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 material 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. |
| A．A slingshot camara. | B．A growth flowerpot. |
| C．A bicycle-parking card. | D．A LumnAID. |
| 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. |
| A．Baicycle-prking Tower & LumnAID |
| B．Smog Free Tower & Slingshot Camara |
| C．Baicycle-prking Tower & Slingshot Camara |
| D．Smog Free Tower & LumnAID |
| A．Safety. | B．Entertainment. |
| C．Invention. | D．Environment. |
2 . Mrs Green’s telephone number was three-four-six-three, and the number of the cinema near her house was three-four-six-four, so people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone rang and Mrs Green answered it. A tired man said, “At what time does your last film begin?”
“I’m sorry”, she said Mrs Green, “but you have the wrong number. T his is not the cinema.”
“Oh, it began twenty minutes ago,” said the man.” That’s too bad. Goodbye.”
Mrs Green was very surprised ,so she told her husband .He laughed and said ,”The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening ,and husband will be happy!”
1. Mrs Green ’s telephone number was__________| A．3634 | B．3463 | C．3464 | D．3644 |
| A．the cinema | B．the shop | C．the factory | D．the visit |
| A．Because the man had the wrong number |
| B．Because the man said sorry to her |
| C．Because the man didn’t say to her but said something else. |
| D．Because the man’s voice was very low |
At around 12:00 students have lunch. American students don’t go home for lunch. They have it at school. Most students like pizza(比萨), hot dogs or hamburgers. At 1:00 in the afternoon, they start to have classes. Their classes are usually over(结束) at three o’clock. Then they join in the activities （活动）of clubs or sports.
| Time | Activities |
| At 8:30 am | |
| At 12:00 | |
| Have classes | |
| After 3:00 pm | Join the clubs or play sports |
