then the cool air over the water moves in and takes the place of the hot air. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel the cool air when it moves in. You feel the wind and the wind makes you cool.
Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask “Why is the ocean full of salt?” Scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cool, it cracks (崩裂), and the rain falls into the cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask “What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not get saltier every year.” Scientists are not sure about the answer to the question.
We know a lot about our world. But there are still many answers that we do not have, and we are curious.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（A）或误（B）。
1. Scientists can answer all questions.
2. Now scientists know what makes people feel cool near a lake or an ocean in summer.
3. Scientists say that the salt in the ocean comes from rivers and lakes.
4. A rock cracks when rain falls.
5. People are always curious because there are many new things for them to know.
【推荐1】Several cars waited at the top of a slope (斜坡). As the whistle blew, the cars sped down the slope. Spectators (观众) cheered and clapped. But this was not a normal car race. The cars were made out of food.
Students at Orefield Middle School in Pennsylvania, US, held the race early last month. They spent several weeks making their cars. The race was part of the school’s STEMM class. STEMM stands for science, technology, engineering, math and medicine.
The rules of the race were strict. The only non-food items allowed were toothpicks and popsicle sticks (冰棒棍). Some students used round bread or cookies for wheels. Some used a steak roll for the body.
For some students, the most difficult part was not making the car, but trying not to eat the tasty food. “If you ate any of it, you got out,” James Cipolla, 13, told The Morning Call.
Cipolla worked with three other students on their car. They put a marshmallow (棉花糖) at the base of their car to help it move easily. But it melted during the race and didn’t make it to the finals.
“We still had fun anyway,” said 14-year-old Andrew Maitski. “We learned about engineering and the basic parts of a car.”
1. What made the race special?| A．The cars flew down a slope. | B．Lots of people came to watch. |
| C．The cars were made out of food. | D．The race was part of STEMM class. |
| A．Science, technology, English, math and medicine. |
| B．Science, technology, English, music and medicine. |
| C．Science, technology, engineering, music and medicine. |
| D．Science, technology, engineering, math and medicine. |
| A．The students had to use food to make their cars. |
| B．The only non-food items allowed were toothpicks and popsicle sticks. |
| C．The students couldn’t eat the food they used to make their cars. |
| D．The marshmallows they used melted during the race. |
| A．The car didn’t win the race because the children have different ideas. |
| B．A marshmallow at the base can help the car move easily. |
| C．The marshmallow melted at the end of the race. |
| D．The children felt disappointed with the car race. |
| A．What STEMM stands for. | B．A creative car race. |
| C．What cars are made out of. | D．How students felt about the race. |
What’s your favorite invention | |
 | My favorite invention is the Internet.You can always know what’s going on in the world.It is amazing.I live in America，but I can talk and write to my friends in England through the Internet. |
 | My favorite invention is the TV.It has become part of my life.When I watch TV, I feel relaxed.My favorite program is Modern Family.I like the boy Manny best.I think he is so funny. |
 | The mobile phone is my favorite invention.I use it when I wake and usually until I fall asleep.I often use my mobile phone to play games.My mobile phone is also my alarm clock.It really makes my day a lot easier. |
 | I like the camera best.It allows us to do many things.My parents took a lot of pictures when I was a little girl.I really enjoy looking at these pictures.Now I often take pictures for my friends.We can keep all the special moments. |
| A．In America. | B．In England. | C．In China. | D．In India. |
| A．talk to friends | B．watch Modern Family | C．play games | D．take pictures |
| A．The Internet. | B．The TV. | C．The mobile phone. | D．The camera. |
【推荐3】It might be strange to wear clothes made out of plastic bottles. But in fact, some clothing companies are already making clothes like these.
Fashion brand JUMA recently showed its newest collection at a workshop in Shanghai. Eighteen clothing items from the collection, including jumpsuits, jackets, shirts and dresses, were made from recycled plastic bottles.
“We realized that billions of water bottles were being thrown into landfills and oceans every year and that these bottles take hundreds of years to decompose (分解). We thought we should use them to create our clothes and help improve the environment,” said Alia Juma, the company’s designer director.
Many other fashion companies are finding similar ways to save our planet these days. The process is rather simple. First, the plastic bottles are washed and cut into small pieces. Then they are melted and shaped into small balls. The balls are melted again to form thread (线). People can then use the thread to make different kinds of clothes.
According to Juma, it takes 67 ,000 bottles to create I ton of thread. This reduces carbon emissions (碳排放) by 4.2 tons and water use by 6.2 tons compared with the normal way of making thread.
“Four bottles can make one pillowcase (枕套). Five can make a shirt,10 dresses, and 20 a short coat,” Juma said. Some people might have doubts (疑问) about wearing something made out of plastic bottles. But according to Causeartist, a website that focuses on innovation (创新), clothes made from plastics could even be better than nylon and polyester (聚酯纤维). Plastic thread can be made into different textures (织物), such as cotton, silk, or even wool. It seems that this innovation may lead to a greener future of fashion.
