Bexley Middle School eighth-graders won the grand prize at the 2009 National Engineers Week Future City Competition (TM) on Feb. 18 in Washington, D.C. They competed with 37 other schools across the country.
The students qualified for the national competition by winning a regional competition on Jan. 17 in Columbus. By winning the national event, the students earned an all-expenses paid trip to Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., according to a Bexley school district news report.
Future City aims to stir (激发) interest in science, technology, engineering and math among young people. Bexley team members were Tom Krajnak, Abby Sharp, Wyatt Peery, Elizabeth Maher, Aaron Hutchinson and Truman Haycock. They work in teams under the guidance of a teacher, Margaret Englehardt, and a volunteer engineer, Mark Sherman, design and build a city of tomorrow. Mayor John Brennan presented the students during a recent Bexley City Council meeting. Each team in the Future City competition plans its city using Sim City software and creates a model to show a physical representation of one section of the city. Team members must write both an essay about the yearly theme and an abstract about their city. They also must make a presentation to judges.
Focusing on eco-responsibility, the Bexley team built “Novo-Mondum,” an Icelandic city in the year 2171. Krajnak said the team’s project included a new water system for each resident unit and a 500-word essay on using bacteria to purify water. “We used our essay and abstract (摘要) to build a model,” he said. “It was hard to organize which building would go where, what each building does and how to make it look good.”
Englehardt said her students did a good job answering impromptu (即席) questions during the regional competition. “They can think on their feet,” she said. Principal Harley Williams said the school is very proud of the students’ performance.
1... From the passage we can learn that the grand prize winners will _________.
A. receive scholarship for further studies
B. get a free trip to Space Camp in Huntsville
C. earn a large sum of money for their designs
D. be admitted to universities without exams
2..The goal of the Future City competition is to _________.
A. make the Sim City software popular
B. test the students’ knowledge of city planning
C. select future engineers from young students
D. make students become interested in engineering
3.. Each team must do the following EXCEPT _________.
A. write brief abstracts describing their city
B. present and defend their designs before judges
C. build a future city in Iceland by themselves
D. create model cities using the Sim City software
4.. According to Margaret Englehardt, the students _________.
A. always stand still in the competition
B. react very quickly to the questions
C. prepare for the questions in advance
D. take pride in the advisers’ performance
5.
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Bexley Middle School eighth-graders won the grand prize at the 2009 National Engineers Week Future City Competition (TM) on Feb. 18 in Washington, D.C. They competed with 37 other schools across the country.
The students qualified for the national competition by winning a regional competition on Jan. 17 in Columbus. By winning the national event, the students earned an all-expenses paid trip to Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., according to a Bexley school district news report.
Future City aims to stir (激发) interest in science, technology, engineering and math among young people. Bexley team members were Tom Krajnak, Abby Sharp, Wyatt Peery, Elizabeth Maher, Aaron Hutchinson and Truman Haycock. They work in teams under the guidance of a teacher, Margaret Englehardt, and a volunteer engineer, Mark Sherman, design and build a city of tomorrow. Mayor John Brennan presented the students during a recent Bexley City Council meeting. Each team in the Future City competition plans its city using Sim City software and creates a model to show a physical representation of one section of the city. Team members must write both an essay about the yearly theme and an abstract about their city. They also must make a presentation to judges.
Focusing on eco-responsibility, the Bexley team built “Novo-Mondum,” an Icelandic city in the year 2171. Krajnak said the team’s project included a new water system for each resident unit and a 500-word essay on using bacteria to purify water. “We used our essay and abstract (摘要) to build a model,” he said. “It was hard to organize which building would go where, what each building does and how to make it look good.”
Englehardt said her students did a good job answering impromptu (即席) questions during the regional competition. “They can think on their feet,” she said. Principal Harley Williams said the school is very proud of the students’ performance.
1... From the passage we can learn that the grand prize winners will _________.
A. receive scholarship for further studies
B. get a free trip to Space Camp in Huntsville
C. earn a large sum of money for their designs
D. be admitted to universities without exams
2..The goal of the Future City competition is to _________.
A. make the Sim City software popular
B. test the students’ knowledge of city planning
C. select future engineers from young students
D. make students become interested in engineering
3.. Each team must do the following EXCEPT _________.
