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科目:高中英语 来源:2014届甘肃省高三上学期期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Have you dreamed of building your own machine? Do you wish you could invent something new? Here we look at a few British inventions of recent times.
Adaptable glasses
Do you wear glasses? If so, can you imagine life without them? In 1985, Joshua Silver, a professor at Oxford University, asked himself, “Can I invent a pair of glasses that could be changed by the wearer?” He designed two plastic lenses(透镜)that are filled with a special liquid. Using syringes(注射器)you change the liquid between the lenses until you can see clearly. The glasses are not beautiful but they are easy to use and cheap to make.
The wind-up radio
When you switch your TV on tonight, think about all those people without electricity. Thinking about this, Trevor Baylis came up with the idea of designing a radio that could be powered by hand. In common with Joshua Silver he wanted his invention to be cheap and easy to use. He wanted even the poorest people in developing countries, who don’t have electricity and cannot afford batteries, to use it. The radio has a generator (发电机) which is powered by turning a handle. In 1996 it won a BBC Design Award for Best Protect and Best Design.
The Dyson cleaner
In many homes around the world you can see a cleaner that looks like a spaceship. This is the Dyson vacuum (真空) cleaner which uses something called “cyclonic separation” to separate the dirt. You do not need a bag for your cleaner and it does not get blocked so it is very practical. The idea came to Sir James Dyson after he kept having problems with his vacuum cleaner. He decided he could design a better one and in 1993 he opened his own factory. The Dyson is now one of the best-selling cleaners in the UK and Dyson is believed to have earned over a billion pounds.
The Zapata fly-board
Ever dreamed of zooming through the water and leaping in the air like a dolphin? Now you can thanks to a fly-board, built by water sports enthusiast Frank Zapata. With it you can dive back in the water and out again. It’s possible to jump to incredible heights out of the water — over 30 feet. The basic fly-board model comes in at £4,200.
So keep dreaming and inventing. One day you might get it right.
1.What can we learn about Adaptable glasses?
A. They are very expensive. B. The inventor is a student.
C. The glasses are fragile. D. They don’t look very nice.
2.Which invention won an award?
A. Adaptable glasses. B. The wind-up radio.
C. The Dyson cleaner. D. The Zapata fly-board.
3.The Dyson cleaner was invented with the purpose of _________.
A. helping people use cleaners more easily
B. making Dyson a rich businessman
C. keeping the house cleaner than before
D. taking the place of human cleaners
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015届河南省高一下期期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:完型填空
Joe wanted a bike. He asked his parents for the money and they had said he must 1 it.
But how? He thought about this 2 he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask kids to work for
3 . Maybe he could clear away snow for the neighbors. 4 this was summer. He’d have to
5 a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens 6 he had no tools to do the work with.
Then Joe saw one of his 7 , Dick, delivering 8 . I could do
that, he 9 . Maybe I could get the bike right 10 . I could pay
for it
11 each week. He ran to catch up
12 Dick.Joe asked 13 questions about having a paper route. He learned that 14 was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learned
15 the job took about three 16 each night. Dick gave him the
17 of the newspaper manager.
Joe almost flew home. After he had 18 his plan, his mother smiled. “I think it’s a great idea.” she said. “I’ll call the newspaper.”
“Wait Mom,” Joe said. “I’ll19 . After all, I’m going to be a businessman now.”
Joe’s mother smiled 20.
1. A.buy B.earn C.take D.do
2. A.if B.whether C.since D.as
3. A.them B.you C.him D.us
4. A.But B.And C.So D.Or
5. A.walk B.wait C.sit D.stand
6. A.because B.so C.although D.but
7. A.classmate B.classmates C.parents D.parent
8. A.newspapers B.news C.cards D.message
9. A.talked B.agreed C.thought D.told
10. A.along B.away C.on D.out
11. A.little B.few C.a little D.a few
12. A.with B.on C.along D.to
13. A.many a B.much C.plenty D.a great many
14. A.this B.it C.that D.which
15. A.that B.what C.why D.when
16. A.days B.minutes C.hours D.hour
17. A.address B.telephone C.phone number D.manager
18. A.explained B.talked C.thought D.changed
19. A.call B.tell C.say D.be
20. A.sadly B.angry C.proud D.proudly
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I not get away any sooner although I had planned to leave earlier.
A.could B.would C.should D.might
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