I’m Latin American, so I would name Simon Bolivar as the person I would like to have known. He’s supposed to have been a very great, brave leader'and is accepted to have helped achieve independence for several countries in Latin America in the nineteenth century. Patricia, Caracas I studied philosophy(哲学) , so I would like to have spoken face-to-face with the Chinese philosopher donfucius. I’d like to have discussed with him his political philosophy and his idea about family values. He seems to have had a lot of respect for older people, and even though he lived over two thousand years’ ago, some of his opinions are still meaningful. Li Yun, Shanghai 31. Whose ideas about inventions have come true? ( A )
A. Leonardo da Vinci’s. B. Cleopatra’s. C. Simon Bolivar’s. D. Confucius’. 32. Which of the following is TRUE from the passage? ( D )
A. Leonardo da Vinci invented a flying machine hundreds of years ago. B. Lucinda would like to have met Cleopatra because she was pretty. C. Simon Bolivar was a person who encouraged independence of women. D. Li Yun would like to have talked with Confucius about his family values. 33. In which part of a magazine can we read the passage? ( C ) A. Art. B. Movie C. History. D. Technology. B
My parents run a small store in San Francisco, They always keep a big box by the entrance where people can donate(捐赠) something to our local food bank.
“For some reason, our food-donation box just isn’t filling up recently,” said my dad. “Maybe it’s time to think of a way to remind people about the food bank,” said my mom.
“What about a talent show?”rny dad suggested. “OK, ” said my mom.
So while my parents posted information online, we kids made some signs. My friend Mareya came over to help out.
“I’d like to do an act in the show, but I don’t know what to do,” I told Mareya. “Well , since the food-bank thing is about sharing,” said Mareya, “why not write a song about that?”
“Writing a song is not a problem,” I said. “But it’s hard for me to sing it alone!” She said. “What if we sang it together?”
Since Mareya has the world’s prettiest voice and also happens to play the guitar, I agreed. Mareya and I practiced and practiced, and I was feeling pretty good about our act. But the morning of the performance, Mareya called that she had a stomachache and was not in any shape to perform.
“There’s no way I’m going on without you,” I told her. “You’ve worked so hard,” she said. “You’ll be great!”
But great is the last word anyone would choose to describe my performance! Without Mareya’s guitar and voice to guide me, my song was completely in a mess. And I even forgot half the words.
Remember the sick, heart-racing, hot-faced feeling I was talking about? Well, that’s what I
was experiencing—more than I ever had before.
Once I was off the steps, my mom gave me a big hug.
“I want to disappear! I’ve never been so embarrassed(尴尬的) in my life,”I said. Ollie smiled. “I think you are really brave.”
Indi added, “I now know that you truly can survive(幸存) a lot more embarrassment than you think.”
34. The family decided to have a talent show because ______________. ( D ) A. they wanted to show thanks to donators B. they would like to make the neighborhood happy C. they planned to run a bigger store in San Francisco
D. they hoped more people could care about the food bank
35. Which of the following is the best to fill in “ ______” in the passage? ( B ) A. but there is no way. B. what if we do it alone? C. let’s get the words out. D. why not sing a song?
36. The changing of the writer’s feelings to the performance can be described as . ( B )
A. embarrassed→ encouraged→ nervous→ confident B. confident→ nervous→ embarrassed→ encouraged C. nervous→ embarrassed→ confident→encourag.ed D. encouraged→confident→embarrassed →nervous
37. What will most probably happen in the following part of the passage? ( D ) A. More people came to know about the food bank. B. Mareya came and continued the performance. C. Fewer people donated because of the performance.
D. Indi and Mareya went to other places for donation. C
3D printing is becoming more ancl more popular. We are now able to print things such as clothing, musical instruments and even cars. People and businesses are able to create the things they need very quickly and easily by using 3D printers.
But can you imagine printing food? Some scientists are trying to change the dining experience
completely by doing this. They hope that having a 3D printer in the kitchen will become as common as the blender or microwave. Scientists say that they are easy to use: you simply have to choose a recipe(食谱) and put the uncooked food“inks” into the printer to make the food you want. This means that it would be very quick and easy to create tasty and healthy meals.
Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving the environment, There would
be less need for traditional growing, shipping and packaging steps as food production would be a lot quicker and better. For example, tree leaves and insects could be turned into tasty products! Printing food could also help people who have a swallowing(香咽) trouble. They could program the printer to print softer kinds of their favorite foods so that they would not have difficulty
swallowing them.
However, some people think that a future of 3D-printed food would be a disaster. It could take away many jobs, including those for growing, shipping and packaging food. Imagine a world
where there was no need for farming or growing crops and the same tastes and structures could be printed from an uncooked “food ink”. Traditional cafes and restaurants might lose business, too. Also, there are worries about the healthy value of printed food: is it really possible to get what we need from food-based “inks” or something like that?
As we know, cooking and eating together with family and friends has long been a traditional
and enjoyable activity. It is hard to imagine a world where the pastime of cooking is dead and meals can be created at the touch of a button.
38. The second paragraph mainly tells us . ( D ) A. we can change our recipes by 3D food printing B. there are many ways of printing food on the 3D printer C. 3D food printing has become very common in the kitchen D. some scientists are trying to make 3D food printing used wildely 39. The writer gives the example in Paragraph 3 in order to . ( B ) A. show us how 3D food printing works B. tell us why we should use 3D food printing C. help us to know what we can use to print food D. let us understand when to use 3D food printing
40. How many disadvantages of 3D food printing are mentioned from the last two paragraphs? ( B )
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D.Five. 41. What is the writer’s opinion about 3D food printing? ( C ) A. 3D-printed food is tasty and necessary. B. It is difficult to understand 3D food printing. C. Cooking food is more pleasant than printing food. D. It is happy to see the change of the dining experience.
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