Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)
VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共50分)
A. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): (12分)
In the past you could draw anything you wanted on a computer screen and then print it out on a piece of paper – a flat piece of paper. But imagine being able to print something that is three-dimensional – 3D. Would you like to design an object, such as a cup or a toy, and then “print” it out? Well, there is the technology to help you do this – to produce even a whole house!
3D printers might be the size of a suitcase, or even a small room, depending on the object they are made to produce. You make a 3D design on your computer and send it to the printer. Inside the machine, the object you have designed is made as one object.
So how is this being used? In medicine, 3D printing is often used to make teeth. The dentist takes a 3D image, something like a photo, of the real tooth and a new one is “printed” in that exact shape. Then you might also want to print a mobile phone cover or a special pair of shoes.
Scientists are taking this even further. They have made a bicycle that just needs a chain and two tyres (轮胎). Car parts have been made for a while, and now they are even making a body of a whole car!
But imagine how printing a whole house might help people build houses. A Chinese company has made houses using a giant 3D printer. They use a mixture that includes concrete (混凝土) and recycled building waste. This is a good thing as it helps the environment. They believe that their method of printing houses is cheaper, faster, less
dusty and less noisy than the ordinary way that houses are built.
It seems that 3D printing technology will change our world, and China is leading the way. 69. 3D _______ enables you to “print” out many objects you design on your computer.
A) screen A) changeable A) dentists A) a pair of shoes
B) product B) always small B) teeth B) the printing
C) paper C) seldom big C) photos C) a new bicycle
D) technology D) the same
D) mobile phone covers D) a whole car
70. The size of a 3D printer might be _______ according to the object they design. 71. In medicine, 3D printing is often used to print _______ in the exact shapes. 72. Scientists are taking this even further. Here “this” probably means _______.
73. Which of the following is NOT correct according to the fifth paragraph “But … built.”? A) A Chinese company has made houses using a giant 3D printer. B) 3D printing technology helps the environment while building houses.
C) It’s believed to be cheaper and faster to use the method of printing houses. D) The ordinary way to build houses is less dusty and noisy than 3D printing method. 74. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? A) Use the 3D printing technology to build houses. B) China is now ready to produce 3D printers. C) The 3D technology will change our world. D) 3D printing technology protects the environment.
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成
短文): (12分)
Shakira Mebarak Ripoll, a young Colombian superstar, grew up in Barranquilla, Colombia, a coastal city of about one million people. From a very early age, she was surrounded (包围) by the music of different 75 . Her father is from the country of Lebanon in Asia, and her mother is Colombian. She remembers giving
her first public show at the age of four, when the music in a Middle Eastern restaurant encouraged her to get up and dance. “I 76 with the sense of being on stage (舞台)’”, she says. “It was all I could dream of and enjoy.”
Shakira devoted (投身于) herself to learning 77 to dance, sing and play guitar. By the time she was 18, her songs were on the radio all over South America. She gained fans of all ages, including the world-famous Colombian writer Gabriel. “Shakira’s music has a 78 character that doesn’t look like anyone else’s,” says Gabriel. “And no one can sing or dance like her.”
Shakira’s next 79 was to reach an even bigger audience. In 2002, she released (= published) a new album (唱片集) with songs in both English and Spanish. The songs mixed many musical styles: from Andean flutes and Argentine tango music, to Middle Eastern dance music and American and British rock and roll.
Now that she has fans all over the world, Shakira 80 that her music can one day help bring people together. She says, “I hope that I can bridge those differences between us. It’s an adventure, a dream.” 75. A) seasons 76. A) made a living 77. A) when 78. A) personal 79. A) course 80. A) pretends
B) prices B) fell in love B) what B) common B) chance B) predicts
C) cultures C) kept in touch C) how C) similar C) manner C) proves
D) events D) got tired D) why D) general D) goal D) protects
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) : (14分)
People everywhere celebrate the New Year. Although there are differences in the way they celebrate, for most it is a time to say goodbye to the p 81 and to think about new beginnings. In many countries, people get together with family and friends on December 31 to eat, drink, dance and welcome January 1 at midnight.
In many Western countries people make New Year’s decisions. They make promises to t 82 to make changes in their lives over the coming year, such as to lose weight, to stop smoking, to get a new job, or to learn a new skill. In many Asian countries, people a 83 celebrate the New Year in late January or early February. People spend time with family and eat special foods. In most countries, the holiday lasts for several days.
In late February or early March, some countries celebrate a festival called Carnival (狂欢节). Many think that Carnival first s 84 in Italy or Greece many years ago. People dressed in bright clothes, wore colorful masks, ate, drank, and danced all night on the Tuesday, more than 40 days b 85 Easter (复活节). This tradition spread to France, Spain, Portugal, and later to Brazil and the United States.
Now, two of the b 86 Carnivals take place in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, and New Orleans in the United States. People still wear bright clothes, and at Carnival in Rio there is a very long parade (游行) that lasts for four days. In New Orleans, Carnival is called Mardi Gras, which translates to “fat Tuesday” and lasts for three days. Both celebrations i 87 music and traditions from all over the world. Millions of visitors travel from around the world to join the party. D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题): (12分)
John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children. John had a good job and had just been asked to go on a trip to another city for a few days. Mary decided to go along, too. They asked for a babysitter (临时照顾幼儿者) to care for the children and made the trip, returning home a little earlier than they had planned.
As they drove into their hometown feeling glad to be back, they noticed smoke, and they went off their usual road to see what it was. They found a home in flames (燃烧着). Mary said: “Oh well, it isn’t our house burning. Let’s go home.”But John drove closer and said: “That home belongs to my friend Fred at work. He wouldn’t be in. Maybe there is something we could do.”
“It has nothing to do with us.” Mary disagreed. But John drove up and stopped and they were both shocked to see the whole house in flames. A woman on the lawn was screaming (= crying and shouting), “The children! Get the children!” John asked “Where are the children?”“In the basement,” cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left.”
All at once, John held the water hose and wet his clothes and ran for the basement full of smoke. He found the door and two children. Holding one under each arm, he carried the two frightened and coughing children into waiting arms and asked how many more children were down there. They told him two more. However, Mary caught his arms and said, “John! Don’t go back! It’s like killing yourself! That house will fall down any second!”
He shook her off and went back by feeling his way down the smoke-filled hallway. He found both children. As he climbed up the endless steps, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely familiar about the little bodies clinging to (紧贴) him. When they came out into the sunlight, he found that he had just saved his own children!
The babysitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping. 88. Who was caring for the children when John and Mary went on a trip? (1) 89. It wasn’t Fred’s house burning, was it? (2) 90. Why was the woman on the lawn screaming? (2)
She expected somebody to __________________ in the basement. 91. How did John protect himself before going into the burning house? (2) By ____________________.
92. What was John’s feeling about the two little bodies clinging to him? (2) The two little bodies were ______________________.
93. Please use two adjectives (形容词) to describe Mary’s different feelings when she saw her own children. Add your reasons. (3)
(1) _______________________________________________________ (2) _______________________________________________________ VII. Writing (作文) ：(共20分)
94. Write at least 60 words about the topic “A One-day Outing!” (请以“一日外出活动”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)
( 注意：文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。)
The following situation is necessary for your writing:
A group of students are coming to your school for an educational visit. And this Saturday, you are expected to go for a one-day outing with two of them. Please plan a visit, tell us where to go, what to do, and add your reason. Please make your outing exciting and meaningful.
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