A. write brief abstracts describing their city
B. present and defend their designs before judges
C. build a future city in Iceland by themselves
D. create model cities using the Sim City software
4.. According to Margaret Englehardt, the students _________.
A. always stand still in the competition
B. react very quickly to the questions
C. prepare for the questions in advance
D. take pride in the advisers’ performance
5.
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News came from the school office ________ Wang Lin had won the first prize in the national competition.
A. which B. what C. that D. where
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----- Tom has won the first prize in the singing contest of our school.
------- __________ .You see he always works hardest.
A.He is a lucky dog B.No pains , no gains
C.All roads lead to Rome D.It is no use reasoning with a fool.
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Mo Yan, a famous Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature at the end of the year 2012. We learn that success ________ the person with a never-give-up attitude.
A. drives out B. takes over C. belongs to D. look up
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mo Yan, a famous Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature at the end of the year 2012.We learn that success ________the person with a never-give-up attitude.
A. turns to B. takes apart C. belongs to D. devotes to
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Li Ming won the first prize in the English speech contest and I’m glad that his efforts at last ____.
A. paid off B. worked out C. got back D. turned out
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What is the hottest topic at your school? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, it's money. The school ran an activity called" making a living "recently. About 800 Junior1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 112 teams .They went out to make money by selling things.
What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water ;some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets.
Hu Qi's team decided to sell educational books in front of the Children Activity Center. There are always many parents around there and they thought parents would like to spend money for their children, especially on books .But unfortunately, they came across urban management officers(城管).The officers asked them to leave.
"We played hide-and-seek (捉迷藏)with the officers for the whole morning" said Hu." Finally we gave up and moved to other places."
Wang Yongyi and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn't meet any officers. But few people were interested in what they were selling.
The team then put up a board saying the money was to help the "Project Hope“for country kids .It worked. More people came to their stall(小摊).A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan." He didn't want any change .He said he wanted to help the children," said Wang." We were touched ."
They gave the100 yuan to the "Project Hope" office later that day.
Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80yuan.
"It was not easy to make the money," said Meng "Some people just looked .Others just tasted but didn't buy."
Now I know how hard it is for our parents to earn the money we need to lead happy lives."
60.Hu Qi's team sold books in front of the children Activity Center because_____.
A.there were no urban management officers there
B.they could play hide-and -seek there
C.they thought parents would buy books for their kids
D.they are familiar with the place
61.More people came to Wang and her team's stall because they___________.
A.liked their ice cream B.wanted some change
C.were interested in their stall D.wanted to help country kids
62.How much did Meng Zhaoxing's team earn in four hours?
A.39.5yuan B.80yuan C.40.5yuan D.100yuan
63.Through the activity, most children learn that_______.
A.it's hard to make money B.it's necessary to help country kids
C.it is easy to sell cakes D.it's important to live a happy life.
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What is the hottest topic at your school recently?In Taiyuan No.55 Middle School,it's money.
The school held an activity called “making money” last weekend.About 200 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 30 teams.They went out to make money by selling things.
What did they choose to sell?Some sold newspapers;some chose bottled water;some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo bamboo baskets.
Hu Qing’s team decided to sell some useful books in front of the Children Activity Center.They thought parents would like to buy the books for their children.But unfortunately,they met urban management officers(城管).The officers asked them to leave.“We played hide-and-seek(捉迷藏)with the officers for the whole morning”said Hu. “Finally we had to give up.”
Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square.They didn’t meet any officers.But few people were interested in what they were selling.The team then put up a board saying “For Country Kids”.It worked.More people came to their stall(小摊).A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan.“He didn’t want any change.He said he wanted to help the children,”said Wang.“We were touched.”Later that day they gave the 100 yuan and more to the “Project Hope” office.
Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier.They sold all their cakes in four hours,spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan.They made 40.5 yuan.“It was not easy to make the money,” said Meng.“Some people just looked.Others just tasted but didn’t buy.Now I know how hard it is for our parents to make the money we need to lead happy lives.”
1.In Taiyuan No.55 Middle School,what the students talk more about is______.
A. the officers
B. money
C. the activity called “making money”
D. the money they made last weekend
2.______took part in the activity.
A. About 200 of Junior 1 and Junior 2 students
B. Some teachers
C. About 200 students of the three grades
D. About 200 Junior 1 students
3.Hu Qing’s team finally gave up because______.
