题目内容
5. The text (teach) now is much more difficult than the one we learned last week.
5. being taught
B
An 18-year-old who just finished high school has developed a revolutionary device(装置) which allows visually impaired or blind people to be more mobile — after coming up with the idea when he was 12.
“To be considered is a real honor. It means the work we’re doing is really valuable,”Alex Deans said.
The teen,from Ontario in Canada,began creating the tool after becoming curious while helping a visually impaired lady cross the street one day.
“She told me that all existing devices only let users see in one direction so they can't know what’s going on around them,w he toki GOOD magazine,after seeing she only had a stick and guide dog — two things that are hard to come by.
The device,known as iAid,uses GPS (Global Positioning System) and ultrasonic(超声波的) technology to help visually impaired people get around safely.
The belt-like tool comes with a control handle and works by using sound waves to discover objects in the users’ path and show how close things are to them. The iAid works much like a bat uses sonar(声呐) .
The teen's invention has been attracting attention and it won the 2015 Weston Youth Innovation Award in May for which Alex was awarded $2,000 at a ceremony at the Ontario Science Centre last month.
“The entire group of judges was impressed by Alex，s creativity,motivation and dedication (奉献) to building his design over a four-year period. We look forward to seeing future inventions from this outstanding young inventor,said Hooley McLaughlin,chief science officer at the Ontario Science Centre.
Alex is now working closely with the team at the science centre to hold an exhibition for his invention. He was also given the opportunity to give a presentation at We Day 一 stadium-sized events where speakers lecture about global issues across the US,Canada,and the UK.
Alex will be starting at Montreal's McGill University in the autumn,but hopes the iAid will be approved for US and Canadian rights so that,one day,the device will be available for those who really need it across the world.
6. What purpose does Alex’s invention serve?
A. To encourage the blind to live independently.
B. To provide blind people with mobile phones.
C. To make blind people's life more colorful.
D. To help the blind move around easily.
7.How did Alex come up with his idea?
A. He got the idea from a magazine.
B. He was inspired by a blind woman.
C. He found it hard to use a guide dog.
D. He noticed existing tools weaknesses.
8.The bat probably uses sonar to .
A. keep its balance in flight
B. block harmful sound waves
C. communicate with other bats
D. find out the position of objects
9.Which of the following is expressed in McLaughlin's words?
A. Doubt. B. Surprise. C. Praise. D. Puzzle.
10.What is Alex preparing for at oresent?
A. A show of his iAid.
B. His college studies.
C. An awards ceremony.
D. The speech at We Day.
4. Our newspaper aims to (表达当地人民的心声) .
Task II. Read Paragraphs 4-9 and fill in the blanks in the chart, trying to understand how Jo felt during her visit to the village.
a remote village,a(n) 1. walking; Tombe，s 2. and all the villagers
a low bamboo hut with 3. sticking out of the roof,no windows, narrow 4. , dark inside, newly made 5. and a fireplace
building a fire,laying 6. , putting the stones in a drum, covering the 7. with banana leaves,eating round the fire
8. over the fire, thrown out of the doorway, heated to 9. the leftovers
many 10. and handshakes,11. muscles,shaking knees,falling into 12. happily
10. It seems quite a to expect anyone to drive for 3 hours just for a 20-minute meeting.
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★动词-ing形式的被动式的构成形式：
① 一般式:being done,表示一个正在进行或与谓语所表示的动作同时发生的被动动作(句1-句4) ;
② 完成式: ，表示的被动动作发生在谓语所表示的动作之前(句5) 。
3. Because of the fog they a their idea of driving.
10. Today's complex buildings require close t between the architect and the builders.
5. Unfortunately the animals are often caught in fishing n .
