【题目】The year of 2014 saw smart people always busy inventing useful thingswhich have helped tomake the world bettersmarter and a little more fun. Nowlet's take a look at some of theinventions.

Super bananaAustralian biogeneticist(生物遗传学家)James Dalevisited Ugandaa poor African countryin the early 2000swhere he found that 15-30% of children under 5 were at the risk of going blind because they didn't get enough vitamin A. Dale also learned that people there love bananas. They eat 3 to 11 bananas a day. So hecame up with an idea to plant bananas containing added nutrition in order to improve Ugandans' health With the help of Bill Gates' foundationDale developed the“super banana’·He added a gene to the fruitmaking it rich in vitamin A.

1Which of the following statements would James Dale agree with?

A. Children in Uganda should eat fewer bananas.

B. Vitamin A is largely found in fruits like bananas.

C. Super bananas are definitely a safe biological product.

D. People's eating habits can be used to develop new food.

2What is the biggest advantage of the 94Fifty Basketball?

A. The sensors hidden inside can help players run faster in a game.

B. It can help players to improve their shooting and ball-handling skills.

C. It allows players to connect to their smartphones while playing basketball.

D. The Bluetooth chip inside allows its users to listen to music while playing basketball.

3What can we learn about the hovercraft from the text?

A. It enables its users to float off the ground freely.

B. It can work on many different kinds of surfaces.

C. It still needs to improve its power and efficiency.

D. It is an affordable means of transport for a family.

4What do the hovercraft and wireless electricity have in common according to the text?

A. They create magnetic fields to produce power.

B. They apply technologies to many things in life.

C. They are technologies which can produce electricity.

D. They use wireless technology to improve their products.

【题目】第二节 信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)

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A. Does your love change with the character of the city you are in? London, Paris, New York, is a story of a couple who spend three nights, in three beautiful cities. This sparks a light-hearted romance over crackling conversational chemistry and long walks through the picturesque metros.

B. It’s finally time for Guy Ritchie’s good old English detective novel, Sherlock Holmes to hit the screen with mega-stars Robert DowneyJr. , Jude Law, and Rachel McAdams. From deconstructing sight scenes to watching Watson and Holmes bicker like an old married couple, this is definitely the entertaining adventure that you’re all hoping it will be.

C. Hotel Transylvania is a haven for monsters hated and oppressed by the humans that fear them. It’s opened by Dracula who has a fiery“teenage”daughter(she’s actually 118 years old). There are a few brilliant sequences of physical comedies that are masterfully animated, and the visuals are truly beautifully executed from the first frame to the last. For kids and their parents who need a temporary babysitter.

D. Streetkids United follows a group of Durban street children as they compete for places in the South African Child World Cup. It’s the start of a great adventure that offers them a chance to get away from the abusive span>and violent life they live on the streets and propel them to better things. For them, football might be a way to a brighter future.

E. The Call of the Wild tells the story of a dog named Buck. He is stolen from his home in the Santa Clara Valley of California, and taken to the Alaskan gold fields to be a sled dog. The writer Jack London tells a story about the life of Buck as he is passed from owner to owner. He eventually finds a kind master, John Thornton.

F. Batman Wayne is an orphan, a charity billionaire. When he puts on the bat clothing, he became conquerors, the embodiment of justice-batman. His superb skills to his feet can fly through the dark city and maintain good citizens. The city and people hate dark criminals“clown”. The results, of course, are the triumph of good over evil, batman beat“clown”.

以下是观众的需要。请将影片与观众匹配起。

1 Robin is a boy full of imagination who often dreams of having superb skills to fight against monsters and becoming a hero. His favorite films are Superman and Spiderman. Having getting permission from his mother, he’s now looking for something he likes for this weekend.

2 Sunny is a 4-year-old girl. Like most kids, she likes cartoons very much. And she has a pet dog in her company. Her parents will be busy this Sunday, so they are looking for a comedy for her to enjoy.

3 Betty is an outgoing and emotional woman who likes traveling. She has been very busy lately. So with the weekend drawing near, she’s considering going to see a romance film to relax with her husband.

4George and Adam have been good friends since middle school. They have a lot in common, both of whom like playing football and reading, especially detective stories. This weekend they’re planning to go to see a film that fits their taste.

5 After spending a year in South Africa doing some survey about poor children’s welfare, Mike has come back for a break. Knowing her husband is a fan of Jack London’s novel, she has some ideas how to kill their time this weekend.

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2If you’d like to cook your own food, you can choose to stay at ______.

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