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The year of 2014 saw smart people always busy inventing useful things，which have helped to
make the world better，smarter and a little more fun. Now，let's take a look at some of the inventions.
Super banana
Australian biogeneticist（生物遗传学家）James Dale
visited Uganda，a poor African country，in the early 2000s，
where he found that 15％-30% of children under 5 were at
the risk of going blind because they didn't get enough vitamin
A. Dale also learned that people there love bananas. They
eat 3 to 11 bananas a day. So hecame up with an idea to
plant bananas containing added nutrition in order to improve
Ugandans' health ．With the help of Bill Gates' foundation，Dale developed the“super banana，’·He added a gene to the fruit，making it rich in vitamin A.
1.Which of the following statements would James Dale agree with?
A. Children in Uganda should eat fewer bananas.
B. Vitamin A is largely found in fruits like bananas.
C ．Super bananas are definitely a safe biological product.
D. People's eating habits can be used to develop new food.
2.What is the biggest advantage of the 94Fifty Basketball?
A. The sensors hidden inside can help players run faster in a game.
B. It can help players to improve their shooting and ball-handling skills.
C. It allows players to connect to their smartphones while playing basketball.
D. The Bluetooth chip inside allows its users to listen to music while playing basketball.
3.What can we learn about the hovercraft from the text?
A. It enables its users to float off the ground freely.
B. It can work on many different kinds of surfaces.
C. It still needs to improve its power and efficiency.
D. It is an affordable means of transport for a family.
4.What do the hovercraft and wireless electricity have in common according to the text?
A. They create magnetic fields to produce power.
B. They apply technologies to many things in life.
C. They are technologies which can produce electricity.
D. They use wireless technology to improve their products.
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The year of 2014 saw smart people always busy inventing useful things，which have helped tomake the world better，smarter and a little more fun. Now，let's take a look at some of theinventions.
Super bananaAustralian biogeneticist（生物遗传学家）James Dalevisited Uganda，a poor African country，in the early 2000s，where he found that 15％-30% of children under 5 were at the risk of going blind because they didn't get enough vitamin A. Dale also learned that people there love bananas. They eat 3 to 11 bananas a day. So hecame up with an idea to plant bananas containing added nutrition in order to improve Ugandans' health ．With the help of Bill Gates' foundation，Dale developed the“super banana，’·He added a gene to the fruit，making it rich in vitamin A.
1.Which of the following statements would James Dale agree with?
A. Children in Uganda should eat fewer bananas.
B. Vitamin A is largely found in fruits like bananas.
C ．Super bananas are definitely a safe biological product.
D. People's eating habits can be used to develop new food.
2.What is the biggest advantage of the 94Fifty Basketball?
A. The sensors hidden inside can help players run faster in a game.
B. It can help players to improve their shooting and ball-handling skills.
C. It allows players to connect to their smartphones while playing basketball.
D. The Bluetooth chip inside allows its users to listen to music while playing basketball.
3.What can we learn about the hovercraft from the text?
A. It enables its users to float off the ground freely.
B. It can work on many different kinds of surfaces.
C. It still needs to improve its power and efficiency.
D. It is an affordable means of transport for a family.
4.What do the hovercraft and wireless electricity have in common according to the text?
A. They create magnetic fields to produce power.
B. They apply technologies to many things in life.
C. They are technologies which can produce electricity.
D. They use wireless technology to improve their products.
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Do people travel to the other side of the globe until a one-year-old baby? Is it a smart idea? I wonder if I was crazy. I had various adventures—hut this trip would be different. This South American adventure would be a unique life experience of mine. I had given up many activities in order to please a little person, because Anders’ needs had to come first. At 30 years old, it was a difficult change for me, and I was occasionally annoyed when I realized that my son had taken away so many things from me.
Argentina is a long way from my home. It was even longer when I was on the plane and sharing a seal with such an active little boy, but Anders and I made it without angering any other passengers or getting any dirty looks. And we look a rest on a regular schedule.
I wanted to do some hikes in Argentina and drive ten hours to the coast to see penguins. However, when I thought about my travel partner, I gave up these ideas. Instead, we just hung out by lakes, picking up stones and throwing them in the water. I took short hikes, running with Anders in die backpack, knowing that I had two hours before his tolerance gave out and the complaining started.
