at first. But after being in the boiling water, they became soft and weak. The eggs had been easy to break. Their thin outer shells had protected their inside. But after staying in the boiling water, their inside became hard. The coffee beans were special. After they stayed in the boiling water for some time, they changed the water. “Which one would you like to be?'' he asked his daughter. When difficulty knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
34. Why did the father let his daughter taste the coffee? A. B.
Because the daughter liked drinking coffee.
Because he wanted to show her the coffee beans changed the
water. C.
Because the coffee was delicious.
D. Because they both thought the coffee was like trouble. 35. Which is the right order according to the passage? ①The father took the girl into the kitchen. ②The girl tasted the delicious coffee. ③The girl broke an egg.
④The girl felt things were hard for her. ⑤The father filled three pots with water. A. ④⑤①②③ B. ①④⑤③② C. ④①⑤③② D. ①⑤④②③
36. What did the boiling water refer to according to the passage? A. Success. B. Failure. C. Happiness.
D.
Difficulty.
37. If Tom can，t find a good job and he becomes lazier, we can say that he is like _________.
A. the carrot B. the egg
C. the coffee bean D. the father
D
Scientists have been trying to make soft and friendly robots, like Disney’s Baymax，for years. And they have finally made it. Octobot is the world’s first soft robot. It is made of soft
materials, and looks just like an octopus (章鱼). Octobot is aIso the first soft robot that controls itself without batteries or wires, according to its researchers at Harvard University in the US. The hope is that one day, soft robots like this will help humans do difficult medical surgery (外科手术) and save lives in emergencies like earthquakes and storms.
Scientists have been trying for years to make soft robots that are safe around humans, but this I the first time it has happened. It means that humans won’t be in danger of being hurt if the robot accidentally touches us too hard.
Octobot gets power from a chemical reaction (化学反应). It pushes gas through the robot’s body and makes its legs dance. Scientists used a 3-D printer to create its body.
“Humans ourselves are very soft and soft robots made of materials that are safe for us to interact (互相合作) with,” PhD student Ryan Trnby，one of the researchers of Octobot, told BBC.
Barry Trimmer, the editor-in-chief of Soft Robotics, told NPR, \robots and soft material technologies are definitely needed if we expect them to help us at home or in natural environments.” They may not all look like octopuses in the future, though.
Scientists have studied jellyfish (水母) and even cockroaches (蟑螂) in their research so far.
38. What’s the similarity (共同点) between Baymax and Octobot?
A. B. C. D.
Both of them can do difficult medical surgery. Both of them are from Disney’s movies. Both of them can be bought in the USA. Both of them are soft and friendly.
39. What does the underlined word “accidentally” mean? A. Quietly. B. Suddenly. G. Exactly. D. Immediately.
40. Robots before Octobot might get power from A. B. C. D.
batteries and wires chemical reactions gas
the sunlight
41. What can we know according to Barry Trimmer? A. B. C. D.
It’s easy for scientists to get soft material technologies. He used soft material technologies to create Octobot. Octobot can help people at home and in natural environments. Octobot can help doctors do difficult medical surgery now.
E
People love to hear stories — bedtime stories, news stories, sports stories, stories about people and places and things in the world around us. Some stories are about very real things and some are fantasies (幻想).Most often, stories are told by one person — a writer or a film director. But in an animated (动画的) film，everyone who works on the film is a storyteller.
In an animated film, the directors provide the type of the story they want to tell. They work closely with the writers, story artists and songwriters to create a story outline (大纲) board. This outline is usually put onto a storyboard which describes the story of the film. Putting the whole film on a storyboard keeps the plot clear and
simple in everybody’s mind. The writers and songwriters will begin writing scenes and songs for the film, always working with the directors to find what is the most interesting about the story. The story artists will take a small part of the script and look for ways to improve the script with new ideas. At story meetings, the storyboards are changed again and again until they are wonderful enough. Lots of ideas develop in this level and lots of ideas are thrown out too.
Some scenes on the storyboard have very little dialogue and are based on (以……为基础) action.
Other scenes are based on fast-talking humour or on dialogues, such as Belle showing her love to the dying Beast in The Lion King. Songs are often written early in the process. That’s because in a movie, songs usually happen at important turning points. If the songs are in the right places, they will provide good support for the rest of the story. Thinking about audience, songwriters try to avoid “sitting duck” songs which stop the story completely while the singers are singing.
The next time you go to see an animated movie, watch closely as the scenes go by. Think about the directors, writers, and many others who worked together to bring the story to life.
42. What is the difference between the usual stories and stories in animated films? A.
The usual stories’ are made by a person while the stories in
animated films are made by a group of people. B.
The usual stories are about very real things while the stories
in animated films are complete fantasies. C.
The usual stories are about news and sports while the stories
in animated films are about people around us.
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