The Coca Cola Company has an invention—the “PlantBottle”. It is partly(部分) made from plants and can be recycled (循環(huán)). It shows how businesses can help to deal with the problem of climate (氣候) change.
	Now the UK has a new light bulb that can last 25 years or more. It is green and environment-friendly (環(huán)保的), and as bright as the old light bulbs, but it costs￡30
	Good news for swimmers. Do you want to talk to your friends under the water? Rich Stachowski invented this Water Talky at the age of 10.This invention can amplify (擴(kuò)大) voices underwater for up to 15 feet.
	If you sit in a chair for too long or in a bad position (姿勢(shì)), your back may begin to hurt.Now there is a new chair that can help you avoid that. It was developed by German scientists. It makes noises（噪音）to tell users when they need to move.

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the “PlantBottle”?

A. The bottle is completely made of plants. B. It was a product of the Coca Cola Company.

C. It costs much money. D. People can’t recycle it.

2.The new light bulb _______.

A. is brighter than the old ones B. isn’t good for the environment

C. can last at least 25 years D. can last less than 25 years

3.The Water Talky was invented by _______.

A. German scientists B. a young child C. a UK company D. some swimmers

4.What will happen if you sit in the chair for too long?

A. Your head will hurt. B. You will be very nervous.

C. The chair will move. D. The chair will warn you to move.

1.B 2.C 3.B 4.D 【解析】 本文介紹了四種對(duì)人類(lèi)有用的發(fā)明。 1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The Coca Cola Company has an invention—the “PlantBottle”可知，這項(xiàng)發(fā)明來(lái)自可口可樂(lè)公司。故選B。 2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Now the UK has a new light bulb that can las...

Many people ask me what my favorite invention is.I find it very hard to answer them，because there are so many things in my life that I can choose.However，I have chosen a pen.Don't you think it's surprising?

I know that to most people a pen is very boring，but，to me，it stands for possibility(可能)．There are so many things you can do with a pen.You can write a novel or a song，record information，or draw a picture.

A pen is like the beginning of something amazing to me.Every day，I write a new page with my pen，and I am slowly making a path(路)for my future.Maybe I will be a scientist and change the world with my discoveries.Maybe I'll become a musician and touch people's hearts with my music.Or perhaps I will be a writer and move people through words，or a teacher to help children grow into the kind of people that they want to be.

There are so many possibilities as to what I will do with my life，but I know that with the pen in my hand，I will write a good future for myself.Tell me what future you will write for yourself.

1.People may feel ________ after they know the writer's choice.

A. bored B. interested C. excited D. surprised

2.The writer thinks a ________ can move people through words.

A. scientist B. musician C. writer D. teacher

3.The underlined word “discoveries” means “ ________ ” in Chinese.

A. 力氣 B. 汗水 C. 理智 D. 發(fā)現(xiàn)

4.The writer wants to tell us ________．

A. why a pen is the most important invention for him

B. what a pen can help him do

C. why he wants to have a good pen

D. what person he will become in the future

5.Where does the passage most probably come from?

A. A grammar book. B. A science website.

C. A dictionary. D. A sports magazine.

1.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 【解析】 短文是談?wù)撚嘘P(guān)發(fā)明的話題。作者闡述了鋼筆是自己最喜歡的發(fā)明，并提出可能會(huì)令許多人感到吃驚，作者用大量的篇幅解釋了自己持有這種觀點(diǎn)的原因。 1.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中的句子“However，I have chosen a pen. Don't you think it's surprising?”可...

根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)意思完成句子，每空一詞。

1.剛才有人聽(tīng)到莉莉在教室里哭。

Lily ________ ________ to cry in the classroom just now.

2.但是我認(rèn)為你是有道理的。

But I think you ________ ________ ________.

3.所有的明星都受到了年輕人的仰慕。

All the stars ________ ________ ________ ________ by the young.

4.我必須阻止學(xué)生看太多電視。

I must ________ the students ________ ________ too much TV.

5.他的最新發(fā)明以一個(gè)極低的價(jià)格被出售了。

His newest invention was sold ________ ________ ________ ________ ________.