I discovered that traveling with a baby opens new doors that aren’t there for a solo traveler or couple. Anders helped me to slow down and look at the landscape closely. I got to see Argentina through someone else’s eyes. The traveling wasn’t as fast-paced as it would have been if I had been alone, but the details were amazing. Now I just have to absorb that insight into our life back home.
1.What was the change for the author when she turned 30?
A. That she abandoned many activities to look after her son.
B. That she longed to take adventures without her son.
C. That her son took away everything from her.
D. That her son occasionally annoyed her.
2.What do we know about the author and her baby during the flight?
A. They made a travel schedule.
B. They shared a seat with each other.
C. They enjoyed a very pleasant flight.
D. They couldn’t tolerate other passengers.
3.Why did the author give up her ideas mentioned in the fourth paragraph?
A. Her baby didn’t like them.
B. Her baby’s tolerance gave out.
C. She desired more interesting activities.
D. She wanted to have her baby share the activities.
4.What does the author suggest travelers do in the end?
A. Travel with a baby.
B. Spend more time accompanying children.
C. Enjoy the details in their life.
D. Appreciate the scenery through a baby’s eyes.
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Christmas is always people’s favorite time of the year. _______, it is no mine, not now. On December 23, I still didn’ t have a single present to put_______ the tree for my seven-year-old son, Joe. How was I ever going to find- let alone _______ -the brand-name(名牌的) model airplane he and all his friends were going _______ about?
“I know Santa will got it for me,” he told me “I’ve been a good boy all year.” How could I _______ that sometimes even good boys didn’t get what they asked for from Santa? My husband had been disabled due to an accident, so I had to take up the family _______ by myself. I’d saved every _______, but I still only had enough for a few secondhand gifts. I hoped that I could _______ buy my son a toy and a photo album, one that would hold his new photos _______ in the secondhand store.
Life was hard for us. I knew that without hope and ________ I’d have nothing. So I believed everything would become better. But the sorry state of everything in sight in the secondhand store ________ me. There was a doll that looked like it had been ________ over by a truck and a set of colored pencils—half of them were almost ________ up... I let out a ________ and walked down another aisle(过道). Maybe I must hadn’t been looking hard enough. ________ enough, the bottom shelf I found an unopened box. It was the brand-name model airplane Joe had asked for ... at only half the original price! What a ________! I grabbed it and excitedly ran to the checkout counter (收根台).
At the checkout counter, something on the counter caught my ________— a photo album, lying facedown. Someone had ________ not to get it and dropped it there, I guessed. I opened it up and found it was just the right ________ for Joe’s new photos. It was ________. It was really a last-minute shopping wonder. I turned the album over. Inscribed(题写) on the front cover was a line: “God will provide all your needs. ”
1.A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise
2.A. on B. in C. under D. behind
3.A. borrow B. produce C. imagine D. afford
4.A. crazy B. worried C. image D. concerned
5.A. prove B. understand C. explain D. forget
6.A. business B. burden C. life D. benefit
7.A. penny B. minute C. drop D. day
8.A. at most B. at least C. after all D. in brief
9.A. actually B. perfectly C. naturally D. effectively
10.A. courage B. luck C. faith D. money
11.A. inspired B. touched C. pleased D. disappointed
12.A. run B. turned C. rolled D. taken
13.A. fixed B. torn C. used D. burnt
14.A. secret B. sigh C. shout D. cry
15.A. Embarrassed B. Strange C. Funny D. Sure
16.A. pity B. shame C. find D. mess
17.A. breath B. hands C. ears D. attention
18.A. decided B. agreed C. planned D. hesitated
19.A. material B. size C. color D. time
20.A. terrible B. interesting C. ridiculous D. amazing
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Always remember it is none of your business _____ other people think about you．Just believe in yourself．
| A．how | B．what | C．which | D．when |
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The village was always very quiet.The people lived there. 1.
were busy working in their fields during the day ,and 2.
went to bed early at night,tiring after a long day’s hard 3.
work.All of them had lived in a village for all their 4.
life and have never left for more than one day at a time. 5.
On these days they left,they got up early in the morning. 6.
They filled their carts with fruit and vegetables and sheeps, 7.
and went on the market in the town beyond their valley. 8.
They came back in the evening and with some money and perhaps a 9.
present for their children.That was their left-hard yet 10.
simple,but not unhappy.
