题目内容
B
Babies love chocolate, and sometimes they also eat the paper around it. My cat enjoys a meal of good, thick paper, old letters, for example . She doesn't like newspapers very much .
Of course, the best paper comes from wood. Wood comes from trees , and trees are plants: Vegetables and fruit are plants too, and we eat a lot of them . So can we also eat wood and paper?
Scientists say: “ All food comes in some way from plants. ” Well, is that true? Animals eat grass and grow fat. Then we eat their meat. Little fish eat sea-plants; then bigger fish swim along and eat them . Chickens eat bits of grass and give us eggs . What food does not come from plants in some way?
Scientists can do wonderful things with plants . They can make food just like meat. And they can make it without the help of animals . It is very good food, too . Now they have begun to say : “ We make our paper from wood . We can also make food from wood . The next thing is not very difficult . ”
What is the next thing? Perhaps it is food from paper. Scientists say;“We can turn paper into food . It will be good , cheap food too : cheaper than meat or fish or eggs . ”
So please keep your old books and letters . One day , soon , they will be on your plate. There is nothing like a good story for breakfast .
6.People live mainly on ______.
A.paper B.plants C.fish D.meat
7.Scientists have ______.
A.made a lot of paper B.fed eggs to chickens
C.made food just like meat D.made meat cheaper than food from paper
8.Chickens eat bits of grass . In the sentence “bits of” means _________________________.
A.a little of B .lots of C.big pieces of D .small pieces of
9.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Scientists say, “All food comes in some way from plants . ”
B.Scientists can make wood into food some day.
C.Scientists can make food from paper some day.
D.Scientists advise us to eat old books and letters at meals .
10.Choose one of the following as the topic for the passage .
A.Paper----Our Future Food B.No More Meat in Future
C.Save Old Books for Breakfast D.Paper----The Best Cat Food
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题5】A
解析
A group of students in Japan have created a realistic robot baby to motivate young people to start planning a family so as to increase the country’s birth rate. The automated (自动化的)doll developed at the University of Tsukuba, called Yotara, laughs and “wakes up” when a rattle is shaken.
He can become angry and sleep like a real baby and he smiles when his stomach is pressed. The robot can also sneeze and have a runny nose, thanks to a heated water pump system. The students of the Graduate school of Comprehensive Human Science at the university created the robot last year with touch sensors. A projector sends the facial features onto a warm silicon balloon which makes up Yotara’s face. The robot’s facial expression and body movements change according to pressure applied to different parts of its body.
The information collected through touch sensors(传感器)under the silicon skin is processed by a special programme. It then changes the baby’s expression projected onto the balloon-face from behind. There is a hat on the robot’s head and a colorful blanket covering the robot’s limbs which simulate wiggling(摆动) with the help of a geared motor. “We wanted to create a new type of robot that is soft, cuddly and cute,” said project leader Hiroki Kunimura.
“We’d like people to experience the innocent, joyful expressions typical of small babies. Through this experience, it would be great if some people started feeling that they wanted to have their own baby, if they started feeling that work is not everything.”
Japan’s birth rate is among the lowest in the developed world at 1.37%, compared to 2.12% in the United States and l.84%in Britain. Japan is facing serious economic consequences with over a quarter of its citizens expected to be aged over 65 by 20l5.The population is expected to reduce by a third within 50 years if the birth rate does not increase.
【小题1】. What is the students’ purpose of creating such a baby?
A.To help old people who live alone. | B.To give small children some pleasure |
C.To comfort lonely young people. | D.To increase the population of Japan. |
A.It can do everything for humans. | B.It is clever, humorous and loyal. |
C.It is gentle, lovely and smart. | D.It makes humans unhappy. |
A.Many young people in Japan don’t want to get married. |
B.There may be a lack of workers in Japan in the future. |
C.The lifespan(寿命)of Japanese people will decrease in the future. |
D.The birth rate in Japan will start to increase slowly soon. |
Online education is becoming a popular learning choice to traditional colleges. Most colleges offer online programs in various fields and levels, which allows students to go on with their education over the Internet. Students must keep in mind that the college they wish to apply to must be approved by a related recognized organization.
So who can really benefit from an online program? Well, anybody, and everybody! Online programs can turn out to be a pocket-friendly choice to a traditional college for many people. Here’s a list of people who usually consider joining in an online degree program;
l Stay-at-home parents. Online education is perfect choice for stay-at-home parents and those who have very young kids. Online classes give them the flexibility to complete or further their education while looking after home and family and without worrying about childcare.
l Working professionals who want to further their education but travel a lot or have extremely busy schedules, as well as those who want to make a career change but do not have the time to enroll in a full-time degree program.
l People who cannot commute(乘车上下班)to a college campus.
l Shy students who might feel embarrassed among a group of people and prefer to study by themselves and at their own pace.
l People who want to save money. Online programs can turn out to be more cost-effective than attending a physical classroom.
l People who do not get distracted (分心的)easily — something many people overlook when considering online education. If you are someone who can easily ignore the ringing of a phone, stay away from TV, and resist all other things that may draw your attention, online programs are for you.
So do you think online education is for you? If you feel you belong to any of the above listed categories, then online education could work out very well for you.
【小题1】What should students consider when they apply to an online program?
A.They are interested in its course. |
B.The college should be approved by authority. |
C.Their homes are not far from the college. |
D.Teachers in the college must be top-ranking. |
A.She can learn while taking care of her family. |
B.She should learn more to teach her baby. |
C.There is no such school for both mothers and babies. |
D.She will feel less embarrassed by learning online. |
A.Emily, an easy-going girl who dislikes doing things on her own. |
B.Mrs. Clark, far from campus, who is hoping to learn at any price. |
C.Jack, a busy engineer who wants to further education. |
D.George, a single father who has difficulty in concentration. |
A.Less Money, More Resources |
B.Try to Be Attentive Students |
C.Online Educaiton— Everyone’s Perfect Choice |
D.Who Can Benefit from an Online Program |