1. What clothes in plastic did JUMA show at its newest collection at a workshop in Shanghai?| A．Dresses, jumpsuits and shoes. | B．Jackets, shirts and jumpsuits. |
| C．Shirts, dresses and hats. | D．Pants, jackets and dresses. |
| A．Plastic bottles are very fashionable. |
| B．JUMA made eighteen clothes out of plastic bottles. |
| C．Plastic bottles are easy to make clothes. |
| D．To help improve the environment. |
| A．The plastic bottles are melted to form thread. |
| B．The plastic bottles are cut into s mall pieces, shaped into s mall balls and melted to form thread. |
| C．The plastic bottles are used to make different kinds of clothes. |
| D．The plastic bottles are cut into small pieces and melted again to form thread. |
| A．4. | B．5. | C．10. | D．20. |
| A．It is boring. | B．It is bad. | C．It is useful. | D．It is strange |
【推荐1】China has named its first five national parks—Sanjiangyuan National Park, Wuyi Mountain National Park, Giant Panda National Park, Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park and Hainan Tropical(热带的) Rainforest National Park. They cover a land area of more than 230, 000 square kilometers and protect nearly 30 percent of the country’s key wildlife species (物种).
Sanjiangyuan area is an important source(来源) of freshwater resources(资源) in China. More than 60-billion-cubic-meter clean water is sent downstream each year, and the volume(容量) has increased in recent years.
Wuyi Mountain National Park is known as “the kingdom of snakes”, “the world of insects”, “the heaven for birds”, and “the key to the study of Asian amphibians and reptiles”, Wuyi Mountain National Park has 558 kinds of wild vertebrates(脊椎动物), 33.27 percent of the types in Fujian province.
Giant Panda National Park protects more than 1600 wild giant pandas. They account for (占) more than 70 percent of the pandas in China.
Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park is China’s main area where Siberian tigers and Amur leopards live. There are about 40 Siberian tigers and about 50 Amur leopards.
Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park has the largest tropical forest in China. The park covers nine cities and counties, with a total area of 4, 400 square km, or about one-seventh of Hainan Islands land area.
In the future, national parks are expected to be natural classrooms for everyone. Different kinds of animals and plants live here. The country is moving fast to protect them.
1. Which national park is known as “the heaven for birds”?| A．Sanjiangyuan National Park. | B．Wuyi Mountain National Park. |
| C．Giant Panda National Park. | D．Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park. |
| A．Producing more new wildlife species. | B．Improving people’s living conditions. |
| C．Setting up a protected areas system(体系). | D．Giving better homes to local people. |
| A．P1 P2 / P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 | B．P1 / P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 |
| C．P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 / P7 | D．P1 / P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 / P7 |
| A．The First National Parks | B．Development of China |
| C．Animals and Plants | D．Going Hiking in the Wild |
【推荐2】Have you ever made soup at home? It’s pretty easy to do. One of my favourite soups to make is chicken tortilla(玉米薄饼) soup. It’s a kind of Mexican soup that has beans, chicken, and some other ingredients(原料).
Since I make the soup often, I know the recipe(配方) well and it tastes the same every time. But there was one time when I didn’t have one of the most important ingredients. I decided to just make the soup without that ingredient anyway. I thought one ingredient wouldn’t make a big difference.
When I tasted it later, it still tasted all right — I could eat it, but it wasn’t quite the same. I was sure that it would have been better if I followed the recipe exactly.
It is the same in our lives. When you work in groups at school or later in life at work, you can think of each member of the group as being an ingredient in the soup. If each “ingredient” isn’t there, or isn’t doing their job well, the “soup” won’t turn out right. Remember the story of the soup the next time you have to work in a group with your classmates.
1. What do recipes tell us?| A．What food is like in other countries. | B．How to cook food according to rules. |
| C．How different foods taste. | D．How to make soup with very few ingredients. |
| A．It tasted very good. | B．It was too bad to eat. |
| C．It was not as good as before. | D．It tasted it different. |
| A．is not always necessary | B．only needs to finish his own job |
| C．is like a special kind of soup | D．is like an ingredient in soup |
| A．the importance of following recipes | B．the importance of team work |
| C．how to make soup at home | D．how to join new groups |
【推荐3】We know health is important in everyone’s life. Here are some ways to make them easy to get.
★ Eat a balanced diet(平衡的饮食). Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, some grain(谷物) and a little meat. Don’t eat junk food like potato chips and hamburgers.
★ Exercise twice or three times a week. This will make your body strong.
★ Get enough sleep. It is best to get eight hours’ sleep a day.
★ Keep yourself busy. This is good because it stops you from having bad habits. To keep yourself busy, you can walk around the house, spend time with your pet, do sports, or have a hobby like learning a swing dance or reading magazines.
★ Go out and make friends. Spend time and have fun with them. Talk with them, but try not to talk about anything bad. You should stay with the people who are healthy.
1. If you want to be healthy, you should exercise ________.| A．every day | B．twice a day | C．three times a month | D．twice or three times a week |
| A．Seven. | B．Eight. | C．Nine. | D．Ten. |
| A．长途旅行 | B．生活方式 | C．业余爱好 | D．网上闲聊 |
| A．We can eat a lot of meat to keep healthy. | B．We need to exercise. |
| C．It’s good to make some friends. | D．We can spend our free time doing sports. |
| A．Eating Habits | B．Playing Sports | C．Making Friends | D．How to Get Health |