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For several days I saw little of Mr. Rochester. In the morning he seemed very busy with business, and in the afternoon gentlemen from the neighborhood called and sometimes stayed to dine with him. When his foot was well enough, he rode out a great deal.
During this time, all my knowledge of him was limited to occasional meetings about the house, when he would sometimes pass me coldly, and sometimes bow and smile. His changes of manner did not offend me, because I had nothing to do with the cause of them.
One evening, several days later, I was invited to talk to Mr. Rochester after dinner. He was sitting in his armchair, and looked not quite so severe, and much less gloomy. There was a smile on his lips, and his eyes were bright, probably with wine. As I was looking at him, he suddenly turned, and asked me, “Do you think I am handsome, Miss Eyre?”
The answer somehow slipped from my tongue before I realized it: “No，sir.” “Ah，you really are unusual! You are a quiet, serious little person, but you can be almost rude.” “Sir, I'm sorry. I should have said that beauty doesn't matter, or something like that.” “No, you shouldn't! I see, you criticize my appearance, and then you stab (刺) me in the back! You have honesty and feeling. There are not many girls like you. But perhaps I go too fast. Perhaps you have awful faults to counterbalance your few good points.”
I thought to myself that he might have too. He seemed to read my mind, and said quickly, “Yes, you're right. I have plenty of faults. I went the wrong way when I was twenty-one, and have never found the right path again. I might have been very different. I might have been as good as you, and perhaps wiser. I am not a bad man, take my word for it, but I have done wrong. It wasn't my character, but circumstances which were to blame. Why do I tell you all this? Because you're the sort of person people tell their problems and secrets to, because you're sympathetic and give them hope.”
It seemed he had quite a lot to talk to me. He didn't seem to like to finish the talk quickly, as was the case for the first time.
“Don't be afraid of me, Miss. Eyre,” he continued. “You don't relax or laugh very much, perhaps because of the effect Lowood school has had on you. But in time you will be more natural with me, and laugh, and speak freely. You're like a bird in a cage. When you get out of the cage, you'll fly very high. Good night.”
51. At the beginning, Miss Eyre's impressions of Mr. Rochester was all except __________.
A. busy B. sociable C. dull D. changeable
52. The underlined sentence means __________.
A. Only by meeting him around the house sometimes did I know a little about him.
B. Only by coming to the house could I know about him.
C. I occasionally met him but my knowledge about him was poor.
D. What I knew about him was limited in the house.
53. From what Mr. Rochester told Miss Eyre, we can conclude that he wanted to __________.
A. tell her all his troubles
B. tell her his life experience
C. blame her for misunderstanding him
D. change his circumstances
54. At the end of the passage, Mr. Rochester sounded __________.
A. rude B. cold C. polite D. encouraging
55. According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?
A. Miss Eyre was at Lowood School before she came to Mr. Rochester’s house.
B. Miss Eyre didn’t see Mr. Rochester often.
C. Miss Eyre was honest, brave and confident.
D. Miss Eyre was brave, polite and warm-hearted.
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It’s the place where smart people make smart machines work even smarter. It’s also in the heart of sunny California, a great place to start a family and raise kids. What could be better?
But something is happening to their children. Up until the age of two they develop normally. But then everything seems to go backwards. The children become locked into their own small world, unable to communicate at all.
They call it the “curse(诅咒)of Silicon Valley,” but the medical name for the condition is autism(自闭症). It used to be thought that autism was a kind of mental illness. Now doctors are sure that it is a neurological disease transmitted genetically. It seems that the people leading the communications revolution are having children who cannot communicate at all.
But even the parents have trouble communicating. Asperger’s Syndrome is a mild version of autism. People who have it are highly intelligent and often brilliant with numbers or system but have no social skill. This very combination of symptoms makes Asperger’s sufferers into ideal computer professionals.
The Asperger’s sufferer has always been a well—known figure in popular culture. He or she was the eccentric but dedicated scholar or the strange uncle or auntie who never married. But the high numbers of such people in Silicon Valley mean that they can meet others who understand them and share their interests. And while they might not be personally attractive, they can earn truly attractive amounts of money. They can get married and have kids. Unfortunately, many of the children of two Asperger’s parents seem to be developing serious autism.