A. the parents didn’t like to buy the books
B. the Children Activity Center was too crowded
C. the officers didn’t allow them to sell anything there
D. the team played the game of the hide-and-seek the whole morning
4.Why did more people come to Wang Bing’s stall at last?
A. The team put up a magic board.
B. A foreigner came up and helped them.
C. The people were willing to help country kids.
D. The people were interested in their ice cream.
5.According to the passage the students learn______.
A. it’s impossible for them to make money
B. it’s not easy for their parents to make money
C. it’s very important for them to make a living
D. it’s necessary for school to hold more activities in the future.
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What is the hottest topic at your school recently? In Taiyuan No. 55 Middle School, it’s money.
The school held an activity called “making money” last weekend. About 200 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 30 teams. They went out to make money by selling things.
What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets.
Hu Qing’s team decided to sell some useful books in front of the Children Activity Center. They thought parents would like to buy the books for their children. But unfortunately, they met urban management officers (城管). The officers asked them to leave. “We played hide-and-seek (捉迷藏) with the officers for the whole morning” said Hu. “Finally we had to give up.”
Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn’t meet any officers. But few people were interested in what they were selling. The team then put up a board saying “For Country Kids”. It worked. More people came to their stall (小摊). A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan. “He didn’t want any change. He said he wanted to help the children,” said Wang. “We were touched.” Later that day they gave the 100 yuan and more to the “Project Hope” office.
Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan. They made 40.5 yuan. “It was not easy to make the money,” said Meng. “Some people just looked. Others just tasted but didn’t buy. Now I know how hard it is for our parents to make the money we need to lead happy lives.”
1.______ took part in the activity.
A. Some teachers
B. About 200 of Junior 1 and Junior 2 students
C. About 200 students of the three grades
D.About200 Junior 1 students
2.Hu Qing’s team finally gave up because ______.
A. the parents didn’t like to buy the books
B. the Children Activity Center was too crowded
C. the officers didn’t allow them to sell anything there
D. the team played the game of the hide-and-seek the whole morning
3.Why did more people come to Wang Bing’s stall at last?
A. The people were willing to help country kids.
B. A foreigner came up and helped them.
C. The team put up a magic board.
D. The people were interested in their ice cream.
4.According to the passage the students learn ______.
A. it’s impossible for them to make money
B. it’s very important for them to make a living
C. it’s not easy for their parents to make money
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What is the hottest topic at your school recently? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, it’s money. The school held an activity called “making money” last weekend. About 200 students of Senior 1 and Senior 2 were divided into 30 teams. They went out to make money by selling things. What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo(竹子) baskets.
Hu Qing’s team decided to sell some useful books in front of the Children Activity Center. They thought parents would like to buy the books for their children. But unfortunately, they met urban management officers (城管). The officers asked them to leave. “We played hide-and-seek (捉迷藏) with the officers for the whole morning” said Hu. “Finally we had to give up.”
Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn’t meet any officers. But few people were interested in what they were selling. The team then put up a board saying “For Country Kids”. It worked. More people came to their stall (小摊). A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan. “He didn’t want any change. He said he wanted to help the children,” said Wang. “We were touched.” Later that day they gave the 100 yuan and more to the “Project Hope” office.
Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan. They made 40.5 yuan. “It was not easy to make the money,” said Meng. “Some people just looked. Others just tasted but didn’t buy. Now I know how hard it is for our parents to make money.”
86. 1.In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, what the students talk more about is ________.
A.the officers | B.the kind foreigner |
C.the activity called “making money” | D.the money they made last weekend |
87. 2.________ took part in the activity.
A.All the students | B.Some teachers |
C.About 200 students of the three grades | D.Part of Junior 1 and Junior 2 students |
88. 3. Hu Qing’s team finally gave up because ________.
A.the parents didn’t like to buy the books |
B.the Children Activity Center was too crowded |
C.the officers didn’t allow them to sell anything there |
D.the team played the game of the hide-and-seek the whole morning |
89. 4.Why did more people come to Wang Bing’s stall at last?
A.The team put up a magic board. | B.A foreigner came up and helped them. |
C.The people liked to help country kids. | |
D.The people were interested in their ice cream. |
90. 5. According to the passage the students learn ________.
A.it’s impossible for them to make money |
B.it’s not easy for their parents to make money |
C.it’s very important for them to make a living |
D.it’s necessary for school to hold more activities in the future |
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