1. was heard 2. have a point 3. are looked up to 4. stop from watching 5. at a very low price 【解析】 1.英語(yǔ)句子的主語(yǔ)為L(zhǎng)ily。Lily做主語(yǔ)，應(yīng)該是被聽(tīng)到哭的；再由just now可知，本題用一般過(guò)去時(shí)的被動(dòng)句，其結(jié)構(gòu)為was/were+動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去分詞；“聽(tīng)到”...

從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~并用其正確形式填空。

front，instrument，pleasure，return，list，lock，doubt，help，nearly，sudden

front，instrument，pleasure，return，list，lock，doubt，help，nearly，sudden

I am Professor Smith. I have just invented a(n) 1. that allows people to travel into the past or the future for five hours.

I thought I would have a great 2. of seeing what my father was like when he was young.

I made a 3. of what I should take and put these things into a bag. I wrote the words，“1964，11 Niven Road，Singapore” and then touched the button(按鈕)…In a moment，I was in 4. of the house where my father used to live in.

I saw four children looking for a lost dog. They were my father，my uncle Kelvin，my aunt Peek and my aunt Janet. I 5. them look for their lost dog，Blackie.

We climbed a hill and tried to find Blackie. 6. we heard a dog barking(吠叫).“Blackie！”my father shouted. We saw a dog chained(用鎖鏈拴住)to a tree beside a house. The door of the house was 7..

A man opened the door. We asked him to 8. Blackie to us. My father called out Blackie's name and the dog was happy to hear his voice. Without 9. it was Blackie.

My five hours were 10. used up. What an interesting experience!

1.instrument 2.pleasure 3.list 4.front 5.helped 6.Suddenly 7.locked 8.return 9.doubt 10.nearly 【解析】 本文介紹了史米斯教授剛剛發(fā)明了一種允許人們?cè)谶^(guò)去或未來(lái)的五小時(shí)內(nèi)旅行的儀器。作者想用這部?jī)x器看看父親年輕時(shí)的樣子，因此他借助該儀器來(lái)到...

--- What are you doing ____________ vacation? --- I’m going camping.

A. for B. on C. with D. about

A 【解析】 句意：你假期打算干什么？我要去野營(yíng)。A. for (表利益或目的) 為，為了；B. on在……上；C. with與……一起；D. about關(guān)于。根據(jù)四個(gè)備選答案，只有A答案符合題意。

--- Is she going to Hawaii _______________Monday? --- Yes, she is.

A. at B. in C. on D. until

C 【解析】 句意：——她星期一打算去夏威夷嗎？——是的，她打算去。作為時(shí)間介詞，A. at放在某一時(shí)刻的前面；B. in放在某年，某月或季節(jié)的前面；C. on放在某一天的前面；D. until直到……為止。在星期幾的前面要用介詞on，故答案為C。

--- How __________ are you going to stay in Hong Kong? --- Just for a week.

A. often B. long C. about D. far

B 【解析】 句意：——你打算在香港呆多久？——僅僅一個(gè)星期。How often多久一次，詢問(wèn)頻率；How long多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，詢問(wèn)時(shí)間長(zhǎng)短；How about……怎么樣？征求意見(jiàn)；How far多遠(yuǎn)，詢問(wèn)距離。Just for a week.指的是時(shí)間段，就時(shí)間長(zhǎng)短提問(wèn)要用How long,故答案為B。

She says she doesn’t like _____________ away for too long.

A. goes B. go C. going D. to going

C 【解析】 句意：她說(shuō)她不喜歡離開(kāi)太久。like doing/to do sth.喜歡做某事，故答案為C。

--- Your scarf is beautiful. Can you show ____________? --- Yes, of course.

A. me it B. it me C. me to it D. it to me

D 【解析】 句意：——你的圍巾很漂亮。你能給我看看嗎？——當(dāng)然可以。show sb. sth.=show sth. to sb. 把某物展示給某人看。如果sth.為代詞，只能用show sth. to sb.這種結(jié)構(gòu)，故答案為D。

He thinks about ____________ the Great Wall next vacation.

A. to visit B. visits C. visiting D. visit

C 【解析】 句意：他考慮到下個(gè)假期去參觀長(zhǎng)城。about為介詞，后面只能跟動(dòng)名詞，think about doing sth.考慮做某事，故答案為C。