There is little anyone can do. It takes hours of work just to make autistic child realize that anyone else exists. And there is no cure in sight. Some argue that no cure should be found. “It may be that autistics are essentially different from normal people, but that these differences make them invaluable for the evolution of the human race,” says Dr. Kirk Whilhelmsen of the University of California. “To eliminate the genes for autism could be disastrous. ”
It seems that the children of Silicon Valley are paying the price of genius.
1.What does Dr Kirk Whilhelmsen think of autism?
A. It is disastrous to society.
B. It is not completely a bad thing.
C. It is a punishment to those working in Silicon Valley.
D. People with autism should never marry.
2.What can we learn about autism according to the passage?
A. It is believed to be a king of mental illness that can be cured.
B. People with autism can’t find people sharing their interests.
C. They do not care about the presence of others.
D. They are a burden for the society.
3.Why do people call autism “curse of Silicon Valley”？
A. Because autistic people live in Silicon Valley.
B. Because many people working in Silicon Valley have autism children.
C. Because people with autism will be driven out of Silicon Valley.
D. Because people with autism are not personally attractive and not liked by others.
4.What can we know about Asperger’s Syndrome according to the passage?
A. Asperger’s sufferers are ideal computer professionals.
B. Asperger’s sufferers never get married and have children.
C. Asperger’s sufferers are ashamed of themselves and locked into their own world.
D. Asperger’s sufferers can be beneficial to society if they are cured.
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It’s the place where smart people make smart machines work even smarter. It’s also in the heart of sunny California, a great place to start a family and raise kids. What could be better?
But something is happening to their children. Up until the age of two they develop normally. But then everything seems to go backwards. The children become locked into their own small world, unable to communicate at all.
They call it the “curse(诅咒)of Silicon Valley,” but the medical name for the condition is autism(自闭症). It used to be thought that autism was a kind of mental illness. Now doctors are sure that it is a neurological disease transmitted genetically. It seems that the people leading the communications revolution are having children who cannot communicate at all.
But even the parents have trouble communicating. Asperger’s Syndrome is a mild version of autism. People who have it are highly intelligent and often brilliant with numbers or system but have no social skill. This very combination of symptoms makes Asperger’s sufferers into ideal computer professionals.
The Asperger’s sufferer has always been a well-known figure in popular culture. He or she was the eccentric but dedicated scholar or the strange uncle or auntie who never married. But the high numbers of such people in Silicon Valley mean that they can meet others who understand them and share their interests. And while they might not be personally attractive, they can earn truly attractive amounts of money. They can get married and have kids. Unfortunately, many of the children of two Asperger’s parents seem to be developing serious autism.
There is little anyone can do. It takes hours of work just to make autistic child realize that anyone else exists. And there is no cure in sight. Some argue that no cure should be found. “It may be that autistics are essentially different from normal people, but that these differences make them invaluable for the evolution of the human race,” says Dr. Kirk Whilhelmsen of the University of California. “To eliminate the genes for autism could be disastrous. ”
It seems that the children of Silicon Valley are paying the price of genius.
1.What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Price of Genius
B. Asperger’s Syndrome, a Mild Version of Autism
C. No Cure Should Be Found
D. Ideal Computer Professionals
2.What does Dr Kirk Whilhelmsen think of autism?
A．It is disastrous to society.
B．It is not completely a bad thing.
C．It is a punishment to those working in Silicon Valley.
D．People with autism should never marry.
3.What can we learn about autism according to the passage?
A．It is believed to be a kind of mental illness that can be cured.
B．People with autism can’t find people sharing their interests.
C．They do not care about the presence of others.
D．They are a burden for the society.
4.Why do people call autism “curse of Silicon Valley”？
A．Because autistic people live in Silicon Valley.
B．Because many people working in Silicon Valley have autism children.
C．Because people with autism will be driven out of Silicon Valley.
D．Because people with autism are not personally attractive and not liked by others.
5.What can we know about Asperger’s Syndrome according to the passage?
A．Asperger’s sufferers are ideal computer professionals.
B．Asperger’s sufferers never get married and have children.
C．Asperger’s sufferers are ashamed of themselves and locked into their own world.
D．Asperger’s sufferers can be beneficial to society if they are cured.
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It is not always easy for the public to see _____ use a new invention can be of to human life.
| A. whose | B. what | C. which | D. that |