COOL INVENTIONS




From school to band Practice, the Venturi Eclectic is an Earth-friendly way to get Where you want to go．This battery-powered, zero-emission (meaning it doesn't pollute the air) vehicle runs mainly on renewable energy．Solar panels on the Eclectic's roof absorb sun rays when you're driving．On windy days, you can connect a machine to the car's roof that collects energy from the wind while you're parked．The Eclectic's top speed is 28 miles an hour; the battery lasts for 31 miles before it needs to be recharged．Zipping (迅速行进) around the neighborhood has never been better.
Here's an eco-friendly way to tell time: Simply fill the Bedol Water-powered Clock's tank (箱) with water, add some lemon juice, and the clock will display the time without the need for environmentally harmful batteries．There are two sets of metal electrodes (电极) inside the water tank．Water contains ions (离子) that carry negative and positive charges．These ions complete a charge between the electrodes, creating enough energy to power the clock．Just refill the tank every few weeks, and this clock will keep on ticking.
Bloodhound SuperSonic Car (SSC) will be the first car to attempt to break the l,000-mile-an-hour barrier．(The current record is 763 miles an hour.) A concept for now, the rocket-shaped car gets its initial push to 350 miles an hour from a jet engine．Then a rocket fires up, pushing the SSC past 1,000 miles an hour．In order to keep the car streamlined (流线型的), the driver lies back at a 45-degree angle.
You're having a blast at your friend's birthday party．But when it's time to bring out the cake, everyone crowds around, blocking your view．No worries．Throw the Triops into the air, and this clever camera captures the view from above．The Triops can take three pictures at once, each from different angles．You can also record sounds and command the Triops to start shooting whenever it hears that noise．That's one smart camera.
【小题1】According to the passage, the Venturi Eclectic      .

完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One day Divya woke her mother up in the early morning. She said, “Mummy, it is so _ 36__  since you made my favorite chocolate cake—please make it today!” Mummy smiled and said, “All right, I will get it _ 37_  for you by the time you are back from school.”
Then Divya went to school and  _38_  the delicious cake all that day. That afternoon, her elder brother, Dhruv came home with his friend. Mummy had gone to the market and he  _39_  a plate full of freshly made cakes. He decided to give his friend a __40_  and within minutes the plate was  _41_ !
Just then Mummy _ 42_  and told him the cakes were made specially for Divya. Hearing this, Dhruv was very  _43_ . Soon he got a “good”  _44_ . He put his pet on the plate and placed a lid(盖子)  _45_  it. Then he left home with his friend.
Divya got home in the evening,  _46_  went into the kitchen and opened the plate. A pair of eyes stared at her. Four-year-old Divya was  _47_ . She went to her mother and asked “Mummy, do your cakes have  _48__?”
“Certainly not,” said Mummy. “Go and  _49_  the cake!” This time when Divya went and  __50_  the lid, a frog jumped right at her! The little girl jumped back in  _51_  and went crying to her mother. She told her mother about the frog and they  _52_  for Dhruv to get back that night.  __53_ , when Dhruv came back, their mother first  _54_  to him for what she had said on the phone. Then Dhruv realized his mistake and said   _55_  to Divya.
The next day Mummy made some more chocolate cakes and this time little Divya had her fill!

—The cake is delicious.

—Well, at least it is           the one I baked yesterday.